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Before You Step Out of the Will of God

In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley

Charles Stanley

November 15, 2020

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In Touch is the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

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Before You Step Out of the Will of God

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- Dr. Charles Stanley: Before
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- Dr. Charles Stanley: Beforeyou step out of the will of God,
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you step out of the will of God,you mark this down, there is a
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you mark this down, there is aprice to pay.
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price to pay.There is always a price to pay
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There is always a price to paywhen you step out of the will of
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when you step out of the will ofGod.
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God.When God tells you to do
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When God tells you to dosomething and you don't do it,
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something and you don't do it,mark it down, there's a price to
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- Dr. Stanley: Four decades
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- Dr. Stanley: Four decadesago, we started In Touch
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ago, we started In TouchMinistries to lead people
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Ministries to lead peopleworldwide into a growing
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worldwide into a growingrelationship with Jesus Christ.
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relationship with Jesus Christ.Throughout the years,
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Throughout the years,we've seen God's greatness,
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we've seen God's greatness,his love and his blessings
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his love and his blessingsin such awesome ways
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in such awesome waysthat we just want everyone
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that we just want everyoneto know him.
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to know him.So, let's open God's Word
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- male announcer: Next on "In
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- male announcer: Next on "InTouch, "Before You Step Out of
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- Dr. Stanley: God has made it
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- Dr. Stanley: God has made itvery clear in His Word that He
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very clear in His Word that Hehas a purpose and a plan and a
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has a purpose and a plan and awill for our life.
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will for our life.Have you ever thought about that
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Have you ever thought about thatin your life?
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in your life?Think about this, He not only
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Think about this, He not onlyhas a plan and a purpose and
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has a plan and a purpose andwill for our life, but He sent
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will for our life, but He sentthe Holy Spirit to live within
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the Holy Spirit to live withinus in order to make that plan
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us in order to make that plancrystal clear.
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crystal clear.Not only to make the plan clear,
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Not only to make the plan clear,but also to enable us, whatever
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but also to enable us, whateverwe face in life, to live out
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we face in life, to live outthat plan.
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that plan.You and I cannot look at someone
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You and I cannot look at someoneelse and say, "This is God's
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else and say, "This is God'splan for your life."
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plan for your life."God makes His plan known to us
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God makes His plan known to usindividually.
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individually.Sometimes it's clearer than at
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Sometimes it's clearer than atother times.
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other times.And because He's made a will and
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And because He's made a will anda purpose and a plan for our
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a purpose and a plan for ourlife, He has chosen the best for
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life, He has chosen the best foryour life.
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your life.Whoever you are, wherever you
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Whoever you are, wherever youare, God's choice is the best.
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are, God's choice is the best.Now, whether you choose to
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Now, whether you choose tofollow that best or not is
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follow that best or not isanother question.
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another question.But when I think about the
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But when I think about theScriptures, I think about it in
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Scriptures, I think about it inthis light: life at its best is
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this light: life at its best isa life lived in the will of God.
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a life lived in the will of God.That's the best life.
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That's the best life.Now, you have a choice.
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Now, you have a choice.You don't have to walk in His
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You don't have to walk in Hiswill.
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will.He has a plan, a purpose, a
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He has a plan, a purpose, awill.
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will.You don't have to walk in it.
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You don't have to walk in it.You can choose to do whatever
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You can choose to do whateveryou choose.
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you choose.But I want to remind you of one
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But I want to remind you of onething: when you choose to live
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thing: when you choose to liveoutside the will of God, you
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outside the will of God, youchoose to pay the price of
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choose to pay the price ofdisobedience to God.
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disobedience to God.How foolish, when the all loving
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How foolish, when the all lovingGod has chosen the best for you
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God has chosen the best for youand you choose what is not the
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and you choose what is not thebest, but what you think is the
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best, but what you think is thebest, that will bring you the
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best, that will bring you themost enjoyment or the most
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most enjoyment or the mostpleasure.
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pleasure.So, when I think about all that,
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So, when I think about all that,I think about oftentimes the
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I think about oftentimes thepainful consequences that people
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painful consequences that peoplego through when they're choices
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go through when they're choicesthey make, and then they wonder
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they make, and then they wonderwhy, "Why does God bless so and
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why, "Why does God bless so andso this way, and why does he
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so this way, and why does heallow this to happen to my
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allow this to happen to mylife."
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life."Well, we can't always explain
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Well, we can't always explainthat.
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that.But one thing is for certain, if
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But one thing is for certain, ifyou know that you're living in
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you know that you're living inthe will of God, He's going to
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the will of God, He's going toturn it for your good.
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turn it for your good.When you know that you're living
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When you know that you're livingoutside the will of God, you're
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outside the will of God, you'regoing to suffer the
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going to suffer theconsequences.
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consequences.And I think about the title of
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And I think about the title ofthis message, and I had to think
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this message, and I had to thinkabout it a long time.
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about it a long time.The title is this, "Before You
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The title is this, "Before YouStep Out of the Will of God."
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Step Out of the Will of God."That's the title.
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That's the title.Before you step out of the will
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Before you step out of the willof God, what?
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of God, what?The best consequences are having
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The best consequences are havingit His way.
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it His way.The worst consequences, having
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The worst consequences, havingit your way.
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it your way.But most people won't discover
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But most people won't discoverthat and understand that until
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that and understand that untilit's rather late in their life.
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it's rather late in their life.So we've been talking about the
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So we've been talking about thewill of God, the purpose of God,
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will of God, the purpose of God,the plan of God for your life,
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the plan of God for your life,where you have been, where you
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where you have been, where youare, where you intend to be, and
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are, where you intend to be, andif you intend to make whatever
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if you intend to make whateverchanges are necessary in order
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changes are necessary in orderthat God may have His perfect
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that God may have His perfectwill in your life from this
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will in your life from thispoint on.
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point on.Does He forgive us for the past?
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Does He forgive us for the past?Yes.
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Yes.Is He willing to pick us up
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Is He willing to pick us upwhere we are and lead us to
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where we are and lead us towhere He wants us to be?
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where He wants us to be?Yes, He is.
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Yes, He is.So, we can't change the past,
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So, we can't change the past,but we can change the direction
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but we can change the directionthat we're living in today and
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that we're living in today andthe way we're thinking, what our
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the way we're thinking, what ourhabits are, where are we intend
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habits are, where are we intendto be in the future.
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to be in the future.We can change that, because we
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We can change that, because wehave the Person of the Holy
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have the Person of the HolySpirit living within us to
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Spirit living within us toenable us to make any change
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enable us to make any changethat is absolutely necessary.
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that is absolutely necessary.So, I want you to consider the
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So, I want you to consider theinescapable consequences of
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inescapable consequences ofliving outside the will of God.
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living outside the will of God.Now, you say, "Well, that's sort
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Now, you say, "Well, that's sortof what you think."
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of what you think."No, no, no.
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No, no, no.These are not my opinions.
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These are not my opinions.We're talking about the
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We're talking about theinescapable, inescapable
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inescapable, inescapableconsequences that happened in a
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consequences that happened in aperson's life, different people,
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person's life, different people,different consequences, as a
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different consequences, as aresult of living outside the
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result of living outside thewill of God.
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will of God.As a result of saying, "You know
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As a result of saying, "You knowwhat?
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what?I want to live my life my way.
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I want to live my life my way.I know what I think I want in
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I know what I think I want inlife and I'm willing to go get
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life and I'm willing to go getit.
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it.I'm willing to have it at
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I'm willing to have it atwhatever price it is, but I want
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whatever price it is, but I wantto live it my way."
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to live it my way."Well, you can have it your way
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Well, you can have it your wayif you choose.
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if you choose.But I want you to turn to the
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But I want you to turn to thebook of Colossians.
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book of Colossians.Colossians is one of the most
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Colossians is one of the mostbeautiful epistles, informative
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beautiful epistles, informativeepistles, in the New Testament.
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epistles, in the New Testament.And the Apostle Paul has been
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And the Apostle Paul has beentalking about how to live out
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talking about how to live outthe Christian life, and he comes
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the Christian life, and he comesdown to the eighteenth verse and
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down to the eighteenth verse andhe starts talking about husbands
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he starts talking about husbandsand wives, how they're to treat
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and wives, how they're to treateach other with their children
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each other with their childrenand so forth.
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and so forth.And then, I--he also talks about
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And then, I--he also talks aboutthe servants, how they should be
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the servants, how they should betreated.
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treated.And then he says, listen to
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And then he says, listen tothis, beginning in verse
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this, beginning in versetwenty-three of this third
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twenty-three of this thirdchapter of Colossians, "Whatever
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chapter of Colossians, "Whateveryou do, do your work heartily."
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you do, do your work heartily."That is, put your whole heart to
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That is, put your whole heart toit, "As for the Lord," as if
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it, "As for the Lord," as ifyou're working for Him, "rather
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you're working for Him, "ratherthan for men, knowing that from
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than for men, knowing that fromthe Lord you will receive the
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the Lord you will receive thereward of the inheritance.
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reward of the inheritance.It is the Lord Christ whom you
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It is the Lord Christ whom youserve."
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serve."And sometimes we think, you
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And sometimes we think, youknow, we're just doing our own
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know, we're just doing our ownthing.
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thing.No, the truth is once you're
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No, the truth is once you'resaved, you and I become servants
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saved, you and I become servantsof the Lord Jesus Christ and we
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of the Lord Jesus Christ and wemust not forget that every day
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must not forget that every daywe're serving Him.
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we're serving Him.And if you don't think about Him
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And if you don't think about Himand you don't read the Word of
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and you don't read the Word ofGod and you don't pray in the
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God and you don't pray in themorning before you start your
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morning before you start yourday, it's all about you and your
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day, it's all about you and yourwork and your friends.
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work and your friends.But the Scripture says that we
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But the Scripture says that weare, listen, "Whatever you do,
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are, listen, "Whatever you do,do your work heartily, as for
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do your work heartily, as forthe Lord rather than for men,
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the Lord rather than for men,knowing that from the Lord you
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knowing that from the Lord youwill receive the reward of the
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will receive the reward of theinheritance.
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inheritance.It is the Lord Christ whom you
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It is the Lord Christ whom youserve."
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serve."Now, watch that.
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Now, watch that.Do you see that?
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Do you see that?"It is the Lord Christ whom you
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"It is the Lord Christ whom youserve."
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serve."When you wake up tomorrow
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When you wake up tomorrowmorning, remember that.
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morning, remember that.Whatever you're doing, wherever
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Whatever you're doing, whereveryou're working, it's Jesus whom
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you're working, it's Jesus whomyou are serving.
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you are serving.He's the One you give an account
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He's the One you give an accountto.
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to.Now, watch this, "For he who
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Now, watch this, "For he whodoes wrong will receive the
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does wrong will receive theconsequences of the wrong which
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consequences of the wrong whichhe has done, and that without
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he has done, and that withoutpartiality."
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partiality."Look at that verse, "For he who
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Look at that verse, "For he whodoes wrong will receive the
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does wrong will receive theconsequences of the wrong which
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consequences of the wrong whichhe has done, and that without
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he has done, and that withoutpartiality."
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partiality."Now, we've been talking about
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Now, we've been talking aboutHis will, His purpose, His plan,
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His will, His purpose, His plan,and there's a warning.
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and there's a warning.And the warning is simply this:
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And the warning is simply this:you cannot live outside the will
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you cannot live outside the willof God and be happy.
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of God and be happy.You may try.
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You may try.And be successful.
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And be successful.You may be successful in some
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You may be successful in someareas, but not when it comes to
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areas, but not when it comes toliving.
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living.And so he says, notice, notice
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And so he says, notice, noticehow he says it.
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how he says it.He says it, "For he who does
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He says it, "For he who doeswrong will receive the
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wrong will receive theconsequences of the wrong which
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consequences of the wrong whichhe has done, and that," what's
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he has done, and that," what'sthat last phrase?
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that last phrase?"Without partiality."
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"Without partiality."That is, it doesn't make any
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That is, it doesn't make anydifference what your occupation
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difference what your occupationis, God's laws apply to every
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is, God's laws apply to everysingle one of us the same way.
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single one of us the same way.When I stand before Him, I give
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When I stand before Him, I givean account for all my
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an account for all myopportunities, and with the way
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opportunities, and with the wayI responded.
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I responded.You stand before Him, you'll
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You stand before Him, you'llgive an account to your
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give an account to youropportunities and the way you
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opportunities and the way youresponded.
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responded.Notice what he says, no
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Notice what he says, nopartiality.
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partiality.Think about that.
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Think about that.God is impartial.
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God is impartial.No partiality.
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No partiality.That is, I'm not going to get by
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That is, I'm not going to get bywith something that somebody
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with something that somebodyelse wouldn't, and neither are
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else wouldn't, and neither areyou.
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you.There's no exception.
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There's no exception.Now, what I want to do is take
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Now, what I want to do is takeyou through a short journey on
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you through a short journey onwhat it means when you step out
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what it means when you step outof the will of God.
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of the will of God.Because what we're talking
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Because what we're talkingabout, the phrase, the title is
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about, the phrase, the title is"Before You Step Out of the Will
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"Before You Step Out of the Willof God."
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of God."And so, before you step out of
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And so, before you step out ofthe will of God, let's look at
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the will of God, let's look atit.
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it.Adam and Eve had it perfectly.
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Adam and Eve had it perfectly.They could have been no
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They could have been noadditions and no improvements in
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additions and no improvements inthe garden of Eden.
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the garden of Eden.They chose by an act of their
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They chose by an act of theirwill to disobey God, and to
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will to disobey God, and tolisten to the wrong voice and to
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listen to the wrong voice and tostep out of the perfect will of
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step out of the perfect will ofGod where there was no want, no
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God where there was no want, noissues but to live in the
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issues but to live in thepresence of Almighty God with
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presence of Almighty God withHis perfect creation and enjoy
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His perfect creation and enjoylife and enjoy each other
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life and enjoy each otherforever.
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forever.But that's what they did.
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But that's what they did.Then I want you to think about
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Then I want you to think aboutthe wickedness of Noah's day.
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the wickedness of Noah's day.Lot of things went on from Adam
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Lot of things went on from Adamand Eve till Noah's day.
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and Eve till Noah's day.And men had totally resigned
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And men had totally resignedthemselves to live in the life
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themselves to live in the lifethe way they wanted to live it.
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the way they wanted to live it.It got so bad in the eyes of
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It got so bad in the eyes ofGod, He said, "I'm going to
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God, He said, "I'm going todestroy the whole thing."
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destroy the whole thing."But God found somebody, Noah,
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But God found somebody, Noah,who decided to obey God.
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who decided to obey God.And so, God said, "It's gotten
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And so, God said, "It's gottenso bad, I'm going to wipe out
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so bad, I'm going to wipe outeverything on the face of this
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everything on the face of thisearth and start all over again."
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earth and start all over again."You say, "Well, that doesn't
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You say, "Well, that doesn'tsound very fair."
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sound very fair."Yes, it is.
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Yes, it is.Watch this, there's no
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Watch this, there's nopartiality with God.
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partiality with God.We reap what we sow, more than
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We reap what we sow, more thanwe sow, later than we sow.
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we sow, later than we sow.You can't change that.
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You can't change that.Adam and Eve had it perfectly,
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Adam and Eve had it perfectly,they walked away.
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they walked away.Noah's day, it got so bad, God
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Noah's day, it got so bad, Godsaved him out of a society that
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saved him out of a society thatwas hard to describe.
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was hard to describe.Then of course, God chose a
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Then of course, God chose anation, named them Israel, and
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nation, named them Israel, andthey served hundreds of years in
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they served hundreds of years inEgyptian bondage.
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Egyptian bondage.And God chose to save them out
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And God chose to save them outof Egyptian bondage.
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of Egyptian bondage.And then they walked through a
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And then they walked through aperiod of time when they
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period of time when theyreceived the Ten Commandments
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received the Ten Commandmentsand God was teaching them how to
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and God was teaching them how tolive and how to worship Him,
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live and how to worship Him,offering them the very, very
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offering them the very, verybest.
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best.They disobeyed Him.
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They disobeyed Him.They obeyed Him.
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They obeyed Him.They disobeyed Him.
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They disobeyed Him.But God had something in mind.
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But God had something in mind.Because His purpose and plan and
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Because His purpose and plan andwill for their lives was to give
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will for their lives was to givethem a land in which they could
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them a land in which they couldserve God freely.
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serve God freely.God would be their God.
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God would be their God.He would demonstrate His awesome
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He would demonstrate His awesomelove for them because He chose
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love for them because He chosethem.
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them.And so, they had the opportunity
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And so, they had the opportunityof taking the land.
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of taking the land.And so, when the time came, they
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And so, when the time came, theysaid, "Well, we don't know about
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said, "Well, we don't know aboutthat.
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that.There are giants in the land."
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There are giants in the land."And they began to take their
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And they began to take theireyes off God and look at what
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eyes off God and look at whatthey heard about.
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they heard about.They heard about giants and they
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They heard about giants and theyheard about the land and they
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heard about the land and theyheard about how fruitful it was,
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heard about how fruitful it was,but they also heard that there
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but they also heard that therewould be dangers and some people
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would be dangers and some peoplewould lose their lives.
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would lose their lives.So, God had a purpose and a plan
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So, God had a purpose and a planand a will.
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and a will.Now, remember this, whatever
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Now, remember this, whateverpurpose and plan and will God
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purpose and plan and will Godhas for your life, remember
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has for your life, rememberthis, you have the omnipotence,
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this, you have the omnipotence,omniscience, and omnipresence of
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omniscience, and omnipresence ofGod with you through every
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God with you through everysingle stage of your life.
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single stage of your life.Did you hear that?
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Did you hear that?Well, some of you did.
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Well, some of you did.So, remember, you have the
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So, remember, you have thepurpose, the plan, and the will
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purpose, the plan, and the willof God, His omnipotence,
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of God, His omnipotence,omniscience, and omnipresence to
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omniscience, and omnipresence towalk with you through anything
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walk with you through anythingGod has you to walk through.
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God has you to walk through.But they decided maybe it won't
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But they decided maybe it won'tbe as beautiful as Joshua and
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be as beautiful as Joshua andall these fellows tell it's
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all these fellows tell it'sgoing to be, and so we're not
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going to be, and so we're notgoing to do it.
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going to do it.They spent the night weeping,
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They spent the night weeping,talking among themselves, I'm
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talking among themselves, I'msure, and doing what?
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sure, and doing what?Rebelling against God because
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Rebelling against God becausethey did not believe that God's
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they did not believe that God'spurpose, God's plan, and God's
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purpose, God's plan, and God'swill was best.
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will was best.They thought theirs was best.
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They thought theirs was best.You know what theirs was best
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You know what theirs was bestabout?
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about?God said here's the result.
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God said here's the result.Forty long years back in the
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Forty long years back in thewilderness with all the
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wilderness with all theserpents, looking for something
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serpents, looking for somethingto eat, all the enemies you're
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to eat, all the enemies you'regoing to face.
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going to face.And it cost them forty years, a
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And it cost them forty years, awhole generation.
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whole generation.Now, think about that.
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Now, think about that.Before you step out of the will
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Before you step out of the willof God, you mark this down,
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of God, you mark this down,there is a price to pay.
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there is a price to pay.There is always a price to pay
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There is always a price to paywhen you step out of the will of
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when you step out of the will ofGod.
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God.Canaan, with everything Almighty
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Canaan, with everything AlmightyGod could create for them, He
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God could create for them, Hecreated for them.
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created for them.He would defeat their enemies.
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He would defeat their enemies.And they chose out of fear and
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And they chose out of fear anddoubt, listening to the wrong
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doubt, listening to the wrongvoices.
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voices.They chose not to take His
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They chose not to take Hispurpose, not to follow His plan,
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purpose, not to follow His plan,not to believe in His power to
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not to believe in His power todo it.
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do it.Forty years, a whole generation
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Forty years, a whole generationdied in the wilderness because
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died in the wilderness becausethey thought their plan was
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they thought their plan wasbest.
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best.Let me tell you something,
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Let me tell you something,there's a whole generation today
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there's a whole generation todaywho have chosen to live in the
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who have chosen to live in thedesert, chosen to live in the
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desert, chosen to live in thespiritual desert, chosen to live
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spiritual desert, chosen to livewithout God, chosen to live
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without God, chosen to liveapart from God; not God's
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apart from God; not God'spurpose, not God's plan, not
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purpose, not God's plan, notGod's will; their own plan,
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God's will; their own plan,their own will, and their own
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their own will, and their ownpurpose.
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purpose.You can't improve on God.
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You can't improve on God.He has a purpose, a plan, and a
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He has a purpose, a plan, and awill.
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will.This isn't somebody else's
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This isn't somebody else'spurpose, plan, and will.
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purpose, plan, and will.This is Holy God's purpose,
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This is Holy God's purpose,plan, and will for our life: to
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plan, and will for our life: toobey Him in the midst of a
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obey Him in the midst of ageneration of people who do not
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generation of people who do notwant to obey Him, who want to
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want to obey Him, who want tohave it their way.
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have it their way.And you read the Scriptures,
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And you read the Scriptures,when you want it your way and
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when you want it your way andyou don't want it God's way, you
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you don't want it God's way, youcan have it your way.
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can have it your way.His purpose, His plan, His will,
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His purpose, His plan, His will,you throw aside.
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you throw aside.You know, many people, some of
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You know, many people, some ofthem you work with, some of them
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them you work with, some of themmaybe in your family, some of
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maybe in your family, some ofthem your friends, not God's
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them your friends, not God'spurpose, not God's plan, not
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purpose, not God's plan, notGod's will; their own.
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God's will; their own.There is a consequence.
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There is a consequence.There is a penalty.
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There is a penalty.There is always a price of
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There is always a price ofstepping out of the will of God
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stepping out of the will of Godor ignoring the will of God.
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or ignoring the will of God.And so, I said I'd take you on a
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And so, I said I'd take you on ashort journey to show you that
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short journey to show you thatover and over and over again,
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over and over and over again,the same thing.
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the same thing.Now, let's get onto somebody
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Now, let's get onto somebodypersonal.
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personal.Let's say, for example, let's
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Let's say, for example, let'ssay, let's take Samson.
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say, let's take Samson.God blessed Samson with awesome,
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God blessed Samson with awesome,almost miraculous power.
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almost miraculous power.He gave him a secret and He said
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He gave him a secret and He saidto him, "You must never cut your
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to him, "You must never cut yourhair.
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hair.The day you cut your hair,
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The day you cut your hair,you'll lose your strength."
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you'll lose your strength."And so, the early years of his
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And so, the early years of hislife, he defeated the wicked
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life, he defeated the wickedover and over and over again.
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over and over and over again.And then he met Delilah.
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And then he met Delilah.And so, the enemy found Delilah
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And so, the enemy found Delilahand offered her a big price if
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and offered her a big price ifshe'd find his secret.
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she'd find his secret.Over and over and over again,
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Over and over and over again,she tempted him, and he turned
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she tempted him, and he turnedher down because God had a
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her down because God had apurpose and a plan and a will
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purpose and a plan and a willfor his life: defeat the enemies
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for his life: defeat the enemiesof God, to defeat the enemies of
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of God, to defeat the enemies ofGod, and he had the power to
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God, and he had the power todo it.
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do it.And you know the story.
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And you know the story.And finally, in a moment of
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And finally, in a moment ofweakness, he told her his
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weakness, he told her hissecret, his God-given secret,
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secret, his God-given secret,cut his hair.
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cut his hair.She cut his hair.
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She cut his hair.Where did he end up?
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Where did he end up?In prison.
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In prison.The next think you know, he was
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The next think you know, he wasblinded.
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blinded.Next thing you know, he was
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Next thing you know, he wasgoing round and round in a mill.
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going round and round in a mill.And then when they brought him
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And then when they brought himout to demonstrate his defeat,
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out to demonstrate his defeat,God used him in his repentance
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God used him in his repentanceattitude toward God, and he
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attitude toward God, and hewrecked the whole coliseum,
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wrecked the whole coliseum,bringing death to the enemy.
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bringing death to the enemy.God's purpose, God's plan, and
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God's purpose, God's plan, andGod's will for his life, he was
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God's will for his life, he wasa symbol of strength and power
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a symbol of strength and powerof God for godly people.
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of God for godly people.And for whatever she offered
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And for whatever she offeredhim, it cost him everything.
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him, it cost him everything.God's plan is perfect.
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God's plan is perfect.If I insist on having my will,
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If I insist on having my will,my purpose, and my plan, I can
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my purpose, and my plan, I canhave it, at a price.
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have it, at a price.Don't forget this sermon.
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Don't forget this sermon.There is a penalty that is
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There is a penalty that isunavoidable for ignoring
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unavoidable for ignoringAlmighty God, no matter who you
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Almighty God, no matter who youare.
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are.There's a penalty for ignoring
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There's a penalty for ignoringthe will of God.
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the will of God.And then there's David.
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And then there's David.We know him as the shepherd boy
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We know him as the shepherd boythat killed Goliath.
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that killed Goliath.And we know what a wonderful
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And we know what a wonderfulyoung man he was.
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young man he was.And he was best friend of the
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And he was best friend of theking's son.
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king's son.And we know so many good things
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And we know so many good thingsabout David.
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about David.And how many parents name their
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And how many parents name theirchildren after David?
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children after David?And so, one day when he should
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And so, one day when he shouldhave been out with his soldiers
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have been out with his soldiersfighting the enemy, he decided
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fighting the enemy, he decidedto stay at home.
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to stay at home.And then Satan set him up.
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And then Satan set him up.Watch this carefully.
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Watch this carefully.Satan will set you up with
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Satan will set you up withwhatever is necessary to bring
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whatever is necessary to bringyou down, if you're not purposed
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you down, if you're not purposedin your heart to live according
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in your heart to live accordingto the will and purpose and plan
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to the will and purpose and planof God.
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of God.So, my title, and what is it?
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So, my title, and what is it?"Before You Step Out of the Will
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"Before You Step Out of the Willof God," think, pray, think,
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of God," think, pray, think,think, think, pray, turn to God.
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think, think, pray, turn to God.So, he was walking around in the
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So, he was walking around in theevening, happens to look over
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evening, happens to look overthe rail, and sees Bathsheba
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the rail, and sees Bathshebadown there taking a bath.
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down there taking a bath.He saw enough of her that he
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He saw enough of her that hecouldn't get that out of his
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couldn't get that out of hismind.
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mind.So, what did he do?
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So, what did he do?He forgot about God.
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He forgot about God.He forgot about how blessed he
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He forgot about how blessed hewas.
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was.He was nothing but a shepherd
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He was nothing but a shepherdboy.
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boy.Now he was the king of all of
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Now he was the king of all ofIsrael, the power to rule the
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Israel, the power to rule thewhole nation of God.
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whole nation of God.And for one night, one look, one
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And for one night, one look, onecall, one adulterous act, he
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call, one adulterous act, heruined his life.
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ruined his life.There is a price to pay when we
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There is a price to pay when weignore His purpose, His plan,
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ignore His purpose, His plan,and His will for our life.
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and His will for our life.Then of course, Jonah decided
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Then of course, Jonah decidedthat he was not going to do the
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that he was not going to do thewill of God.
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will of God.He was not going to preach to
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He was not going to preach topeople whom he hated, and so he
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people whom he hated, and so hetakes a boat ride.
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takes a boat ride.You can't escape God.
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You can't escape God.And we think about this story
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And we think about this storyand we laugh.
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and we laugh.God had a purpose and a plan and
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God had a purpose and a plan anda will.
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a will.His purpose, plan, and will was,
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His purpose, plan, and will was,"Jonah, I want you to go to
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"Jonah, I want you to go toNineveh and I want you to preach
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Nineveh and I want you to preachthe truth that they might be
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the truth that they might besaved."
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saved."He was so prejudiced against
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He was so prejudiced againstNinevites, that's the last thing
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Ninevites, that's the last thinghe wanted to do, and he chose,
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he wanted to do, and he chose,foolishly, just like people do,
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foolishly, just like people do,I'm not going to do what God
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I'm not going to do what Godsaid do and I'm just going to
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said do and I'm just going totake myself a vacation.
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take myself a vacation.I'm heading out of here.
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I'm heading out of here.Many a men and women have chosen
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Many a men and women have chosento walk away from God to be
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to walk away from God to beswallowed up in a lifestyle that
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swallowed up in a lifestyle thatthey hate and almost destroy
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they hate and almost destroythem, and oftentimes did and
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them, and oftentimes did andhas.
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has.And so what happened?
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And so what happened?When God brought him to the
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When God brought him to thepoint of death, he escaped from
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point of death, he escaped fromthe whale and he couldn't get to
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the whale and he couldn't get toNineveh fast enough.
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Nineveh fast enough.And then of course, there's
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And then of course, there'sPeter.
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Peter.Peter was one of Jesus's choice
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Peter was one of Jesus's choicedisciples, strong, great
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disciples, strong, greatfisherman.
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fisherman.He'd seen miracle after miracle.
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He'd seen miracle after miracle.And the night Jesus was taken,
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And the night Jesus was taken,and here he was in the purpose
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and here he was in the purposeand plan and will of the Lord,
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and plan and will of the Lord,and some little girl looked at
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and some little girl looked athim and said, "I think you're
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him and said, "I think you'reone of those, I think you're
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one of those, I think you'reone of those followers of
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one of those followers ofJesus."
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Jesus."And he said, "No, I'm not.
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And he said, "No, I'm not.No, I'm not."
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No, I'm not."And the Scripture says at this
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And the Scripture says at thisparticular moment, "And Jesus
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particular moment, "And Jesuswalked by and turned and looked
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walked by and turned and lookedupon Peter," and I'll never
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upon Peter," and I'll neverforget this phrase in the Bible,
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forget this phrase in the Bible,"and Peter remembered."
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"and Peter remembered."What did he remember?
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What did he remember?Three wonderful, awesome,
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Three wonderful, awesome,indescribable years of walking
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indescribable years of walkingwith Jesus and seeing Him heal
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with Jesus and seeing Him healand perform one miracle after
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and perform one miracle afterthe other, walking on top of the
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the other, walking on top of thewater he'd fished on all those
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water he'd fished on all thoseyears.
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years.And he said it, "I don't know
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And he said it, "I don't knowHim."
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Him."Before you willingly, knowingly
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Before you willingly, knowinglystep out of the will of God,
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step out of the will of God,you'd better think three times,
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you'd better think three times,not once.
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not once.Can you say today, as best I
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Can you say today, as best Iknow my heart, I'm living in the
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know my heart, I'm living in thewill of God?
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will of God?As best I know my heart, I'm
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As best I know my heart, I'msurrendered to Him.
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surrendered to Him.The best I know my heart, my
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The best I know my heart, mywitness, my testimony before
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witness, my testimony beforeothers is good because I attempt
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others is good because I attemptto live daily in His will and
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to live daily in His will andway and purpose for my life.
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way and purpose for my life.A will, a purpose, a plan, He
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A will, a purpose, a plan, Heloves you enough to have planned
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loves you enough to have plannedthe best.
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the best.And the reason I go through
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And the reason I go throughthese particular persons is
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these particular persons isbecause I want you to see there
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because I want you to see thereis a price.
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is a price.There is always a price.
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There is always a price.There is a cost of disobedience
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There is a cost of disobedienceto God.
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to God.And you don't want to have to
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And you don't want to have topay that price.
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pay that price.He says, "If we confess our
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He says, "If we confess oursins, He's faithful and just to
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sins, He's faithful and just toforgive us of our sins, and to
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forgive us of our sins, and tocleanse us from all
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cleanse us from allunrighteousness."
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unrighteousness."We've all had to claim that
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We've all had to claim thatverse, probably many times.
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verse, probably many times.But have you ever claimed the
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But have you ever claimed theOne that's called you?
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One that's called you?"Whosoever shall call upon the
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"Whosoever shall call upon thename of the Lord shall be
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name of the Lord shall besaved."
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saved."Have you ever responded to that
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Have you ever responded to thatverse?
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verse?Have you ever trusted Jesus
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Have you ever trusted JesusChrist as your personal Savior?
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Christ as your personal Savior?He doesn't say you have to
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He doesn't say you have torecount all your sins.
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recount all your sins.You confess the fact that you
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You confess the fact that youare a sinner, that you've
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are a sinner, that you'vedisobeyed God.
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disobeyed God.But you have the privilege by
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But you have the privilege bythe grace of God of confessing
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the grace of God of confessingthat sin, asking Him to forgive
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that sin, asking Him to forgiveyou, and then choosing to step
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you, and then choosing to stepin the will of God.
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in the will of God.Doesn't mean you'll live a
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Doesn't mean you'll live aperfect life, but it means by
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perfect life, but it means byHis grace and goodness and love
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His grace and goodness and loveand mercy and help, you can live
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and mercy and help, you can livea godly life because you have
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a godly life because you havethe indwelling Holy Spirit there
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the indwelling Holy Spirit thereto help you.
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to help you.Father, we love you and praise
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Father, we love you and praiseyou, that you have given us your
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you, that you have given us yourprecious Word as a warning, as
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precious Word as a warning, asan encouragement, as a help, as
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an encouragement, as a help, asa source of strength, a source
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a source of strength, a sourceof healing.
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of healing.May the truth of your Word sink
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May the truth of your Word sinkdeep into every heart that hears
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deep into every heart that hearsit.
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it.May there be definite, definite,
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May there be definite, definite,clear, absolutely unquestionable
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clear, absolutely unquestionablechange in the attitude and in
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change in the attitude and inthe actions of every person who
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the actions of every person whohears this, who has never
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hears this, who has nevertrusted Christ as their Savior.
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trusted Christ as their Savior.And of all us who have, would
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And of all us who have, wouldlook at our lives to see, are we
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look at our lives to see, are wewalking in the light of the
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walking in the light of thetruth of Jesus Christ?
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truth of Jesus Christ?I pray so, dear God, in Jesus's
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graduating and trying to figureout his next steps?
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out his next steps?How about your daughter, who
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How about your daughter, wholoves to journal during her
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loves to journal during hermorning devotions?
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morning devotions?Or your neighbor whose family is
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Or your neighbor whose family isin need of biblical wisdom?
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in need of biblical wisdom?And you can't forget about the
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And you can't forget about thelittle ones.
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- female: Thank you, guys.- female: The flowers are
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- female: The flowers arebeautiful.
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beautiful.- female: Yes, looking forward
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- female: Yes, looking forwardto it.
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to it.- female announcer: Even though
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- female announcer: Even thoughlife might take turns you
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- male: Hey, Briscoe, let's go.
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- male: Hey, Briscoe, let's go.- announcer: God created you
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- announcer: God created youwith a plan to fulfill an
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You may not realize how
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You may not realize howprofoundly God desires to
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profoundly God desires towork in you and impact others
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Just imagine what your life
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Just imagine what your lifemight look like a year from now
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might look like a year from nowafter connecting daily with your
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after connecting daily with yourheavenly Father.
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heavenly Father."God's Purpose for Your Life," a
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"God's Purpose for Your Life," anew year-long devotional
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- announcer: "In Touch,"
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leading people worldwide into a
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growing relationship with Jesus
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Christ and strengthening the
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local church.
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This program is sponsored by In
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Touch Ministries and is made
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possible by the grace of God and
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