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Unschedulable Blessings Part 1

Steven Furtick

January 11, 2021

27:29

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

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Unschedulable Blessings Part 1

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- ANNOUNCER: If you're looking
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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
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than just a TV episode,
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it's an opportunity to connect
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with a growing community
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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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where you'll get to worship,
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and get to participate
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in the community
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of people tuning in,
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just like yourself.
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Join us online this weekend
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- Acts 1 is really cool
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- Acts 1 is really cooland really confusing.
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and really confusing.Not for us, but certainly
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"On one occasion while Jesus
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"On one occasion while Jesuswas eating with them",
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was eating with them",this is Acts 1:4, by the way.
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this is Acts 1:4, by the way.I should've said that.
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I should've said that.Sorry.
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Sorry.Acts 1:4.
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Acts 1:4.NIV 2011.
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NIV 2011."On one occasion
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"On one occasionwhile He was eating with them,
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while He was eating with them,He", I'm sorry.
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He", I'm sorry.I can't skip over that phrase,
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I can't skip over that phrase,but I didn't plan to say --
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but I didn't plan to say --"On one occasion".
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"On one occasion".Not a special occasion.
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Not a special occasion.Just one -- any old
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Just one -- any oldSunday morning,
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Sunday morning,any old Monday afternoon,
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any old Monday afternoon,you know.
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you know.On one occasion,
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On one occasion,He would give them
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He would give themthe instructions that would
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the instructions that wouldreally explain to them
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they'd never seen.
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they'd never seen.And He gave them
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And He gave themthe greatest promise
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the greatest promiseof the greatest gift
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of the greatest giftthat they would ever know.
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"On one occasion --"
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"On one occasion --"We'll have to go a little
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We'll have to go a littlefaster than this if we're
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faster than this if we'regonna get through it.
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gonna get through it."On one occasion,
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"On one occasion,while He was eating with them,"
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while He was eating with them,"this is Jesus
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this is Jesuseating with His disciples.
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eating with His disciples."he gave them this command:
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"he gave them this command:'Do not leave Jerusalem,
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'Do not leave Jerusalem,but wait for the gift'",
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but wait for the gift'",wait for the gift,
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wait for the gift,"'my Father promised,
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"'my Father promised,which you have heard me
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which you have heard mespeak about.
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speak about.For John baptized with water,
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For John baptized with water,but in a few days
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but in a few daysyou will be baptized
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you will be baptizedwith the Holy Spirit.'"
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with the Holy Spirit.'""In a few days,
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"In a few days,you will receive
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you will receivethe greatest gift.
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the greatest gift.And it's not gonna come
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And it's not gonna comein the form of a car,
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in the form of a car,or a house, or a bonus,
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or a house, or a bonus,or something like that.
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or something like that.It's gonna be the Holy Spirit.
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It's gonna be the Holy Spirit.The greatest gifts
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Waiting on an Amen.
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Waiting on an Amen.- CONGREGATION: Amen.
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- CONGREGATION: Amen.- I'm waiting on an Amen
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- I'm waiting on an Amenlike they were waiting
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like they were waitingon the Holy Spirit.
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on the Holy Spirit.But then, watch this.
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But then, watch this.This is the part I want us
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This is the part I want usto jump from today.
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to jump from today.And we have a lot
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And we have a lotof ground to cover,
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"Then they gathered around Him
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"Then they gathered around Himand asked Him".
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and asked Him".Here's what they wanted to know.
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Here's what they wanted to know.He's speaking about the gift
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He's speaking about the giftthat He wants to give them,
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that He wants to give them,the Holy Spirit.
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the Holy Spirit.He's already died on the cross,
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He's already died on the cross,risen from the dead.
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risen from the dead.He's about to ascend to Heaven,
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He's about to ascend to Heaven,but He said,
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but He said,"I'mma give you a gift,
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"I'mma give you a gift,and you have to wait."
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and you have to wait.""And then they gathered around
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"And then they gathered aroundand asked him,
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and asked him,'Lord, are You at this time'",
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'Lord, are You at this time'",at this time,
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at this time,"'Going to restore
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"'Going to restorethe kingdom to Israel?'"
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the kingdom to Israel?'"At this time.
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At this time.Somebody say, "At this time."
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Somebody say, "At this time."- CONGREGATION: At this time.
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- CONGREGATION: At this time.- At this time.
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- At this time."He said to them,
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"He said to them,'It is not for you to know
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'It is not for you to knowthe times or dates
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the times or datesthe Father has set
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the Father has setby His own authority.
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by His own authority.But you will receive power'",
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But you will receive power'",here's the guarantee:
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here's the guarantee:"'You will receive power
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"'You will receive powerwhen the Holy Spirit
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when the Holy Spiritcomes on you.
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comes on you.And you'll be my
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And you'll be mywitnesses in Jerusalem,
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witnesses in Jerusalem,and in all of Judea
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and in all of Judeaand Samaria,
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and Samaria,and to the ends of the Earth.'"
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Be seated.
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Be seated.Somebody lift your hands
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Somebody lift your handsin the chat.
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in the chat.Just say, "I'm ready
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Just say, "I'm readyto receive it.
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to receive it.I'm ready to receive it."
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I'm ready to receive it."Both hands.
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Both hands.Both hands.
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Both hands.I'm ready to receive it.
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I'm ready to receive it.Oh, by the way,
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Oh, by the way,I almost forgot.
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I almost forgot.Shout out to my 15 year old son,
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Shout out to my 15 year old son,Elijah B. Furtick.
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Elijah B. Furtick.The B stands for beats.
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The B stands for beats.He's a beat-maker.
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He's a beat-maker.He's a producer.
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He's a producer.Dothedash is his YouTube,
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Dothedash is his YouTube,and I'm sure he would
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and I'm sure he wouldappreciate a subscribe.
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appreciate a subscribe.Happy 15th birthday
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Happy 15th birthdayto my oldest son,
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to my oldest son,the one who changed my name
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the one who changed my nameto Daddy,
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to Daddy,and then changed it again
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and then changed it againto Dad.
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to Dad.I'll never forget the day
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I'll never forget the dayhe dropped the -dy off the end.
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he dropped the -dy off the end.It was a --
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It was a --it was a horrifying moment.
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it was a horrifying moment.And just even saying,
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And just even saying,"My 15 year old son."
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"My 15 year old son."Do you know how archaic
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Do you know how archaicthat makes my bones feel?
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that makes my bones feel?My knees started hurting.
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My knees started hurting.I just felt, like,
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I just felt, like,automatically old
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automatically oldwhen I said it.
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when I said it.I was feeling sprightly,
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I was feeling sprightly,and then all of a sudden,
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and then all of a sudden,I started feeling saggy
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I started feeling saggyjust out of saying
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just out of sayingI have a 15 year old son.
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I have a 15 year old son.But his birthday was yesterday,
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But his birthday was yesterday,and I love him so much.
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and I love him so much.And he's watching right now.
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And he's watching right now.He better be if he wants to use
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He better be if he wants to usehis phone this week.
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his phone this week.And -- I'm gonna quiz him
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And -- I'm gonna quiz himon the sermon.
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on the sermon.He's my number one
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He's my number oneconversationalist.
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conversationalist.He's my workout partner now.
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He's my workout partner now.He's getting strong.
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He's getting strong.The B stands for beast, too,
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The B stands for beast, too,down there when we're
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down there when we'reworking out together.
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working out together.And we have a good time.
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And we have a good time.And I love talking to him
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And I love talking to himabout my sermons.
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about my sermons.He is a great blessing.
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He is a great blessing.Children are a blessing.
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Children are a blessing.Chris, you didn't say Amen,
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Chris, you didn't say Amen,and you have a couple,
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and you have a couple,so I'm worried what's
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so I'm worried what'sgoing on at the house.
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going on at the house.Do you need --
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Do you need --[Laughter]
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[Laughter]Children are a blessing, Amen.
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Children are a blessing, Amen.- CONGREGATION Amen.
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- CONGREGATION Amen.- Amen.
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- Amen.And when you're getting ready
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And when you're getting readyto have kids,
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to have kids,they give you all kinds
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they give you all kindsof advice.
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of advice.We were talking about
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We were talking aboutthe birth of the Church,
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the birth of the Church,and I was talking about
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and I was talking aboutthe birth of my first born son.
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the birth of my first born son.But when you're having
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But when you're havingyour first one, right,
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your first one, right,since you don't know
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since you don't knowwhat to expect,
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what to expect,all the experts
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all the expertscome out of the woodworks,
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come out of the woodworks,telling you how they
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telling you how theyraised their kids.
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raised their kids.They don't tell you that
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They don't tell you thatthat -- the one
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that -- the onethey're telling you
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they're telling youhow they raised
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how they raisedand giving you advice
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and giving you advicebased off of went to rehab
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based off of went to rehabthree times,
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three times,but they just start
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but they just starttelling you all this advice.
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telling you all this advice.And they'll you, "Oh --"
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And they'll you, "Oh --"And they'll tell you
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And they'll tell youit perfectly.
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it perfectly.They will prescribe for you
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They will prescribe for youperfectly like kids
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perfectly like kidsare blenders, you know?
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are blenders, you know?And like you can
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And like you canput them together
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put them togetherand plug them in.
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and plug them in.And they were telling us
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And they were telling uswith Elijah the whole time,
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with Elijah the whole time,"Put him on a schedule.
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"Put him on a schedule.Put him on a schedule.
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Put him on a schedule.What you wanna do --
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What you wanna do --What you wanna do,
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What you wanna do,what we did with our kids,
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what we did with our kids,when we were your age --
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when we were your age --Now our kids are grown,
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Now our kids are grown,but what was really helpful
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but what was really helpfulfor us, it just really
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for us, it just reallyhelped us establish,
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helped us establish,just order.
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just order.And it's very good
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And it's very goodfor the child,
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for the child,and it's good for you.
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and it's good for you.It's just put them on a schedule
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It's just put them on a schedulefor sleeping and feeding.
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[Laughter]
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[Laughter]Elijah was unschedulable.
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Elijah was unschedulable.[Laughter]
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[Laughter]Is that a word?
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Is that a word?Unschedulable.
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Unschedulable.If it's not a word,
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If it's not a word,it needs to be.
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it needs to be.Come on.
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Come on.How many agree, after the year
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How many agree, after the yearwe've been having --
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but if anybody knows Webster
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but if anybody knows Websterand we can get a word added
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and we can get a word addedto the dictionary --
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to the dictionary --I looked it up
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I looked it upbefore I came out.
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before I came out.I don't know how we're
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I don't know how we'regonna spell it,
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gonna spell it,but I wanna suggest
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but I wanna suggestthat we get -- after the year
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that we get -- after the yearwe've been having,
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we've been having,I wanna add -- after being
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I wanna add -- after beinga parent of three kids,
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a parent of three kids,I wanna suggest we get this word
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I wanna suggest we get this wordin the dictionary
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in the dictionaryas soon as possible.
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as soon as possible.Unschedulable.
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Unschedulable.Everybody say it.
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Everybody say it.Unschedulable.
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Unschedulable.- CONGREGATION: Unschedulable.
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- CONGREGATION: Unschedulable.- My first-born son
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I mean, you can
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I mean, you canset the schedule,
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set the schedule,but he don't care --
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but he don't care --he doesn't give a crap
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he doesn't give a crapabout your --
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about your --he does not care for sleeping,
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he does not care for sleeping,for eating.
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for eating.And my kids still don't.
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And my kids still don't.They do not check my schedule.
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They do not check my schedule.Y'all are looking at me
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Y'all are looking at melike your kids do.
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like your kids do.You're looking at me
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You're looking at melike you can schedule --
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like you can schedule --my children -- my --
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my children -- my --oh, you know what else?
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oh, you know what else?My sermon preparation process
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My sermon preparation processis unschedulable.
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is unschedulable.I don't know how to spell it,
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I don't know how to spell it,but that's what it is.
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but that's what it is.I was thinking of a way
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I was thinking of a wayto explain it to you.
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to explain it to you.It's like -- you know,
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It's like -- you know,I set aside time
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I set aside timeto study, right?
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to study, right?And then I'll just sit there
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And then I'll just sit thereand look at the Bible.
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and look at the Bible.I'll get five Bibles
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I'll get five Biblesand spread them out,
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and spread them out,and none of them make any sense.
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and none of them make any sense.And then while I'm trying
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And then while I'm tryingto go do something else,
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to go do something else,and I got something else
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and I got something elsegoing on,
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going on,then the sermon will just come,
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then the sermon will just come,you know, walking through
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you know, walking throughthe door like,
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the door like,"Hey, here I am.
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"Hey, here I am.I don't care that you're on
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I don't care that you're ona date night."
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a date night."How many movie theatres
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How many movie theatreshave we been in
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have we been intrying to have a date
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trying to have a dateon a Thursday night,
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on a Thursday night,and I'm like, "I'm sorry, babe.
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and I'm like, "I'm sorry, babe.You'll have to tell me
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You'll have to tell mewhat happens to Tonya Harding
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what happens to Tonya Hardingon the ice skating movie.
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on the ice skating movie.I'mma -- I gotta
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I'mma -- I gottawrite this down real quick."
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write this down real quick."Because the sermon doesn't
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Because the sermon doesn'tcheck my schedule.
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check my schedule.I wish it did.
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I wish it did.That's why I sent you all
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That's why I sent you allthese Scriptures five minutes
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these Scriptures five minutesbefore I walked out,
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before I walked out,and I just sent you all of them.
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and I just sent you all of them.'Cause I had ten.
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'Cause I had ten.I've been working
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I've been workingon ten of them.
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on ten of them.Ten.
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Ten.And I sent them all to you.
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And I sent them all to you.And I said, "I don't know
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And I said, "I don't knowwhere we'll start.
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where we'll start.I'm not the one
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I'm not the onesetting the schedule here."
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setting the schedule here."I went to seminary.
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I went to seminary.They taught me
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They taught mehow to prepare sermons,
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how to prepare sermons,you know.
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you know."You should have
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"You should havefrom seven to nine --"
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from seven to nine --"Just like people telling you
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Just like people telling youhow to be a parent,
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how to be a parent,telling you how to be a pastor.
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telling you how to be a pastor."Set it from seven to nine,
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"Set it from seven to nine,and you're gonna study --"
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and you're gonna study --"That's great.
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That's great.I do.
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I do.I have study time.
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I have study time.I believe you ought
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I believe you oughtto prioritize
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to prioritizewhat's important to you.
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what's important to you.And if it's not
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And if it's noton your schedule,
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on your schedule,it might not be a priority.
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it might not be a priority.And that's good for working out,
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And that's good for working out,that's good for dating
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that's good for datingyour wife,
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your wife,that's good for taking time
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that's good for taking timeto be alone.
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to be alone.We talked about this
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We talked about thislast week as well.
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last week as well.But some things don't
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But some things don'tcheck your schedule.
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check your schedule.That's how my friend
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That's how my friendfrom London says it.
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from London says it.He says schedule.
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He says schedule.I don't care how you say it.
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I don't care how you say it.But certain things in life
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But certain things in lifedo not consult your calendar.
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do not consult your calendar.And in seminary, they taught me
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And in seminary, they taught methat God was immutable.
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that God was immutable.These are big words.
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These are big words.Write this down, P. White.
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Write this down, P. White.What's wrong with you, man?
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What's wrong with you, man?This is, like,
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This is, like,$80.000 education I'm giving you
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$80.000 education I'm giving youand you -- you get paid --
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and you -- you get paid --I pay you.
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I pay you.Write this down.
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Write this down.[Laughter]
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[Laughter]Immutable.
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Immutable.You can't change God.
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You can't change God.How many are glad
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How many are gladyou can't change Him?
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you can't change Him?If He called you,
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If He called you,He called you.
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He called you.[Applauding]
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[Applauding]You know why
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You know whyyou're not clapping?
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you're not clapping?You don't have anything
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You don't have anythingwrong with you.
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wrong with you.So for me, sometimes I think
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So for me, sometimes I thinkGod might have changed
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God might have changedHis mind about me
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His mind about mewhen He sees what He got
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when He sees what He gotwhen He drafted me.
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when He drafted me.He knew all my injuries.
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He knew all my injuries.He knew all
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He knew allof my susceptibilities.
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of my susceptibilities.He knew all
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He knew allof my vulnerabilities.
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of my vulnerabilities.In fact, some of the stuff
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In fact, some of the stuffHe picked me for is stuff
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He picked me for is stuffthat I'm trying to get
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that I'm trying to getout of my life.
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out of my life.But He wants
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But He wantsto take that weakness,
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to take that weakness,and fill it,
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and fill it,and turn it into something
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and turn it into somethingthat can be called strength.
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that can be called strength.[Applauding]
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[Applauding]He's immutable.
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He's immutable.He's -- another word
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He's -- another wordthey taught me in seminary
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they taught me in seminaryis that He is impeccable.
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is that He is impeccable.Holy.
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Holy.He's perfect.
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He's perfect.He's perfect.
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He's perfect.That's another thing I'm not.
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That's another thing I'm not.He's impeccable.
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He's impeccable.He's other -- He's separate.
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He's other -- He's separate.He's set apart.
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He's set apart.He's holy.
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He's holy.He's impeccable.
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He's impeccable.Another one, Philip --
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Another one, Philip --this is a good one, too.
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this is a good one, too.You got this one?
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You got this one?Yeah, write all this down,
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Yeah, write all this down,because there's a lot
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because there's a lotof these attributes of God
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of these attributes of Godthat you learn.
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that you learn.You learn that He's --
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You learn that He's --you learn that He's immutable,
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you learn that He's immutable,impeccable, incomprehensible.
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impeccable, incomprehensible.You can know God,
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You can know God,but you can't totally know God.
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but you can't totally know God.He doesn't change,
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He doesn't change,but the way that you see Him
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but the way that you see Himbetter change
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better changeor you're not growing.
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or you're not growing.- CONGREGATION: Wow.
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- CONGREGATION: Wow.- You're not growing.
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- You're not growing.He is, like we say, mysterious.
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He is, like we say, mysterious.Faith is mystery,
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Faith is mystery,not mechanics.
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not mechanics.When people say the Bible's
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When people say the Bible'san instruction manual for life,
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an instruction manual for life,what a horrible analogy
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what a horrible analogyto boil the living Word
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to boil the living Wordof the living God down
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of the living God downto something that can help you
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to something that can help youput together a scooter.
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put together a scooter.An instruction manual for life?
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An instruction manual for life?No, it's an invitation
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No, it's an invitationto mystery.
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to mystery.- CONGREGATION: Wow.
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- CONGREGATION: Wow.- Because He's
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- Because He'sincomprehensible.
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incomprehensible.And I don't wanna add anything
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And I don't wanna add anythingto the theology book,
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to the theology book,but might I add that
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but might I add thatnot only is He immutable,
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not only is He immutable,impeccable, and --
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impeccable, and --what's the other one I said?
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what's the other one I said?Incomprehensible.
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Incomprehensible.He's unschedulable.
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He's unschedulable.God is unschedulable.
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God is unschedulable.And what I have to say to you
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And what I have to say to youover the next 20, 30, 40, 50,
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over the next 20, 30, 40, 50,60 minutes today
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60 minutes todaymay mess with a category or two
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may mess with a category or twothat you have about God.
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that you have about God.But I want you to stay with me,
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But I want you to stay with me,because some of you
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because some of youare off schedule,
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are off schedule,but you're right on time.
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but you're right on time.- CONGREGATION: Wow.
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- CONGREGATION: Wow.- Some of you,
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- Some of you,your life is off schedule,
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your life is off schedule,but you're right on time.
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but you're right on time.And the reason I chose
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And the reason I choseto start with Acts 1
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to start with Acts 1is because the disciples
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is because the discipleshave been through
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have been througha lot with Jesus
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a lot with Jesusthat they didn't understand.
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that they didn't understand.Have you?
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Have you?Have you been through
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Have you been throughsome seasons with God
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some seasons with Godthat made no sense
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that made no senseto you, right?
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to you, right?So they wanna know, "Okay.
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So they wanna know, "Okay.Now that the cross is over
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Now that the cross is overand now that You did that thing
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and now that You did that thingon the third day
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on the third daythat we'll still be
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that we'll still besinging about in 2.000 years,
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singing about in 2.000 years,now that that's over,
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now that that's over,are You, at this time,
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are You, at this time,going to restore
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going to restorethe kingdom to Israel?"
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the kingdom to Israel?"Jesus spent three
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Jesus spent threeand a half years
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and a half yearsteaching these boys
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teaching these boysabout the kingdom of God,
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about the kingdom of God,but they were still thinking
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but they were still thinkingabout the kingdom of Israel.
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about the kingdom of Israel.And that's important,
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And that's important,but what drew my attention today
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but what drew my attention todayis the idea that Jesus said
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is the idea that Jesus saidit's not for you
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it's not for youto know the times.
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to know the times.Now, let's notice a few things
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Now, let's notice a few thingsthat God does get them.
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that God does get them.Because God does speak.
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Because God does speak.Amen.
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Amen.He speaks specifically.
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He speaks specifically.God will show you things
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God will show you thingsthat you don't even know
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that you don't even knowhow you know it.
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how you know it.He never did it out loud for me.
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He never did it out loud for me.I never had that experience.
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I never had that experience.I have friends
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I have friendswho say they have.
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who say they have.Honestly, they're the kind
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Honestly, they're the kindthat are a little bit --
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that are a little bit --you know.
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you know.A little bit -- you know,
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A little bit -- you know,just different personality
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just different personalitythan mine.
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than mine.With me it's a wisdom within.
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With me it's a wisdom within.It's like how Elijah the prophet
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It's like how Elijah the prophetheard a whisper in a cave.
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heard a whisper in a cave.And at his weakest moment,
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And at his weakest moment,God spoke.
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God spoke.And so the Lord speaks to us
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And so the Lord speaks to usin ways.
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in ways.I mean, we have a lot
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I mean, we have a lotof specifics to go off of,
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of specifics to go off of,by the way.
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by the way."Well, I don't know
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"Well, I don't knowwhat God's will is for my life.
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what God's will is for my life.I mean, everything's crazy."
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I mean, everything's crazy.""Love your neighbor
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"Love your neighboras yourself."
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as yourself."Forgive as Christ also
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Forgive as Christ alsoforgave you."
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forgave you."- CONGREGATION: Come on.
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- CONGREGATION: Come on.- "Do everything
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- "Do everythingwithout bitterness
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without bitternessor complaining,
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or complaining,for this is the will of God
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for this is the will of Godin Christ Jesus concerning you."
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in Christ Jesus concerning you."And when you master that,
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And when you master that,come back, and I'll give you
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come back, and I'll give youthe extra credit work.
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the extra credit work.All right?
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All right?I wonder if God sometimes
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I wonder if God sometimesis laughing, you know,
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is laughing, you know,while we make our plans
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while we make our plansand our schedule.
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and our schedule.Don't you know God was just
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Don't you know God was justlaughing His head off in Heaven?
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laughing His head off in Heaven?I looked and -- to see
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I looked and -- to seeif there was a time when Jesus
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if there was a time when Jesuslaughed in the Scripture.
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laughed in the Scripture.And there's not one
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And there's not onewhere it says that He laughed,
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where it says that He laughed,but you know He was laughing
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but you know He was laughingwhile He was watching Peter
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while He was watching Petertry to fish all night.
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try to fish all night.You know He was laughing
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You know He was laughingwhile He watched them
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while He watched themlike, "Ah, I'm about to mess
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like, "Ah, I'm about to messwith his whole theology
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with his whole theologyof fishing.
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of fishing.I'm about to mess
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I'm about to messwith his whole concept --
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with his whole concept --his whole system.
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his whole system.I'm about to blow wide open
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I'm about to blow wide openhis whole idea
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his whole ideaof how the water works,
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of how the water works,because I'm the one
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because I'm the onewho walks on water.
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who walks on water.So, I don't need
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So, I don't needthe laws of water,
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the laws of water,or the laws of economics,
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or the laws of economics,or the laws of politics,
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or the laws of politics,or the laws of medicine
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or the laws of medicineto regulate what
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to regulate whatI'm going to do.
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I'm going to do.Can I just tell you something?
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Can I just tell you something?God is laughing
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God is laughingat some of the stuff
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at some of the stuffthat we're stressed out about.
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that we're stressed out about.Because while we can't
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Because while we can'tfigure it out
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figure it outand we don't see a way,
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and we don't see a way,He's just about ready
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He's just about readyto walk up, watch this,
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to walk up, watch this,behind schedule.
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behind schedule.- CONGREGATION: Wow.
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- CONGREGATION: Wow.- And show us something
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- And show us somethingthat we could not see
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Ha ha ha.
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Ha ha ha.[Laughs]
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[Laughs]Somebody told me the other day,
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Somebody told me the other day,"You're gonna look back
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"You're gonna look backand laugh at this one day."
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and laugh at this one day."I said, you know,
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I said, you know,"Well you're gonna --"
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"Well you're gonna --"I didn't say this.
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I didn't say this.I just thought it.
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I just thought it."You're gonna look back and cry
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"You're gonna look back and crywhen I punch you in your nose
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when I punch you in your nosefor telling me
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for telling meI'm gonna look --"
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I'm gonna look --"'Cause it's not funny right now.
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'Cause it's not funny right now.What I was going through
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What I was going throughwas painful.
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was painful.They were, "Oh, you'll look back
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They were, "Oh, you'll look backand laugh.
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and laugh.You'll look back
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That's who the nation of Israel
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That's who the nation of Israelstarted through.
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started through.Abraham.
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Abraham.He didn't have fancy
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He didn't have fancyseminary words for God
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seminary words for Godto go off of.
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to go off of.He came from Ur
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He came from Urof the Chaldeans,
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of the Chaldeans,and He was called
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and He was calledout of everything
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out of everythingthat was familiar with Him
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that was familiar with Himto follow a God
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to follow a Godthat He could not see visibly
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that He could not see visiblyor predict.
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or predict.It's kind of similar to Acts 1,
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It's kind of similar to Acts 1,but instead of starting
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but instead of startingthe Church,
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the Church,it was when God was
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it was when God wasstarting the nation.
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starting the nation.And there's a lot of parallels,
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And there's a lot of parallels,and I'll show it to you
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and I'll show it to youreal quick.
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real quick.In Genesis 12:1-4,
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In Genesis 12:1-4,it's very similar to Acts 1:4-8.
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it's very similar to Acts 1:4-8.And I'll show you how.
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"The Lord had said to Abram,
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"The Lord had said to Abram,'Go from your country,
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'Go from your country,your people
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your peopleand your father's household
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and your father's householdto the land I will show you.'"
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to the land I will show you.'"Keep going.
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Keep going.Next verse.
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Next verse."I will make you
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"I will make youinto a great nation,"
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into a great nation,"which implies what?
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which implies what?Process.
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Process.So there's a promise.
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So there's a promise.And then "I will make you"
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And then "I will make you"is a process.
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is a process.- CONGREGATION: Right.
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- That means just because
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- That means just becauseI spoke it to you
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I spoke it to youdoesn't mean you will
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doesn't mean you willautomatically see it.
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automatically see it.But just because you don't
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But just because you don'tautomatically see it
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automatically see itdoesn't mean I didn't speak it.
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doesn't mean I didn't speak it.Who am I preaching to today
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Who am I preaching to todaythat you're waiting
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that you're waitingfor something to be revealed
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for something to be revealedand manifested
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and manifestedthat God showed you?
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that God showed you?He said, "I'm gonna make you
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He said, "I'm gonna make youa great nation."
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a great nation."Okay?
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Okay?Abraham, Isaac, Jacob.
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Abraham, Isaac, Jacob.And then, of course,
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And then, of course,you know about how the nation
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you know about how the nationof Israel came through Jacob.
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of Israel came through Jacob.It was a generational promise
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It was a generational promisethat God was making to Abraham.
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that God was making to Abraham.I got so much to share with you.
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I got so much to share with you.Can you check your schedule
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Can you check your schedulereal quick and see
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real quick and seeif you have anything after this?
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if you have anything after this?You good?
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You good?You good?
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You good?You good, you good, you good,
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You good, you good, you good,you good, you good.
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you good, you good.you good, you good, you good?
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you good, you good, you good?Okay.
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Okay.eFam, you good?
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eFam, you good?You good?
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You good?You got a minute?
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You got a minute?You got a minute?
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You got a minute?Okay.
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Okay.So He said, "I'mma make you
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So He said, "I'mma make youa great nation,
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a great nation,and I will bless you.
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and I will bless you.I will bless you.
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I will bless you.I will bless you.
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I will bless you.I might use your job to pay you,
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I might use your job to pay you,but I will bless you.
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but I will bless you.I might use somebody else
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I might use somebody elseto encourage you,
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to encourage you,but I will bless you."
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but I will bless you."I did not thank the pan
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I did not thank the panthat she cooked in last night
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that she cooked in last nightfor the food.
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for the food.I thank the one who used the pan
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I thank the one who used the panto cook the food.
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to cook the food.[Applauding]
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[Applauding]And it's important,
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And it's important,especially in this season
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especially in this seasonof your life,
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of your life,that you remember the source
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that you remember the sourceof your blessing.
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of your blessing.The source of your blessing.
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The source of your blessing.He is immutable.
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He is immutable.He doesn't change.
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He doesn't change.He is also impeccable.
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He is also impeccable.He doesn't make mistakes.
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He doesn't make mistakes.At the same time
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At the same timethat He is immutable
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that He is immutableand impeccable,
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and impeccable,He is also incomprehensible,
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He is also incomprehensible,which means that you don't
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which means that you don'talways know how
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always know howeven though you know who.
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even though you know who.[Banging]
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[Banging][Applauding]
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"I will bless you."
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"I will bless you."And then He says
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And then He sayssomething really crazy.
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something really crazy."I will make your name great,
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"I will make your name great,and you will be a blessing."
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and you will be a blessing."You will be a blessing.
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You will be a blessing.Blessing is not something
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Blessing is not somethingthat I get.
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And so blessing is what I do.
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And so blessing is what I do.I can bless and not curse,
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I can bless and not curse,because I know the source
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because I know the sourceof my blessings.
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of my blessings.This is an anointed word.
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This is an anointed word.Share it with your aunt.
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Share it with your aunt.Share it with your uncle.
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Share it with your uncle.Share it with your friend.
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Share it with your friend.Share it with your brother.
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Share it with your brother.Share it with your cousin.
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Share it with your cousin.Right now, hit the share button
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Right now, hit the share buttonon this word
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on this wordand be a blessing.
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and be a blessing.You know the best way
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You know the best wayto be blessed?
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to be blessed?Be a blessing.
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Be a blessing.You know the best way
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You know the best wayto be happy?
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to be happy?Encourage somebody else.
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Encourage somebody else.You know the best way
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You know the best wayto receive the Word of God?
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to receive the Word of God?Share the Word of God.
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Share the Word of God.You know the best way to reap
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You know the best way to reapis to sow?
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is to sow?Even in a famine,
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Even in a famine,even in a drought.
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even in a drought.God is my source,
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God is my source,He is my supply.
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He is my supply.He is my shield
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He is my shieldand my exceeding great reward.
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and my exceeding great reward.Come on.
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Come on.Give Him praise if you know
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Give Him praise if you knowyour blessings come from above,
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your blessings come from above,your blessings come from beyond.
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He said, "I'll bless those
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He said, "I'll bless thosewho bless you,
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who bless you,and whoever curses you,
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and whoever curses you,I will curse;
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I will curse;and all peoples on earth
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and all peoples on earthwill be blessed through you."
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will be blessed through you."See what God can do --
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- And then it said, "Abram went
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- And then it said, "Abram wentas the Lord told him,
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as the Lord told him,and Lot went with him."
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and Lot went with him."Could stop there,
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Could stop there,but it probably wouldn't
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but it probably wouldn'tdo justice to the text.
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do justice to the text.Abram was 75 years old.
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Abram was 75 years old.[Laughs]
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[Laughs]And you know Isaac
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And you know Isaacthat we were talking about?
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that we were talking about?Abraham, Isaac, Jacob?
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So God makes an appointment
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So God makes an appointmentwith Abram to make him
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with Abram to make himthe father of many nations
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the father of many nationsa little bit behind schedule.
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a little bit behind schedule.A little late.
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A little late.The devil's been telling
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The devil's been tellingsomebody under the sound
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somebody under the soundof my voice, "It's too late.
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of my voice, "It's too late.It's too late.
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It's too late.It's too late.
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It's too late.Back in February,
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Back in February,you could pray for that,
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you could pray for that,but it's too late now.
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but it's too late now.Back before you started --
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Back before you started --you know, you're over here now,
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you know, you're over here now,and you're wrapped in the chains
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and you're wrapped in the chainsof this addiction.
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of this addiction.If you wouldn't have done that,
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If you wouldn't have done that,then you could have been used.
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then you could have been used.It's too late."
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It's too late."And I wonder if God
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And I wonder if Godshowed us that He does not
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showed us that He does notneed a human schedule --
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need a human schedule --[Applauding]
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[Applauding]-- to accomplish
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-- to accomplisha divine purpose.
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a divine purpose.And you're like,
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And you're like,"That's fine, Pastor.
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"That's fine, Pastor.I'm 19."
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I'm 19."When Timothy was getting ready
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When Timothy was getting readyto minister in Ephesus,
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to minister in Ephesus,which was a hard place,
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which was a hard place,Paul told him,
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Paul told him,"Let no one look down on you,
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"Let no one look down on you,because you are too young."
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because you are too young."When Jeremiah got ready
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When Jeremiah got readyto prophesy, God said,
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to prophesy, God said,"I formed you in the womb.
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"I formed you in the womb.Before you were born,
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Before you were born,I set you apart.
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I set you apart.See, I ordained your days
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See, I ordained your daysbefore any of them came to be."
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before any of them came to be."He said, "Don't say,
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He said, "Don't say,'I am only a youth.'"
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'I am only a youth.'"What that means is
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What that means isGod is not bound
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God is not boundby human timelines.
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by human timelines.What that means is
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What that means isGod is not looking at 2020
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God is not looking at 2020and saying, 'Well, I can't wait
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and saying, 'Well, I can't wait'til December 31st
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'til December 31stwhere I can turn it all around
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where I can turn it all aroundfor my glory.
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for my glory.Next year will be better, guys.
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Next year will be better, guys.Hang in there.'"
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Hang in there.'"God said, "I don't need to check
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God said, "I don't need to checkyour schedule to bless you."
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your schedule to bless you."My God.
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My God."I don't need to check
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"I don't need to checkyour schedule.
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your schedule.If you come into Elevation
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If you come into Elevationas an intern,
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as an intern,I can raise you up
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I can raise you upto tour the world
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to tour the worldleading worship."
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leading worship."Jonsal has been in Europe
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Jonsal has been in Europeworshipping God,
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worshipping God,leading people into the presence
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leading people into the presenceof God.
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of God.He's been in places --
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He's been in places --what's that place in Ohio
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what's that place in Ohiothey always route y'all through?
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they always route y'all through?Huh?
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Huh?Canton, Ohio, leading people
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Canton, Ohio, leading peopleinto the presence of God.
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into the presence of God.From Canton to Cambodia.
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From Canton to Cambodia.I just said it,
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I just said it,'cause it's alliterated.
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'cause it's alliterated.Lift your hands.
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Lift your hands.Do not be limited.
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Do not be limited.He said, "All people.
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He said, "All people.All people.
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All people.All people.
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All people.All things.
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All things.All people.
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All people.I will bless the Lord
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I will bless the Lordat all times.
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at all times.Is it a good time to praise Him?
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Is it a good time to praise Him?Well...
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Well...Do it then.
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Do it then.Do it then.
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Do it then.I will bless the Lord
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I will bless the Lordat all times.
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at all times.At all times.
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At all times.Come on.
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Come on.Check your schedule.
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Check your schedule.Did He wake you up?
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Did He wake you up?Did He give you another day?
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Did He give you another day?This is the day.
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This is the day.Check your schedule.
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Check your schedule.This is the day
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This is the daythat the Lord has made.
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that the Lord has made.It's a good time
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It's a good timeto praise Him right now.
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to praise Him right now.15 seconds.
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15 seconds.Do what you gotta do.
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Do what you gotta do.Come on in the chat.
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Come on in the chat.Come on in the chat.
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Come on in the chat.It's only two times
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It's only two timesto praise Him:
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to praise Him:When I feel it,
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When I feel it,and when I don't.
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and when I don't.I was young and now I'm old,
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I was young and now I'm old,and I've never seen
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and I've never seenthe righteous forsaken.
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- We are so thankful
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- We are so thankfulthat you joined us today.
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that you joined us today.One of my favorite things
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One of my favorite thingsabout these sermons
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about these sermonsis how I can take the Word
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is how 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 makeand 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 listenand then walk away
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and then walk awayand really not do
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and really not doanything with it.
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anything with it.But when I really do sit down
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But when I really do sit downand apply this to my life,
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and apply this to my life,I begin to feel a shift
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I begin to feel a shiftin my spirit.
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in my spirit.- Yeah.
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- Yeah.And you see changes
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And you see changesin your life
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in your lifewhen you accept
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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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make available for you.
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make available for you.It includes the sermon
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It includes the sermonyou just heard
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you just heardand a few other messages
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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
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so we can continueto take the Gospel to others.
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to take 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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requesting a resource;you're helping us
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you're helping usget God's Word out
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get God's Word outand preach Jesus Christ
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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, oh, one more thing
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Oh, oh, one more thingbefore you go.
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before you go.Did you know you can join us
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Did you know you can join uslive every weekend online?
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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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We talk a good game
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We talk a good gamewhen it comes to faith.
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when it comes to faith.But it still creates
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But it still createsa tension which is,
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a tension which is,"How much should I trust God,
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"How much should I trust God,and 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,
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So if something's hard,you can be like,
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you 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've thought
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What if Jesus would've 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.
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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 recategorize in this season
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to recategorize in this seasonof our life.
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of our life.[Applauding]
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[Applauding]God's presence is unschedulable.
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God's presence is unschedulable.And if God wants
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And if God wantsto reset your schedule,
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to reset your schedule,will you let Him?
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will you let Him?Because if you hold
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Because if you holdonto what's old,
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onto 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
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trying to holdonto yesterday's blessing.
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onto yesterday's blessing.He said, "You will still
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He said, "You will stillbe eating last year's harvest
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be eating last year's harvestwhen you will have
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when you will haveto move it out
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♪ Let us exalt ♪
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♪ His name together ♪
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