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A Chip Off the Old Block

January 3, 2021

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Messages of hope and redemption from Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia, with Louie Giglio.

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A Chip Off the Old Block

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- Most of you know that maybe
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- Most of you know that maybemy favorite place
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my favorite placeon Planet Earth is Mount Rainier
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on Planet Earth is Mount Rainierin the state of Washington.
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in the state of Washington.Some of you have been there.
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Some of you have been there.Some of you have heard me talk
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Some of you have heard me talkabout it, and so they sent me
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about it, and so they sent meand Shelly a set of glasses,
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and Shelly a set of glasses,and when I opened the glasses,
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and when I opened the glasses,I was like, cool,
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I was like, cool,nobody's ever sent me
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nobody's ever sent meglasses before.
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glasses before.That's pretty awesome,
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That's pretty awesome,but then I realized I was
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but then I realized I wasunwrapping them, and they
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unwrapping them, and theywere wrapped in paper that
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were wrapped in paper thatwas a topographical map
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was a topographical mapof Mount Rainier, so the tissue
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of Mount Rainier, so the tissuethat was around these things
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that was around these thingsI was like, oh,
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I was like, oh,that's pretty cool,
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that's pretty cool,and then I realized that
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and then I realized thatMount Rainier is in the
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Mount Rainier is in thebottom of the glass.
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bottom of the glass.You're like, oh, that's cool.
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You're like, oh, that's cool.No, that's real cool.
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No, that's real cool.That's real, real cool
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That's real, real coolif you're me.
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if you're me.That's a banner day if
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That's a banner day ifyou're me.
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you're me.So, what that means is
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So, what that means isthat on any given afternoon,
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that on any given afternoon,especially with weather
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especially with weatherlike we've had these
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like we've had theselast few days I can sit
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last few days I can sitout on my porch,
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out on my porch,and I can make
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and I can makea refreshing beverage.
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a refreshing beverage.In this case, it's going
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In this case, it's goingto be cran-apple, and we were
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to be cran-apple, and we wereliving large over the weekend,
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living large over the weekend,so we did cran-apple
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so we did cran-applewith a little hit of Perrier.
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with a little hit of Perrier.Now, Mount Rainier is glistening
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Now, Mount Rainier is glisteningin my glass.
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in my glass.So of course, as soon as I got
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So of course, as soon as I gotthe glass being me,
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the glass being me,I went online to the website
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I went online to the websiteto say who makes these glasses,
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to say who makes these glasses,and it turns out these people
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and it turns out these peopleare pretty into it,
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are pretty into it,these artisans.
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these artisans.Each of these is hand crafted.
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Each of these is hand crafted.It takes several days
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It takes several daysto make them.
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to make them.In fact, I read this
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In fact, I read thison the website.
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on the website.It says making hand blown glass
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It says making hand blown glasstakes years of experience
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takes years of experienceand a totally custom process.
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and a totally custom process.It takes more than 15 steps
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It takes more than 15 stepsover the course of two days
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over the course of two daysjust to make one of our glasses.
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just to make one of our glasses.This process is repeated
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This process is repeatedhundreds of times a day
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hundreds of times a dayby our team of artisans
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by our team of artisansfor our patented designs,
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for our patented designs,and then the best part
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and then the best partof the website is there was
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of the website is there wasa video of them actually
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a video of them actuallymaking the glasses,
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making the glasses,and I was like, oh,
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and I was like, oh,this is so great.
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this is so great.These are hand blown glasses,
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These are hand blown glasses,and these artisans
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and these artisanshave got these long pipes
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have got these long pipesand on the end of them
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and on the end of themis a glob of liquefied glass.
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is a glob of liquefied glass.Now, to get glass liquefied,
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Now, to get glass liquefied,it has to be between
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it has to be between2.300 and 2.800 degrees.
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2.300 and 2.800 degrees.So, they're sticking this blob
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So, they're sticking this blobon the end of this tube
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on the end of this tubein a furnace coming
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in a furnace comingout glowing orange.
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out glowing orange.Now, they're shaping and blowing
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Now, they're shaping and blowingand finally when they get it
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and finally when they get itjust right,
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just right,they stamp it down onto
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they stamp it down ontothe Mount Rainier stamp.
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the Mount Rainier stamp.They bring it up.
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They bring it up.They cut the top of the glass.
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They cut the top of the glass.It goes into a process now
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It goes into a process nowwhere a lady with a blow torch
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where a lady with a blow torchis blowing around the edges
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is blowing around the edgesand smoothing them so that I can
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and smoothing them so that I canput this up to my lips,
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put this up to my lips,and man, this is beautiful
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and man, this is beautifuland amazing,
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and amazing,and I love sitting out
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and I love sitting outon the patio and enjoying
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on the patio and enjoyingthe craftsmanship
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the craftsmanshipbut to get there,
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but to get there,this glass had to go through
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this glass had to go throughthe fire so that you can see
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the fire so that you can seethe impression of the mountain,
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the impression of the mountain,and God is saying,
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and God is saying,hey, this is how it works
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hey, this is how it worksin life, and I think
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in life, and I thinkeverybody would understand
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everybody would understandthat I'm starting
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that I'm startingwith some raw materials here,
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with some raw materials here,and I want the world
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and I want the worldto be able to see Jesus in you.
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to be able to see Jesus in you.Therefore, there is 100% going
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Therefore, there is 100% goingto be trials in your life.
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to be trials in your life.There's 100% going
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There's 100% goingto be a process in your life,
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to be a process in your life,and it's not because
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and it's not becauseI'm against you.
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I'm against you.It's because I'm very much
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It's because I'm very muchfor you, and my desire is
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for you, and my desire isas you're waiting for that
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as you're waiting for thatappointed day, the best day
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appointed day, the best dayof your life that you can
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of your life that you canbecome a reflection of who I am
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become a reflection of who I amto the world
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to the worldbecause we are scattered,
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because we are scattered,we learn in 1 Peter,
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we learn in 1 Peter,and we are strangers we learned
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and we are strangers we learnedin 1 Peter meaning we're living
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in 1 Peter meaning we're livingnext door to people
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next door to peoplewho don't get it,
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who don't get it,and we're purposely being placed
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and we're purposely being placedby God in proximity with people
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by God in proximity with peoplewho do not have faith
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who do not have faithin Christ.
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in Christ.Why?
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Why?So that they can see in us
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So that they can see in uswhat God is forming and see
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what God is forming and seehow they too can view
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how they too can viewtheir lives in a relationship
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their lives in a relationshipwith Almighty God.
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with Almighty God.This is the possible outcome
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This is the possible outcomeof our lives, and it's what
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of our lives, and it's whatGod wants to do in you.
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God wants to do in you.It's what He wants to do in me.
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It's what He wants to do in me.And to say, well,
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And to say, well,I would like that,
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I would like that,but I definitely do not want
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but I definitely do not wantto be in a furnace in any point
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to be in a furnace in any pointin time is to contradict
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in time is to contradictthe very process
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the very processof everything precious
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of everything preciousthat we have in our lives,
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that we have in our lives,and the first thing
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and the first thingI want us to see today
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I want us to see todayis that we are built
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is that we are builton an indestructible rock,
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on an indestructible rock,and that's how we move
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and that's how we movethrough these days.
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through these days.It's not you and me trying
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It's not you and me tryingto find the strength
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to find the strengthto make it through the fiery
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to make it through the fierytrials, the testing,
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trials, the testing,and the difficulty,
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and the difficulty,but in the midst of it all,
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but in the midst of it all,we are built on or connected
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we are built on or connectedto an indestructible rock.
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to an indestructible rock.Verse 4 of Chapter 2,
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Verse 4 of Chapter 2,"As you come to Him
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"As you come to Himthe living stone,"
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the living stone,"now we know now we're talking
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now we know now we're talkingabout Jesus, "rejected by men
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about Jesus, "rejected by menbut chosen by God
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but chosen by Godand precious to Him,
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and precious to Him,you also like living
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you also like livingstones are being built
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stones are being builtinto a spiritual house
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into a spiritual houseto be a holy priesthood
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to be a holy priesthoodoffering spiritual sacrifices
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offering spiritual sacrificesacceptable to God through
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acceptable to God throughJesus Christ.
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Jesus Christ.For in Scripture it says,
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For in Scripture it says,"See, I lay a stone in Zion,
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"See, I lay a stone in Zion,a chosen
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a chosenand precious cornerstone,"
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and precious cornerstone,"and here's the payoff,
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and here's the payoff,"and the one who trusts in Him
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"and the one who trusts in Himwill never be put to shame."
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will never be put to shame."So, Peter is putting our feet
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So, Peter is putting our feetand our lives on an
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and our lives on anindestructible cornerstone.
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indestructible cornerstone.He's saying, yes, it's going
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He's saying, yes, it's goingto be difficult in the journey.
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to be difficult in the journey.There's going to be a lot
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There's going to be a lotof persecution for the believer.
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of persecution for the believer.There is going to be suffering
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There is going to be sufferingand trial in this life,
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and trial in this life,but you, remember.
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but you, remember.You are being built on
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You are being built onas a living stone
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as a living stoneon the living stone,
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on the living stone,the cornerstone.
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the cornerstone.Now, remember the audience.
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Now, remember the audience.Jewish believers primarily.
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Jewish believers primarily.So, they in their heritage
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So, they in their heritageactually built temples.
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actually built temples.Like not spiritual houses
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Like not spiritual housesof worship but literal
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of worship but literalhouses of worship.
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houses of worship.They knew about cornerstone
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They knew about cornerstoneand stone upon stone,
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and stone upon stone,and they knew about
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and they knew aboutthe architectural value
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the architectural valueof that anchor stone that
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of that anchor stone thatwould give a marker
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would give a markerand a direction and the weight
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and a direction and the weightand the gravitas,
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and the gravitas,if you will, for the entire
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if you will, for the entirebuilding and what he's saying
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building and what he's sayingis all along the way
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is all along the waythey were waiting
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they were waitingfor the cornerstone.
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for the cornerstone.Jesus appeared,
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Jesus appeared,and they said, no, no, no.
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and they said, no, no, no.He's not a good enough
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He's not a good enoughcornerstone for us.
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cornerstone for us.And the builders who had been
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And the builders who had beenwaiting to slot in the most
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waiting to slot in the mostvaluable part of the building
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valuable part of the buildingof God looked at Jesus
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of God looked at Jesusand said He's to gonna
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and said He's to gonnabe good enough,
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be good enough,but the one that they said
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but the one that they saidisn't good enough God said,
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isn't good enough God said,no, He's actually not just
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no, He's actually not justgonna be any stone.
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gonna be any stone.He's gonna be the capstone,
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He's gonna be the capstone,if you will; the cornerstone
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if you will; the cornerstoneof it all.
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of it all.That's the way it is going
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That's the way it is goingto be today.
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to be today.Jesus is either going to
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Jesus is either going tobe a cornerstone for you today
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be a cornerstone for you todayor He's gonna be a stumbling
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or He's gonna be a stumblingblock for you today
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block for you todaybecause either this word
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because either this wordis worthless or this word
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is worthless or this wordis clarifying today
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is clarifying todayin saying everybody gets
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in saying everybody getsan option today.
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an option today.You can either have
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You can either havea cornerstone
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a cornerstoneor a stumbling block.
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or a stumbling block.That's how the text goes
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That's how the text goeson to read if you look
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on to read if you lookin Verse 7.
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in Verse 7.It says, "Now, to you who
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It says, "Now, to you whobelieve this stone is precious,"
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believe this stone is precious,"that's why we're singing
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that's why we're singingthese songs, by the way,
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these songs, by the way,because the stone is precious,
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because the stone is precious,and the word precious
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and the word precioushere doesn't mean cute.
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here doesn't mean cute.It means valuable,
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It means valuable,that it's dear,
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that it's dear,that it's worth a lot to us.
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that it's worth a lot to us.So, we believe so the stone
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So, we believe so the stoneis precious, but to those
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is precious, but to thosewho do not believe
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who do not believethe stone that the builders
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the stone that the buildersrejected has become the capstone
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rejected has become the capstoneand a stone that causes men
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and a stone that causes mento stumble and a rock
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to stumble and a rockthat makes them fall.
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that makes them fall.They stumble because they
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They stumble because theydisobeyed the message
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disobeyed the messagewhich is also what
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which is also whatthey were destined for.
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they were destined for.So, Jesus is the central story,
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So, Jesus is the central story,and I just wanna bring it back
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and I just wanna bring it backsince we have people
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since we have peoplearound the world
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around the worldon every continent
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on every continentand multiple nations today
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and multiple nations todaywith all kinds of backgrounds,
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with all kinds of backgrounds,and we're all in church
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and we're all in churchtogether right now,
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together right now,tens of thousands of us.
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tens of thousands of us.I just wanted to bring the story
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I just wanted to bring the storyback to Jesus.
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back to Jesus.It really at the end of the day
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It really at the end of the dayonly really matters
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only really matterswho do you think Jesus is.
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who do you think Jesus is.Who do you say that I am?
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Who do you say that I am?That's what He'd ask His
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That's what He'd ask Hisfollowers, and when he'd ask
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followers, and when he'd askHis followers that question,
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His followers that question,they'd say,
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they'd say,well, some people are saying
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well, some people are sayingthis about you and some people
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this about you and some peopleare saying that about you,
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are saying that about you,and Jesus said, no, no, no.
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and Jesus said, no, no, no.I'm asking you.
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I'm asking you.Who do you say that I am,
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Who do you say that I am,and what is Peter's answer?
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and what is Peter's answer?Peter says, "I say that you
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Peter says, "I say that youare the Christ,
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are the Christ,the Son of the Living God,"
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the Son of the Living God,"and Jesus says, man, amazing.
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and Jesus says, man, amazing.Great answer.
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Great answer.You hit the nail on the head.
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You hit the nail on the head.I know you didn't get this
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I know you didn't get thisby flesh and blood
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by flesh and bloodbut the Spirit of God revealed
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but the Spirit of God revealedthat to you,
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that to you,and then He follows up.
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and then He follows up.Jesus says,
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Jesus says,"You're Peter, Petros."
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"You're Peter, Petros."That means little
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That means littlebroken off stone,
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broken off stone,"and on this rock, Petra,
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"and on this rock, Petra,I'm gonna build my church,
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I'm gonna build my church,and the gates of hell will not
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and the gates of hell will notprevail against it."
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prevail against it."So, see all the stories
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So, see all the storiescoming together.
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coming together.Cephas was his name.
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Cephas was his name.Simon it was before that.
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Simon it was before that.Simon in Aramaic changed
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Simon in Aramaic changedinto Cephas and into Peter
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into Cephas and into Peterin the Greek.
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in the Greek.Now to Peter He's saying
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Now to Peter He's sayingyou're a sliver of the rock,
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you're a sliver of the rock,of the same rock,
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of the same rock,but I am the rock.
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but I am the rock.You're the Petras,
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You're the Petras,and I'm the Petra.
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and I'm the Petra.All this stuff matters
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All this stuff mattersso that when you read in English
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so that when you read in Englishrock and rock,
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rock and rock,you just see the same word,
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you just see the same word,but when you read in Greek,
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but when you read in Greek,you go, oh, you're broken off
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you go, oh, you're broken offof the rock,
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of the rock,but I am the rock.
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but I am the rock.So, you're a part of the rock,
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So, you're a part of the rock,but I am the rock,
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but I am the rock,and on the rock,
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and on the rock,I'm gonna build my church.
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I'm gonna build my church.Not on you but on me,
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Not on you but on me,and the gates of hell are not
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and the gates of hell are notgoing to prevail against it.
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going to prevail against it.The cornerstone
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The cornerstoneis the sure foundation,
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is the sure foundation,and you're on Him
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and you're on Himand connected to Him.
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and connected to Him.So, when Peter opens this letter
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So, when Peter opens this letterwith the word Peter,
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with the word Peter,he's really in the way
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he's really in the waygiving us a preview
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giving us a previewto the entire message of 1 Peter
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to the entire message of 1 Peterwhich is there is a cornerstone
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which is there is a cornerstoneand a sure foundation.
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and a sure foundation.When you woke up today did you
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When you woke up today did youremember that you were connected
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remember that you were connectedto and built on
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to and built onan indestructible stone?
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an indestructible stone?The second thing Peter wants
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The second thing Peter wantsyou to see is that stone
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you to see is that stoneis a living stone.
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is a living stone.Now, that phrase when it's used
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Now, that phrase when it's usedin the New Testament,
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in the New Testament,it's an interesting use of words
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it's an interesting use of wordsbecause obviously there's no
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because obviously there's nosuch thing as a living stone.
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such thing as a living stone.There is no living rock unless
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There is no living rock unlessyou're talking about Petra
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you're talking about Petrareferring to Jesus.
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referring to Jesus.And so, what is Peter wanting us
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And so, what is Peter wanting usto take away from that today?
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to take away from that today?We're not a part
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We're not a partof dead religion.
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of dead religion.We're a part of a living Savior.
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We're a part of a living Savior.We're not a part of something
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We're not a part of somethingcold and immovable
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cold and immovableand something that can't see
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and something that can't seeor feel or breathe
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or feel or breathethat the culture
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that the culturewas filled with those
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was filled with thosekinds of stones.
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kinds of stones.See, put yourself in the mindset
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See, put yourself in the mindsetof a pagan city where a believer
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of a pagan city where a believerhas been scattered,
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has been scattered,where there would be other
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where there would be otherplaces of worship
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places of worshipand many different viewpoints
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and many different viewpointsas there were all through
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as there were all throughthe history of humanity,
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the history of humanity,and a lot of them
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and a lot of themwere carved out of rock,
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were carved out of rock,and no one ever said
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and no one ever saidabout them on that rock,
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about them on that rock,that one that you carved
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that one that you carvedinto that idol, I'm gonna
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into that idol, I'm gonnabuild my church,
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build my church,and the gates of hell
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and the gates of hellwill not prevail against it.
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will not prevail against it.On the contrary, God said
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On the contrary, God saidyou've got an idol,
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you've got an idol,and it has eyes,
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and it has eyes,but it can't see.
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but it can't see.It has ears, but it can't hear.
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It has ears, but it can't hear.It has a mouth,
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It has a mouth,but it can't speak.
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but it can't speak.It has hands, but they can't
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It has hands, but they can'treach out and touch you.
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reach out and touch you.What is he saying?
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What is he saying?He's saying look for something
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He's saying look for somethingto worship that is alive.
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to worship that is alive.Something that can see you
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Something that can see youand hear you and speak to you
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and hear you and speak to youand breathe life into you
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and breathe life into youand reach out and touch
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and reach out and touchyour story with hands
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your story with handsthat can transform and change,
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that can transform and change,and this stone,
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and this stone,this cornerstone,
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this cornerstone,oh, don't get some idea
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oh, don't get some ideathat it's just a cold rock
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that it's just a cold rockat the edge of the wall.
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at the edge of the wall.No, this rock is a living rock.
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No, this rock is a living rock.Jesus Himself risen
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Jesus Himself risenfrom the dead
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from the deadis the cornerstone.
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is the cornerstone.You say, well, why does
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You say, well, why doesall that really matter?
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all that really matter?Well, Ezekiel was telling us
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Well, Ezekiel was telling usin Chapter 36 that God was gonna
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in Chapter 36 that God was gonnatake out a heart of stone
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take out a heart of stoneand do what?
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and do what?Put in a heart of flesh,
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Put in a heart of flesh,that our story wasn't just
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that our story wasn't justabout a list of beliefs.
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about a list of beliefs.It was about a transformation
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It was about a transformationwhereby we come to life.
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whereby we come to life.You fast forward over
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You fast forward overto Chapter 2 after that core
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to Chapter 2 after that coretext that we read.
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text that we read.He says, "Dear friends,"
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He says, "Dear friends,"Verse 11, "I urge you as aliens
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Verse 11, "I urge you as aliensand strangers in the world
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and strangers in the worldto abstain from sinful desires
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to abstain from sinful desireswhich wage war
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which wage waragainst your soul.
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against your soul.Live such good lives among
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Live such good lives amongthe pagans that though
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the pagans that thoughthey accuse you of doing wrong,
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they accuse you of doing wrong,they may see your good deeds
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they may see your good deedsand glorify God on the day
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and glorify God on the daythat He visits us."
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that He visits us."What He's wanting us to see
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What He's wanting us to seeis that we've been brought
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is that we've been broughtto life or born again
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to life or born againthrough Jesus, and we too
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through Jesus, and we toonow are living stones.
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now are living stones.We're not the living stone,
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We're not the living stone,but you're a living stone.
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but you're a living stone.Now, if your name
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Now, if your nameis Livingstone today,
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is Livingstone today,you're like, yes,
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you're like, yes,it's a word from God.
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it's a word from God.This is so amazing.
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This is so amazing.We are living stones.
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We are living stones.It says that right on the wall
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It says that right on the wallby our front door.
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by our front door.We are all living stones.
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We are all living stones.We all have been brought
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We all have been broughtto life, and I know we talk
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to life, and I know we talkabout this all the time.
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about this all the time.It's not new at Passion
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It's not new at PassionCity Church.
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City Church.We go from death to life
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We go from death to lifeby the power of Spirit
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by the power of Spiritwhen we put our faith in Jesus,
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when we put our faith in Jesus,but I want you to see
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but I want you to seethat in this text in three ways.
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that in this text in three ways.Number one: You've been bought
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Number one: You've been boughtthese are all B words.
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these are all B words.You've been bought
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You've been boughtso that when God says
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so that when God saysyou're a chosen people,
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you're a chosen people,a royal priesthood,
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a royal priesthood,a holy nation of people
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a holy nation of peoplebelonging to God,
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belonging to God,you're not belonging to God
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you're not belonging to Godjust because God decided
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just because God decidedat some point, oh,
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at some point, oh,I'm gonna decide
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I'm gonna decidethat these are mine.
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that these are mine.We are belonging to God
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We are belonging to Godbecause He has ownership
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because He has ownershipover us at creation,
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over us at creation,but He has purchase rights
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but He has purchase rightsto us because of salvation.
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to us because of salvation.He paid to get us out.
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He paid to get us out.He paid to get us free.
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He paid to get us free.Therefore, we are bought.
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Therefore, we are bought.That's how we were born again
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That's how we were born againto become living stones.
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to become living stones.He says that if you look up
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He says that if you look upin Verse 17 of Chapter 1,
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in Verse 17 of Chapter 1,"on a father who judges
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"on a father who judgeseach man's work impartially
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each man's work impartiallylive your lives
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live your livesas strangers here,"
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as strangers here,"see, we're getting that theme
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see, we're getting that themeall the way through,
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all the way through,"in reverent fear.
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"in reverent fear.For you know," Verse 18,
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For you know," Verse 18,"that it was not with perishable
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"that it was not with perishablethings such as silver or gold
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things such as silver or goldthat you were redeemed
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that you were redeemedfrom the empty way of life
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from the empty way of lifehanded down to you
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handed down to youfrom your forefathers
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from your forefathersbut with the precious blood
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but with the precious bloodof Christ, a lamb
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of Christ, a lambwithout blemish or defect,
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without blemish or defect,chosen before the creation
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chosen before the creationof the world but revealed
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of the world but revealedin these last times
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in these last timesfor your sake.
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for your sake.Through Him, you believe in God
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Through Him, you believe in Godwho raised Him from the dead
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who raised Him from the deadand glorified Him,
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and glorified Him,and so your faith and hope
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and so your faith and hopeare in God."
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are in God."In 1 Corinthians 6:20,
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In 1 Corinthians 6:20,Paul says it a different way.
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Paul says it a different way.He says, "You're bought
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He says, "You're boughtwith a price.
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with a price.Therefore, honor God
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Therefore, honor Godin your body."
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in your body."So, Peter is trying to change
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So, Peter is trying to changeour mindset when he's telling us
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our mindset when he's telling usthat we're bought,
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that we're bought,but the second thing he's
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but the second thing he'stelling us about
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telling us aboutbeing living stones,
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being living stones,being born again is that we can
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being born again is that we canbreak free from the past.
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break free from the past.Now, I'm just asking today
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Now, I'm just asking todaydoes anybody in the gathering
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does anybody in the gatheringtoday have a story
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today have a storyin your family heritage
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in your family heritagethat you wanna be free from?
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that you wanna be free from?Does anybody got something
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Does anybody got somethingthat was in grandma or granddad
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that was in grandma or granddador great granddad
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or great granddador great grandma or mom or dad
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or great grandma or mom or dadand somehow you're noticing.
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and somehow you're noticing.You know, we all have that
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You know, we all have that20-something moment where
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20-something moment wherewe realize one day
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we realize one daythat we are our parent.
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that we are our parent.It's one of the freakiest
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It's one of the freakiestdays in all of life.
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days in all of life.We're like I'll never be
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We're like I'll never belike that.
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like that.I'll never be like that.
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I'll never be like that.I don't know why they're
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I don't know why they'relike that.
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like that.And then all of a sudden,
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And then all of a sudden,one day you're walking
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one day you're walkingby in a mall, and you look in
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by in a mall, and you look inthe glass window, and you go,
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the glass window, and you go,oh my goodness, my dad is in
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oh my goodness, my dad is inthe window looking at me.
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the window looking at me.Everyone has that moment,
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Everyone has that moment,and that's a surface thing,
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and that's a surface thing,but it's also true spiritually
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but it's also true spirituallyin our lives,
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in our lives,and the beauty of being
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and the beauty of beinga living stone
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a living stoneand being born again
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and being born againis that we can break free
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is that we can break freefrom what has been
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from what has beenhanded down to us.
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handed down to us.It was just a little line
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It was just a little linethat may or may not
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that may or may notbe highlighted in anyone's
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be highlighted in anyone'stext today, but it's so
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text today, but it's sopowerful and important.
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powerful and important."For you know," Verse 18,
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"For you know," Verse 18,"that is was not with coins,
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"that is was not with coins,silver, and gold,"
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silver, and gold,"little tiny coins "that you
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little tiny coins "that youwere redeemed from your,"
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were redeemed from your,"check out the phrase,
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check out the phrase,"empty way of life handed down
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"empty way of life handed downto you from your forefathers."
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to you from your forefathers."Now, you can look at that
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Now, you can look at thatand go I don't really know
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and go I don't really knowexactly what that means,
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exactly what that means,but if you dive into the Greek,
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but if you dive into the Greek,you understand exactly
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you understand exactlywhat it means.
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what it means.All of that statement comes
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All of that statement comesfrom one Greek word,
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from one Greek word,and that one Greek word
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and that one Greek wordwhen you pour your refreshing
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when you pour your refreshingdrink and you're enjoying
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drink and you're enjoyingMount Rainier in the glass,
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Mount Rainier in the glass,you can get out your Greek
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you can get out your Greekword study,
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word study,and you can even if you don't
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and you can even if you don'treally know a lot about Greek,
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really know a lot about Greek,you can learn about what
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you can learn about whatthat word was.
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that word was.This manner of life that they
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This manner of life that theyhad received by tradition
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had received by traditionfrom their fathers.
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from their fathers.That's what we're talking about.
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That's what we're talking about.The phrase,
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The phrase,"received by tradition
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"received by traditionfrom your fathers"
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from your fathers"is the translation of one Greek
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is the translation of one Greekword which means literally
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word which means literallygiven from father.
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given from father.That is now, I can feel
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That is now, I can feelthe complexity changing
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the complexity changingin the gathering right now
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in the gathering right nowbecause this is hitting
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because this is hittingvery close to home
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very close to homefor all of us.
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for all of us.That is the futile manner
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That is the futile mannerof life was passed down to
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of life was passed down tothe son or the daughter
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the son or the daughterfrom the father through
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from the father throughthe channels of heredity
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the channels of heredityteaching example
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teaching exampleand environment.
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and environment.The child is born in sin.
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The child is born in sin.That is comes into being
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That is comes into beingwith a totally depraved nature
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with a totally depraved natureand if the parents are unsaved
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and if the parents are unsavedor even if they're not fully
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or even if they're not fullybeing sanctified in the process,
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being sanctified in the process,it comes into a home where evil
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it comes into a home where evilcustoms and practices
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customs and practicesare observed.
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are observed.What the child inherits
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What the child inheritsPeter calls a futile manner
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Peter calls a futile mannerof life and from this
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of life and from thisfutile manner of life,
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futile manner of life,the recipients of this letter
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the recipients of this letterwere delivered.
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were delivered.So, to say Christ is a living
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So, to say Christ is a livingstone is amazing but to say
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stone is amazing but to saythrough Christ I am
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through Christ I ama living stone is saying
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a living stone is sayingthat I now can break free
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that I now can break freefrom the traditions,
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from the traditions,the thought patterns,
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the thought patterns,the values, the attitudes,
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the values, the attitudes,the curses, the sinful nature,
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the curses, the sinful nature,traits that were passed
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traits that were passedonto me because they were,
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onto me because they were,but praise God I'm not
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but praise God I'm notin a situation where I just say,
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in a situation where I just say,well, you know, that's who I am.
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well, you know, that's who I am.That's what I'm all about.
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That's what I'm all about.Granddad, dad, me.
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Granddad, dad, me.Whatever.
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Whatever.We're all the same.
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We're all the same.Would you like
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Would you likeanother cranberry?
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another cranberry?No.
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No.I'm looking at a possibility
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I'm looking at a possibilityand going, granddad,
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and going, granddad,dad, I love them.
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dad, I love them.Might not have really
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Might not have reallyknown them.
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known them.Never knew my granddad.
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Never knew my granddad.Never even heard my dad talk
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Never even heard my dad talkabout my granddad.
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about my granddad.But I definitely know some
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But I definitely know someof the stuff that was
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of the stuff that waspassed down to me from my dad,
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passed down to me from my dad,but I also know there's
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but I also know there'sa possibility in the fiery
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a possibility in the fieryfurnace of being made free
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furnace of being made freeand to be delivered
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and to be deliveredfrom the empty things that have
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from the empty things that havebeen passed down to me.
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been passed down to me.I am a living stone,
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I am a living stone,and I can be built up into
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and I can be built up intoa new house, Peter says,
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a new house, Peter says,a house of worship.
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a house of worship.The last be not only you bought,
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The last be not only you bought,not only can you break free,
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not only can you break free,but you can be holy.
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but you can be holy.Anybody underlining Verses
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Anybody underlining Verses15 and 16?
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15 and 16?"For just as He who called
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"For just as He who calledyou is holy," this is Chapter 1,
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you is holy," this is Chapter 1,"so be holy in all you do."
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"so be holy in all you do."Now, this beautiful little word
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Now, this beautiful little wordchoice there.
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choice there.For it is written "be holy
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For it is written "be holybecause I am holy."
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because I am holy."So, what God is thinking today
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So, what God is thinking todayis you're bought.
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is you're bought.That's how you got to be mine,
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That's how you got to be mine,by the way, so that answers
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by the way, so that answersa lot of questions.
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a lot of questions.You didn't buy me off.
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You didn't buy me off.I bought you out.
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I bought you out.You belong to me.
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You belong to me.You can break free from
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You can break free fromwhatever is trying to be
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whatever is trying to bepassed onto you because now
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passed onto you because nowyou're born into a whole new
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you're born into a whole newheritage, and thirdly,
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heritage, and thirdly,you're the outcome
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you're the outcomeof your life is be holy.
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of your life is be holy.Now, when we say that,
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Now, when we say that,a lot of us who have been
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a lot of us who have beenaround church and been
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around church and beenaround religion, we're like,
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around religion, we're like,uh, I don't think I can do that
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uh, I don't think I can do that'cause I'm just gonna
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'cause I'm just gonnabe a sinner 'cause
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be a sinner 'causethat's what I am.
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that's what I am.I'm a sinner saved by grace.
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I'm a sinner saved by grace.I've always been a sinner.
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I've always been a sinner.The pastor told me
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The pastor told meI was a sinner.
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I was a sinner.There's a Bible Verse
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There's a Bible Versethat tells me I'm a sinner,
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that tells me I'm a sinner,and my life experience
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and my life experiencereinforces the fact
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reinforces the factthat I am in fact a sinner.
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that I am in fact a sinner.I'm a good sinner.
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I'm a good sinner.In fact, I'm one
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In fact, I'm oneof the best sinners there is.
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of the best sinners there is.And God is saying all this
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And God is saying all thisis predicated on you knowing
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is predicated on you knowingwho you are and why you are;
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who you are and why you are;chosen race, royal priesthood,
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chosen race, royal priesthood,holy nation,
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holy nation,and holy doesn't mean perfect
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and holy doesn't mean perfectin the sense that I never sin.
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in the sense that I never sin.It doesn't mean that I'm better
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It doesn't mean that I'm betterthan someone else
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than someone elseor holier than thou.
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or holier than thou.Holy, the word just means
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Holy, the word just meansset apart that when God
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set apart that when Godscattered me,
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scattered me,He made me a stranger.
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He made me a stranger.Not weird, but strange
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Not weird, but strangemeaning different.
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meaning different.Holy means different, set apart.
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Holy means different, set apart.It means when you look across
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It means when you look acrossthe landscape and you see
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the landscape and you seethe little stones,
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the little stones,the living stones, you realize
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the living stones, you realizethe living stones are not like
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the living stones are not likeall the other rocks.
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all the other rocks.When you see the living stone,
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When you see the living stone,you go, the living stones.
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you go, the living stones.Oh, they're different.
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Oh, they're different.The living stones,
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The living stones,they think different.
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they think different.They talk different.
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They talk different.They respond different.
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They respond different.They act different.
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They act different.They give different.
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They give different.This is what the world
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This is what the worldmust see in these days.
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must see in these days.It must know you must be
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It must know you must bea believer 'cause anybody else
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a believer 'cause anybody elsewould have shot back like this.
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would have shot back like this.Anybody else would have
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Anybody else would havereacted like that.
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reacted like that.Anybody else, run of the mill.
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Anybody else, run of the mill.Name who they are,
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Name who they are,republican or democrat.
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republican or democrat.They all react like this.
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They all react like this.Why didn't you do that?
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Why didn't you do that?Oh, you must be one of them.
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A Chip Off the Old Block

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