Paradox of Progress Part 2
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- - ANNOUNCER: If you're looking
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- to grow your faith
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- and hear biblical teaching
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- to encourage and inspire you,
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- this is a great place to start,
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- but this is more than
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- just a TV episode,
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- it's an opportunity
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- to connect with a growing
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- community of believers,
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- all over the world.
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- It's as simple as joining us
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- online each week for
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- the live broadcast of
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- our worship experiences,
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- where you'll get to worship,
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- hear incredible preaching,
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- and get to participate
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- in the community of
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- people tuning in,
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- just like yourself.
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- Join us online this weekend
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- - Change your approach
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- - Change your approachand stop trying to grow
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- and stop trying to growinto stuff that is glamorous
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- into stuff that is glamorousand noticed by people.
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- and noticed by people.Paul said,
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- Paul said,"I wanna know Christ."
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- "I wanna know Christ."That's one of those
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- That's one of thoselittle phrases
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- little phrasesthat I don't think
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- that I don't thinkwe really know what it means.
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- we really know what it means.It's like sort of.
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- It's like sort of.I wanna know Christ.
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- I wanna know Christ.You know what that means?
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- You know what that means?Sort of.
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- Sort of.I've heard it before.
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- I've heard it before.It's like quoting Bible, right?
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- It's like quoting Bible, right?Stop smoking stuff
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- Stop smoking stufflike that.
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- like that.Pray a lot.
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- Pray a lot.Missions strips.
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- Like, yeah...
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- Like, yeah..."To know Him,"
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- "To know Him,"Paul said, "I had to go
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- Paul said, "I had to gointo partnership
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- into partnershipwith His sufferings
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- with His sufferingsto experience closeness."
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- to experience closeness."And this is why Jesus
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- And this is why Jesuswas forsaken by those
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- was forsaken by thosethat He called,
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- that He called,loved, shepherded, and taught,
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- loved, shepherded, and taught,imparted into
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- imparted intois because the closer you get,
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- is because the closer you get,the further you feel.
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- the further you feel.This is the paradox of progress
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- This is the paradox of progressand this is why
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- and this is whyyou are growing in your faith
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- you are growing in your faithat the same time
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- at the same timethat you're about
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- that you're aboutto give up on it
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- to give up on itbecause it's a paradox
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- because it's a paradoxof progress.
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- of progress.The closer Jesus
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- The closer Jesusgot to the cross,
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- got to the cross,the more confused
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- the more confusedHis disciples became.
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- His disciples became.And sometimes the closer
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- And sometimes the closeryou get to God
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- you get to Godand the more you walk
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- and the more you walkin His ways,
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- in His ways,the more questions
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- the more questionsyou will have as you give up
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- you will have as you give upon the answers
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- on the answersthat were simple for one stage.
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- that were simple for one stage.But the closer you get,
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- But the closer you get,the more mature you become,
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- the more mature you become,the more progress you make,
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- the more progress you make,you find that the answers
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- you find that the answersdon't come so easy.
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- don't come so easy.You're no longer content
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- You're no longer contentwith clichés
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- with clichésbecause you wanna know Him.
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- because you wanna know Him.You wanna know
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- You wanna knowwho He really is.
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- who He really is.Now they loved Him
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- Now they loved Himon Palm Sunday.
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- on Palm Sunday.Remember?
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- Remember?They put those
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- They put thosepalm branches down.
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- palm branches down.I don't even know
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- I don't even knowwhere they got it
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- where they got itfrom because that was from
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- from because that was fromthe other festival.
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- the other festival.They didn't even use
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- They didn't even usethose at Passover.
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- those at Passover.But whether or not
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- But whether or notit's two different accounts
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- it's two different accountsmerged together,
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- merged together,we'll never know.
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- we'll never know.They put the palm branches down
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- They put the palm branches downin this passage
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- in this passagein all of the Gospels
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- in all of the Gospelsthat recorded
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- that recordedand they were like
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- and they were likein a loud voice,
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- in a loud voice,"Hosanna.
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- "Hosanna.Hosanna.
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- Hosanna.Blessed is He who comes
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- Blessed is He who comesin the name of the Lord.
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- in the name of the Lord.Hosanna."
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- Hosanna."Here's what's weird
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- Here's what's weirdabout it.
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- about it.The Pharisees are like,
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- The Pharisees are like,"Shut 'em up."
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- "Shut 'em up."Jesus is like, "I can't.
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- Jesus is like, "I can't.If they stop, the rocks
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- If they stop, the rockswill start shouting
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- will start shoutingbecause who I am creates praise.
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- because who I am creates praise.Who I am creates expectation.
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- Who I am creates expectation.When My presence shows up things
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- When My presence shows up thingshave to change.
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- have to change.Things have to change."
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- Things have to change."If you're sitting next
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- If you're sitting nextto somebody who doesn't like
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- to somebody who doesn't likeyou clap then tell 'em,
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- you clap then tell 'em,"If I don't do it,
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- "If I don't do it,the chair will.
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- the chair will.Something's gotta praise God.
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- Something's gotta praise God.Something's gotta glorify Him.
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- Something's gotta glorify Him.It might as well be something
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- It might as well be somethingwith breath.
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- So now, back to the text.
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- So now, back to the text.He's going in
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- He's going inand they're like, "Hosanna.
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- and they're like, "Hosanna.Blessed is the King who comes
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- Blessed is the King who comesin the name of the Lord.
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- in the name of the Lord.Peace in heaven,
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- Peace in heaven,and glory..."
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- and glory..."Doxa.
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- Doxa.Doxa.
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- Doxa.Remember doxa, glory,
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- Remember doxa, glory,doxology, doxa.
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- doxology, doxa."Glory in the highest..."
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- "Glory in the highest..."Doxa.
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- Doxa."Peace in heaven,
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- "Peace in heaven,glory in the highest."
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- glory in the highest."Some Pharisees were like,
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- Some Pharisees were like,"Shut 'em up."
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- "Shut 'em up."He's like, "And the stones
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- He's like, "And the stoneswill cry out."
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- will cry out."But then what's crazy to me
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- But then what's crazy to meis this paradox.
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- is this paradox.Remember, I love that word.
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- Remember, I love that word.I want you to love that word.
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- I want you to love that word.I'm gonna preach on that word
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- I'm gonna preach on that worduntil you love that word.
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- until you love that word.Paradox, it's like
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- Paradox, it's likea contradiction
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- a contradictiononly it happens to be true.
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- only it happens to be true.And sometimes
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- And sometimeswhen you are frustrated
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- when you are frustratedwith yourself
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- with yourselfbecause you feel like
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- because you feel likea contradiction.
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- a contradiction.Right?
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- Right?I love God,
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- I love God,but I love certain sins.
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- but I love certain sins.I love God, but I still love
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- I love God, but I still lovethis thing over here
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- this thing over herethat I shouldn't love.
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- that I shouldn't love.It's not a contradiction,
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- It's not a contradiction,it's a paradox
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- it's a paradoxbecause His strength
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- because His strengthis made perfect in your weakness
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- is made perfect in your weaknessand His grace needs
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- and His grace needsa place to operate.
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- a place to operate.So He leaves a weakness
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- So He leaves a weaknessin your life so that the King
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- in your life so that the Kingcan ride in on a colt
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- can ride in on a coltso that they won't celebrate
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- so that they won't celebratewhat He rode in on.
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- what He rode in on.They'll celebrate Him
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- Where was I at?
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- Where was I at?Oh, Verse 41,
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- Oh, Verse 41,"As He approached Jerusalem
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- "As He approached Jerusalemand saw the city..."
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- and saw the city..."You got it, 19:21.
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- You got it, 19:21."He wept over it."
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- "He wept over it."Wow.
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- Wow.They were shouting,
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- They were shouting,He was weeping.
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- He was weeping.They were cheering
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- They were cheeringand He was crying.
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- and He was crying.He wasn't on the cross yet.
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- He wasn't on the cross yet.That's not why He was crying.
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- That's not why He was crying.He wasn't in the garden yet.
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- He wasn't in the garden yet.That's not why He was crying.
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- That's not why He was crying.There was no physical pain.
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- There was no physical pain.He was crying
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- He was cryingbecause He knew
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- because He knewthey were celebrating
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- they were celebratingthe wrong thing.
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- the wrong thing.He knew that they thought
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- He knew that they thoughtthat He was coming to fix it
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- that He was coming to fix itand He was coming to fix them.
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- and He was coming to fix them.They thought He was coming
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- They thought He was comingto change the situation
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- to change the situationand the kingdom
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- and the kingdomwould come at once.
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- would come at once.But what He was really coming
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- But what He was really comingto do was deeper.
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- to do was deeper.He said, "Jerusalem..."
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- He said, "Jerusalem..."The name of the city
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- The name of the citymeans peace.
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- means peace.City of peace.
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- City of peace.Jeru-Salem.
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- Jeru-Salem.Salem, sounds
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- Salem, soundslike shalom, right?
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- like shalom, right?Peace.
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- Peace.City of peace.
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- City of peace.You were supposed
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- You were supposedto be the city of peace.
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- to be the city of peace.And look at Verse 42,
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- And look at Verse 42,"If you, even you,
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- "If you, even you,had only known on this day
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- had only known on this daywhat would bring you peace,
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- what would bring you peace,but now it is hidden
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- but now it is hiddenfrom your eyes."
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- from your eyes."What would bring you peace
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- What would bring you peaceis at your gait
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- is at your gaitand you will reject it
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- and you will reject itbecause it comes riding
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- because it comes ridingon a colt looking common,
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- on a colt looking common,looking ordinary.
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- looking ordinary.You will reject it
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- You will reject itbecause you do not
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- because you do notunderstand the cross.
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- understand the cross.And the closer Jesus
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- And the closer Jesusgot to His purpose,
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- got to His purpose,the further He got
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- the further He gotfrom their plan.
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- from their plan.Have your plans
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- Have your plansbeen disrupted lately?
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- been disrupted lately?You might be getting closer.
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- You might be getting closer.You know how we used to play
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- You know how we used to playcloser, closer, closer.
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- closer, closer, closer.I always thought
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- I always thoughtit was interesting how Paul
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- it was interesting how Paulwas blinded
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- was blindedwhen he first got converted
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- when he first got convertedby Jesus on the Damascus Road.
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- by Jesus on the Damascus Road.And it must have been weird
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- And it must have been weirdbecause he had never
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- because he had neverbeen closer to God
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- been closer to Godthan he was in that moment.
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- than he was in that moment.He'd been close to religion,
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- He'd been close to religion,he had climbed that ladder.
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- he had climbed that ladder.But now he can't see.
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- But now he can't see.And there's a sense in which
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- And there's a sense in whichwhen you really make progress
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- when you really make progressin your walk with God,
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- in your walk with God,at first you think
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- at first you thinkyou know everything
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- you know everythingand now you've got the answer.
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- and now you've got the answer.But Jesus is the answer.
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- But Jesus is the answer.What's the answer?
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- What's the answer?Jesus is the answer.
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- Jesus is the answer.What's the answer
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- What's the answerfor America?
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- for America?Jesus is the answer
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- Jesus is the answerfor America.
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- for America.What's the answer
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- What's the answerfor our young people
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- for our young peopleand the drug epidemic
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- and the drug epidemicin the Appalachian?
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- in the Appalachian?Jesus is the answer,
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- Jesus is the answer,you know.
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- you know.What's the answer
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- What's the answerfor the inner --
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- for the inner --Jesus is the answer.
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- Jesus is the answer.What's the answer
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- What's the answerfor alcohol?
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- for alcohol?Jesus is the answer.
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- Jesus is the answer.But overtime you start asking
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- But overtime you start askingbetter questions.
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- better questions.And as you ask deeper questions,
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- And as you ask deeper questions,when you first start
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- when you first startyou think you're awesome.
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- you think you're awesome.Like Elijah
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- Like Elijahis making beats rights now
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- is making beats rights nowand I'm so proud of 'em
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- and I'm so proud of 'emand they're good.
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- and they're good.The first one he made,
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- The first one he made,he thought it was ready
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- he thought it was readyfor radio.
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- for radio.He was ready to send it
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- He was ready to send itto Punk, Uzi,
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- to Punk, Uzi,all the other Lil's
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- all the other Lil'sthat I don't really like
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- that I don't really liketo listen to.
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- to listen to.And he's like,
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- And he's like,"Dad, this is amazing.
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- "Dad, this is amazing.Listen to my beat."
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- Listen to my beat."But then he messed around
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- But then he messed aroundand got good enough
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- and got good enoughto know how much better
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- to know how much betterhe needed to be.
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- he needed to be.When you first started
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- When you first startedsomething, you know, --
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- something, you know, --when I first started
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- when I first startedplaying guitar,
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- playing guitar,I told you about this last week,
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- I told you about this last week,I thought I was amazing.
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- I thought I was amazing.When I first started preaching,
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- When I first started preaching,I thought I was Billy Graham
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- I thought I was Billy Grahamjust waiting for a Tokyo
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- just waiting for a Tokyocrusade to call me.
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- crusade to call me.But today I stand before you
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- But today I stand before youand I understand that ever --
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- and I understand that ever --more than ever before
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- more than ever beforeat this point
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- at this pointthat even the attempt
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- that even the attemptto describe the ways of God
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- to describe the ways of Godis an exercise in futility
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- is an exercise in futilityso it took me getting
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- so it took me gettinggood enough at it to know
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- good enough at it to knowhow good at it I was not.
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- how good at it I was not.It took me getting
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- It took me gettingjust good enough at it
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- just good enough at itto know I'm not good
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- to know I'm not goodat it at all.
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- at it at all.Paul said, "The more that
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- Paul said, "The more thatI press toward to the mark..."
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- I press toward to the mark..."The more I realize
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- The more I realizethat I have so far to go
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- that I have so far to goand so much to learn
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- and so much to learnand so many things in me.
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- and so many things in me.You know, when you first start
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- You know, when you first starttrying to walk with God,
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- trying to walk with God,you get the mechanics down
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- you get the mechanics downand you do this
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- and you do thisand you don't do that.
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- and you don't do that.But then God starts
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- But then God startschallenging your motives.
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- challenging your motives.And now it's no longer
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- And now it's no longerjust about doing
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- just about doingthe right things
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- the right thingsand saying the right things
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- and saying the right thingsand learning the right words
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- and learning the right wordsand changing these protocols,
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- and changing these protocols,now it's about something
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- now it's about somethingso much deeper.
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- so much deeper.But the good news is
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- But the good news isif you feel like
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- if you feel likeyou've got so far to go,
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- you've got so far to go,that is a good sign
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- that is a good signthat you are actually
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- that you are actuallygetting closer to God.
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- getting closer to God.God's presence
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- God's presencecreates awareness.
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- creates awareness.Awareness of your need.
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- Awareness of your need.Awareness of His grace
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- Awareness of His graceAwareness of His greatness.
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- Awareness of His greatness.Awareness of His glory.
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- Awareness of His glory.And you start to see
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- And you start to seethat all have sinned
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- that all have sinnedand fallen short
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- and fallen shortof the glory of God.
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- of the glory of God.And I don't have
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- And I don't haveany judgment to give.
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- any judgment to give.And I don't have any hell
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- And I don't have any hellto put anybody in.
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- to put anybody in.And I'm writing off
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- And I'm writing offall the things
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- all the thingsthat I thought I knew to know
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- that I thought I knew to knowthe One who made me.
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- the One who made me.The closer you get,
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- The closer you get,the further you feel
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- the further you feelyou have to go.
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- you have to go.This is the paradox
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- This is the paradoxof progress.
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- of progress.It's the paradox of Jesus
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- It's the paradox of Jesushanging on the cross
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- hanging on the crossand He's never been
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- and He's never beenmore powerful
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- more powerfuland He's never
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- and He's neverlooked weaker.
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- looked weaker.So I wanna address
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- So I wanna addresswhat Paul said
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- what Paul saidbefore we finish today
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- before we finish today'cause it always confused me,
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- 'cause it always confused me,it always seemed like a paradox.
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- it always seemed like a paradox.Do you know what that means?
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- Do you know what that means?Paradox?
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- Paradox?Sort of.
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- Sort of.[laughter]
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- [laughter]You know what I'm saying.
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- You know what I'm saying.Like the idea that God
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- Like the idea that Godis sovereign,
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- is sovereign,but I'm responsible.
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- but I'm responsible.It's a paradox.
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- It's a paradox.That's what makes Him God.
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- That's what makes Him God.If I could explain it,
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- If I could explain it,I wouldn't have to have faith
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- I wouldn't have to have faithto believe it.
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- to believe it.I'm completely comfortable.
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- I'm completely comfortable.How can you serve
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- How can you serveand love God when God --
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- and love God when God --I'm completely comfortable
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- I'm completely comfortablewith that.
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- with that.He's great big God,
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- He's great big God,I'm little ole me,
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- I'm little ole me,that settles it for me.
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- that settles it for me.I understand how His ways
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- I understand how His waysare higher than my ways,
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- are higher than my ways,His thoughts are higher
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- His thoughts are higherthan my thoughts.
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- than my thoughts.So Paul says,
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- So Paul says,"I wanna know Him,
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- "I wanna know Him,and the power
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- and the powerof His resurrection..."
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- of His resurrection..."Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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- Yeah, yeah, yeah.I want some of that
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- I want some of thatresurrection power.
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- resurrection power."And participation
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- "And participationin the fellowship
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- in the fellowshipof His sufferings."
- 00:11:20.376 --> 00:11:22.445
- of His sufferings."At first, I thought he meant
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- At first, I thought he meantthat he wanted to die
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- that he wanted to diefor Christ and ultimately
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- for Christ and ultimatelyhe was on house arrest
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- he was on house arrestat the end of the Book of Acts
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- at the end of the Book of Actswhen he did suffer.
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- when he did suffer.Many imprisonments
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- Many imprisonmentsand eventual death
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- and eventual deathfor Christ.
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- for Christ.Right?
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- Right?But I read it differently.
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- But I read it differently.He said, "I wanna participate
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- He said, "I wanna participatein His sufferings,
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- in His sufferings,in His death while I live."
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- in His death while I live."That's the paradox.
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- That's the paradox.Now watch this.
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- Now watch this.Lord, help me deliver this.
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- Lord, help me deliver this.Paul's not saying I wanna die
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- Paul's not saying I wanna dielike Christ died,
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- like Christ died,he's saying I wanna live
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- he's saying I wanna livelike Christ died.
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- like Christ died.And that means
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- And that meansthat I'm constantly
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- that I'm constantlygoing through cycles of death
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- going through cycles of deathand resurrection.
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- and resurrection.That means I'm constantly
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- That means I'm constantlyhaving to die
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- having to dieto shallow desires
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- to shallow desiresso that He can give me
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- so that He can give methe desires of my heart
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- the desires of my heartand do a new thing in me.
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- and do a new thing in me.And whatever I have to let go
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- And whatever I have to let goand whatever I have to write off
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- and whatever I have to write offand whatever I have
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- and whatever I haveto let you have --
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- to let you have --you know, some things
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- you know, some thingsare not worth me fighting
- 00:12:28.844 --> 00:12:29.311
- are not worth me fightingfor anymore.
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- for anymore.Whatever was gained,
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- Whatever was gained,whatever I thought
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- whatever I thoughtwas important,
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- was important,I'm giving it up
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- I'm giving it upfor something more important.
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- for something more important.I want to know
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- I want to knowconnection with Christ.
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- connection with Christ.And I wanna live like He died
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- And I wanna live like He diedso when people insult me,
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- so when people insult me,I wanna learn to let
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- I wanna learn to letthat go like He did.
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- that go like He did.I wanna live like He died.
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- I wanna live like He died.You wanna die like He died?
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- You wanna die like He died?No, I wanna live
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- No, I wanna livelike He died.
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- like He died.And what it will look
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- And what it will looklike sometimes,
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- like sometimes,people will think I'm losing,
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- people will think I'm losing,but really I'm winning.
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- but really I'm winning.It'll seem like
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- It'll seem likeand feel like I'm losing.
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- and feel like I'm losing.Now the Lord told me
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- Now the Lord told meit was really important
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- it was really importantto say this.
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- to say this.Some of you have been convinced
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- Some of you have been convincedyou're in a losing season
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- you're in a losing seasonright now because you feel
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- right now because you feelvery discombobulated
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- very discombobulatedon the inside.
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- on the inside.You're not so certain
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- You're not so certainabout certain things
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- about certain thingsthat are going on
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- that are going onin your life right now.
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- in your life right now.It is not a loss.
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- It is not a loss.In fact, it is a new level.
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- In fact, it is a new level.It is actually you going deeper
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- It is actually you going deeperinto the things of God
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- into the things of Godto understand His heart
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- to understand His heartat a level
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- at a levelthat you couldn't have before.
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- that you couldn't have before.So Paul said,
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- So Paul said,"If I have to take an ill,
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- "If I have to take an ill,if I have to go through
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- if I have to go throughsome things
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- some thingsthat are painful for me,
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- that are painful for me,if I have to be a colt,
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- if I have to be a colt,if I have to look like a donkey,
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- if I have to look like a donkey,if I have to ride
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- if I have to ridein looking ridiculous
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- in looking ridiculousfor the purpose of God
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- for the purpose of Godto be fulfilled,
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- to be fulfilled,I wanna live like He died."
- 00:13:53.863 --> 00:13:55.431
- I wanna live like He died."If I have to hang
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- If I have to hangon a cross to bring forth
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- "If I have to go to Jerusalem,
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- "If I have to go to Jerusalem,and if I have to face the jeers
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- and if I have to face the jeersand the taunts
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- and the tauntsand the ridicule
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- and the ridiculeand the rejection,
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- and the rejection,if I have to pray
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- if I have to prayin the Garden of Gethsemane,
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- in the Garden of Gethsemane,nevertheless not my will,
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- nevertheless not my will,but Yours be done,
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- but Yours be done,I'm willing to do it.
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- I'm willing to do it.It's not a goal,
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- It's not a goal,it's a gift.
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- it's a gift.What you're reaching for,
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- What you're reaching for,is already yours.
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- is already yours.Paul said,
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- Paul said,"All I'm trying to do..."
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- "All I'm trying to do..."Don't sit down,
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- Don't sit down,I'm closing.
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- I'm closing.[laughter]
- 00:14:38.674 --> 00:14:41.644
- [laughter]"Is take hold of that
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- "Is take hold of thatfor which Christ
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- for which Christalready took hold of me."
- 00:14:45.814 --> 00:14:47.216
- already took hold of me."I'm not trying to arrive
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- I'm not trying to arriveat a place
- 00:14:48.050 --> 00:14:49.852
- at a placewhere God loves me.
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- where God loves me.I'm just trying to live
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- I'm just trying to liveout of the love
- 00:14:52.688 --> 00:14:56.992
- out of the lovethat He has already demonstrated
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- that He has already demonstratedand express His glory, doxology.
- 00:15:01.263 --> 00:15:02.665
- and express His glory, doxology.I'm trying to express
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- I'm trying to expressHis glory through my weakness.
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- His glory through my weakness.I'm trying to ride into town
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- I'm trying to ride into townlike a little donkey
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- like a little donkeyso I can carry
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- so I can carrythe purpose of God in my life.
- 00:15:14.209 --> 00:15:16.578
- the purpose of God in my life.And it might seem small
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- And it might seem smalland sometimes it feels like
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- and sometimes it feels likeI'm going backwards
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- I'm going backwardsand sometimes it feels like
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- and sometimes it feels likeit'd be easier
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- it'd be easierjust not to come
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- just not to cometo church altogether
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- to church altogetherand quit trying
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- and quit tryingand just give
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- and just giveinto my tendencies.
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- into my tendencies.But the paradox
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- But the paradoxof progress is this,
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- of progress is this,it's already yours.
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- it's already yours.The grace that you need
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- The grace that you needto change is already yours.
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- to change is already yours.The grace that you need
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- The grace that you needto go forward is already yours.
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- to go forward is already yours.The grace that you need
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- The grace that you needto rise up is already yours.
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- to rise up is already yours.The grace that you need to do it
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- The grace that you need to do itin the face of adversity
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- in the face of adversityand uncertainty,
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- and uncertainty,it's already yours.
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- it's already yours.What you are reaching for
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- What you are reaching foris already yours.
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- is already yours.And I wanna pray
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- And I wanna prayfor some people today.
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- for some people today.Are you gonna play?
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- Are you gonna play?I wanna pray
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- I wanna prayfor some people today
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- for some people todaywho have been moving forward,
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- who have been moving forward,but it's been a fight
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- but it's been a fightand it's been frustrating
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- and it's been frustratingevery step of the way
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- every step of the wayand you are going to have
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- and you are going to haveto let go of some things
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- to let go of some thingsto reach for your purpose.
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- to reach for your purpose.What I'm gonna pray today,
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- What I'm gonna pray today,the instruction
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- the instructionthat the Holy Spirit
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- that the Holy Spiritis giving me
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- is giving meis that you would experience
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- is that you would experiencePhilippians 3:16
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- Philippians 3:16and live up to what
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- and live up to whatyou have already attained.
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- you have already attained.Isn't that a beautiful verse
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- Isn't that a beautiful verseto say, "I'm moving forward,
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- to say, "I'm moving forward,but I already made it.
- 00:16:43.665 --> 00:16:46.502
- but I already made it.I wanna be more like Christ,
- 00:16:46.502 --> 00:16:47.336
- I wanna be more like Christ,but not so He
- 00:16:47.336 --> 00:16:49.338
- but not so Hewill love me more.
- 00:16:49.338 --> 00:16:51.673
- will love me more.I wanna move forward
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- I wanna move forwardtoward my purpose,
- 00:16:52.474 --> 00:16:56.912
- toward my purpose,but not to prove something.
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- but not to prove something.I just wanna carry
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- I just wanna carrythe King into Jerusalem.
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- the King into Jerusalem.I just wanna carry
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- I just wanna carrythe purpose of God."
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- the purpose of God."You know what,
- 00:17:05.854 --> 00:17:07.089
- You know what,I wanna raise those three kids
- 00:17:07.089 --> 00:17:08.057
- I wanna raise those three kidsGod has given me.
- 00:17:08.057 --> 00:17:10.092
- God has given me.I wanna love my wife in a way
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- I wanna love my wife in a waythat she can be proud
- 00:17:11.527 --> 00:17:12.561
- that she can be proudto be my wife.
- 00:17:12.561 --> 00:17:13.729
- to be my wife.I wanna pastor the church
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- I wanna pastor the churchthat He gave me in a way
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- that He gave me in a waythat would be honorable.
- 00:17:16.532 --> 00:17:17.666
- that would be honorable.I wanna preach messages
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- I wanna preach messagesthat would help people.
- 00:17:18.667 --> 00:17:20.702
- that would help people.And I don't have to be anything
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- And I don't have to be anythingother than what
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- other than whatI am to do it.
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- I am to do it.Jesus said,
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- Jesus said,"I wanna ride on a colt.
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- "I wanna ride on a colt.I wanna little donkey.
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- I wanna little donkey.I wanna little horse.
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- I wanna little horse.I want a little thing.
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- I want a little thing.I want a little thing
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- I want a little thingso I can ride in on something
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- We celebrate
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- We celebratethe wrong stuff, y'all.
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- the wrong stuff, y'all.We celebrate the wrong stuff.
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- We celebrate the wrong stuff.The Lord rejoices to see
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- The Lord rejoices to seethe plumb line in the hand
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- the plumb line in the handof Zerubbabel.
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- of Zerubbabel.He rejoices to see
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- He rejoices to seethe beginning of a thing.
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- the beginning of a thing.And the King
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- And the Kingcomes riding in on a colt.
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- comes riding in on a colt.We've gotta celebrate steps.
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- We've gotta celebrate steps.We've gotta celebrate crosses.
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- We've gotta celebrate crosses.We've gotta celebrate
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- We've gotta celebrateeven our sufferings,
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- even our sufferings,not because we're going
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- not because we're goingthrough them,
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- through them,but because they achieve
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- but because they achievein us a glory, a doxa,
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- in us a glory, a doxa,that outweighs
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- So God, help me celebrate
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- So God, help me celebratewhat I see as a setback now.
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- what I see as a setback now.Help me celebrate
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- Help me celebratewhat I see as confusion.
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- what I see as confusion.Help me feel around
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- Help me feel aroundin the darkness
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- in the darknessand find my way down
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- and find my way downthe Damascus Road
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- the Damascus Roaduntil I can see
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- until I can seewhat you've called me to be.
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- what you've called me to be.I wanna know Him
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- I wanna know Himin the fellowship
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- in the fellowshipof His suffering
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- of His sufferingso that I can experience
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- so that I can experiencethe resurrection power
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- the resurrection powerof the humbled King,
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- of the humbled King,the King of weakness,
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- the King of weakness,who is our strength.
- 00:18:48.790 --> 00:18:49.458
- who is our strength.With your heads bowed
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- With your heads bowedand your eyes closed today,
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- and your eyes closed today,I declare that the devil
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- I declare that the devilhas been lying to you.
- 00:18:55.130 --> 00:18:58.100
- has been lying to you.You are making progress.
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- You are making progress.You are making progress.
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- You are making progress.And progress isn't pretty.
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- And progress isn't pretty.Um-mmm.
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- Um-mmm.Usually, yards
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- Usually, yardsare hard fought when you really
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- are hard fought when you reallywanna live for God,
- 00:19:12.381 --> 00:19:13.215
- wanna live for God,especially you've been doing
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- especially you've been doingit a little while.
- 00:19:16.285 --> 00:19:17.419
- it a little while.I mean it gets harder
- 00:19:17.419 --> 00:19:19.121
- I mean it gets harderand harder and harder.
- 00:19:19.121 --> 00:19:20.322
- and harder and harder.That's the paradox of progress.
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- That's the paradox of progress.This should be easy by now.
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- This should be easy by now.How come I have to forgive
- 00:19:24.259 --> 00:19:24.860
- How come I have to forgivethis person
- 00:19:24.860 --> 00:19:27.796
- this personfor the 791st time?
- 00:19:27.796 --> 00:19:31.667
- for the 791st time?I thought I did it already.
- 00:19:31.667 --> 00:19:32.668
- I thought I did it already.The paradox of progress
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- The paradox of progressis every time you do it,
- 00:19:33.602 --> 00:19:35.671
- is every time you do it,you do it deeper,
- 00:19:35.671 --> 00:19:36.205
- you do it deeper,and God is dealing
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- and God is dealingwith something different.
- 00:19:39.141 --> 00:19:39.741
- with something different.I pray today that God
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- I pray today that Godwould show you a glimpse
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- would show you a glimpseof your progress.
- 00:19:43.378 --> 00:19:44.313
- of your progress.I really want you to see it
- 00:19:44.313 --> 00:19:45.214
- I really want you to see itbecause it's important
- 00:19:45.214 --> 00:19:47.182
- because it's importantthat you know it on the inside
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- that you know it on the insideeven if people don't see it.
- 00:19:48.850 --> 00:19:50.219
- even if people don't see it.You know, they might not notice.
- 00:19:50.219 --> 00:19:51.019
- You know, they might not notice.People will come up and say,
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- People will come up and say,"Oh, you've lost weight."
- 00:19:52.821 --> 00:19:53.388
- "Oh, you've lost weight."But they won't say,
- 00:19:53.388 --> 00:19:56.091
- But they won't say,"Oh, you've lost bitterness."
- 00:19:56.091 --> 00:19:56.391
- "Oh, you've lost bitterness."[laughter]
- 00:19:56.391 --> 00:19:56.758
- [laughter]They don't know
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- They don't knowhow to compliment that
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- how to compliment that'cause usually
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- 'cause usuallywhat's the most important
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- what's the most importantisn't the most impressive.
- 00:20:03.665 --> 00:20:04.433
- isn't the most impressive.But may the Lord give you
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- But may the Lord give youthe priorities today to know.
- 00:20:06.735 --> 00:20:08.303
- the priorities today to know.I'll count it all loss.
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- I'll count it all loss.I'll write it all off
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- I'll write it all offwhat they think,
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- what they think,what they say
- 00:20:11.807 --> 00:20:13.141
- what they sayfor the sake of being
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- for the sake of beingconnected to Christ.
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- connected to Christ.That matters to me.
- 00:20:16.478 --> 00:20:17.980
- That matters to me.That matters to me.
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- That matters to me.For the sake
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- For the sakeof fulfilling my calling,
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- of fulfilling my calling,that matters to me.
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- that matters to me.Lord, I delivered Your Word
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- Lord, I delivered Your Wordlike the donkey
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- like the donkeythat I am today.
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- that I am today.Just one stumbling step
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- Just one stumbling stepafter another to get it
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- after another to get itto the people.
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- to the people.Now it's between You and them.
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- Now it's between You and them.Whatever You spoke to them
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- Whatever You spoke to themin these moments, seal it.
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- in these moments, seal it.It's so important to me
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- It's so important to methat today they sense Your grace
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- that today they sense Your graceand that they apprehend that
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- and that they apprehend thatfor which You have
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- for which You haveapprehended them.
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- apprehended them.Let 'em know
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- Let 'em knowthat You've got them
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- that You've got themin Your grip.
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- in Your grip.That they might be trying
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- That they might be tryingto hold onto something,
- 00:20:55.617 --> 00:20:57.819
- to hold onto something,but You're holding onto them
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- but You're holding onto themso that as we take hold of that
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- so that as we take hold of thatfor which You took hold of us,
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- for which You took hold of us,we are not striving
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- we are not strivingand straining,
- 00:21:04.926 --> 00:21:06.261
- and straining,but trusting
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- but trustingand believing.
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- - Right now, in this moment,
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- - Right now, in this moment,your life is being steered
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- your life is being steeredin a direction.
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- in a direction.It may be toward your calling,
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- It may be toward your calling,it may be away
- 00:21:18.206 --> 00:21:19.541
- it may be awayfrom your calling.
- 00:21:19.541 --> 00:21:20.542
- driven buy something,
- 00:21:21.843 --> 00:21:23.745
- driven buy something,like a ship in the water.
- 00:21:23.745 --> 00:21:25.914
- like a ship in the water.The destination is determined
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- The destination is determinedby who or what is at the wheel.
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- by who or what is at the wheel.If you're steering
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- If you're steeringby your feelings,
- 00:21:31.386 --> 00:21:33.488
- by your feelings,instead of by the spirit of God,
- 00:21:33.488 --> 00:21:34.389
- instead of by the spirit of God,it's just a matter of time
- 00:21:34.389 --> 00:21:35.757
- it's just a matter of timebefore you get off course.
- 00:21:35.757 --> 00:21:37.626
- before you get off course.Sometimes, it happens slowly.
- 00:21:37.626 --> 00:21:38.427
- Sometimes, it happens slowly.We don't even realize
- 00:21:38.427 --> 00:21:40.162
- We don't even realizethe gradual drift.
- 00:21:40.162 --> 00:21:41.029
- the gradual drift.Because, the world's gets us
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- Because, the world's gets uswalking in its ways;
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- walking in its ways;what we see, what we feel,
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- what we see, what we feel,what we think.
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- we have to learn how to
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- we have to learn how totrain ourselves differently,
- 00:21:52.607 --> 00:21:54.409
- train ourselves differently,because feelings come and go.
- 00:21:54.409 --> 00:21:55.477
- because feelings come and go.I mean, one minute,
- 00:21:55.477 --> 00:21:56.578
- I mean, one minute,you're telling yourself that
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- you're telling yourself thatyou can take on the world.
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- you can take on the world.And the next minute,
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- And the next minute,all you wanna do
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- all you wanna dois get under the covers
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- is get under the coverswith some cookies.
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- with some cookies.I know you know
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- I know you knowwhat I am saying.
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- what I am saying.God's truth
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- God's truthis the only constant.
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- is the only constant.It's time to fix your focus
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- It's time to fix your focuson the provision of God
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- on the provision of Godnot the lack in your life.
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- not the lack in your life.Protection of God,
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- Protection of God,not the danger around you.
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- not the danger around you.And the purposes of God
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- And the purposes of Godinstead of whatever
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- instead of whateverlittle urgent crises
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- little urgent crisespops up in your day.
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- pops up in your day.You can survive the storms
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- - I connect with God
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- - I connect with Godat the level of thought,
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- at the level of thought,which would be fine,
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- which would be fine,if God spoke to me
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- if God spoke to meat the level of thought
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- at the level of thoughtand He was the only One
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- and He was the only Onewho spoke that way.
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- who spoke that way.So, now, I got God speaking
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- So, now, I got God speakingto me through my thoughts,
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- to me through my thoughts,I've got the enemy
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- I've got the enemytrying to speak against
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- trying to speak againstwhat God spoke to me
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- what God spoke to methrough my thoughts.
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- through my thoughts.One is telling me:
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- One is telling me:“Your greatest years
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- “Your greatest yearsare ahead of you.”
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- are ahead of you.”One is telling me:
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- One is telling me:“You've already done
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- “You've already doneall the good things
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- all the good thingsyou're gonna do.
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- you're gonna do.You better ride it out,
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- You better ride it out,because it won't be
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- because it won't bemuch longer.”
- 00:22:52.267 --> 00:22:53.468
- much longer.”And God is saying,
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- And God is saying,“You have gone as far
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- “You have gone as faras you can go
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- as you can goholding onto
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- holding ontowhat you used to be.
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- what you used to be.This requires that the excuses
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- This requires that the excusesthat have become
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- that have becomeso embedded in your life
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- so embedded in your lifehave to be left behind
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- have to be left behindat the spot
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- at the spotof your transformation
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- of your transformationbecause you're in
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- because you're intransition, now.
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- transition, now.You cannot take hold
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- You cannot take holdof what's new,
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- of what's new,while you have a death-grip
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- while you have a death-gripon what's old.
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- on what's old.But the good news is,
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- But the good news is,if you feel like
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- if you feel likeyou've got so far to go,
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- you've got so far to go,that is a good sign
- 00:23:26.001 --> 00:23:27.102
- that is a good signthat you are actually
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- that you are actuallygetting closer to God.
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- getting closer to God.If you are being tested,
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- If you are being tested,you are in transition.
- 00:23:32.374 --> 00:23:34.609
- you are in transition.The greatest oil of anointing
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- The greatest oil of anointingcomes in the place
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- - Discouragement
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- has a way of showing up
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- in our lives
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- during transitional seasons,
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- but that doesn't mean that God
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- isn't with you in it.
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- Call today to get your copy
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- of “Trusting God in Transition”,
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- and learn how God is working,
- 00:23:49.858 --> 00:23:50.659
- even when it doesn't
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- - "This telephone
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- has too many shortcomings
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- to be seriously considered
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- as a means of communication.
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- The device is inherently
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- of no value to us."
- 00:24:00.268 --> 00:24:01.203
- -- Western Union,
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- - "The horse is here to stay,
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- but the automobile is only
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- a novelty, a fad."
- 00:24:08.810 --> 00:24:09.311
- -- President of
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- the Michigan Savings Bank
- 00:24:10.512 --> 00:24:12.547
- - "Television won't last
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- because people will soon
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- get tired of staring
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- at a plywood box every night."
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- -- Darryl Zanuck, movie producer
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- - -- my whole, entire family;
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- - "There's no reason
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- for any individual
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- to have a computer in his home."
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- -- World Future Society
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- - Throughout the years,
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- people have made
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- some pretty inaccurate
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- assumptions.
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- Technologies that were only
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- supposed to be an expensive fad
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- have shaped an entire society.
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- It is our main form
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- of communication,
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- of connecting
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- with like-minded people,
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- of bettering ourselves,
- 00:24:54.990 --> 00:24:58.560
- of bettering our communities,
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- it connects us in ways
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- - Hey, daddy,
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- - Hey, daddy,
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- - Hey, Mom,
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- [gasping]
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- - We aren't just limited
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- - -- take their first ride
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- - -- take their first rideinto space.
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- into space.Aerodynamic structure,
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- - Industries thrive
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- on the ability
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- to utilize technology
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- - E-fam is our online family
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- - E-fam is our online familyat Elevation Church.
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- at Elevation Church.It doesn't matter
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- It doesn't matterwhere you call home,
- 00:25:41.069 --> 00:25:42.137
- where you call home,becoming part of our E-fam
- 00:25:42.137 --> 00:25:43.305
- becoming part of our E-famis as simple as joining
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- is as simple as joiningus online each week.
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- us online each week.Each weekend we broadcast
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- Each weekend we broadcastour worship experiences
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- our worship experiencesto thousands of people
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- to thousands of peoplearound the world.
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- around the world.It's so simple for you
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- It's so simple for youto join the huge move of God
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- to join the huge move of Godthat's happening
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- that's happeningthrough our E-fam,
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- through our E-fam,by tuning into experiences
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- by tuning into experienceson the weekend or on demand,
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- on the weekend or on demand,when it's convenient for you.
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- when it's convenient for you.When you participate,
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- When you participate,you'll experience
- 00:26:02.757 --> 00:26:04.059
- you'll experienceawesome worship music,
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- awesome worship music,preaching, and community
- 00:26:05.627 --> 00:26:06.461
- preaching, and communitywith people tuning in,
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- with people tuning in,just like yourself.
- 00:26:09.064 --> 00:26:10.398
- just like yourself.You can have a deeper connection
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- You can have a deeper connectionby joining an E-Group
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- by joining an E-Groupand an E-Team,
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- and an E-Team,giving online and connecting
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- giving online and connectingwith other E-fam near you
- 00:26:15.303 --> 00:26:17.405
- with other E-fam near youthough watch parties.
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- though watch parties.Wherever you find
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- Wherever you findyourself in life,
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- yourself in life,we wanna be a place
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- we wanna be a placeyou can depend on
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- you can depend onfor receiving inspiration
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- for receiving inspirationencouragement and support.
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- encouragement and support.Grow your faith,
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- - ♪ Unto the Lamb ♪
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- - ♪ Unto the Lamb ♪♪ Honor and glory ♪
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- ♪ Honor and glory ♪♪ Worthy is He ♪
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- ♪ Worthy is He ♪♪ Who overcame ♪
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- ♪ Who overcame ♪♪ Buried in shame ♪
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- ♪ Buried in shame ♪♪ Risen in power ♪
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- ♪ Risen in power ♪♪ He is alive ♪
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- ♪ He is alive ♪♪ And the stone ♪
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- ♪ All our worship ♪
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- ♪ All our worship ♪♪ Will belong to Him ♪
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- ♪ Will belong to Him ♪♪ Forever ♪
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- ♪ Forever ♪♪ Death is conquered ♪
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- ♪ Death is conquered ♪♪ And our Savior ♪
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- ♪ And our Savior ♪♪ Holds the keys ♪
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- ♪ Holds the keys ♪♪ There is a name ♪
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- ♪ There is a name ♪♪ That reigns above ♪
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- ♪ That reigns above ♪♪ All others ♪
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- ♪ All others ♪♪ Jesus Christ ♪
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