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A Voice for Good | Better Together

Better Together

June 14, 2019

21:59

Let's discuss the power of using our voices with purpose. | TBN Prayer Line: 1-888-731-1000

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A Voice for Good | Better Together

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- Do you want your voice to make a difference,
- - Do you want your voice to make a difference,
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- but you don't know where to start?
- but you don't know where to start?
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- Well, today's conversation might help you do just that.
- Well, today's conversation might help you do just that.
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- (light music)
- (light music)
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- - I'm back in school
- - I'm back in school
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- and learning, my mind's gone boof.
- and learning, my mind's gone boof.
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- You know that little emoji with the brain coming off.
- You know that little emoji with the brain coming off.
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- - [Lily] I like that emoji.
- - [Lily] I like that emoji.
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- (laughter drowns out conversation)
- (laughter drowns out conversation)
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- - But, one of the things that has been hammered
- - But, one of the things that has been hammered
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- in the classes is that Christianity from its inception
- in the classes is that Christianity from its inception
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- was never about a personal faith,
- was never about a personal faith,
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- it's a communal faith.
- it's a communal faith.
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- - Right.
- - Right.
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- - It's portrayed as a body, as a family.
- - It's portrayed as a body, as a family.
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- So yes, you have your own relationship
- So yes, you have your own relationship
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- and experience with Jesus, but it's for the body.
- and experience with Jesus, but it's for the body.
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- It's worked out in the body.
- It's worked out in the body.
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- So I just think for us, for me, finding my voice
- So I just think for us, for me, finding my voice
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- wasn't so that I could have a bigger anything,
- wasn't so that I could have a bigger anything,
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- it wasn't so I could have a platform,
- it wasn't so I could have a platform,
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- it wasn't so I could have a spotlight,
- it wasn't so I could have a spotlight,
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- it wasn't so I could have anything.
- it wasn't so I could have anything.
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- It was so my voice could be added to your voice,
- It was so my voice could be added to your voice,
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- added to your voice, added to your voice and to your voice
- added to your voice, added to your voice and to your voice
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- and to the millions. - So it do its part.
- and to the millions. - So it do its part.
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- - So it could do its part, so that the millions
- - So it could do its part, so that the millions
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- of us could shape culture, right,
- of us could shape culture, right,
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- could become truly the counter cultural.
- could become truly the counter cultural.
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- So, for me, when I think about finding my voice,
- So, for me, when I think about finding my voice,
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- it's never just from, it's not just for me.
- it's never just from, it's not just for me.
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- And so I just think that's the power
- And so I just think that's the power
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- of being a follower of Jesus,
- of being a follower of Jesus,
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- is that it's community, it's communal.
- is that it's community, it's communal.
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- I start thinking, even in our church services
- I start thinking, even in our church services
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- I think sometimes we, if we're not careful,
- I think sometimes we, if we're not careful,
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- we default to platform, it's everything happens
- we default to platform, it's everything happens
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- on the platform and there's not the community aspect of it.
- on the platform and there's not the community aspect of it.
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- So what are we doing together, how are we, as a church,
- So what are we doing together, how are we, as a church,
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- are we finding our voices together.
- are we finding our voices together.
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- And, you know, I just think that there's a bigger reason
- And, you know, I just think that there's a bigger reason
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- for you finding your voice,
- for you finding your voice,
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- it's not just so here you can go,
- it's not just so here you can go,
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- yep, check, I found my voice.
- yep, check, I found my voice.
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- Me using my voice has actually freed other people
- Me using my voice has actually freed other people
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- to use theirs, I remember somebody telling me,
- to use theirs, I remember somebody telling me,
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- way back in the day, as soon as I got that revelation,
- way back in the day, as soon as I got that revelation,
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- if you will, about being free to be who I am
- if you will, about being free to be who I am
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- and use my voice, and so that's how I did it from then on.
- and use my voice, and so that's how I did it from then on.
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- And I remember, a young woman came to me, she said,
- And I remember, a young woman came to me, she said,
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- you know what, I loved your message
- you know what, I loved your message
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- about being free to be yourself.
- about being free to be yourself.
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- Now here's the thing, that wasn't my message at all.
- Now here's the thing, that wasn't my message at all.
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- But, what she did was she saw someone
- But, what she did was she saw someone
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- who was just free to be herself
- who was just free to be herself
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- and that's what she got from it.
- and that's what she got from it.
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- And I'm good with that because now that girl
- And I'm good with that because now that girl
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- will go be who she is.
- will go be who she is.
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- And so when you use your voice,
- And so when you use your voice,
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- it actually helps someone else find their voice.
- it actually helps someone else find their voice.
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- - I've always seen the audience as the platform.
- - I've always seen the audience as the platform.
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- You have the leader, you got the Pastor,
- You have the leader, you got the Pastor,
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- you've got whoever on the platform,
- you've got whoever on the platform,
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- but that's not where it's happening,
- but that's not where it's happening,
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- it's happening out here - In the hearts of people.
- it's happening out here - In the hearts of people.
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- - In the people.
- - In the people.
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- And if you're not using your voice the way you should,
- And if you're not using your voice the way you should,
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- then there's something wrong in the body
- then there's something wrong in the body
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- - Right. - Kinda.
- - Right. - Kinda.
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- So we all need to kinda kick ourselves in the pants
- So we all need to kinda kick ourselves in the pants
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- and go, you know what, we have a voice
- and go, you know what, we have a voice
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- and it's always to do good, it's never to bring anyone down,
- and it's always to do good, it's never to bring anyone down,
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- it's never, you know, I was sent a video this week
- it's never, you know, I was sent a video this week
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- and it was on end time prophecy
- and it was on end time prophecy
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- and my friend who sent it to me didn't give me a reason
- and my friend who sent it to me didn't give me a reason
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- for just sending me this hour and a half long thing.
- for just sending me this hour and a half long thing.
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- - Hour and a half. - I was like okay,
- - Hour and a half. - I was like okay,
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- is there a point? (laughter drowns out speaker)
- is there a point? (laughter drowns out speaker)
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- It was interesting and I had my husband watch it
- It was interesting and I had my husband watch it
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- after I listened to it for a little while.
- after I listened to it for a little while.
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- And very interesting, very engaging on the end time prophecy
- And very interesting, very engaging on the end time prophecy
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- and stuff, and so we're both leaning in
- and stuff, and so we're both leaning in
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- and all of a sudden they just start hacking away on a church
- and all of a sudden they just start hacking away on a church
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- that we all love dearly and a movement.
- that we all love dearly and a movement.
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- It was like, oh.
- It was like, oh.
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- And it was so, I know, it was discouraging
- And it was so, I know, it was discouraging
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- seeing them calling some movement out.
- seeing them calling some movement out.
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- And I thought, man, isn't it just better.
- And I thought, man, isn't it just better.
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- - Yeah.
- - Yeah.
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- - The Word tells us what to do, it's to pray.
- - The Word tells us what to do, it's to pray.
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- To pray for them.
- To pray for them.
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- - Or go to them.
- - Or go to them.
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- - [Laura] Go to them.
- - [Laura] Go to them.
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- - But, not go to social media.
- - But, not go to social media.
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- - And I was just so shocked, after watching for 30 minutes,
- - And I was just so shocked, after watching for 30 minutes,
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- I was like thanks a lot, for that.
- I was like thanks a lot, for that.
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- But, it's always to be edifying and to be encouraging.
- But, it's always to be edifying and to be encouraging.
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- If there is something that you don't feel,
- If there is something that you don't feel,
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- pray, pray for 'em.
- pray, pray for 'em.
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- - So use your voice and pray.
- - So use your voice and pray.
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- - Use your voice and pray.
- - Use your voice and pray.
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- - So sometimes it's not always.
- - So sometimes it's not always.
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- - [Laura] In a megaphone.
- - [Laura] In a megaphone.
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- - Right. Right, so that's the point.
- - Right. Right, so that's the point.
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- What if we actually all prayed for each other?
- What if we actually all prayed for each other?
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- - Wow. - That'd be amazing.
- - Wow. - That'd be amazing.
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- - What a novel idea.
- - What a novel idea.
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- - But, I do think it's. - Instead of immediately
- - But, I do think it's. - Instead of immediately
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- social media, calling somebody out.
- social media, calling somebody out.
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- - I hate the attacking things, but what if,
- - I hate the attacking things, but what if,
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- I do think it's important that the moms and dads watch over
- I do think it's important that the moms and dads watch over
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- this next generation. - Oh, absolutely.
- this next generation. - Oh, absolutely.
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- - And I had read something on social media written
- - And I had read something on social media written
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- by this young man I really respect, I love his heart.
- by this young man I really respect, I love his heart.
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- But he said, he had a blog and it got my attention
- But he said, he had a blog and it got my attention
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- and I read it, there were some things he said
- and I read it, there were some things he said
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- and they were really powerful
- and they were really powerful
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- and there were some things he said
- and there were some things he said
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- and they were really wrong.
- and they were really wrong.
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- I thought, well, I can either just think he's wrong
- I thought, well, I can either just think he's wrong
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- or I can reach out to him because I respect him.
- or I can reach out to him because I respect him.
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- So I said, hey, I'm gonna reach out to you.
- So I said, hey, I'm gonna reach out to you.
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- You may not even want my voice in your life.
- You may not even want my voice in your life.
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- I'm a grandmother, I'm those people you're talking about,
- I'm a grandmother, I'm those people you're talking about,
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- he was kind of attacking the older generation.
- he was kind of attacking the older generation.
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- I said, there are of us that wanna build bridges
- I said, there are of us that wanna build bridges
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- and you contradicted yourself
- and you contradicted yourself
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- and you can't insult and invite people at the same time.
- and you can't insult and invite people at the same time.
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- - Right, that's good. - And you shut out the people
- - Right, that's good. - And you shut out the people
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- that need to hear you and you've labeled people
- that need to hear you and you've labeled people
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- which limits everybody, and so I just told him
- which limits everybody, and so I just told him
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- a couple of my things and he wrote me back.
- a couple of my things and he wrote me back.
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- He just said, thank you, thank you.
- He just said, thank you, thank you.
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- He said, I know what I said was incomplete.
- He said, I know what I said was incomplete.
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- I know what I said contradicted itself,
- I know what I said contradicted itself,
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- but I felt like it was just too important
- but I felt like it was just too important
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- to not say something, I couldn't remain silent.
- to not say something, I couldn't remain silent.
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- And so I think sometimes we just "affirm" "affirm" "affirm"
- And so I think sometimes we just "affirm" "affirm" "affirm"
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- but exhortation also is correction.
- but exhortation also is correction.
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- And if I want the next generation to do it better,
- And if I want the next generation to do it better,
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- I can't just say, I love you Hosanna.
- I can't just say, I love you Hosanna.
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- I have to love her enough to say, hey, I love you,
- I have to love her enough to say, hey, I love you,
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- but that was wrong. - Look, but you,
- but that was wrong. - Look, but you,
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- - And I've learnt the hard way.
- - And I've learnt the hard way.
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- - I have been so blessed by women
- - I have been so blessed by women
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- that have more experience than me,
- that have more experience than me,
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- more years in their life than me, speaking into my life
- more years in their life than me, speaking into my life
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- and giving me their wisdom and I think our dialogue
- and giving me their wisdom and I think our dialogue
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- is one of the most Christ-like, powerful things.
- is one of the most Christ-like, powerful things.
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- Talking about what I'm seeing in my generation
- Talking about what I'm seeing in my generation
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- and them talking about what they saw in their generation.
- and them talking about what they saw in their generation.
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- Them giving me wisdom that I wouldn't have without them
- Them giving me wisdom that I wouldn't have without them
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- and me giving them new ideas of how to reach this generation
- and me giving them new ideas of how to reach this generation
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- that they wouldn't have thought of without me saying it.
- that they wouldn't have thought of without me saying it.
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- That dialogue is so, man, it's so the heart of Jesus.
- That dialogue is so, man, it's so the heart of Jesus.
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- That we would all come together and bring our best,
- That we would all come together and bring our best,
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- our best foot forward to come together,
- our best foot forward to come together,
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- to speak of things that bring him glory.
- to speak of things that bring him glory.
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- It is so important, I know so many women
- It is so important, I know so many women
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- that have this, women my age, that have a complex
- that have this, women my age, that have a complex
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- of older women always saying, but you're too young,
- of older women always saying, but you're too young,
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- of older women saying things like but when you're older
- of older women saying things like but when you're older
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- you can do something or you're just a little kid.
- you can do something or you're just a little kid.
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- And those friends of mine, man, they really struggle.
- And those friends of mine, man, they really struggle.
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- They have a harder fight to hear the voice of God
- They have a harder fight to hear the voice of God
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- and live in their full calling.
- and live in their full calling.
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- 'Cause all these women have been condescending to them
- 'Cause all these women have been condescending to them
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- with their age and experience.
- with their age and experience.
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- I have been so blessed that the women in my life
- I have been so blessed that the women in my life
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- don't tear me down 'cause I'm young.
- don't tear me down 'cause I'm young.
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- They uplift me 'cause I'm young.
- They uplift me 'cause I'm young.
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- They tell me it's important to use my youthful voice.
- They tell me it's important to use my youthful voice.
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- They tell me that they time is now for me to be more
- They tell me that they time is now for me to be more
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- of who I already am and I've been so blessed in that.
- of who I already am and I've been so blessed in that.
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- So much so that when older women do tear me down,
- So much so that when older women do tear me down,
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- I've just been flooded with too much of the truth
- I've just been flooded with too much of the truth
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- that at this point it has to balance off.
- that at this point it has to balance off.
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- But a lot of people aren't as fortunate.
- But a lot of people aren't as fortunate.
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- So I would say to older women, please help us,
- So I would say to older women, please help us,
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- please speak truth to us, please give us your wisdom.
- please speak truth to us, please give us your wisdom.
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- We might not know to ask you to help us.
- We might not know to ask you to help us.
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- We might not have the courage or the bravery
- We might not have the courage or the bravery
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- or the social skills to go up to you
- or the social skills to go up to you
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- and ask for you to help us.
- and ask for you to help us.
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- - So there've been many times where I will have said
- - So there've been many times where I will have said
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- to someone, would you like to hear what I have to say
- to someone, would you like to hear what I have to say
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- about what you just wrote?
- about what you just wrote?
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- - Yeah. - Yeah.
- - Yeah. - Yeah.
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- - And most of the time,
- - And most of the time,
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- - They'll say yes.
- - They'll say yes.
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- - Yes!
- - Yes!
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- Right, so then I'm using my voice
- Right, so then I'm using my voice
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- to kind of help them refine theirs.
- to kind of help them refine theirs.
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- - Because you are a community.
- - Because you are a community.
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- - 'Cause we're together.
- - 'Cause we're together.
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- - It's like. - Better together.
- - It's like. - Better together.
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- - Yes, we're better together.
- - Yes, we're better together.
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- - But I think if you stay broad-minded,
- - But I think if you stay broad-minded,
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- then that is a filter. - That's a good way to say it,
- then that is a filter. - That's a good way to say it,
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- in which you say I wanna talk to this person,
- in which you say I wanna talk to this person,
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- is this gonna help or hurt the Bride of Christ,
- is this gonna help or hurt the Bride of Christ,
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- the Body of Christ. - Right, that's good.
- the Body of Christ. - Right, that's good.
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- - The Flock, the Family, the Temple, all the names
- - The Flock, the Family, the Temple, all the names
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- that Jesus calls us in the word of God to let us
- that Jesus calls us in the word of God to let us
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- know how connected we are.
- know how connected we are.
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- We build off of each other, we're a part of the family.
- We build off of each other, we're a part of the family.
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- - Everything he tries - Community
- - Everything he tries - Community
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- - To tell us to describe to us
- - To tell us to describe to us
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- how we're more powerful unified.
- how we're more powerful unified.
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- If we all had that filter of, is this broad-minded?
- If we all had that filter of, is this broad-minded?
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- I'm thinking it's gonna hurt the Bride if I don't tell her
- I'm thinking it's gonna hurt the Bride if I don't tell her
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- that this was wrong, this is gonna, or maybe this is gonna
- that this was wrong, this is gonna, or maybe this is gonna
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- hurt the Bride if I tell her all, just my feelings,
- hurt the Bride if I tell her all, just my feelings,
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- that aren't actually Word based or Spirit-filled.
- that aren't actually Word based or Spirit-filled.
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- Is this gonna help or hurt the bride for me to encourage
- Is this gonna help or hurt the bride for me to encourage
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- this person online or for me to rebuke this person publicly.
- this person online or for me to rebuke this person publicly.
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- And I think that's a great filter for women, for men to have
- And I think that's a great filter for women, for men to have
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- in a social media age and even on or off social media.
- in a social media age and even on or off social media.
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- That's a filter for us to have.
- That's a filter for us to have.
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- Is this broad-minded?
- Is this broad-minded?
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- Are you fighting for the Bride or against the Bride?
- Are you fighting for the Bride or against the Bride?
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- And in times when people have convicted me,
- And in times when people have convicted me,
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- if it's for fighting for the Kingdom,
- if it's for fighting for the Kingdom,
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- from thinking someone's fighting for the King,
- from thinking someone's fighting for the King,
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- that's the time or place to say it.
- that's the time or place to say it.
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- Is this 'cause of my feelings?
- Is this 'cause of my feelings?
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- Is this 'cause you hate this person,
- Is this 'cause you hate this person,
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- you want them to feel bad?
- you want them to feel bad?
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- Or is this fighting for the Kingdom?
- Or is this fighting for the Kingdom?
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- And absolutely, please, call me and convict me
- And absolutely, please, call me and convict me
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- when I say something wrong, I expect it.
- when I say something wrong, I expect it.
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- - And call me.
- - And call me.
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- I want people that will come and say,
- I want people that will come and say,
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- I care about you and I feel like you're a valid gift
- I care about you and I feel like you're a valid gift
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- in the body of Christ, but you're off right now
- in the body of Christ, but you're off right now
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- and I don't know what it is, I don't know if you're tired,
- and I don't know what it is, I don't know if you're tired,
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- I don't know if, you putting in the wrong things in.
- I don't know if, you putting in the wrong things in.
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- But, we need you to be good with this.
- But, we need you to be good with this.
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- - And it seems like this man was broad-minded.
- - And it seems like this man was broad-minded.
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- 'Cause he received it and was like thank you.
- 'Cause he received it and was like thank you.
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- 'Cause I'm not after my own thing,
- 'Cause I'm not after my own thing,
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- I'm after saying something that edifies the Church, so thank
- I'm after saying something that edifies the Church, so thank
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- you, you helped me out. - And you know what?
- you, you helped me out. - And you know what?
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- We had a conversation, and that's the end of the day,
- We had a conversation, and that's the end of the day,
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- we don't cut people off, we have conversations.
- we don't cut people off, we have conversations.
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- (Affirmations)
- (Affirmations)
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- - And that's what the Bible says, we go to them,
- - And that's what the Bible says, we go to them,
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- and if they don't hear us, then okay,
- and if they don't hear us, then okay,
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- we'll bring in another person 'cause maybe my perspective
- we'll bring in another person 'cause maybe my perspective
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- is wrong, but it's always about community.
- is wrong, but it's always about community.
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- - For a lot of the younger generation,
- - For a lot of the younger generation,
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- they're looking for people that are just great models.
- they're looking for people that are just great models.
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- And so, if I could be a texture amongst a whole tapestry
- And so, if I could be a texture amongst a whole tapestry
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- that's being woven in front of them.
- that's being woven in front of them.
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- Maybe I'm just a little texture in their journey,
- Maybe I'm just a little texture in their journey,
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- where it's affirming them,
- where it's affirming them,
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- pointing them in the right direction.
- pointing them in the right direction.
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- And if it's a good thing that person will revisit my voice
- And if it's a good thing that person will revisit my voice
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- and dig from my well and different textures,
- and dig from my well and different textures,
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- because all of that will kind of interweave and create
- because all of that will kind of interweave and create
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- something in that person's life.
- something in that person's life.
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- You can watch Better Together episodes on demand.
- You can watch Better Together episodes on demand.
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- - Go to bettertogether.tv to stream all
- - Go to bettertogether.tv to stream all
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- of our latest conversations.
- of our latest conversations.
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- - I think it's more important now than ever
- - I think it's more important now than ever
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- that people with the Holy Spirit, with wisdom
- that people with the Holy Spirit, with wisdom
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- and discernment are speaking to people
- and discernment are speaking to people
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- about what is the right way and what is the wrong way
- about what is the right way and what is the wrong way
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- because in today's day and age,
- because in today's day and age,
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- with social media, you can post.
- with social media, you can post.
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- Any person can be self-ordained,
- Any person can be self-ordained,
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- have their own self-ordained platform post it
- have their own self-ordained platform post it
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- and it can get so many likes and be so off base.
- and it can get so many likes and be so off base.
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- It gets so much attraction but be so far from the Word.
- It gets so much attraction but be so far from the Word.
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- So we are in a desperate time for people with wisdom
- So we are in a desperate time for people with wisdom
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- in the Word and knowledge and relationship
- in the Word and knowledge and relationship
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- with the Holy Spirit to speak to people.
- with the Holy Spirit to speak to people.
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- Saying that is not, not just not liking it,
- Saying that is not, not just not liking it,
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- but speaking into what - We really need to in private
- but speaking into what - We really need to in private
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- - In private.
- - In private.
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- - Yeah, don't do it on social media.
- - Yeah, don't do it on social media.
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- - And I think people, I don't know if people don't know
- - And I think people, I don't know if people don't know
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- that the word of God doesn't apply if they're typing it
- that the word of God doesn't apply if they're typing it
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- with their thumbs, but you're not supposed to just call out
- with their thumbs, but you're not supposed to just call out
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- somebody and tear them apart on a comment.
- somebody and tear them apart on a comment.
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- - Sometimes on my social media, I will put
- - Sometimes on my social media, I will put
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- kindness is not an endorsement.
- kindness is not an endorsement.
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- We have no right to be unkind.
- We have no right to be unkind.
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- And we are supposed to, as Christians,
- And we are supposed to, as Christians,
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- open our mouth with kindness.
- open our mouth with kindness.
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- If you can't be kind, I need you to shut your mouth.
- If you can't be kind, I need you to shut your mouth.
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- I need you to step back and say,
- I need you to step back and say,
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- what's really going on here?
- what's really going on here?
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- I need you to be loving and kind and courageous.
- I need you to be loving and kind and courageous.
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- And even if we're bringing correction,
- And even if we're bringing correction,
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- we're supposed to do it in a way
- we're supposed to do it in a way
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- that creates an atmosphere of goodness
- that creates an atmosphere of goodness
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- and love so somebody can hear us.
- and love so somebody can hear us.
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- - Not everything needs your opinion too.
- - Not everything needs your opinion too.
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- I think for some of us that have
- I think for some of us that have
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- either social media platforms or whatever,
- either social media platforms or whatever,
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- if you have an antagonizer on your social media,
- if you have an antagonizer on your social media,
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- just delete them, block them.
- just delete them, block them.
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- Why engage with them?
- Why engage with them?
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- - Or don't answer them. - Yeah why respond to them?
- - Or don't answer them. - Yeah why respond to them?
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- - The Bible says, you answer not a fool
- - The Bible says, you answer not a fool
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- according to the Father, unless they think you're wiser
- according to the Father, unless they think you're wiser
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- (cross talk drowns out conversation)
- (cross talk drowns out conversation)
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- - Don't invest your energy.
- - Don't invest your energy.
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- Don't invest your voice. - Just 'cause the whole world
- Don't invest your voice. - Just 'cause the whole world
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- sees this.
- sees this.
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- - Yeah, it still applies.
- - Yeah, it still applies.
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- - And all those people liked it, are they Holy Spirit led?
- - And all those people liked it, are they Holy Spirit led?
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- Are they in the word of God, are those the voices?
- Are they in the word of God, are those the voices?
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- I think it's more important than ever
- I think it's more important than ever
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- that you are crossing this boundary
- that you are crossing this boundary
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- that, maybe, some people would stop at,
- that, maybe, some people would stop at,
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- to say I'm gonna speak truth, I'm gonna speak life.
- to say I'm gonna speak truth, I'm gonna speak life.
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- Because in this world people were to scroll and like,
- Because in this world people were to scroll and like,
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- ordain or not ordain, not realizing
- ordain or not ordain, not realizing
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- how much power their affirmation has.
- how much power their affirmation has.
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- I just think that it's so powerful
- I just think that it's so powerful
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- and it's so important, I think that's more important
- and it's so important, I think that's more important
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- than people realize.
- than people realize.
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- Because they have all these self-ordained platforms.
- Because they have all these self-ordained platforms.
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- No one has ever given them that
- No one has ever given them that
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- but they've chosen for themselves.
- but they've chosen for themselves.
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- I think that's so important
- I think that's so important
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- and I'm so glad and you'd do that.
- and I'm so glad and you'd do that.
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- - So Proverbs 31, she opens her mouth
- - So Proverbs 31, she opens her mouth
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- with wisdom and kindness.
- with wisdom and kindness.
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- - I try my best to use my voice, wherever I go,
- - I try my best to use my voice, wherever I go,
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- to just encourage someone, to reach out.
- to just encourage someone, to reach out.
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- You don't even have to say anything,
- You don't even have to say anything,
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- all you need to do is smile at somebody
- all you need to do is smile at somebody
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- and that can change their day.
- and that can change their day.
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- But, I think just giving little words of encouragement
- But, I think just giving little words of encouragement
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- as your day goes by to who you come in contact with,
- as your day goes by to who you come in contact with,
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- I think that's just a wonderful thing.
- I think that's just a wonderful thing.
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- - And sometimes silence is the best thing.
- - And sometimes silence is the best thing.
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- - [Group] Yes.
- - [Group] Yes.
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- - You can have a voice and choose
- - You can have a voice and choose
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- not to answer back in turn.
- not to answer back in turn.
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- - (mumbling)
- - (mumbling)
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- (laughter drowns out speaker)
- (laughter drowns out speaker)
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- - Multitude over the one is not sin.
- - Multitude over the one is not sin.
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- - [Group] Yeah.
- - [Group] Yeah.
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- - There's a lot of scriptures I've had to memorize.
- - There's a lot of scriptures I've had to memorize.
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- - You need to answer. - [Lady In White] (laughs)
- - You need to answer. - [Lady In White] (laughs)
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- - In the message in Prov, is it answering before listening
- - In the message in Prov, is it answering before listening
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- is both stupid and rude.
- is both stupid and rude.
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- - You memorized that one, that's good.
- - You memorized that one, that's good.
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- - I had to memorize that one.
- - I had to memorize that one.
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- - Or the scripture that says be quick to listen
- - Or the scripture that says be quick to listen
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- and slow to speak and slow to anger.
- and slow to speak and slow to anger.
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- Because when you speak, oh, anger's right alongside there.
- Because when you speak, oh, anger's right alongside there.
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- I believe there's a Godly way to use our voice.
- I believe there's a Godly way to use our voice.
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- I think the textures out there are beautiful.
- I think the textures out there are beautiful.
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- You can have a very boisterous voice, it's not bad.
- You can have a very boisterous voice, it's not bad.
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- You could have a very loud,
- You could have a very loud,
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- you could have a very shy, very quiet,
- you could have a very shy, very quiet,
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- but as long as it comes from a healed place,
- but as long as it comes from a healed place,
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- oh, it's a better voice.
- oh, it's a better voice.
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- I think, you know, not every voice is a healthy voice.
- I think, you know, not every voice is a healthy voice.
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- I think when it's not healthy,
- I think when it's not healthy,
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- it's the incorrect way of using your voice.
- it's the incorrect way of using your voice.
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- So if I could give you a picture of what a voice does,
- So if I could give you a picture of what a voice does,
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- it's like watering a plant, the more you water it with water
- it's like watering a plant, the more you water it with water
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- it's good, but when you speak words of death and life,
- it's good, but when you speak words of death and life,
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- you're not watering that plant.
- you're not watering that plant.
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- And that plant becomes dry and often times it won't grow.
- And that plant becomes dry and often times it won't grow.
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- It's not helpful.
- It's not helpful.
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- And so if you could get that visual
- And so if you could get that visual
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- and picture in your life, I think you will work towards
- and picture in your life, I think you will work towards
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- being a better person in order to be a healthy voice
- being a better person in order to be a healthy voice
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- and a good voice.
- and a good voice.
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- - My favorite part about being on Better Together,
- - My favorite part about being on Better Together,
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- almost feels like cheating, is I feel like
- almost feels like cheating, is I feel like
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- I get to hang out with my friends.
- I get to hang out with my friends.
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- I get to hang out with people that I would enjoy being
- I get to hang out with people that I would enjoy being
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- with if we weren't doing a show.
- with if we weren't doing a show.
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- So the fact that we are doing a show
- So the fact that we are doing a show
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- and inviting other women into our world
- and inviting other women into our world
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- just makes it amazing.
- just makes it amazing.
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- - Did you enjoy today's topic?
- - Did you enjoy today's topic?
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- Well, we wanna hear from you.
- Well, we wanna hear from you.
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- Connect with us on social media
- Connect with us on social media
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- and tell us how you found your voice.
- and tell us how you found your voice.
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- We actually can't wait for you to join the conversation.
- We actually can't wait for you to join the conversation.
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- - That's my daily prayer, it's about words of my mouth.
- - That's my daily prayer, it's about words of my mouth.
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- I pray that every day I guard over the words of my mouth.
- I pray that every day I guard over the words of my mouth.
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- The words of my mouth and meditation of my heart.
- The words of my mouth and meditation of my heart.
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- (crosstalk drowns out conversation)
- (crosstalk drowns out conversation)
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- That is a daily prayer for me.
- That is a daily prayer for me.
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- - That's so good.
- - That's so good.
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- I love that in all the names that Jesus calls us,
- I love that in all the names that Jesus calls us,
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- as the Bride and the Temple and all that,
- as the Bride and the Temple and all that,
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- is the name Flock.
- is the name Flock.
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- And that's been a new revelation for me,
- And that's been a new revelation for me,
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- 00:17:03.260 --> 00:17:05.280
- knowing that we're the, he calls us a flock of sheep,
- knowing that we're the, he calls us a flock of sheep,
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- 00:17:05.280 --> 00:17:08.180
- and I've always thought of that as,
- and I've always thought of that as,
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- 'cause we're care for by the same shepherd
- 'cause we're care for by the same shepherd
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- and because he watches over us
- and because he watches over us
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- and he'll the 99 to get the one.
- and he'll the 99 to get the one.
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- 00:17:13.020 --> 00:17:15.150
- I've always liked that when it's about me being rescued.
- I've always liked that when it's about me being rescued.
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- (laughs) I know but that's one of my favorite
- (laughs) I know but that's one of my favorite
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- interpretations. - Please rescue me.
- interpretations. - Please rescue me.
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- 00:17:20.240 --> 00:17:22.010
- - Oh that verse.
- - Oh that verse.
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- My two friends, they're shepherds right now in Hawaii
- My two friends, they're shepherds right now in Hawaii
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- 00:17:23.140 --> 00:17:26.170
- and he called me and he said, one of my friends,
- and he called me and he said, one of my friends,
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- there're a couple, and he said,
- there're a couple, and he said,
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- Hosanna I've never know this about sheep.
- Hosanna I've never know this about sheep.
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- 00:17:30.170 --> 00:17:33.090
- He goes, many times I've had to leave a flock to get one.
- He goes, many times I've had to leave a flock to get one.
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- 00:17:33.090 --> 00:17:38.020
- And he goes every time I bring back one,
- And he goes every time I bring back one,
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- all the sheep recognize it and come towards it
- all the sheep recognize it and come towards it
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- and the flock is excited when I bring the one.
- and the flock is excited when I bring the one.
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- 00:17:43.180 --> 00:17:47.040
- And that was a very brand new perspective for me
- And that was a very brand new perspective for me
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- because I've always thought, yeah,
- because I've always thought, yeah,
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- he comes after me, he brings me, he leaves all the others.
- he comes after me, he brings me, he leaves all the others.
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- And they have to deal with it.
- And they have to deal with it.
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- 00:17:54.030 --> 00:17:55.010
- He wants to rescue me and I've,
- He wants to rescue me and I've,
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- 00:17:55.010 --> 00:17:56.250
- - It's all about me.
- - It's all about me.
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- 00:17:56.250 --> 00:17:58.030
- - It's all about you.
- - It's all about you.
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- 00:17:58.030 --> 00:17:59.230
- - (laughter drowns out speaker) on the streets.
- - (laughter drowns out speaker) on the streets.
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- Or you know people will know it,
- Or you know people will know it,
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- he'll go after you and that's hardcore and that's so real.
- he'll go after you and that's hardcore and that's so real.
- 00:18:02.080 --> 00:18:04.050
- 00:18:02.080 --> 00:18:04.050
- But, what's also hardcore is the flock.
- But, what's also hardcore is the flock.
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- 00:18:04.050 --> 00:18:06.200
- Realizing that the flock is also hardcore
- Realizing that the flock is also hardcore
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- 00:18:06.200 --> 00:18:08.270
- and they're a big part of the story.
- and they're a big part of the story.
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- Of when someone else is rescued,
- Of when someone else is rescued,
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- when someone else is brought back,
- when someone else is brought back,
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- we're excited 'cause we're a flock.
- we're excited 'cause we're a flock.
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- 00:18:14.290 --> 00:18:16.290
- And that we're taking care of us too.
- And that we're taking care of us too.
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- 00:18:16.290 --> 00:18:18.250
- And so when he said that all the sheep are excited
- And so when he said that all the sheep are excited
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- they know it, they come towards it, it's changed my life.
- they know it, they come towards it, it's changed my life.
- 00:18:20.160 --> 00:18:23.160
- 00:18:20.160 --> 00:18:23.160
- I was like that changes the whole verse to me.
- I was like that changes the whole verse to me.
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- 00:18:23.160 --> 00:18:25.180
- Plus I knew one of my favorite things that Jesus call us is
- Plus I knew one of my favorite things that Jesus call us is
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- like I'm supposed to be very excited.
- like I'm supposed to be very excited.
- 00:18:28.130 --> 00:18:30.270
- 00:18:28.130 --> 00:18:30.270
- - We could be a good flock.
- - We could be a good flock.
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- - Yeah (laughter drowns out speaker) people will be excited.
- - Yeah (laughter drowns out speaker) people will be excited.
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- 00:18:32.110 --> 00:18:34.090
- - We are, we are.
- - We are, we are.
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- 00:18:34.090 --> 00:18:35.270
- - It's powerful, I love it, it's brought new life
- - It's powerful, I love it, it's brought new life
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- to that verse for me.
- to that verse for me.
- 00:18:38.040 --> 00:18:39.020
- 00:18:38.040 --> 00:18:39.020
- - Oh, that's beautiful for sure.
- - Oh, that's beautiful for sure.
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- 00:18:39.020 --> 00:18:39.260
- - Isn't that good?
- - Isn't that good?
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- - [Group] Yes. - So good.
- - [Group] Yes. - So good.
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- 00:18:40.240 --> 00:18:41.180
- - I love it.
- - I love it.
- 00:18:41.180 --> 00:18:42.240
- 00:18:41.180 --> 00:18:42.240
- - The more we get those kind of pictures
- - The more we get those kind of pictures
- 00:18:42.240 --> 00:18:44.040
- 00:18:42.240 --> 00:18:44.040
- and I think, the more we truly understand
- and I think, the more we truly understand
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- 00:18:44.040 --> 00:18:47.280
- that it's not about us as individuals,
- that it's not about us as individuals,
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- that I'm only significant, in the message translation,
- that I'm only significant, in the message translation,
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- talks about I'm only significant
- talks about I'm only significant
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- 00:18:55.130 --> 00:18:56.240
- because of what I'm a part of.
- because of what I'm a part of.
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- 00:18:56.240 --> 00:18:58.250
- My significance doesn't come
- My significance doesn't come
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- 00:18:58.250 --> 00:19:00.070
- from any individual accomplishment,
- from any individual accomplishment,
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- 00:19:00.070 --> 00:19:02.070
- it comes because I am connected and interwoven, together.
- it comes because I am connected and interwoven, together.
- 00:19:02.070 --> 00:19:07.060
- 00:19:02.070 --> 00:19:07.060
- And so that's the same with our voice,
- And so that's the same with our voice,
- 00:19:07.060 --> 00:19:09.030
- 00:19:07.060 --> 00:19:09.030
- my voice is only significant because of what I'm a part of.
- my voice is only significant because of what I'm a part of.
- 00:19:09.030 --> 00:19:14.030
- 00:19:09.030 --> 00:19:14.030
- So the more, I think, we realize the beauty and the delight
- So the more, I think, we realize the beauty and the delight
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- 00:19:15.140 --> 00:19:18.260
- and the perfection of the bigger, the Bride, Flock, right,
- and the perfection of the bigger, the Bride, Flock, right,
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- 00:19:18.260 --> 00:19:23.260
- then the more confident we'll be in our voice.
- then the more confident we'll be in our voice.
- 00:19:25.010 --> 00:19:27.130
- 00:19:25.010 --> 00:19:27.130
- - And even first Corinthians 13, you can be so much,
- - And even first Corinthians 13, you can be so much,
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- 00:19:27.130 --> 00:19:32.130
- you can be so loud and have your megaphone,
- you can be so loud and have your megaphone,
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- standing up for what, but it doesn't come with love,
- standing up for what, but it doesn't come with love,
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- you are just noise.
- you are just noise.
- 00:19:40.260 --> 00:19:42.280
- 00:19:40.260 --> 00:19:42.280
- - Yes, absolutely right. - You are just noise.
- - Yes, absolutely right. - You are just noise.
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- 00:19:42.280 --> 00:19:45.100
- You talk about significant voices,
- You talk about significant voices,
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- you're only noise.
- you're only noise.
- 00:19:47.180 --> 00:19:49.020
- 00:19:47.180 --> 00:19:49.020
- - What's interesting, that there's a progression it says,
- - What's interesting, that there's a progression it says,
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- 00:19:50.180 --> 00:19:54.060
- it profits me nothing then it goes all the way
- it profits me nothing then it goes all the way
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- to I am nothing.
- to I am nothing.
- 00:19:56.230 --> 00:19:59.050
- 00:19:56.230 --> 00:19:59.050
- I mean, that's really interesting.
- I mean, that's really interesting.
- 00:19:59.050 --> 00:20:02.060
- 00:19:59.050 --> 00:20:02.060
- That it goes, I am nothing, without love we are.
- That it goes, I am nothing, without love we are.
- 00:20:02.060 --> 00:20:04.150
- 00:20:02.060 --> 00:20:04.150
- - Without love.
- - Without love.
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- I wanna encourage you to speak life today,
- I wanna encourage you to speak life today,
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- into your children, into your patients,
- into your children, into your patients,
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- into your students, into your customers.
- into your students, into your customers.
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- 00:20:11.100 --> 00:20:15.270
- Just let kindness flow.
- Just let kindness flow.
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- 00:20:15.270 --> 00:20:18.240
- Love and kindness to people.
- Love and kindness to people.
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- 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:20.280
- People see that and it can change
- People see that and it can change
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- their view of Christianity, it can lead them to Christ,
- their view of Christianity, it can lead them to Christ,
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- right there, let them see Jesus on the inside of you.
- right there, let them see Jesus on the inside of you.
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- 00:20:30.170 --> 00:20:32.070
- Let's pray together, Father, in Jesus' name,
- Let's pray together, Father, in Jesus' name,
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- we just come to you and once again,
- we just come to you and once again,
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- 00:20:34.190 --> 00:20:36.140
- we just lay down our lives, God to be used of you.
- we just lay down our lives, God to be used of you.
- 00:20:36.140 --> 00:20:40.170
- 00:20:36.140 --> 00:20:40.170
- I ask that you speak through us God,
- I ask that you speak through us God,
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- make us living vessels, hands and feet of you, Father.
- make us living vessels, hands and feet of you, Father.
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- 00:20:42.220 --> 00:20:47.140
- Minister through our lives today Lord,
- Minister through our lives today Lord,
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- to touch somebody else and show your love,
- to touch somebody else and show your love,
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- 00:20:49.170 --> 00:20:52.090
- in Jesus' name, Amen.
- in Jesus' name, Amen.
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- 00:20:52.090 --> 00:20:54.150
- Call the number on your screen to talk to a prayer partner.
- Call the number on your screen to talk to a prayer partner.
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- 00:20:54.150 --> 00:20:57.160
- We're here for you 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- We're here for you 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- 00:20:57.160 --> 00:21:00.220
- 00:20:57.160 --> 00:21:00.220
- We love you and most importantly, God loves you.
- We love you and most importantly, God loves you.
- 00:21:00.220 --> 00:21:03.090
- 00:21:00.220 --> 00:21:03.090
- - Something you don't know about me
- - Something you don't know about me
- 00:21:03.090 --> 00:21:04.220
- 00:21:03.090 --> 00:21:04.220
- is that I was in university
- is that I was in university
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- 00:21:04.220 --> 00:21:07.220
- to get my degree vocal performance.
- to get my degree vocal performance.
- 00:21:07.220 --> 00:21:09.220
- 00:21:07.220 --> 00:21:09.220
- I wanted to be an opera singer.
- I wanted to be an opera singer.
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- 00:21:09.220 --> 00:21:11.180
- (opera singing)
- (opera singing)
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- 00:21:11.180 --> 00:21:14.080
- I wanted to be an opera singer.
- I wanted to be an opera singer.
- 00:21:24.210 --> 00:21:26.170
- 00:21:24.210 --> 00:21:26.170
- I wanted to sing in all the notable operatic stages
- I wanted to sing in all the notable operatic stages
- 00:21:26.170 --> 00:21:29.090
- 00:21:26.170 --> 00:21:29.090
- across the world, and then I met Jesus,
- across the world, and then I met Jesus,
- 00:21:29.090 --> 00:21:32.060
- 00:21:29.090 --> 00:21:32.060
- and he changed the direction of my life.
- and he changed the direction of my life.
- 00:21:32.060 --> 00:21:34.090
- 00:21:32.060 --> 00:21:34.090
- So yes, I could sing a Puccini Aria
- So yes, I could sing a Puccini Aria
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- 00:21:34.090 --> 00:21:37.130
- in like three seconds flat
- in like three seconds flat
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- and preach you a sermon in the same click.
- and preach you a sermon in the same click.
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- 00:21:39.080 --> 00:21:41.220
- - [Laura] Here's what's happening
- - [Laura] Here's what's happening
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- next time on Better Together.
- next time on Better Together.
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- 00:21:43.140 --> 00:21:45.150
- - It takes work, it takes prayer, it takes grit,
- - It takes work, it takes prayer, it takes grit,
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- 00:21:45.150 --> 00:21:48.100
- it takes leaning on those who've gone before you.
- it takes leaning on those who've gone before you.
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- 00:21:48.100 --> 00:21:50.220
- - [Laura] Watch better together, right here, on TBN.
- - [Laura] Watch better together, right here, on TBN.
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- (soothing music)
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