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Take The Lid Off A Little Part 1

Steven Furtick

January 13, 2021

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Pastor Steven Furtick teach us how to break free from the old and step into what God has next.

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Take The Lid Off A Little Part 1

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- If you're looking to grow
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and inspire you,
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this is a great place to start.
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But this is more than just
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- 1 Kings 17,
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- 1 Kings 17,"Now Elijah the Tishbite,
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"Now Elijah the Tishbite,from Tishbe in Gilead,
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from Tishbe in Gilead,said to Ahab, "As the Lord,
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said to Ahab, "As the Lord,the God of Israel, lives,
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the God of Israel, lives,whom I serve,
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whom I serve,there will be neither dew
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there will be neither dewnor rain in the next few years
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nor rain in the next few yearsexcept at my word."
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except at my word."Then the word of the Lord
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Then the word of the Lordcame to Elijah:
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came to Elijah:"Leave here, turn eastward
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"Leave here, turn eastwardand hide in the Kerith Ravine,
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and hide in the Kerith Ravine,east of the Jordan.
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east of the Jordan.You will drink from the brook,
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You will drink from the brook,and I have directed the ravens
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and I have directed the ravensto supply you with food there."
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to supply you with food there."We talked last week about
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We talked last week aboutunschedulable blessings.
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unschedulable blessings.Unschedulable blessings:
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Unschedulable blessings:it's a word I made up.
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it's a word I made up.It's a thing you can't put
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It's a thing you can't puton your calendar
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on your calendarbut God is going to come
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but God is going to comethrough for you.
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through for you.He's going to come through
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He's going to come throughfor you sometimes after
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for you sometimes afteryou've given up,
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you've given up,but this is an unusual way
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but this is an unusual wayfor God to provide
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for God to providefor his servant.
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for his servant.It's an unusual source.
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It's an unusual source."So he did what the Lord
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"So he did what the Lordhad told him."
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had told him."Verse 5.
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Verse 5."He went to the Kerith Ravine,
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"He went to the Kerith Ravine,east of the Jordan,
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east of the Jordan,and stayed there.
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and stayed there.The ravens brought him bread
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The ravens brought him breadand meat in the morning
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and meat in the morningand bread and meat
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and bread and meatin the evening,
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in the evening,and he drank from the brook.
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and he drank from the brook.Some time later the brook
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Some time later the brookdried up because there
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dried up because therehad been no rain in the land.
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had been no rain in the land.Then the word of the Lord
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Then the word of the Lordcame to him:
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came to him:"Go at once to Zarephath
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"Go at once to Zarephathin the region of Sidon
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in the region of Sidonand stay there.
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and stay there.I have directed a widow there
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I have directed a widow thereto supply you with food."
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to supply you with food."Now watch this.
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Now watch this."So he went to Zarephath.
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"So he went to Zarephath.And when he came to the town
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And when he came to the towngate, a widow was there
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gate, a widow was theregathering sticks.
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gathering sticks.He called to her and asked,
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He called to her and asked,"Would you bring me a little
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"Would you bring me a littlewater in a jar."
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water in a jar."Just a little water.
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Just a little water.Just a little water.
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Just a little water.Uh-oh.
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Uh-oh.Uh-oh.
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Uh-oh.Hang on.
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Hang on.Let's see if we can
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Let's see if we canget that fixed.
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get that fixed.Little water.
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Little water.Isn't it weird...?
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Isn't it weird...?Come on out, tech support;
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Come on out, tech support;help me out real quick 'cause
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help me out real quick 'causeI know we can get this fixed.
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I know we can get this fixed.Isn't it weird?
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Isn't it weird?Come check this out.
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Come check this out.I'm broadcasting right now.
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I'm broadcasting right now.Can you fix it?
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Can you fix it?Isn't it weird?
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Isn't it weird?Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.No, no, no.
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No, no, no.Yeah, see if we can
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Yeah, see if we canget it fixed.
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get it fixed.You can't fix it?
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You can't fix it?- Don't think so.
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- Don't think so.- No?
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- No?Fix it in the back
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Fix it in the backand bring it back.
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and bring it back.Isn't it weird--
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Isn't it weird--Look, look;
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Look, look;we're broadcasting
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we're broadcastingto the whole world--
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to the whole world--well, don't leave me hanging.
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well, don't leave me hanging.We're broadcasting
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We're broadcastingto the whole world.
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to the whole world.Isn't it weird how
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Isn't it weird howsomething so little...
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something so little...I mean, we're broadcasting
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I mean, we're broadcastingall over the world.
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all over the world.Isn't it weird how something
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Isn't it weird how somethingso little can control
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so little can controlsomething so big?
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something so big?Bring that back to me
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Bring that back to mewhen it's done.
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when it's done.We'll see if we can fix it.
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We'll see if we can fix it.He said, "Bring me
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He said, "Bring mea little water ."
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a little water ."How much water?
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How much water?A little.
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A little."So I may have a drink?"
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"So I may have a drink?"And as she was going to get it,
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And as she was going to get it,he called, "And bring me,
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he called, "And bring me,please, a piece of bread."
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please, a piece of bread.""As surely as the Lord
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"As surely as the Lordyour God lives," she replies,
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your God lives," she replies,"I don't have any bread-
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"I don't have any bread-only a handful of flour
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only a handful of flourin a jar and a little,"
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in a jar and a little,"How much?
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How much?- Congregation: A little.
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- Congregation: A little.- "A little olive oil
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- "A little olive oilin a jug."
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in a jug."A little flour in the jar
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A little flour in the jarand a little olive oil in a jug.
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and a little olive oil in a jug."I am gathering a few sticks
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"I am gathering a few sticksto take home and make a meal
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to take home and make a mealfor myself and my son,
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for myself and my son,that we may eat it-
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that we may eat it-and die."
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and die."Now, here's the Word
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Now, here's the Wordof the Lord,
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of the Lord,"Elijah said to her,
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"Elijah said to her,"Don't be afraid.
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"Don't be afraid.Go home and do as you have said.
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Go home and do as you have said.But first make a small loaf
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But first make a small loafof bread for me from what
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of bread for me from whatyou have and bring it to me,
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you have and bring it to me,and then make something
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and then make somethingfor yourself and your son.
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for yourself and your son.For this is what the Lord,
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For this is what the Lord,the God of Israel, says:
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the God of Israel, says:'The jar of flour will not
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'The jar of flour will notbe used up and the jug
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be used up and the jugof oil will not run dry
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of oil will not run dryuntil the day the Lord sends
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until the day the Lord sendsrain on the land.'"
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rain on the land.'"She went away and did
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She went away and didas Elijah had told her.
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as Elijah had told her.So there was food every day
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So there was food every dayfor Elijah and for the woman
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for Elijah and for the womanand her family.
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and her family.For the jar of flour
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For the jar of flourwas not used up and the jug
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was not used up and the jugof oil did not run dry,
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of oil did not run dry,in keeping with the word
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in keeping with the wordof the Lord spoken by Elijah."
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of the Lord spoken by Elijah."A little olive oil in a jug.
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A little olive oil in a jug.A little olive oil.
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A little olive oil.Here's what the Lord sent me
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Here's what the Lord sent meto tell you today,
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to tell you today,"Take the lid off a little."
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"Take the lid off a little."You ready?
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You ready?Father, we stand under an open
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Father, we stand under an openHeaven thanking you
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Heaven thanking youfor your blessings.
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for your blessings.We thank you for rain
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We thank you for rainin due season.
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in due season.We thank you that you speak
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We thank you that you speakwhat we need when we need it,
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what we need when we need it,and when you speak there's
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and when you speak there'snothing the enemy can do
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nothing the enemy can doto snatch what is sown.
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to snatch what is sown.Our hearts are good soil.
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Our hearts are good soil.We are open to your Word.
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We are open to your Word.We are open to the possibility
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We are open to the possibilitythat in this season you
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that in this season youare leading us like never
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are leading us like neverbefore into a place that
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before into a place thatyou prepared for us
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you prepared for usbefore the world began.
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before the world began.We give you praise for it.
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We give you praise for it.In Jesus' name, everybody
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In Jesus' name, everybodywho receives this word
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who receives this wordclap your hands,
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clap your hands,amen.
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amen.You may be seated.
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You may be seated.Take the lid off a little.
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Take the lid off a little.That's crazy, Zach,
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That's crazy, Zach,how a little thing--
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how a little thing--y'all be seated.
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y'all be seated.How a little thing,
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How a little thing,something so little,
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something so little,can affect something so big.
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can affect something so big.I mean this word I just told
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I mean this word I just toldyou is going all over
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you is going all overthe world and one little wire...
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the world and one little wire...Wires.
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Wires.We were in a church one time
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We were in a church one timeand the sound guy said,
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and the sound guy said,"Quit unhooking my wires."
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"Quit unhooking my wires."We had our little sound
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We had our little soundsystem we were setting up
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system we were setting upand he said, "Quit messing
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and he said, "Quit messingwith my wires."
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with my wires."Isn't it weird?
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Isn't it weird?One little--
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One little--one little thing!
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one little thing!And in the text I was reading,
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And in the text I was reading,they're going to think we
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they're going to think weworked this out ahead
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worked this out aheadof time but we didn't.
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of time but we didn't.Isn't it crazy?
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Isn't it crazy?In the text we read,
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In the text we read,the Bible says, "It didn't rain
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the Bible says, "It didn't rainfor three years because
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for three years becauseof the word that came
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of the word that camefrom Elijah's mouth."
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from Elijah's mouth."How can the word from one
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How can the word from oneman's mouth control the weather?
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man's mouth control the weather?How can something so little
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How can something so littleaffect something so big?
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affect something so big?Well that happens all
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Well that happens allthe time in your life.
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the time in your life.I mean, the littlest thing
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I mean, the littlest thingin your day can set you
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in your day can set youin a direction that you don't
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in a direction that you don'teven realize until
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even realize untilit is so depressing.
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it is so depressing.I mean, my God.
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I mean, my God.And you didn't even realize
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And you didn't even realizesomething so little--
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something so little--That's why I have to be so very
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That's why I have to be so verycareful what the first thing
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careful what the first thingI look on my phone for when
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I look on my phone for whenI get up in the morning.
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I get up in the morning.Because it doesn't take much.
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Because it doesn't take much.It doesn't take much.
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It doesn't take much.And I don't care who you
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And I don't care who youfollow on Instagram,
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follow on Instagram,they find a way into your feed.
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they find a way into your feed.The people you unfollowed,
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The people you unfollowed,they find a way back into--
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they find a way back into--the algorithm will attack you.
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the algorithm will attack you.Somebody said, "The devil
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Somebody said, "The devilis a roaring lion."
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is a roaring lion."So is the Instagram algorithm.
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So is the Instagram algorithm.It is looking
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It is lookingfor someone to devour.
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for someone to devour.That's why they call it a feed.
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That's why they call it a feed.I figured this out.
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I figured this out.He's looking to eat you alive.
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He's looking to eat you alive.Something so little.
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Something so little.It said, "The word from Elijah's
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It said, "The word from Elijah'smouth controlled
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mouth controlledthe weather system."
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the weather system."How could something so small...
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How could something so small...How could a wet market
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How could a wet marketon the other side of the world
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on the other side of the worldhave you shut down
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have you shut downand grounded from travelling?
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and grounded from travelling?There's never been a better
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There's never been a bettertime for me to preach this
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time for me to preach thismessage I want to preach today.
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message I want to preach today.Because everybody has to agree
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Because everybody has to agreein this moment,
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in this moment,if you've never agreed before,
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if you've never agreed before,that the littlest thing
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that the littlest thingin your life,
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in your life,or the littlest thing
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or the littlest thingin someone else's life,
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in someone else's life,can affect you in a way.
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can affect you in a way.I'm telling you right now,
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I'm telling you right now,that the littlest things
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that the littlest thingsin your life right now,
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in your life right now,if you can receive this word
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if you can receive this wordfrom the Lord today,
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from the Lord today,are controlling the things,
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are controlling the things,and maybe we can help make this
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and maybe we can help make thisconnection through studying
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connection through studyingElijah a little bit,
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Elijah a little bit,controlling the things that
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controlling the things thatyou have no control over.
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you have no control over.And I'll do my best to break
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And I'll do my best to breakit down as we move.
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it down as we move.I've always read Romans 8:28
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I've always read Romans 8:28with a very specific
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with a very specificcategorization.
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categorization.Romans 8:28 is my favorite
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Romans 8:28 is my favoriteBible verse because it gets
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Bible verse because it getsme through anything.
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me through anything.It says that "all things
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It says that "all thingswork together for the good
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work together for the goodof those that love God
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of those that love Godand are called according
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and are called accordingto His purpose."
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to His purpose."How could I have quoted
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How could I have quotedit for so long
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it for so longand only seen it through
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and only seen it throughthe lens of good things
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the lens of good thingsand bad things?
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and bad things?I always read Romans 8:28
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I always read Romans 8:28that all things
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that all thingswhether good or
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whether good orbad worked together
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bad worked togetherfor the good for those who
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for the good for those whoare called according
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are called accordingto God's purpose.
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to God's purpose.Now I realize that Romans 8:28
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Now I realize that Romans 8:28doesn't just apply to good
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doesn't just apply to goodthings and bad things,
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things and bad things,it applies also to big
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it applies also to bigthings and little things.
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things and little things.Turn the lights on
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Turn the lights onand wake them up.
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and wake them up.I can't get--
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I can't get--I can't get any help out here.
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I can't get any help out here.It said, "All things."
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It said, "All things."Turn the lights on
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Turn the lights onand wake them up.
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and wake them up.Do something.
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Do something.Put the lights up
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Put the lights upbecause it's sleepy out.
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because it's sleepy out.Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.That's better.
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That's better.I need to see y'all sleeping.
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I need to see y'all sleeping.Y'all are sleeping on me.
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Y'all are sleeping on me.I'm about to clear out
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I'm about to clear outthe whole room.
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the whole room.It doesn't just mean good
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It doesn't just mean goodthings and bad things,
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things and bad things,it means that the big things
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it means that the big thingsand the little things,
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and the little things,and that's why you cannot
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and that's why you cannotdespise the day
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despise the dayof small beginnings.
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of small beginnings.Because everything little
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Because everything littleleads to something big.
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leads to something big.That's how you got here.
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That's how you got here.[Laughter]
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[Laughter]I'm a give y'all a minute
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I'm a give y'all a minutefor the YouTube delay.
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for the YouTube delay.That's how you got--
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That's how you got--that's how everything
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that's how everythingyou see got here.
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you see got here.It started
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It startedwith somebody's thought,
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with somebody's thought,an impulse in the brain
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an impulse in the brainthat you cannot even see
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that you cannot even seewith the human eye.
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with the human eye.A virus has shut
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A virus has shutdown the world.
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down the world.Show me a Coronavirus.
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Show me a Coronavirus.You can't.
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You can't.Show me the effects of it.
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Show me the effects of it.You can't get away from it.
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You can't get away from it.How can something so little
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How can something so littleaffect something so big?
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affect something so big?How can something that
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How can something thathappened to you when you
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happened to you when youwere 12 still be haunting
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were 12 still be hauntingyou when you're 42.
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you when you're 42.How can something so little
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How can something so littlecontrol something so big?
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control something so big?And that's the lens at which
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And that's the lens at whichI was looking
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I was lookingat the Prophet Elijah's life.
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at the Prophet Elijah's life.I was saying, "He controlled
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I was saying, "He controlledthe weather with his word."
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the weather with his word."And I thought about how our
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And I thought about how ourwords control the weather.
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words control the weather.How when we speak things,
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How when we speak things,when we say things,
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when we say things,when we say them not
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when we say them noteven out loud but to ourselves,
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even out loud but to ourselves,it affects the weather
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it affects the weatherof our heart.
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of our heart.Yeah.
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Yeah.How can a little thing like
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How can a little thing likea thought lead you
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a thought lead youdown the track?
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down the track?I mean, it's such
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I mean, it's sucha little thing.
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a little thing.But little things
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But little thingslead to big things.
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lead to big things.Little things
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Little thingslead to big things.
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lead to big things.So the prophet Elijah
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So the prophet Elijahprophesies the drought
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prophesies the droughtand it's a wonderful story
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and it's a wonderful storyand we could elaborate
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and we could elaborateon it for days but we just want
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on it for days but we just wantto talk about this little
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to talk about this littleinstruction that God gave
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instruction that God gavehim in verse 2.
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him in verse 2."Then the word of the Lord
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"Then the word of the Lordcame to Elijah: "Leave here,
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came to Elijah: "Leave here,turn eastward and hide
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turn eastward and hidein the Kerith Ravine,
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in the Kerith Ravine,east of the Jordan."
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east of the Jordan."Okay.
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Okay.That verse right there,
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That verse right there,it kind of sounds
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it kind of soundson the surface like,
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on the surface like,like God will tell you
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like God will tell youeverything that you need
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everything that you needto do in your life.
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to do in your life.But I want to show you
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But I want to show yousomething very interesting
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something very interestingabout how God spoke to Elijah.
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about how God spoke to Elijah.One time someone asked me,
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One time someone asked me,"What do you mean when you
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"What do you mean when yousay God spoke to me?"
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say God spoke to me?"And he asked it very innocently.
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And he asked it very innocently.He said, "I hear you preaching
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He said, "I hear you preachingand say 'God spoke to me.'
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and say 'God spoke to me.'I'm not sure God ever
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I'm not sure God everspoke to me.
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spoke to me.What do you mean when you
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What do you mean when yousay God spoke to me?"
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say God spoke to me?"And the challenging thing
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And the challenging thingabout it was he was hearing
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about it was he was hearingthat as a voice,
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that as a voice,but really I meant it
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but really I meant itas a thought.
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as a thought.I don't experience God
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I don't experience Godthrough my ears.
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through my ears.I experience Him through
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I experience Him throughmy thoughts and then I call it
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my thoughts and then I call it"God spoke to me"
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"God spoke to me"but I didn't hear a voice.
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but I didn't hear a voice.And here's what's interesting
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And here's what's interestingabout how God was leading Elijah
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about how God was leading Elijahbecause you've gotta
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because you've gottapay attention to the small
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pay attention to the smallthings in the text
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things in the textbecause the little
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because the littlethings matter.
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things matter.It said, "He told them,
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It said, "He told them,'Leave here, turn eastward
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'Leave here, turn eastwardand hide in the Kerith Ravine,
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and hide in the Kerith Ravine,east of the Jordan.
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east of the Jordan.You will drink from the brook,
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You will drink from the brook,and I have directed the ravens
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and I have directed the ravensto supply you with food there.'"
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to supply you with food there.'"Whoa.
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Whoa.Can we stop for a minute
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Can we stop for a minuteand talk about how ridiculous?
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and talk about how ridiculous?How's this going to work?
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How's this going to work?We just read it, right?
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We just read it, right?We just skip right past it.
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We just skip right past it."Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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"Yeah, yeah, yeah.He goes down there
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He goes down thereand the birds bring him..."
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and the birds bring him..."The birds?
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The birds?Get ready for God to explode
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Get ready for God to explodeyour box of how you think
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your box of how you thinkhe's going to provide for you.
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he's going to provide for you.Huh?
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Huh?We have all these limitations
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We have all these limitationson ways we think God
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on ways we think Godcan take care of us.
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can take care of us.We have all these limitations
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We have all these limitationson ways that we think God
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on ways that we think Godcan take care of our family.
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can take care of our family.We have all these limitations
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We have all these limitationson ways that we think God
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on ways that we think Godcan use us.
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can use us.We have all these limitations
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We have all these limitationson ways that we think God
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on ways that we think Godcan order our life
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can order our lifeand ways that we think--
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and ways that we think--But God said, "Get ready for me
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But God said, "Get ready for meto take the lid off
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to take the lid offand start blessing you
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and start blessing youthrough birds.
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through birds.And not just birds,
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And not just birds,not just any kind of birds,
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not just any kind of birds,but I'm going to use ravens.
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but I'm going to use ravens.Unclean birds.
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Unclean birds.Dirty birds."
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Dirty birds."Have you ever had God
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Have you ever had Godbless you through a dirty bird?
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bless you through a dirty bird?I need you to put a dirty bird
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I need you to put a dirty birdblessing in the chat.
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blessing in the chat.If you've ever had God
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If you've ever had Goddo something just ridiculous,
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do something just ridiculous,didn't make sense,
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didn't make sense,didn't see it coming,
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didn't see it coming,didn't even like it.
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didn't even like it.God has used people I didn't
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God has used people I didn'teven like to bless me before.
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even like to bless me before.Dirty birds.
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Dirty birds.The ravens were dirty birds.
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The ravens were dirty birds.God said, "I'm gonna use
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God said, "I'm gonna usea dirty bird to feed you
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a dirty bird to feed youby the Kerith Ravine."
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by the Kerith Ravine."And he does this for awhile.
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And he does this for awhile.He does this for awhile.
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He does this for awhile.If I could tell you
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If I could tell youthe whole story I would because
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the whole story I would becauseAhab, now, he needs to see that
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Ahab, now, he needs to see thatGod controls the rain, not Baal.
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God controls the rain, not Baal.He needs to see that God
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He needs to see that Godcontrols the rain, not Baal.
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controls the rain, not Baal.He needs to know that
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He needs to know thatGod is in control.
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God is in control.That God is not only
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That God is not onlyin control of the big things
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in control of the big thingsin our life but the small
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in our life but the smallthings in our life.
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things in our life.Follow me.
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Follow me.I promise you this
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I promise you thisis a powerful profound word
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is a powerful profound wordfor those who can receive it.
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for those who can receive it.And so he takes Elijah
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And so he takes Elijahto a place where he feeds him
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to a place where he feeds himwhat he needs in that season.
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what he needs in that season.Have you been in a season
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Have you been in a seasonlately where God hasn't been
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lately where God hasn't beenfeeding you the same way
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feeding you the same wayhe used to feed you?
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he used to feed you?And the word is so relevant
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And the word is so relevantright now because up until
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right now because up untilnow you had a certain way
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now you had a certain wayof how you thought it had to be.
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of how you thought it had to be.I had a certain way I thought
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I had a certain way I thoughtchurch was supposed to be.
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church was supposed to be.I thought in order to have
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I thought in order to havechurch you had to let
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church you had to letpeople in the building.
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people in the building.But God took the lid
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But God took the lidoff of that.
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off of that.Come on.
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Come on.God is trying to take
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God is trying to takethe lid off of that just to show
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the lid off of that just to showme that church is not just
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me that church is not justgoing to be contained
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going to be containedto a physical location.
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to a physical location.And now I'm setting you up.
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And now I'm setting you up.God is trying to show you
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God is trying to show youthe same thing in your life.
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the same thing in your life.You've had some people leave
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You've had some people leaveyou because God wanted
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you because God wantedto show you that you don't need
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to show you that you don't needthem to make it.
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them to make it.Less claps.
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Less claps.Y'all were clapping when I
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Y'all were clapping when Italked about closing the church.
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talked about closing the church.That was weird.
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That was weird.You just left me.
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You just left me.Because watch what
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Because watch whatthe Bible says.
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the Bible says.It says that "every day
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It says that "every daythe birds brought him bread
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the birds brought him breadin the morning
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in the morningand bread and meat
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and bread and meatin the evening,
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in the evening,and he drank from the brook."
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and he drank from the brook."But in verse 7,
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But in verse 7,verse 7 it says that,
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verse 7 it says that,"Some time later the brook
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"Some time later the brookdried up because there had
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dried up because there hadbeen no rain in the land."
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been no rain in the land."Let's talk about
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Let's talk aboutcause and effect.
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cause and effect.The brook dried up
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The brook dried upbecause there had been
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because there had beenno rain the land.
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no rain the land.Why had there been
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Why had there beenno rain in the land?
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no rain in the land?Because Elijah spoke there
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Because Elijah spoke therewill be no rain in the land.
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will be no rain in the land.So now he is the victim
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So now he is the victimof the consequence
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of the consequenceof his own obedience.
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of his own obedience.It's cause and effect.
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It's cause and effect.And every day he goes
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And every day he goesout to get some water
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out to get some waterfrom the brook,
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from the brook,there's a little bit less.
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there's a little bit less.And every day he goes out
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And every day he goes outto get water from the brook,
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to get water from the brook,it's a little bit less.
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it's a little bit less.And every day he goes out
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And every day he goes outto get water from the brook,
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to get water from the brook,it's a little bit less.
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it's a little bit less.And you gotta be wondering
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And you gotta be wonderingright about now,
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right about now,"When is God going to stop
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"When is God going to stopit from going down?"
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it from going down?"Have you been wondering
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Have you been wonderingthat lately?
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that lately?Like when is God going
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Like when is God goingto stop it from decreasing?
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to stop it from decreasing?And this is not a message
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And this is not a messagefor everybody.
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for everybody.If you're living in a time
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If you're living in a timeof overflow,
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of overflow,it's wonderful.
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it's wonderful.I'll see you next week.
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I'll see you next week.I'll preach next week
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I'll preach next weekabout living in the overflow.
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about living in the overflow.But this message
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But this messageis about the little bit.
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is about the little bit.Every time he came
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Every time he cameto the brook--
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to the brook--this didn't happen all at once.
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this didn't happen all at once.It's just a little bit less,
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It's just a little bit less,a little bit less,
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a little bit less,a little bit less,
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a little bit less,until the point where one
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until the point where oneday he comes to the brook
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day he comes to the brookand there's nothing there
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and there's nothing thereand he has to move
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and he has to moveto the next miracle.
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to the next miracle.So how does God move you
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So how does God move youto your next miracle?
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to your next miracle?Let me ask you a question.
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Let me ask you a question.It's a conversation now.
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It's a conversation now.Do you want God to lead you?
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Do you want God to lead you?- Congregation: Yes.
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- Congregation: Yes.- How did God lead Elijah
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- How did God lead Elijahfrom the brook
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from the brookto the widow's house?
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to the widow's house?How does God get us
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How does God get usfrom where we are
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from where we areto where he's taking us?
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to where he's taking us?How does he get us
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How does he get usfrom the good work he began
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from the good work he beganto the good work he wants
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to the good work he wantsto finish?
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to finish?It may not be the way that
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It may not be the way thatyou think because the Bible says
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you think because the Bible saysthat God lead Elijah
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that God lead Elijahto his next assignment
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to his next assignmentthrough a limitation.
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through a limitation.Let me get my teaching stool.
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Let me get my teaching stool.We often say things like,
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We often say things like,"Where God guides, he provides."
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"Where God guides, he provides."And he does.
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And he does.He'll put a dirty bird
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He'll put a dirty birdto feed you by a brook.
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to feed you by a brook.He'll show you a secret stash
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He'll show you a secret stashthat nobody else
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that nobody elsein the neighborhood
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in the neighborhoodeven knows about.
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even knows about.How many know I'm
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How many know I'mright about it?
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right about it?God will encourage you in ways
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God will encourage you in waysthat are specific to you,
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that are specific to you,but just as sure as that
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but just as sure as thatis true, this is also true:
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is true, this is also true:sometimes God will lead you
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sometimes God will lead youthrough what you lose.
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through what you lose.And this is the more painful
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And this is the more painfulthing to talk about but I think
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thing to talk about but I thinkit's very important.
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it's very important.Is God trying to lead you
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Is God trying to lead youby limitations?
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by limitations?And is God trying to lead you
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And is God trying to lead youjust as much by the doors
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just as much by the doorsthat he closes
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that he closesas the doors that he opens?
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as the doors that he opens?If the brook had kept
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If the brook had keptflowing miraculously,
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flowing miraculously,Elijah never would have
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Elijah never would haveleft that spot.
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left that spot.If Elijah never would have
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If Elijah never would haveleft that spot,
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left that spot,he never would have
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he never would havemet that widow.
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met that widow.If he never would have met
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If he never would have metthat widow, that widow
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that widow, that widowand her family would have died
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and her family would have diedof starvation.
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of starvation.If he never would have gone
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If he never would have goneto Zarephath, which was right
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to Zarephath, which was rightin the heart of Baal territory,
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in the heart of Baal territory,he never would have got
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he never would have gotto Mount Carmel,
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to Mount Carmel,where he called down fire
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where he called down fireand the whole nation repented.
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and the whole nation repented.Isn't it crazy how a little
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Isn't it crazy how a littlething can lead to a big thing?
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thing can lead to a big thing?Isn't it weird how something
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Isn't it weird how somethingcan go all over the world
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can go all over the worldbut start with one
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but start with onelittle connection?
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little connection?Isn't it crazy how God can
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Isn't it crazy how God canuse something in your life
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use something in your lifethat you thought it was bad,
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that you thought it was bad,but later you looked back
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but later you looked backand you say, "No, it wasn't
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and you say, "No, it wasn'ta bad thing, it was just
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a bad thing, it was justa thing that led to a thing."
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a thing that led to a thing."It's just a thing that
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It's just a thing thatleads to a thing.
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leads to a thing.So all things work together
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So all things work togetherfor the good.
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for the good.So if the brook doesn't dry up,
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So if the brook doesn't dry up,Elijah doesn't move on.
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Elijah doesn't move on.If they didn't break your heart,
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If they didn't break your heart,you wouldn't have learned
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you wouldn't have learnedthe lesson that you learned.
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the lesson that you learned.If you didn't go through
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If you didn't go throughGoliath, you wouldn't have
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Goliath, you wouldn't havebeen ready to be a king.
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been ready to be a king.If you hadn't been thrown
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If you hadn't been thrownin a pit, you wouldn't have
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in a pit, you wouldn't havebeen positioned in Egypt
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been positioned in Egyptto feed generations.
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to feed generations.You meant it for evil,
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You meant it for evil,but God used it for good.
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but God used it for good.Put it in the chat,
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Put it in the chat,"Take the lid off."
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"Take the lid off."Take the lid off.
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Take the lid off.You know we have all
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You know we have allof these lids,
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of these lids,or I could call it all
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or I could call it allof these limitations,
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of these limitations,on the ways that we think
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on the ways that we thinkGod can move.
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God can move.And if it feels good,
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And if it feels good,we think it's God.
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we think it's God.And if it feels bad,
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And if it feels bad,we think it's the devil.
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we think it's the devil.But God is calling us
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But God is calling usto re-categorize in this season
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to re-categorize in this seasonof our life.
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of our life.I'll prove it to you.
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I'll prove it to you.David came to Goliath
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David came to Goliathand saw him as a meal ticket.
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and saw him as a meal ticket.The rest of the nation saw
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The rest of the nation sawhim as an enemy.
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him as an enemy.The king said, "If you kill
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The king said, "If you killGoliath, you'll never pay
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Goliath, you'll never paytaxes again and you can
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taxes again and you canmarry my hot daughter.
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marry my hot daughter.The hot one."
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The hot one."David said, "What now?
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David said, "What now?Let me do the math on this.
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Let me do the math on this.Okay.
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Okay.How big is he?
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How big is he?It doesn't matter,
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It doesn't matter,watch this."
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watch this."Because a little thing...
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Because a little thing...I'm waiting on them to catch up.
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I'm waiting on them to catch up.You look like you know
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You look like you knowthe power of a little thing.
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the power of a little thing.A little thing.
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A little thing.Saul said, "You're only a boy.
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Saul said, "You're only a boy.You can't fight him.
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You can't fight him.He's 9 feet tall.
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He's 9 feet tall.You think somebody as little
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You think somebody as littleas you can kill somebody
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as you can kill somebodyas big as him?"
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as big as him?"And David said, "No, no, no.
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And David said, "No, no, no.I only look little.
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I only look little.See, the reason I look little
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See, the reason I look littleis because I have to be hidden.
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is because I have to be hidden.I'm a secret weapon.
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I'm a secret weapon.A secret weapon can't
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A secret weapon can'tbe real big.
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be real big.God had to sneak me
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God had to sneak meto the battle line."
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to the battle line."And how did he get there?
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And how did he get there?How did he get there?
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How did he get there?Through bringing a lunch
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Through bringing a lunchto his brothers.
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to his brothers.That's the little thing.
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That's the little thing.What did he see
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What did he seewhen he got there?
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when he got there?A 9 foot tall giant.
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A 9 foot tall giant.That's a big thing.
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That's a big thing.Isn't it crazy how a little
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Isn't it crazy how a littlething can lead to a big thing?
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thing can lead to a big thing?How you coming through
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How you coming throughMoncks Corner, South Carolina
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Moncks Corner, South Carolinacould lead to lead me to Christ?
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could lead to lead me to Christ?Isn't that crazy?
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Isn't that crazy?That I went to North Greenville
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That I went to North Greenvilleand met my wife because you
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and met my wife because youcame through Moncks Corner?
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came through Moncks Corner?Because you signed up
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Because you signed upfor the ministry and you...
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for the ministry and you...Obedience?
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Obedience?Little thing?
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Little thing?Take the lid off a little.
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Take the lid off a little.'Cause I found out that what
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'Cause I found out that whatyou call little might be
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you call little might bethe thing that God leads you
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the thing that God leads youto what is exceedingly,
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to what is exceedingly,abundantly above or beyond
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abundantly above or beyondwhat you could ask or imagine.
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what you could ask or imagine.- We're so thankful that you
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- We're so thankful that youjoined us today.
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joined us today.One of my favorite things
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One of my favorite thingsabout these sermons is how
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about these sermons is howI can take the word
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I can take the wordand apply it immediately.
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and apply it immediately.There are always connections
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There are always connectionsthat I can make,
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that I can make,and ways that I can practically
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and ways that I can practicallyprocess these teachings.
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process these teachings.I could easily listen,
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I could easily listen,and then walk away,
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and then walk away,and really not do anything
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and really not do anythingwith it, but when I really
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with it, but when I reallydo sit down and apply this
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do sit down and apply thisto my life, I begin to feel
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to my life, I begin to feela shift in my spirit.
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a shift in my spirit.- Yeah, and you see changes
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- Yeah, and you see changesin your life when you accept
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in your life when you acceptand embrace the challenge.
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and embrace the challenge.So, today, if you felt
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So, today, if you feltchallenged or encouraged,
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challenged or encouraged,I have a resource I want
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I have a resource I wantto make available for you.
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to make available for you.It includes the sermon you just
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It includes the sermon you justheard, and a few other messages
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heard, and a few other messagesthat'll take you deeper,
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that'll take you deeper,strengthen your faith,
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strengthen your faith,and really, really help you
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and really, really help youin your relationship with God,
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in your relationship with God,grow closer to Him,
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grow closer to Him,and see what He has for you.
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and see what He has for you.Today's resource is available
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Today's resource is availablewith your gift of any amount,
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with your gift of any amount,so we can continue to take
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so we can continue to takethe gospel to others.
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the gospel to others.All you have to do is call
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All you have to do is callor go online,
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or go online,request your copy,
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request your copy,and know that you aren't just
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and know that you aren't justrequesting a resource.
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requesting a resource.You're helping us get
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You're helping us getGod's word out and preach
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God's word out and preachJesus Christ to people
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Jesus Christ to peopleall over the world.
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all over the world.Thank you so much
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Thank you so muchfor your support.
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for your support.We couldn't do it without you.
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We couldn't do it without you.Oh, one more thing
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Oh, one more thingbefore you go.
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before you go.Did you know you can join
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Did you know you can joinus live every weekend online?
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us live every weekend online?You can be a part of our eFam,
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You can be a part of our eFam,our extended church family.
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our extended church family.Visit us at StevenFurtick.com,
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Visit us at StevenFurtick.com,click the Live button,
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click the Live button,and I'll see you soon.
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and I'll see you soon.- We talk a good game when
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- We talk a good game whenit comes to faith but it still
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it comes to faith but it stillcreates a tension which is
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creates a tension which is"How much should I trust God
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"How much should I trust Godand how much should I
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and how much should Itry myself?"
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try myself?"You choose the story
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You choose the storythat you tell yourself.
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that you tell yourself.So if something's hard you
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So if something's hard youcan be like,
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can be like,"I guess the Lord isn't in this.
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"I guess the Lord isn't in this.This is hard."
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This is hard."What if Jesus would have thought
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What if Jesus would have thoughtabout the cross that way?
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about the cross that way?Here's another story:
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Here's another story:"This is so hard,
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"This is so hard,it must be God."
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it must be God."We have all of these limitations
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We have all of these limitationson the ways that we think
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on the ways that we thinkGod can move and if it feels
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God can move and if it feelsgood we think it's God,
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good we think it's God,and if it feels bad
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and if it feels badwe think it's the devil.
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we think it's the devil.But God is calling us
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But God is calling usto re-categorize in this
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to re-categorize in thisseason of our life.
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season of our life.God's presence is unschedulable.
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God's presence is unschedulable.And if God wants to reset
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And if God wants to resetyour schedule will you let him?
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your schedule will you let him?Because if you hold
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Because if you holdon to what's old,
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on to what's old,the way you thought,
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the way you thought,and what you wanted,
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and what you wanted,and how it was,
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and how it was,you might miss today's miracle
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you might miss today's miracletrying to hold on
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trying to hold onto yesterday's blessing.
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to yesterday's blessing.He said, "You will still be
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He said, "You will still beeating last year's harvest
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eating last year's harvestwhen you will have to move
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when you will have to moveit out to make room
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- Call or go online today
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to request this new resource
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from Pastor Steven Furtick
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and learn how God is calling
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you to make room for the new
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♪ You give beauty for ashes ♪
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♪ You turn shame into glory ♪
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♪ You're the only one who can ♪
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♪ You turn graves into gardens ♪
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