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Matt Hagee - Get A Grip

December 5, 2024 | S24:E1205

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: genesis
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Pastor matt hagee: genesis 32:24 is where we find
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32:24 is where we find jacob wrestling with god.
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Jacob wrestling with god. but really and truly,
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But really and truly, if you want to know where
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If you want to know where jacob's wrestling match
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Jacob's wrestling match started,
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Started, you have to go all the way
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You have to go all the way back to his beginning.
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Back to his beginning. here in genesis 32,
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Here in genesis 32, the bible speaks about him
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The bible speaks about him being alone.
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Being alone. and the reason he's alone is
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And the reason he's alone is because he's about to confront
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Because he's about to confront his brother, esau.
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His brother, esau. and jacob is concerned that
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And jacob is concerned that esau is going to keep
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Esau is going to keep a promise that he had made
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A promise that he had made long ago.
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Long ago. and that promise was,
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And that promise was, "the next time that i see you,
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"the next time that i see you, i'm going to kill you."
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I'm going to kill you." now how many of you know that
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Now how many of you know that you've got a fractured family
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You've got a fractured family relationship when those are
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Relationship when those are the parting words from
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The parting words from your brother?
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Your brother? (laughter)
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(laughter) jacob and esau have been
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Jacob and esau have been battling back and forth
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Battling back and forth for decades,
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For decades, because there is a blessing
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Because there is a blessing that comes with the lineage
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That comes with the lineage of abraham and isaac.
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Of abraham and isaac. and jacob and esau have been
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And jacob and esau have been struggling since the very
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Struggling since the very beginning because the blessing
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Beginning because the blessing is worth fighting for.
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Is worth fighting for. whenever you get into
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Whenever you get into jacob's life,
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Jacob's life, you begin to understand
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You begin to understand that he's been like this
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That he's been like this from the very beginning.
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From the very beginning. as the battle goes on
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As the battle goes on between him and god,
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Between him and god, day is about to break,
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Day is about to break, and the angel of the lord
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And the angel of the lord says,
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Says, "turn me loose."
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"turn me loose." and jacob says,
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And jacob says, "i'm not going to turn you
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"i'm not going to turn you loose unless you bless me."
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Loose unless you bless me." and the angel of the lord says
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And the angel of the lord says to jacob, "what's your name?"
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To jacob, "what's your name?" and jacob says very plainly
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And jacob says very plainly and very simply,
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And very simply, "my name is jacob."
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"my name is jacob." and with this statement,
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And with this statement, jacob is making a confession,
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Jacob is making a confession, because his name has
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Because his name has a meaning.
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A meaning. "i am who they say i am."
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"i am who they say i am." i've done what they said
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I've done what they said i did.
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I did. i've cheated.
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I've cheated. i've lied.
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I've lied. i've scammed and schemed
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I've scammed and schemed and strategically taken from
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And strategically taken from others what wasn't mine.
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Others what wasn't mine. whenever you look at where
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Whenever you look at where jacob and esau come from,
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Jacob and esau come from, jacob and esau arrive in
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Jacob and esau arrive in the word of god in genesis 25.
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The word of god in genesis 25. isaac is 40 years old
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Isaac is 40 years old and his wife, rebekah,
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And his wife, rebekah, is about to have her children.
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Is about to have her children. and as she's waiting for
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And as she's waiting for the children to be born
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The children to be born and she's waiting for her time
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And she's waiting for her time of pregnancy to be over,
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Of pregnancy to be over, she makes this statement.
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She makes this statement. she says,
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She says, "it feels like there's a war
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"it feels like there's a war that's going on inside
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That's going on inside my womb."
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My womb." and so she prayed,
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And so she prayed, and the lord told her this
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And the lord told her this about what was happening.
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About what was happening. he gave her a sonogram.
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He gave her a sonogram. he said,
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He said, "there's two nations
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"there's two nations in your womb,
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In your womb, and two people shall be
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And two people shall be separated from your body."
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Separated from your body." he said, you're having twins.
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He said, you're having twins. he said,
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He said, "one people is going to be
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"one people is going to be stronger than the other,
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Stronger than the other, and the older shall serve
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And the older shall serve the younger."
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The younger." so the bible goes on to tell
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So the bible goes on to tell us about the day of delivery;
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Us about the day of delivery; that when her days were
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That when her days were fulfilled,
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Fulfilled, she gave birth,
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She gave birth, and sure there were in
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And sure there were in her body twins."
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Her body twins." now listen to this.
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Now listen to this. this is verse 25
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This is verse 25 of chapter 25.
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Of chapter 25. it says,
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It says, "the first came out red."
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"the first came out red." (laughter)
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(laughter) now if i were isaac,
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Now if i were isaac, i'd have some questions,
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I'd have some questions, but he held his peace.
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But he held his peace. (laughter)
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(laughter) "the first came out red
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"the first came out red and was like a hairy garment
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And was like a hairy garment all over."
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All over." congratulations, ma'am.
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Congratulations, ma'am. you've had a schnauzer.
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You've had a schnauzer. (laughter)
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(laughter) "and they called his name
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"and they called his name esau.
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Esau. and afterwards,
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And afterwards, his brother came out and --"
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His brother came out and --" listen to this.
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Listen to this. "-- his hand took hold of
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"-- his hand took hold of esau's heel;
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Esau's heel; so he was called jacob,"
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So he was called jacob," which means heel catcher.
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Which means heel catcher. "isaac was sixty years old
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"isaac was sixty years old when she bore them to him.
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When she bore them to him. and the boys grew.
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And the boys grew. and esau was a skillful
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And esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field;
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Hunter, a man of the field; and jacob was a mild man,
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And jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents.
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Dwelling in tents. isaac loved esau,
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Isaac loved esau, because he ate of the game,
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Because he ate of the game, and rebekah loved jacob."
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And rebekah loved jacob." so inside rebekah's womb,
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So inside rebekah's womb, there's a fight going on.
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There's a fight going on. and esau is saying,
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And esau is saying, i'm going to be first.
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I'm going to be first. i am going to get
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I am going to get the blessing.
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The blessing. and jacob is saying,
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And jacob is saying, over my small body.
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Over my small body. and they are going at it
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And they are going at it inside mom.
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Inside mom. and all of a sudden,
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And all of a sudden, the day of birth comes,
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The day of birth comes, and here comes the poodle,
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And here comes the poodle, esau.
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Esau. (laughter)
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(laughter) and jacob says,
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And jacob says, not so fast, jack.
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Not so fast, jack. and as his body is leaving
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And as his body is leaving the womb,
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The womb, he reaches up and gets a grip
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He reaches up and gets a grip on his brother's heel.
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On his brother's heel. i want what you're going
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I want what you're going to get.
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To get. if the firstborn gets
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If the firstborn gets the birthright
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The birthright and the blessing,
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And the blessing, then i want it.
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Then i want it. (whoosh)
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(whoosh) now this may sound peculiar,
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Now this may sound peculiar, but the word of god don't lie.
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But the word of god don't lie. and if a baby came out
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And if a baby came out with another baby attached to
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With another baby attached to his foot,
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His foot, that's exactly how they got
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That's exactly how they got here.
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Here. (laughter)
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(laughter) now fast forward just a couple
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Now fast forward just a couple of chapters.
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Of chapters. and here's something that
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And here's something that isaac does that is a page for
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Isaac does that is a page for every parent and grandparent
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Every parent and grandparent to listen to and understand.
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To listen to and understand. isaac needs to get a grip on
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Isaac needs to get a grip on himself.
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Himself. isaac overexaggerates his
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Isaac overexaggerates his challenges and uses his daddy
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Challenges and uses his daddy drama to divide the family.
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Drama to divide the family. in genesis 27,
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In genesis 27, it says,
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It says, "now it came to pass,
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"now it came to pass, when isaac was old
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When isaac was old and his eyes were dim...
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And his eyes were dim... that he called esau, his son."
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That he called esau, his son." and here's what he says.
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And here's what he says. i'm going to paraphrase it,
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I'm going to paraphrase it, because it's several verses.
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Because it's several verses. he says: son --
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He says: son -- (laughter)
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(laughter) -- i'm dying.
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-- i'm dying. and before i die,
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And before i die, i would love one last cabrito.
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I would love one last cabrito. (laughter)
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(laughter) frijoles a la charra.
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Frijoles a la charra. (laughter)
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(laughter) arroz con pollo.
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Arroz con pollo. (laughter)
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(laughter) poquito chilito, por favor.
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Poquito chilito, por favor. (laughter)
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(laughter) and we know it's daddy drama.
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And we know it's daddy drama. (laughter)
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(laughter) we know daddy ain't dying.
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We know daddy ain't dying. you know how we know that?
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You know how we know that? because this is verse 1
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Because this is verse 1 of genesis 27,
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Of genesis 27, and he doesn't die until
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And he doesn't die until the last verse of genesis 35.
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The last verse of genesis 35. when you can make it eight
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When you can make it eight more chapters,
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More chapters, you are not dead yet.
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You are not dead yet. (laughter)
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(laughter) the difference between
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The difference between chapter 27 and chapter 35
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Chapter 27 and chapter 35 is decades.
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Is decades. and yet,
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And yet, esau believes dad's dying.
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Esau believes dad's dying. because the only reason that
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Because the only reason that he doesn't kill jacob in this
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He doesn't kill jacob in this chapter is because he says,
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Chapter is because he says, i'm about to mourn the loss of
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I'm about to mourn the loss of my father.
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My father. and the only reason that he
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And the only reason that he wants to kill jacob is because
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Wants to kill jacob is because his wife is listening to
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His wife is listening to the conversation.
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The conversation. and rebekah hears.
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And rebekah hears. oh, my goodness;
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Oh, my goodness; he's going to split up
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He's going to split up the inheritance today.
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The inheritance today. and esau saw goes out to hunt
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And esau saw goes out to hunt the meal that isaac has sent
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The meal that isaac has sent him out to hunt.
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Him out to hunt. and she calls her favorite
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And she calls her favorite son, jacob, over.
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Son, jacob, over. and she says, "psst. listen.
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And she says, "psst. listen. esau's going to get dad's
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Esau's going to get dad's last meal.
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Last meal. he's getting ready to
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He's getting ready to check out.
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Check out. here's what you should do.
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Here's what you should do. go kill a goat,
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Go kill a goat, put the hair on your arms,
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Put the hair on your arms, because that way you'll feel
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Because that way you'll feel like esau."
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Like esau." "i'll fix the meat like
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"i'll fix the meat like he likes it."
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He likes it." you know, tampiqueña.
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You know, tampiqueña. you know, i mean everything
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You know, i mean everything like he likes it.
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Like he likes it. we'll take the plate in there.
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We'll take the plate in there. dad will eat and you'll get
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Dad will eat and you'll get the blessing before esau
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The blessing before esau gets back.
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Gets back. and they put this plan
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And they put this plan together and it works.
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Together and it works. he walks in with the plate
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He walks in with the plate of food,
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Of food, and isaac says,
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And isaac says, (sniffs food)
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(sniffs food) "oh, my son,
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"oh, my son, smells delicious,
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Smells delicious, my son."
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My son." (sighs)
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(sighs) (blindly reaching for food)
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(blindly reaching for food) there you are.
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There you are. (laughter)
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(laughter) oh, you feel like esau.
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Oh, you feel like esau. (sniffs)
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(sniffs) but you sound like jacob.
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But you sound like jacob. (shrugs his shoulders)
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(shrugs his shoulders) gracias por los tacos.
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Gracias por los tacos. (laughter)
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(laughter) and in order to get attention
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And in order to get attention and in order to get food,
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And in order to get food, isaac overexaggerates
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Isaac overexaggerates his condition,
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His condition, and he says he's going to die.
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And he says he's going to die. and it causes everybody in his
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And it causes everybody in his family to go in different
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Family to go in different directions and do different
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Directions and do different deceitful things,
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Deceitful things, because they're more worried
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Because they're more worried about dad dying than they are
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About dad dying than they are dad eating.
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Dad eating. get a grip!
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Get a grip! don't use your drama to
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Don't use your drama to control the outcome of
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Control the outcome of your relatives.
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Your relatives. [amen.]
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[amen.] or get a grip.
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Or get a grip. don't let your relatives'
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Don't let your relatives' drama control the outcome
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Drama control the outcome of your decisions.
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Of your decisions. how many of you know people
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How many of you know people who want to use the dramatic
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Who want to use the dramatic to control everything
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To control everything in the house?
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In the house? trust me;
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Trust me; it's just genesis 27.
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It's just genesis 27. they're going to be here
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They're going to be here till 35.
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Till 35. (laughter)
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(laughter) it's the worst day of my life.
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It's the worst day of my life. the day ain't over yet.
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The day ain't over yet. (laughter)
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(laughter) give it time.
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Give it time. so because of jacob's
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So because of jacob's deceitful act,
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Deceitful act, esau's going to kill him.
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Esau's going to kill him. and he flees to
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And he flees to his uncle laban's house.
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His uncle laban's house. and on his way to
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And on his way to uncle laban's house,
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Uncle laban's house, he gets tired and he lays
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He gets tired and he lays down, and he goes to sleep.
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Down, and he goes to sleep. and while he sleeps,
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And while he sleeps, god gives him a glimpse.
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God gives him a glimpse. and this glimpse is where
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And this glimpse is where jacob should have gotten
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Jacob should have gotten a grip,
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A grip, because in this dream,
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Because in this dream, jacob sees a ladder
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Jacob sees a ladder and it's going up to heaven.
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And it's going up to heaven. and he sees angels going up
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And he sees angels going up the ladder and angels
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The ladder and angels going down the ladder.
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Going down the ladder. and what god is showing jacob
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And what god is showing jacob is,
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Is, jacob, you and i
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Jacob, you and i are connected.
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Are connected. i have a plan for your life,
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I have a plan for your life, jacob.
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Jacob. and if you will send
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And if you will send your worship and your praise
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Your worship and your praise and your adoration up,
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And your adoration up, i'll send my blessings
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I'll send my blessings and i'll send my favor
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And i'll send my favor and i'll send my goodness
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And i'll send my goodness down.
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Down. [amen.]
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[amen.] and jacob should have gotten
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And jacob should have gotten a grip on this glimpse
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A grip on this glimpse that you know what?
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That you know what? it's not me fighting with
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It's not me fighting with family where the blessing
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Family where the blessing comes from.
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Comes from. and it's not me lying
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And it's not me lying and scheming where
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And scheming where the blessing comes from.
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The blessing comes from. the blessing doesn't come from
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The blessing doesn't come from what i do.
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What i do. the blessing comes from
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The blessing comes from what he does.
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What he does. [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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Has god placed a precious
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Has god placed a precious dream in your heart,
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Dream in your heart, one that you've
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One that you've gently tucked away?
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Gently tucked away? perhaps it feels overwhelming
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Perhaps it feels overwhelming too big or too costly.
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Too big or too costly. and you wonder
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And you wonder what if i stumble?
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What if i stumble? where do i begin?
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Where do i begin? take heart.
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Take heart. when god plants a dream
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When god plants a dream within you.
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Within you. he also gives you
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He also gives you everything you need
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Everything you need to make it a reality.
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To make it a reality. our part is to stay close
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Our part is to stay close to his word.
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To his word. if god brings you to it,
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If god brings you to it, he will surely bring you
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He will surely bring you through it.
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Through it. for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month.
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This month. we'd love to send you the daily
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We'd love to send you the daily truth perpetual calendar,
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Truth perpetual calendar, a daily
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A daily reminder of god's promises
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Reminder of god's promises and for a gift of $150 or more.
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And for a gift of $150 or more. you'll also receive
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You'll also receive proclamations.
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Proclamations. the heaven in this place cd,
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The heaven in this place cd, the dream journal,
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The dream journal, the dare to dream mug,
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The dare to dream mug, and a beautiful peace ornament.
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And a beautiful peace ornament. this holiday season
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This holiday season make your dream a reality.
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Make your dream a reality. call the number on your
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Call the number on your screen or visit jhm.org/dream.
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You see,
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You see, i'm not blessed because of
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I'm not blessed because of a strategy.
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A strategy. i'm blessed because of a god
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I'm blessed because of a god who loves me.
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Who loves me. [amen.]
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[amen.] i can't manipulate my way into
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I can't manipulate my way into the outcome.
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The outcome. i have what i have because god
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I have what i have because god has just been that good to me.
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Has just been that good to me. [amen.]
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[amen.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] and jacob wakes up from
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And jacob wakes up from this revelation and he builds
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This revelation and he builds an altar.
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An altar. and he calls the name of
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And he calls the name of the place bethel.
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The place bethel. and he makes this covenant,
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And he makes this covenant, and he says,
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And he says, "if you will be my god,
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"if you will be my god, and you will protect me,
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And you will protect me, and you will bless me,
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And you will bless me, i'll give a tenth of
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I'll give a tenth of everything i have to you,
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Everything i have to you, and i'll worship you
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And i'll worship you all the days of my life."
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All the days of my life." and he leaves that place
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And he leaves that place and he goes to uncle laban's
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And he goes to uncle laban's house.
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House. and here's what he finds out
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And here's what he finds out in a world that is filled with
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In a world that is filled with manipulators;
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Manipulators; what goes around comes around.
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What goes around comes around. because when he gets to
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Because when he gets to uncle laban's house,
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Uncle laban's house, he finds two daughters
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He finds two daughters in that house.
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In that house. one, her name is rachel,
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One, her name is rachel, and he loves rachel.
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And he loves rachel. he sees rachel,
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He sees rachel, and he says (whistles).
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And he says (whistles). (laughter)
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(laughter) but rachel has
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But rachel has an older sister.
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An older sister. and laban,
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And laban, recognizing rachel's
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Recognizing rachel's attractiveness,
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Attractiveness, also recognizes the reality
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Also recognizes the reality of leah.
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Of leah. the bible says that leah
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The bible says that leah was simple eyed.
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Was simple eyed. so jacob goes to laban.
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So jacob goes to laban. he says, "look."
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He says, "look." he says,
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He says, "i need a wife and i'd like
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"i need a wife and i'd like that one."
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That one." he says,
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He says, "you'd like to marry rachel?"
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"you'd like to marry rachel?" he says,
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He says, "i'd love to marry rachel."
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"i'd love to marry rachel." he says,
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He says, "let's do a deal."
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"let's do a deal." he says,
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He says, "you work for me
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"you work for me for seven years for free.
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For seven years for free. you take care of flocks.
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You take care of flocks. you take care of the sheep.
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You take care of the sheep. and i'll give you
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And i'll give you my daughter."
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My daughter." he says, "deal."
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He says, "deal." the day of the wedding comes.
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The day of the wedding comes. seven years of labor has been
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Seven years of labor has been done.
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Done. he stands at the altar
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He stands at the altar with this woman
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With this woman in a beautiful veil.
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In a beautiful veil. they go and they consummate
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They go and they consummate their wedding.
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Their wedding. he wakes up the next morning,
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He wakes up the next morning, and he looks and says,
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And he looks and says, "uh-oh."
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"uh-oh." (laughter)
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(laughter) instead of rachel,
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Instead of rachel, guess who he got?
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Guess who he got? [leah.]
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[leah.] and he goes to uncle laban.
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And he goes to uncle laban. he says, "hey, hey."
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He says, "hey, hey." huh. laughs.
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Huh. laughs. (laughter)
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(laughter) (points at leah)
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(points at leah) (irritated points at leah)
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(irritated points at leah) (laughter)
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(laughter) he says, "oops."
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He says, "oops." he says,
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He says, "you still want rachel?"
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"you still want rachel?" he says,
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He says, "i still want rachel."
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"i still want rachel." he says,
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He says, "go to work another
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"go to work another seven years."
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Seven years." fourteen years of labor,
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Fourteen years of labor, and in the process
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And in the process of this time,
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Of this time, jacob begins to prosper.
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Jacob begins to prosper. and here's the problem with
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And here's the problem with his prosperity;
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His prosperity; he thinks that while laban has
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He thinks that while laban has tricked him into 14 years
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Tricked him into 14 years of work,
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Of work, he's tricking laban out of
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He's tricking laban out of the flock,
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The flock, because he cuts a deal with
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Because he cuts a deal with laban.
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Laban. he says, "laban,
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He says, "laban, the first thing we're going to
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The first thing we're going to do is every one of the spotted
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Do is every one of the spotted sheep that are born,
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Sheep that are born, that'll be mine.
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That'll be mine. and the solid sheep
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And the solid sheep will be yours."
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Will be yours." and laban looks at his flock
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And laban looks at his flock and says,
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And says, "all i got are solid sheep.
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"all i got are solid sheep. the chances of having spotted
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The chances of having spotted sheep are very small.
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Sheep are very small. let's cut that deal."
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Let's cut that deal." well, guess what?
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Well, guess what? the second that they cut
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The second that they cut the deal,
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The deal, all the sheep that are born
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All the sheep that are born are spotted.
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Are spotted. (laughter)
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(laughter) and jacob goes,
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And jacob goes, hah, hah, hah, hah, hah.
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Hah, hah, hah, hah, hah. tricked him again.
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Tricked him again. so laban comes back and says,
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So laban comes back and says, "let's flip it."
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"let's flip it." i'll take the striped ones.
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I'll take the striped ones. you keep the solid ones."
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You keep the solid ones." well, guess what?
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Well, guess what? the next set of sheep
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The next set of sheep that are born,
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That are born, they're all solid.
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They're all solid. and jacob thinks to himself
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And jacob thinks to himself (chuckles),
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(chuckles), you sly dog.
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You sly dog. (wipes his eyebrows)
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(wipes his eyebrows) (laughter)
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(laughter) and over and over and over,
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And over and over and over, they keep changing the terms
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They keep changing the terms of the deal.
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Of the deal. and every time they change
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And every time they change the terms of the deal,
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The terms of the deal, guess who comes out blessed?
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Guess who comes out blessed? [jacob.]
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[jacob.] jacob.
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Jacob. and jacob needs to get
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And jacob needs to get a grip on the reality of where
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A grip on the reality of where his blessings come from.
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His blessings come from. the sons of laban go to their
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The sons of laban go to their dad, and they say,
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Dad, and they say, "look; this dude,
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"look; this dude, he took everything we got.
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He took everything we got. he took the sisters.
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He took the sisters. he took the flocks."
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He took the flocks." and jacob realizes,
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And jacob realizes, i've got to leave because
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I've got to leave because i'm getting ready to start
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I'm getting ready to start a problem over here
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A problem over here that i can't solve.
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That i can't solve. the problem is,
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The problem is, is as he's walking back to
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Is as he's walking back to where he came from,
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Where he came from, he hears word that there's
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He hears word that there's somebody coming to see him.
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Somebody coming to see him. guess who that is?
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Guess who that is? the red-hairy guy himself,
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The red-hairy guy himself, esau.
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Esau. you know whenever you've done
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You know whenever you've done enough that you've got
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Enough that you've got a problem in your past,
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A problem in your past, and you've got a problem
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And you've got a problem in your present,
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In your present, and you've got a problem
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And you've got a problem in your future,
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In your future, you might want to take
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You might want to take a moment and ask yourself,
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A moment and ask yourself, "is the problem everyone else
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"is the problem everyone else or is the problem --"
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Or is the problem --" (points to himself..."me?")
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(points to himself..."me?") because when you've got
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Because when you've got a problem with everything
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A problem with everything going on in your world,
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Going on in your world, it could be that the problem
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It could be that the problem is you.
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Is you. and this is where god meets
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And this is where god meets jacob alone.
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Jacob alone. and they start to grapple
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And they start to grapple back and forth.
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Back and forth. and as they wrestle,
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And as they wrestle, the bible says that day
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The bible says that day is about to break.
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Is about to break. and the angel of the lord
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And the angel of the lord tells jacob,
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Tells jacob, "let me go."
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"let me go." and jacob tells him,
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And jacob tells him, "not until you bless me."
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"not until you bless me." now i hear a brokenness
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Now i hear a brokenness in jacob's statement,
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In jacob's statement, because even as blessed
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Because even as blessed as he was,
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As he was, so much so that people
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So much so that people envy him.
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Envy him. as blessed as he is,
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As blessed as he is, the only reason he's asking
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The only reason he's asking for a blessing is because
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For a blessing is because even though he is blessed,
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Even though he is blessed, he doesn't feel blessed.
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He doesn't feel blessed. how many people do you know
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How many people do you know cannot enjoy their life,
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Cannot enjoy their life, because as blessed as they
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Because as blessed as they are,
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Are, they still don't feel
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They still don't feel very blessed?
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Very blessed? [yes.]
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[yes.] and so as the angel and jacob
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And so as the angel and jacob are having this struggle,
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Are having this struggle, and jacob says, "man,
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And jacob says, "man, i'm not going to turn loose.
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I'm not going to turn loose. i'm going to keep holding on
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I'm going to keep holding on until you give me a blessing."
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Until you give me a blessing." the angel says,
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The angel says, "what's your name?"
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"what's your name?" and we get to the root of
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And we get to the root of why jacob doesn't think
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Why jacob doesn't think he's blessed.
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He's blessed. he says,
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He says, "i am who they say i am."
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"i am who they say i am." and the angel lets him know,
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And the angel lets him know, not in heaven, you're not.
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Not in heaven, you're not. [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] down here,
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Down here, you may be who they say
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You may be who they say you are.
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You are. but up there,
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But up there, he sees you differently.
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He sees you differently. [hallelujah.]
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[hallelujah.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] they see a liar.
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They see a liar. he sees the father of nations.
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He sees the father of nations. somebody in this room needs
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Somebody in this room needs to get a grip on this reality
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To get a grip on this reality today;
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Today; our god calls those things
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Our god calls those things that are not,
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That are not, as though they were.
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As though they were. whatever it is that you think
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Whatever it is that you think you've been fighting for to be
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You've been fighting for to be blessed with in your life,
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Blessed with in your life, you need to understand that
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You need to understand that you're not struggling with
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You're not struggling with your past,
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Your past, you're not struggling with
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You're not struggling with your present,
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Your present, you're not struggling with
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You're not struggling with your future.
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Your future. the thing that you're
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The thing that you're struggling with is:
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Struggling with is: is god the kind of god
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Is god the kind of god that he promised me
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That he promised me that he would be?
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That he would be? and i'm here to tell you
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And i'm here to tell you today,
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Today, he is all of that
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He is all of that and so much more.
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And so much more. he is exceedingly, abundantly,
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He is exceedingly, abundantly, above all that you could ever
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Above all that you could ever ask, think or imagine.
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Ask, think or imagine. he's the god who does not see
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He's the god who does not see you through the lens of
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You through the lens of yesterday.
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Yesterday. he's the god who looks at you,
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He's the god who looks at you, and he says,
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And he says, "before i formed you
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"before i formed you in the womb,
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In the womb, i knew you,
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I knew you, and i called you,
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And i called you, and i ordained you."
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And i ordained you." and i have given you the
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And i have given you the strength to be everything that
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Strength to be everything that you were ever created to be.
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You were ever created to be. no matter what you're facing
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No matter what you're facing today,
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Today, if you face it in faith
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If you face it in faith believing that the god
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Believing that the god who has brought you this far
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Who has brought you this far has not brought you this far
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Has not brought you this far to let you fail,
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To let you fail, then you'll find out you're
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Then you'll find out you're more than a conqueror
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More than a conqueror through christ!
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Through christ! (applause)
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(applause) the angel blesses him.
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The angel blesses him. (applause)
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(applause) he says,
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He says, "you're no longer jacob."
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"you're no longer jacob." he says,
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He says, "your name is israel."
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"your name is israel." and the bible tells us that
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And the bible tells us that from that day on,
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From that day on, jacob walked with a limp.
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Jacob walked with a limp. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ he walked into that fight
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He walked into that fight arrogant.
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Arrogant. he walked out of that fight
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He walked out of that fight different.
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Different. and what you need to
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And what you need to understand is that when you
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Understand is that when you face god,
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Face god, if you're not different after
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If you're not different after than you were before,
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Than you were before, you did it wrong.
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You did it wrong. [amen.]
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[amen.] because the reason god faces
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Because the reason god faces you is to change you.
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You is to change you. [amen.]
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[amen.] ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ and most of the time,
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And most of the time, people are afraid of facing
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People are afraid of facing god, because they think,
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God, because they think, well, it's going to lead to
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Well, it's going to lead to brokenness.
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Brokenness. well brokenness is where
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Well brokenness is where the blessing comes from.
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The blessing comes from. [yes.]
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[yes.] ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ by your effort
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By your effort and your energy,
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And your energy, you get the blessing by
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You get the blessing by allowing god to show you what
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Allowing god to show you what needs to change in you so that
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Needs to change in you so that you can be who he created you
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You can be who he created you to be.
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To be. [hallelujah.]
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[hallelujah.] [amen.]
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[amen.] and here's evidence of
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And here's evidence of the change.
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The change. it's not the limp.
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It's not the limp. it's the outcome.
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It's the outcome. because esau sees jacob
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Because esau sees jacob walking towards him.
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Walking towards him. and for days,
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And for days, esau has been waiting.
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Esau has been waiting. first,
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First, he sends the men servants
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He sends the men servants and some of the sheep.
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And some of the sheep. and then he sends
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And then he sends the maidservants.
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The maidservants. and his hope is that as
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And his hope is that as he divides up his possessions,
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He divides up his possessions, and as he divides up
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And as he divides up everything that's precious
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Everything that's precious to him,
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To him, if he sends it over in small
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If he sends it over in small enough packages,
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Enough packages, maybe esau will lose count
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Maybe esau will lose count and he won't know everything
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And he won't know everything that jacob has.
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That jacob has. maybe if i just show it to him
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Maybe if i just show it to him in tens and twenties,
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In tens and twenties, he won't know i got millions.
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He won't know i got millions. so he sends over the men
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So he sends over the men servants and he sends over
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Servants and he sends over the maidservants.
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The maidservants. and he keeps asking,
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And he keeps asking, "is esau still there?"
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"is esau still there?" "yep, he's there.
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"yep, he's there. he's waiting for you."
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He's waiting for you." okay.
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Okay. send over the wives.
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Send over the wives. leah, you go first.
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Leah, you go first. (laughter)
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(laughter) is esau still there?
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Is esau still there? yep, waiting for you.
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Yep, waiting for you. okay.
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Okay. rachel, you go.
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Rachel, you go. esau still there?
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Esau still there? he's waiting for you.
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He's waiting for you. now jacob, in his strategic,
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Now jacob, in his strategic, tricky mind is thinking;
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Tricky mind is thinking; man, what do i got to do
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Man, what do i got to do to get out of this?
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To get out of this? but israel,
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But israel, who realizes the blessing
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Who realizes the blessing comes from god,
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Comes from god, he hobbles up to esau.
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He hobbles up to esau. and this is what he says;
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And this is what he says; he says,
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He says, "so you saw all that i have."
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"so you saw all that i have." esau says, "i did."
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Esau says, "i did." he says, "take it."
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He says, "take it." and esau says, "what?"
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And esau says, "what?" he says, "take it.
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He says, "take it. it's yours."
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It's yours." esau says,
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Esau says, "you're kidding?
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"you're kidding? you've been fighting
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You've been fighting and hiding and running
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And hiding and running and building all of this
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And building all of this in your trickery,
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In your trickery, and now you just want to give
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And now you just want to give it to me?"
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It to me?" and jacob says,
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And jacob says, (motions up to heaven)
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(motions up to heaven) "god gave it to me.
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"god gave it to me. and if i give it to you,
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And if i give it to you, he'll give it back to me."
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He'll give it back to me." [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) you see, child of god,
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You see, child of god, when you get a grip on
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When you get a grip on where it comes from,
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Where it comes from, you're not worried about
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You're not worried about letting it go,
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Letting it go, because you understand that
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Because you understand that when you let it go,
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When you let it go, if you've got a grip on where
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If you've got a grip on where it came from,
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It came from, it'll come back pressed down,
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It'll come back pressed down, shaken together
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Shaken together and running over.
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And running over. (applause)
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(applause) jacob was willing to throw
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Jacob was willing to throw relationships away just so
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Relationships away just so he could have a blessing.
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He could have a blessing. but israel says,
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But israel says, you know what?
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You know what? i've got a handle on where
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I've got a handle on where my blessing comes from
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My blessing comes from and i'm not going to worry
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And i'm not going to worry about where it goes,
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About where it goes, because if i know where it
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Because if i know where it comes from,
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Comes from, i'll always have more than
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I'll always have more than enough.
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Enough. [yes. amen.]
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[yes. amen.] there are some of you in this
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There are some of you in this place today who have got to
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Place today who have got to get a grip on this thought;
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Get a grip on this thought; you are where you are,
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You are where you are, because this is where god
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Because this is where god has brought you.
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Has brought you. and you have what you have,
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And you have what you have, because this is what god wants
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Because this is what god wants to give you.
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To give you. and if you will send
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And if you will send your praise,
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Your praise, your worship,
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Your worship, and your requests up,
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And your requests up, he'll send his goodness,
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He'll send his goodness, his mercy,
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His mercy, and his grace down.
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And his grace down. [amen.]
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[amen.] and so that's how we're going
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And so that's how we're going to close this service today.
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To close this service today. i want you to stand to
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I want you to stand to your feet in the time
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Your feet in the time that we have left.
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That we have left. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ and i want you to lift both
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And i want you to lift both your hands to the lord as
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Your hands to the lord as a symbol of your thankfulness
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A symbol of your thankfulness and your surrender,
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And your surrender, to realize that everything
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To realize that everything you've been through,
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You've been through, god has, in his own sovereign
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God has, in his own sovereign and providential way,
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And providential way, allowed.
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Allowed. and every blessing that
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And every blessing that you have,
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You have, every good and perfect gift
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Every good and perfect gift has come from him.
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Has come from him. and every burden that you've
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And every burden that you've carried,
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Carried, he's given you the strength
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He's given you the strength to bear it.
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To bear it. and every battle that you've
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And every battle that you've fought,
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Fought, he's given you the strength
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He's given you the strength to fight it,
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To fight it, and every blessing is a thing
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And every blessing is a thing that he has poured out
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That he has poured out upon you.
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Upon you. and just be thankful unto him
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And just be thankful unto him and bless his name.
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And bless his name. father, there's people
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Father, there's people in this room today
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In this room today that they've been
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That they've been fighting and they've been
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Fighting and they've been struggling in their own
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Struggling in their own strength.
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Strength. today, they're going to
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Today, they're going to release that fight
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Release that fight and they're going to fight
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And they're going to fight in your strength.
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In your strength. today there's people in this
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Today there's people in this room today that have been
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Room today that have been searching for direction,
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Searching for direction, as they feel like their past
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As they feel like their past is overwhelming them or the
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Is overwhelming them or the fear of their tomorrow is
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Fear of their tomorrow is greater than they can bear.
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Greater than they can bear. today, they're going to
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Today, they're going to release that fear
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Release that fear and recognize that if god
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And recognize that if god is for them,
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Is for them, who can be against them.
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Who can be against them. today there's families that
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Today there's families that have been torn apart by
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Have been torn apart by manipulation and division.
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Manipulation and division. and those families are going
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And those families are going to be restored today because
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To be restored today because they recognize that god's plan
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They recognize that god's plan for them is greater than
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For them is greater than anyone else's attack
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Anyone else's attack upon them.
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Upon them. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ father, today,
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Father, today, we're going to grasp
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We're going to grasp the reality of this truth;
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The reality of this truth; that everything we have
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That everything we have and everything that we need
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And everything that we need and everything that we are,
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And everything that we are, it all comes from you.
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It all comes from you. you are the god who sees
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You are the god who sees the end from the beginning.
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The end from the beginning. and we're just a small part
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And we're just a small part of your plan.
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Of your plan. and so for the part that
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And so for the part that you've given us to play,
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You've given us to play, we give you thanks
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We give you thanks and we give you praise.
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And we give you praise. and for every good and perfect
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And for every good and perfect gift that you've poured out,
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Gift that you've poured out, we magnify your holy name.
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We magnify your holy name. pastor matt hagee: have you
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Pastor matt hagee: have you made it a habit to read
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Made it a habit to read your bible and pray daily?
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Your bible and pray daily? today is a good day to start.
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Today is a good day to start. power comes when we meditate
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Power comes when we meditate on god's word
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On god's word and pray in the holy spirit.
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And pray in the holy spirit. pastor john hagee: the
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Pastor john hagee: the holy spirit helps us
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Holy spirit helps us in weakness,
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In weakness, for when we do not know how
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For when we do not know how to pray,
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To pray, the spirit himself intercedes
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The spirit himself intercedes for us.
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For us. the holy spirit shows us
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The holy spirit shows us his direction.
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His direction. pastor matt hagee: thank you
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Pastor matt hagee: thank you for your support
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For your support and your faithfulness
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And your faithfulness that makes
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That makes the eternal difference
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The eternal difference in the lives of millions
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In the lives of millions of people all over the world.
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Of people all over the world. god bless you.
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God bless you.
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Is the heartbeat of change,
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Is the heartbeat of change, there's a powerful force
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There's a powerful force that unites us all,
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That unites us all, partnership.
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Partnership. it's the conduit through which
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It's the conduit through which we reach the masses.
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We reach the masses. hagee ministries has
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Hagee ministries has the ability to go beyond
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Every share, every connection,
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Every connection, carrying with them
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Carrying with them the teachings that can
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The teachings that can transform lives.
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Of hope, a source of inspiration
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A source of inspiration for those seeking light
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For those seeking light in a sometimes dark world.
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In a sometimes dark world. call the number on the screen
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Call the number on the screen or go to jhm.org/partner
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Or go to jhm.org/partner ♪ music
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In a nation divided where
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In a nation divided where faith and freedom
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Faith and freedom are under fire
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Are under fire pastor john hagee delivers
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Pastor john hagee delivers a powerful call
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A powerful call to return
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To return to the timeless truths
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To the timeless truths that shaped america
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That shaped america discover how these
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Discover how these divine principles
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Divine principles offer the key
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Offer the key to happiness, peace
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To happiness, peace and prosperity
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And prosperity to save america
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Matt Hagee - Get A Grip

December 5, 2024 | S24:E1205

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