There Is Nothing To See Here Part 2
September 3, 2020
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Learn how to fight back against the enemy when anxiety attacks.
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There Is Nothing To See Here 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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- - Touch somebody; say,
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- - Touch somebody; say,"Take another look."
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- "Take another look."That's for every single person.
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- That's for every single person.That guy that broke up
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- That guy that broke upwith you,
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- with you,I know he didn't
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- I know he didn'tsee much in you,
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- see much in you,but he needs to look again,
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- but he needs to look again,'cause the next time
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- 'cause the next timehe sees you,
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- he sees you,you're going to have
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- you're going to havesuch a confidence
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- such a confidenceabout who God made you to be,
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- about who God made you to be,that you know that
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- that you know thatyou didn't need him
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- you didn't need himto begin with,
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- to begin with,and what he did,
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- and what he did,all he did is make you
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- all he did is make youtake another look
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- take another lookwithin yourself to see,
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- within yourself to see,"I am something,
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- "I am something,I am special, I am valuable,
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- I am special, I am valuable,I do have something to offer."
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- I do have something to offer."High five somebody.
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- High five somebody.Say, "Look again."
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- Say, "Look again."I know I don't look like
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- I know I don't look likemuch right now,
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- much right now,but look again.
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- but look again.I'm coming to the back.
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- I'm coming to the back.I'm coming the very back
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- I'm coming the very backof Blakeley to tell somebody
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- of Blakeley to tell somebodywho's been looking
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- who's been lookingat something in your life
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- at something in your lifethat seemed hopeless
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- that seemed hopelessthat God brought you here
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- that God brought you hereon this mountain
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- on this mountainand gave me this microphone
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- and gave me this microphoneto tell you look again.
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- to tell you look again.Look again.
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- Look again.Look again.
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- Look again.And also, look around.
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- And also, look around.Can you see it on the screen?
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- Can you see it on the screen?I'm going to put it
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- I'm going to put iton the screen, on the...
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- on the screen, on the...Look around.
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- Look around.Look at the screen.
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- Look at the screen.- I see it.
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- - I see it.- You see it?
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- - You see it?- I see it.
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- - I see it.- But they can't see it at
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- - But they can't see it atthe other campuses,
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- the other campuses,'cause the camera was
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- 'cause the camera wasfacing the wrong way.
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- facing the wrong way.See, they were
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- See, they werelooking back here.
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- looking back here.Come on.
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- Come on.Come on back here.
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- Come on back here.And so they missed
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- And so they missedwhat was happening up there.
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- what was happening up there.See what I'm saying?
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- See what I'm saying?See... See,
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- See... See,because he said that
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- because he said thatthe presence of the Lord was
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- the presence of the Lord wasabout to pass by,
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- about to pass by,that you'll miss it
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- that you'll miss itif you're in the cave
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- if you're in the cavewhen you should be
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- when you should beon the mountain.
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- on the mountain.The cave is the place
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- The cave is the placewhere the devil will chase you
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- where the devil will chase youbecause since he figured
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- because since he figuredthat he can't destroy you,
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- that he can't destroy you,the best he can hope
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- the best he can hopefor is to distract you.
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- for is to distract you.- Absolutely.
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- - Absolutely.- And Elijah had a lot of faith
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- - And Elijah had a lot of faithand he had made up his mind
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- and he had made up his mindto serve God,
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- to serve God,and so the devil
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- and so the devilcouldn't destroy his faith,
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- couldn't destroy his faith,so the best he could do was
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- so the best he could do wasdistract him.
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- distract him.So here's what he did.
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- So here's what he did.Since Elijah wasn't
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- Since Elijah wasn'tscared of Ahab,
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- scared of Ahab,which was the king,
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- which was the king,and he stood
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- and he stoodface to face with the king,
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- face to face with the king,and since he was
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- and since he wasvictorious in the big battle
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- victorious in the big battleon the mountain,
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- on the mountain,what the enemy had to do was
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- what the enemy had to do wasdistort his perspective
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- distort his perspectivewith a distraction.
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- with a distraction.So the devil sent Jezebel,
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- So the devil sent Jezebel,who was Ahab's wife.
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- who was Ahab's wife.Somebody said that
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- Somebody said thatthe last decision Ahab
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- the last decision Ahabever made was "I do".
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- ever made was "I do".It was that kind of marriage.
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- It was that kind of marriage.You know what I'm saying?
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- You know what I'm saying?I'm not talking
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- I'm not talkingabout your marriage.
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- about your marriage.I'm talking about Ahab
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- I'm talking about Ahaband Jezebel.
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- and Jezebel.And they sent
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- And they senta threat to Elijah.
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- a threat to Elijah.Jezebel sent a threat
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- Jezebel sent a threatto Elijah and said,
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- to Elijah and said,"May the gods deal with it,
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- "May the gods deal with it,be it ever so severely,
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- be it ever so severely,if I don't kill you
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- if I don't kill youlike you kill all my prophets
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- like you kill all my prophetson Mount Carmel
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- on Mount Carmelby this time tomorrow."
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- by this time tomorrow."And Elijah heard it
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- And Elijah heard itand he was afraid
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- and he was afraidand ran for his life.
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- and ran for his life.It always puzzled me
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- It always puzzled mewhy it didn't scare him
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- why it didn't scare himto go against 850 false prophets
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- to go against 850 false prophetson Carmel,
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- on Carmel,but one woman could
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- but one woman couldrun him into a cave.
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- run him into a cave.It always puzzled me...
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- It always puzzled me...until God told me it's always
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- until God told me it's alwaysthe things you least expect.
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- the things you least expect.It's always the little things,
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- It's always the little things,the thumb wars,
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- the thumb wars,the little things
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- the little thingsthat destroy a marriage.
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- that destroy a marriage.It's always the little things
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- It's always the little thingsthat make you lose
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- that make you loseyour confidence.
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- your confidence.Usually you can recover
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- Usually you can recoverfrom one big failure.
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- from one big failure.It's just when the failure
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- It's just when the failurebecomes a pattern
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- becomes a patternof little things...
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- of little things...And it drives you
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- And it drives youinto the cave.
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- into the cave.But if I could share
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- But if I could shareany advice with Elijah,
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- any advice with Elijah,I would remind him
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- I would remind himthat while he was on his way,
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- that while he was on his way,running to that cave,
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- running to that cave,in 1 Kings 19:5,
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- in 1 Kings 19:5,and he laid down under
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- and he laid down underthis broom tree
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- this broom treeand he prayed
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- and he prayedand he asked God to kill him...
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- and he asked God to kill him...Now, this is hilarious.
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- Now, this is hilarious.You're running for your life,
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- You're running for your life,and you ask God to kill you.
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- and you ask God to kill you.I don't want to die;
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- I don't want to die;God kill me.
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- God kill me.Have you ever felt like that?
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- Have you ever felt like that?Not you, just Elijah.
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- Not you, just Elijah.And he had an understanding
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- And he had an understandingthat God was his protector,
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- that God was his protector,but that didn't prevent
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- but that didn't preventthe pain from being real.
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- the pain from being real.It's not sometimes
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- It's not sometimesthat you're scared
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- that you're scaredyou're going to lose;
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- you're going to lose;it's just that you're afraid
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- it's just that you're afraidto have to fight another day.
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- to have to fight another day.It's not sometimes
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- It's not sometimesthat you're scared
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- that you're scaredyou're going to lose your job;
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- you're going to lose your job;it's the fact that you know
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- it's the fact that you knowyou have to keep it,
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- you have to keep it,that you have to show up
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- that you have to show upanother day.
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- another day.It's not that your kids ran
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- It's not that your kids ranaway from home;
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- away from home;it's that they're still there.
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- it's that they're still there.You see what I'm saying?
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- You see what I'm saying?If we put it
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- If we put iton Periscope again -
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- on Periscope again -and I don't even know,
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- and I don't even know,I think I'm off Periscope now;
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- I think I'm off Periscope now;I might still be going...
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- I might still be going...I don't know -
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- I don't know -but if we put it on Periscope,
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- but if we put it on Periscope,this sermon,
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- this sermon,and probably everybody
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- and probably everybodywho's following this Periscope
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- who's following this Periscopeaccount is really annoyed
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- account is really annoyedright now
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- right nowbut I want to use it,
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- but I want to use it,it's all dependent on our angle,
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- it's all dependent on our angle,what we see.
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- what we see.If I'm on Periscope
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- If I'm on Periscopeand all I show is this,
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- and all I show is this,you wouldn't get a real good
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- you wouldn't get a real goodsense for what's happening
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- sense for what's happeningin this room until I back up
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- in this room until I back upand look around and see.
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- and look around and see.I mean, if you logged on
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- I mean, if you logged onand that's all you saw,
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- and that's all you saw,you'd probably log off.
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- you'd probably log off.But when I start panning
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- But when I start panningthe room and I show, you know,
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- the room and I show, you know,hundreds and hundreds of people
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- hundreds and hundreds of peoplewho really love Jesus
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- who really love Jesusand who are hungry for His word
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- and who are hungry for His wordand who came to church
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- and who came to churchtoday to praise God
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- today to praise Godand don't mind getting up
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- and don't mind getting upon their feet for a moment
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- on their feet for a momentand showing Periscope
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- and showing Periscopewhat it
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- what itlooks like when
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- looks like whenElevation Church praises God...
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- Elevation Church praises God...See, it's
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- See, it'sa different perspective.
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- a different perspective.Watch this.
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- Watch this.We're in the same place,
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- We're in the same place,but we just changed perspective.
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- but we just changed perspective.That's all that happened.
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- That's all that happened.So I would remind Elijah,
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- So I would remind Elijah,I would say,
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- I would say,"Remember when you were
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- "Remember when you wererunning through the wilderness
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- running through the wildernessand remember when you were
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- and remember when you werelaying under that tree
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- laying under that treeand asking God to kill you?"
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- and asking God to kill you?"And look at 1 Kings 19:5.
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- And look at 1 Kings 19:5.Look what God did.
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- Look what God did.Look how good God is.
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- Look how good God is.Look how gracious He is,
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- Look how gracious He is,even when your perspective
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- even when your perspectiveis off.
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- is off.Look how faithful
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- Look how faithfulHis promise is.
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- His promise is.It says, "He lay down
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- It says, "He lay downand fell asleep,
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- and fell asleep,and all at once,
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- and all at once,and angel touched him and said,
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- and angel touched him and said,Get up and eat some
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- Get up and eat someof this angel food cake
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- of this angel food cakeI've prepared for you."
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- I've prepared for you."And then he what?
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- And then he what?Come on.
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- Come on.Look at the screen.
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- Look at the screen.Don't look at me.
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- Don't look at me.He what?
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- He what?- CONGREGATION: Looked around.
- 00:08:25.190 --> 00:08:26.191
- - CONGREGATION: Looked around.- He looked where?
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- - He looked where?- CONGREGATION: Around.
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- - CONGREGATION: Around.- He looked around.
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- - He looked around.Some of you came into church
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- Some of you came into churchlooking down today,
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- looking down today,looking down, looking back,
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- looking down, looking back,looking down, looking back,
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- looking down, looking back,looking down, looking back.
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- looking down, looking back.Some of us,
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- Some of us,all we ever do is look inside.
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- all we ever do is look inside.We've got our lens
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- We've got our lensso pointed on ourself,
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- so pointed on ourself,we've got our spirit stuck
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- we've got our spirit stuckin selfie mode...
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- in selfie mode...and then we wonder why
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- and then we wonder whywe're miserable,
- 00:08:47.345 --> 00:08:48.179
- we're miserable,and then we wonder
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- and then we wonderwhy we're limited,
- 00:08:49.614 --> 00:08:50.615
- why we're limited,and then we wonder
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- and then we wonderwhy we have no joy,
- 00:08:52.050 --> 00:08:52.851
- why we have no joy,and then we wonder
- 00:08:52.851 --> 00:08:54.819
- and then we wonderwhy we have no peace.
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- why we have no peace.God said,
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- God said,"If you would flip
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- "If you would flipthe lens for a minute
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- the lens for a minuteand switch perspectives,
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- and switch perspectives,you might see
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- you might seethat I put opportunities
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- that I put opportunitiesall around you;
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- all around you;but you're never going
- 00:09:05.864 --> 00:09:11.703
- but you're never goingto see 'em in the cave."
- 00:09:11.703 --> 00:09:13.004
- to see 'em in the cave."You can't see it in the cave.
- 00:09:13.004 --> 00:09:13.772
- You can't see it in the cave.Touch somebody and say,
- 00:09:13.772 --> 00:09:16.908
- Touch somebody and say,"You can't see it in the cave."
- 00:09:16.908 --> 00:09:17.709
- "You can't see it in the cave."Now the lighting crew is
- 00:09:17.709 --> 00:09:20.478
- Now the lighting crew isreally upset,
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- really upset,'cause they've been following me
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- 'cause they've been following meall over this auditorium,
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- all over this auditorium,but they didn't,
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- but they didn't,they don't have a camera
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- they don't have a camerafor this,
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- for this,what I'm about to do now.
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- what I'm about to do now.Huh?
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- Huh?Huh?
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- Huh?Are you still here?
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- Are you still here?I can't see you.
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- I can't see you.Are you still here?
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- Are you still here?I can't see you.
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- I can't see you.I can't see you.
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- I can't see you.And the fact that
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- And the fact thatI can't see you
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- I can't see youisn't an indication
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- isn't an indicationthat you left.
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- that you left.It's just an indication
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- It's just an indicationI need to switch positions.
- 00:10:03.054 --> 00:10:04.656
- I need to switch positions.Sometimes the fact
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- Sometimes the factthat you can't sense God
- 00:10:05.890 --> 00:10:06.992
- that you can't sense Godisn't an indication
- 00:10:06.992 --> 00:10:10.795
- isn't an indicationthat He's not there;
- 00:10:10.795 --> 00:10:12.664
- that He's not there;it's just an indication
- 00:10:12.664 --> 00:10:14.065
- it's just an indicationthat you're hanging out
- 00:10:14.065 --> 00:10:15.667
- that you're hanging outin the wrong place.
- 00:10:15.667 --> 00:10:16.534
- in the wrong place.Now, if you think I'm talking
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- Now, if you think I'm talkingabout a physical place,
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- about a physical place,you missed the whole message,
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- you missed the whole message,because the cave is
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- because the cave isnot a physical location.
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- not a physical location.It's a state of mind.
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- It's a state of mind.The cave is a place of what?
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- The cave is a place of what?It's a place of comparison,
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- It's a place of comparison,where you measure yourself
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- where you measure yourselfagainst somebody else.
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- against somebody else.And the problem with comparison
- 00:10:35.320 --> 00:10:36.287
- And the problem with comparisonis when you're making
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- is when you're makingyour comparisons,
- 00:10:37.255 --> 00:10:41.326
- your comparisons,you never have the full context.
- 00:10:41.326 --> 00:10:42.794
- you never have the full context.So you see somebody else
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- So you see somebody elseand you see
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- and you seewhat you think they have,
- 00:10:45.063 --> 00:10:45.864
- what you think they have,but you don't know
- 00:10:45.864 --> 00:10:46.464
- but you don't knowthat they're barely
- 00:10:46.464 --> 00:10:50.301
- that they're barelymaking the payments for it.
- 00:10:50.301 --> 00:10:51.569
- making the payments for it.Some people take pictures
- 00:10:51.569 --> 00:10:52.604
- Some people take picturesin stuff that they tucked
- 00:10:52.604 --> 00:10:53.938
- in stuff that they tuckedthe tags in because
- 00:10:53.938 --> 00:10:55.306
- the tags in becausethey have to take it back
- 00:10:55.306 --> 00:11:02.047
- they have to take it backafter they post it.
- 00:11:02.047 --> 00:11:04.616
- after they post it.It's a puppet show.
- 00:11:04.616 --> 00:11:05.817
- It's a puppet show.It's a puppet show -
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- It's a puppet show -and shadows and echoes -
- 00:11:08.019 --> 00:11:11.056
- and shadows and echoes -and it's killing our kids.
- 00:11:11.056 --> 00:11:12.590
- and it's killing our kids.It's killing our kids.
- 00:11:12.590 --> 00:11:13.425
- It's killing our kids.You need to pray for me
- 00:11:13.425 --> 00:11:14.793
- You need to pray for me'cause my kids are nine
- 00:11:14.793 --> 00:11:16.027
- 'cause my kids are nineand seven and four
- 00:11:16.027 --> 00:11:16.761
- and seven and fourand I don't know how
- 00:11:16.761 --> 00:11:17.829
- and I don't know howI'm going to raise them
- 00:11:17.829 --> 00:11:18.897
- I'm going to raise themin this world of shadows
- 00:11:18.897 --> 00:11:19.931
- in this world of shadowsand echoes and still
- 00:11:19.931 --> 00:11:24.736
- and echoes and stillget them to see what's real.
- 00:11:24.736 --> 00:11:26.938
- get them to see what's real.It makes me nervous
- 00:11:26.938 --> 00:11:28.039
- It makes me nervousthat they're going to think
- 00:11:28.039 --> 00:11:28.773
- that they're going to thinkthat the echoes are
- 00:11:28.773 --> 00:11:29.507
- that the echoes arethe sound and the shadows are
- 00:11:29.507 --> 00:11:31.342
- the sound and the shadows arethe sight.
- 00:11:31.342 --> 00:11:32.444
- the sight.And we compare ourselves,
- 00:11:32.444 --> 00:11:33.344
- And we compare ourselves,and sometimes we compare
- 00:11:33.344 --> 00:11:35.046
- and sometimes we compareourselves to people
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- ourselves to peoplewho have less than us
- 00:11:35.914 --> 00:11:38.083
- who have less than usand then we get cocky;
- 00:11:38.083 --> 00:11:39.050
- and then we get cocky;and sometimes we compare
- 00:11:39.050 --> 00:11:39.884
- and sometimes we compareourselves to people
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- ourselves to peoplewho have more than us
- 00:11:40.652 --> 00:11:42.754
- who have more than usand we get condemned.
- 00:11:42.754 --> 00:11:44.022
- and we get condemned.Sometimes we compare ourselves
- 00:11:44.022 --> 00:11:44.823
- Sometimes we compare ourselvesto people who we think are
- 00:11:44.823 --> 00:11:45.757
- to people who we think areright there on our level
- 00:11:45.757 --> 00:11:49.494
- right there on our leveland we get complacent.
- 00:11:49.494 --> 00:11:50.028
- and we get complacent.But either way,
- 00:11:50.028 --> 00:11:52.597
- But either way,we don't fulfill our calling
- 00:11:52.597 --> 00:11:53.264
- we don't fulfill our calling'cause we're in a cave
- 00:11:53.264 --> 00:11:59.804
- 'cause we're in a caveof comparison... comparison.
- 00:11:59.804 --> 00:12:01.106
- of comparison... comparison.The cookies you made your kids
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- The cookies you made your kidswere fine until
- 00:12:01.706 --> 00:12:08.113
- were fine untilyou went on Pintrest.
- 00:12:08.113 --> 00:12:08.613
- you went on Pintrest.It was fine,
- 00:12:08.613 --> 00:12:09.314
- It was fine,and now your kids' cookies
- 00:12:09.314 --> 00:12:10.415
- and now your kids' cookiesdon't have Elsa braids.
- 00:12:10.415 --> 00:12:13.017
- don't have Elsa braids.They're going to be in therapy.
- 00:12:13.017 --> 00:12:13.618
- They're going to be in therapy.No, they're not.
- 00:12:13.618 --> 00:12:14.419
- No, they're not.Your cookies were fine.
- 00:12:14.419 --> 00:12:15.019
- Your cookies were fine.It was a comparison.
- 00:12:15.019 --> 00:12:15.854
- It was a comparison.You know what'll do you good
- 00:12:15.854 --> 00:12:17.288
- You know what'll do you goodevery once in a while?
- 00:12:17.288 --> 00:12:18.089
- every once in a while?Get around somebody
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- Get around somebodywho completely blows your mind
- 00:12:20.525 --> 00:12:21.526
- who completely blows your mindand blows - 'cause sometimes
- 00:12:21.526 --> 00:12:22.227
- and blows - 'cause sometimesyou can get feeling like
- 00:12:22.227 --> 00:12:23.161
- you can get feeling likeyou're a big deal or something
- 00:12:23.161 --> 00:12:24.429
- you're a big deal or somethinglike that, maybe, you know,
- 00:12:24.429 --> 00:12:25.363
- like that, maybe, you know,if you get to feeling like that.
- 00:12:25.363 --> 00:12:26.731
- if you get to feeling like that.As a preacher,
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- As a preacher,there's this thing
- 00:12:27.298 --> 00:12:29.868
- there's this thingthat I call preacher famous,
- 00:12:29.868 --> 00:12:31.169
- that I call preacher famous,and it's not real famous;
- 00:12:31.169 --> 00:12:32.137
- and it's not real famous;it's just enough for preachers
- 00:12:32.137 --> 00:12:34.439
- it's just enough for preachersto think they're famous.
- 00:12:34.439 --> 00:12:36.040
- to think they're famous.It's like, "I can't even go
- 00:12:36.040 --> 00:12:38.276
- It's like, "I can't even goto Macaroni Grill on a..."
- 00:12:38.276 --> 00:12:38.843
- to Macaroni Grill on a..."Yes, you can.
- 00:12:38.843 --> 00:12:39.644
- Yes, you can.Just go one town over.
- 00:12:39.644 --> 00:12:40.178
- Just go one town over.Nobody knows
- 00:12:40.178 --> 00:12:42.147
- Nobody knowswho you are there, okay?
- 00:12:42.147 --> 00:12:43.081
- who you are there, okay?And it's preachers.
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- And it's preachers.Preachers are like that.
- 00:12:44.983 --> 00:12:47.051
- Preachers are like that.I met a guy the other day who --
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- I met a guy the other day who --he's not preacher famous;
- 00:12:48.086 --> 00:12:48.586
- he's not preacher famous;he's like real famous...
- 00:12:48.586 --> 00:12:51.790
- he's like real famous...real, real, real famous;
- 00:12:51.790 --> 00:12:53.358
- real, real, real famous;famous, everybody knows him --
- 00:12:53.358 --> 00:12:54.993
- famous, everybody knows him --and he had listened to me preach
- 00:12:54.993 --> 00:12:56.094
- and he had listened to me preachand we were talking afterwards
- 00:12:56.094 --> 00:12:56.895
- and we were talking afterwardsand he was about to go
- 00:12:56.895 --> 00:12:58.563
- and he was about to goon vacation and he was leaving
- 00:12:58.563 --> 00:12:59.931
- on vacation and he was leavingthe service to go to vacation.
- 00:12:59.931 --> 00:13:00.932
- the service to go to vacation.I said, "Where you going?"
- 00:13:00.932 --> 00:13:02.033
- I said, "Where you going?"He said, "Turks and Caicos."
- 00:13:02.033 --> 00:13:02.834
- He said, "Turks and Caicos."And I felt kind of proud
- 00:13:02.834 --> 00:13:03.501
- And I felt kind of proudbecause I had just been
- 00:13:03.501 --> 00:13:05.003
- because I had just beenthere with Holly.
- 00:13:05.003 --> 00:13:05.670
- there with Holly.We took a trip there
- 00:13:05.670 --> 00:13:08.573
- We took a trip thereand I was proud of our trip,
- 00:13:08.573 --> 00:13:10.608
- and I was proud of our trip,taking her places.
- 00:13:10.608 --> 00:13:11.709
- taking her places.And we stayed at a nice resort
- 00:13:11.709 --> 00:13:12.410
- And we stayed at a nice resortand I was telling him
- 00:13:12.410 --> 00:13:13.411
- and I was telling himabout the resort,
- 00:13:13.411 --> 00:13:14.045
- about the resort,and I couldn't remember
- 00:13:14.045 --> 00:13:15.079
- and I couldn't rememberthe name.
- 00:13:15.079 --> 00:13:16.080
- the name.He said, "Where did you stay?"
- 00:13:16.080 --> 00:13:16.548
- He said, "Where did you stay?"I said,
- 00:13:16.548 --> 00:13:17.382
- I said,"I don't remember the name.
- 00:13:17.382 --> 00:13:17.982
- "I don't remember the name.Holly, do you remember
- 00:13:17.982 --> 00:13:18.383
- Holly, do you rememberthe name?"
- 00:13:18.383 --> 00:13:19.584
- the name?"She couldn't remember the name.
- 00:13:19.584 --> 00:13:20.084
- She couldn't remember the name.And I said,
- 00:13:20.084 --> 00:13:20.785
- And I said,"But it was nice, man.
- 00:13:20.785 --> 00:13:22.153
- "But it was nice, man.It was a nice resort."
- 00:13:22.153 --> 00:13:22.987
- It was a nice resort."I said, "Where are you staying?"
- 00:13:22.987 --> 00:13:24.189
- I said, "Where are you staying?"He said, "I don't remember
- 00:13:24.189 --> 00:13:28.693
- He said, "I don't rememberthe name of the island."
- 00:13:28.693 --> 00:13:30.261
- the name of the island."No, no; you missed it.
- 00:13:30.261 --> 00:13:32.363
- No, no; you missed it.He - while I was feeling cocky
- 00:13:32.363 --> 00:13:34.799
- He - while I was feeling cockyabout the resort,
- 00:13:34.799 --> 00:13:41.306
- about the resort,he had rented the whole island.
- 00:13:41.306 --> 00:13:42.106
- he had rented the whole island.Touch somebody and say,
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- Touch somebody and say,"You're not that big."
- 00:13:45.710 --> 00:13:46.578
- "You're not that big."But I want to tell you
- 00:13:46.578 --> 00:13:47.345
- But I want to tell yousomething else.
- 00:13:47.345 --> 00:13:49.581
- something else.You're not that small either.
- 00:13:49.581 --> 00:13:51.916
- You're not that small either.You're not that small either,
- 00:13:51.916 --> 00:13:54.252
- You're not that small either,'cause some of the people
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- 'cause some of the peoplethat you...
- 00:13:55.119 --> 00:13:56.654
- that you...you envy their stuff;
- 00:13:56.654 --> 00:13:59.557
- you envy their stuff;they envy you're satisfaction.
- 00:13:59.557 --> 00:14:00.491
- they envy you're satisfaction.Some of the people
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- Some of the peoplethat you envy are
- 00:14:01.392 --> 00:14:02.827
- that you envy areactually miserable
- 00:14:02.827 --> 00:14:03.995
- actually miserableand wishing that
- 00:14:03.995 --> 00:14:04.662
- and wishing thatthey could be set free
- 00:14:04.662 --> 00:14:07.599
- they could be set freefrom their own cave.
- 00:14:07.599 --> 00:14:09.234
- from their own cave.And as long as we're comparing,
- 00:14:09.234 --> 00:14:10.568
- And as long as we're comparing,why don't we take a moment
- 00:14:10.568 --> 00:14:12.203
- why don't we take a momentand get a real perspective.
- 00:14:12.203 --> 00:14:13.538
- and get a real perspective.The scripture says
- 00:14:13.538 --> 00:14:15.006
- The scripture saysthat all of our righteousness is
- 00:14:15.006 --> 00:14:16.841
- that all of our righteousness islike filthy rags.
- 00:14:16.841 --> 00:14:19.143
- like filthy rags.Some of us get a real attitude
- 00:14:19.143 --> 00:14:20.545
- Some of us get a real attitudeabout how holy we are
- 00:14:20.545 --> 00:14:21.913
- about how holy we areand we love to look down
- 00:14:21.913 --> 00:14:23.214
- and we love to look downon other people
- 00:14:23.214 --> 00:14:23.882
- on other peoplewho don't measure up
- 00:14:23.882 --> 00:14:25.016
- who don't measure upto our standard.
- 00:14:25.016 --> 00:14:26.284
- to our standard.I have a feeling that
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- I have a feeling thatif we could get
- 00:14:26.985 --> 00:14:30.421
- if we could getone good glimpse of God,
- 00:14:30.421 --> 00:14:31.789
- one good glimpse of God,none of us would be
- 00:14:31.789 --> 00:14:32.790
- none of us would berunning our mouths
- 00:14:32.790 --> 00:14:37.061
- running our mouthsabout anybody else's struggle.
- 00:14:37.061 --> 00:14:38.429
- about anybody else's struggle.I don't think any of us
- 00:14:38.429 --> 00:14:42.267
- I don't think any of uswould be strutting
- 00:14:42.267 --> 00:14:45.103
- would be struttingif we could see Him as He is.
- 00:14:45.103 --> 00:14:45.670
- if we could see Him as He is.But you won't see
- 00:14:45.670 --> 00:14:48.539
- But you won't seethat in the cave.
- 00:14:48.539 --> 00:14:49.641
- that in the cave.In the cave, all you'll think
- 00:14:49.641 --> 00:14:50.675
- In the cave, all you'll thinkis that everybody else
- 00:14:50.675 --> 00:14:52.076
- is that everybody elsehas something that you don't,
- 00:14:52.076 --> 00:14:52.543
- has something that you don't,everybody else knows
- 00:14:52.543 --> 00:14:53.344
- everybody else knowssomething that you don't,
- 00:14:53.344 --> 00:14:54.178
- something that you don't,and everybody else...
- 00:14:54.178 --> 00:14:55.179
- and everybody else...and everybody else...
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- and everybody else...And that's what Elijah did.
- 00:14:56.381 --> 00:14:57.916
- And that's what Elijah did.He started talking to God.
- 00:14:57.916 --> 00:14:58.917
- He started talking to God.He said, "I have been
- 00:14:58.917 --> 00:15:02.887
- He said, "I have beenvery zealous for the Lord God.
- 00:15:02.887 --> 00:15:03.521
- very zealous for the Lord God.They have torn down
- 00:15:03.521 --> 00:15:06.457
- They have torn downYour altars and..."
- 00:15:06.457 --> 00:15:07.492
- Your altars and..."And he's right.
- 00:15:07.492 --> 00:15:07.926
- And he's right.He's right.
- 00:15:07.926 --> 00:15:09.427
- He's right.He had been through a lot.
- 00:15:09.427 --> 00:15:09.928
- He had been through a lot.But you know what
- 00:15:09.928 --> 00:15:10.762
- But you know whatGod told Elijah?
- 00:15:10.762 --> 00:15:12.730
- God told Elijah?He said, "Hey,
- 00:15:12.730 --> 00:15:14.599
- He said, "Hey,I've got 7.000 people
- 00:15:14.599 --> 00:15:15.900
- I've got 7.000 peoplewho haven't bowed down to Baal."
- 00:15:15.900 --> 00:15:16.901
- who haven't bowed down to Baal."In other words,
- 00:15:16.901 --> 00:15:18.202
- In other words,you're never as alone
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- you're never as aloneas you think you are.
- 00:15:22.640 --> 00:15:24.509
- as you think you are.But in the cave,
- 00:15:24.509 --> 00:15:27.712
- But in the cave,you feel all alone.
- 00:15:27.712 --> 00:15:29.013
- you feel all alone.And the anxiety starts
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- And the anxiety startsin the cave.
- 00:15:32.150 --> 00:15:33.551
- in the cave.And then you start fearing
- 00:15:33.551 --> 00:15:38.289
- And then you start fearingoutcomes that you can't control.
- 00:15:38.289 --> 00:15:39.057
- outcomes that you can't control.And then you're so tired
- 00:15:39.057 --> 00:15:40.091
- And then you're so tiredthe next day 'cause you stayed
- 00:15:40.091 --> 00:15:40.992
- the next day 'cause you stayedup all night and now you don't
- 00:15:40.992 --> 00:15:42.293
- up all night and now you don'thave the energy to deal
- 00:15:42.293 --> 00:15:43.061
- have the energy to dealwith real life 'cause
- 00:15:43.061 --> 00:15:43.861
- with real life 'causeyou were up all night
- 00:15:43.861 --> 00:15:55.974
- you were up all nightwatching the puppet show.
- 00:15:55.974 --> 00:15:58.109
- watching the puppet show.Not everybody needs this today,
- 00:15:58.109 --> 00:16:01.279
- Not everybody needs this today,but somebody really does,
- 00:16:01.279 --> 00:16:01.746
- but somebody really does,because you've
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- because you'vebeen chained in a cave.
- 00:16:05.183 --> 00:16:06.784
- been chained in a cave.You've been chained up in a cave
- 00:16:06.784 --> 00:16:08.753
- You've been chained up in a caveand God wanted you to
- 00:16:08.753 --> 00:16:11.289
- and God wanted you tolook... what?
- 00:16:11.289 --> 00:16:12.190
- look... what?- CONGREGATION: Around.
- 00:16:12.190 --> 00:16:13.191
- - CONGREGATION: Around.- And look?
- 00:16:13.191 --> 00:16:14.058
- - And look?- CONGREGATION: Up ahead.
- 00:16:14.058 --> 00:16:15.860
- - CONGREGATION: Up ahead.- And look ahead.
- 00:16:15.860 --> 00:16:19.263
- - And look ahead.That's my third letter A.
- 00:16:19.263 --> 00:16:24.902
- That's my third letter A.Look ahead, 'cause while Elijah
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- Look ahead, 'cause while Elijahwas in the cave
- 00:16:26.571 --> 00:16:28.539
- was in the cavefearing for his life,
- 00:16:28.539 --> 00:16:30.141
- fearing for his life,God had already worked out
- 00:16:30.141 --> 00:16:33.044
- God had already worked outwhat he was worried about.
- 00:16:33.044 --> 00:16:33.678
- what he was worried about.You know, there are
- 00:16:33.678 --> 00:16:35.413
- You know, there areonly a few biblical characters
- 00:16:35.413 --> 00:16:39.317
- only a few biblical charactersthat did not die, just a few.
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- that did not die, just a few.Elijah is one of them.
- 00:16:41.753 --> 00:16:44.188
- Elijah is one of them.Could it be possible -
- 00:16:44.188 --> 00:16:46.157
- Could it be possible -I'm just asking -
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- I'm just asking -that the thing that
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- that the thing thatyou're worried about is
- 00:16:48.559 --> 00:16:51.129
- you're worried about isnever even going to happen
- 00:16:51.129 --> 00:16:52.530
- never even going to happenunless you create it
- 00:16:52.530 --> 00:16:57.435
- unless you create itthrough your fear?
- 00:16:57.435 --> 00:16:59.737
- through your fear?Could it be possible
- 00:16:59.737 --> 00:17:01.039
- Could it be possiblethat God really has surrounded
- 00:17:01.039 --> 00:17:03.341
- that God really has surroundedyou with people who love you,
- 00:17:03.341 --> 00:17:04.475
- you with people who love you,but you're so scared
- 00:17:04.475 --> 00:17:05.810
- but you're so scaredthey're going to leave you
- 00:17:05.810 --> 00:17:06.544
- they're going to leave youbecause instead of
- 00:17:06.544 --> 00:17:08.880
- because instead oflooking ahead,
- 00:17:08.880 --> 00:17:09.547
- looking ahead,you're looking back?
- 00:17:09.547 --> 00:17:13.051
- you're looking back?What are you seeing now?
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- What are you seeing now?Now.
- 00:17:13.584 --> 00:17:15.753
- Now.That's the question.
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- That's the question.And some of us aren't seeing
- 00:17:16.621 --> 00:17:17.622
- And some of us aren't seeingpossibilities because
- 00:17:17.622 --> 00:17:21.993
- possibilities becauseall we see is our past.
- 00:17:21.993 --> 00:17:24.495
- all we see is our past.And so God said, "Elijah,
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- And so God said, "Elijah,go out and stand
- 00:17:25.096 --> 00:17:25.530
- go out and standon the mountain
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- on the mountainin the presence of God.
- 00:17:28.266 --> 00:17:30.501
- in the presence of God.Go out and get a vision."
- 00:17:30.501 --> 00:17:31.803
- Go out and get a vision."See, God's voice will
- 00:17:31.803 --> 00:17:33.104
- See, God's voice willreach you in the cave,
- 00:17:33.104 --> 00:17:34.172
- reach you in the cave,but His vision will only be
- 00:17:34.172 --> 00:17:38.076
- but His vision will only berevealed on the mountain.
- 00:17:38.076 --> 00:17:39.710
- revealed on the mountain.God will always love you
- 00:17:39.710 --> 00:17:42.547
- God will always love youand He will always speak to you;
- 00:17:42.547 --> 00:17:43.114
- and He will always speak to you;but when you lose
- 00:17:43.114 --> 00:17:44.015
- but when you loseyour perspective,
- 00:17:44.015 --> 00:17:46.851
- your perspective,you won't see His plan.
- 00:17:46.851 --> 00:17:48.286
- you won't see His plan.And so all you can see
- 00:17:48.286 --> 00:17:49.520
- And so all you can seewhen you're in the cave,
- 00:17:49.520 --> 00:17:50.421
- when you're in the cave,all you can feel
- 00:17:50.421 --> 00:17:51.622
- all you can feelwhen you're in the cave,
- 00:17:51.622 --> 00:17:52.857
- when you're in the cave,all you can hear
- 00:17:52.857 --> 00:17:54.158
- all you can hearwhen you're in the cave is
- 00:17:54.158 --> 00:17:57.061
- when you're in the cave isthe echoes of what went wrong
- 00:17:57.061 --> 00:18:00.898
- the echoes of what went wrongand the preplay of what might.
- 00:18:00.898 --> 00:18:03.067
- and the preplay of what might.Plato said,
- 00:18:03.067 --> 00:18:07.738
- Plato said,"If one man ever broke free
- 00:18:07.738 --> 00:18:11.375
- "If one man ever broke freefrom the chains in the cave
- 00:18:11.375 --> 00:18:13.244
- from the chains in the caveand were led outside
- 00:18:13.244 --> 00:18:15.246
- and were led outsideto the mouth of the cave
- 00:18:15.246 --> 00:18:17.415
- to the mouth of the caveand began to behold
- 00:18:17.415 --> 00:18:18.850
- and began to beholdnot a shadow of a tree
- 00:18:18.850 --> 00:18:20.485
- not a shadow of a treebut a real tree
- 00:18:20.485 --> 00:18:22.153
- but a real treeand not a shadow of a stream
- 00:18:22.153 --> 00:18:23.321
- and not a shadow of a streambut a real stream
- 00:18:23.321 --> 00:18:24.622
- but a real streamand not a shadow of an animal
- 00:18:24.622 --> 00:18:26.124
- and not a shadow of an animalbut a real animal",
- 00:18:26.124 --> 00:18:27.625
- but a real animal",he said, "would it not
- 00:18:27.625 --> 00:18:28.693
- he said, "would it nottake the man's eyes
- 00:18:28.693 --> 00:18:29.527
- take the man's eyesa little while to get
- 00:18:29.527 --> 00:18:30.495
- a little while to getused to the light?
- 00:18:30.495 --> 00:18:31.562
- used to the light?And at first,
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- And at first,would he not think
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- would he not thinkthere was something wrong
- 00:18:33.364 --> 00:18:35.867
- there was something wrongwith his eyes?
- 00:18:35.867 --> 00:18:37.635
- with his eyes?And if he were led up a mountain
- 00:18:37.635 --> 00:18:39.003
- And if he were led up a mountainand he were made
- 00:18:39.003 --> 00:18:40.371
- and he were madeto behold the sun,
- 00:18:40.371 --> 00:18:41.038
- to behold the sun,which was the source
- 00:18:41.038 --> 00:18:43.040
- which was the sourceof all life,
- 00:18:43.040 --> 00:18:45.543
- of all life,would he not remember
- 00:18:45.543 --> 00:18:48.613
- would he not rememberhis comrades back in the cave?
- 00:18:48.613 --> 00:18:50.047
- his comrades back in the cave?And would he not feel compelled
- 00:18:50.047 --> 00:18:51.682
- And would he not feel compelledto go back down the mountain
- 00:18:51.682 --> 00:18:53.284
- to go back down the mountainand back into the cave
- 00:18:53.284 --> 00:18:53.951
- and back into the caveand even though
- 00:18:53.951 --> 00:18:55.386
- and even thoughthey laughed at him,
- 00:18:55.386 --> 00:18:56.320
- they laughed at him,tell them the way
- 00:18:56.320 --> 00:19:00.424
- tell them the waythings really were?"
- 00:19:00.424 --> 00:19:03.427
- things really were?"All this talk about caves
- 00:19:03.427 --> 00:19:07.698
- All this talk about cavesand chains and chains and caves,
- 00:19:07.698 --> 00:19:08.533
- and chains and chains and caves,and I couldn't help
- 00:19:08.533 --> 00:19:11.502
- and I couldn't helpbut conclude that our whole
- 00:19:11.502 --> 00:19:13.938
- but conclude that our wholefaith really revolves around
- 00:19:13.938 --> 00:19:19.944
- faith really revolves aroundwhat happened in a cave.
- 00:19:19.944 --> 00:19:20.945
- what happened in a cave.Sorry, Plato.
- 00:19:20.945 --> 00:19:22.113
- Sorry, Plato.I know this is a little bit
- 00:19:22.113 --> 00:19:23.781
- I know this is a little bitafter your time,
- 00:19:23.781 --> 00:19:26.083
- after your time,but see, my whole reason
- 00:19:26.083 --> 00:19:27.919
- but see, my whole reasonthat I can look again
- 00:19:27.919 --> 00:19:28.619
- that I can look againand have hope,
- 00:19:28.619 --> 00:19:30.121
- and have hope,and my whole reason
- 00:19:30.121 --> 00:19:31.255
- and my whole reasonthat I can look around
- 00:19:31.255 --> 00:19:32.290
- that I can look aroundand have joy
- 00:19:32.290 --> 00:19:33.224
- and have joyand see potential,
- 00:19:33.224 --> 00:19:34.492
- and see potential,and my whole reason
- 00:19:34.492 --> 00:19:35.927
- and my whole reasonthat I can look ahead
- 00:19:35.927 --> 00:19:37.862
- that I can look aheadand see a future is because
- 00:19:37.862 --> 00:19:39.363
- and see a future is becauseof what happened with
- 00:19:39.363 --> 00:19:44.101
- of what happened withone man in a cave.
- 00:19:44.101 --> 00:19:45.503
- one man in a cave.They don't call it a cave.
- 00:19:45.503 --> 00:19:47.572
- They don't call it a cave.They call it a tomb.
- 00:19:47.572 --> 00:19:48.406
- They call it a tomb.But if you ever see
- 00:19:48.406 --> 00:19:50.241
- But if you ever seea model of it,
- 00:19:50.241 --> 00:19:51.676
- a model of it,it actually looked like a cave
- 00:19:51.676 --> 00:19:54.245
- it actually looked like a cavethat they put Jesus in.
- 00:19:54.245 --> 00:19:56.614
- that they put Jesus in.And they came to look for Him
- 00:19:56.614 --> 00:19:57.982
- And they came to look for Himand He said that He was
- 00:19:57.982 --> 00:19:59.450
- and He said that He wasgoing to rise from the dead,
- 00:19:59.450 --> 00:20:00.484
- going to rise from the dead,but when they came
- 00:20:00.484 --> 00:20:01.485
- but when they cameto look for Him,
- 00:20:01.485 --> 00:20:03.087
- to look for Him,His body was still there
- 00:20:03.087 --> 00:20:05.423
- His body was still thereon Friday.
- 00:20:05.423 --> 00:20:06.357
- on Friday.And when they came to look
- 00:20:06.357 --> 00:20:07.692
- And when they came to lookfor Him on Saturday,
- 00:20:07.692 --> 00:20:08.993
- for Him on Saturday,He was still there.
- 00:20:08.993 --> 00:20:09.894
- He was still there.The guards went to check
- 00:20:09.894 --> 00:20:11.596
- The guards went to checkand the body hadn't moved.
- 00:20:11.596 --> 00:20:13.130
- and the body hadn't moved.It wasn't 'til Sunday
- 00:20:13.130 --> 00:20:14.332
- It wasn't 'til Sundaythat the women showed up
- 00:20:14.332 --> 00:20:16.234
- that the women showed upwith some burial spices
- 00:20:16.234 --> 00:20:17.068
- with some burial spicesand they were looking
- 00:20:17.068 --> 00:20:18.169
- and they were lookingreal funny
- 00:20:18.169 --> 00:20:19.537
- real funny'cause the stone had been
- 00:20:19.537 --> 00:20:21.172
- 'cause the stone had beenrolled away from the mouth
- 00:20:21.172 --> 00:20:22.373
- rolled away from the mouthof the cave.
- 00:20:22.373 --> 00:20:22.974
- of the cave.And while they were
- 00:20:22.974 --> 00:20:24.141
- And while they werelooking inside,
- 00:20:24.141 --> 00:20:26.310
- looking inside,this angel interrupted and said,
- 00:20:26.310 --> 00:20:27.878
- this angel interrupted and said,"What are you doing here?
- 00:20:27.878 --> 00:20:29.046
- "What are you doing here?You're looking for Jesus,
- 00:20:29.046 --> 00:20:30.214
- You're looking for Jesus,but you better look again
- 00:20:30.214 --> 00:20:31.182
- but you better look again'cause He's not here.
- 00:20:31.182 --> 00:20:32.350
- 'cause He's not here.He's risen.
- 00:20:32.350 --> 00:20:32.984
- He's risen.He went on ahead
- 00:20:32.984 --> 00:20:34.452
- He went on aheadof you to Jerusalem,
- 00:20:34.452 --> 00:20:35.620
- of you to Jerusalem,just like He told you
- 00:20:35.620 --> 00:20:36.887
- just like He told youHe was going to do."
- 00:20:36.887 --> 00:20:37.488
- He was going to do."You're looking
- 00:20:37.488 --> 00:20:38.789
- You're lookingfor the living amongst the dead,
- 00:20:38.789 --> 00:20:40.291
- for the living amongst the dead,but you better look again,
- 00:20:40.291 --> 00:20:43.060
- but you better look again,'cause He is not here.
- 00:20:43.060 --> 00:20:47.198
- 'cause He is not here.He is risen.
- 00:20:47.198 --> 00:20:48.499
- He is risen.Look again.
- 00:20:48.499 --> 00:20:52.403
- Look again.[applause]
- 00:20:52.403 --> 00:20:53.237
- [applause]Look again.
- 00:20:53.237 --> 00:20:54.438
- Look again.Look around.
- 00:20:54.438 --> 00:20:56.173
- Look around.They were staring as Jesus
- 00:20:56.173 --> 00:20:57.408
- They were staring as Jesusascended into heaven
- 00:20:57.408 --> 00:20:58.943
- ascended into heavenand the angel interrupted
- 00:20:58.943 --> 00:20:59.944
- and the angel interruptedand said, "Why are you standing
- 00:20:59.944 --> 00:21:01.212
- and said, "Why are you standinglooking into the sky?"
- 00:21:01.212 --> 00:21:03.147
- looking into the sky?"This same Jesus in like manner
- 00:21:03.147 --> 00:21:04.949
- This same Jesus in like mannerthat He came will return again
- 00:21:04.949 --> 00:21:06.017
- that He came will return againin all of His glory.
- 00:21:06.017 --> 00:21:07.685
- in all of His glory.But you shall be my witnesses
- 00:21:07.685 --> 00:21:10.855
- But you shall be my witnessesin Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria,
- 00:21:10.855 --> 00:21:12.323
- in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria,to the ends of the earth.
- 00:21:12.323 --> 00:21:13.024
- to the ends of the earth.What's He saying?
- 00:21:13.024 --> 00:21:20.031
- What's He saying?Look around.
- 00:21:20.031 --> 00:21:22.533
- Look around.And Jesus, who knew that
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- And Jesus, who knew thatHis followers would take
- 00:21:25.036 --> 00:21:26.804
- His followers would takeon the greatest challenge
- 00:21:26.804 --> 00:21:28.005
- on the greatest challengeof their faith after that
- 00:21:28.005 --> 00:21:28.873
- of their faith after thatHe was gone and they would have
- 00:21:28.873 --> 00:21:30.541
- He was gone and they would haveto hold on to what
- 00:21:30.541 --> 00:21:33.944
- to hold on to whatthey could not see, said,
- 00:21:33.944 --> 00:21:34.545
- they could not see, said,"All authority on heaven
- 00:21:34.545 --> 00:21:37.081
- "All authority on heavenand earth has been given to me
- 00:21:37.081 --> 00:21:39.650
- and earth has been given to meand surely I am
- 00:21:39.650 --> 00:21:42.586
- and surely I amwith you always."
- 00:21:42.586 --> 00:21:43.788
- with you always."Watch this.
- 00:21:43.788 --> 00:21:48.793
- Watch this."Even to the end of the age."
- 00:21:48.793 --> 00:21:49.860
- "Even to the end of the age."What's He saying?
- 00:21:49.860 --> 00:21:52.463
- What's He saying?Look ahead.
- 00:21:52.463 --> 00:21:54.432
- Look ahead.And although you don't know
- 00:21:54.432 --> 00:21:56.300
- And although you don't knowexactly what you will encounter
- 00:21:56.300 --> 00:21:58.402
- exactly what you will encounteralong the way, you have
- 00:21:58.402 --> 00:21:59.470
- along the way, you havemy assurance that
- 00:21:59.470 --> 00:22:00.938
- my assurance thatI will accompany you
- 00:22:00.938 --> 00:22:03.307
- I will accompany youwith every step.
- 00:22:03.307 --> 00:22:07.311
- with every step.So look ahead with faith.
- 00:22:07.311 --> 00:22:11.782
- So look ahead with faith.Look ahead with faith.
- 00:22:11.782 --> 00:22:12.416
- Look ahead with faith.While you're
- 00:22:12.416 --> 00:22:15.319
- While you'rein this cave crying,
- 00:22:15.319 --> 00:22:16.287
- in this cave crying,the voice of God
- 00:22:16.287 --> 00:22:18.823
- the voice of Godis on the mountain calling,
- 00:22:18.823 --> 00:22:19.490
- is on the mountain calling,pointing you
- 00:22:19.490 --> 00:22:21.359
- pointing youin a new direction.
- 00:22:21.359 --> 00:22:22.259
- in a new direction.The chains have
- 00:22:22.259 --> 00:22:24.595
- The chains havealready been broken.
- 00:22:24.595 --> 00:22:25.696
- already been broken.Your perspective
- 00:22:25.696 --> 00:22:28.232
- Your perspectiveis the problem.
- 00:22:28.232 --> 00:22:28.966
- is the problem.The chains have
- 00:22:28.966 --> 00:22:32.169
- The chains havealready been broken.
- 00:22:32.169 --> 00:22:32.903
- already been broken.But now you're standing
- 00:22:32.903 --> 00:22:36.006
- But now you're standingat the mouth of the cave
- 00:22:36.006 --> 00:22:38.542
- at the mouth of the cavewondering, "God, have you
- 00:22:38.542 --> 00:22:41.278
- wondering, "God, have youstill got a plan for me?
- 00:22:41.278 --> 00:22:44.548
- still got a plan for me?God, can you still use me?
- 00:22:44.548 --> 00:22:45.049
- God, can you still use me?You still there?
- 00:22:45.049 --> 00:22:47.051
- You still there?You still love me?
- 00:22:47.051 --> 00:22:49.620
- You still love me?You still got this?
- 00:22:49.620 --> 00:22:50.187
- You still got this?Is anybody ever
- 00:22:50.187 --> 00:22:53.891
- Is anybody evergonna really love me?"
- 00:22:53.891 --> 00:22:58.529
- gonna really love me?"Scripture says, 1 Kings 19:19,
- 00:22:58.529 --> 00:23:00.531
- Scripture says, 1 Kings 19:19,it said,
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- it said,"Elijah went from there."
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- "Elijah went from there."He went from there.
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- He went from there.What are you doing here Elijah,
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- What are you doing here Elijah,when my plan is waiting
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- when my plan is waitingfor you there?
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- for you there?There.
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- There.There's nothing
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- There's nothingto see here Elijah.
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- to see here Elijah.When you lived in the cave,
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- When you lived in the cave,all you see is the same sights.
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- all you see is the same sights.All you hear is --
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- All you hear is --it's just shadows and echoes.
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- it's just shadows and echoes.There's nothing to see here.
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- There's nothing to see here.Why would you stay in a place
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- Why would you stay in a placewhere there's nothing to see
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- where there's nothing to seewhen there's so much more
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- when there's so much moreto see if you just peek
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- to see if you just peekyour head out?
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- your head out?I like how it says Elijah went
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- I like how it says Elijah wentand stood at the mouth
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- and stood at the mouthof the cave.
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- of the cave.He didn't even have
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- He didn't even havethe courage to come
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- the courage to comeall the way out.
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- all the way out.He just peeked.
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- He just peeked.And that's all God needed
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- And that's all God neededto remind him of the promise.
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- to remind him of the promise.That's all God needs
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- That's all God needsis just -- just catch a glimpse.
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- is just -- just catch a glimpse.He's passing by.
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- He's passing by.He's passing by.
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- He's passing by.And the only way that
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- And the only way thatyou'll miss it
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- - Right now, in this moment,
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- - Right now, in this moment,your life is being
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- your life is beingsteered in a direction.
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- steered in a direction.It may be toward your calling,
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- It may be toward your calling,it may be away
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- it may be awayfrom your calling.
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- from your calling.But your life is being
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- But your life is beingdriven buy something,
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- driven buy something,like a ship in the water.
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- 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,
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- by your feelings,instead of by the spirit of God,
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- instead of by the spirit of God,it's just a matter of time
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- it's just a matter of timebefore you get off course.
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- before you get off course.Sometimes, it happens slowly.
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- Sometimes, it happens slowly.You don't even realize
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- You don't even realizethe gradual drift.
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- 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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- what we think.But as children of God,
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- But as children of God,we have to learn how to
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- we have to learn how totrain ourselves differently,
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- train ourselves differently,because feelings come and go.
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- because feelings come and go.I mean, one minute,
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- 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.The protection of God,
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- The 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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- You can survive the storms
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- You can survive the stormsof anxiety and stress.
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- of anxiety and stress.Now we've got some details on
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- Now we've got some details onthis page about this new series
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- this page about this new seriesI'm so excited about it.
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- I'm so excited about it.- So good.
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- - So good.- "When Anxiety Attacks"
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- - "When Anxiety Attacks"because it will and when it does
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- because it will and when it doesI want you to be ready
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- I want you to be readyto deal with fear and anxiety,
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- to deal with fear and anxiety,to chart your course
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- to chart your coursebefore the storm hits.
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- before the storm hits.So you make it
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- So you make itto the other side.
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- to the other side.I hope your request
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- I hope your requestyour copy today.
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- your copy today.And God bless you and thank you
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- And God bless you and thank youfor your continued support
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- for your continued supportof this ministry.
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- of this ministry.I know you're going
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- at Elevation Church.
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- - ♪ I saw Satan ♪
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- ♪ I saw darkness ♪
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- ♪ But the miracle that ♪
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- ♪ I just can't get over ♪
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- ♪ My name is registered ♪
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- ♪ I believe in ♪
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- ♪ I have resurrection power ♪
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- ♪ Yes, I do ♪
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- ♪ Still, the miracle that ♪
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- ♪ I just can't get over ♪
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- ♪ My name is registered ♪
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- ♪ Yeah, my praise ♪
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- ♪ Belongs to You ♪
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- ♪ This is my testimony ♪
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- ♪ From death to life ♪
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- ♪ 'Cause grace ♪
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- ♪ Rewrote my story ♪
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