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Meant to Be Part 2

Steven Furtick

September 6, 2019

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Steven Furtick

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Meant to Be Part 2

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- Whether you're married
- - Whether you're married
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- or single, the real gift is not
- or single, the real gift is not
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- the marriage or the singleness.
- the marriage or the singleness.
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- That is a gift
- That is a gift
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- but it's not the greatest gift.
- but it's not the greatest gift.
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- The greatest gift that
- The greatest gift that
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- God gives is called grace.
- God gives is called grace.
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- He says, "One person
- He says, "One person
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- has one gift, one has another.
- has one gift, one has another.
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- But no matter which gift
- But no matter which gift
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- you have,
- you have,
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- here's what you really need.
- here's what you really need.
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- You're going to need grace
- You're going to need grace
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- - We're starting this series
- - We're starting this series
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- today, which I have boldly
- today, which I have boldly
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- called -- well the title is
- called -- well the title is
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- "Meant to Be" but the subtitle
- "Meant to Be" but the subtitle
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- says, "It's the Bible's
- says, "It's the Bible's
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- Best Kept Secrets About Sex,
- Best Kept Secrets About Sex,
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- Marriage, and Being Single."
- Marriage, and Being Single."
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- 1 Corinthians 7:1-7.
- 1 Corinthians 7:1-7.
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- "Paul says, 'Now for the matters
- "Paul says, 'Now for the matters
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- you wrote about, it is good
- you wrote about, it is good
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- for a man not to have
- for a man not to have
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- sexual relations with a woman.
- sexual relations with a woman.
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- But since sexual immorality
- But since sexual immorality
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- is occurring, each man should
- is occurring, each man should
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- have sexual relations
- have sexual relations
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- with his own wife and each woman
- with his own wife and each woman
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- with her own husband.'"
- with her own husband.'"
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- The title of my
- The title of my
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- message today, appropriately
- message today, appropriately
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- I think, is "It Is Good
- I think, is "It Is Good
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- for a Man Not to Have
- for a Man Not to Have
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- Sexual Relations With a Woman."
- Sexual Relations With a Woman."
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- But in order to understand
- But in order to understand
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- the text, you do have to
- the text, you do have to
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- understand the context.
- understand the context.
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- The first thing --
- The first thing --
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- I have four of these --
- I have four of these --
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- that we want to talk about
- that we want to talk about
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- today is the tension between
- today is the tension between
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- questions and issues.
- questions and issues.
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- Now historically the church
- Now historically the church
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- has been really good
- has been really good
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- at answering questions
- at answering questions
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- that nobody is asking
- that nobody is asking
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- while being silent about
- while being silent about
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- the struggles that everybody
- the struggles that everybody
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- is facing.
- is facing.
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- I want to take five weeks
- I want to take five weeks
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- with you and have conversations
- with you and have conversations
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- about real issues,
- about real issues,
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- because some of you,
- because some of you,
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- the questions that
- the questions that
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- you're asking are not indicative
- you're asking are not indicative
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- of the real issues
- of the real issues
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- that you're dealing with.
- that you're dealing with.
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- I want to talk for a second
- I want to talk for a second
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- about suggestions and standards.
- about suggestions and standards.
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- Suggestions and standards.
- Suggestions and standards.
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- Paul says, "In the church
- Paul says, "In the church
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- there is sexual immorality
- there is sexual immorality
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- that is occurring."
- that is occurring."
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- That means there's
- That means there's
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- still a standard.
- still a standard.
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- If there's such a thing
- If there's such a thing
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- as sexual immorality,
- as sexual immorality,
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- there's such a thing
- there's such a thing
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- as sexual morality.
- as sexual morality.
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- That means there's still
- That means there's still
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- a right way to do sexuality.
- a right way to do sexuality.
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- And here it is.
- And here it is.
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- He defines it.
- He defines it.
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- We don't have to make this stuff
- We don't have to make this stuff
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- up because the bible gives
- up because the bible gives
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- it to us straight.
- it to us straight.
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- Here is God's sexual standard.
- Here is God's sexual standard.
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- It's so clear.
- It's so clear.
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- Verse two.
- Verse two.
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- People ask us all the time,
- People ask us all the time,
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- "What is the church's
- "What is the church's
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- position on this....?"
- position on this....?"
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- They say that all the time.
- They say that all the time.
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- That's exactly how they say it.
- That's exactly how they say it.
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- [Mumbles]
- [Mumbles]
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- And so we say this.
- And so we say this.
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- We say, "Okay.
- We say, "Okay.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:2."
- 1 Corinthians 7:2."
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- I'm not making something up.
- I'm not making something up.
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- Each man should have
- Each man should have
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- sexual relations
- sexual relations
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- with his own wife
- with his own wife
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- and each woman with her
- and each woman with her
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- own husband.
- own husband.
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- That's like what we believe.
- That's like what we believe.
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- Let's read it again.
- Let's read it again.
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- Out loud together as a class.
- Out loud together as a class.
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- Each man should have
- Each man should have
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- sexual relations
- sexual relations
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- with his own wife
- with his own wife
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- and each woman with her
- and each woman with her
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- own husband.
- own husband.
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- "But I don't have a husband."
- "But I don't have a husband."
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- Then you don't get
- Then you don't get
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- to have sex yet.
- to have sex yet.
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- "I don't have a wife."
- "I don't have a wife."
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- Then you don't get
- Then you don't get
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- to have sex yet.
- to have sex yet.
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- There's still a standard.
- There's still a standard.
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- This is not a suggestion
- This is not a suggestion
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- and God does not impose
- and God does not impose
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- standards on you to make
- standards on you to make
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- your life more miserable.
- your life more miserable.
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- You know what fascinated me?
- You know what fascinated me?
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- A friend of mine told me
- A friend of mine told me
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- this the other day.
- this the other day.
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- I never saw it before.
- I never saw it before.
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- He said, "Did you notice what
- He said, "Did you notice what
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- God did in the garden to
- God did in the garden to
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- Adam before He gave him Eve?"
- Adam before He gave him Eve?"
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- I said, "No, I never thought
- I said, "No, I never thought
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- about it."
- about it."
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- Well in Genesis 2:18,
- Well in Genesis 2:18,
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- it says it's not good for man
- it says it's not good for man
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- to be alone.
- to be alone.
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- But in Genesis 2:17,
- But in Genesis 2:17,
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- God shows the man the tree
- God shows the man the tree
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- in the garden
- in the garden
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- that he is not to touch,
- that he is not to touch,
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- and he says,
- and he says,
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- "You can eat of any tree
- "You can eat of any tree
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- except this one,
- except this one,
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- for when you touch this one,
- for when you touch this one,
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- you will surely die."
- you will surely die."
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- And then in verse 18,
- And then in verse 18,
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- He gives him Eve.
- He gives him Eve.
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- So watch this.
- So watch this.
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- God sets the boundaries before
- God sets the boundaries before
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- He gives Adam the blessing.
- He gives Adam the blessing.
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- Because He knows if He gives you
- Because He knows if He gives you
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- a blessing and doesn't give you
- a blessing and doesn't give you
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- any boundaries,
- any boundaries,
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- it won't be a blessing anymore.
- it won't be a blessing anymore.
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- And none of us in this church
- And none of us in this church
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- really believe that there should
- really believe that there should
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- be no sexual standards.
- be no sexual standards.
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- And all of us in this church
- And all of us in this church
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- have known someone who has been
- have known someone who has been
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- the victim of someone whose
- the victim of someone whose
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- sexual passion created in
- sexual passion created in
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- a way a type of sick obsession.
- a way a type of sick obsession.
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- We've all known somebody who was
- We've all known somebody who was
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- touched inappropriately,
- touched inappropriately,
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- violated inappropriately.
- violated inappropriately.
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- It's not that anybody
- It's not that anybody
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- in the church thinks there
- in the church thinks there
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- shouldn't be any
- shouldn't be any
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- sexual standards.
- sexual standards.
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- We just all want to define
- We just all want to define
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- what they are.
- what they are.
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- There's a real problem
- There's a real problem
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- with that.
- with that.
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- And so there is a standard.
- And so there is a standard.
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- There is a standard.
- There is a standard.
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- There's still a standard.
- There's still a standard.
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- Each man should have
- Each man should have
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- sexual relations
- sexual relations
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- with his own wife.
- with his own wife.
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- If she's your girlfriend,
- If she's your girlfriend,
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- she's not your wife.
- she's not your wife.
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- And each woman
- And each woman
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- with her own husband.
- with her own husband.
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- Okay.
- Okay.
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- I had my first person walk out.
- I had my first person walk out.
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- So I'm doing good now.
- So I'm doing good now.
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- I'm doing good.
- I'm doing good.
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- Have a good trip home.
- Have a good trip home.
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- Amen.
- Amen.
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- And I'm not ashamed to talk
- And I'm not ashamed to talk
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- about these standards.
- about these standards.
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- Because when you go against
- Because when you go against
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- God's standards,
- God's standards,
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- you don't break the standard.
- you don't break the standard.
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- The standard breaks you.
- The standard breaks you.
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- And so we need
- And so we need
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- to raise a standard.
- to raise a standard.
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- We're going to do that
- We're going to do that
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- in this series.
- in this series.
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- There's still a standard.
- There's still a standard.
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- The next two words we'll talk
- The next two words we'll talk
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- about -- I only have four
- about -- I only have four
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- of these, so we're over
- of these, so we're over
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- halfway done with this
- halfway done with this
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- uncomfortable sermon.
- uncomfortable sermon.
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- Which is the least uncomfortable
- Which is the least uncomfortable
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- of all in
- of all in
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- the five-sermon series.
- the five-sermon series.
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- See you next week.
- See you next week.
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- I'll talk about
- I'll talk about
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- desire and duty.
- desire and duty.
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- Desire and duty.
- Desire and duty.
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- Desire and duty.
- Desire and duty.
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- Look at verse three.
- Look at verse three.
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- Is it all right if I just teach
- Is it all right if I just teach
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- you verse by verse like this?
- you verse by verse like this?
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- - CONGREGATION: Yes.
- - CONGREGATION: Yes.
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- Okay.
- Okay.
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- He says, "The husband
- He says, "The husband
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- should fulfill his marital duty
- should fulfill his marital duty
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- to his wife."
- to his wife."
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- He's talking in the context
- He's talking in the context
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- of sexuality.
- of sexuality.
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- And he says, "Hey dude,
- And he says, "Hey dude,
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- you got a job to do at home."
- you got a job to do at home."
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- Now I know this isn't
- Now I know this isn't
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- the romantic language
- the romantic language
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- in the world.
- in the world.
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- How many of you women,
- How many of you women,
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- when you used to fantasize
- when you used to fantasize
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- about the man you would
- about the man you would
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- meet one day, you prayed that
- meet one day, you prayed that
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- he would see you as his duty?
- he would see you as his duty?
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- Raise your hands please.
- Raise your hands please.
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- "I just want a man that puts me
- "I just want a man that puts me
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- on the same list as taking out
- on the same list as taking out
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- the trash and washing dishes
- the trash and washing dishes
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- and paying bills."
- and paying bills."
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- But he says here, "The husband
- But he says here, "The husband
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- should fulfill his marital,"
- should fulfill his marital,"
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- let's say the word, "Duty."
- let's say the word, "Duty."
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- He doesn't say anything about
- He doesn't say anything about
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- the husband fulfilling
- the husband fulfilling
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- his sexual desire.
- his sexual desire.
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- Why?
- Why?
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- Because desire is meant to be
- Because desire is meant to be
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- a byproduct in relationship,
- a byproduct in relationship,
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- not a goal.
- not a goal.
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- He said, "The husband
- He said, "The husband
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- should fulfill his marital duty
- should fulfill his marital duty
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- to his wife."
- to his wife."
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- This includes sexuality.
- This includes sexuality.
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- This includes emotions.
- This includes emotions.
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- This includes
- This includes
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- physical provision.
- physical provision.
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- "And likewise the wife to
- "And likewise the wife to
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- her husband."
- her husband."
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- Look at verse four.
- Look at verse four.
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- "The wife does not have
- "The wife does not have
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- authority over her own body
- authority over her own body
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- but yields it to her husband."
- but yields it to her husband."
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- I just saw a lot of
- I just saw a lot of
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- crossed female arms.
- crossed female arms.
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- But before all of you men
- But before all of you men
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- go home and make magnets
- go home and make magnets
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- for your refrigerator
- for your refrigerator
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- with 1 Corinthians 7:4,
- with 1 Corinthians 7:4,
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- like, "That's my verse yo!
- like, "That's my verse yo!
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- Now you're preaching."
- Now you're preaching."
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- Before you do it -- because in
- Before you do it -- because in
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- a misogynistic society
- a misogynistic society
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- where men often saw women
- where men often saw women
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- as their property,
- as their property,
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- all the men in
- all the men in
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- the Corinthian church
- the Corinthian church
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- were saying amen right here.
- were saying amen right here.
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- But then Paul flips it and says
- But then Paul flips it and says
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- something that would've been
- something that would've been
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- very controversial
- very controversial
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- and uncommon in the day.
- and uncommon in the day.
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- He introduces a concept
- He introduces a concept
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- called mutual submission.
- called mutual submission.
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- Watch this.
- Watch this.
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- "In the same way, the husband
- "In the same way, the husband
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- does not have authority over
- does not have authority over
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- his own body but yields it
- his own body but yields it
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- to his wife."
- to his wife."
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- And so if I could break it down
- And so if I could break it down
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- in a contemporary version
- in a contemporary version
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- of what I think Paul is trying
- of what I think Paul is trying
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- to say, it's not about you, boo.
- to say, it's not about you, boo.
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- Inform the person next to you.
- Inform the person next to you.
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- It's not about you, boo, boo.
- It's not about you, boo, boo.
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- It's just not
- It's just not
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- in a biblical context.
- in a biblical context.
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- Like if you want to do what
- Like if you want to do what
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- the world does, it's all going
- the world does, it's all going
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- to be led by desire.
- to be led by desire.
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- So whatever you feel like,
- So whatever you feel like,
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- whatever you want,
- whatever you want,
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- you're going to take it.
- you're going to take it.
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- And then you're going to take it
- And then you're going to take it
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- and then you're going to
- and then you're going to
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- consume it.
- consume it.
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- And then it's going to end up
- And then it's going to end up
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- creating reactions in your life
- creating reactions in your life
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- and habits and addictions
- and habits and addictions
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- in your life because you're led
- in your life because you're led
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- by your desire.
- by your desire.
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- But Paul doesn't talk about
- But Paul doesn't talk about
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- desire here.
- desire here.
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- Like desire is a good thing.
- Like desire is a good thing.
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- We all have desire.
- We all have desire.
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- Desire can light a fire
- Desire can light a fire
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- but only duty can
- but only duty can
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- keep it burning.
- keep it burning.
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- Now I'm a fan of marriage.
- Now I'm a fan of marriage.
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- It is never a job to be
- It is never a job to be
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- married to Holly, ever.
- married to Holly, ever.
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- Ever.
- Ever.
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- and she would say
- and she would say
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- the same about me.
- the same about me.
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- But assuming I could relate
- But assuming I could relate
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- to this verse,
- to this verse,
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- I'm trying to scare
- I'm trying to scare
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- some of you off from
- some of you off from
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- your ideal of marriage.
- your ideal of marriage.
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- The other day we were looking
- The other day we were looking
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- at some really cute pictures
- at some really cute pictures
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- of the kids and they were being
- of the kids and they were being
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- obnoxious in the house
- obnoxious in the house
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- and I had this thought.
- and I had this thought.
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- Sometimes I like looking
- Sometimes I like looking
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- at pictures of them better than
- at pictures of them better than
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- actually being with them.
- actually being with them.
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- You can pose them like
- You can pose them like
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- you want to and go through
- you want to and go through
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- the good ones and filter it.
- the good ones and filter it.
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- A lot of you are in love
- A lot of you are in love
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- with the picture of marriage,
- with the picture of marriage,
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- the picture of relationships.
- the picture of relationships.
- 00:09:06.080 --> 00:09:09.080
- 00:09:06.080 --> 00:09:09.080
- But then we introduce
- But then we introduce
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- a word like duty.
- a word like duty.
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- That word doesn't even sound --
- That word doesn't even sound --
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- that's like the most unromantic
- that's like the most unromantic
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- sounding word
- sounding word
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- and it's the one Paul uses.
- and it's the one Paul uses.
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- He said it's a duty sometimes.
- He said it's a duty sometimes.
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- And we got all these people
- And we got all these people
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- going into marriages based
- going into marriages based
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- out of desire and not knowing
- out of desire and not knowing
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- about the duty.
- about the duty.
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- Like if you're going to
- Like if you're going to
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- get married, you better be ready
- get married, you better be ready
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- to go to work some days.
- to go to work some days.
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- Not just go to work.
- Not just go to work.
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- You're going to go to work
- You're going to go to work
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- and do a job, then you're going
- and do a job, then you're going
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- to come home and do another job.
- to come home and do another job.
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- Because it takes work
- Because it takes work
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- to make this thing work.
- to make this thing work.
- 00:09:47.250 --> 00:09:50.250
- 00:09:47.250 --> 00:09:50.250
- "My marriage isn't working."
- "My marriage isn't working."
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- 00:09:50.250 --> 00:09:51.270
- Because you're not.
- Because you're not.
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- If you went to your job
- If you went to your job
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- like you came home,
- like you came home,
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- you wouldn't have a job.
- you wouldn't have a job.
- 00:10:00.070 --> 00:10:03.070
- 00:10:00.070 --> 00:10:03.070
- Is this okay?
- Is this okay?
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- 00:10:03.070 --> 00:10:04.050
- - CONGREGATION: Yes.
- - CONGREGATION: Yes.
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- 00:10:04.050 --> 00:10:05.290
- - We'll have plenty of
- - We'll have plenty of
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- 00:10:05.290 --> 00:10:06.230
- empty seats next week if you
- empty seats next week if you
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- 00:10:06.230 --> 00:10:07.260
- want to bring a
- want to bring a
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- 00:10:07.260 --> 00:10:08.250
- first-time guest.
- first-time guest.
- 00:10:08.250 --> 00:10:09.190
- 00:10:08.250 --> 00:10:09.190
- I know some of y'all are in
- I know some of y'all are in
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- 00:10:09.190 --> 00:10:10.170
- overflow today but we'll be able
- overflow today but we'll be able
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- 00:10:10.170 --> 00:10:11.160
- to accommodate your friends
- to accommodate your friends
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- 00:10:11.160 --> 00:10:12.190
- and family members next week.
- and family members next week.
- 00:10:12.190 --> 00:10:14.110
- 00:10:12.190 --> 00:10:14.110
- I have a feeling
- I have a feeling
- 00:10:14.110 --> 00:10:15.000
- 00:10:14.110 --> 00:10:15.000
- this is a space-maker.
- this is a space-maker.
- 00:10:17.130 --> 00:10:20.130
- 00:10:17.130 --> 00:10:20.130
- But somebody needs to say this.
- But somebody needs to say this.
- 00:10:20.280 --> 00:10:23.280
- 00:10:20.280 --> 00:10:23.280
- Somebody needs to tell you.
- Somebody needs to tell you.
- 00:10:23.280 --> 00:10:25.130
- 00:10:23.280 --> 00:10:25.130
- And sometimes you come home
- And sometimes you come home
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- 00:10:25.130 --> 00:10:28.050
- and you have to do a drive by
- and you have to do a drive by
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- 00:10:28.050 --> 00:10:29.200
- before you pull in your driveway
- before you pull in your driveway
- 00:10:29.200 --> 00:10:31.220
- 00:10:29.200 --> 00:10:31.220
- and just do a couple laps
- and just do a couple laps
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- before you can go inside
- before you can go inside
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- 00:10:33.170 --> 00:10:35.040
- and face what's going on inside
- and face what's going on inside
- 00:10:35.040 --> 00:10:37.200
- 00:10:35.040 --> 00:10:37.200
- because sometimes
- because sometimes
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- 00:10:37.200 --> 00:10:38.160
- it's not pretty like a picture.
- it's not pretty like a picture.
- 00:10:41.200 --> 00:10:44.200
- 00:10:41.200 --> 00:10:44.200
- Sometimes it's challenging.
- Sometimes it's challenging.
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- 00:10:46.120 --> 00:10:49.120
- Yeah, sometimes it's difficult
- Yeah, sometimes it's difficult
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- 00:10:49.120 --> 00:10:51.210
- to go through different seasons
- to go through different seasons
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- 00:10:51.210 --> 00:10:52.240
- and you change and they change
- and you change and they change
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- 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:53.290
- and maybe they change in a way
- and maybe they change in a way
- 00:10:53.290 --> 00:10:55.020
- 00:10:53.290 --> 00:10:55.020
- that you don't change,
- that you don't change,
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- 00:10:55.020 --> 00:10:55.270
- and you've got to accommodate
- and you've got to accommodate
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- 00:10:55.270 --> 00:10:56.220
- each other.
- each other.
- 00:10:56.220 --> 00:10:57.110
- 00:10:56.220 --> 00:10:57.110
- and where are you now?
- and where are you now?
- 00:10:57.110 --> 00:10:58.020
- 00:10:57.110 --> 00:10:58.020
- And I got to overlook offense.
- And I got to overlook offense.
- 00:10:58.020 --> 00:10:59.080
- 00:10:58.020 --> 00:10:59.080
- I know what you look like
- I know what you look like
- 00:10:59.080 --> 00:11:00.090
- 00:10:59.080 --> 00:11:00.090
- when you first wake up
- when you first wake up
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- 00:11:00.090 --> 00:11:01.130
- and you know what I look like
- and you know what I look like
- 00:11:01.130 --> 00:11:02.100
- 00:11:01.130 --> 00:11:02.100
- at the end of a hard day.
- at the end of a hard day.
- 00:11:02.100 --> 00:11:03.090
- 00:11:02.100 --> 00:11:03.090
- And we're not fooling each other
- And we're not fooling each other
- 00:11:03.090 --> 00:11:04.210
- 00:11:03.090 --> 00:11:04.210
- anymore because we had
- anymore because we had
- 00:11:04.210 --> 00:11:05.150
- 00:11:04.210 --> 00:11:05.150
- a whole lot of pre-memorize,
- a whole lot of pre-memorize,
- 00:11:05.150 --> 00:11:06.220
- 00:11:05.150 --> 00:11:06.220
- pre-programmed stuff that we did
- pre-programmed stuff that we did
- 00:11:06.220 --> 00:11:07.210
- 00:11:06.220 --> 00:11:07.210
- for each other during dating.
- for each other during dating.
- 00:11:07.210 --> 00:11:08.240
- 00:11:07.210 --> 00:11:08.240
- and all that crap's out
- and all that crap's out
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- 00:11:08.240 --> 00:11:10.020
- the window now because it
- the window now because it
- 00:11:10.020 --> 00:11:10.280
- 00:11:10.020 --> 00:11:10.280
- just got real.
- just got real.
- 00:11:10.280 --> 00:11:12.160
- 00:11:10.280 --> 00:11:12.160
- And without a sense
- And without a sense
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- 00:11:12.160 --> 00:11:13.150
- of commitment,
- of commitment,
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- 00:11:13.150 --> 00:11:14.100
- if you come in here
- if you come in here
- 00:11:14.100 --> 00:11:15.110
- 00:11:14.100 --> 00:11:15.110
- to this marriage thing,
- to this marriage thing,
- 00:11:15.110 --> 00:11:16.120
- 00:11:15.110 --> 00:11:16.120
- this relationship thing,
- this relationship thing,
- 00:11:16.120 --> 00:11:17.250
- 00:11:16.120 --> 00:11:17.250
- this life thing, with
- this life thing, with
- 00:11:17.250 --> 00:11:18.250
- 00:11:17.250 --> 00:11:18.250
- "What can I get out of it?"
- "What can I get out of it?"
- 00:11:18.250 --> 00:11:20.280
- 00:11:18.250 --> 00:11:20.280
- You've missed the point,
- You've missed the point,
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- 00:11:20.280 --> 00:11:22.250
- Paul says.
- Paul says.
- 00:11:22.250 --> 00:11:25.010
- 00:11:22.250 --> 00:11:25.010
- He says come to it, whether
- He says come to it, whether
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- 00:11:25.010 --> 00:11:26.140
- it's sexually, emotionally,
- it's sexually, emotionally,
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- 00:11:26.140 --> 00:11:29.000
- relationally, come to it not for
- relationally, come to it not for
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- 00:11:29.000 --> 00:11:30.220
- what you can get
- what you can get
- 00:11:30.220 --> 00:11:31.260
- 00:11:30.220 --> 00:11:31.260
- but what you can give.
- but what you can give.
- 00:11:32.070 --> 00:11:35.070
- 00:11:32.070 --> 00:11:35.070
- You are giving yourself away.
- You are giving yourself away.
- 00:11:36.220 --> 00:11:39.220
- 00:11:36.220 --> 00:11:39.220
- And I think a whole lot of us
- And I think a whole lot of us
- 00:11:39.220 --> 00:11:41.010
- 00:11:39.220 --> 00:11:41.010
- want the gift of a relationship
- want the gift of a relationship
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- 00:11:41.010 --> 00:11:43.210
- without the giving of ourselves
- without the giving of ourselves
- 00:11:43.210 --> 00:11:45.000
- 00:11:43.210 --> 00:11:45.000
- in a relationship.
- in a relationship.
- 00:11:45.230 --> 00:11:48.230
- 00:11:45.230 --> 00:11:48.230
- I think a whole lot of us
- I think a whole lot of us
- 00:11:48.230 --> 00:11:49.270
- 00:11:48.230 --> 00:11:49.270
- are messed up about this.
- are messed up about this.
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- 00:11:49.270 --> 00:11:52.170
- Marriage is the best thing
- Marriage is the best thing
- 00:11:52.170 --> 00:11:54.150
- 00:11:52.170 --> 00:11:54.150
- but it's not the easiest thing.
- but it's not the easiest thing.
- 00:11:54.150 --> 00:11:56.290
- 00:11:54.150 --> 00:11:56.290
- And if you go in knowing that,
- And if you go in knowing that,
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- 00:11:56.290 --> 00:11:58.140
- you'll probably have
- you'll probably have
- 00:11:58.140 --> 00:11:59.110
- 00:11:58.140 --> 00:11:59.110
- a blessed marriage.
- a blessed marriage.
- 00:11:59.110 --> 00:12:00.170
- 00:11:59.110 --> 00:12:00.170
- If you don't,
- If you don't,
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- 00:12:00.170 --> 00:12:01.040
- here's what'll happen.
- here's what'll happen.
- 00:12:01.040 --> 00:12:02.050
- 00:12:01.040 --> 00:12:02.050
- You'll go in with expectations
- You'll go in with expectations
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- 00:12:02.050 --> 00:12:03.170
- of romance and then you'll meet
- of romance and then you'll meet
- 00:12:03.170 --> 00:12:05.100
- 00:12:03.170 --> 00:12:05.100
- a friend called reality.
- a friend called reality.
- 00:12:06.110 --> 00:12:09.110
- 00:12:06.110 --> 00:12:09.110
- Romance and reality
- Romance and reality
- 00:12:09.110 --> 00:12:12.110
- 00:12:09.110 --> 00:12:12.110
- don't always get along.
- don't always get along.
- 00:12:13.080 --> 00:12:16.080
- 00:12:13.080 --> 00:12:16.080
- And then romance and reality,
- And then romance and reality,
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- 00:12:16.080 --> 00:12:17.190
- they get together and they have
- they get together and they have
- 00:12:18.010 --> 00:12:21.010
- 00:12:18.010 --> 00:12:21.010
- a baby and the baby is called
- a baby and the baby is called
- 00:12:21.010 --> 00:12:24.010
- 00:12:21.010 --> 00:12:24.010
- -- romance, reality --
- -- romance, reality --
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- 00:12:25.080 --> 00:12:28.080
- then it's probably going to be
- then it's probably going to be
- 00:12:28.080 --> 00:12:30.080
- 00:12:28.080 --> 00:12:30.080
- resentment, which is
- resentment, which is
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- 00:12:30.150 --> 00:12:33.150
- going to create rebellion
- going to create rebellion
- 00:12:33.250 --> 00:12:36.250
- 00:12:33.250 --> 00:12:36.250
- if you go into it looking for
- if you go into it looking for
- 00:12:36.250 --> 00:12:38.030
- 00:12:36.250 --> 00:12:38.030
- what you can get.
- what you can get.
- 00:12:38.030 --> 00:12:40.050
- 00:12:38.030 --> 00:12:40.050
- Now I'm not just talking about
- Now I'm not just talking about
- 00:12:40.050 --> 00:12:41.000
- 00:12:40.050 --> 00:12:41.000
- marriage anymore either.
- marriage anymore either.
- 00:12:41.000 --> 00:12:42.080
- 00:12:41.000 --> 00:12:42.080
- This is why some of you
- This is why some of you
- 00:12:42.080 --> 00:12:43.070
- 00:12:42.080 --> 00:12:43.070
- don't have any
- don't have any
- 00:12:43.070 --> 00:12:43.210
- 00:12:43.070 --> 00:12:43.210
- deep relationships
- deep relationships
- 00:12:43.210 --> 00:12:44.220
- 00:12:43.210 --> 00:12:44.220
- in your life, because you go
- in your life, because you go
- 00:12:44.220 --> 00:12:46.290
- 00:12:44.220 --> 00:12:46.290
- into relationships so needy.
- into relationships so needy.
- 00:12:47.040 --> 00:12:50.040
- 00:12:47.040 --> 00:12:50.040
- You're a taker, not a giver.
- You're a taker, not a giver.
- 00:12:52.040 --> 00:12:55.040
- 00:12:52.040 --> 00:12:55.040
- Paul says you got to
- Paul says you got to
- 00:12:55.040 --> 00:12:56.010
- 00:12:55.040 --> 00:12:56.010
- get past this.
- get past this.
- 00:12:56.010 --> 00:12:57.030
- 00:12:56.010 --> 00:12:57.030
- A mature view of marriage,
- A mature view of marriage,
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- 00:12:57.030 --> 00:12:58.100
- a mature view of relationship,
- a mature view of relationship,
- 00:12:58.100 --> 00:13:00.020
- 00:12:58.100 --> 00:13:00.020
- a mature view
- a mature view
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- 00:13:00.020 --> 00:13:00.240
- of Christian living,
- of Christian living,
- 00:13:00.240 --> 00:13:02.020
- 00:13:00.240 --> 00:13:02.020
- being a follower of Christ,
- being a follower of Christ,
- 00:13:02.020 --> 00:13:02.260
- 00:13:02.020 --> 00:13:02.260
- looks like this.
- looks like this.
- 00:13:02.260 --> 00:13:03.200
- 00:13:02.260 --> 00:13:03.200
- Look at verse five.
- Look at verse five.
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- 00:13:03.200 --> 00:13:05.040
- He says,
- He says,
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- "Don't deprive each other."
- "Don't deprive each other."
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- Don't deprive each other.
- Don't deprive each other.
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- See, because when you go into
- See, because when you go into
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- 00:13:09.030 --> 00:13:10.010
- relationships led by desire
- relationships led by desire
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- 00:13:10.010 --> 00:13:11.240
- and you end up disappointed,
- and you end up disappointed,
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- the next step is depravation.
- the next step is depravation.
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- Now because you didn't give me
- Now because you didn't give me
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- 00:13:15.270 --> 00:13:16.290
- what I expected, I'm going to
- what I expected, I'm going to
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- withhold from you what you need.
- withhold from you what you need.
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- 00:13:18.000 --> 00:13:19.230
- and it happens in marriages
- and it happens in marriages
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- 00:13:19.230 --> 00:13:20.200
- all the time.
- all the time.
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- 00:13:20.250 --> 00:13:23.250
- Sexual depravation,
- Sexual depravation,
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- 00:13:23.250 --> 00:13:25.200
- emotional depravation.
- emotional depravation.
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- 00:13:25.200 --> 00:13:27.120
- He said stop depriving
- He said stop depriving
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- 00:13:27.120 --> 00:13:28.280
- each other.
- each other.
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- 00:13:28.280 --> 00:13:30.130
- He said there's an exception.
- He said there's an exception.
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- 00:13:30.130 --> 00:13:31.210
- he's speaking here specifically
- he's speaking here specifically
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- 00:13:31.210 --> 00:13:34.080
- about sex but he says,
- about sex but he says,
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- 00:13:34.080 --> 00:13:35.140
- "If you want to agree together
- "If you want to agree together
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- 00:13:35.140 --> 00:13:38.020
- for a time and devote yourselves
- for a time and devote yourselves
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- 00:13:38.020 --> 00:13:39.170
- to prayer,"
- to prayer,"
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- 00:13:39.170 --> 00:13:40.070
- look at verse five,
- look at verse five,
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- 00:13:40.070 --> 00:13:41.180
- "then you can do it,
- "then you can do it,
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- 00:13:41.180 --> 00:13:42.230
- but make sure you come together
- but make sure you come together
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- 00:13:42.230 --> 00:13:44.000
- again so that Satan will not
- again so that Satan will not
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- 00:13:44.000 --> 00:13:45.020
- tempt you because of your lack
- tempt you because of your lack
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- 00:13:45.020 --> 00:13:46.160
- of self control."
- of self control."
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- 00:13:46.160 --> 00:13:47.190
- Verse six, he said,
- Verse six, he said,
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- 00:13:47.190 --> 00:13:48.230
- "I say this as a concession,
- "I say this as a concession,
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- 00:13:48.230 --> 00:13:50.080
- not a command."
- not a command."
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- 00:13:50.080 --> 00:13:50.210
- His expectation is in
- His expectation is in
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- 00:13:50.210 --> 00:13:52.150
- a marriage, that if you're
- a marriage, that if you're
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- 00:13:52.150 --> 00:13:53.290
- coming to it for what you
- coming to it for what you
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- 00:13:53.290 --> 00:13:54.210
- can give, not what you can get,
- can give, not what you can get,
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- 00:13:54.210 --> 00:13:55.170
- and it's functioning in this way
- and it's functioning in this way
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- where you're not going in
- where you're not going in
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- 00:13:57.110 --> 00:13:58.090
- with a self-satisfying view
- with a self-satisfying view
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- 00:13:58.090 --> 00:13:59.240
- of sexuality and relationships,
- of sexuality and relationships,
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- 00:13:59.240 --> 00:14:02.070
- if you're going into
- if you're going into
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- 00:14:02.070 --> 00:14:03.020
- it this way,
- it this way,
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- 00:14:03.020 --> 00:14:03.230
- he said there's going to be
- he said there's going to be
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- 00:14:03.230 --> 00:14:04.150
- a continual passion.
- a continual passion.
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- 00:14:04.150 --> 00:14:06.130
- And he said it'll be so strong
- And he said it'll be so strong
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- 00:14:06.130 --> 00:14:07.270
- that if you do take time off,
- that if you do take time off,
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- you'll have to agree together
- you'll have to agree together
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- 00:14:09.250 --> 00:14:10.210
- to do it.
- to do it.
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- 00:14:10.210 --> 00:14:12.050
- And he said it doesn't even have
- And he said it doesn't even have
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- 00:14:12.050 --> 00:14:14.080
- to last that long.
- to last that long.
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- 00:14:14.080 --> 00:14:15.020
- You can get right back to it.
- You can get right back to it.
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- 00:14:15.020 --> 00:14:16.220
- He says you can take
- He says you can take
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- 00:14:16.220 --> 00:14:17.210
- a little prayer break if you
- a little prayer break if you
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- 00:14:17.210 --> 00:14:18.280
- need to and get some Gatorade.
- need to and get some Gatorade.
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- 00:14:18.280 --> 00:14:20.290
- Now listen, I know this sounds
- Now listen, I know this sounds
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- 00:14:20.290 --> 00:14:21.260
- way far off from the way a lot
- way far off from the way a lot
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- 00:14:21.260 --> 00:14:23.110
- of you see your marriage
- of you see your marriage
- 00:14:23.110 --> 00:14:25.010
- 00:14:23.110 --> 00:14:25.010
- but you'd be amazed what happens
- but you'd be amazed what happens
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- 00:14:25.290 --> 00:14:28.290
- when you stop seeking
- when you stop seeking
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- 00:14:28.290 --> 00:14:29.270
- to satisfy yourself.
- to satisfy yourself.
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- 00:14:29.290 --> 00:14:32.290
- the ways that God can bless you,
- the ways that God can bless you,
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- 00:14:32.290 --> 00:14:35.020
- Paul says
- Paul says
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- 00:14:35.020 --> 00:14:35.270
- it's a beautiful thing.
- it's a beautiful thing.
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- 00:14:35.270 --> 00:14:37.170
- And we'll talk about it
- And we'll talk about it
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- in the weeks to come.
- in the weeks to come.
- 00:14:38.110 --> 00:14:39.050
- 00:14:38.110 --> 00:14:39.050
- But I got to stop for today.
- But I got to stop for today.
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- 00:14:39.050 --> 00:14:40.280
- I want to show you
- I want to show you
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- 00:14:40.280 --> 00:14:41.210
- one more thing.
- one more thing.
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- 00:14:41.210 --> 00:14:43.010
- And I hope this'll speak to
- And I hope this'll speak to
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- the heart of this series
- the heart of this series
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- 00:14:44.050 --> 00:14:45.080
- and God's intention for you.
- and God's intention for you.
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- I want to close talking about
- I want to close talking about
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- gifts and grace.
- gifts and grace.
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- 00:14:48.060 --> 00:14:50.040
- Gifts and grace.
- Gifts and grace.
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- 00:14:51.010 --> 00:14:54.010
- It's very interesting how Paul
- It's very interesting how Paul
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- 00:14:54.010 --> 00:14:56.210
- closes this particular section.
- closes this particular section.
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- 00:14:56.210 --> 00:14:58.140
- he answers their first question.
- he answers their first question.
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- 00:14:58.140 --> 00:14:59.190
- He says, "Hey, if you're single,
- He says, "Hey, if you're single,
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- 00:14:59.190 --> 00:15:01.100
- it's good.
- it's good.
- 00:15:01.100 --> 00:15:02.050
- 00:15:01.100 --> 00:15:02.050
- If you're married it's good.
- If you're married it's good.
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- 00:15:02.050 --> 00:15:04.110
- It's how you approach either one
- It's how you approach either one
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- 00:15:04.110 --> 00:15:06.260
- that determines what it'll be
- that determines what it'll be
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- 00:15:06.260 --> 00:15:08.030
- in your life."
- in your life."
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- 00:15:08.030 --> 00:15:08.280
- Look, verse seven,
- Look, verse seven,
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- 00:15:08.280 --> 00:15:09.160
- he says, "Now I wish that all
- he says, "Now I wish that all
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- 00:15:09.290 --> 00:15:12.290
- of you were as I am."
- of you were as I am."
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- 00:15:12.290 --> 00:15:14.230
- Who says that?
- Who says that?
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- 00:15:16.050 --> 00:15:19.050
- Paul does.
- Paul does.
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- 00:15:19.050 --> 00:15:21.220
- And I find that striking
- And I find that striking
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- 00:15:21.220 --> 00:15:22.230
- in a culture where everybody
- in a culture where everybody
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- 00:15:22.230 --> 00:15:23.220
- is all about getting married
- is all about getting married
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- 00:15:23.220 --> 00:15:24.290
- and finding the one.
- and finding the one.
- 00:15:24.290 --> 00:15:25.290
- 00:15:24.290 --> 00:15:25.290
- Paul's like, "Hey look, it'd be
- Paul's like, "Hey look, it'd be
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- 00:15:25.290 --> 00:15:26.290
- great if you were all content
- great if you were all content
- 00:15:26.290 --> 00:15:28.290
- 00:15:26.290 --> 00:15:28.290
- enough in Christ that you didn't
- enough in Christ that you didn't
- 00:15:28.290 --> 00:15:30.140
- 00:15:28.290 --> 00:15:30.140
- have to get married, like me.
- have to get married, like me.
- 00:15:30.220 --> 00:15:33.220
- 00:15:30.220 --> 00:15:33.220
- It'd be great if you were
- It'd be great if you were
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- 00:15:33.220 --> 00:15:34.250
- all awesome like me."
- all awesome like me."
- 00:15:36.040 --> 00:15:39.040
- 00:15:36.040 --> 00:15:39.040
- "I wish you were all like
- "I wish you were all like
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- 00:15:39.040 --> 00:15:40.110
- I am," because there is a way
- I am," because there is a way
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- 00:15:40.110 --> 00:15:41.290
- in which he says,
- in which he says,
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- 00:15:41.290 --> 00:15:43.080
- "My singleness gives a focus
- "My singleness gives a focus
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- 00:15:43.080 --> 00:15:44.030
- to my life,"
- to my life,"
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- 00:15:44.030 --> 00:15:45.220
- and it's very complicated
- and it's very complicated
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- 00:15:45.220 --> 00:15:47.140
- to be in a relationship
- to be in a relationship
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- 00:15:47.140 --> 00:15:48.150
- with another human being
- with another human being
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- 00:15:48.150 --> 00:15:49.200
- and become one.
- and become one.
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- 00:15:49.200 --> 00:15:50.230
- He says -- now this is
- He says -- now this is
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- 00:15:50.230 --> 00:15:51.200
- powerful -- he says, "But each
- powerful -- he says, "But each
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- 00:15:51.200 --> 00:15:54.180
- of you has your own gift
- of you has your own gift
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- 00:15:54.180 --> 00:15:55.160
- from God."
- from God."
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- 00:15:55.160 --> 00:15:56.160
- Stop envying somebody
- Stop envying somebody
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- 00:15:56.160 --> 00:15:58.160
- else's situation.
- else's situation.
- 00:15:58.160 --> 00:16:00.250
- 00:15:58.160 --> 00:16:00.250
- Each of you has your own gift
- Each of you has your own gift
- 00:16:00.250 --> 00:16:02.260
- 00:16:00.250 --> 00:16:02.260
- from God.
- from God.
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- 00:16:02.260 --> 00:16:03.170
- One has this gift.
- One has this gift.
- 00:16:03.170 --> 00:16:05.200
- 00:16:03.170 --> 00:16:05.200
- Another has that.
- Another has that.
- 00:16:05.200 --> 00:16:07.280
- 00:16:05.200 --> 00:16:07.280
- Usually when we talk about
- Usually when we talk about
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- 00:16:07.280 --> 00:16:08.240
- spiritual gifts in the church,
- spiritual gifts in the church,
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- 00:16:08.240 --> 00:16:10.230
- we talk about preaching
- we talk about preaching
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- 00:16:10.230 --> 00:16:11.200
- and singing and serving
- and singing and serving
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- 00:16:11.200 --> 00:16:13.120
- and that's what we talk about
- and that's what we talk about
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- 00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:15.050
- when we say spiritual gifts.
- when we say spiritual gifts.
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- 00:16:15.050 --> 00:16:17.040
- But Paul says,
- But Paul says,
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- 00:16:17.040 --> 00:16:18.240
- "Look, if you're going to
- "Look, if you're going to
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- 00:16:18.240 --> 00:16:19.210
- be married, you need to
- be married, you need to
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- 00:16:19.210 --> 00:16:20.150
- have a gift.
- have a gift.
- 00:16:20.150 --> 00:16:22.120
- 00:16:20.150 --> 00:16:22.120
- If you're going to be single,
- If you're going to be single,
- 00:16:22.120 --> 00:16:23.130
- 00:16:22.120 --> 00:16:23.130
- you're going to need to have
- you're going to need to have
- 00:16:23.130 --> 00:16:24.180
- 00:16:23.130 --> 00:16:24.180
- a gift."
- a gift."
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- 00:16:24.180 --> 00:16:25.250
- And some of you in this
- And some of you in this
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- 00:16:25.250 --> 00:16:26.290
- season of your life,
- season of your life,
- 00:16:26.290 --> 00:16:28.270
- 00:16:26.290 --> 00:16:28.270
- you've been given
- you've been given
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- 00:16:28.270 --> 00:16:29.180
- the gift of singleness.
- the gift of singleness.
- 00:16:29.180 --> 00:16:30.170
- 00:16:29.180 --> 00:16:30.170
- I know, I know,
- I know, I know,
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- 00:16:30.170 --> 00:16:31.100
- it wasn't on your registry.
- it wasn't on your registry.
- 00:16:31.100 --> 00:16:34.010
- 00:16:31.100 --> 00:16:34.010
- It's like, "God, can I please
- It's like, "God, can I please
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- 00:16:34.010 --> 00:16:34.240
- exchange this gift
- exchange this gift
- 00:16:34.240 --> 00:16:35.170
- 00:16:34.240 --> 00:16:35.170
- of singleness?
- of singleness?
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- 00:16:35.170 --> 00:16:36.180
- This is not what I asked for
- This is not what I asked for
- 00:16:36.180 --> 00:16:38.060
- 00:16:36.180 --> 00:16:38.060
- for Christmas."
- for Christmas."
- 00:16:38.060 --> 00:16:40.010
- 00:16:38.060 --> 00:16:40.010
- Some of you have
- Some of you have
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- 00:16:40.010 --> 00:16:40.240
- the gift of marriage.
- the gift of marriage.
- 00:16:40.240 --> 00:16:43.070
- 00:16:40.240 --> 00:16:43.070
- I know, I know.
- I know, I know.
- 00:16:43.070 --> 00:16:43.240
- 00:16:43.070 --> 00:16:43.240
- Some of you, when you opened up
- Some of you, when you opened up
- 00:16:43.240 --> 00:16:44.220
- 00:16:43.240 --> 00:16:44.220
- the package it didn't look like
- the package it didn't look like
- 00:16:44.220 --> 00:16:46.000
- 00:16:44.220 --> 00:16:46.000
- you thought it looked when
- you thought it looked when
- 00:16:46.000 --> 00:16:46.290
- 00:16:46.000 --> 00:16:46.290
- you were looking at it when you
- you were looking at it when you
- 00:16:46.290 --> 00:16:48.140
- 00:16:46.290 --> 00:16:48.140
- ordered it on Amazon.com.
- ordered it on Amazon.com.
- 00:16:50.150 --> 00:16:53.150
- 00:16:50.150 --> 00:16:53.150
- But he says it's a gift.
- But he says it's a gift.
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- 00:16:53.150 --> 00:16:54.130
- Now watch this, it's deep.
- Now watch this, it's deep.
- 00:16:54.130 --> 00:16:55.260
- 00:16:54.130 --> 00:16:55.260
- The word gift in this passage
- The word gift in this passage
- 00:16:55.260 --> 00:16:57.250
- 00:16:55.260 --> 00:16:57.250
- is a Greek word.
- is a Greek word.
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- 00:16:57.250 --> 00:16:58.250
- The Greek word is charisma.
- The Greek word is charisma.
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- Charisma in this sense does not
- Charisma in this sense does not
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- mean a personality type.
- mean a personality type.
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- Charisma literally means
- Charisma literally means
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- gift of grace.
- gift of grace.
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- Gift of grace.
- Gift of grace.
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- He says, "Look.
- He says, "Look.
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- There are some of you in
- There are some of you in
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- the church and you're married
- the church and you're married
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- right now, and that's a gift."
- right now, and that's a gift."
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- That's a gift.
- That's a gift.
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- He who finds a wife
- He who finds a wife
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- finds a good thing.
- finds a good thing.
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- It's a gift.
- It's a gift.
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- He says, "Some of you are single
- He says, "Some of you are single
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- right now and that is also
- right now and that is also
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- a gift."
- a gift."
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- May not feel always like
- May not feel always like
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- a gift but it is a gift.
- a gift but it is a gift.
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- It's a gift.
- It's a gift.
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- But this is what blew my mind.
- But this is what blew my mind.
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- He said,
- He said,
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- "Whether you're married
- "Whether you're married
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- or single, the real gift is not
- or single, the real gift is not
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- the marriage or the singleness.
- the marriage or the singleness.
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- That is a gift.
- That is a gift.
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- But it's not the greatest gift.
- But it's not the greatest gift.
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- The greatest gift that God gives
- The greatest gift that God gives
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- is called grace."
- is called grace."
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- He says, "One person
- He says, "One person
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- has one gift, one has another.
- has one gift, one has another.
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- But no matter which gift
- But no matter which gift
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- you have,
- you have,
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- here's what you really need.
- here's what you really need.
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- You're going to need grace
- You're going to need grace
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- to do this right."
- to do this right."
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- If you're going to be married,
- If you're going to be married,
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- it's going to take grace.
- it's going to take grace.
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- If you're going to come home
- If you're going to come home
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- to the same person night
- to the same person night
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- after night and year after year
- after night and year after year
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- and good times and bad times
- and good times and bad times
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- and lean times and fat times,
- and lean times and fat times,
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- it's going to take grace.
- it's going to take grace.
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- Come on.
- Come on.
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- There are marriages
- There are marriages
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- in our church today that need
- in our church today that need
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- grace if they're going to work.
- grace if they're going to work.
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- We need grace to do this right.
- We need grace to do this right.
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- It is not easy
- It is not easy
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- to stay committed.
- to stay committed.
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- It is not easy to be faithful.
- It is not easy to be faithful.
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- It is not easy to be selfless.
- It is not easy to be selfless.
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- We need some grace.
- We need some grace.
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- And if you're single,
- And if you're single,
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- I know there are some times
- I know there are some times
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- where you're crying at night
- where you're crying at night
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- because there's nobody for you
- because there's nobody for you
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- to watch Netflix with right now.
- to watch Netflix with right now.
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- I'm not trivializing it.
- I'm not trivializing it.
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- I'm just trying to bring it to
- I'm just trying to bring it to
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- a practical level.
- a practical level.
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- It's not all the time some
- It's not all the time some
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- deep thing is just like,
- deep thing is just like,
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- "Man, I'd like somebody to do
- "Man, I'd like somebody to do
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- something with on a Saturday."
- something with on a Saturday."
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- But did you know that the same
- But did you know that the same
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- grace that God gives to somebody
- grace that God gives to somebody
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- for marriage is the same grace
- for marriage is the same grace
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- that He will give you as a gift
- that He will give you as a gift
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- in your singleness,
- in your singleness,
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- in your times of loneliness,
- in your times of loneliness,
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- in your times of feeling like
- in your times of feeling like
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- you're never going to
- you're never going to
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- have somebody?
- have somebody?
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- It's the same grace.
- It's the same grace.
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- So watch this.
- So watch this.
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- God told me to tell you
- God told me to tell you
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- that the real gift is grace.
- that the real gift is grace.
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- some of you are so focused on
- some of you are so focused on
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- the gift that you want from God
- the gift that you want from God
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- you're missing the grace
- you're missing the grace
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- that He's already given you.
- that He's already given you.
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- I know some of you want a man,
- I know some of you want a man,
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- some of you want a woman.
- some of you want a woman.
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- That's awesome.
- That's awesome.
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- It's good, it's good, it's good.
- It's good, it's good, it's good.
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- But don't miss the grace
- But don't miss the grace
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- because you're so focused on
- because you're so focused on
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- the gift you think you want.
- the gift you think you want.
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- I know some of you have
- I know some of you have
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- some things in your marriage
- some things in your marriage
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- right now, some real issues.
- right now, some real issues.
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- But the real gift isn't that God
- But the real gift isn't that God
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- would fix all the issues
- would fix all the issues
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- about your spouse.
- about your spouse.
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- The real gift is that God
- The real gift is that God
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- would give you the grace
- would give you the grace
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- in the midst of the issues
- in the midst of the issues
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- to trust Him and be faithful.
- to trust Him and be faithful.
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- The gift is grace.
- The gift is grace.
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- And I don't think there's
- And I don't think there's
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- anybody in the room today
- anybody in the room today
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- who wouldn't say before
- who wouldn't say before
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- the Lord, "I need
- the Lord, "I need
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- this gift of grace."
- this gift of grace."
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- If we're going to do it right,
- If we're going to do it right,
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- if we're going to do
- if we're going to do
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- it God's way,
- it God's way,
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- it's going to take grace.
- it's going to take grace.
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- Anybody in this place who
- Anybody in this place who
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- needs the grace of God
- needs the grace of God
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- for the season and situation
- for the season and situation
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- you're in today,
- you're in today,
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- I want you to stand on your feet
- I want you to stand on your feet
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- right now at all of
- right now at all of
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- our locations.
- our locations.
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- If you need grace.
- If you need grace.
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- If you don't need any grace,
- If you don't need any grace,
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- if you got it covered,
- if you got it covered,
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- if you're good --
- if you're good --
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- but if you need grace,
- but if you need grace,
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- stand on your feet today.
- stand on your feet today.
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- Come on.
- Come on.
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- Grace for the temptations
- Grace for the temptations
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- that you're facing.
- that you're facing.
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- Grace for the parts of your past
- Grace for the parts of your past
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- that keep catching back up
- that keep catching back up
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- with you again.
- with you again.
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- Grace.
- Grace.
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- Grace.
- Grace.
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- God's great grace
- God's great grace
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- is available today to everyone
- is available today to everyone
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- who will receive it.
- who will receive it.
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- Grace.
- Grace.
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- 00:21:08.150 --> 00:21:09.230
- Grace.
- Grace.
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- I know we talked about standards
- I know we talked about standards
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- but you need grace for the times
- but you need grace for the times
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- that you fall short of
- that you fall short of
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- the standard,
- the standard,
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- for all have sinned
- for all have sinned
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- and fallen short of the glory
- and fallen short of the glory
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- of God.
- of God.
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- So the real gift is grace.
- So the real gift is grace.
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- Grace.
- Grace.
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- Grace.
- Grace.
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- You're waiting on something to
- You're waiting on something to
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- change in your life right now,
- change in your life right now,
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- to change in your home.
- to change in your home.
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- But in the mean time,
- But in the mean time,
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- there's a gift called grace.
- there's a gift called grace.
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- It's available to you.
- It's available to you.
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- It's available.
- It's available.
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- It's yours for the taking.
- It's yours for the taking.
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- Right now.
- Right now.
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- Right here.
- Right here.
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- You don't have to wait till
- You don't have to wait till
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- you have a relationship with
- you have a relationship with
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- another person to have grace.
- another person to have grace.
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- His grace is sufficient.
- His grace is sufficient.
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- One time Paul had an issue
- One time Paul had an issue
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- that he was praying about.
- that he was praying about.
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- And he prayed about it
- And he prayed about it
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- three different times.
- three different times.
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- He didn't even say what
- He didn't even say what
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- the issue was.
- the issue was.
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- He simply calls it the thorn
- He simply calls it the thorn
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- in his flesh.
- in his flesh.
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- I wonder if he didn't name it
- I wonder if he didn't name it
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- because it was so humiliating
- because it was so humiliating
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- to him that he didn't want to
- to him that he didn't want to
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- specifically say what it was.
- specifically say what it was.
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- I don't know.
- I don't know.
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- But whatever it was,
- But whatever it was,
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- he asked God to take it away.
- he asked God to take it away.
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- In other words, he asked God
- In other words, he asked God
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- to fix the situation,
- to fix the situation,
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- and that's where we start.
- and that's where we start.
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- Fix the situation, God.
- Fix the situation, God.
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- Fix the situation.
- Fix the situation.
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- And three times God said no.
- And three times God said no.
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- Nope.
- Nope.
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- I'm gon' give you a gift
- I'm gon' give you a gift
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- but not the one you're asking
- but not the one you're asking
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- for right now.
- for right now.
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- Because sometimes you don't know
- Because sometimes you don't know
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- what you need.
- what you need.
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- 00:22:27.110 --> 00:22:29.130
- So I'm gon' give you a gift
- So I'm gon' give you a gift
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- and the gift is called grace.
- and the gift is called grace.
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- He said, "My grace is sufficient
- He said, "My grace is sufficient
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- for you, and my strength is made
- for you, and my strength is made
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- perfect in your weakness."
- perfect in your weakness."
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- So I came today not to offer you
- So I came today not to offer you
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- in this series a lot of
- in this series a lot of
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- easy solutions.
- easy solutions.
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- I don't know
- I don't know
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- how to lose a guy in ten days
- how to lose a guy in ten days
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- 00:22:46.270 --> 00:22:48.030
- or how to get a guy in ten days.
- or how to get a guy in ten days.
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- I don't know.
- I don't know.
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- I don't know.
- I don't know.
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- I don't know.
- I don't know.
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- Seven easy steps to fix
- Seven easy steps to fix
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- your marriage by Monday.
- your marriage by Monday.
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- I don't know.
- I don't know.
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- Read the magazine.
- Read the magazine.
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- I don't do that.
- I don't do that.
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- I came today to offer you
- I came today to offer you
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- the inexhaustible supply of
- the inexhaustible supply of
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- God's grace for whatever season
- God's grace for whatever season
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- and whatever struggle
- and whatever struggle
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- you're facing.
- you're facing.
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- If you want that grace,
- If you want that grace,
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- would you slip your hands
- would you slip your hands
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- in the air right now
- in the air right now
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- if you want that grace?
- if you want that grace?
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- 00:23:11.100 --> 00:23:14.100
- And would you just say out loud
- And would you just say out loud
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- in this moment of ministry,
- in this moment of ministry,
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- "I need your grace Lord."
- "I need your grace Lord."
- 00:23:17.230 --> 00:23:19.020
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- - CONGREGATION: I need your
- - CONGREGATION: I need your
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- grace Lord.
- grace Lord.
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- - Say it again.
- - Say it again.
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- I need your grace Lord.
- I need your grace Lord.
- 00:23:21.150 --> 00:23:22.190
- 00:23:21.150 --> 00:23:22.190
- - CONGREGATION: I need your
- - CONGREGATION: I need your
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- 00:23:22.190 --> 00:23:23.090
- grace Lord.
- grace Lord.
- 00:23:23.090 --> 00:23:24.030
- 00:23:23.090 --> 00:23:24.030
- - I need your grace Lord.
- - I need your grace Lord.
- 00:23:24.030 --> 00:23:25.030
- 00:23:24.030 --> 00:23:25.030
- - CONGREGATION: I need your
- - CONGREGATION: I need your
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- grace Lord.
- grace Lord.
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- - With your hands still lifted
- - With your hands still lifted
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- high, now say, "I receive
- high, now say, "I receive
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- your grace Lord."
- your grace Lord."
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- 00:23:28.050 --> 00:23:28.290
- - CONGREGATION: I receive your
- - CONGREGATION: I receive your
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- grace Lord.
- grace Lord.
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- - I receive your grace.
- - I receive your grace.
- 00:23:30.180 --> 00:23:31.180
- 00:23:30.180 --> 00:23:31.180
- - CONGREGATION: I receive
- - CONGREGATION: I receive
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- your grace.
- your grace.
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- 00:23:32.100 --> 00:23:33.040
- - I receive your grace.
- - I receive your grace.
- 00:23:33.040 --> 00:23:34.000
- 00:23:33.040 --> 00:23:34.000
- - CONGREGATION: I receive
- - CONGREGATION: I receive
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- your grace.
- your grace.
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- 00:23:34.180 --> 00:23:35.090
- - In Jesus' name.
- - In Jesus' name.
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- 00:23:35.090 --> 00:23:36.050
- - CONGREGATION: In Jesus' name.
- - CONGREGATION: In Jesus' name.
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- - Now God, we thank you
- - Now God, we thank you
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- for great grace.
- for great grace.
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- We thank you for the great grace
- We thank you for the great grace
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- that breaks chains of addiction.
- that breaks chains of addiction.
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- We thank you that nobody in here
- We thank you that nobody in here
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- today is dealing with a sexual
- today is dealing with a sexual
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- dysfunction or a relational
- dysfunction or a relational
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- failure that is greater
- failure that is greater
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- than your grace.
- than your grace.
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- We declare you grace is greater.
- We declare you grace is greater.
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- Your grace is greater.
- Your grace is greater.
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- 00:23:50.210 --> 00:23:51.220
- Your grace is greater.
- Your grace is greater.
- 00:23:51.220 --> 00:23:53.010
- 00:23:51.220 --> 00:23:53.010
- Your grace is greater.
- Your grace is greater.
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- 00:23:53.010 --> 00:23:54.220
- Your grace is greater.
- Your grace is greater.
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- 00:23:54.220 --> 00:23:55.170
- The blood is stronger.
- The blood is stronger.
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- The blood is stronger.
- The blood is stronger.
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- The blood is stronger.
- The blood is stronger.
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- Your name is higher.
- Your name is higher.
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- Your name is higher.
- Your name is higher.
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- Your name is higher.
- Your name is higher.
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- 00:24:03.100 --> 00:24:04.120
- - Alright, let's interact
- - Alright, let's interact
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- for a moment.
- for a moment.
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- Just pretend like
- Just pretend like
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- I'm there with you.
- I'm there with you.
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- 00:24:09.290 --> 00:24:10.240
- Have you ever experienced
- Have you ever experienced
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- 00:24:10.240 --> 00:24:12.240
- a challenging relationship?
- a challenging relationship?
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- 00:24:12.240 --> 00:24:14.280
- Holly, do this, do this.
- Holly, do this, do this.
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- Okay, be careful how you respond
- Okay, be careful how you respond
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- if you're sitting
- if you're sitting
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- in your living room
- in your living room
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- watching this with your spouse
- watching this with your spouse
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- or someone that you love.
- or someone that you love.
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- the truth is relationships
- the truth is relationships
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- are challenging by design.
- are challenging by design.
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- It's how God grows us,
- It's how God grows us,
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- 00:24:27.110 --> 00:24:28.280
- but it's He's intention for you
- but it's He's intention for you
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- to do more than just survive
- to do more than just survive
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- your relationships.
- your relationships.
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- 00:24:32.110 --> 00:24:33.270
- I believe He wants you
- I believe He wants you
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- to thrive in them,
- to thrive in them,
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- and He's Word
- and He's Word
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- gives us the tools
- gives us the tools
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- to make that possible.
- to make that possible.
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- 00:24:37.100 --> 00:24:38.220
- So, today, I have special
- So, today, I have special
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- 00:24:38.220 --> 00:24:40.220
- most requested resource
- most requested resource
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- 00:24:40.220 --> 00:24:42.210
- that I want to send to you.
- that I want to send to you.
- 00:24:42.210 --> 00:24:43.260
- 00:24:42.210 --> 00:24:43.260
- It's called, "Meant to Be."
- It's called, "Meant to Be."
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- It will show you
- It will show you
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- 00:24:45.220 --> 00:24:46.130
- some of the Bible's
- some of the Bible's
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- 00:24:46.130 --> 00:24:47.090
- best kept secrets
- best kept secrets
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- about sex, shh,
- about sex, shh,
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- marriage, and being single.
- marriage, and being single.
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- - It's so good,
- - It's so good,
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- and it's really not
- and it's really not
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- 00:24:55.050 --> 00:24:56.050
- just a relationship series.
- just a relationship series.
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- This resource truly
- This resource truly
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- has the power
- has the power
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- to impact your life.
- to impact your life.
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- 00:25:00.180 --> 00:25:01.180
- We've heard stories of marriages
- We've heard stories of marriages
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- 00:25:01.180 --> 00:25:03.090
- that were restored,
- that were restored,
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- and single people that learned
- and single people that learned
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- to embrace the season
- to embrace the season
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- that they're in instead
- that they're in instead
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- of focusing on the relationships
- of focusing on the relationships
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- 00:25:08.110 --> 00:25:09.250
- that they don't have.
- that they don't have.
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- I know that this series
- I know that this series
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- is going to help you
- is going to help you
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- like it has so many already.
- like it has so many already.
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- - And we want to help you,
- - And we want to help you,
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- we're here to help to you.
- we're here to help to you.
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- so, I'm going to send you
- so, I'm going to send you
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- this resource "Meant to be"
- this resource "Meant to be"
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- with your gift of any amount
- with your gift of any amount
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- to the ministry today.
- to the ministry today.
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- Just go online right now
- Just go online right now
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- or call the number
- or call the number
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- on the screen right now,
- on the screen right now,
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- and request your copy
- and request your copy
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- of "Meant to Be".
- of "Meant to Be".
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- Say, "I want it,"
- Say, "I want it,"
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- and we'll get it out
- and we'll get it out
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- to you right away.
- to you right away.
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- Here's some more info as well as
- Here's some more info as well as
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- some additional resources
- some additional resources
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- 00:25:35.130 --> 00:25:36.170
- - ANNOUNCER: When it comes
- - ANNOUNCER: When it comes
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- to seeking advice
- to seeking advice
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- about relationships, marriage,
- about relationships, marriage,
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- and sex, we tend to look
- and sex, we tend to look
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- in all the wrong places.
- in all the wrong places.
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- The world claims
- The world claims
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- to have the answers,
- to have the answers,
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- but maybe we've been focusing
- but maybe we've been focusing
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- on the wrong problem all along.
- on the wrong problem all along.
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- 00:25:47.210 --> 00:25:50.050
- In our series, "Meant to Be",
- In our series, "Meant to Be",
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- Pastor Steven Furtick
- Pastor Steven Furtick
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- has open conversations
- has open conversations
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- to help us uncover
- to help us uncover
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- the Bible's best kept secrets
- the Bible's best kept secrets
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- about sex, marriage,
- about sex, marriage,
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- and being single.
- and being single.
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- 00:25:58.130 --> 00:25:59.240
- - Most of the emphasis,
- - Most of the emphasis,
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- when you talk about dating,
- when you talk about dating,
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- and marriage, and singleness,
- and marriage, and singleness,
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- in culture seems to be
- in culture seems to be
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- on finding the right one.
- on finding the right one.
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- Most of the emphasis,
- Most of the emphasis,
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- when you come to the scripture,
- when you come to the scripture,
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- tends to be on being
- tends to be on being
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- the right one.
- the right one.
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- - For your gift of any amount
- - For your gift of any amount
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- 00:26:12.290 --> 00:26:14.020
- we'll send you
- we'll send you
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- the five-part
- the five-part
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- Meant To Be series,
- Meant To Be series,
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- which includes a message
- which includes a message
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- with Pastor Steven
- with Pastor Steven
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- and his wife Holly,
- and his wife Holly,
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- where they share
- where they share
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- personal examples
- personal examples
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- and scriptural insight on how
- and scriptural insight on how
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- we can invite God to work
- we can invite God to work
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- in our everyday
- in our everyday
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- relationship challenges.
- relationship challenges.
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- Pastor Steven also explains
- Pastor Steven also explains
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- the unnecessary complications
- the unnecessary complications
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- that sidetrack us
- that sidetrack us
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- in relationships,
- in relationships,
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- and he shows us
- and he shows us
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- what is truly meant to be
- what is truly meant to be
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- in our lives
- in our lives
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- when we have Jesus
- when we have Jesus
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- as our foundation.
- as our foundation.
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- - I've been told all my life
- - I've been told all my life
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- to put Jesus first,
- to put Jesus first,
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- but that doesn't work,
- but that doesn't work,
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- because that separates him out
- because that separates him out
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- from everything else.
- from everything else.
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- Live as if Jesus
- Live as if Jesus
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- was not first on your list,
- was not first on your list,
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- but that He was
- but that He was
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- the center of your world.
- the center of your world.
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- - Visit us online
- - Visit us online
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- at stevenfurtick.com,
- at stevenfurtick.com,
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- or call us at the number
- or call us at the number
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- on your screen
- on your screen
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- to get your copy
- to get your copy
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- - Ustoppable God
- - Ustoppable God
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- Let Your glory go
- Let Your glory go
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- On and on
- On and on
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- Impossible things
- Impossible things
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- In Your name
- In Your name
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- Unstoppable God
- Unstoppable God
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- Let Your glory go
- Let Your glory go
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- On and on
- On and on
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- Impossible things
- Impossible things
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- In Your name
- In Your name
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