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When Better Feels Backwards Part 2

Steven Furtick

November 12, 2020

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Learn how to trust God even when the future feels uncertain.

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When Better Feels Backwards Part 2

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- I'm preaching this
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- I'm preaching thisfor somebody today
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for somebody todaywho has been feeling like
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who has been feeling likethings have been
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things have beengoing backwards for you.
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going backwards for you.The thing about it is:
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The thing about it is:When God shows you a new grip,
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When God shows you a new grip,called grace,
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called grace,for a little while in your life
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for a little while in your lifeit's harder for you because
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it's harder for you becauseyou're used to controlling
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you're used to controllingthings and manipulate things.
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things and manipulate things.And when you get something new,
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And when you get something new,-- have you ever noticed
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-- have you ever noticedif you get something new,
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if you get something new,even if it's better at first,
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even if it's better at first,it gets on your nerves
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it gets on your nervesbecause you don't know
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because you don't knowhow to use it?
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how to use it?And the temptation for us is --
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And the temptation for us is --watch this,
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watch this,God will do a new thing
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God will do a new thingin our life,
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in our life,and it will be teaching us
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and it will be teaching usto forgive;
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to forgive;and it will be teaching us
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and it will be teaching usto get over offenses;
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to get over offenses;and it will be teaching us
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and it will be teaching usto trust Him;
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to trust Him;and it will be teaching us
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and it will be teaching usto find different ways
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to find different waysto connect to joy;
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to connect to joy;and it will be teaching us
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and it will be teaching usto not be so fake;
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to not be so fake;and it will be teaching us
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and it will be teaching usnot to live by our feelings,
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not to live by our feelings,but then we look at
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but then we look atwhat He fixed on our grip,
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what He fixed on our grip,and we see our shot going
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and we see our shot goingso far over the fence.
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so far over the fence.And I wonder if I would actually
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And I wonder if I would actuallybe better off doing it
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be better off doing itthe old way than the new way,
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the old way than the new way,so I go back instead of
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so I go back instead ofmoving forward into better.
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moving forward into better.He said "You can't go back.
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He said "You can't go back.You have something better.
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You have something better.Better."
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Better."When you get depressed,
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When you get depressed,you stop believing that.
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you stop believing that.When you get uncomfortable,
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When you get uncomfortable,you stop believing that.
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you stop believing that.You start trying to grip life
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You start trying to grip lifelike you're used to.
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like you're used to.We've gotta go backwards
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We've gotta go backwardsto get better.
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to get better.We gotta go all the way back
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We gotta go all the way backto get better.
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to get better.That means I have to be
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That means I have to becomfortable in some seasons
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comfortable in some seasonsin my life --
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in my life --I'm looking in the camera
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I'm looking in the camerabecause I think this is for
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because I think this is forsomebody watching online --
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somebody watching online --I have to be comfortable
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I have to be comfortablein my life to accept
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in my life to acceptthat sometimes loss
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that sometimes lossis the way to gain.
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is the way to gain.I have to be comfortable
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I have to be comfortableenough in my life to know
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enough in my life to knowthat sometimes the most painful
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that sometimes the most painfulmoments are the most
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moments are the mostpurposeful moments.
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purposeful moments.I have to be comfortable
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I have to be comfortablein my life to stop
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in my life to stopcomparing myself
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comparing myselfso much with people
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so much with peoplewho are not meant
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who are not meantto be the standard anyway.
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to be the standard anyway.Jesus is better.
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Jesus is better.I know some of you
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I know some of youare intimidated,
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are intimidated,because you don't know
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because you don't knowif you're as good
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if you're as goodof a Christian
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of a Christianas some of the other people
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as some of the other peoplein the room,
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in the room,but let me tell you something
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but let me tell you somethingabout being a better Christian.
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about being a better Christian."Well they're a better
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"Well they're a betterChristian than me.
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Christian than me.Look, they memorized
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Look, they memorizedall this scripture."
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all this scripture."They're not better
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They're not betterat Christians,
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at Christians,they're better at memory.
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they're better at memory.They've just got
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They've just gota better memory,
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a better memory,that doesn't make them
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that doesn't make thema better Christian.
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a better Christian.The religious people
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The religious peoplethat crucified Jesus
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that crucified Jesushad a good memory.
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had a good memory.They could quote all 600+ laws.
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They could quote all 600+ laws.They're not better than you.
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They're not better than you.I wish you would tell
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I wish you would tellthe person next to you,
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the person next to you,"You're not better than me.
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"You're not better than me.Not when it comes
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Not when it comesto my purpose."
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to my purpose."See, better is relative
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See, better is relativeto purpose.
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to purpose.Can I preach this?
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Can I preach this?So, I walked into Guitar Center
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So, I walked into Guitar Centerand I asked Jaime
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and I asked Jaimebehind the counter,
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behind the counter,"Which one is better?"
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"Which one is better?"I was buying software
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I was buying softwarefor Elijah to make beats.
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for Elijah to make beats."Which one is better?"
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"Which one is better?"He said, "That depends
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He said, "That dependswhat you want to use it for.
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what you want to use it for.That depends how you intend
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That depends how you intendto utilize the software."
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to utilize the software."Better is relative to purpose.
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Better is relative to purpose.Some of you think that everybody
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Some of you think that everybodyelse is better, smarter, taller.
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else is better, smarter, taller.Maybe, God needed somebody
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Maybe, God needed somebodyshort enough to fit
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short enough to fitthrough that door.
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through that door.Have you ever
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Have you everthought about that?
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thought about that?Maybe, God needed
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Maybe, God neededsomebody ignorant enough
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somebody ignorant enoughto display his wisdom.
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to display his wisdom.Maybe God needed somebody
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Maybe God needed somebodyhumble enough to know
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humble enough to knowthat it is not I,
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that it is not I,but Christ in me.
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but Christ in me.And besides,
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And besides,if Jesus Christ walks
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if Jesus Christ walksin this room,
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in this room,none of us are gonna have
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none of us are gonna haveany fashion show to put on,
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any fashion show to put on,none of us are gonna roll out
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none of us are gonna roll outour righteous deeds.
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our righteous deeds.We all have sinned
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We all have sinnedand fallen short
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and fallen shortof the glory of God.
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of the glory of God.And grace is a way of life
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And grace is a way of lifebecause you need Him
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because you need Himlike I need Him.
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like I need Him.And His blood that was enough
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And His blood that was enoughfor you was enough for me.
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for you was enough for me.If it cleansed Billy Graham,
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If it cleansed Billy Graham,it can hit me too.
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it can hit me too.Because He's better.
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Because He's better.Because He's better.
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Because He's better.And the fact that He's better
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And the fact that He's betterdoesn't mean that sometimes
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doesn't mean that sometimeslife won't get worse.
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life won't get worse.So, we need a definition
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So, we need a definitionof better.
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of better.What if better
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What if betteris not always higher,
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is not always higher,what if better
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what if bettersometimes is deeper?
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sometimes is deeper?What if better is not
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What if better is notalways a feeling,
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always a feeling,what if it's more
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what if it's morelike a foundation?
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like a foundation?What if better is not always
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What if better is not alwayswhat God is doing for you,
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what God is doing for you,but sometimes it's what
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but sometimes it's whatHe's doing through you?
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He's doing through you?They couldn't recognize Jesus
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They couldn't recognize Jesuswhen He came in the form
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when He came in the formof a baby because
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of a baby becausethey were waiting
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they were waitingfor something better.
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for something better.They couldn't recognize Jesus
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They couldn't recognize Jesuswhen He was led away
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when He was led awaysilently and didn't say a word
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silently and didn't say a wordbefore His accusers.
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before His accusers.Because if He's really
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Because if He's reallythe Son of God,
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the Son of God,He should say something
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He should say somethingand come down.
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and come down.They expected better.
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They expected better.And is it possible that better
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And is it possible that betteris right in front of us
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is right in front of usand we don't even recognize it,
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and we don't even recognize it,so we don't receive it?
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so we don't receive it?You know what,
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You know what,some of us are so used to bad
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some of us are so used to badthat we reject better
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that we reject betterwhen it comes.
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when it comes.Sometimes,
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Sometimes,backwards feels better,
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backwards feels better,feels familiar.
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feels familiar.Sometimes we'll go back
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Sometimes we'll go backto bad relationships
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to bad relationshipsbecause they feel better.
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because they feel better.Oh, I'm preaching now.
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Oh, I'm preaching now.It got quiet.
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It got quiet.When backwards --
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When backwards --I called the sermon
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I called the sermon"When Better Feels Backwards",
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"When Better Feels Backwards",but what about,
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but what about,"When Backwards Feels Better?"
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"When Backwards Feels Better?""I think I'll just
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"I think I'll justgo back to this.
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go back to this.I think I'll just
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I think I'll justgo back to that.
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go back to that.I think I'll just
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I think I'll justquit trying at this.
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quit trying at this.I think I'll use my old grip,
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I think I'll use my old grip,I'm tired of waiting on --."
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I'm tired of waiting on --."That's what happened to Abraham,
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That's what happened to Abraham,by the way.
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by the way.God told him He was gonna do it
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God told him He was gonna do ita certain way,
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a certain way,but he thought he knew better.
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but he thought he knew better.So instead of waiting,
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So instead of waiting,he went in and slept with
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he went in and slept withthe servant of his wife Sarai,
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the servant of his wife Sarai,her name became Sarah,
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her name became Sarah,but Abraham went in
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but Abraham went inand made a baby with her
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and made a baby with herbecause God had a promise,
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because God had a promise,and a timetable for the promise,
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and a timetable for the promise,but Abraham --
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but Abraham --I know you never
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I know you neverdid this before,
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did this before,but he thought he knew
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but he thought he knewbetter than God.
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better than God.And the Bible even
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And the Bible evenuses this illustration
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uses this illustrationof Abraham in Hebrews 6.
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of Abraham in Hebrews 6.He reached backward to show them
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He reached backward to show themhow much better it is
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how much better it isto wait for the promise of God.
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to wait for the promise of God.He reaches all the way back
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He reaches all the way backto Abraham that was like
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to Abraham that was likethe progenitor or the father
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the progenitor or the fatherof the faith
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of the faithof the whole nation.
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of the whole nation.This is what they came from.
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This is what they came from.And now as
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And now asthey're tempted to back away
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they're tempted to back awayfrom what they're walking into
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from what they're walking intoas their lives get worse,
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as their lives get worse,as their situation seems
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as their situation seemsto decrease and diminish,
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to decrease and diminish,he reaches back to Abraham
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he reaches back to Abrahamand he talks about
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and he talks abouthow he patiently waited
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how he patiently waitedfor the promise of God,
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for the promise of God,but that's not the whole story.
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but that's not the whole story.See, before Abraham
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See, before Abrahampatiently waited for Isaac,
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patiently waited for Isaac,the child of promise,
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the child of promise,to be born through Sarah,
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to be born through Sarah,he got the word from God,
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he got the word from God,and then he went and did
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and then he went and didsomething that he thought
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something that he thoughtwas better because
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was better becausehe got tired of waiting.
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he got tired of waiting.He had the right word,
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He had the right word,but the wrong womb.
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but the wrong womb.And so, he went in.
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And so, he went in.Now, I know why he did this,
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Now, I know why he did this,because Abraham was from
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because Abraham was froma place called
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a place calledUr of the Chaldees,
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Ur of the Chaldees,and so are.
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and so are.Not geographically,
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Not geographically,and it's spelled differently.
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and it's spelled differently.He was from Ur,
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He was from Ur,U-R, but ours is spelled E-R,
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U-R, but ours is spelled E-R,because anything that
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because anything thatGod does in our life,
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God does in our life,all we have to do
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all we have to dois go on our phones
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is go on our phonesand find somebody
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and find somebodywho is "er" than us.
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who is "er" than us.Bett-er, rich-er, strong-er,
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Bett-er, rich-er, strong-er,happi-er, thinn-er,
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happi-er, thinn-er,ripped-er, cute-er.
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ripped-er, cute-er.This is the one that'll break
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This is the one that'll breakyour heart, you think
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your heart, you thinkyour kids are smart,
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your kids are smart,and then you get around
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and then you get aroundsome other kids,
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some other kids,and you realize that your kids,
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and you realize that your kids,by product of comparison,
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by product of comparison,were better than
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were better thantheir 3-year old brother,
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their 3-year old brother,but around the same-aged kids --
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but around the same-aged kids --It's always this temptation,
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It's always this temptation,you don't have to do anything,
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you don't have to do anything,but flip on a commercial
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but flip on a commercialand they will be pulling you
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and they will be pulling youback to the land of "Er."
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back to the land of "Er.""It's better, it's better."
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"It's better, it's better."And there are things
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And there are thingsin your life right now
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in your life right nowthat you're like,
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that you're like,"It'd be so much better if..."
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"It'd be so much better if..."Would it really?
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Would it really?Are you sure?
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Are you sure?"Yeah, yeah.
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"Yeah, yeah.If I was famous,
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If I was famous,that would be amazing.
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that would be amazing.I would be significant
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I would be significantif people knew my name."
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if people knew my name."Oh really, that would be better?
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Oh really, that would be better?You never saw a celebrity
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You never saw a celebritycommit suicide?
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commit suicide?Are you sure it would be better?
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Are you sure it would be better?Is that what better really is?
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Is that what better really is?"Well, if I had
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"Well, if I hadthis amount of money,
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this amount of money,I wouldn't have any problems."
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I wouldn't have any problems."Are you sure about that?
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Are you sure about that?You never met
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You never meta miserable rich person?
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a miserable rich person?I can introduce you to a few.
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I can introduce you to a few.It's not like this is new,
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It's not like this is new,it's not like it's only
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it's not like it's onlyfor the church here in Rome
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for the church here in Romethat is being persecuted
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that is being persecutedfor their faith.
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for their faith.We are all drawn back
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We are all drawn backto the land of "Er."
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to the land of "Er."Of looking around and never
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Of looking around and neverfeeling really enough
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feeling really enoughand comparing ourselves
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and comparing ourselvesto things that
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to things thatwere never meant
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were never meantto be our standard.
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to be our standard.The only standard worthy
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The only standard worthyof your comparison
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of your comparisonis the full potential
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is the full potentialof Christ in you,
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of Christ in you,the hope of glory.
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the hope of glory.And I wanna declare
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And I wanna declareover some of our lives today --
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over some of our lives today --we don't even realize
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we don't even realizehow good it already is --
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how good it already is --we are forgiven, set free,
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we are forgiven, set free,redeemed, breathing,
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redeemed, breathing,clapping, walking,
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clapping, walking,talking examples
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talking examplesof the miracle-working
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of the miracle-workingpower of God.
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power of God.I release this over your life,
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I release this over your life,it's already better,
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it's already better,you can already rejoice,
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you can already rejoice,you can give thanks right now
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you can give thanks right nowfor His goodness.
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for His goodness.[Indiscernible].
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[Indiscernible].Better, better, better, better.
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Better, better, better, better.Don't let the quest
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Don't let the questfor better in your life
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for better in your lifemake you miss the grace of God
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make you miss the grace of Godthat is already present.
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that is already present.I'm preaching to every
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I'm preaching to everyanneagram One right now.
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anneagram One right now.It could always be better,
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It could always be better,but it already is.
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but it already is.Look what I deserve
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Look what I deserveand look what He did.
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and look what He did.He did not treat me
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He did not treat meas my sins deserved.
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as my sins deserved.It's already better.
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It's already better.I'm gonna walk around
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I'm gonna walk aroundsaying that all week.
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saying that all week."It's already better.
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"It's already better.It's already
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It's alreadyI'mma declare it by faith
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I'mma declare it by faithon things that
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on things thatI'm waiting for God to do.
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I'm waiting for God to do."It's already better,
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"It's already better,it's already better,
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it's already better,it's already better,
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it's already better,it's already better."
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it's already better."Because once you
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Because once yougive up the hope that
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give up the hope thatit can ever be better,
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it can ever be better,the only option is to go back.
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the only option is to go back.And yet, I'm so interested
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And yet, I'm so interestedin how this writer
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in how this writerconstructs his argument.
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constructs his argument.Better, better.
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Better, better.He starts the whole
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He starts the wholebook of Hebrews talking about
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book of Hebrews talking aboutJesus Christ in His glory.
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Jesus Christ in His glory.And he doesn't give
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And he doesn't givean introduction;
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an introduction;he just gets right to business.
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he just gets right to business.He grabs the mic,
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He grabs the mic,starts talking about, "Long ago,
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starts talking about, "Long ago,at many times and in many ways,
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at many times and in many ways,God spoke to our fathers
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God spoke to our fathersby the prophets."
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by the prophets."He's going backwards.
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He's going backwards.He's giving them
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He's giving themwhat so many of us
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what so many of usdesperately need
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desperately needin our lives,
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in our lives,a frame of reference.
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a frame of reference.You know, when the devil
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You know, when the devilstarts speaking to you,
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starts speaking to you,you lose all sense
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you lose all senseof where you really are
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of where you really arein your life,
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in your life,and you lose all sense --
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and you lose all sense --you're drifting now,
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you're drifting now,you're falling now,
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you're falling now,you forget how good grace is
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you forget how good grace isbecause all you can think
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because all you can thinkabout is how bad you are.
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about is how bad you are.So, he brings them
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So, he brings themall the way back,
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all the way back,he rewinds it all the way back,
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he rewinds it all the way back,and he says, "Long ago,
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and he says, "Long ago,in various times --
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in various times --various ways, God spoke
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various ways, God spokethrough our fathers
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through our fathersthe prophets."
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the prophets."Give me the next verse.
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Give me the next verse."But in these last days,
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"But in these last days,He has spoken to us by his Son."
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He has spoken to us by his Son."Now he's beginning to construct
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Now he's beginning to constructthe argument --
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the argument --[indiscernible],
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[indiscernible],everybody say
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everybody say[indiscernible].
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[indiscernible].Not crouton,
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Not crouton,but I'mma help you remember it.
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but I'mma help you remember it.[indiscernible], better.
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[indiscernible], better.He's going to introduce
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He's going to introducethat word for the first
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that word for the firstof 13 times in this epistle,
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of 13 times in this epistle,letter, declaration
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letter, declarationthat he said,
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that he said,and "I'm convinced of better
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and "I'm convinced of betterthings concerning you."
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things concerning you."Well, how do you know?
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Well, how do you know?You don't know me like that.
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You don't know me like that.You don't know
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You don't knowwhat's going on in my life.
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what's going on in my life.You don't know what
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You don't know whatI'm actually dealing with.
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I'm actually dealing with.You're up here preaching
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You're up here preachingall this stuff,
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all this stuff,you don't know my mom is sick
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you don't know my mom is sickand in a nursing home,
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and in a nursing home,and I can barely afford
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and I can barely affordto pay for it,
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to pay for it,and I haven't been to visit her,
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and I haven't been to visit her,but once this year.
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but once this year.You don't know.
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You don't know.Up here talking about better,
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Up here talking about better,well the writer
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well the writerof Hebrews says,
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of Hebrews says,"Let's go back.
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"Let's go back.Long ago, in various ways
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Long ago, in various waysand at various times,
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and at various times,God spoke thorough the prophets,
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God spoke thorough the prophets,but now, in these last days,
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but now, in these last days,He has spoken to us by His Son,
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He has spoken to us by His Son,whom He appointed
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whom He appointedthe heir of all things."
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the heir of all things."Somebody say better.
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Somebody say better.Come on, I need
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Come on, I needfull participation
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full participationon every location.
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on every location.Say "better."
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Say "better."Jesus is better.
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Jesus is better.The prophets were good,
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The prophets were good,Jesus is better.
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Jesus is better.The old way is good,
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The old way is good,the new way is better.
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the new way is better.Dunkin Donuts is good,
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Dunkin Donuts is good,but Krispy Kreme is -- ha!
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but Krispy Kreme is -- ha!Now I see the signs.
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Now I see the signs."Preach it, Pastor Furtick."
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"Preach it, Pastor Furtick.""In these last days,
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"In these last days,He has spoken by His Son,
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He has spoken by His Son,whom He appointed..."
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whom He appointed..."It's a better operating system
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It's a better operating systembecause He is
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because He is"the heir of all things,
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"the heir of all things,through whom,
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through whom,He also created the world.
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He also created the world.He is the radiance
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He is the radianceof the glory of God."
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of the glory of God."It doesn't get any better.
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It doesn't get any better."And the exact imprint
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"And the exact imprintof his nature."
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of his nature."It is perfection in flesh.
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It is perfection in flesh."And He upholds the universe
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"And He upholds the universeby the word of His power."
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by the word of His power."Somebody shout "better".
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Somebody shout "better".Verse four,
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Verse four,and I'll leave you alone,
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and I'll leave you alone,says this, "Having become
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says this, "Having becomeas much superior to angels,
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as much superior to angels,as the name He has inherited
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as the name He has inheritedis more excellent than theirs."
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is more excellent than theirs."Now what surprised me
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Now what surprised meabout that verse was
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about that verse wasnot that he chose to say
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not that he chose to saythat Jesus is better
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that Jesus is betterthan the angels.
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than the angels.Of course the creator
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Of course the creatoris better than His creation.
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is better than His creation.He made the angels;
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He made the angels;it stands to reason that
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it stands to reason thatHe's better than the angels.
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He's better than the angels.There is nothing in your life
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There is nothing in your lifethat God has given you
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that God has given youthat He is not greater than.
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that He is not greater than.Don't worship the gift,
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Don't worship the gift,worship the giver.
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worship the giver.The giver is the source,
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The giver is the source,the gift is the resource.
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the gift is the resource.He's better.
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He's better.Somebody say, "He's better."
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Somebody say, "He's better."That's the Greek word
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That's the Greek wordHe translates.
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He translates.He says, "having become
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He says, "having becomeas much," verse 4: Superior,
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as much," verse 4: Superior,[indiscernible], better,
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[indiscernible], better,it's the same word.
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it's the same word.Better covenant, better word,
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Better covenant, better word,better promise, better ministry.
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better promise, better ministry.Better, better, better.
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Better, better, better.Jesus is better than the angels,
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Jesus is better than the angels,and I'm not surprised
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and I'm not surprisedwhatever you put
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whatever you putin the next blank,
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in the next blank,Jesus is greater than.
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Jesus is greater than.He's better than popularity,
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He's better than popularity,He's better than man's praise,
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He's better than man's praise,He's better than a high
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He's better than a highyou can get from some people,
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you can get from some people,He's better than what you can
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He's better than what you canput in your body and feel good
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put in your body and feel goodfor five hours, He's better,
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for five hours, He's better,better, better.
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better, better.That's not what surprised me.
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That's not what surprised me.What surprised me is when it
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What surprised me is when itsaid in verse 4 part A
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said in verse 4 part A"having become..."
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"having become..."Because He already was perfect.
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Because He already was perfect.So how did He become better?
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So how did He become better?I know from my study
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I know from my studyof the word of God
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of the word of Godthat He did not
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that He did notimprove in character.
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improve in character.I know from my study
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I know from my studyin the word of God
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in the word of Godthat Jesus didn't go into
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that Jesus didn't go intothe gym and get gains, bro.
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the gym and get gains, bro.I know from what I know
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I know from what I knowabout his immutable,
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about his immutable,which means unable
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which means unableto be changed, nature
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to be changed, naturethat He didn't get better
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that He didn't get betterlike people get better.
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like people get better.So, in order to understand,
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So, in order to understand,when that shocked me,
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when that shocked me,that just stopped me.
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that just stopped me.I said, "I know He's better,
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I said, "I know He's better,but He didn't become better.
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but He didn't become better.He was already better."
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He was already better."And I had to go backwards
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And I had to go backwardsto understand better.
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to understand better.I'mma preach to y'all three.
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I'mma preach to y'all three.In verse three,
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In verse three,it describes this process
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it describes this processby which God became a man.
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by which God became a man.What's better, a God or a man?
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What's better, a God or a man?So --.
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So --.Right answer.
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Right answer.Ding-ding gold star.
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Ding-ding gold star.God, but it said,
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God, but it said,"He became better".
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"He became better".He didn't get better;
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He didn't get better;He was revealed as better.
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He was revealed as better.And how did He do it?
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And how did He do it?Because how we think of better
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Because how we think of betteris, we climb up,
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is, we climb up,but Jesus is not Drake;
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but Jesus is not Drake;He didn't start
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He didn't startfrom the bottom.
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from the bottom.My God, this word
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My God, this wordis just blessing me enough
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is just blessing me enoughto subscribe to the podcast.
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to subscribe to the podcast.He started in a celestial space
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He started in a celestial spacethat is untouched
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that is untouchedby the temporal.
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by the temporal.He started in eternity
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He started in eternityand came into time.
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and came into time.He started robed in divinity
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He started robed in divinityand glory and entered
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and glory and enteredinto flesh and shame.
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into flesh and shame.Watch verse three, it says,
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Watch verse three, it says,"He was the radiance
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"He was the radianceof the glory of God."
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of the glory of God."He didn't become that;
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He didn't become that;He was that.
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He was that."He was the exact imprint
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"He was the exact imprintof His nature."
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of His nature."He didn't become that,
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He didn't become that,He was that.
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He was that."He upholds the universe
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"He upholds the universeby the power of His word."
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by the power of His word."That's not what He did,
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That's not what He did,that's who He is.
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that's who He is.So how did He become better?
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So how did He become better?He made purification for sins,
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He made purification for sins,and then sat down.
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and then sat down.Jesus -- I need you
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Jesus -- I need youto hear this --.
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to hear this --.For everybody
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For everybodywho is dealing with shame,
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who is dealing with shame,and you feel like
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and you feel likeyou've been going backwards
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you've been going backwardsbecause you keep slipping
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because you keep slippingand you keep stumbling,
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and you keep stumbling,and you feel like,
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and you feel like,"I'm going backwards",
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"I'm going backwards",I want to tell you
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I want to tell youJesus went backwards
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Jesus went backwardsso we could see
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so we could seethat He was better.
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that He was better.Now I need ten seconds of praise
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Now I need ten seconds of praisefrom the church from Nairobi
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from the church from Nairobito Gaston County and Ballantyne,
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to Gaston County and Ballantyne,in the back section,
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in the back section,give Him praise if you know
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give Him praise if you knowHe came down to lift me up.
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He came down to lift me up.And so, if you've been
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And so, if you've beengoing down lately,
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going down lately,if you haven't been
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if you haven't beenfeeling it lately,
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feeling it lately,if some things have
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if some things havebeen subtracted lately,
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been subtracted lately,I wanted to declare
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I wanted to declareyou're getting better backwards.
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you're getting better backwards.God's gonna do it in you.
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God's gonna do it in you.He is preparing you.
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He is preparing you.Stand up and let me
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Stand up and let mepray for the people.
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pray for the people.God said, "Sometimes,
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God said, "Sometimes,you gotta get better backwards."
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you gotta get better backwards."Sometimes you gotta switch
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Sometimes you gotta switchthe grip and understand
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the grip and understandthat it's His grace and mercy,
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that it's His grace and mercy,not your effort and your ability
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not your effort and your abilityto walk in perfect faith.
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to walk in perfect faith.I'm getting better backwards.
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I'm getting better backwards.I'm getting better
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I'm getting betterthrough the power of
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through the power ofthe things that I endure,
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the things that I endure,and I refuse to go back.
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and I refuse to go back.I refuse to go back
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I refuse to go backwhen what I have is better.
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when what I have is better.Make that declaration.
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Make that declaration.Say, "What I have is better."
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Say, "What I have is better."D.L. Moody,
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D.L. Moody,the great evangelist,
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the great evangelist,was talking one time
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was talking one timeto a critic.
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to a critic.The man didn't like
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The man didn't likehis preaching because
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his preaching becausehe made too many
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he made too manygrammatical errors,
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grammatical errors,and the man knew better English
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and the man knew better Englishthan D.L. Moody,
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than D.L. Moody,but just because
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but just becauseyou know better English,
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you know better English,doesn't make you
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doesn't make youa better preacher,
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a better preacher,amen, amen.
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amen, amen.And even though
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And even thoughthe man criticized him,
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the man criticized him,he responded with humility.
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he responded with humility.And in the story that was told
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And in the story that was toldof him said that when a man
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of him said that when a manapproached him and said,
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approached him and said,"Hey, I don't like the way
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"Hey, I don't like the waythat you get invitations,
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that you get invitations,I don't think it's good."
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I don't think it's good."And he was used to bringing
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And he was used to bringingpeople to Christ, right?
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people to Christ, right?This way back in the day
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This way back in the daywhen you couldn't leave
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when you couldn't leavea comment on somebody's YouTube,
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a comment on somebody's YouTube,you had to tell them
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you had to tell themif you didn't like them
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if you didn't like themstraight to their face.
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straight to their face.These were better times.
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These were better times.No Internet courage back then.
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No Internet courage back then.He said, "I don't like
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He said, "I don't likethe way you do it."
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the way you do it."And D.L. Moody said,
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And D.L. Moody said,"Neither do I.
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"Neither do I.I'm trying to find
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I'm trying to finda better way."
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a better way."Then he asked the man,
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Then he asked the man,he said, "How do you do it?"
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he said, "How do you do it?"And the man said, "I don't.
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And the man said, "I don't.I don't have a way."
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I don't have a way."D.L. Moody said,
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D.L. Moody said,"I like mine better then.
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"I like mine better then.I like mine better."
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I like mine better."I know it's not
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I know it's notpretty sometimes,
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pretty sometimes,and other people's progress
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and other people's progresscan make you tempted
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can make you temptedto revert to past ways
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to revert to past waysof thinking when you
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of thinking when youcompare yourself
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compare yourselfto the wrong standard,
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to the wrong standard,but in the presence of God,
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but in the presence of God,in the presence of Jesus,
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in the presence of Jesus,"who is greater than all things,
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"who is greater than all things,and the eternal Christ
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and the eternal Christwhose word has spoken
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whose word has spokennot only from eternity,
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not only from eternity,but from time.
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but from time.From Him who knew
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From Him who knewno sin who became sin,
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no sin who became sin,that we might become
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that we might becomethe righteousness of God."
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the righteousness of God."He says, "Don't get discouraged
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He says, "Don't get discouragedin your life,
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in your life,don't get discouraged
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don't get discouragedby your marriage,
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by your marriage,don't get discouraged
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don't get discouragedby another people's --
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by another people's --another person's marriage."
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another person's marriage."Bad grammar, good theology.
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Bad grammar, good theology.I feel you, D.L. Moody.
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I feel you, D.L. Moody.He said, "Don't get discouraged
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He said, "Don't get discouragedby what you don't have
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by what you don't havethat they do have",
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that they do have",but instead, I want you
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but instead, I want youto declare over your life today
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to declare over your life todaythat relative to my purpose,
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that relative to my purpose,there is not a better person
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there is not a better personto be on the earth, in position,
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to be on the earth, in position,on assignment, humbled
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on assignment, humbledbefore the presence of God --
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before the presence of God --you know what makes you
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you know what makes youbetter for the job
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better for the jobthan anybody else?
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than anybody else?The fact that you know that
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The fact that you know thatyou can't do it on your own.
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you can't do it on your own.That's what makes you better
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That's what makes you betterin this world of improving,
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in this world of improving,in this world of approving.
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in this world of approving.And it could always be "er"-er.
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And it could always be "er"-er.Don't miss what is on the way
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Don't miss what is on the wayto a place called "Er."
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to a place called "Er."God's name is not
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God's name is not"The Great I Er."
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"The Great I Er."He's the Great I Am.
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He's the Great I Am.I need 600 people to celebrate
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I need 600 people to celebratethis word right now.
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this word right now.The blood of Jesus
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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.The protection of God,
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The protection of God,not the danger around you.
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not the danger around you.And the purposes of God
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And the purposes of Godinstead of whatever
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instead of whateverlittle urgent crisis
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little urgent crisispops up in your day.
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pops up in your day.You can survive the storms
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- I connect with God
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- I connect with Godat the level of thought,
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at the level of thought,which would be fine,
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which would be fine,if God spoke to me
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if God spoke to meat the level of thought
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at the level of thoughtand He was the only One
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and He was the only Onewho spoke that way.
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who spoke that way.So, now, I got God speaking
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So, now, I got God speakingto me through my thoughts,
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to me through my thoughts,I've got the enemy trying
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I've got the enemy tryingto speak against what God
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to speak against what Godspoke to me through my thoughts.
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spoke to me through my thoughts.One is telling me:
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One is telling me:“Your greatest years
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“Your greatest yearsare ahead of you,”;
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are ahead of you,”;one is telling me:
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one is telling me:“You've already done
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“You've already doneall the good things
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all the good thingsyou're gonna do.
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you're gonna do.You better ride it out,
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You better ride it out,because it won't be
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because it won't bemuch longer.”
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much longer.”And God is saying,
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And God is saying,“You have gone as far
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“You have gone as faras you can go holding onto
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as you can go holding ontowhat you used to be.
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what you used to be.This requires that the excuses
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This requires that the excusesthat have become so embedded
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that have become so embeddedin your life
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in your lifehave to be left behind
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have to be left behindat the spot
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at the spotof your transformation
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of your transformationbecause you're
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because you'rein transition, now.
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in transition, now.You cannot take hold
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You cannot take holdof what's new,
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of what's new,while you have a death-grip
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while you have a death-gripon what's old.
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on what's old.But the good news is,
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But the good news is,if you feel like you've got
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if you feel like you've gotso far to go,
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so far to go,that is a good sign that you are
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that is a good sign that you areactually getting closer to God.
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actually getting closer to God.If you are being tested,
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If you are being tested,you are in transition.
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you are in transition.The greatest oil of anointing
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The greatest oil of anointingcomes in the place
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- ANNOUNCER: Discouragement
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has a way of showing up
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in our lives during
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transitional seasons,
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but that doesn't mean
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that God isn't with you in it.
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Call today to get your copy
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even when it doesn't
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- ♪ I believe in ♪
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♪ I have resurrection power ♪
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♪ Yes, I do ♪
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♪ Still, the miracle that ♪
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♪ I just can't get over ♪
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♪ My name is registered ♪
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♪ Yeah, my praise ♪
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♪ Belongs to You ♪
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♪ This is my testimony ♪
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♪ From death to life ♪
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♪ 'Cause grace ♪
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♪ Rewrote my story ♪
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♪ I'll testify ♪
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♪ By Jesus Christ ♪
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♪ The Righteous ♪
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