It Will Happen Part 2
December 9, 2020
27:29
Pastor Steven Furtick teaches us how to start making sense of setbacks.
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It Will Happen Part 2
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- - ANNOUNCER: If you're looking
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- to grow your faith
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- and hear biblical teaching
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- to encourage and inspire you,
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- this is a great place to start,
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- but this is more than
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- just a TV episode,
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- it's an opportunity
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- to connect with a growing
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- community of believers,
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- all over the world.
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- It's as simple as joining us
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- online each week for
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- the live broadcast of
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- our worship experiences,
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- where you'll get to worship,
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- hear incredible preaching,
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- and get to participate
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- in the community of
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- people tuning in,
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- just like yourself.
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- Join us online this weekend
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- - My life, my faith, my hope
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- - My life, my faith, my hopeis not in my circumstance.
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- is not in my circumstance.My hope is not in this boat.
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- My hope is not in this boat.My hope is in my God.
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- My hope is in my God.And He didn't promise me
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- And He didn't promise methat He would save the boat.
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- that He would save the boat.He didn't promise me
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- He didn't promise methat I would never cry.
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- that I would never cry.He promised me when I did,
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- He promised me when I did,He'd dry every tear from my eye.
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- He'd dry every tear from my eye.He didn't promise me
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- He didn't promise meI'd never hurt.
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- I'd never hurt.He said, "When you do hurt,
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- He said, "When you do hurt,you can lift your eyes
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- you can lift your eyesto the hills
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- to the hillsfrom whence cometh your help.
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- from whence cometh your help.Your help cometh
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- Your help comethfrom the Lord."
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- from the Lord."My hope is not in this boat.
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- My hope is not in this boat.If the boat goes down,
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- See, the boat might break,
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- See, the boat might break,the relationship might not
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- the relationship might notturn out like you want it to;
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- turn out like you want it to;and if your hope is
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- and if your hope isin that boat, my friend,
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- in that boat, my friend,your faith won't make it.
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- your faith won't make it.I remember in 2012
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- I remember in 2012when my dad first started --
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- when my dad first started --I want to be delicate
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- I want to be delicatehow I say this.
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- how I say this.I believe that my dad,
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- I believe that my dad,when he was diagnosed with ALS,
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- when he was diagnosed with ALS,I believe he lost his mind
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- I believe he lost his mindfrom a combination
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- from a combinationof the pain of the disease,
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- of the pain of the disease,some of the medications
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- some of the medicationsthat he was on,
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- that he was on,and just the fear
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- and just the fearof the whole process.
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- of the whole process.The disease itself
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- The disease itselfwasn't affecting his mind.
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- wasn't affecting his mind.But I believe that something
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- But I believe that somethinghappened to him for a period
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- happened to him for a periodof about ten months,
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- of about ten months,the most difficult challenge
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- the most difficult challengeour family's ever been through.
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- our family's ever been through.He left us and he went
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- He left us and he wentto go live by himself.
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- to go live by himself.And when he first did,
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- And when he first did,he was so despondent.
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- he was so despondent.We all knew he was suicidal
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- We all knew he was suicidaland he had said as much.
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- and he had said as much.And when he left
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- And when he leftand there was nothing I could do
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- and there was nothing I could doto get him to stay
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- to get him to stayand there was nothing
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- and there was nothingI could do to bring him back --
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- I could do to bring him back --And sometimes you've just done
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- And sometimes you've just doneall that you can do;
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- all that you can do;you've thrown all the cargo off
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- you've thrown all the cargo offthe ship, you've thrown all
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- the ship, you've thrown allthe tackle off the ship,
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- the tackle off the ship,you've thrown all the stuff off,
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- you've thrown all the stuff off,and that beating keeps coming.
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- and that beating keeps coming.And I was contemplating
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- And I was contemplatingthe fact my dad could very well
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- the fact my dad could very wellkill himself and what was
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- kill himself and what wasa good relationship
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- a good relationshipwith him will end
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- with him will endwith him being by himself
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- with him being by himselfand there's nothing
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- and there's nothingany of us can do about it.
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- any of us can do about it.And one night in particular,
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- And one night in particular,the fear became so strong
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- the fear became so strongin my own heart that
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- in my own heart thatthat would happen that --
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- that would happen that --And I wrote about this
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- And I wrote about thisin the book, but I didn't
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- in the book, but I didn'tname the situation,
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- name the situation,and now I'm telling you
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- and now I'm telling youthe situation behind the story.
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- the situation behind the story.I remember that
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- I remember thatthe thoughts were coming so --
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- the thoughts were coming so --Sometimes you can't solve
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- Sometimes you can't solveyour own problems
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- your own problemswithin your own mind.
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- within your own mind.You've got to get outside
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- You've got to get outsideof yourself and let somebody
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- of yourself and let somebodyelse talk to you about it.
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- else talk to you about it.And I called this counselor
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- And I called this counselorthat I knew of that
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- that I knew of thatI had never talked to before.
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- I had never talked to before.And I said, "You deal
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- And I said, "You dealwith high pressure situations
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- with high pressure situationsall the time.
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- all the time.I think my dad may very well
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- I think my dad may very wellkill himself tonight
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- kill himself tonightor tomorrow."
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- or tomorrow."And you know all the things
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- And you know all the thingsthat start happening
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- that start happeningin your mind when you're facing
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- in your mind when you're facinga desperate situation,
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- a desperate situation,and fear's greatest hit
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- and fear's greatest hitis called "What If."
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- is called "What If."What if, What if, What if,
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- What if, What if, What if,What if, What if, What if,
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- What if, What if, What if,What if, What if, What if --
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- What if, What if, What if --And it'll lead you down
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- And it'll lead you downall these paths,
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- all these paths,all these problems,
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- all these problems,all these predicaments.
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- all these predicaments.And I was telling the counselor,
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- And I was telling the counselor,"I'm afraid he's going
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- "I'm afraid he's goingto kill himself,"
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- to kill himself,"and I expected him to say,
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- and I expected him to say,"He's not going to do that;
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- "He's not going to do that;just calm down, be rational."
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- just calm down, be rational."But what he did instead
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- But what he did insteadwas one of the greatest gifts
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- was one of the greatest giftsanybody's ever given me.
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- anybody's ever given me.It was the gift of perspective,
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- It was the gift of perspective,and I've never forgotten it.
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- and I've never forgotten it.He said, "Steven,
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- He said, "Steven,what if he does?
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- what if he does?What if he does?
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- What if he does?He may.
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- He may.We hope he won't.
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- We hope he won't.We pray that he won't.
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- We pray that he won't.But what if he does?"
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- But what if he does?"And I said, "Um... that would be
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- And I said, "Um... that would bethe hardest thing
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- the hardest thingthat I've ever gone through.
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- that I've ever gone through.That would be terrible."
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- That would be terrible."And he said, "Right,
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- And he said, "Right,it would be a nightmare.
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- it would be a nightmare.It would be a living hell.
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- It would be a living hell.You would never be the same.
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- You would never be the same.It would wreck you.
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- It would wreck you.But," he said,
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- But," he said,"would God get you through it?"
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- "would God get you through it?"This is where fear either
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- This is where fear eithertakes over our life
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- takes over our lifeor we push back against it
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- or we push back against itand realize that,
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- and realize that,catch this phrase,
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- catch this phrase,even if the worst-case scenario
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- even if the worst-case scenarioplays out,
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- plays out,God will be there
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- God will be therewhen the boat breaks.
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- when the boat breaks.And I used to think
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- And I used to thinkthat fighting fear
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- that fighting fearwas all about pushing it back.
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- was all about pushing it back."That's never going to happen.
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- "That's never going to happen.That's never going to happen.
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- That's never going to happen.Just, I need to be
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- Just, I need to bemore optimistic."
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- more optimistic."And I do think it's important
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- And I do think it's importantthat we don't walk around
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- that we don't walk aroundall the time playing out
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- all the time playing outthe worst possible scenarios
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- the worst possible scenariosin our head, because
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- in our head, becausemost of the things we worry
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- most of the things we worryabout never even happen.
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- about never even happen.I like how Joyce Meyers says it.
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- I like how Joyce Meyers says it.She says, I'm going to do
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- She says, I'm going to domy Joyce impression, she said,
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- my Joyce impression, she said,"Worry is down payment
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- "Worry is down paymenton a problem
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- on a problemyou may never even have."
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- you may never even have."I know my impression
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- I know my impressionwasn't good,
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- wasn't good,but the quote was solid.
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- but the quote was solid.Amen.
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- Amen.We were watching
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- We were watchinga movie the other day.
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- a movie the other day.They said on the movie,
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- They said on the movie,they said,
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- they said,"Most of the biggest challenges
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- "Most of the biggest challengesthat you'll face in your life
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- that you'll face in your lifewill be the result of things
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- will be the result of thingsthat never even crossed
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- that never even crossedyour worried mind."
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- your worried mind."They will blindside you at 4:30
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- They will blindside you at 4:30on a Thursday afternoon.
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- on a Thursday afternoon.You won't even have known
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- You won't even have knownthat you needed
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- that you neededto worry about 'em.
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- to worry about 'em.Additionally, most of the things
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- Additionally, most of the thingsthat we worry about create
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- that we worry about createother problems that we didn't
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- other problems that we didn'teven know to worry about
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- even know to worry aboutwhen we started worrying
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- when we started worryingabout the one that was never
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- about the one that was nevergoing to happen to begin with.
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- going to happen to begin with.Worry has babies.
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- Worry has babies.Worry creates
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- Worry createsall kinds of conflict
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- all kinds of conflictthat you were never going
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- that you were never goingto have to face
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- to have to faceif you'd have turned it over
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- if you'd have turned it overto God in the first place.
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- to God in the first place.Far from solving your problems,
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- Far from solving your problems,it exponentially increases them.
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- it exponentially increases them.So I don't believe we should
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- So I don't believe we shouldwalk around in a state of worry,
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- walk around in a state of worry,just playing out all
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- just playing out allof our worst-case scenarios.
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- of our worst-case scenarios.But every once in a while,
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- But every once in a while,it's good to stare
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- it's good to starethat fear in the face and say,
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- that fear in the face and say,"Well, what if, devil?
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- "Well, what if, devil?What if he does?"
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- What if he does?"You know, my dad did not
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- You know, my dad did notend up taking his own life,
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- end up taking his own life,and we got to celebrate
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- and we got to celebratethe end of his life with him,
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- the end of his life with him,as painful as it was.
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- as painful as it was.We got to be there.
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- We got to be there.And I thank God for that.
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- And I thank God for that.But the gift of being able
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- But the gift of being ableto go down to the bottom
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- to go down to the bottomof that fear and saying,
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- of that fear and saying,"Even if the worst thing
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- "Even if the worst thinghappens," because
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- happens," becausesometimes it does --
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- sometimes it does --Sometimes it does.
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- Sometimes it does.I know that's not
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- I know that's notthe churchiest answer,
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- the churchiest answer,but sometimes it does.
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- but sometimes it does.When I announced
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- When I announcedthe title of this message,
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- the title of this message,many of you were excited.
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- many of you were excited.I said, "It Will Happen."
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- I said, "It Will Happen."Whoo.
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- Whoo.But what if "it" happened?
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- But what if "it" happened?The other it.
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- The other it.I think it's a great gift
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- I think it's a great giftwhen you find out,
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- when you find out,when you press down
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- when you press downto the bottom of that and say,
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- to the bottom of that and say,"God would still be at
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- "God would still be atthe bottom.
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- the bottom.My faith is in God,
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- My faith is in God,not in the ship
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- not in the shipthat I'm sailing on."
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- that I'm sailing on."What if, What if, What if,
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- What if, What if, What if,What if, What if, What if,
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- What if, What if, What if,What if, What if, What if --
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- What if, What if, What if --Stop.
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- Stop.Well?
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- Well?What if?
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- What if?I remember telling Elijah
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- I remember telling Elijahone time, "Elijah,
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- one time, "Elijah,if you keep jumping around
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- if you keep jumping aroundlike that,
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- like that,what if you break your bed?"
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- what if you break your bed?"He said, "Well, what if?"
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- He said, "Well, what if?"Here's what he knew.
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- Here's what he knew."You'd get me another one.
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- "You'd get me another one.You ain't going to let me
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- You ain't going to let mesleep on the floor."
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- sleep on the floor."That's a great phrase.
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- That's a great phrase.Well, what if.
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- Well, what if.It's not going to happen.
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- It's not going to happen.It's not going to happen.
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- It's not going to happen.But even if it does,
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- But even if it does,it probably won't,
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- it probably won't,but even if it does,
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- but even if it does,God would be there
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- God would be thereat the bottom.
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- at the bottom.He's the God of the valley, too.
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- He's the God of the valley, too.And Paul said,
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- And Paul said,"And we might have
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- "And we might haveto breaststroke our way
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- to breaststroke our wayto the island,
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- to the island,but we're not dying out here."
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- but we're not dying out here."Put the verse back up.
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- Put the verse back up.I think it's verse 22.
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- I think it's verse 22.The last line of that verse
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- The last line of that verseafter the semicolon, he says,
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- after the semicolon, he says,"...only the ship
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- "...only the shipwill be destroyed."
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- will be destroyed."Now, is that encouraging
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- Now, is that encouragingor discouraging?
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- or discouraging?Depends on which part
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- Depends on which partof the sentence you focus on.
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- of the sentence you focus on.If you start with
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- If you start with"the ship will be destroyed,"
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- "the ship will be destroyed,"that's bad.
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- that's bad.But if you back up one word,
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- But if you back up one word,"only," what does that imply?
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- "only," what does that imply?The ship's going down,
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- The ship's going down,but boys, we're not.
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- but boys, we're not.Only one word stands
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- Only one word standsbetween fear and faith.
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- between fear and faith.Only one word.
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- Only one word.God, I'm preaching this now
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- God, I'm preaching this nowbecause when Jesus
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- because when Jesuswas buried in the ground,
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- was buried in the ground,they thought it was over,
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- they thought it was over,so they got their boats back out
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- so they got their boats back outand went fishing.
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- and went fishing.Their faith was still
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- Their faith was stillin their boats.
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- in their boats.But when Jesus came walking
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- But when Jesus came walkingto 'em on the water, He said,
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- to 'em on the water, He said,"Boys, get out your boat.
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- "Boys, get out your boat.I got up out of the ground.
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- I got up out of the ground.The worst thing happened.
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- The worst thing happened.The spit on Me and killed Me
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- The spit on Me and killed Meand called Me dead.
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- and called Me dead.But on the third day, I rose."
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- But on the third day, I rose."One time, they wanted
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- One time, they wantedto kill Paul, Don.
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- to kill Paul, Don.They wanted to kill him.
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- They wanted to kill him.And so he had this --
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- And so he had this --This is so funny.
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- This is so funny.He said, "I'm a little bit torn.
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- He said, "I'm a little bit torn.I'm a little bit conflicted."
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- I'm a little bit conflicted."He said, "Part of me wants
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- He said, "Part of me wantsto live so I can tell more
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- to live so I can tell morepeople about Christ.
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- people about Christ.But there's this other part
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- But there's this other partof me, I wouldn't mind
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- of me, I wouldn't mindseeing Jesus, 'cause I know
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- seeing Jesus, 'cause I knowit's going to be great.
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- it's going to be great.And so if I stay here,
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- And so if I stay here,I'll just hang out with y'all
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- I'll just hang out with y'alland keep preaching.
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- and keep preaching.If I die..."
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- If I die..."What are you going to do
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- What are you going to dowith a guy like this
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- with a guy like this'cause shipwreck don't scare
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- 'cause shipwreck don't scarea guy like this?
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- a guy like this?He don't need the boat.
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- He don't need the boat."Even if I drown,
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- "Even if I drown,I don't really die.
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- I don't really die.Even if I drown,
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- Even if I drown,I don't' really die."
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- I don't' really die."You catching it?
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- You catching it?"He came that
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- "He came thatI might have eternal life.
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- I might have eternal life.Even if this ship goes down,
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- Even if this ship goes down,my faith will stand."
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- my faith will stand."[applause]
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- [applause]Fix your focus
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- Fix your focusand keep up your courage.
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- and keep up your courage.It says in verse 41, it happened
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- It says in verse 41, it happenedjust like Paul predicted.
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- just like Paul predicted."The ship struck a sandbar
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- "The ship struck a sandbarand ran aground.
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- and ran aground.The bow stuck fast
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- The bow stuck fastand would not move,
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- and would not move,and the stern was broken
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- and the stern was brokento pieces by the pounding
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- to pieces by the poundingof the surf."
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- of the surf."And so the pounding
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- And so the poundingkeeps coming,
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- keeps coming,but now Paul's not focused on
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- but now Paul's not focused onthe pounding.
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- the pounding.He's focused on his purpose.
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- He's focused on his purpose.He's not focused on
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- He's not focused onthe pounding.
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- the pounding.He's focused on God's promise.
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- He's focused on God's promise.And it says in verse 42,
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- And it says in verse 42,I felt sorry for Paul
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- I felt sorry for Paulwhen I read this,
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- when I read this,"The soldiers planned
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- "The soldiers plannedto kill the prisoners,"
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- to kill the prisoners,"Paul was one of them,
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- Paul was one of them,"to prevent any of them
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- "to prevent any of themfrom swimming away
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- from swimming awayand escaping."
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- and escaping.""Thanks a lot for saving
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- "Thanks a lot for savingour lives by being on this ship
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- our lives by being on this shipand praying to God, Paul.
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- and praying to God, Paul.Now we're going to kill you."
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- Now we're going to kill you."But how many of you know
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- But how many of you knowthat when the enemy has
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- that when the enemy hasa plan to take you out,
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- a plan to take you out,God has a plan to keep you in?
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- God has a plan to keep you in?Look at verse 42.
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- Look at verse 42.It says, verse 43,
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- It says, verse 43,"The centurion wanted
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- "The centurion wantedto spare Paul's life
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- to spare Paul's lifeand kept them from..."
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- and kept them from..."Do you know how many things
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- Do you know how many thingsGod has already kept
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- God has already keptfrom happening in your life?
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- from happening in your life?Do you know how many times
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- Do you know how many timesHe's stepped in an intervened
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- He's stepped in an intervenedthat you don't know about?
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- that you don't know about?Do you know how many times
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- Do you know how many timesyou would have been
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- you would have beenin a car wreck
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- in a car wreckif you didn't have to go back
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- if you didn't have to go backto the house and pick up
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- to the house and pick upthat one thing that you forgot
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- that one thing that you forgotand you didn't even see
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- and you didn't even seewhat would have happened
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- what would have happenedat the stoplight
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- at the stoplightwhen the guy
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- when the guywho had been drinking --
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- who had been drinking --You're telling me
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- You're telling meyou can't trust God now?
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- you can't trust God now?He kept 'em -- He kept 'em
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- He kept 'em -- He kept 'emfrom carrying out their plan.
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- from carrying out their plan."And he ordered those
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- "And he ordered thosewho could swim to ump overboard
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- who could swim to ump overboardand to get to land.
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- and to get to land.And the rest were to get there
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- And the rest were to get thereon planks or on other
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- on planks or on otherpieces of the ship."
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- pieces of the ship."See, you're going to make it,
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- See, you're going to make it,but it just not, might not
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- but it just not, might notbe the way you imagined.
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- be the way you imagined.It says, look at the next line
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- It says, look at the next line-- Don't you love
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- -- Don't you lovestudying the Bible?
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- studying the Bible?"In this way
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- "In this wayeveryone reached land safely."
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- everyone reached land safely."Not the way they wanted to,
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- Not the way they wanted to,not the most comfortable way,
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- not the most comfortable way,not the most convenient way.
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- not the most convenient way.My faith isn't in
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- My faith isn't inhow it will happen.
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- how it will happen.My faith is in the God
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- My faith is in the Godwho said it would.
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- who said it would.I don't know how.
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- I don't know how.I don't know when.
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- I don't know when.We might have to grab a hold
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- We might have to grab a holdto a board and float in.
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- to a board and float in.We're going to make it though.
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- We're going to make it though.I'm going to make it.
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- I'm going to make it.I might lose my job.
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- I might lose my job.I'll get another one.
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- I'll get another one.I mean, it might
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- I mean, it mightbe inconvenient.
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- be inconvenient.I might have to finish
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- I might have to finishmy degree later.
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- my degree later.Might not be able
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- Might not be ableto finish it right now.
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- to finish it right now.I'll make it.
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- I'll make it.And so, our faith is
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- And so, our faith isall wrapped up in the way
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- all wrapped up in the waywe want it to happen.
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- we want it to happen.And anytime it doesn't happen
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- And anytime it doesn't happenthe way we planned it --
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- the way we planned it --"Looks like I'm not going
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- "Looks like I'm not goingto be able to retire now
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- to be able to retire nowwhen I thought I would."
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- when I thought I would.""Looks like I'm never going
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- "Looks like I'm never goingto get married now.
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- to get married now.I'm 17; I still
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- I'm 17; I stilldon't have a man.
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- don't have a man.Doesn't look like
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- Doesn't look likeit's ever going to happen."
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- it's ever going to happen."You know, dramatic people.
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- You know, dramatic people.But they got to the shore.
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- But they got to the shore.And you can make it
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- And you can make itif your faith isn't in the boat.
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- if your faith isn't in the boat.You can make it if your faith
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- You can make it if your faithis in the right place.
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- is in the right place.Now, I'm concluding.
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- Now, I'm concluding.If you want
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- If you wantthis little chapter 28 thing,
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- this little chapter 28 thing,make some noise real quick.
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- make some noise real quick.I've got one more thing
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- I've got one more thingto show you.
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- to show you.I've got one more thing
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- I've got one more thingto show you.
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- to show you.You chose wisely,
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- You chose wisely,'cause this is good.
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- 'cause this is good.See, Paul makes it
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- See, Paul makes itthrough the shipwreck,
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- through the shipwreck,makes it through the storm,
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- makes it through the storm,survives
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- survivesthe assassination attempt.
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- the assassination attempt.And then, 28:1
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- And then, 28:1you're expecting like
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- you're expecting likea victory party
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- a victory party'cause it's the last book in,
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- 'cause it's the last book in,chapter in the book of Acts,
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- chapter in the book of Acts,and so the islanders
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- and so the islandersare all going to, you know,
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- are all going to, you know,open up some Corona party
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- open up some Corona partyon the beach like you see
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- on the beach like you seeon the commercials.
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- on the commercials.You know what I'm saying?
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- You know what I'm saying?Like, "Find your beach,"
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- Like, "Find your beach,"and it's going to --
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- and it's going to --Prisoners, man.
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- Prisoners, man.It's not like
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- It's not likea Christian meeting.
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- a Christian meeting.It's not
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- It's nota Christian cruise ship.
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- a Christian cruise ship.Okay?
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- Okay?So they're going to party
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- So they're going to partya little bit.
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- a little bit.But that's not what happens.
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- But that's not what happens.Look.
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- Look.Verse one, chapter 28,
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- Verse one, chapter 28,"Once safely on shore,
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- "Once safely on shore,we found out that the island
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- we found out that the islandwas called Malta.
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- was called Malta.And the islanders showed us
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- And the islanders showed usunusual kindness."
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- unusual kindness."Because when you get
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- Because when you getto the place where you're going
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- to the place where you're goingthat you didn't expect
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- that you didn't expectthat you would ever end up,
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- that you would ever end up,God will often have people there
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- God will often have people thereto do things for you
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- to do things for youthat you couldn't have seen
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- that you couldn't have seenbefore you got there.
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- before you got there.So don't worry about
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- So don't worry aboutwho leaves you on the way,
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- who leaves you on the way,because God will always have
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- because God will always havesomebody waiting
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- somebody waitingin your future to help you
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- in your future to help youaccomplish what
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- accomplish whatHe's given you to do.
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- He's given you to do."They showed us
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- "They showed usunusual kindness.
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- unusual kindness.And they built a fire
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- And they built a fireand welcomed us all because
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- and welcomed us all becauseit was raining and cold."
- 00:14:48.539 --> 00:14:49.407
- it was raining and cold."So now we've got a fire going.
- 00:14:49.407 --> 00:14:50.608
- So now we've got a fire going.Everything's good.
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- Everything's good.And so we're roasting
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- And so we're roastingmarshmallows, singing Kumbaya.
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- marshmallows, singing Kumbaya.Look, verse three.
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- Look, verse three."Paul gathered a pile
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- "Paul gathered a pileof brushwood
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- of brushwoodand, as he put it on the fire,
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- and, as he put it on the fire,a viper, driven out
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- a viper, driven outby the heat,
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- by the heat,fastened itself on his hand."
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- fastened itself on his hand."Everybody say, "Poor Paul."
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- Everybody say, "Poor Paul."This guy --
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- This guy --The hits keep coming.
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- The hits keep coming.He's already on trial.
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- He's already on trial.He's already a prisoner.
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- He's already a prisoner.He's been through a shipwreck.
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- He's been through a shipwreck.And now, here comes the snake.
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- And now, here comes the snake.And builds the fire,
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- And builds the fire,he's trying to be helpful,
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- he's trying to be helpful,and the heat from the fire
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- and the heat from the firedrove out the snake.
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- drove out the snake.I did want to point out to you,
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- I did want to point out to you,as we round this corner
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- as we round this cornerinto our final approach,
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- into our final approach,that whenever you light a fire,
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- that whenever you light a fire,you can expect
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- you can expectsome snakes to come out.
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- some snakes to come out.[applause]
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- [applause]So when your passion
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- So when your passionfor God increases and you start
- 00:15:57.275 --> 00:15:57.976
- for God increases and you startburning bright
- 00:15:57.976 --> 00:15:59.177
- burning brightfor the things of God
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- for the things of Godand you start trying
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- and you start tryingto serve God and you start
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- to serve God and you starttrying to commit to God,
- 00:16:02.180 --> 00:16:03.514
- trying to commit to God,don't be surprised
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- don't be surprisedwhen it brings out the snakes,
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- when it brings out the snakes,'cause the same fire that
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- 'cause the same fire thatwarmed them is the same fire
- 00:16:08.419 --> 00:16:09.587
- warmed them is the same firethat drove out the snake
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- that drove out the snakethat wanted to kill him.
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- that wanted to kill him.So the fire
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- So the firebrings out the snakes.
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- brings out the snakes.And it says in verse four,
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- And it says in verse four,"When the islanders saw
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- "When the islanders sawthe snake hanging from his hand,
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- the snake hanging from his hand,they said to each other,
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- they said to each other,This man must be a murderer;
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- This man must be a murderer;for though he escaped
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- for though he escapedfrom the sea,
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- from the sea,the goddess Justice has
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- the goddess Justice hasnot allowed him to live."
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- not allowed him to live."Now, I don't notice anybody
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- Now, I don't notice anybodyin the passage trying
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- in the passage tryingto help Paul get
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- to help Paul getthe snake off his hand.
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- the snake off his hand.They're having a committee
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- They're having a committeemeeting about why the snake --
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- meeting about why the snake --"I think he's getting bit
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- "I think he's getting bitby the snake
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- by the snake'cause he did something wrong."
- 00:16:37.582 --> 00:16:38.416
- 'cause he did something wrong."They're pontificating
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- They're pontificatingabout his problem.
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- about his problem.Worse thing in the world.
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- Worse thing in the world.And remember how I told you Luke
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- And remember how I told you Lukewas the one writing
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- was the one writingthe book of Acts?
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- the book of Acts?You know, Luke was
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- You know, Luke wasa medical doctor.
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- a medical doctor.And so I'm interested to see
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- And so I'm interested to seehow he describes the snakebite.
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- how he describes the snakebite.Look at verse five.
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- Look at verse five.It's very succinct.
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- It's very succinct.It says, "But Paul shook
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- It says, "But Paul shookthe snake off into the fire
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- the snake off into the fireand suffered no ill effects."
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- and suffered no ill effects."If I had time and if I thought
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- If I had time and if I thoughtyou could handle it,
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- you could handle it,I would preach about
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- I would preach about"Shake the Snake."
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- "Shake the Snake."If I thought
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- If I thoughtyou could handle it.
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- you could handle it.Okay, just real quick then,
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- Okay, just real quick then,let's talk before we finish,
- 00:17:25.897 --> 00:17:29.567
- let's talk before we finish,let's talk about shake the snake
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- let's talk about shake the snakeand feed the fire.
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- and feed the fire.Shake the snake.
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- Shake the snake.You've got to learn
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- You've got to learnhow to shake the snake
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- how to shake the snakeand feed the fire.
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- and feed the fire.See, Paul doesn't get bit
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- See, Paul doesn't get bitby the snake and scream.
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- by the snake and scream.He doesn't get bit
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- He doesn't get bitby the snake
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- by the snakeand stand there
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- and stand therein a state of shock.
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- in a state of shock.Paul looks at the snake
- 00:17:49.087 --> 00:17:55.693
- Paul looks at the snakeand he says, "Oh, this too?"
- 00:17:55.693 --> 00:17:57.462
- and he says, "Oh, this too?"And I'm asking myself,
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- And I'm asking myself,how did he have
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- how did he havethe presence of mind
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- the presence of mind'cause I'm scare of snakes --
- 00:18:01.132 --> 00:18:03.201
- 'cause I'm scare of snakes --How many y'all scared of snakes?
- 00:18:03.201 --> 00:18:03.935
- How many y'all scared of snakes?Okay, turn to the person
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- Okay, turn to the personnext to you who doesn't
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- next to you who doesn'thave their hand up
- 00:18:05.369 --> 00:18:06.170
- have their hand upand say, "How does it feel
- 00:18:06.170 --> 00:18:07.472
- and say, "How does it feelto be stupid?"
- 00:18:07.472 --> 00:18:08.506
- to be stupid?"Snakes are scary.
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- Snakes are scary.So if the snake bites me,
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- So if the snake bites me,I don't have the presence --
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- I don't have the presence --But Paul, he knew something.
- 00:18:16.747 --> 00:18:17.315
- But Paul, he knew something.He had something.
- 00:18:17.315 --> 00:18:18.182
- He had something.He said, "Wait a minute.
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- He said, "Wait a minute.Wait a minute.
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- Wait a minute.Wait a minute.
- 00:18:19.650 --> 00:18:21.252
- Wait a minute.God didn't bring me through
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- God didn't bring me throughthat shipwreck to let me die
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- that shipwreck to let me diefrom this snakebite.
- 00:18:27.692 --> 00:18:33.931
- from this snakebite.So I know what to do."
- 00:18:33.931 --> 00:18:35.733
- So I know what to do."Now, I'm using this
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- Now, I'm using thisas a metaphor.
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- as a metaphor.I'm saying that there are snakes
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- I'm saying that there are snakesthat will attack your thinking.
- 00:18:41.906 --> 00:18:42.874
- that will attack your thinking.There are snakes that will
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- There are snakes that willattack your faith.
- 00:18:44.642 --> 00:18:45.843
- attack your faith.Notice that God didn't
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- Notice that God didn'tlet Paul step
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- let Paul stepon the snake's head.
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- on the snake's head.That's how we want it.
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- That's how we want it.Show me the fear
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- Show me the fearand I'll crush it.
- 00:18:52.250 --> 00:18:53.151
- and I'll crush it.God says, "No, got to
- 00:18:53.151 --> 00:18:55.153
- God says, "No, got tolet it bite you
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- let it bite you'cause I've got to prove
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- 'cause I've got to proveto everybody around you
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- to everybody around youthat I can let
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- that I can letthe fear bite you
- 00:19:01.058 --> 00:19:02.727
- the fear bite youand even try to attach itself
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- and even try to attach itselfto you, but you know
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- to you, but you knowwhat to do when
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- what to do whenthe snake starts biting.
- 00:19:07.932 --> 00:19:10.067
- the snake starts biting.I want to teach you to shake
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- I want to teach you to shakethat snake, shake that worry,
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- that snake, shake that worry,shake that trouble,
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- shake that trouble,shake that problem,
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- shake that problem,shake that bad report,
- 00:19:17.074 --> 00:19:18.910
- shake that bad report,shake that test result,
- 00:19:18.910 --> 00:19:20.311
- shake that test result,shake, shake..."
- 00:19:20.311 --> 00:19:21.345
- shake, shake..."Shake three people around you.
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- Shake three people around you.Say, "Shake that snake."
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- Say, "Shake that snake."Shake it.
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- Shake it.Shake it.
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- Shake it.One more thing.
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- One more thing.I can't leave this alone.
- 00:19:31.923 --> 00:19:33.124
- I can't leave this alone.It said not only did
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- It said not only didhe shake the snake,
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- he shake the snake,but he shook it back
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- but he shook it backin the same fire
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- in the same firethat made it come out
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- that made it come outto begin with.
- 00:19:43.467 --> 00:19:44.635
- to begin with.Now, I'm thinking about
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- Now, I'm thinking about2 Timothy 1: 6-7.
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- 2 Timothy 1: 6-7.Paul was preaching to Timothy
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- Paul was preaching to Timothywhen Timothy was under fire
- 00:19:52.577 --> 00:19:53.711
- when Timothy was under fireand Timothy was facing
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- and Timothy was facingsome real hardship.
- 00:19:55.580 --> 00:19:56.714
- some real hardship.And he said, "Timothy,
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- And he said, "Timothy,I want to remind you now,"
- 00:19:59.317 --> 00:20:00.785
- I want to remind you now,"here it is,
- 00:20:00.785 --> 00:20:03.588
- here it is,"to fan into flames
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- "to fan into flamesthe spiritual gift
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- the spiritual giftGod gave you when I laid
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- God gave you when I laidmy hands on you,
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- my hands on you,for God has not given us
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- for God has not given usa spirit of fear."
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- a spirit of fear."Shake it off.
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- Shake it off.Or timidity.
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- Or timidity.Shake it off.
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- Shake it off.What are they going
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- What are they goingto think about me?
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- to think about me?Shake it off.
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- Shake it off.What if it doesn't work out?
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- What if it doesn't work out?Shake -- God didn't give you
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- Shake -- God didn't give youa spirit of fear, but what?
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- a spirit of fear, but what?Of power and love
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- Of power and loveand self-discipline.
- 00:20:30.047 --> 00:20:31.582
- and self-discipline.There's so much power
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- There's so much powerin you that you can get bit
- 00:20:33.985 --> 00:20:35.987
- in you that you can get bitand still not be stopped.
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- and still not be stopped.That's when the people
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- That's when the peoplein your life will know
- 00:20:38.155 --> 00:20:42.393
- in your life will knowthere is a God.
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- there is a God.Shake it
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- Shake itback into the same fire.
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- back into the same fire.Any time you start
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- Any time you startpursuing God with a passion,
- 00:20:53.504 --> 00:20:54.872
- pursuing God with a passion,don't be surprised
- 00:20:54.872 --> 00:20:56.007
- don't be surprisedwhen something slithers up
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- when something slithers upto bite you.
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- to bite you.But if the shipwreck
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- But if the shipwreckdidn't kill you,
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- didn't kill you,if God brought you this far,
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- if God brought you this far,the same God who got you
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- the same God who got youto this point,
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- to this point,if you'll just shake
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- if you'll just shakethat thing off
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- that thing offand don't let it stop you --
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- and don't let it stop you --It might bite you
- 00:21:17.628 --> 00:21:19.897
- It might bite youbut don't let it stop you.
- 00:21:19.897 --> 00:21:21.899
- but don't let it stop you.It might try to hurt you,
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- It might try to hurt you,but just don't let it stop you.
- 00:21:23.834 --> 00:21:25.803
- but just don't let it stop you.Just shake it off.
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- Just shake it off.The hymn writer said,
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- The hymn writer said,"Through many dangers, toils,
- 00:21:29.640 --> 00:21:33.177
- "Through many dangers, toils,and snares, I have already come.
- 00:21:33.177 --> 00:21:36.380
- and snares, I have already come.'Twas grace that brought me
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- 'Twas grace that brought mesafe thus far,
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- safe thus far,and grace will lead me home.
- 00:21:43.888 --> 00:21:46.057
- - Right now, in this moment,
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- - Right now, in this moment,your life is being
- 00:21:51.529 --> 00:21:53.698
- your life is beingsteered in a direction.
- 00:21:53.698 --> 00:21:55.700
- steered in a direction.It may be toward your calling,
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- It may be toward your calling,it may be away
- 00:21:56.367 --> 00:21:57.702
- it may be awayfrom your calling.
- 00:21:57.702 --> 00:21:58.703
- from your calling.But your life is being
- 00:21:58.703 --> 00:22:00.004
- like a ship in the water.
- 00:22:01.906 --> 00:22:04.075
- like a ship in the water.The destination is determined
- 00:22:04.075 --> 00:22:07.645
- The destination is determinedby who or what is at the wheel.
- 00:22:07.645 --> 00:22:08.312
- by who or what is at the wheel.If you're steering
- 00:22:08.312 --> 00:22:09.547
- If you're steeringby your feelings,
- 00:22:09.547 --> 00:22:11.649
- by your feelings,instead of by the spirit of God,
- 00:22:11.649 --> 00:22:12.550
- instead of by the spirit of God,it's just a matter of time
- 00:22:12.550 --> 00:22:13.918
- it's just a matter of timebefore you get off course.
- 00:22:13.918 --> 00:22:15.786
- before you get off course.Sometimes, it happens slowly.
- 00:22:15.786 --> 00:22:16.587
- Sometimes, it happens slowly.We don't even realize
- 00:22:16.587 --> 00:22:18.322
- We don't even realizethe gradual drift.
- 00:22:18.322 --> 00:22:19.190
- the gradual drift.Because, the world's gets us
- 00:22:19.190 --> 00:22:20.925
- Because, the world's gets uswalking in its ways;
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- walking in its ways;what we see, what we feel,
- 00:22:24.528 --> 00:22:26.364
- what we see, what we feel,what we think.
- 00:22:26.364 --> 00:22:27.932
- what we think.But as children of God,
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- But as children of God,we have to learn how to
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- because feelings come and go.
- 00:22:32.570 --> 00:22:33.637
- because feelings come and go.I mean, one minute,
- 00:22:33.637 --> 00:22:34.739
- I mean, one minute,you're telling yourself that
- 00:22:34.739 --> 00:22:36.073
- you're telling yourself thatyou can take on the world.
- 00:22:36.073 --> 00:22:36.674
- you can take on the world.And the next minute,
- 00:22:36.674 --> 00:22:37.308
- And the next minute,all you wanna do
- 00:22:37.308 --> 00:22:38.776
- all you wanna dois get under the covers
- 00:22:38.776 --> 00:22:40.044
- is get under the coverswith some cookies.
- 00:22:40.044 --> 00:22:40.644
- with some cookies.I know you know
- 00:22:40.644 --> 00:22:41.812
- I know you knowwhat I am saying.
- 00:22:41.812 --> 00:22:42.813
- what I am saying.God's truth
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- God's truthis the only constant.
- 00:22:44.715 --> 00:22:46.250
- is the only constant.It's time to fix your focus
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- It's time to fix your focuson the provision of God
- 00:22:48.052 --> 00:22:49.286
- on the provision of Godnot the lack in your life,
- 00:22:49.286 --> 00:22:50.287
- not the lack in your life,the protection of God,
- 00:22:50.287 --> 00:22:51.422
- the protection of God,not the danger around you.
- 00:22:51.422 --> 00:22:53.224
- not the danger around you.And the purposes of God
- 00:22:53.224 --> 00:22:54.458
- And the purposes of Godinstead of whatever
- 00:22:54.458 --> 00:22:55.793
- instead of whateverlittle urgent crises
- 00:22:55.793 --> 00:22:57.461
- little urgent crisespops up in your day.
- 00:22:57.461 --> 00:22:58.596
- pops up in your day.You can survive the storms
- 00:22:58.596 --> 00:23:00.331
- - In a year that hasn't gone
- 00:23:02.266 --> 00:23:04.502
- the way anyone expected,
- 00:23:04.502 --> 00:23:05.302
- it's easy to feel like
- 00:23:05.302 --> 00:23:06.937
- things won't get better.
- 00:23:06.937 --> 00:23:07.905
- For some, it feels like
- 00:23:07.905 --> 00:23:09.874
- storm after storm.
- 00:23:09.874 --> 00:23:12.076
- Situation after situation.
- 00:23:12.076 --> 00:23:13.210
- Just surviving
- 00:23:13.210 --> 00:23:15.513
- has been considered success,
- 00:23:15.513 --> 00:23:17.081
- but what if there was a purpose
- 00:23:17.081 --> 00:23:18.282
- in the storm?
- 00:23:18.282 --> 00:23:19.350
- What if it's less about
- 00:23:19.350 --> 00:23:20.518
- the reason all this happened,
- 00:23:20.518 --> 00:23:21.218
- and more about
- 00:23:21.218 --> 00:23:23.187
- discovering who God is
- 00:23:23.187 --> 00:23:24.288
- - None of us pictured this.
- 00:23:27.925 --> 00:23:30.961
- - None of us pictured this.I know you didn't picture this.
- 00:23:30.961 --> 00:23:32.296
- I know you didn't picture this.God isn't building your picture,
- 00:23:32.296 --> 00:23:33.964
- God isn't building your picture,He's building His purpose.
- 00:23:33.964 --> 00:23:38.235
- He's building His purpose.God has given you the power
- 00:23:38.235 --> 00:23:42.006
- God has given you the powernot only to survive the storm,
- 00:23:42.006 --> 00:23:42.940
- not only to survive the storm,but He gave you the power
- 00:23:42.940 --> 00:23:43.574
- but He gave you the powerfor miracles
- 00:23:43.574 --> 00:23:44.942
- - In our new series,
- 00:23:45.609 --> 00:23:47.144
- "Making Sense of Setbacks",
- 00:23:47.144 --> 00:23:48.045
- Pastor Steven Furtick
- 00:23:48.045 --> 00:23:49.447
- will help you discover
- 00:23:49.447 --> 00:23:50.147
- that even when
- 00:23:50.147 --> 00:23:51.215
- you can't make sense
- 00:23:51.215 --> 00:23:52.783
- of the situations you face,
- 00:23:52.783 --> 00:23:56.086
- God is still with you in them.
- 00:23:56.086 --> 00:23:57.788
- Call today to request your copy
- 00:23:57.788 --> 00:24:00.424
- - "This telephone
- 00:24:04.862 --> 00:24:06.096
- has too many shortcomings
- 00:24:06.096 --> 00:24:07.331
- to be seriously considered
- 00:24:07.331 --> 00:24:09.133
- as a means of communication.
- 00:24:09.133 --> 00:24:10.434
- The device is inherently
- 00:24:10.434 --> 00:24:12.036
- of no value to us."
- 00:24:12.036 --> 00:24:12.970
- -- Western Union,
- 00:24:12.970 --> 00:24:15.139
- - "The horse is here to stay,
- 00:24:17.408 --> 00:24:18.676
- but the automobile is only
- 00:24:18.676 --> 00:24:20.578
- a novelty, a fad."
- 00:24:20.578 --> 00:24:21.078
- -- President of
- 00:24:21.078 --> 00:24:22.279
- the Michigan Savings Bank
- 00:24:22.279 --> 00:24:24.315
- - "Television won't last
- 00:24:28.085 --> 00:24:29.053
- because people will soon
- 00:24:29.053 --> 00:24:30.287
- get tired of staring
- 00:24:30.287 --> 00:24:32.122
- at a plywood box every night."
- 00:24:32.122 --> 00:24:33.624
- -- Darryl Zanuck, movie producer
- 00:24:33.624 --> 00:24:35.493
- - -- my whole, entire family;
- 00:24:36.727 --> 00:24:37.628
- - "There's no reason
- 00:24:39.230 --> 00:24:40.464
- for any individual
- 00:24:40.464 --> 00:24:42.366
- to have a computer in his home."
- 00:24:42.366 --> 00:24:43.334
- -- World Future Society
- 00:24:43.334 --> 00:24:45.402
- - Throughout the years,
- 00:24:47.905 --> 00:24:48.606
- people have made
- 00:24:48.606 --> 00:24:49.807
- some pretty inaccurate
- 00:24:49.807 --> 00:24:51.842
- assumptions.
- 00:24:51.842 --> 00:24:52.977
- Technologies that were only
- 00:24:52.977 --> 00:24:55.045
- supposed to be an expensive fad
- 00:24:55.045 --> 00:24:58.516
- have shaped an entire society.
- 00:24:58.516 --> 00:24:59.517
- It is our main form
- 00:24:59.517 --> 00:25:01.619
- of communication,
- 00:25:01.619 --> 00:25:02.052
- of connecting
- 00:25:02.052 --> 00:25:04.755
- with like-minded people,
- 00:25:04.755 --> 00:25:06.757
- of bettering ourselves,
- 00:25:06.757 --> 00:25:10.327
- of bettering our communities,
- 00:25:10.327 --> 00:25:11.328
- it connects us in ways
- 00:25:11.328 --> 00:25:13.330
- - Hey, daddy,
- 00:25:15.666 --> 00:25:17.468
- - Hey, daddy,
- 00:25:19.904 --> 00:25:21.472
- - Hey, Mom,
- 00:25:22.473 --> 00:25:24.542
- [gasping]
- 00:25:26.377 --> 00:25:26.877
- - We aren't just limited
- 00:25:28.312 --> 00:25:29.580
- - -- take their first ride
- 00:25:31.248 --> 00:25:32.316
- - -- take their first rideinto space.
- 00:25:32.316 --> 00:25:33.584
- into space.Aerodynamic structure,
- 00:25:33.584 --> 00:25:34.285
- - Industries thrive
- 00:25:37.187 --> 00:25:37.922
- on the ability
- 00:25:37.922 --> 00:25:39.423
- to utilize technology
- 00:25:39.423 --> 00:25:41.091
- - ♪ You can do all things ♪
- 00:25:54.738 --> 00:25:58.576
- - ♪ You can do all things ♪♪ You can do all things ♪
- 00:25:58.576 --> 00:26:00.010
- ♪ You can do all things ♪♪ But fail ♪
- 00:26:00.010 --> 00:26:00.978
- ♪ But fail ♪♪ 'Cause You've never ♪
- 00:26:00.978 --> 00:26:02.413
- ♪ 'Cause You've never ♪♪ Lost a battle ♪
- 00:26:02.413 --> 00:26:03.280
- ♪ Lost a battle ♪♪ No, You've never ♪
- 00:26:03.280 --> 00:26:04.815
- ♪ No, You've never ♪♪ Lost a battle ♪
- 00:26:04.815 --> 00:26:07.751
- ♪ Lost a battle ♪♪ And I know, I know ♪
- 00:26:07.751 --> 00:26:10.721
- - ♪ You can do all things ♪
- 00:26:17.962 --> 00:26:21.799
- - ♪ You can do all things ♪♪ You can do all things ♪
- 00:26:21.799 --> 00:26:23.434
- ♪ You can do all things ♪- ♪ But fail ♪
- 00:26:23.434 --> 00:26:24.168
- - ♪ But fail ♪- ♪ 'Cause You've never ♪
- 00:26:24.168 --> 00:26:25.569
- - ♪ 'Cause You've never ♪♪ Lost a battle ♪
- 00:26:25.569 --> 00:26:26.704
- ♪ Lost a battle ♪♪ No, You've never lost ♪
- 00:26:26.704 --> 00:26:27.938
- ♪ No, You've never lost ♪♪ A battle ♪
- 00:26:27.938 --> 00:26:29.440
- ♪ A battle ♪♪ And I know ♪
- 00:26:29.440 --> 00:26:31.008
- ♪ And I know ♪♪ I know ♪
- 00:26:31.008 --> 00:26:33.711
- ♪ I know ♪♪ You never will ♪
- 00:26:33.711 --> 00:26:34.511
- ♪ You never will ♪- ♪ You've never lost ♪
- 00:26:34.511 --> 00:26:35.179
- - ♪ You've never lost ♪♪ A battle ♪
- 00:26:35.179 --> 00:26:36.046
- ♪ A battle ♪- ♪ You've never lost ♪
- 00:26:36.046 --> 00:26:36.780
- - ♪ You've never lost ♪♪ A battle ♪
- 00:26:36.780 --> 00:26:37.615
- ♪ A battle ♪- ♪ You've never lost ♪
- 00:26:37.615 --> 00:26:38.282
- - ♪ You've never lost ♪♪ A battle ♪
- 00:26:38.282 --> 00:26:39.049
- ♪ A battle ♪- ♪ You've never lost ♪
- 00:26:39.049 --> 00:26:39.583
- - ♪ You've never lost ♪♪ A battle ♪
- 00:26:39.583 --> 00:26:40.384
- ♪ A battle ♪- ♪ You've never lost ♪
- 00:26:40.384 --> 00:26:41.018
- - ♪ You've never lost ♪♪ A battle ♪
- 00:26:41.018 --> 00:26:41.785
- ♪ A battle ♪- ♪ You've never lost ♪
- 00:26:41.785 --> 00:26:42.519
- - ♪ You've never lost ♪♪ A battle ♪
- 00:26:42.519 --> 00:26:43.821
- ♪ A battle ♪- ♪ You never will ♪
- 00:26:43.821 --> 00:26:45.289
- - ♪ You never will ♪- ♪ You never will ♪
- 00:26:45.289 --> 00:26:46.190
- - ♪ You never will ♪- ♪ You've never lost ♪
- 00:26:46.190 --> 00:26:46.824
- - ♪ You've never lost ♪♪ A battle ♪
- 00:26:46.824 --> 00:26:47.625
- ♪ A battle ♪- ♪ You've never lost ♪
- 00:26:47.625 --> 00:26:48.225
- - ♪ You've never lost ♪♪ A battle ♪
- 00:26:48.225 --> 00:26:49.126
- ♪ A battle ♪- ♪ You've never lost ♪
- 00:26:49.126 --> 00:26:49.693
- - ♪ You've never lost ♪♪ A battle ♪
- 00:26:49.693 --> 00:26:50.561
- ♪ A battle ♪- ♪ You've never lost ♪
- 00:26:50.561 --> 00:26:51.161
- - ♪ You've never lost ♪♪ A battle ♪
- 00:26:51.161 --> 00:26:52.062
- ♪ A battle ♪- ♪ You've never lost ♪
- 00:26:52.062 --> 00:26:52.630
- - ♪ You've never lost ♪♪ A battle ♪
- 00:26:52.630 --> 00:26:53.397
- ♪ A battle ♪- ♪ You've never lost ♪
- 00:26:53.397 --> 00:26:53.998
- - ♪ You've never lost ♪♪ A battle ♪
- 00:26:53.998 --> 00:26:55.466
- ♪ A battle ♪- ♪ You never will ♪
- 00:26:55.466 --> 00:26:56.967
- - ♪ You never will ♪- ♪ You never will ♪
- 00:26:56.967 --> 00:26:57.901
- - ♪ You never will ♪- ♪ You've never lost ♪
- 00:26:57.901 --> 00:26:58.469
- - ♪ You've never lost ♪♪ A battle ♪
- 00:26:58.469 --> 00:27:01.438
- ♪ A battle ♪- ♪ You've always been true ♪
- 00:27:01.438 --> 00:27:04.241
- - ♪ You've always been true ♪♪ You've always been good ♪
- 00:27:04.241 --> 00:27:06.577
- ♪ You've always been good ♪♪ You've always been there ♪
- 00:27:06.577 --> 00:27:07.277
- ♪ You've always been there ♪♪ You've always ♪
- 00:27:07.277 --> 00:27:09.947
- ♪ You've always ♪♪ Seen me through ♪
- 00:27:09.947 --> 00:27:12.783
- ♪ Seen me through ♪♪ Through every trial ♪
- 00:27:12.783 --> 00:27:14.818
- ♪ Through every trial ♪♪ And through all the pain ♪
- 00:27:14.818 --> 00:27:16.020
- ♪ And through all the pain ♪♪ That's how I know ♪
- 00:27:16.020 --> 00:27:18.255
- ♪ You can do ♪
- 00:27:21.291 --> 00:27:27.464
- ♪ You can do ♪- ♪ You can do all things ♪
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