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Matt Hagee - It's About Time

February 18, 2025 | S25:E42

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - It's About Time | February 18, 2025

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: if you
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Pastor matt hagee: if you brought your bibles,
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Brought your bibles, would you turn them to the
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Would you turn them to the book of haggai 1:2 through 5,
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Book of haggai 1:2 through 5, as this morning,
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As this morning, we begin a new sermon series
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We begin a new sermon series on the topic of time.
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On the topic of time. what is it about time that
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What is it about time that keeps everybody so distracted?
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Keeps everybody so distracted? our world is filled with
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Our world is filled with messages and content regarding
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Messages and content regarding time.
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Time. you can go to conferences
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You can go to conferences where you take time to sit
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Where you take time to sit down and listen to somebody
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Down and listen to somebody tell you how to manage
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Tell you how to manage your time.
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Your time. (laughter)
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(laughter) ironic.
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Ironic. (laughter)
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(laughter) you can read books about what
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You can read books about what to do to save time.
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To do to save time. you can pick up your cell
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You can pick up your cell phone and waste a lot of time.
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Phone and waste a lot of time. [amen.]
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[amen.] our world is saturated with
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Our world is saturated with distractions that consume
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Distractions that consume the one thing that we use
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The one thing that we use to measure the quality
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To measure the quality of our day,
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Of our day, and that's time.
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And that's time. what is it about time?
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What is it about time? no matter how much of it
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No matter how much of it you have,
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You have, when you waste it,
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When you waste it, it's gone.
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It's gone. it is never being renewed.
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It is never being renewed. it can never be recreated.
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It can never be recreated. moses, in psalm 90,
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Moses, in psalm 90, he said,
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He said, "lord, teach us to number
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"lord, teach us to number our days."
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Our days." moses lived to be 120,
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Moses lived to be 120, so if he numbered his days,
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So if he numbered his days, he would have counted
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He would have counted 43,800 days.
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43,800 days. and at the age of 120,
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And at the age of 120, he is walking up mount nebo,
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He is walking up mount nebo, and he's looking over
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And he's looking over the crest of the mountain
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The crest of the mountain at a promised land that he'll
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At a promised land that he'll never be able to enter
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Never be able to enter in his natural life.
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In his natural life. and do you know what he wants
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And do you know what he wants at 120?
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At 120? more time.
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More time. if at his age,
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If at his age, he looked at life and said,
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He looked at life and said, "there's still more for me
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"there's still more for me to do,"
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To do," what about you today?
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What about you today? where are you spending
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Where are you spending your time?
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Your time? what are you doing with life's
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What are you doing with life's most precious resource?
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Most precious resource? are you spending your time
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Are you spending your time looking over your shoulder
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Looking over your shoulder at a past that you regret?
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At a past that you regret? are you wasting your time
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Are you wasting your time consumed with the things that
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Consumed with the things that you cannot control tomorrow?
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You cannot control tomorrow? or are you investing your life
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Or are you investing your life scrolling through
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Scrolling through distractions,
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Distractions, pretending that the people
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Pretending that the people who like your picture
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Who like your picture are actually your friends.
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Are actually your friends. (laughter)
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(laughter) [amen.]
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[amen.] jesus,
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Jesus, the author and the finisher
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The author and the finisher of our faith,
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Of our faith, had a lot to say about time.
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Had a lot to say about time. in mark 8, he says,
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In mark 8, he says, "what shall it profit a man
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"what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world
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If he gains the whole world and loses his soul?"
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And loses his soul?" that verse is not just talking
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That verse is not just talking about the eternity
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About the eternity of your existence.
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Of your existence. that verse is talking about
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That verse is talking about the return of investment upon
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The return of investment upon your time.
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Your time. he said,
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He said, "what should it profit."
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"what should it profit." that's a return on investment.
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That's a return on investment. he's saying,
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He's saying, if you invested every moment
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If you invested every moment that you lived and breathed
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That you lived and breathed in the things of this world,
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In the things of this world, and you could buy
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And you could buy the wealthiest men on earth
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The wealthiest men on earth out of your back pocket,
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Out of your back pocket, but you did not make
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But you did not make an investment in eternity,
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An investment in eternity, then you've wasted your time.
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Then you've wasted your time. [amen.]
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[amen.] today,
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Today, it is my prayer that you
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It is my prayer that you listen to what the holy spirit
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Listen to what the holy spirit has to say to us,
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Has to say to us, as a church
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As a church and a congregation,
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And a congregation, because i believe with all of
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Because i believe with all of my being that we have
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My being that we have very little time left.
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Very little time left. and i believe that god wants
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And i believe that god wants his church to be working
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His church to be working diligently until he comes,
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Diligently until he comes, because soon and very soon,
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Because soon and very soon, we're going to see the king.
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We're going to see the king. and when we see him,
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And when we see him, he's going to ask us,
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He's going to ask us, "what did you do
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"what did you do with your time?"
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With your time?" (applause)
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(applause) read with me haggai 1:2
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Read with me haggai 1:2 through 5.
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Through 5. if you're there, say, amen.
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If you're there, say, amen. [amen!]
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[amen!] "thus speaks the lord of
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"thus speaks the lord of hosts,
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Hosts, saying: 'this people says,
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Saying: 'this people says, "the time has not come,
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"the time has not come, the time that the lord's house
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The time that the lord's house should be built."'"
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Should be built."'" then the word of the lord came
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Then the word of the lord came by haggai the prophet, saying,
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By haggai the prophet, saying, 'is it time for yourselves to
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'is it time for yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses,
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Dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie
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And this temple to lie in ruins?'
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In ruins?' now therefore,
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Now therefore, thus says the lord of hosts:
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Thus says the lord of hosts: 'consider your ways!'"
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'consider your ways!'" heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, send your holy spirit
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Send your holy spirit to this place today;
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To this place today; that we may consider our ways;
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That we may consider our ways; that we may recognize
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That we may recognize that with the time we have
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That with the time we have on this earth,
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On this earth, we should be diligently doing
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We should be diligently doing what you have asked
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What you have asked and called us to do.
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And called us to do. i ask today that you would
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I ask today that you would encourage us by your word;
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Encourage us by your word; for it is alive
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For it is alive and it is powerful,
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And it is powerful, and it changes destinies.
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And it changes destinies. in jesus' name,
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In jesus' name, we pray and ask.
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We pray and ask. and all of god's children
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And all of god's children said, amen.
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Said, amen. [amen!]
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[amen!] you may be seated.
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You may be seated. haggai is simply two chapters
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Haggai is simply two chapters that tell the story of a group
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That tell the story of a group of jewish people who were
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Of jewish people who were allowed to leave babylon after
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Allowed to leave babylon after they had been taken captive,
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They had been taken captive, and go back to jerusalem where
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And go back to jerusalem where they were taken from.
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They were taken from. haggai the prophet goes off,
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Haggai the prophet goes off, and he says,
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And he says, you say it's not time to
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You say it's not time to rebuild god's house,
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Rebuild god's house, but you've invested your time
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But you've invested your time rebuilding your house.
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Rebuilding your house. he said,
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He said, you're sitting in a nice,
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You're sitting in a nice, beautiful property,
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Beautiful property, and god's house lays in ruin.
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And god's house lays in ruin. now how do we know god's
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Now how do we know god's upset?
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Upset? because in verse 5,
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Because in verse 5, he says,
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He says, "consider your ways."
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"consider your ways." if he didn't want them
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If he didn't want them to consider their ways,
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To consider their ways, he'd have said,
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He'd have said, "carry on."
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"carry on." but here's the problem;
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But here's the problem; without the house of god being
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Without the house of god being built,
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Built, there is no direct connection
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There is no direct connection between god in heaven and man
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Between god in heaven and man on earth.
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On earth. the people who are inhabiting
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The people who are inhabiting the city of jerusalem,
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The city of jerusalem, they have a general knowledge
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They have a general knowledge and a general existence
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And a general existence of god.
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Of god. oh, god's there.
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Oh, god's there. god's here.
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God's here. god there.
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God there. he's everywhere.
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He's everywhere. but they didn't have a place
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But they didn't have a place where they could go have
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Where they could go have a direct connection in a form
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A direct connection in a form of worship,
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Of worship, and sacrifice,
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And sacrifice, and praise,
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And praise, and forgiveness,
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And forgiveness, and all of the things
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And all of the things that come from dwelling
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That come from dwelling in relationship with god.
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In relationship with god. how true is it in our world
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How true is it in our world today that so much of
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Today that so much of our society has a general
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Our society has a general knowledge of god?
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Knowledge of god? he's here.
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He's here. he's there.
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He's there. i feel him when i'm over here.
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I feel him when i'm over here. and i feel him when i'm
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And i feel him when i'm over there.
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Over there. but we don't take the time to
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But we don't take the time to come into his house and have
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Come into his house and have a direct connection with him.
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A direct connection with him. the prophet says,
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The prophet says, you've built yourself a house
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You've built yourself a house but you don't have any
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But you don't have any pleasure in your house.
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Pleasure in your house. you've built yourself a job
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You've built yourself a job and a life,
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And a life, but you don't have any
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But you don't have any pleasure in your life.
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Pleasure in your life. when you earn money,
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When you earn money, you put it in your pocket,
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You put it in your pocket, and your pocket has holes
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And your pocket has holes in it.
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In it. when you get food,
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When you get food, you eat the food,
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You eat the food, and it doesn't taste good.
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And it doesn't taste good. when you drink your wine,
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When you drink your wine, you drink your wine,
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You drink your wine, and it's bitter to you.
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And it's bitter to you. why?
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Why? not because you're doing
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Not because you're doing bad things,
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Bad things, but you're not doing the right
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But you're not doing the right thing when you're disconnected
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Thing when you're disconnected from god.
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From god. [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] haggai gives them this order
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Haggai gives them this order and this directive.
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And this directive. and immediately,
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And immediately, they don't think the job
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They don't think the job can be done.
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Can be done. why?
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Why? because the temple that
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Because the temple that they're trying to rebuild
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They're trying to rebuild is the temple that
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Is the temple that king solomon built.
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King solomon built. king solomon brought all of
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King solomon brought all of the materials from all of
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The materials from all of the nations
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The nations all over the world,
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All over the world, all the gold,
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All the gold, and the marble,
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And the marble, and the silver,
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And the silver, and the ivory,
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And the ivory, and the cedar.
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And the cedar. all of that was taken
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All of that was taken by nebuchadnezzar all the way
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By nebuchadnezzar all the way back to babylon.
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Back to babylon. and it's sitting over in
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And it's sitting over in treasure troves in babylon,
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Treasure troves in babylon, and it's not in jerusalem.
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And it's not in jerusalem. rather than doing what they're
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Rather than doing what they're told,
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Told, which is being strong
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Which is being strong and going to work,
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And going to work, are wasting their time
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Are wasting their time making excuses.
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Making excuses. [amen.]
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[amen.] how many people do you know
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How many people do you know waste their time making
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Waste their time making excuses?
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Excuses? you don't have to raise
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You don't have to raise your hand.
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Your hand. the altar call is at the end.
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The altar call is at the end. (laughter)
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(laughter) you know anybody who's ever
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You know anybody who's ever been faced with a problem,
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Been faced with a problem, and rather than address
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And rather than address the problem,
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The problem, they start coming up with all
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They start coming up with all kinds of statements?
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Kinds of statements? "well, i just don't have time
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"well, i just don't have time to deal with that right now."
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To deal with that right now." no, but you have time to talk
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No, but you have time to talk about it all the time.
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About it all the time. (laughter)
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(laughter) i love professional excuses,
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I love professional excuses, because they sound
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Because they sound so appropriate.
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So appropriate. you ask people,
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You ask people, "where are we on that
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"where are we on that project?"
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Project?" and they come up with certain
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And they come up with certain words like,
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Words like, "well, we're strategizing
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"well, we're strategizing the next rollout of the phase.
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The next rollout of the phase. and in the final quarter,
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And in the final quarter, we'll analyze what we're
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We'll analyze what we're strategically working on
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Strategically working on to comprehensively guide us
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To comprehensively guide us through this next moment."
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Through this next moment." (laughter)
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(laughter) you know what you just did?
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You know what you just did? you told me,
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You told me, "we don't have anything."
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"we don't have anything." (laughter)
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(laughter) there's the global excuse.
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There's the global excuse. "well, we don't live in
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"well, we don't live in the same world that we used to
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The same world that we used to live in.
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Live in. this is what we're calling
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This is what we're calling the new normal."
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The new normal." that's just an excuse.
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That's just an excuse. [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] there's the blame excuse.
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There's the blame excuse. how many of you know people
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How many of you know people who use blame as their way
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Who use blame as their way out?
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Out? "they told me."
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"they told me." "they said."
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"they said." "they thought."
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"they thought." let me tell you something.
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Let me tell you something. whenever you find out
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Whenever you find out who "they" are,
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Who "they" are, let me know,
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Let me know, because i want to speak
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Because i want to speak with them.
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With them. (laughter)
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(laughter) in church,
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In church, we've mastered spiritual
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We've mastered spiritual excuses.
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Excuses. whenever we're faced with
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Whenever we're faced with a challenge,
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A challenge, whenever we see a problem that
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Whenever we see a problem that we don't think we can solve,
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We don't think we can solve, we just say,
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We just say, "well, it's not god's will."
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"well, it's not god's will." or we get real spiritual.
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Or we get real spiritual. they say,
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They say, "i sense a shifting and
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"i sense a shifting and a transition in this season
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A transition in this season of my life."
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Of my life." (laughter)
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(laughter) you sound more like a jedi
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You sound more like a jedi than you do a child of god.
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Than you do a child of god. (laughter)
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(laughter) the truth is you're allowing
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The truth is you're allowing yourself to be distracted,
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Yourself to be distracted, and you're wasting time,
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And you're wasting time, because god has given you
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Because god has given you a direct command,
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A direct command, "be strong and work."
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"be strong and work." haggai tells them it's time to
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Haggai tells them it's time to rebuild the house of the lord.
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Rebuild the house of the lord. and they come in with
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And they come in with their excuses.
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Their excuses. and in haggai 2:4,
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And in haggai 2:4, he says,
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He says, do not be dismayed,
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Do not be dismayed, but be strong and work;
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But be strong and work; for the lord is with you."
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For the lord is with you." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "for the lord is with you."
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"for the lord is with you." paul said it this way,
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Paul said it this way, ephesians 3:20.
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Ephesians 3:20. let's take a look at it.
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Let's take a look at it. ephesians 3:20,
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Ephesians 3:20, "to him --"
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"to him --" say that we me.
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Say that we me. "to him --"
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"to him --" "-- who is able to do
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"-- who is able to do exceedingly,
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Exceedingly, abundantly,
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Abundantly, above all that we ask or think
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Above all that we ask or think according to the power
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According to the power that works in us."
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That works in us." "to him,"
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"to him," who is "him"?
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Who is "him"? try to define him
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Try to define him and he's undefinable.
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And he's undefinable. try to describe him
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Try to describe him and he's beyond your greatest
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And he's beyond your greatest description.
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Description. try to discuss all of the
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Try to discuss all of the things that he can accomplish
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Things that he can accomplish and you cannot make a list
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And you cannot make a list because he is
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Because he is the infinite god.
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The infinite god. he does not live like we do
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He does not live like we do in finite time and in finite
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In finite time and in finite power and in finite knowledge.
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Power and in finite knowledge. he is the infinite god,
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He is the infinite god, who was and is and is to come.
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Who was and is and is to come. he is the same yesterday,
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He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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Today, and forever. try to contain him and you
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Try to contain him and you cannot,
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Cannot, because even the heavens
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Because even the heavens declare his glory.
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Declare his glory. try to understand him
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Try to understand him and you cannot,
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And you cannot, because as the heavens
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Because as the heavens are above the earth,
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Are above the earth, so are the ways of god
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So are the ways of god above man.
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Above man. [amen.]
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[amen.] that's who he is!
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That's who he is! [amen.]
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[amen.] in order to try and understand
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In order to try and understand him,
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Him, theologians have given him
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Theologians have given him three omni's.
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Three omni's. they call him the omnipotent,
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They call him the omnipotent, they call him the omnipresent,
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They call him the omnipresent, and they call him
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And they call him the omniscient.
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The omniscient. that's who he is!
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That's who he is! so when you look at
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So when you look at ephesians 3:20
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Ephesians 3:20 and it says, "to him."
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And it says, "to him." what they're saying is
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What they're saying is "to him,
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"to him, the omnipotent god."
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The omnipotent god." what does "omni" mean?
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What does "omni" mean? break the word down.
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Break the word down. the first part of the word,
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The first part of the word, "omni," all;
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"omni," all; "potent," power.
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"potent," power. ephesians 3:20 says,
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Ephesians 3:20 says, "the all-powerful god."
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"the all-powerful god." [amen.]
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[amen.] he's the one who can do
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He's the one who can do exceedingly,
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Exceedingly, abundantly,
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Abundantly, above all that you ask
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Above all that you ask or think.
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Or think. [amen.]
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[amen.] don't ever try to decide god's
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Don't ever try to decide god's limited by your understanding.
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Limited by your understanding. he is all powerful.
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He is all powerful. [amen.]
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[amen.] if you don't think so,
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If you don't think so, go read the final chapters
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Go read the final chapters of the book of job.
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Of the book of job. job asks god one question,
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Job asks god one question, "why?"
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"why?" and god's response is,
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And god's response is, "when you can tell me where
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"when you can tell me where you were when i made you,
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You were when i made you, i'll start explaining myself."
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I'll start explaining myself." [amen.]
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[amen.] the omnipotent god is all
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The omnipotent god is all powerful all by himself.
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Powerful all by himself. who is he?
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Who is he? he is not only omnipotent;
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He is not only omnipotent; he is omniscient.
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He is omniscient. what's that word mean?
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What's that word mean? it's the second of the omni's.
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It's the second of the omni's. "omniscient" means all.
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"omniscient" means all. and then we have the latin
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And then we have the latin root for science,
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Root for science, which means knowledge.
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Which means knowledge. he's the all-knowing god.
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He's the all-knowing god. he knows everything about
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He knows everything about everyone every day
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Everyone every day before they do it,
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Before they do it, when they do it,
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When they do it, after they do it.
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After they do it. he's got it all down.
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He's got it all down. there's only one know-it-all
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There's only one know-it-all in the universe
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In the universe and it ain't you.
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And it ain't you. [amen!]
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[amen!] (laughter)
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(laughter) when you begin to understand
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When you begin to understand the omniscience of god,
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The omniscience of god, it is staggering to consider.
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It is staggering to consider. but believe me;
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But believe me; he knows everything.
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He knows everything. there's no place that you can
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There's no place that you can go and hide from him.
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Go and hide from him. there's no door that you can
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There's no door that you can close,
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Close, there's no light that you can
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There's no light that you can shut off
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Shut off and conceal what you're doing.
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And conceal what you're doing. he knows.
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He knows. [amen.]
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[amen.] not only is he
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Not only is he the all-knowing god,
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The all-knowing god, but he's the omnipresent god.
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But he's the omnipresent god. he's everywhere all the time
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He's everywhere all the time in all things.
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In all things. jesus said that there's not
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Jesus said that there's not a sparrow that falls that god
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A sparrow that falls that god doesn't go to their funeral.
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Doesn't go to their funeral. [amen.]
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[amen.] how much more are you
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How much more are you than these?
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Than these? he's there.
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He's there. david said,
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David said, "if i go to the highest
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"if i go to the highest heavens,
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Heavens, you're there.
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You're there. if i ascend to the lowest
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If i ascend to the lowest hell, you're there.
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Hell, you're there. there's no place that i can go
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There's no place that i can go that you're not there."
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That you're not there." what i'm saying to you,
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What i'm saying to you, church, is to him,
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Church, is to him, the omnipresent,
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The omnipresent, omnipotent,
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Omnipotent, omniscient god,
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Omniscient god, to him, the all-knowing,
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To him, the all-knowing, the all-powerful,
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The all-powerful, the ever-present god,
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The ever-present god, to him who is able to do
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To him who is able to do exceedingly,
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Exceedingly, abundantly,
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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; that god is the god that is
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That god is the god that is with you today.
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With you today. and no matter what you are
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And no matter what you are facing,
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Facing, that god is the god who will
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That god is the god who will make a way where there seems
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Make a way where there seems to be no way!
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To be no way! (applause)
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12 through 13,
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Jesus walked into the temple
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And found a sense of greed
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And corruption.
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Angry,
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He overturned the tables,
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Driving out
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Those who were exploiting
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The name of god.
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This wasn't passive or timid.
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This was righteous anger.
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We as christians are called
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To speak the truth in love,
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But we cannot sit idly
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By while evil
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Takes root in our communities
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And in our homes.
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For your gift of any amount
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To the ministry,
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This month we will send you
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Pastor john's
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Book, wild horses.
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Tame your emotion
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For your generous gift of $175
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Or more.
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In addition
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To sending you
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The wild horses book.
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We are also pleased to send you
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The wild horses
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Magnetic page
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Markers,
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The pathway
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To victory devotional,
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And the fruit of
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The spirit tumbler
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To inspire you and equip
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You as you walk
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With god day by day.
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Live a life
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That honors the lord
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Even when it's uncomfortable.
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Call the number on screen
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Or go to jhm.org/fire
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(applause)
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(applause) "to him who is able."
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"to him who is able." people say,
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People say, "well those are three big
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"well those are three big words,
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Words, omnipotent,
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Omnipotent, omnipresent,
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Omnipresent, omniscient."
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Omniscient." you know what?
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You know what? they don't even matter.
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They don't even matter. all you need to remember is
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All you need to remember is he is able.
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He is able. say that with me.
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Say that with me. he is able.
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He is able. he's able to do it because of
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He's able to do it because of who he is.
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Who he is. he's able to do it because of
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He's able to do it because of what christ has done.
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What christ has done. he's able to do it when you
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He's able to do it when you put your faith in him.
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Put your faith in him. [yes.]
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[yes.] because if you go back
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Because if you go back and look at ephesians 3:20,
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And look at ephesians 3:20, there's a catch.
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There's a catch. it's not in god's ability;
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It's not in god's ability; it's in our willingness.
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It's in our willingness. "to him who is able
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"to him who is able to do exceedingly,
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To do exceedingly, abundantly,
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Abundantly, above all that we ask
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Above all that we ask or think --"
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Or think --" read the last phrase there.
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Read the last phrase there. "-- according to the power
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"-- according to the power that works in --"
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That works in --" ["us."]
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["us."] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [come on.]
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[come on.] until you go to work,
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Until you go to work, the omnipresent,
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The omnipresent, omnipotent,
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Omnipotent, omniscient god is not going to
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Omniscient god is not going to do anything.
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Do anything. [yes.]
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[yes.] because without faith,
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Because without faith, it is impossible to please
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It is impossible to please god.
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God. and faith without works is --
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And faith without works is -- what?
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What? ["dead."]
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["dead."] -- dead.
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-- dead. you can talk all you want to
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You can talk all you want to about what you want god to do
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About what you want god to do in this country.
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In this country. and until you go to work
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And until you go to work trying to turn things around,
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Trying to turn things around, god is not going to get on
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God is not going to get on your side.
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Your side. [amen.]
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[amen.] you can talk all you want to
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You can talk all you want to about what you want god to do
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About what you want god to do in your family.
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In your family. but until you go to work
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But until you go to work in your house,
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In your house, and in your family
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And in your family and on your life,
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And on your life, god is not going to do
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God is not going to do anything for you.
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Anything for you. [amen.]
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[amen.] you say,
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You say, "well i don't know where
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"well i don't know where the resources are coming
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The resources are coming from."
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From." you don't need to know where
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You don't need to know where the resources are coming from
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The resources are coming from when you have an all-knowing,
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When you have an all-knowing, all-powerful,
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All-powerful, ever-present god.
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Ever-present god. [amen.]
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[amen.] well, i don't know how
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Well, i don't know how we're going to get it done.
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We're going to get it done. don't worry;
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Don't worry; he does.
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He does. [amen.]
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[amen.] well, it seems impossible.
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Well, it seems impossible. impossible is what he does
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Impossible is what he does best!
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Best! (applause)
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(applause) we get distracted by
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We get distracted by the opinions of others.
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The opinions of others. we get distracted by the age
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We get distracted by the age that we live in.
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That we live in. we get distracted by what
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We get distracted by what the world has to say about
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The world has to say about the things that they think
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The things that they think about our faith.
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About our faith. we get distracted on monday
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We get distracted on monday whenever we say,
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Whenever we say, "well i can't really share
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"well i can't really share my faith,
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My faith, because h.r. will come after
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Because h.r. will come after me."
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Me." believe me;
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Believe me; the god that you serve
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The god that you serve is greater than the company
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Is greater than the company you work for.
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You work for. [amen!]
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[amen!] [amen!]
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[amen!] (applause)
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(applause) god sends word,
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God sends word, "i'll make the new temple look
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"i'll make the new temple look better than the old temple."
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Better than the old temple." how does he do it?
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How does he do it? you know,
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You know, it's a wonderful thing
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It's a wonderful thing when you start to consider
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When you start to consider this ever-present,
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This ever-present, all-powerful,
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All-powerful, all-knowing god is working
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All-knowing god is working on your behalf.
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On your behalf. would you mind working on
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Would you mind working on the temple for me?
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The temple for me? just hammer a little bit
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Just hammer a little bit right there, yeah.
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Right there, yeah. (laughter)
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(laughter) keep it up.
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Keep it up. (laughter)
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(laughter) they've been told,
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They've been told, "do the work."
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"do the work." now the same governors,
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Now the same governors, who wrote letters to xerxes,
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Who wrote letters to xerxes, whenever the work begins
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Whenever the work begins again,
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Again, those same governors write
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Those same governors write letters back to babylon.
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Letters back to babylon. they send the same letters to
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They send the same letters to the same government capital,
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The same government capital, to the same government office,
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To the same government office, to the same government guy,
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To the same government guy, who told the children of
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Who told the children of israel, "if you do this,
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Israel, "if you do this, i'm going to kill you."
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I'm going to kill you." but see,
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But see, something has happened
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Something has happened from the time that they
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From the time that they started working until
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Started working until this second set of letters
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This second set of letters gets mailed.
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Gets mailed. and the only way it could
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And the only way it could happen is that an all-knowing,
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Happen is that an all-knowing, all-powerful,
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All-powerful, ever-present god was
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Ever-present god was everywhere all the time,
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Everywhere all the time, working on all the details
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Working on all the details to make all of these things
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To make all of these things come together.
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Come together. see, the good news is,
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See, the good news is, is while your finite,
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Is while your finite, stuck in one place with
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Stuck in one place with a limited amount of resource
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A limited amount of resource and a limited amount of time,
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And a limited amount of time, god is not!
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God is not! [amen.]
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[amen.] so here goes the letter.
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So here goes the letter. and ezra, he's a scribe.
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And ezra, he's a scribe. when you read the book of
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When you read the book of ezra, chapters 4, 5 and 6,
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Ezra, chapters 4, 5 and 6, you'll hear this story.
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You'll hear this story. the letters are mailed,
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The letters are mailed, except this time,
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Except this time, the letters do not come to
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The letters do not come to the desk of xerxes,
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The desk of xerxes, the persian king.
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The persian king. they come to the desk of
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They come to the desk of darius.
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Darius. now who is darius?
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Now who is darius? darius is a friend of daniel.
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Darius is a friend of daniel. daniel is a young man
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Daniel is a young man who grew up in jerusalem,
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Who grew up in jerusalem, who watched nebuchadnezzar
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Who watched nebuchadnezzar take all of the gold,
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Take all of the gold, and all of the silver,
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And all of the silver, and all of the timber,
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And all of the timber, and all of the artifacts back
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And all of the artifacts back to babylon.
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To babylon. daniel is the young man
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Daniel is the young man who told nebuchadnezzar,
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Who told nebuchadnezzar, "this is the interpretation
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"this is the interpretation of your dream,"
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Of your dream," and he explained the statue
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And he explained the statue with the head of gold down to
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With the head of gold down to the toes of clay and the rock
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The toes of clay and the rock that came from heaven
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That came from heaven and crushed it all.
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And crushed it all. daniel is an older man when
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Daniel is an older man when nebuchadnezzar's grandson sees
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Nebuchadnezzar's grandson sees a hand writing on the wall.
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A hand writing on the wall. and when they can't read what
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And when they can't read what the hand writes,
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The hand writes, they call for daniel.
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They call for daniel. and daniel interprets the word
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And daniel interprets the word of the lord to that king.
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Of the lord to that king. daniel has such a spirit of
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Daniel has such a spirit of wisdom and excellence in him
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Wisdom and excellence in him that the king of persia,
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That the king of persia, darius,
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Darius, does not want daniel to go
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Does not want daniel to go back to jerusalem.
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Back to jerusalem. he wants daniel to stay with
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He wants daniel to stay with him so that he can be
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Him so that he can be the prime minister over all
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The prime minister over all of his governors.
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Of his governors. and it's those governors
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And it's those governors who decide that they don't
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Who decide that they don't want to be under daniel,
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Want to be under daniel, so they come up with this rule
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So they come up with this rule that if you pray,
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That if you pray, you're going to go to
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You're going to go to the lion's den.
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The lion's den. now how many of you understand
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Now how many of you understand where we're at?
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Where we're at? (laughter)
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(laughter) so while all of this is going
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So while all of this is going on in daniel's life,
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On in daniel's life, god is over here --
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God is over here -- he's ever present.
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He's ever present. -- checking on his work.
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-- checking on his work. (laughter)
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(laughter) worried that they don't have
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Worried that they don't have enough gold,
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Enough gold, they don't have enough silver,
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They don't have enough silver, they don't have enough
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They don't have enough resources,
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Resources, they don't have enough time.
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They don't have enough time. and god says,
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And god says, "all the gold and all
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"all the gold and all the silver are mine."
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The silver are mine." "you just be strong and work."
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"you just be strong and work." (laughter)
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(laughter) and they don't understand
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And they don't understand where all of this is going to
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Where all of this is going to come from,
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Come from, but the ever-present god,
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But the ever-present god, the all-knowing god,
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The all-knowing god, the all-powerful god,
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The all-powerful god, he's doing something over here
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He's doing something over here with daniel.
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With daniel. it looks like it's an attack,
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It looks like it's an attack, but really,
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But really, it's nothing more than
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It's nothing more than a set-up.
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A set-up. because when daniel goes to
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Because when daniel goes to his room and he prays,
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His room and he prays, and darius reads the law
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And darius reads the law that says daniel has to go to
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That says daniel has to go to the lion's den,
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The lion's den, daniel goes down into
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Daniel goes down into the lion's den,
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The lion's den, and king darius is worried.
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And king darius is worried. he paces the floor all night,
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He paces the floor all night, wondering what's going to
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Wondering what's going to happen to daniel.
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Happen to daniel. the starving lions must be
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The starving lions must be chewing on nothing
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Chewing on nothing but his bones.
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But his bones. and in the morning
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And in the morning when he wakes up,
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When he wakes up, he runs to the lion's den.
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He runs to the lion's den. and the bible says,
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And the bible says, "he rolls back the stone."
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"he rolls back the stone." and he says down to
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And he says down to the lion's den,
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The lion's den, "oh daniel, oh daniel,
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"oh daniel, oh daniel, is god able to deliver you?"
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Is god able to deliver you?" [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] and daniel looks up and says,
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And daniel looks up and says, "do not fear, king.
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"do not fear, king. for my god has delivered me."
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For my god has delivered me." (applause)
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(applause) my omnipotent,
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My omnipotent, omnipresent,
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Omnipresent, all-knowing god,
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All-knowing god, while you were worried
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While you were worried in the palace,
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In the palace, he was down here singing me
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He was down here singing me lullabies,
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Lullabies, as i slept with these lions.
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As i slept with these lions. [yes.]
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[yes.] all the while that's going on,
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All the while that's going on, the letters are coming from
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The letters are coming from jerusalem.
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Jerusalem. and the letters get back here
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And the letters get back here to darius,
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To darius, and darius reads the same
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And darius reads the same letter that was written
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Letter that was written years ago to xerxes.
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Years ago to xerxes. it says,
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It says, "they're building
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"they're building that temple."
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That temple." "and when they get that temple
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"and when they get that temple built,
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Built, they're going to rise up
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They're going to rise up against you.
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Against you. and when they get that temple
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And when they get that temple built,
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Built, they're going to think that
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They're going to think that their god is going to
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Their god is going to overthrow you.
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Overthrow you. you don't want them to build
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You don't want them to build this temple, o king."
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This temple, o king." but darius has just
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But darius has just experienced something that
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Experienced something that told him that there's a god
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Told him that there's a god in jerusalem that can deliver
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In jerusalem that can deliver men from lions.
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Men from lions. [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] and so darius writes a letter
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And so darius writes a letter back to jerusalem.
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Back to jerusalem. and here's what he says,
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And here's what he says, "all of the gold,
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"all of the gold, and all of the silver,
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And all of the silver, and all the of the timber,
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And all the of the timber, and all of the things that
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And all of the things that were taken from solomon's
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Were taken from solomon's temple,
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Temple, i am sending them back from
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I am sending them back from babylon to jerusalem.
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Babylon to jerusalem. i'm not only sending them,
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I'm not only sending them, but i'm sending workers
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But i'm sending workers and i'm sending architects,
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And i'm sending architects, because we're going rebuild
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Because we're going rebuild that house of worship,
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That house of worship, because there's a god
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Because there's a god in israel who can deliver.
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In israel who can deliver. there's a god in israel
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There's a god in israel who knows all things.
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Who knows all things. there's a god in israel
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There's a god in israel who is all powerful.
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Who is all powerful. and we're going to make sure
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And we're going to make sure that we honor that god."
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That we honor that god." child of god,
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Child of god, our god is so great,
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Our god is so great, he can get wicked men to do
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He can get wicked men to do righteous things on our behalf
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Righteous things on our behalf if we're willing to do
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If we're willing to do the work he wants us to do!
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The work he wants us to do! (applause)
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(applause) i've got good news for you
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I've got good news for you today.
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Today. the same god that was with
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The same god that was with daniel is the same god
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Daniel is the same god that was with you.
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That was with you. the same god,
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The same god, who told them to do the work,
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Who told them to do the work, is the same god
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Is the same god who's commissioning you.
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Who's commissioning you. the same god,
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The same god, who can make a way where
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Who can make a way where there seems to be no way,
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There seems to be no way, that god is the god who is
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That god is the god who is calling you to do what he
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Calling you to do what he wants you to do!
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Wants you to do! do not be afraid!
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Do not be afraid! do not be dismayed!
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Do not be dismayed! be strong and work,
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Be strong and work, because if god is for you,
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Because if god is for you, who can be against you?
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Who can be against you? give the lord a handclap
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Give the lord a handclap of praise!
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Of praise! (applause)
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(applause) god, the creator of heaven,
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God, the creator of heaven, says,
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Says, do what needs to be done
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Do what needs to be done and i'll take care of
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And i'll take care of the rest.
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The rest. where is he calling you
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Where is he calling you to work?
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To work? does he want you to work
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Does he want you to work in your marriage?
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In your marriage? does he want you to work
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Does he want you to work in your church?
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In your church? does he want you to work
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Does he want you to work on shining in this life
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On shining in this life for him?
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For him? stop wasting time.
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Stop wasting time. go to work,
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Go to work, and let him who is able to do
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And let him who is able to do exceedingly,
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Exceedingly, abundantly,
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Abundantly, above all that you could ask,
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Above all that you could ask, think or imagine,
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Think or imagine, prove to you that he is able.
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Prove to you that he is able. [amen.]
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[amen.] give the lord a handclap
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Give the lord a handclap of praise.
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Of praise. (applause)
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(applause) would you stand right where
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Would you stand right where you are?
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You are? (applause)
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(applause) with every head bowed
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With every head bowed and every eye closed,
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And every eye closed, you're here today and you say,
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You're here today and you say, "pastor,
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"pastor, i've become distracted,
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I've become distracted, and i've wasted time.
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And i've wasted time. there's an area in my life
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There's an area in my life where i need to be strong
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Where i need to be strong and work,
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And work, and watch god do the rest."
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And watch god do the rest." and today,
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And today, if you have the courage to be
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If you have the courage to be strong and work,
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Strong and work, no longer waste time and be
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No longer waste time and be distracted,
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Distracted, i want you to raise your hand
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I want you to raise your hand right where you are.
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Right where you are. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ those of you who have lifted
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Those of you who have lifted one hand,
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One hand, i want you to lift your other
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I want you to lift your other hand right next to it,
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Hand right next to it, because one hand means
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Because one hand means i need you lord,
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I need you lord, and the other hand means
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And the other hand means i'm surrendered to do
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I'm surrendered to do your will.
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Your will. and i want everyone in this
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And i want everyone in this room to repeat this prayer
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Room to repeat this prayer with me.
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With me. lord jesus christ,
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Lord jesus christ, today,
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Today, i ask you
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I ask you to forgive me
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To forgive me for wasting time
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For wasting time on the work you have for me
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On the work you have for me to do.
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To do. today,
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Today, i will be strong
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I will be strong in your strength,
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In your strength, and i will do
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And i will do what needs to be done
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What needs to be done in my life,
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In my life, because you are the god
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Because you are the god who is able
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Who is able to do exceedingly,
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To do exceedingly, abundantly,
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Abundantly, above all
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Above all that i can ask,
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That i can ask, that i can think,
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That i can think, that i can imagine.
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That i can imagine. so today,
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So today, in jesus' name,
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In jesus' name, i commit
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I commit to do the work,
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To do the work, so that your power
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So that your power would work through me,
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Would work through me, and we
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And we will be victorious
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Will be victorious together.
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Together. father, thank you
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Father, thank you for hearing my prayer
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For hearing my prayer and helping me,
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And helping me, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. amen.
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Amen. give the lord a handclap
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Give the lord a handclap in this house today.
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In this house today. pastor matt hagee: could you
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Pastor matt hagee: could you imagine what would happen
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Imagine what would happen if the church discovered
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If the church discovered the identity that christ
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The identity that christ has given us;
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Has given us; that the gates of hell
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That the gates of hell cannot prevail;
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Cannot prevail; and that we have authority
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And that we have authority on the earth because of
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On the earth because of the authority that christ has
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The authority that christ has in heaven?
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In heaven? kendal hagee: join us live
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Kendal hagee: join us live every sunday at jhm.org
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Every sunday at jhm.org facebook or youtube.
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Facebook or youtube. pastor matt hagee: kendal
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Pastor matt hagee: kendal and i want to thank you
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And i want to thank you for being a part of today's
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For being a part of today's program.
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Program. we encourage you to join us
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We encourage you to join us again very soon.
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Again very soon. and if you're ever
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And if you're ever in san antonio,
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In san antonio, come see us at cornerstone.
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Come see us at cornerstone. is the heartbeat of change,
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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 more than just
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It's more than just a collaboration.
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A collaboration. 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. through new technology
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Through new technology and online media platforms,
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And online media platforms, hagee ministries has
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Hagee ministries has the ability to go beyond
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The ability to go beyond borders,
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Borders, sharing stories that resonate
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Sharing stories that resonate with people across the globe.
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With people across the globe. every click,
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Every click, every share,
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Every share, every connection,
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Every connection, they all ripple across
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They all ripple across the vast expanse of
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The vast expanse of the digital landscape,
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The digital landscape, 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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Transform lives. by becoming a legacy partner,
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By becoming a legacy partner, you're not just joining
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You're not just joining a cause.
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A cause. you're becoming part of
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You're becoming part of a living word.
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A living word. it's a commitment to a shared
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It's a commitment to a shared journey of faith
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Journey of faith and understanding
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And understanding fueled by the belief
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Fueled by the belief that together,
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That together, we can make a lasting impact.
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We can make a lasting impact. your partnership is a beacon
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Your partnership is a beacon of hope,
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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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Matt Hagee - It's About Time

February 18, 2025 | S25:E42

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