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Positioned For Powerful Influence

January 17, 2021

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

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Positioned For Powerful Influence

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- When I was dead I couldn't
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but I'm not dead anymore
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so I may.
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I may go to church.
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I may serve God.
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I may give generously.
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I may yield my life to Him.
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I may join the song of Heaven.
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I may lift up a shout of praise.
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I may join in His eternal
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purposes on planet Earth.
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It's a privilege of mine
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to enter into
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the things of God.
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Nobody's twisting my arm to put
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my life in the hands of God.
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Amen.
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Amen.So let's look in chapter 3,
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So let's look in chapter 3,in verse 1.
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in verse 1.And we're gonna come back
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And we're gonna come backand put context again over this
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and put context again over thissection, but let's just read
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section, but let's just readit together beginning
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it together beginningin verse 1.
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in verse 1.It says, "Wives, in the same
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It says, "Wives, in the sameway be submissive to your
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way be submissive to yourhusbands, so that if any of them
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husbands, so that if any of themdo not believe the Word,
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do not believe the Word,they may be won over without
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they may be won over withoutwords by the behavior
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words by the behaviorof their wives.
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of their wives.When they see the purity
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When they see the purityand the reverence of your lives.
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and the reverence of your lives.Your beauty should not come
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Your beauty should not comefrom outward adornment,
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from outward adornment,such as braided hair
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such as braided hairand the wearing of gold jewelry
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and the wearing of gold jewelryand fine clothes.
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and fine clothes.Instead, it should be that
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Instead, it should be thatof your inner self,
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of your inner self,the unfading beauty of a gentle
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the unfading beauty of a gentleand quiet spirit,
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and quiet spirit,which is of great worth
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which is of great worthin God's sight.
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in God's sight.For this is the way the holy
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For this is the way the holywomen used to make
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women used to makethemselves beautiful.
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themselves beautiful.They were submissive to their
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They were submissive to theirown husbands, like Sarah,
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own husbands, like Sarah,who obeyed Abraham
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who obeyed Abrahamand called him her master.
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and called him her master.You are her daughters if you do
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You are her daughters if you dowhat is right and do not
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what is right and do notgive way to fear.
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give way to fear.Husbands, in the same way
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Husbands, in the same waybe considerate as you live
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be considerate as you livewith your wives,
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with your wives,and treat them with respect
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and treat them with respectas the weaker partner.
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as the weaker partner.And as heirs with you
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And as heirs with youof the gracious gift of life,
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of the gracious gift of life,so that nothing will hinder
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so that nothing will hinderyour prayers."
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your prayers."And then down in verse 8,
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And then down in verse 8,"Finally, all of you,"
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"Finally, all of you,"So if you don't fit
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So if you don't fitin the category above,
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in the category above,now all of us are invited
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now all of us are invitedinto this possibility.
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into this possibility."Finally, all of you,
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"Finally, all of you,live in harmony
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live in harmonywith one another.
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with one another.Be sympathetic.
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Be sympathetic.Love as brothers,
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Love as brothers,be compassionate, and humble.
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be compassionate, and humble.Do not repay evil with evil,
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Do not repay evil with evil,or insult with insult,
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or insult with insult,but with blessing, because
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but with blessing, becauseto this you were called so that
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to this you were called so thatyou may inherit a blessing."
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you may inherit a blessing."Now this text, babe, just
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Now this text, babe, justreading it obviously we know
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reading it obviously we knowwe're in culture when we
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we're in culture when weread it, but man, people
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read it, but man, peopleare already getting nervous,
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are already getting nervous,like man, it says, like,
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like man, it says, like,the wife has to submit
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the wife has to submitto the husband and the wife
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to the husband and the wifeis the weaker vessel.
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is the weaker vessel.I thought, "Wow, okay.
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I thought, "Wow, okay.This could get really dicey."
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This could get really dicey."So let's back up just
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So let's back up justfor a moment and put the big
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for a moment and put the bigculture context over
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culture context overthis passage.
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this passage.The gospel's moving.
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The gospel's moving.Apparently some of these women
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Apparently some of these womenare coming to faith.
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are coming to faith.They're hearing the story
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They're hearing the storyof Jesus, they're putting their
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of Jesus, they're putting theirfaith in Jesus, and their lives
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faith in Jesus, and their livesare being completely changed,
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are being completely changed,but their husbands don't get it.
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but their husbands don't get it.And so now, in a town where
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And so now, in a town wherethe gospel has just arrived,
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the gospel has just arrived,you have a woman who is now
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you have a woman who is nowin the Kingdom
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in the Kingdomand a husband who's not.
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and a husband who's not.A woman who's believing
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A woman who's believingin Jesus, but a husband who's
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in Jesus, but a husband who'snot and maybe is actually
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not and maybe is actuallyanti-believing in Jesus.
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anti-believing in Jesus.And what Peter is saying is,
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And what Peter is saying is,you've got an opportunity
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you've got an opportunityto have influence and power
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to have influence and powerto see Jesus change your family
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to see Jesus change your familyand change your husband.
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and change your husband.So that's the specific context
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So that's the specific contextthat he's speaking
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that he's speakingto in this paragraph.
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to in this paragraph.And I love what he says,
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And I love what he says,the simple reality that you
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the simple reality that youand I can all take away from
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and I can all take away fromthis is, he's saying,
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this is, he's saying,"Hey, let it be the quality
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"Hey, let it be the qualityof your life that wins your
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of your life that wins yourhusband, not the quantity
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husband, not the quantityof your words that
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of your words thatwins your husband."
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wins your husband."And then Peter shifts into
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And then Peter shifts intothis next section.
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this next section.I think I'm gonna let you
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I think I'm gonna let youtake this one, babe,
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take this one, babe,because man it would be
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because man it would bea train wreck for me to get into
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a train wreck for me to get into"your beauty should not come
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"your beauty should not comefrom outward adornment."
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from outward adornment."And he highlights some
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And he highlights someof the cultural things
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of the cultural thingsof that day, which you can go
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of that day, which you can goand look into that,
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and look into that,but apparently a woman would
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but apparently a woman wouldwant to put her hair up so high
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want to put her hair up so highthat she couldn't even sleep
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that she couldn't even sleepat night and it wasn't just
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at night and it wasn't justabout having jewelry, but it was
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about having jewelry, but it wasjust, like, this overwhelming
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just, like, this overwhelmingabundance of jewelry.
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abundance of jewelry.And it wasn't that there was
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And it wasn't that there wasanything wrong with wearing nice
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anything wrong with wearing niceclothes, it's just that
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clothes, it's just thatthe adornment that Peter
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the adornment that Peteris referencing in the culture
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is referencing in the culturewas pretty over the top.
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was pretty over the top.And then he says, there's
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And then he says, there'san inner beauty that's more
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an inner beauty that's morepowerful than all of that,
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powerful than all of that,and I'm gonna let you talk
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and I'm gonna let you talkto that because you always go
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to that because you always goback to this phrase your
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back to this phrase yourgrandmother used and I think
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grandmother used and I thinkit's a pretty powerful phrase.
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it's a pretty powerful phrase.What was it that she said a lot?
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What was it that she said a lot?- Yeah, she used to say,
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- Yeah, she used to say,"Pretty is as pretty does."
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"Pretty is as pretty does."Have you guys heard
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Have you guys heardthat statement in life?
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that statement in life?I think it was a generational
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I think it was a generationalthing probably for my
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thing probably for mygrandmother's generation,
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grandmother's generation,but it's so true even today.
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but it's so true even today.That actually beauty isn't just
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That actually beauty isn't justresident on our appearance,
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resident on our appearance,but beauty is really found
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but beauty is really foundinside of our hearts.
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inside of our hearts.And that's what God says He's
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And that's what God says He'sjudging and looking at today.
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judging and looking at today.And I think it's important.
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And I think it's important.I think that as we
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I think that as weadorn ourselves...
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adorn ourselves...I have on jewelry today,
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I have on jewelry today,I have on earrings
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I have on earringsand bracelets.
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and bracelets.All these bracelets I collect
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All these bracelets I collectfrom people that give me things
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from people that give me thingsand I wear them
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and I wear themto remember those people.
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to remember those people.So God isn't caught up with
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So God isn't caught up withwhether I'm wearing bracelets.
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whether I'm wearing bracelets.He doesn't care that my hair
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He doesn't care that my hairis a little flat today.
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is a little flat today.He's not all that
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He's not all thatinterested in that.
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interested in that.Although it is.
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Although it is.What He's interested
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What He's interestedin is what's inside of me.
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in is what's inside of me.And what He's interested
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And what He's interestedin for you is the same.
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in for you is the same.And He's saying today,
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And He's saying today,"Hey, I have an opportunity
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"Hey, I have an opportunityfor you to come
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for you to cometo a reconciliation point
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to a reconciliation pointin your life over who is King.
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in your life over who is King.And when you reconcile that
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And when you reconcile thatinside of you, I can reconcile
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inside of you, I can reconcilethe whole word to Me
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the whole word to Methrough you."
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through you."So what a privilege we have
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So what a privilege we havetoday to talk about the inner
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today to talk about the innerbeauty that shines through our
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beauty that shines through oureyes, face on, and face out
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eyes, face on, and face outto the whole world.
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to the whole world.I love it so much.
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I love it so much.- This next little line here
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- This next little line herein verse 7, the roles are sort
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in verse 7, the roles are sortof reversed, and it says,
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of reversed, and it says,"Husbands in the same way
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"Husbands in the same waybe considerate as you live
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be considerate as you livewith your wives, and treat them
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with your wives, and treat themwith respect as the weaker
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with respect as the weakerpartner," babe.
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partner," babe.I wanted you to be here
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I wanted you to be herewhen we unpacked that.
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when we unpacked that.- Now I see why I'm here.
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- Now I see why I'm here.Okay, great.
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Okay, great.- You're like, "What
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- You're like, "Whatin the world is that all about?"
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in the world is that all about?"Well, honestly the literal
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Well, honestly the literalcontext of this is,
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context of this is,it just means that God created
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it just means that God createdthe frame of women weaker
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the frame of women weakerthan the frame of men.
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than the frame of men.And that's really what the text
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And that's really what the textis all about.
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is all about.In other words, if you're moving
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In other words, if you're movingand you hire a moving company,
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and you hire a moving company,you're not really hoping
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you're not really hopinga truck and four women show up.
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a truck and four women show up.That's not what you're thinking.
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That's not what you're thinking.You're thinking a truck and some
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You're thinking a truck and somedudes are gonna show up
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dudes are gonna show upand pack your house up
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and pack your house upand move it.
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and move it.You're like, "No.
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You're like, "No.I know some women who can move
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I know some women who can movea lot better than some
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a lot better than someof the guys I know."
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of the guys I know."Absolutely.
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Absolutely.And that's not what the text
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And that's not what the textis trying to say.
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is trying to say.The text isn't saying that women
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The text isn't saying that womenaren't as smart as men, they
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aren't as smart as men, theydon't have the gifting as men,
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don't have the gifting as men,it's saying that women's frame
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it's saying that women's frameis weaker by and large
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is weaker by and largethan a man's frame.
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than a man's frame.And God's created us with unique
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And God's created us with uniqueroles and differences.
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roles and differences.God's given to man
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God's given to manthe stewardship to be the leader
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the stewardship to be the leaderof the family.
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of the family.That is not a knock on women
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That is not a knock on womenat all and even in this text,
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at all and even in this text,it shows that there
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it shows that thereis a powerful partnership
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is a powerful partnershipin marriage.
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in marriage.And I think that's one
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And I think that's oneof the things Shelley and I
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of the things Shelley and Iwanted to unpack
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wanted to unpacka little bit today.
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a little bit today.There's a powerful possibility,
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There's a powerful possibility,I believe, when a man realizes
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I believe, when a man realizesit in marriage that partnership
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it in marriage that partnershipis where the power is.
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is where the power is.And yes, God gives
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And yes, God givesdifferent roles.
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different roles.And yes, God gives structure.
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And yes, God gives structure.But there's a partnership
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But there's a partnershipin every marriage, if that
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in every marriage, if thatmarriage is gonna really have
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marriage is gonna really haveit's best chance to have
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it's best chance to havethe biggest impact on the world.
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the biggest impact on the world.We had this couple of little
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We had this couple of littlepieces of pottery at our house
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pieces of pottery at our housethat were given to us when we
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that were given to us when wewent to Israel for the first
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went to Israel for the firsttime decades ago.
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time decades ago.And they're seemingly legit.
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And they're seemingly legit.They've got these certificates
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They've got these certificatesof authenticity and they,
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of authenticity and they,like, date from what we're
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like, date from what we'rereading about right here.
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reading about right here.One of them is a little jar
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One of them is a little jarabout this big and it's on this
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about this big and it's on thislittle stand and we don't have
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little stand and we don't havekids running around the house
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kids running around the houseand didn't at the time
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and didn't at the timeand so we just put
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and so we just putit on this table.
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it on this table.And one day we had a friend come
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And one day we had a friend comeover who had kids and he was
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over who had kids and he waslike, "Is that thing real?"
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like, "Is that thing real?"And I was like, "Yeah.
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And I was like, "Yeah.It's, like, real,
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It's, like, real,like Jesus time.
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like Jesus time.Jesus may have actually touched
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Jesus may have actually touchedit at some point.
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it at some point.I don't know."
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I don't know."And he goes, "Why do you have
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And he goes, "Why do you haveit just sitting out
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it just sitting outon the table like that?"
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on the table like that?"And he, like, picked it up
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And he, like, picked it upand he was like,
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and he was like,"My kids are coming out
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"My kids are coming outof the car right now.
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of the car right now.You don't want stuff like
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You don't want stuff likethis in your house."
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this in your house."And he takes it in another room
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And he takes it in another roomand he puts it way up
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and he puts it way upon a top shelf.
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on a top shelf.And I don't know why
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And I don't know whybut that came back
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but that came backto my mind reading this.
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to my mind reading this.It's like it's a mentality
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It's like it's a mentalityof the husband to say,
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of the husband to say,"I want to treat my wife
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"I want to treat my wifewith that kind of value.
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with that kind of value.I want to have that kind
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I want to have that kindof consideration for her
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of consideration for heras valuable in this partnership
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as valuable in this partnershipthat God has allowed
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that God has allowedus to be in."
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us to be in."I have the spiritual gift
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I have the spiritual giftof going from A to B.
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of going from A to B.And some of you wives
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And some of you wivescan 'amen' that.
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can 'amen' that.There's a lot of tension
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There's a lot of tensionin the room right now.
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in the room right now.Nobody's laughing,
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Nobody's laughing,nobody's breathing,
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nobody's breathing,everybody's like, "Are they
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everybody's like, "Are theygonna make it through this?"
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gonna make it through this?"I think we are.
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I think we are.But a lot of women know that
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But a lot of women know thatabout your husband, right?
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about your husband, right?He's got that, "I got an idea.
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He's got that, "I got an idea.Let's do it."
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Let's do it."And then about 20 minutes later
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And then about 20 minutes laterhe's got another idea.
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he's got another idea.Or maybe it's flip-flopped
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Or maybe it's flip-floppedin your relationship.
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in your relationship.But I'm the A to B guy
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But I'm the A to B guyand Shelley's the A to Z person
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and Shelley's the A to Z personin our relationship
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in our relationshipand it's been the melding
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and it's been the meldingtogether of those two things
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together of those two thingsthat's allowed us to do
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that's allowed us to doeverything we've done
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everything we've donein our lives.
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in our lives.And you talk about it, babe,
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And you talk about it, babe,complimenting versus competing.
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complimenting versus competing.And I know that you made this
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And I know that you made thispost, long before we planned
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post, long before we plannedon doing this series,
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on doing this series,in October on your Instagram.
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in October on your Instagram.And Shelley's a good follow,
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And Shelley's a good follow,by the way, on Instagram.
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by the way, on Instagram.There's a lot of wisdom
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There's a lot of wisdomcoming out of there,
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coming out of there,but I asked if we could put
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but I asked if we could putthis up today.
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this up today.This is us in the Valley
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This is us in the Valleyof Elah.
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of Elah.She says, you say--
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She says, you say--I say, she says.
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I say, she says.You said, "As a wife,
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You said, "As a wife,I'm subject to my husband
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I'm subject to my husbandand his leadership.
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and his leadership.He's also my Pastor."
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He's also my Pastor."And when I read that line,
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And when I read that line,I was like, "Man, that
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I was like, "Man, thatis a heavy load right there.
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is a heavy load right there.This dude is my husband and he's
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This dude is my husband and he'salso my Pastor."
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also my Pastor."I had never really thought
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I had never really thoughtabout that until I read that.
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about that until I read that.- That's why I posted it,
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- That's why I posted it,just so you could read it.
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just so you could read it.- "I am the daughter of my
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- "I am the daughter of myfather, both earthly
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father, both earthlyand heavenly,
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and heavenly,and I'm subject and determined
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and I'm subject and determinedto honor them both.
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to honor them both.I'm not less because I am under
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I'm not less because I am undertheir leadership.
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their leadership.I am more at peace because
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I am more at peace becauseI choose to honor and respect.
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I choose to honor and respect.The world is lying when it says
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The world is lying when it saysthat to submit
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that to submitis to be controlled,
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is to be controlled,when in actuality appropriate
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when in actuality appropriatesubmission is the dying to self
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submission is the dying to selfin the story of gospel
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in the story of gospelthat brings us to life, freedom,
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that brings us to life, freedom,and ultimately abundance.
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and ultimately abundance.Now obviously I'm not speaking
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Now obviously I'm not speakingof the misuse of power,"
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of the misuse of power,"and of course we're not speaking
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and of course we're not speakingof that and neither is Peter."
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of that and neither is Peter."We have to be wise enough
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We have to be wise enoughby the Spirit to figure
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by the Spirit to figureout the difference.
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out the difference.The guidelines God
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The guidelines Godhas encouraged us to live
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has encouraged us to livewithin are in reality for our
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within are in reality for ourgood and for His glory.
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good and for His glory.Be free women of faith.
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Be free women of faith.Rise up to your full
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Rise up to your fullpotential in Jesus.
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potential in Jesus.No man or woman can stop you
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No man or woman can stop youfrom the destiny God purposed
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from the destiny God purposedyou to and for."
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you to and for."This is inspiring me.
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This is inspiring me."Be wise.
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"Be wise.Be honorable.
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Be honorable.Serve God and people
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Serve God and peoplewith humility and grace.
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with humility and grace.Live in truth and abundance
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Live in truth and abundancetoday and always.
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today and always.Amen."
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Amen."That's a very powerful post.
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That's a very powerful post.[applause]
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[applause]- Thank you.
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- Thank you.- What were you thinking when
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- What were you thinking whenyou posted that.
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you posted that.And you don't have to--
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And you don't have to--Something probably prompted
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Something probably promptedthat, but what were you thinking
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that, but what were you thinkingand how can you unpack
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and how can you unpackthat for us today.
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that for us today.- Yeah, I mean, I think I was
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- Yeah, I mean, I think I wasthinking that it just feels
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thinking that it just feelslike as a woman today
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like as a woman todaythat either--
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that either--Either you're in a life
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Either you're in a lifeof submission to a family
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of submission to a familymember, to a husband,
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member, to a husband,to leadership, or you're strong
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to leadership, or you're strongand you rise above it all.
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and you rise above it all.And I actually think you can
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And I actually think you canbe within it and rise
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be within it and riseabove it all.
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above it all.And so I was trying to say,
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And so I was trying to say,and I don't remember it really
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and I don't remember it reallybeing spurred on by
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being spurred on byanything except just--
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anything except just--You know, I live in the culture
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You know, I live in the culturewe live in.
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we live in.I absorb all the things that
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I absorb all the things thatpeople are talking about.
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people are talking about.I'm watching the news
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I'm watching the newsjust like you are.
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just like you are.And I'm just--
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And I'm just--I'm just, I'm trying to carry
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I'm just, I'm trying to carrythe Word of God everyday
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the Word of God everydayin my life.
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in my life.Not just for your sake
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Not just for your sakebut for my sake.
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but for my sake.And I want to live with a Word
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And I want to live with a Wordthat's alive and I want
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that's alive and I wantit to be able to speak
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it to be able to speakto me in any moment, and I want
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to me in any moment, and I wantit to be able to clarify to me
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it to be able to clarify to mewhat it's saying, what He's
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what it's saying, what He'ssaying to me, and I want
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saying to me, and I wantit to be able to refine me
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it to be able to refine mein what He's saying to me.
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in what He's saying to me.And sometimes what I post
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And sometimes what I postis shared with the world,
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is shared with the world,but it quite possibly
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but it quite possiblyis for myself.
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is for myself.Maybe I'm the one who needed
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Maybe I'm the one who neededto read that.
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to read that.And remember, "Hey, I'm within
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And remember, "Hey, I'm withina system and an organization
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a system and an organizationand an authority that God
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and an authority that Godhas set up.
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has set up.I just didn't decide something.
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I just didn't decide something.This is God's set up.
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This is God's set up.And so if God set it that way,
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And so if God set it that way,He must've had a reason
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He must've had a reasonfor it, right?
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for it, right?He must have purpose in the way
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He must have purpose in the wayHe designs things so that not
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He designs things so that notthat we can be limited by them,
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that we can be limited by them,but that we could flourish
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but that we could flourishwithin them.
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within them.And I want to flourish.
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And I want to flourish.I want my life to be about
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I want my life to be aboutthe things that last forever.
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the things that last forever.I want my heart to feel free.
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I want my heart to feel free.I want to be able to communicate
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I want to be able to communicatethe way God sent me
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the way God sent meto communicate and put me
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to communicate and put mein life to do that
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in life to do thatwith certain people.
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with certain people.I don't want to feel limited by
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I don't want to feel limited bywhat He's organized,
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what He's organized,I want to feel free by it.
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I want to feel free by it.And so do you.
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And so do you.And I think sometimes we just
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And I think sometimes we justneed to remind ourselves that
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need to remind ourselves thatwhen God was organizing it,
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when God was organizing it,He had a reason.
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He had a reason.And that if we can find
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And that if we can findourselves in the right place
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ourselves in the right placewithin the organized reason,
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within the organized reason,that we can then find ourselves
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that we can then find ourselvesliving with every bit
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living with every bitof purpose, every bit
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of purpose, every bitof destiny, every single thing
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of destiny, every single thingGod dreamed for your life
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God dreamed for your lifeis possible within
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is possible withinwhat He's created.
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what He's created.And I just want encourage
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And I just want encouragepeople, you know, for me,
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people, you know, for me,if I want to think about
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if I want to think aboutdeveloping my heart...
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developing my heart...If Scripture is true and what
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If Scripture is true and whatwe look like on the outside
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we look like on the outsideis a lot less important than
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is a lot less important thanwhat we think it is, then
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what we think it is, thenhow much time do I spend on my
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how much time do I spend on myoutsides versus my insides?
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outsides versus my insides?- Yeah.
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- Yeah.- Shower everyday, do my hair,
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- Shower everyday, do my hair,put on makeup, pick out
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put on makeup, pick outclothing, usually the same
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clothing, usually the samestuff, but shouldn't really
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stuff, but shouldn't reallyhave to pick something...
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have to pick something...You know, how much time is spent
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You know, how much time is spentdisproportionately on this when
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disproportionately on this whenGod says, "I'm really looking
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God says, "I'm really lookingat this."
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at this."- So good.
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- So good.- And how do I begin to change
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- And how do I begin to changeand reorient my own time
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and reorient my own timeinvestment so that it reflects
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investment so that it reflectsin the things I say
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in the things I saylast forever.
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last forever.And my heart, and the fruit
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And my heart, and the fruitof my heart,
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of my heart,is gonna last forever.
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is gonna last forever.And that's the only thing.
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And that's the only thing.My body is disappearing into
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My body is disappearing intothe ground, dust to dust.
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the ground, dust to dust.But my heart, and the way
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But my heart, and the waythat my heart is come alive,
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that my heart is come alive,it says in Scripture that
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it says in Scripture thatit will go on forever.
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it will go on forever.And so I want to spend the kind
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And so I want to spend the kindof time that I would spend
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of time that I would spendon this, on that.
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on this, on that.I also think it's important
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I also think it's importantthat we focus on what
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that we focus on whatwe want to become.
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we want to become.There's a saying that says,
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There's a saying that says,"We become what we behold."
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"We become what we behold."So I just ask you the question
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So I just ask you the questiontoday, what are you looking at?
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today, what are you looking at?- Yeah.
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- Yeah.- What are you moving toward?
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- What are you moving toward?What do you see?
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What do you see?What's in your vision?
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What's in your vision?That's what you will become.
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That's what you will become.So make sure that Jesus
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So make sure that Jesusis front and center.
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is front and center.So one of the things you
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So one of the things youmentioned, just in closing
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mentioned, just in closing'cause I already closed,
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'cause I already closed,but I'm gonna close
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but I'm gonna closeone more time.
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one more time.- But I'm gonna close
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- But I'm gonna closeafter you close.
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after you close.- You can have the last close,
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- You can have the last close,that would be great.
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that would be great.You mentioned comparing
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You mentioned comparingversus complimenting.
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versus complimenting.And I would say two things,
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And I would say two things,just to admit:
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just to admit:A, we're both, I would say,
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A, we're both, I would say,A-type drivers.
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A-type drivers.I don't know in what vernacular,
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I don't know in what vernacular,words, Enneagram, testing,
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words, Enneagram, testing,you want to put that in.
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you want to put that in.Louie and I are both driven.
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Louie and I are both driven.It would be really easy for me,
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It would be really easy for me,in life, to wake up everyday
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in life, to wake up everydaywith my own agenda.
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with my own agenda.I actually do wake up everyday
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I actually do wake up everydaywith my own agenda, sorry.
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with my own agenda, sorry.I made it sound like
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I made it sound likeI wasn't doing that.
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I wasn't doing that.But it would be challenging if I
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But it would be challenging if Iwoke up everyday with my own
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woke up everyday with my ownagenda and I was determined
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agenda and I was determinedfor my agenda to win.
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for my agenda to win.All of a sudden, I'm putting us
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All of a sudden, I'm putting usin a competitive situation.
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in a competitive situation.Are we gonna do what you want
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Are we gonna do what you wanttoday or are we gonna do what
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today or are we gonna do whatI want today?
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I want today?Are we gonna do what you want
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Are we gonna do what you wanttoday or are we gonna do what
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today or are we gonna do whatI want today?
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I want today?'Cause, I know this surprises
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'Cause, I know this surprisesyou, especially those of you
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you, especially those of youwho are married, but we don't
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who are married, but we don'talways want the same things.
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always want the same things.[laughter]
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[laughter]Right?
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Right?He's got something on his mind
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He's got something on his mindhe's going for,
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he's going for,and I've got something on mine
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and I've got something on minethat I'm going for.
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that I'm going for.So that's where the rubber
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So that's where the rubbermeets the road in life.
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meets the road in life.Who wins?
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Who wins?The thing that has brought me
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The thing that has brought methe most peace, as what I would
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the most peace, as what I wouldhope as a submitted wife,
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hope as a submitted wife,I don't know that I do it
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I don't know that I do itperfectly and neither will you
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perfectly and neither will youif you're a wife, but I have
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if you're a wife, but I havea desire to live in the system
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a desire to live in the systemthat God created and to give
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that God created and to givehim honor and glory for it.
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him honor and glory for it.And I think the main thing
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And I think the main thingfor me that helps me is to not
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for me that helps me is to notlook at Louie everyday and try
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God has already given me
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God has already given mewhat I need,
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what I need,and he's also given it to you.
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and he's also given it to you.And so I need to quit asking
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And so I need to quit askingpeople to give me what
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people to give me whatonly God can give me.
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only God can give me.And so do you.
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And so do you.So do you.
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So do you.He is a good guy.
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He is a good guy.He is trying to live Scripture
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He is trying to live Scripturewhere he honors and gives me
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where he honors and gives mesupport the way he should
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support the way he shouldas a husband.
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as a husband.But he cannot give me
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But he cannot give mewhat I need.
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what I need.Only God can give me
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Only God can give mewhat I need.
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what I need.And the quicker I stop asking
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And the quicker I stop askinghim to play God's role,
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him to play God's role,the more complete I'm gonna be.
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the more complete I'm gonna be.So if you want to be a wife that
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So if you want to be a wife thatrises up and doesn't have
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rises up and doesn't haveto compete with your husband
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to compete with your husbandto be heard, understood, or help
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to be heard, understood, or helpdetermine the way,
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determine the way,then hear God said this:
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I choose you, and I've chosen
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I choose you, and I've chosenyou to bear fruit.
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you to bear fruit.Not just any kind of fruit,
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Not just any kind of fruit,the fruit the lasts forever.
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the fruit the lasts forever.I picked you.
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I picked you.You're already picked.
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You're already picked.If you're single and you wonder
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If you're single and you wonderif you'll ever be
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if you'll ever bein a relationship with anybody
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in a relationship with anybodythat feels this way,
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that feels this way,hear God today say,
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hear God today say,"I chose you.
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"I chose you.I picked you to bear
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I picked you to beareverlasting fruit."
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everlasting fruit."You have everything that
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You have everything thatyou need today.
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you need today.So do not try to grab
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So do not try to grabfrom people what only God
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from people what only Godcan give to you.
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can give to you.Be at peace.
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Be at peace.You're chosen.
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You're chosen.Amen.
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Amen.- So great.
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- So great.I love it.
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I love it.It's powerful.
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It's powerful.I want to just end
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I want to just endon this verse 7.
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on this verse 7.I want us to look at this one
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I want us to look at this onephrase because it, I think,
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phrase because it, I think,it minimizes the tension
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it minimizes the tensionthat the world wants to put into
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that the world wants to put intothis idea of God giving balance
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this idea of God giving balancein relationships that he's given
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in relationships that he's givenus in marriage.
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us in marriage."Husbands, in the same way
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"Husbands, in the same waybe considerate as you live
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be considerate as you livewith your wives, treat them
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with your wives, treat themwith respect."
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with respect."Let's just think about that
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Let's just think about thatfor a moment.
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for a moment."Husbands treat them
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"Husbands treat themwith respect," so that's
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with respect," so that'sa whole marriage seminar
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a whole marriage seminarin and of itself,
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in and of itself,"As the weaker partner."
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"As the weaker partner."Obviously we know and we're
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Obviously we know and we'retrying to model today that
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trying to model today thatdoesn't mean that she's any
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doesn't mean that she's anyless of a person, has any less
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less of a person, has any lesspotential, gifting, opportunity.
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potential, gifting, opportunity.She might be smarter than you
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She might be smarter than youfor crying out loud.
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for crying out loud.She might actually have better
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She might actually have betterideas than you have in some
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ideas than you have in somecases and to be able
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cases and to be ableto understand that.
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to understand that.But look at this next phrase,
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But look at this next phrase,"And as heirs with you
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"And as heirs with youof the gracious gift of life."
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of the gracious gift of life."In other words, the bedrock
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In other words, the bedrockof our marriage is Jesus.
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of our marriage is Jesus.And Jesus has made us co-heirs
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And Jesus has made us co-heirstogether of the same gospel,
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together of the same gospel,the same grace, the same
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the same grace, the sameforgiveness, the same spirit,
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forgiveness, the same spirit,the same word, the same mission.
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the same word, the same mission.We're co-heirs together.
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We're co-heirs together.So there's no hierarchy
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So there's no hierarchyin the gospel.
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in the gospel.We both came in the door,
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We both came in the door,called grace, and we both
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called grace, and we bothare heirs of all of the things
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are heirs of all of the thingsthat are ours
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that are oursbecause of grace.
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because of grace.And so look what it says.
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And so look what it says.So they're "a co-heir
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So they're "a co-heirof the gracious gift of life.
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of the gracious gift of life.So do this, husbands,
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So do this, husbands,so that nothing will
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so that nothing willhinder your prayers."
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hinder your prayers."I take that to mean that if I
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I take that to mean that if Iwant to be everything God
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want to be everything Godis creating me to be,
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is creating me to be,I can't do that alone.
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I can't do that alone.In this relationship,
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In this relationship,I need Shelley to be a part
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I need Shelley to be a partof the process of God doing what
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of the process of God doing whatHe wants to do in my life.
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He wants to do in my life.And I believe that I can
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And I believe that I canbe better if we're
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be better if we'rein partnership.
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in partnership.'Cause I'm gonna pray
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'Cause I'm gonna praybetter prayers.
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better prayers.We are going to pray better
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We are going to pray betterprayers together than
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prayers together thanI'm gonna pray by myself.
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I'm gonna pray by myself.I'm gonna have input
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I'm gonna have inputfrom Shelley in all
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from Shelley in allof the things that we do,
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of the things that we do,and that's just gonna make
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and that's just gonna makeevery decision we make
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every decision we makea better decision.
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a better decision.So the plans and the prayers
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So the plans and the prayersare gonna be better plans
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are gonna be better plansand better prayers because
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and better prayers becausewe're in partnership together,
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we're in partnership together,co-heirs together.
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co-heirs together.And I'm not trying
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And I'm not tryingto rule over Shelley,
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to rule over Shelley,I'm trying to release Shelley.
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I'm trying to release Shelley.I'm not trying to keep her down,
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I'm not trying to keep her down,I'm trying to lift her up.
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I'm trying to lift her up.I'm not trying to put her
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I'm not trying to put herin the background, I actually
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in the background, I actuallyask her to teach and speak
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ask her to teach and speakand lead a lot more than
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and lead a lot more thanshe says 'yes' to because
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she says 'yes' to becauseI know what's in her heart
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I know what's in her heartand I want the world to see
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and I want the world to seeand hear what I see
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and hear what I seeand hear in her.
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and hear in her.And so it's that freedom
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And so it's that freedomin that beautiful marriage,
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in that beautiful marriage,if you will, of Shelley saying,
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if you will, of Shelley saying,"I honor you and I respect you.
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"I honor you and I respect you.You're my husband and God has
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You're my husband and God hasput you in that position
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put you in that positionin my life."
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in my life."And it's me trying to say,
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And it's me trying to say,"And I honor and respect you.
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"And I honor and respect you.And I want to lift you up.
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And I want to lift you up.And I want to put you
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And I want to put youon display.
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on display.And I want people to see what
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And I want people to see whatGod's doing in
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God's doing inand through your life.
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and through your life.And I want to know how
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And I want to know howyou feel about this
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you feel about thisparticular situation."
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particular situation."I mean, watching us lead
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I mean, watching us leadtogether, you can ask the folks
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together, you can ask the folkswho are on our management level
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who are on our management levelwith us, who are in meetings
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with us, who are in meetingswith us all day, every day,
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with us all day, every day,or in lots of settings
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or in lots of settingslike that with us,
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like that with us,man we both have opinions
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man we both have opinionsand we don't mind sharing them.
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and we don't mind sharing them.And people are like,
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And people are like,"Oh my gosh.
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"Oh my gosh.Here comes Louie
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Here comes Louieand Shelley again.
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and Shelley again.And we'll see who wins."
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And we'll see who wins."And Shelley's like, you know,
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And Shelley's like, you know,"We don't know who's gonna win."
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"We don't know who's gonna win."It's like...
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It's like...[laughter]
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[laughter]- That's not true.
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- That's not true.- And sometimes...
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- And sometimes...- Sometimes, yeah.
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- Sometimes, yeah.[laughter]
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[laughter]- And for me, I don't go,
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- And for me, I don't go,"Wait a minute, it's always
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"Wait a minute, it's alwaysgonna be my way."
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gonna be my way."Because what man is going
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Because what man is goingto get it right every time?
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to get it right every time?Say, "You know, it's gonna
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Say, "You know, it's gonnabe my way.
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be my way.I'm the head of this household."
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I'm the head of this household."Well, I am the head
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Well, I am the headof our household but that
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of our household but thatdoesn't mean that I'm right
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doesn't mean that I'm rightevery single time.
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every single time.And so it's the beauty
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And so it's the beautyof the gospel bringing us
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of the gospel bringing ustogether and allowing us to live
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together and allowing us to livein harmony that's going to give
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in harmony that's going to giveus the best possibility for our
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us the best possibility for ourprayers to be answered,
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prayers to be answered,for our lives to make
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for our lives to makethe greatest impact they can
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the greatest impact they canmake in the world,
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make in the world,and I just pray that God will
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and I just pray that God willcontinue to awaken all of us
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continue to awaken all of usto that beautiful partnership
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to that beautiful partnershipthat he's calling us
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that he's calling usto in this text.
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to in this text.And if you're, again,
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And if you're, again,listening today and you're like,
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listening today and you're like,"I'm not married and I don't
00:24:45.466 --> 00:24:46.700
"I'm not married and I don'tknow if I'm going to be married.
00:24:46.700 --> 00:24:48.102
know if I'm going to be married.And I was married
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And I was marriedand I don't know that
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and I don't know thatI fit into all of this."
00:24:50.437 --> 00:24:51.005
I fit into all of this."Well, I want you
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Well, I want youto be encouraged today if you
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to be encouraged today if youare married, but I also want
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are married, but I also wantyou just to walk away,
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you just to walk away,all of us today, that this
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all of us today, that thisis God's plan for all of us.
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is God's plan for all of us."Finally, finally,"
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"Finally, finally,"It's coming down to the end
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It's coming down to the endof this whole section.
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of this whole section."Finally, live in harmony
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"Finally, live in harmonywith one another."
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with one another."In other words, understand that
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In other words, understand thatby living in harmony you're not
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by living in harmony you're notgonna abandon your position
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gonna abandon your positionto have powerful influence
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to have powerful influencein this world.
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in this world."Be sympathetic."
00:25:21.001 --> 00:25:22.536
"Be sympathetic."By trying to bear somebody
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By trying to bear somebodyelse's concern, you're not
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else's concern, you're notgonna lose your opportunity
00:25:25.372 --> 00:25:29.343
gonna lose your opportunityto be light in a dark world.
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to be light in a dark world."Be brothers, be compassionate,
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"Be brothers, be compassionate,and be humble.
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and be humble.Don't repay evil with evil,
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Don't repay evil with evil,or insult with insult,
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or insult with insult,but with blessing,
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but with blessing,because to this you were called
00:25:39.119 --> 00:25:41.455
because to this you were calledso that you might inherit
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so that you might inherita blessing."
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a blessing."And all of this in the context
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And all of this in the contextof Jesus who was under
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of Jesus who was underthis Roman authority,
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this Roman authority,who put himself in a submissive
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who put himself in a submissiveposition, who yielded himself
00:25:53.801 --> 00:25:55.269
position, who yielded himselffor the sins of the world,
00:25:55.269 --> 00:25:57.137
for the sins of the world,who rode into Jerusalem
00:25:57.137 --> 00:25:59.273
who rode into Jerusalemon a donkey, coming in low.
00:25:59.273 --> 00:26:00.240
on a donkey, coming in low.They were trying to throw palm
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They were trying to throw palmbranches out because they didn't
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branches out because they didn'tunderstand that he was coming
00:26:03.844 --> 00:26:06.447
understand that he was comingin to give His life for the sins
00:26:06.447 --> 00:26:08.148
in to give His life for the sinsof the world, lifted up
00:26:08.148 --> 00:26:10.751
of the world, lifted upon a Roman cross so that
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on a Roman cross so thateverybody could call
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everybody could callon that name and be saved.
00:26:13.988 --> 00:26:16.390
on that name and be saved.Jesus is showing us you don't
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Jesus is showing us you don'tlose your opportunity to have
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lose your opportunity to havepowerful influence in the world
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powerful influence in the worldby any position that
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by any position thatyou're put in.
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you're put in.Whether you're put in front
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Whether you're put in frontof Pilot, or put up
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of Pilot, or put upon a cross, as long as you
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on a cross, as long as youare willing to be in the hands
00:26:30.104 --> 00:26:32.139
are willing to be in the handsof God, God will use you,
00:26:32.139 --> 00:26:33.641
of God, God will use you,He can use you,
00:26:33.641 --> 00:26:35.109
He can use you,and He will bring the gospel
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and He will bring the gospelforth in your life
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forth in your lifeand through your situation.
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and through your situation.So, babe, thank you for coming
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So, babe, thank you for comingtoday and just bringing so much
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today and just bringing so muchamazing goodness into this talk.
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amazing goodness into this talk.I thought it was amazing.
00:26:47.554 --> 00:26:49.289
I thought it was amazing.Do you guys feel like we should
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Do you guys feel like we shoulddo more of that?
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