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The Way of Escape Part 1

Steven Furtick

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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- 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,
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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.
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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,
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for the Rapture,and then I was looking
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and then I was lookingat the fire alarm thinking
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at the fire alarm thinkingmaybe I could pull that,
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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,
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what you're facing,and God is greater than
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and God is greater thanyour situation,
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your situation,and He's greater than
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and He's greater thanyour sin,
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your sin,and He's greater than
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and He's greater thanyour shame,
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your shame,and He's greater than
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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.
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that won't let you go.God is greater than that.
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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
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The Exodus story was criticalto the heritage
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to the heritageand the history
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and the historyof the people of God.
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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
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someone in a positionto meet the needs of His people?
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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
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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,
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know the pharaoh,but the pharaoh knew Joseph
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but the pharaoh knew Josephand since the pharaoh
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and since the pharaohknew Joseph,
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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.
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escaping for survival.You escape to a relationship
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You escape to a relationshipthat is really not good for you,
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that is really not good for you,and you know that
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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
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but you are so lonelyrather than live by yourself
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rather than live by yourselfbecause you feel like
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because you feel likeyou're dying inside
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you're dying insideyou would rather join up
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you would rather join upwith someone who
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with someone whois bringing you down
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is bringing you downand even though you know
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and even though you knowthat they're bringing you down
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that they're bringing you downor they are abusive
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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,
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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you wanted to be dirty.It's not that you wanted
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It's not that you wantedto be promiscuous.
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to be promiscuous.It's not that
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It's not thatyou don't respect yourself.
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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.
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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
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energy like it was my firsttime preaching it,
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time preaching it,and I feel His help today.
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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
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trapped in 'causeI just want to escape.
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I just want to escape.I just don't want to
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I just don't want tofeel like this anymore.
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feel like this anymore.So now, that's why
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So now, that's whyI'm going outside of God
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I'm going outside of Godto meet a God-given need.
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to meet a God-given need.That's why I'm doing things
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That's why I'm doing thingsthat make me feel bad
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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
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in a way that has no alignmentwith the real intention
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with the real intentionof what God has spoken
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of what God has spokenover my life, but I just
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over my life, but I justgotta get out of this.
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gotta get out of this.I hope one day that I'll have
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I hope one day that I'll havethe courage to do this
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the courage to do thisseries called,
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series called,I already have the name of it.
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I already have the name of it.I just don't have the guts
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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,
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how preach people are,and I can already see
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and I can already seethe YouTube comments,
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the YouTube comments,but y'all pray for me.
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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
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Y'all sound a littletoo excited about that.
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too excited about that.Kind of sketchy how y'all
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Kind of sketchy how y'allclapped about that.
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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
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there is a longingthat is fulfilled.
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that is fulfilled.When I go outside of God
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When I go outside of Godto meet a God-given need,
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to meet a God-given need,it works.
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it works.See, that's the problem.
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See, that's the problem.It works.
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It works.It gets you out
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It gets you outfor a little while.
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for a little while.It works until it doesn't.
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It works until it doesn't.It works until it gets old.
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It works until it gets old.It works until
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It works untilit fries the neural pathways
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it fries the neural pathwaysand now it doesn't work anymore,
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and now it doesn't work anymore,and now I'm doing it,
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and now I'm doing it,but it doesn't
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but it doesn'teven work anymore,
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even work anymore,and now I'm chasing something
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and now I'm chasing somethingthat doesn't deliver,
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that doesn't deliver,and I want a way out.
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and I want a way out.So, Paul says now you've got
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So, Paul says now you've gotto back all the way up to Egypt
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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,
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He said I want you to know,brothers,
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brothers,that our fathers were
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that our fathers wereall under the cloud.
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all under the cloud.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.They were all under the cloud,
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They were all under the cloud,and all passed through the sea.
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and all passed through the sea.Remember the Red Sea
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Remember the Red Seathat God brought His people
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that God brought His peoplethrough?
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through?Come on.
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Come on.Has God ever brought you
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Has God ever brought youout of anything?
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out of anything?[Applause]
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[Applause]I don't mean you had a headache
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I don't mean you had a headacheand it went away.
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and it went away.That was ibuprofen.
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That was ibuprofen.But I mean something
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But I mean somethingthat was deep.
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that was deep.It was a pit.
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It was a pit.It was a depression.
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It was a depression.It was a darkness.
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It was a darkness.It was a mistake.
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It was a mistake.It was a mess you made,
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It was a mess you made,but God brought you out.
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but God brought you out.Shout for 15 seconds.
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Shout for 15 seconds.[Applause]
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[Applause]Matter of fact,
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Matter of fact,shout if He didn't
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shout if He didn'tjust bring you out.
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just bring you out.Shout if He brought
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Shout if He broughtyou through.
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you through.[Applause]
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[Applause]Oh, God.
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Oh, God.That's good to me.
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That's good to me.He didn't just
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He didn't justbring me out of it.
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bring me out of it.He brought me through it,
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He brought me through it,and since I went through it,
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and since I went through it,I got something from it.
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I had to go through
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I had to go throughthe valley of
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the valley ofthe shadow of death
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the shadow of deathso I could know
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so I could knowit's just a shadow.
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it's just a shadow.The Lord is my shepherd,
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The Lord is my shepherd,and I shall not want.
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and I shall not want.Now, I've got a table
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Now, I've got a tablein the presence of my enemies,
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in the presence of my enemies,but the only way to the table
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but the only way to the tablewas through the valley.
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was through the valley.I had to go through the pain.
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I had to go through the pain.And that's what God did,
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And that's what God did,-- now, watch this,
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-- now, watch this,a history lesson.
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a history lesson.Tell somebody it's nothing new.
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Tell somebody it's nothing new.It's nothing new.
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It's nothing new.What you're going through,
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What you're going through,God's people have been
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God's people have beenstanding in front of stuff
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standing in front of stuffthat they didn't think
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that they didn't thinkthey could make it through
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they could make it throughfor a long time.
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for a long time.They came to that Red Sea,
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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],
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[chariot wheels clacking],clackin' --
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clackin' --These were not,
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These were not,these were not basic chariots.
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these were not basic chariots.These were Lamborghini chariots,
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These were Lamborghini chariots,faster than them,
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faster than them,stronger than them,
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stronger than them,but somehow, some way,
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but somehow, some way,they passed through the sea.
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they passed through the sea.God brought them through it.
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God brought them through it.God said I'm not just going to
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God said I'm not just going tolift you out of it.
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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.
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the strength to walk through it.No temptation.
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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.
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He brought you through it.He takes you through it.
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He takes you through it.Not around it, but through it.
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Not around it, but through it.Keep trying to work around it.
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Keep trying to work around it.We put all these work arounds
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We put all these work aroundsin our life,
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in our life,all these ways that we don't
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all these ways that we don'treally have to deal
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really have to dealwith real issues,
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with real issues,all these ways of escape that
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all these ways of escape thatwe try to make for ourselves.
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we try to make for ourselves.You know, since I really
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You know, since I reallycan't be happy
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can't be happylet me just take pictures
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let me just take pictureslike I am.
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like I am.[Applause]
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[Applause]They said we had
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They said we hadoverflow of Ballantyne.
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overflow of Ballantyne.I'm just trying to make some
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I'm just trying to make someseats for next week.
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seats for next week.I'm going to preach this
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I'm going to preach this'til we got some empty seats.
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'til we got some empty seats.But really,
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But really,it's the mercy of God 'cause
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it's the mercy of God 'causeHe said it was the same cloud,
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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?
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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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