The Way of Escape Part 1
November 23, 2020
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Learn how to give your battles over to God and trust Him with the outcome.
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The Way of Escape Part 1
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- - ANNOUNCER: If you're looking
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- to grow your faith
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- and hear biblical teaching
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- to encourage and inspire you,
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- this is a great place to start,
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- but this is more than
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- just a TV episode,
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- it's an opportunity
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- to connect with a growing
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- community of believers,
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- all over the world.
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- It's as simple as joining us
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- where you'll get to worship,
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- hear incredible preaching,
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- and get to participate
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- in the community of
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- people tuning in,
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- just like yourself.
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- Join us online this weekend
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- - One Scripture
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- - One ScriptureI want to start with,
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- I want to start with,and there's a journey that
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- and there's a journey thatI want us to go on today
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- I want us to go on todayfrom 1 Corinthians 10:13,
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- from 1 Corinthians 10:13,and I ministered this
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- and I ministered thisto the young people,
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- to the young people,and then I've been dealing
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- and then I've been dealingwith it in my own life too.
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- with it in my own life too.So, I want you
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- So, I want youto listen to this.
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- to listen to this.It says, "No temptation
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- It says, "No temptationhas overtaken you
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- has overtaken youthat is not common to man,
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- that is not common to man,and God is faithful."
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- and God is faithful."Shout about the part
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- Shout about the partof this verse you believe,
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- of this verse you believe,"God is faithful."
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- "God is faithful."[Applause]
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- [Applause]This part gets a little bit
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- This part gets a little bitharder to shout about because
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- harder to shout about becauseit says that,
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- it says that,"He will not let you be
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- "He will not let you betempted beyond your ability,
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- tempted beyond your ability,but with the temptation,
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- but with the temptation,He will also provide the way
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- He will also provide the wayof escape that you may be able
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- of escape that you may be ableto endure it."
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- to endure it."I want to speak
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- I want to speakfor a few moments.
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- for a few moments.The Holy Spirit's helping me
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- The Holy Spirit's helping meon the subject of
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- on the subject of"The Way of Escape".
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- "The Way of Escape".Father, your word
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- Father, your wordis truth illuminated
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- is truth illuminatedso that we might receive it.
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- so that we might receive it.After we have received it,
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- After we have received it,may we water it and may
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- may we water it and maya harvest come from these
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- a harvest come from thesemoments that we have together
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- moments that we have togetherin your presence.
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- in your presence.Bless your people now.
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- Bless your people now.Give them a leaned in posture,
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- Give them a leaned in posture,an open heart.
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- an open heart.Do the surgery that you want
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- Do the surgery that you wantto do and stitch us up,
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- to do and stitch us up,and when we finish
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- and when we finishwith our time together,
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- with our time together,we want to go back into
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- we want to go back intothe world better than
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- the world better thanwe came into this place today.
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- we came into this place today.We believe you to do it,
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- We believe you to do it,and we thank you in advance
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- and we thank you in advancein Jesus's name.
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- in Jesus's name.Amen. Amen.
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- Amen. Amen.You may be seated.
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- You may be seated.So, when I said the word
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- So, when I said the wordtemptation in that verse,
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- temptation in that verse,probably 1, 000 different things
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- probably 1, 000 different thingscame to mind depending on
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- came to mind depending onwho you are,
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- who you are,what stage of life you're in.
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- what stage of life you're in.There's a lot of temptations
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- There's a lot of temptationsthat teenagers probably face
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- that teenagers probably facetoday that I didn't have
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- today that I didn't haveto face when I was their age,
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- to face when I was their age,and I'm always like,
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- and I'm always like,"are you sure you want me
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- "are you sure you want meto come and speak
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- to come and speakto the teenagers, "
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- to the teenagers, "because I'm afraid
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- because I'm afraidof being irrelevant.
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- of being irrelevant.I used to speak to youth
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- I used to speak to youthgroups all the time.
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- groups all the time.That was all I did
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- That was all I didwas just travel all around
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- was just travel all aroundyelling at kids,
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- yelling at kids,"Keep your pants on!"
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- "Keep your pants on!"You know.
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- You know.The basic messages.
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- The basic messages.Abstinence messages.
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- Abstinence messages.I would even go into
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- I would even go intopublic high schools,
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- public high schools,and I couldn't even
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- and I couldn't evenuse the Bible,
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- use the Bible,but I would just have to teach
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- but I would just have to teachthem and try to hold
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- them and try to holdtheir attention.
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- their attention.That's probably why I yell
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- That's probably why I yellso much today and move around
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- so much today and move aroundso much 'cause I got trained in
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- so much 'cause I got trained inhaving to keep
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- having to keeppeople's attention,
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- people's attention,but things have changed a lot.
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- but things have changed a lot.You know?
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- You know?So, I'm always afraid that
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- So, I'm always afraid thatI'm gonna say stuff that
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- I'm gonna say stuff thatthe kids are like rolling
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- the kids are like rollingtheir eyes at
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- their eyes atlike my kids roll their eyes
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- like my kids roll their eyesat me and now
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- at me and nowI have teenagers,
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- I have teenagers,and so I have a little bit
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- and so I have a little bitof a frame of reference,
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- of a frame of reference,but I also just don't want
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- but I also just don't wantto be - - I don't want to be
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- to be - - I don't want to betalking on a level that
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- talking on a level thatjust makes me sound like
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- just makes me sound likea dinosaur,
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- a dinosaur,like a tyrannosaurus rex
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- like a tyrannosaurus rexup here trying to preach
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- up here trying to preachthe word of God.
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- the word of God.I'm not a pterodactyl up here
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- I'm not a pterodactyl up heretrying to preach
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- trying to preachthe word of God.
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- the word of God.A brontosaurus trying
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- A brontosaurus tryingto preach the word.
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- to preach the word.I'm just naming
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- I'm just namingall the dinosaurs, you know.
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- all the dinosaurs, you know.And yet, something
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- And yet, somethingin the Scripture
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- in the Scripturethat was really interesting is
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- that was really interesting isthat Paul said there's
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- that Paul said there'sreally no new temptations.
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- really no new temptations.There's nothing that
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- There's nothing thatyou're fighting against
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- you're fighting againstright now
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- right nowthat somebody didn't
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- that somebody didn'talready fight against.
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- already fight against.Now, that ought to take away
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- Now, that ought to take awaya lot of the shame
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- a lot of the shamefor those of you
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- for those of youwho don't feel like
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- who don't feel likeyou deserve to be in church
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- you deserve to be in churchbecause of what the man said
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- because of what the man saidwas true that no temptation
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- was true that no temptationhas overtaken you
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- has overtaken youexcept what is common to man.
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- except what is common to man.That means that even
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- That means that evenif you struggle a little bit
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- if you struggle a little bitdifferently than the person
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- differently than the personthree seats down your row,
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- three seats down your row,they need the same grace
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- they need the same gracethat you need to be saved,
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- that you need to be saved,and you don't have to be ashamed
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- and you don't have to be ashamedabout your need for grace.
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- about your need for grace.And yet, there is this
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- And yet, there is thisparticular way in which
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- particular way in whichwe are tempted we think
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- we are tempted we thinkwe're the only ones.
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- we're the only ones.That I am the only one
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- That I am the only onewho is experiencing loneliness
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- who is experiencing lonelinessin this unique way.
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- in this unique way.I am the only one who deals
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- I am the only one who dealswith these thoughts.
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- with these thoughts.I am the only one
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- I am the only onewho cannot get over this
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- who cannot get over thisand just move past it
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- and just move past itand deal with it.
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- and deal with it.Paul says, no, it's common.
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- Paul says, no, it's common.You're not really that special.
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- You're not really that special.Satan didn't just make up
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- Satan didn't just make upa whole new temptation for you.
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- a whole new temptation for you.You're really not that special.
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- You're really not that special.It's the same temptations
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- It's the same temptationsand it's the same grace
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- and it's the same gracethat was available to me
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- that was available to meas a teenager when
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- as a teenager whenmy biggest temptation
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- my biggest temptationwas AOL instant messenger.
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- was AOL instant messenger.It's the same grace
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- It's the same gracefor Snapchat.
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- for Snapchat.It's the same grace.
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- It's the same grace.It's the same temptations.
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- It's the same temptations.The Reformers had a term
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- The Reformers had a termcalled Common Grace that they
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- called Common Grace that theyused to talk about how
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- used to talk about howall people experience the grace
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- all people experience the graceof God in some measure just
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- of God in some measure justby virtue of being humans
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- by virtue of being humansthat were made in His image
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- that were made in His imageand according to His likeness,
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- and according to His likeness,and then there is that
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- and then there is thatspecial saving grace,
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- special saving grace,but here Paul wants us to know
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- but here Paul wants us to knowthat just like there
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- that just like thereis a common grace,
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- is a common grace,there is a common temptation.
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- there is a common temptation.And so, you're really not alone,
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- And so, you're really not alone,and you're really
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- and you're reallynot that weird,
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- not that weird,and you're really
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- and you're reallynot that broken,
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- not that broken,and there really were no parts
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- and there really were no partsor pieces missing in your box,
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- or pieces missing in your box,that you really do have
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- that you really do haveeverything everybody else does
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- everything everybody else doesthat is needed to accomplish
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- that is needed to accomplishwhat God has purposed
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- what God has purposedfor your life.
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- for your life.And just like we think that
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- And just like we think thatthe world has never been worse
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- the world has never been worsethan it is right now,
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- than it is right now,Paul says this is nothing new.
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- Paul says this is nothing new.This is the same old crap.
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- This is the same old crap.Can I say crap in my own pulpit
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- Can I say crap in my own pulpitafter being a pastor
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- after being a pastorfor 13 and a half years,
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- for 13 and a half years,a grown man with gray hair
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- a grown man with gray hairin my beard?
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- in my beard?I'm sure I can say crap,
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- I'm sure I can say crap,and you wouldn't be offended
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- and you wouldn't be offendedby that, right?
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- by that, right?It's the same crap,
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- It's the same crap,same old stuff that they were
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- same old stuff that they weredealing with in Corinth.
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- dealing with in Corinth.This church was wild.
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- This church was wild.The church at Corinth.
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- The church at Corinth.They would come in for Communion
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- They would come in for Communionand get drunk
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- and get drunkon the Communion wine.
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- on the Communion wine.That's why we don't even
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- That's why we don't evenput alcohol in the cups
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- put alcohol in the cupswhen we do Communion.
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- when we do Communion.I don't trust y'all.
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- I don't trust y'all.It's grape juice.
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- It's grape juice.It's pre-fermented.
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- It's pre-fermented.It's Welch's.
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- It's Welch's.Some of y'all be
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- Some of y'all bewil'in' in church talkin' --
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- wil'in' in church talkin' --anyway, it's
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- anyway, it'sthe same temptations.
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- the same temptations.It's not like the church
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- It's not like the churchpeople say, oh, well,
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- people say, oh, well,we need to get back to
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- we need to get back tothe church of the New Testament.
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- the church of the New Testament.You mean the ones where Paul
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- You mean the ones where Paulhad to write them a letter
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- had to write them a letterand say you shouldn't sleep
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- and say you shouldn't sleepwith your stepmother?
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- with your stepmother?'Cause that was the church.
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- 'Cause that was the church.It's the same old stuff.
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- It's the same old stuff.It's the same temptations.
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- It's the same temptations.Like, there was
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- Like, there wassome pristine, pure,
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- some pristine, pure,holy time when people
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- holy time when peopledidn't struggle.
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- didn't struggle.It's a different
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- It's a differentmanifestation,
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- manifestation,but it's the same temptation.
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- but it's the same temptation.It's the same stuff.
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- It's the same stuff.It's the same stuff.
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- It's the same stuff.Have to be really careful
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- Have to be really carefulbecause we'll start judging
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- because we'll start judgingpeople if their temptation
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- people if their temptationhas a different
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- has a differentflavor than ours.
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- flavor than ours.Well, I just don't see
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- Well, I just don't seehow they could.
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- how they could.Well, maybe they don't see
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- Well, maybe they don't seehow you could.
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- how you could.Paul wants us to know
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- Paul wants us to knowthat this is nothing new.
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- that this is nothing new.It is the same temptation.
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- It is the same temptation.In many ways,
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- In many ways,I've learned that
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- I've learned thatthe temptations I'm facing now
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- the temptations I'm facing nowas I approach the age of 40
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- as I approach the age of 40are the same temptations
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- are the same temptationsI was dealing with at age 14.
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- I was dealing with at age 14.The reason that
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- The reason thatI was so honored to preach
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- I was so honored to preachto our youth is
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- to our youth isthat I was hoping to help them
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- that I was hoping to help themto see that the way that
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- to see that the way thatthey will deal with temptation
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- they will deal with temptationtoday will have so much to do
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- today will have so much to dowith what they have to face
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- with what they have to facein the future at a later time.
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- in the future at a later time.It was important for me
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- It was important for meto get that point across
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- to get that point acrossbecause it's really nothing new.
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- because it's really nothing new.What you struggled with then
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- What you struggled with thenyou struggle with now.
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- you struggle with now.It's many of the same
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- It's many of the sametemptations that have
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- temptations that havecycled through our lives,
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- cycled through our lives,and it's the same
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- and it's the sameneed for approval,
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- need for approval,the same need for validation,
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- the same need for validation,the same reach for something
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- the same reach for somethingto fill our soul.
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- to fill our soul.It changes clothes,
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- It changes clothes,but it does not change nature.
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- but it does not change nature.It's the same temptation
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- It's the same temptationat the root of it in our hearts.
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- at the root of it in our hearts.It is our quest to depend
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- It is our quest to dependon anything but God
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- on anything but Godto reach for something
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- to reach for somethingphysical and visible
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- physical and visibleto make for ourselves
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- to make for ourselvesgolden calves and graven images
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- golden calves and graven imagesthat we can trust in
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- that we can trust inand say these are your gods
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- and say these are your godsthat brought you out of Egypt
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- that brought you out of Egyptas we grow weary
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- as we grow wearywaiting for the real God
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- waiting for the real Godto deliver us in our situation,
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- to deliver us in our situation,as patience becomes harder
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- as patience becomes harderand harder for us
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- and harder for usas we await the fullness
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- as we await the fullnessof the presence and the promise
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- of the presence and the promiseof God in our own situations.
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- of God in our own situations.We devise for ourselves
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- We devise for ourselvesescape routes, a way out.
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- escape routes, a way out.It's hard to be human.
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- It's hard to be human.It's hard to deal with
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- It's hard to deal withthe fragmented heart
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- the fragmented heartthat is common to each of us,
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- that is common to each of us,and so early in life
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- and so early in lifewe begin to manage
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- we begin to managethe pressure to escape the pain,
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- the pressure to escape the pain,and we all find different ways.
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- and we all find different ways.Some ways are innocent enough.
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- Some ways are innocent enough.Some ways are destructive,
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- Some ways are destructive,and most of the ways
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- and most of the waysare somewhere in between.
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- are somewhere in between.There's always a way of escape.
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- There's always a way of escape.Everybody in here,
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- Everybody in here,young and old, Baptist,
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- young and old, Baptist,Pentecostal, atheist, agnostic.
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- Pentecostal, atheist, agnostic.We all have a way of escape,
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- We all have a way of escape,and I wonder what is it that
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- and I wonder what is it thatyou're trying to escape,
- 00:09:54.079 --> 00:09:55.380
- you're trying to escape,and I wonder what is it
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- and I wonder what is itthat makes you feel trapped
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- that makes you feel trappedlike you can't get out.
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- like you can't get out.See, it's one thing
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- See, it's one thingto be trapped
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- to be trappedin a situation.
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- in a situation.Have you ever been trapped
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- Have you ever been trappedin a situation?
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- in a situation?I hope that this is not one
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- I hope that this is not oneof those right now for you.
- 00:10:10.495 --> 00:10:11.463
- of those right now for you.What was that ballet that
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- What was that ballet thatyou tricked me into going to?
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- you tricked me into going to?Oh, she took me
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- Oh, she took meto "Sleeping Beauty",
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- to "Sleeping Beauty",but she didn't tell me
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- but she didn't tell methat there wouldn't be
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- that there wouldn't beany speaking parts.
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- any speaking parts.I was ten minutes into that
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- I was ten minutes into thatballet with Holly and Abbie,
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- ballet with Holly and Abbie,and I was praying.
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- and I was praying.First I was praying
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- First I was prayingfor the Rapture,
- 00:10:30.315 --> 00:10:31.049
- for the Rapture,and then I was looking
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- and then I was lookingat the fire alarm thinking
- 00:10:32.217 --> 00:10:34.319
- at the fire alarm thinkingmaybe I could pull that,
- 00:10:34.319 --> 00:10:35.020
- maybe I could pull that,and then I was praying,
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- and then I was praying,God, if you have to kill me,
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- God, if you have to kill me,if you have to give me
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- if you have to give mea brain hemorrhage to get me out
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- a brain hemorrhage to get me outof this, just - - come on.
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- of this, just - - come on.Have you ever been trapped?
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- Have you ever been trapped?It's one thing to be
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- It's one thing to betrapped in a situation.
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- trapped in a situation.It's another thing to feel
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- It's another thing to feeltrapped inside yourself
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- trapped inside yourselfto feel like there's habits
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- to feel like there's habitsin my heart, ways that I lean,
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- in my heart, ways that I lean,and I prop up on things
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- and I prop up on thingsthat can't support the weight
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- that can't support the weightof my worry,
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- of my worry,but I find myself doing it
- 00:11:00.712 --> 00:11:02.981
- but I find myself doing itover and over again.
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- over and over again.And so, you devise
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- And so, you devisea way of escape.
- 00:11:05.784 --> 00:11:06.851
- a way of escape.You find a way to not
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- You find a way to nothave to feel what you feel.
- 00:11:10.088 --> 00:11:12.691
- have to feel what you feel.You find a way out.
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- You find a way out.The context of 1 Corinthians 10
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- The context of 1 Corinthians 10gives some real insight
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- gives some real insightto the meaning of Verse 13
- 00:11:20.031 --> 00:11:21.299
- to the meaning of Verse 13because in order for Paul
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- because in order for Paulto show the Corinthian church,
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- to show the Corinthian church,hey, this is nothing new
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- hey, this is nothing newwhat you're facing,
- 00:11:24.969 --> 00:11:25.937
- what you're facing,and God is greater than
- 00:11:25.937 --> 00:11:27.205
- and God is greater thanyour situation,
- 00:11:27.205 --> 00:11:27.839
- your situation,and He's greater than
- 00:11:27.839 --> 00:11:28.339
- and He's greater thanyour sin,
- 00:11:28.339 --> 00:11:28.840
- your sin,and He's greater than
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- and He's greater thanyour shame,
- 00:11:29.607 --> 00:11:30.208
- your shame,and He's greater than
- 00:11:30.208 --> 00:11:31.843
- and He's greater thanthe thing that has a hold of you
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- the thing that has a hold of youthat won't let you go.
- 00:11:32.444 --> 00:11:33.712
- that won't let you go.God is greater than that.
- 00:11:33.712 --> 00:11:34.979
- God is greater than that.He takes them all the way
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- He takes them all the wayback to Egypt.
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- back to Egypt.The Exodus story was critical
- 00:11:39.918 --> 00:11:41.119
- The Exodus story was criticalto the heritage
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- to the heritageand the history
- 00:11:41.820 --> 00:11:43.555
- and the historyof the people of God.
- 00:11:43.555 --> 00:11:45.123
- of the people of God.It was in Egypt that
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- It was in Egypt thatthey escaped from the famine.
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- they escaped from the famine.When the famine hit Canaan,
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- When the famine hit Canaan,God had Joseph
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- God had Josephpositioned in Egypt.
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- positioned in Egypt.How many know God always has
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- How many know God always hassomeone in a position
- 00:11:55.834 --> 00:11:59.337
- someone in a positionto meet the needs of His people?
- 00:11:59.337 --> 00:12:00.038
- to meet the needs of His people?I need y'all to shout
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- I need y'all to shoutwith an election year coming up.
- 00:12:01.840 --> 00:12:04.342
- with an election year coming up.God's gonna take care of us.
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- God's gonna take care of us.God is going
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- God is goingto take care of us,
- 00:12:07.278 --> 00:12:08.413
- to take care of us,and that's true in every area
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- and that's true in every areaand season of your life.
- 00:12:10.682 --> 00:12:11.916
- and season of your life.So, when they started starving
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- So, when they started starvingin Canaan,
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- in Canaan,Joseph said get dad
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- Joseph said get dadand bring him to Egypt.
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- and bring him to Egypt.God has given me favor
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- God has given me favorin the midst of this famine.
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- in the midst of this famine.So, they escaped Canaan
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- So, they escaped Canaanwhere there was a famine,
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- where there was a famine,and Jacob with
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- and Jacob withhis 130-year-old self
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- his 130-year-old selfhad to relocate
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- had to relocatenot to South Florida
- 00:12:32.837 --> 00:12:36.007
- not to South Floridabut to Egypt, a foreign place
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- but to Egypt, a foreign placewhere he did not
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- where he did notknow the pharaoh,
- 00:12:37.709 --> 00:12:39.544
- know the pharaoh,but the pharaoh knew Joseph
- 00:12:39.544 --> 00:12:40.145
- but the pharaoh knew Josephand since the pharaoh
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- and since the pharaohknew Joseph,
- 00:12:41.579 --> 00:12:43.882
- knew Joseph,Jacob and all of the patriarchs
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- Jacob and all of the patriarchsand all of their wives
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- and all of their wivesand all of their children,
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- and all of their children,not only did they get
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- not only did they getto move into Egypt,
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- to move into Egypt,but they got to go to Goshen.
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- but they got to go to Goshen.Goshen was the place
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- Goshen was the placewith the Kentucky Fried Quail.
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- with the Kentucky Fried Quail.Goshen was the place where you
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- Goshen was the place where youcan eat off the fat of the land.
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- can eat off the fat of the land.Goshen was the place of
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- Goshen was the place ofprovision for a little while,
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- provision for a little while,and for years and years
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- and for years and yearswhile others were starving,
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- while others were starving,the house of Jacob was eating
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- the house of Jacob was eatinggood in Egypt until one day
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- good in Egypt until one daythe Bible says that a pharaoh
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- the Bible says that a pharaohor a ruler arose in Egypt
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- or a ruler arose in Egyptthat knew not Joseph.
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- that knew not Joseph.When Joseph died and pharaohs
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- When Joseph died and pharaohschanged, all of a sudden,
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- changed, all of a sudden,the place where they had
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- the place where they hadescaped to became the place
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- escaped to became the placewhere they were enslaved in.
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- where they were enslaved in.Sometimes the place you go to
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- Sometimes the place you go toescape will become the place
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- escape will become the placewhere you are enslaved.
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- where you are enslaved.Can I break this down?
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- Can I break this down?It may be that you are
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- It may be that you areescaping for survival.
- 00:13:47.979 --> 00:13:50.515
- escaping for survival.You escape to a relationship
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- You escape to a relationshipthat is really not good for you,
- 00:13:52.617 --> 00:13:53.451
- that is really not good for you,and you know that
- 00:13:53.451 --> 00:13:54.319
- and you know thatthe relationship
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- the relationshipis not good for you,
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- is not good for you,but you are so lonely
- 00:13:57.422 --> 00:13:59.357
- but you are so lonelyrather than live by yourself
- 00:13:59.357 --> 00:14:00.191
- rather than live by yourselfbecause you feel like
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- because you feel likeyou're dying inside
- 00:14:01.960 --> 00:14:03.161
- you're dying insideyou would rather join up
- 00:14:03.161 --> 00:14:04.429
- you would rather join upwith someone who
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- with someone whois bringing you down
- 00:14:06.231 --> 00:14:07.298
- is bringing you downand even though you know
- 00:14:07.298 --> 00:14:08.900
- and even though you knowthat they're bringing you down
- 00:14:08.900 --> 00:14:10.268
- that they're bringing you downor they are abusive
- 00:14:10.268 --> 00:14:11.402
- or they are abusiveor they are not walking
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- or they are not walkingin the same direction as you,
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- in the same direction as you,you would rather walk
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- you would rather walkin the wrong direction than walk
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- in the wrong direction than walkalone in the right direction,
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- alone in the right direction,and credit to you for being
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- and credit to you for beinga survivor because some of
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- a survivor because some ofthe things that you did
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- the things that you didin your life,
- 00:14:24.082 --> 00:14:26.818
- in your life,you wen to Egypt to survive.
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- you wen to Egypt to survive.You went to Egypt
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- You went to Egyptnot because it was a sin.
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- not because it was a sin.It was just
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- It was justa matter of survival.
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- a matter of survival.Some of the things that
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- Some of the things thatwe learn to medicate with.
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- we learn to medicate with.Some of the habits that later
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- Some of the habits that laterin life become masters over us.
- 00:14:39.831 --> 00:14:41.900
- in life become masters over us.They did not start as masters.
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- They did not start as masters.They started as medication.
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- They started as medication.And so, we took a pill at first
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- And so, we took a pill at firstjust to deal with it
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- just to deal with itso we could
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- so we coulddeal with everyday life,
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- deal with everyday life,but then it was two
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- but then it was twoand then it was three
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- and then it was threeand then it was a bunch,
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- and then it was a bunch,and now all of a sudden,
- 00:14:54.679 --> 00:14:56.314
- and now all of a sudden,I find myself enslaved
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- I find myself enslavedby something that I escaped to.
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- by something that I escaped to.This is not just true of pills.
- 00:15:01.719 --> 00:15:03.755
- This is not just true of pills.This can be true of sex.
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- This can be true of sex.You can look
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- You can lookfor a connection in sex
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- for a connection in sexand substitute it for love.
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- and substitute it for love.It's not that
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- It's not thatyou wanted to be dirty.
- 00:15:10.261 --> 00:15:11.129
- you wanted to be dirty.It's not that you wanted
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- It's not that you wantedto be promiscuous.
- 00:15:12.563 --> 00:15:13.097
- to be promiscuous.It's not that
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- It's not thatyou don't respect yourself.
- 00:15:14.799 --> 00:15:15.466
- you don't respect yourself.It's just that
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- It's just thatyou wanted to feel something,
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- you wanted to feel something,and the feeling of loneliness
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- and the feeling of lonelinesscan be so great that you would
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- can be so great that you wouldrather feel a dirty connection
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- rather feel a dirty connectionthan a clean sense
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- than a clean senseof confinement
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- of confinementthat comes from
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- that comes frombeing quarantined
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- being quarantinedin your own mind.
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- in your own mind.[Applause]
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- [Applause]But the danger of escape is
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- But the danger of escape isthat Egypt can feed you
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- that Egypt can feed youquail one day and whip you
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- quail one day and whip youwith chains the next day.
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- with chains the next day.[Applause]
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- [Applause]And the place that you
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- And the place that youescaped to becomes the place
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- escaped to becomes the placethat you are enslaved in.
- 00:15:51.402 --> 00:15:53.037
- that you are enslaved in.Thank you for helping me, Lord.
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- Thank you for helping me, Lord.I told the Lord I wanted
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- I told the Lord I wantedto preach this message with
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- to preach this message withenergy like it was my first
- 00:15:56.941 --> 00:15:58.509
- energy like it was my firsttime preaching it,
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- time preaching it,and I feel His help today.
- 00:16:00.645 --> 00:16:01.779
- and I feel His help today.A chain-breaking kind of
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- A chain-breaking kind ofanointing that can get deep down
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- anointing that can get deep downin your heart
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- in your heartand help you to see
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- and help you to seehow sometimes the place
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- how sometimes the placethat we run to
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- that we run tocan become the place that we're
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- can become the place that we'retrapped in 'cause
- 00:16:24.669 --> 00:16:28.773
- trapped in 'causeI just want to escape.
- 00:16:28.773 --> 00:16:30.074
- I just want to escape.I just don't want to
- 00:16:30.074 --> 00:16:32.910
- I just don't want tofeel like this anymore.
- 00:16:32.910 --> 00:16:35.313
- feel like this anymore.So now, that's why
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- So now, that's whyI'm going outside of God
- 00:16:37.482 --> 00:16:40.785
- I'm going outside of Godto meet a God-given need.
- 00:16:40.785 --> 00:16:42.520
- to meet a God-given need.That's why I'm doing things
- 00:16:42.520 --> 00:16:43.488
- That's why I'm doing thingsthat make me feel bad
- 00:16:43.488 --> 00:16:46.224
- that make me feel badin the morning.
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- in the morning.I'm doing things that leave
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- I'm doing things that leavea wake of consequences
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- a wake of consequencesthat's going to affect me
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- that's going to affect mein a way that has no alignment
- 00:16:54.432 --> 00:16:55.333
- in a way that has no alignmentwith the real intention
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- with the real intentionof what God has spoken
- 00:16:56.000 --> 00:16:58.536
- of what God has spokenover my life, but I just
- 00:16:58.536 --> 00:17:00.471
- over my life, but I justgotta get out of this.
- 00:17:00.471 --> 00:17:01.672
- gotta get out of this.I hope one day that I'll have
- 00:17:01.672 --> 00:17:02.807
- I hope one day that I'll havethe courage to do this
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- the courage to do thisseries called,
- 00:17:04.208 --> 00:17:05.143
- series called,I already have the name of it.
- 00:17:05.143 --> 00:17:06.010
- I already have the name of it.I just don't have the guts
- 00:17:06.010 --> 00:17:07.678
- I just don't have the gutsto preach it yet 'cause I know
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- to preach it yet 'cause I knowhow preach people are,
- 00:17:08.646 --> 00:17:09.313
- how preach people are,and I can already see
- 00:17:09.313 --> 00:17:10.148
- and I can already seethe YouTube comments,
- 00:17:10.148 --> 00:17:11.282
- the YouTube comments,but y'all pray for me.
- 00:17:11.282 --> 00:17:12.016
- but y'all pray for me.One day I'm going to preach
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- One day I'm going to preacha whole series called,
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- a whole series called,"Sins with Benefits".
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- "Sins with Benefits".[Applause]
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- [Applause]Y'all sound a little
- 00:17:19.991 --> 00:17:22.427
- Y'all sound a littletoo excited about that.
- 00:17:22.427 --> 00:17:23.494
- too excited about that.Kind of sketchy how y'all
- 00:17:23.494 --> 00:17:26.964
- Kind of sketchy how y'allclapped about that.
- 00:17:26.964 --> 00:17:27.999
- clapped about that.Because we will hear a lot
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- Because we will hear a lotof times about the consequence
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- of times about the consequenceof sin,
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- of sin,but if there were
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- but if there wereno benefits to it,
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- no benefits to it,it wouldn't be so popular.
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- it wouldn't be so popular.[Applause]
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- [Applause]There is a need
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- There is a needthat Egypt meets.
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- that Egypt meets.There is as need that is met.
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- There is as need that is met.You know, there is, there is,
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- You know, there is, there is,there is a longing
- 00:17:53.124 --> 00:17:54.959
- there is a longingthat is fulfilled.
- 00:17:54.959 --> 00:17:56.961
- that is fulfilled.When I go outside of God
- 00:17:56.961 --> 00:17:58.596
- When I go outside of Godto meet a God-given need,
- 00:17:58.596 --> 00:18:00.498
- to meet a God-given need,it works.
- 00:18:00.498 --> 00:18:01.699
- it works.See, that's the problem.
- 00:18:01.699 --> 00:18:03.468
- See, that's the problem.It works.
- 00:18:03.468 --> 00:18:04.602
- It works.It gets you out
- 00:18:04.602 --> 00:18:06.471
- It gets you outfor a little while.
- 00:18:06.471 --> 00:18:09.040
- for a little while.It works until it doesn't.
- 00:18:09.040 --> 00:18:11.509
- It works until it doesn't.It works until it gets old.
- 00:18:11.509 --> 00:18:12.777
- It works until it gets old.It works until
- 00:18:12.777 --> 00:18:14.112
- It works untilit fries the neural pathways
- 00:18:14.112 --> 00:18:15.680
- it fries the neural pathwaysand now it doesn't work anymore,
- 00:18:15.680 --> 00:18:16.681
- and now it doesn't work anymore,and now I'm doing it,
- 00:18:16.681 --> 00:18:17.148
- and now I'm doing it,but it doesn't
- 00:18:17.148 --> 00:18:18.249
- but it doesn'teven work anymore,
- 00:18:18.249 --> 00:18:19.750
- even work anymore,and now I'm chasing something
- 00:18:19.750 --> 00:18:21.686
- and now I'm chasing somethingthat doesn't deliver,
- 00:18:21.686 --> 00:18:24.055
- that doesn't deliver,and I want a way out.
- 00:18:24.055 --> 00:18:24.889
- and I want a way out.So, Paul says now you've got
- 00:18:24.889 --> 00:18:26.691
- So, Paul says now you've gotto back all the way up to Egypt
- 00:18:26.691 --> 00:18:27.558
- to back all the way up to Egyptand look at Verse 1.
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- and look at Verse 1.This is in the Bible, y'all.
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- This is in the Bible, y'all.He said I want you to know,
- 00:18:29.794 --> 00:18:30.795
- He said I want you to know,brothers,
- 00:18:30.795 --> 00:18:31.863
- brothers,that our fathers were
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- that our fathers wereall under the cloud.
- 00:18:33.030 --> 00:18:35.399
- all under the cloud.It's the same stuff.
- 00:18:35.399 --> 00:18:37.702
- It's the same stuff.It's the same stuff.
- 00:18:37.702 --> 00:18:39.103
- It's the same stuff.They were all under the cloud,
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- They were all under the cloud,and all passed through the sea.
- 00:18:41.105 --> 00:18:43.141
- and all passed through the sea.Remember the Red Sea
- 00:18:43.141 --> 00:18:44.108
- Remember the Red Seathat God brought His people
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- that God brought His peoplethrough?
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- through?Come on.
- 00:18:48.146 --> 00:18:48.980
- Come on.Has God ever brought you
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- Has God ever brought youout of anything?
- 00:18:50.348 --> 00:18:53.618
- out of anything?[Applause]
- 00:18:53.618 --> 00:18:54.852
- [Applause]I don't mean you had a headache
- 00:18:54.852 --> 00:18:56.487
- I don't mean you had a headacheand it went away.
- 00:18:56.487 --> 00:18:58.422
- and it went away.That was ibuprofen.
- 00:18:58.422 --> 00:18:59.824
- That was ibuprofen.But I mean something
- 00:18:59.824 --> 00:19:00.625
- But I mean somethingthat was deep.
- 00:19:00.625 --> 00:19:01.792
- that was deep.It was a pit.
- 00:19:01.792 --> 00:19:02.960
- It was a pit.It was a depression.
- 00:19:02.960 --> 00:19:04.128
- It was a depression.It was a darkness.
- 00:19:04.128 --> 00:19:05.296
- It was a darkness.It was a mistake.
- 00:19:05.296 --> 00:19:07.465
- It was a mistake.It was a mess you made,
- 00:19:07.465 --> 00:19:09.300
- It was a mess you made,but God brought you out.
- 00:19:09.300 --> 00:19:11.269
- but God brought you out.Shout for 15 seconds.
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- Shout for 15 seconds.[Applause]
- 00:19:22.980 --> 00:19:25.149
- [Applause]Matter of fact,
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- Matter of fact,shout if He didn't
- 00:19:25.883 --> 00:19:27.385
- shout if He didn'tjust bring you out.
- 00:19:27.385 --> 00:19:28.186
- just bring you out.Shout if He brought
- 00:19:28.186 --> 00:19:29.754
- Shout if He broughtyou through.
- 00:19:29.754 --> 00:19:32.757
- you through.[Applause]
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- [Applause]Oh, God.
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- Oh, God.That's good to me.
- 00:19:35.326 --> 00:19:36.194
- That's good to me.He didn't just
- 00:19:36.194 --> 00:19:37.862
- He didn't justbring me out of it.
- 00:19:37.862 --> 00:19:39.730
- bring me out of it.He brought me through it,
- 00:19:39.730 --> 00:19:41.732
- He brought me through it,and since I went through it,
- 00:19:41.732 --> 00:19:43.534
- and since I went through it,I got something from it.
- 00:19:43.534 --> 00:19:47.772
- I had to go through
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- I had to go throughthe valley of
- 00:19:54.679 --> 00:19:56.180
- the valley ofthe shadow of death
- 00:19:56.180 --> 00:19:57.148
- the shadow of deathso I could know
- 00:19:57.148 --> 00:19:58.583
- so I could knowit's just a shadow.
- 00:19:58.583 --> 00:20:00.318
- it's just a shadow.The Lord is my shepherd,
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- The Lord is my shepherd,and I shall not want.
- 00:20:04.155 --> 00:20:05.456
- and I shall not want.Now, I've got a table
- 00:20:05.456 --> 00:20:07.258
- Now, I've got a tablein the presence of my enemies,
- 00:20:07.258 --> 00:20:09.093
- in the presence of my enemies,but the only way to the table
- 00:20:09.093 --> 00:20:10.461
- but the only way to the tablewas through the valley.
- 00:20:10.461 --> 00:20:14.065
- was through the valley.I had to go through the pain.
- 00:20:14.065 --> 00:20:15.199
- I had to go through the pain.And that's what God did,
- 00:20:15.199 --> 00:20:15.866
- And that's what God did,-- now, watch this,
- 00:20:15.866 --> 00:20:16.667
- -- now, watch this,a history lesson.
- 00:20:16.667 --> 00:20:17.969
- a history lesson.Tell somebody it's nothing new.
- 00:20:17.969 --> 00:20:18.769
- Tell somebody it's nothing new.It's nothing new.
- 00:20:18.769 --> 00:20:19.704
- It's nothing new.What you're going through,
- 00:20:19.704 --> 00:20:21.038
- What you're going through,God's people have been
- 00:20:21.038 --> 00:20:22.306
- God's people have beenstanding in front of stuff
- 00:20:22.306 --> 00:20:23.140
- standing in front of stuffthat they didn't think
- 00:20:23.140 --> 00:20:23.874
- that they didn't thinkthey could make it through
- 00:20:23.874 --> 00:20:25.710
- they could make it throughfor a long time.
- 00:20:25.710 --> 00:20:27.311
- for a long time.They came to that Red Sea,
- 00:20:27.311 --> 00:20:28.913
- They came to that Red Sea,pharaoh behind him,
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- pharaoh behind him,the chariots
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- the chariots[chariot wheels clacking],
- 00:20:33.818 --> 00:20:34.652
- [chariot wheels clacking],clackin' --
- 00:20:34.652 --> 00:20:35.753
- clackin' --These were not,
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- These were not,these were not basic chariots.
- 00:20:38.589 --> 00:20:41.359
- these were not basic chariots.These were Lamborghini chariots,
- 00:20:41.359 --> 00:20:42.627
- These were Lamborghini chariots,faster than them,
- 00:20:42.627 --> 00:20:44.028
- faster than them,stronger than them,
- 00:20:44.028 --> 00:20:46.364
- stronger than them,but somehow, some way,
- 00:20:46.364 --> 00:20:48.399
- but somehow, some way,they passed through the sea.
- 00:20:48.399 --> 00:20:50.001
- they passed through the sea.God brought them through it.
- 00:20:50.001 --> 00:20:51.302
- God brought them through it.God said I'm not just going to
- 00:20:51.302 --> 00:20:52.570
- God said I'm not just going tolift you out of it.
- 00:20:52.570 --> 00:20:53.437
- lift you out of it.I'm going to give you
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- I'm going to give youthe strength to walk through it.
- 00:20:55.139 --> 00:20:56.307
- the strength to walk through it.No temptation.
- 00:20:56.307 --> 00:21:04.181
- No temptation.[Applause]
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- [Applause]He brought them through it.
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- He brought them through it.He brought you through it.
- 00:21:08.386 --> 00:21:10.154
- He brought you through it.He takes you through it.
- 00:21:10.154 --> 00:21:15.559
- He takes you through it.Not around it, but through it.
- 00:21:15.559 --> 00:21:18.062
- Not around it, but through it.Keep trying to work around it.
- 00:21:18.062 --> 00:21:19.030
- Keep trying to work around it.We put all these work arounds
- 00:21:19.030 --> 00:21:20.931
- We put all these work aroundsin our life,
- 00:21:20.931 --> 00:21:21.966
- in our life,all these ways that we don't
- 00:21:21.966 --> 00:21:22.700
- all these ways that we don'treally have to deal
- 00:21:22.700 --> 00:21:24.835
- really have to dealwith real issues,
- 00:21:24.835 --> 00:21:26.003
- with real issues,all these ways of escape that
- 00:21:26.003 --> 00:21:28.873
- all these ways of escape thatwe try to make for ourselves.
- 00:21:28.873 --> 00:21:29.540
- we try to make for ourselves.You know, since I really
- 00:21:29.540 --> 00:21:30.308
- You know, since I reallycan't be happy
- 00:21:30.308 --> 00:21:31.309
- can't be happylet me just take pictures
- 00:21:31.309 --> 00:21:32.376
- let me just take pictureslike I am.
- 00:21:32.376 --> 00:21:40.584
- like I am.[Applause]
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- [Applause]They said we had
- 00:21:41.185 --> 00:21:42.420
- They said we hadoverflow of Ballantyne.
- 00:21:42.420 --> 00:21:43.354
- overflow of Ballantyne.I'm just trying to make some
- 00:21:43.354 --> 00:21:44.622
- I'm just trying to make someseats for next week.
- 00:21:44.622 --> 00:21:45.222
- seats for next week.I'm going to preach this
- 00:21:45.222 --> 00:21:48.959
- I'm going to preach this'til we got some empty seats.
- 00:21:48.959 --> 00:21:49.460
- 'til we got some empty seats.But really,
- 00:21:49.460 --> 00:21:50.428
- But really,it's the mercy of God 'cause
- 00:21:50.428 --> 00:21:51.696
- it's the mercy of God 'causeHe said it was the same cloud,
- 00:21:51.696 --> 00:21:53.597
- He said it was the same cloud,same sea, same grace,
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- same sea, same grace,and the same grace that is
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- and the same grace that isavailable if you're facing
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- available if you're facinga Red Sea of trouble
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- a Red Sea of troubleis available
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- is availableif you are facing
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- if you are facinga temptation in your life
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- a temptation in your lifethat has overtaken you.
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- that has overtaken you.Interesting language
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- Interesting languagebecause to say
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- because to sayit has overtaken you
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- it has overtaken youacknowledges that
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- acknowledges thatit's stronger than you.
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- it's stronger than you.So now, I'm being told
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- So now, I'm being toldthat there is something
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- that there is somethingthat is stronger than me
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- that is stronger than meworking against me,
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- working against me,and you know exactly
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- and you know exactlywhat that is in your life.
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- what that is in your life.You know exactly what it is
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- You know exactly what it isthat you escaped to
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- that you escaped tothat you have become enslaved by
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- that you have become enslaved byand if it's not sex
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- and if it's not sexand if it's not pills, look.
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- and if it's not pills, look.Some people do it
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- Some people do itwith pharmaceuticals,
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- with pharmaceuticals,some people do it with food.
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- some people do it with food.You can do it with drugs.
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- You can do it with drugs.You can do it with doughnuts.
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- You can do it with doughnuts.That's why I said temptation
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- That's why I said temptationis a funny word.
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- is a funny word.If we start making a list,
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- If we start making a list,of all the ones
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- of all the oneswe don't struggle with
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- we don't struggle withand then we'll shout about
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- and then we'll shout abouthow God is faithful with that,
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- how God is faithful with that,but blame can be
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- but blame can bea way of escape.
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- a way of escape.You hear me preaching
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- You hear me preachingto you today?
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- to you today?Because blame will get you out
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- Because blame will get you outof having to take
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- of having to takeresponsibility.
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- responsibility.The only problem is it gives
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- The only problem is it givesthe keys to your freedom
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- the keys to your freedomto whoever you blame
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- to whoever you blamefor the situation.
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- for the situation.[Applause]
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- [Applause]And now, you're enslaved to
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- And now, you're enslaved tothe very thing
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- the very thingthat you were trying
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- that you were tryingto escape from.
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- to escape from.Now, you're enslaved
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- Now, you're enslavedto bitterness
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- to bitternessbecause you escaped
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- because you escapedthrough blame.
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- through blame.I could do this all day long.
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- I could do this all day long.I could talk about how when
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- I could talk about how whenyou feel trapped in something,
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- you feel trapped in something,it's important what you trust in
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- it's important what you trust inbecause whatever you trust
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- because whatever you trustbecomes your master.
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- becomes your master.What are you escaping to?
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- What are you escaping to?What are you escaping from?
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- What are you escaping from?And have you escaped
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- And have you escapedto something that has now
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- - Right now, in this moment,
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- - Right now, in this moment,your life is being steered
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- your life is being steeredin a direction.
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- in a direction.It may be toward your calling,
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- It may be toward your calling,it may be away
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- it may be awayfrom your calling.
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- from your calling.But your life is being
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- like a ship in the water.
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- like a ship in the water.The destination is determined
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- The destination is determinedby who or what is at the wheel.
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- by who or what is at the wheel.If you're steering
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- If you're steeringby your feelings,
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- by your feelings,instead of by the spirit of God,
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- instead of by the spirit of God,it's just a matter of time
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- it's just a matter of timebefore you get off course.
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- before you get off course.Sometimes, it happens slowly.
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- Sometimes, it happens slowly.We don't even realize
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- We don't even realizethe gradual drift.
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- the gradual drift.Because, the world's gets us
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- Because, the world's gets uswalking in its ways;
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- walking in its ways;what we see, what we feel,
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- what we see, what we feel,what we think.
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- what we think.But as children of God,
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- But as children of God,we have to learn how to
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- because feelings come and go.
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- because feelings come and go.I mean, one minute,
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- I mean, one minute,you're telling yourself that
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- you're telling yourself thatyou can take on the world.
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- you can take on the world.And the next minute,
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- And the next minute,all you wanna do
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- all you wanna dois get under the covers
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- is get under the coverswith some cookies.
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- with some cookies.I know you know
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- I know you knowwhat I am saying.
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- what I am saying.God's truth
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- God's truthis the only constant.
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- is the only constant.It's time to fix your focus
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- It's time to fix your focuson the provision of God
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- on the provision of Godnot the lack in your life.
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- not the lack in your life.Protection of God,
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- Protection of God,not the danger around you.
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- not the danger around you.And the purposes of God
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- And the purposes of Godinstead of whatever
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- instead of whateverlittle urgent crises
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- little urgent crisespops up in your day.
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- pops up in your day.You can survive the storms
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- - It's wise to choose
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- - It's wise to chooseyour battles when you can,
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- your battles when you can,but what do you do
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- but what do you dowhen your battle chooses you?
- 00:25:00.784 --> 00:25:01.352
- when your battle chooses you?This is what
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- This is whatthe Lord says to you,
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- the Lord says to you,“Don't be afraid,
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- “Don't be afraid,don't be discouraged,
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- don't be discouraged,don't back down;
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- don't back down;if you fight it,
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- if you fight it,you're gonna lose it.”
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- you're gonna lose it.”You can't fight it;
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- You can't fight it;give it back.
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- give it back.You can't figure it out;
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- You can't figure it out;give it back.
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- give it back.How d'you give it back?
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- How d'you give it back?That's a focus.
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- That's a focus.That's looking beyond
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- That's looking beyondwhat's coming against you,
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- what's coming against you,and looking toward
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- and looking towardwhat is within you,
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- what is within you,to know that greater is He
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- to know that greater is Hethat is in me,
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- that is in me,than he that is in the world,
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- than he that is in the world,and God wants His battle back.
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- and God wants His battle back.I want you to get in position;
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- I want you to get in position;not so that you can fight,
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- not so that you can fight,not so that you can struggle,
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- not so that you can struggle,but so that you can see
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- but so that you can seethe deliverance.
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- the deliverance.God is fighting for worshippers,
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- God is fighting for worshippers,God is fighting for praisers,
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- God is fighting for praisers,God is fighting for His people;
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- God is fighting for His people;God is fighting for you,
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- God is fighting for you,because somebody
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- because somebodyhas been wondering,
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- has been wondering,“Is God using me?
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- “Is God using me?Is this even worth it?”,
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- Is this even worth it?”,but there's something
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- but there's somethingabout that,
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- about that,that should let you know
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- that should let you knowthat if the devil showed up
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- that if the devil showed upin the first place,
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- in the first place,there must be
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- there must besomething important.
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- something important.You're His friend;
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- You're His friend;you get His help,
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- you get His help,you get His strength,
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- you get His strength,you get His miracles,
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- you get His miracles,you get His wisdom,
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- you get His wisdom,you get His provision,
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- you get His provision,you get His angels.
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- you get His angels.What d'you do
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- What d'you dowhen the battle chooses you?
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- - ANNOUNCER: We all face
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- battles in situations
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- that feel like
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- they're too much to manage.
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- Get your copy, today, of
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- “When the Battle Chooses You”,
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- and give your battle
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- - ♪ This is my testimony ♪
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- - ♪ This is my testimony ♪♪ From death to life ♪
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- ♪ From death to life ♪♪ 'Cause grace ♪
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- ♪ 'Cause grace ♪♪ Rewrote my story ♪
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- ♪ Rewrote my story ♪♪ I'll testify ♪
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- ♪ I'll testify ♪♪ By Jesus Christ ♪
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- ♪ By Jesus Christ ♪♪ The Righteous ♪
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- ♪ The Righteous ♪♪ I'm justified ♪
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- ♪ I'm justified ♪♪ This is my testimony ♪
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- ♪ This is my testimony ♪♪ This is my testimony ♪
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- - ♪ Come together ♪
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- - ♪ Come together ♪♪ Sons and daughters ♪
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- ♪ Sons and daughters ♪♪ Bought with blood ♪
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- ♪ Sing the praises ♪
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- ♪ Sing the praises ♪♪ Of the Spirit ♪
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- ♪ Of the Spirit ♪♪ Son and Father ♪
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- ♪ Son and Father ♪♪ Our God will finish ♪
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- ♪ Yes, our God ♪
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- ♪ Yes, our God ♪♪ Will finish ♪
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- ♪ Will finish ♪♪ What He started ♪
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- ♪ What He started ♪- ♪ Oh ♪
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- - ♪ Oh ♪- ♪ This is my testimony ♪
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- - ♪ This is my testimony ♪♪ From death to life ♪
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- ♪ From death to life ♪♪ 'Cause grace ♪
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- ♪ 'Cause grace ♪♪ Rewrote my story ♪
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- ♪ Rewrote my story ♪♪ I'll testify ♪
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- ♪ I'll testify ♪♪ By Jesus Christ ♪
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