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Matt Hagee - Watch Your Step

December 9, 2024 | S24:E1209

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - Watch Your Step | December 9, 2024

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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, turn them to the book of
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Turn them to the book of amos 3,
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Amos 3, as this morning we begin
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As this morning we begin a brand-new sermon series
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A brand-new sermon series entitled "the great divide."
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Entitled "the great divide." i don't think anyone would
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I don't think anyone would debate or argue the fact that
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Debate or argue the fact that our nation is probably more
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Our nation is probably more divided now than we have ever
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Divided now than we have ever been.
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Been. [amen.]
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[amen.] and the lines are getting
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And the lines are getting farther and farther apart.
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Farther and farther apart. today we're going to consider
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Today we're going to consider the great divide in
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The great divide in this context,
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This context, "watch your step."
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"watch your step." we look at the word
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We look at the word of the lord that he gave to
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Of the lord that he gave to the prophet amos to a nation
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The prophet amos to a nation that was divided.
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That was divided. and while they were talking
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And while they were talking about all of the things that
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About all of the things that divided them individually,
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Divided them individually, god was saying all of
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God was saying all of the separate divisions
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The separate divisions that are down there
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That are down there in your nation are nothing
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In your nation are nothing more than symptoms of
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More than symptoms of the reality that you are
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The reality that you are divided from me.
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Divided from me. and when we see this much
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And when we see this much chaos and confusion taking
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Chaos and confusion taking place in the world around us,
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Place in the world around us, what we have to realize
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What we have to realize is that god is not the author
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Is that god is not the author of confusion.
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Of confusion. [amen.]
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[amen.] and everything he does,
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And everything he does, he does with order.
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He does with order. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] and that what we see happening
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And that what we see happening in the world around us is
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In the world around us is nothing more than just
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Nothing more than just the symptoms of the reality
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The symptoms of the reality that for a long time now,
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That for a long time now, we have been separated
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We have been separated from god.
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From god. [amen.]
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[amen.] so we pick up
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So we pick up this conversation in amos 3:3.
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This conversation in amos 3:3. read it with me.
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Read it with me. "can two walk together,
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"can two walk together, unless they are agreed?"
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Unless they are agreed?" heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, by the power of
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By the power of your holy spirit
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Your holy spirit and his anointing,
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And his anointing, whose presence we feel
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Whose presence we feel in this place,
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In this place, we ask that you would open
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We ask that you would open our ears and our hearts
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Our ears and our hearts to receive these truths today;
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To receive these truths today; that we would hear
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That we would hear and heed your word,
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And heed your word, and walk with you
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And walk with you in faith believing.
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In faith believing. in jesus' name, we pray.
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In jesus' name, we pray. amen.
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Amen. [amen.]
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[amen.] you may be seated.
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You may be seated. "can two walk together,
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"can two walk together, unless they be agreed?"
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Unless they be agreed?" it's a rhetorical question,
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It's a rhetorical question, because the answer is,
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Because the answer is, obviously, no.
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Obviously, no. but the lord sent amos to
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But the lord sent amos to israel with this message,
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Israel with this message, because he was wanting to warn
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Because he was wanting to warn the nation by letting them
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The nation by letting them know that the direction they
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Know that the direction they were headed was a path that
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Were headed was a path that was going to lead to
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Was going to lead to destruction.
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Destruction. in the world that we live in
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In the world that we live in today,
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Today, everywhere you look,
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Everywhere you look, you see a nation that is on
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You see a nation that is on a path to destruction.
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A path to destruction. [amen.]
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[amen.] right now, like never before,
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Right now, like never before, we are a culture that is being
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We are a culture that is being swarmed with a spirit
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Swarmed with a spirit of rebellion.
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Of rebellion. this rebellion is not some
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This rebellion is not some small matter of defiance
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Small matter of defiance that people are quietly
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That people are quietly holding within them.
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Holding within them. this rebellion is being lived
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This rebellion is being lived out in the lawlessness that's
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Out in the lawlessness that's taking place in our streets.
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Taking place in our streets. this rebellion has invaded
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This rebellion has invaded our schools.
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Our schools. this rebellion has overwhelmed
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This rebellion has overwhelmed our cities.
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Our cities. this rebellion is crippling
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This rebellion is crippling the lives of our
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The lives of our american citizens and people
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American citizens and people all over the world.
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All over the world. when it's being discussed,
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When it's being discussed, people offer all kinds of
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People offer all kinds of ideas about what could change
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Ideas about what could change the situation that we face.
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The situation that we face. some say,
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Some say, "you know all we need to do
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"you know all we need to do is adjust the laws,
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Is adjust the laws, because the reason people are
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Because the reason people are breaking so many laws
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Breaking so many laws is because we're too tough on
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Is because we're too tough on crime."
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Crime." [no.]
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[no.] [no.]
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[no.] then a few experts will tell
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Then a few experts will tell you that what we need to do
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You that what we need to do is start a new program.
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Is start a new program. let me translate something
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Let me translate something for you.
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For you. any time that an elected
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Any time that an elected official is talking about
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Official is talking about a program,
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A program, what he's saying is he's going
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What he's saying is he's going to take money from people
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To take money from people who earned it --
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Who earned it -- [that's right.]
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[that's right.] -- and give it to people
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-- and give it to people who didn't earn it,
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Who didn't earn it, so that they will stop taking
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So that they will stop taking what's already not theirs.
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What's already not theirs. (laughter)
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(laughter) hmmm.
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Hmmm. (applause)
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(applause) there's a problem in our world
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There's a problem in our world right now.
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Right now. regardless of how you define
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Regardless of how you define the problem,
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The problem, regardless of how you try to
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Regardless of how you try to solve the problem,
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Solve the problem, regardless of who you try
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Regardless of who you try and blame for the problem,
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And blame for the problem, the fact remains we've got
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The fact remains we've got a problem.
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A problem. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [amen.]
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[amen.] we've got a problem when
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We've got a problem when our prisons have more law
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Our prisons have more law and order than our streets.
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And order than our streets. [yes.]
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[yes.] we've got a problem when
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We've got a problem when an elementary school won't say
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An elementary school won't say the pledge because it has
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The pledge because it has the phrase
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The phrase "one nation under god,"
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"one nation under god," but it'll hold a seminar
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But it'll hold a seminar on transgenderism and have men
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On transgenderism and have men dressed in drag dancing
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Dressed in drag dancing in front of children.
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In front of children. that's a problem.
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That's a problem. [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) let me make it very clear;
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Let me make it very clear; that's not education.
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That's not education. that's not reading, writing,
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That's not reading, writing, and arithmetic;
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And arithmetic; that's indoctrination and it
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That's indoctrination and it should be considered
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Should be considered child abuse.
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Child abuse. [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) there's a problem when
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There's a problem when churches stop declaring
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Churches stop declaring the word of god.
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The word of god. [amen.]
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[amen.] if you're not declaring
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If you're not declaring the word of god,
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The word of god, you're not a church;
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You're not a church; you're a sunday social club.
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You're a sunday social club. [amen.]
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[amen.] if you would rather entertain
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If you would rather entertain than evangelize,
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Than evangelize, you need to do something else.
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You need to do something else. the purpose of the church
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The purpose of the church is to train the army of
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Is to train the army of the living god to go out into
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The living god to go out into a lost, and dark,
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A lost, and dark, and dying world,
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And dying world, and shine his light,
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And shine his light, and shine his love,
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And shine his love, and believe that they can do
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And believe that they can do all things through christ
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All things through christ who gives them strength.
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Who gives them strength. [glory!]
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[glory!] (applause)
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(applause) there's a problem when suicide
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There's a problem when suicide is the second leading cause
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Is the second leading cause of death in children
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Of death in children the ages 10 to 15.
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The ages 10 to 15. there's a problem when our
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There's a problem when our national leaders think that
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National leaders think that your gas-guzzling car is
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Your gas-guzzling car is the biggest problem that they
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The biggest problem that they have to solve more than
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Have to solve more than the fentanyl that's coming
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The fentanyl that's coming across our border.
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Across our border. [yes!]
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[yes!] [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) and even greater still is
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And even greater still is the fact that with all of
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The fact that with all of the problems that we could
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The problems that we could list and discuss today,
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List and discuss today, all of them just lead to
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All of them just lead to more talk and discussion,
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More talk and discussion, and debate,
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And debate, and argument,
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And argument, and make this great divide
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And make this great divide between where we are and where
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Between where we are and where we should be farther apart.
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We should be farther apart. they don't solve the problem.
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They don't solve the problem. and the reason they don't
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And the reason they don't solve the problem is because
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Solve the problem is because it's whacking at the branches
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It's whacking at the branches and not striking at the root.
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And not striking at the root. all of these problems are
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All of these problems are just symptoms.
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Just symptoms. the real problem is sin.
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The real problem is sin. [amen.]
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[amen.] [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) proverbs tells us,
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Proverbs tells us, "righteousness exalts
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"righteousness exalts a nation:
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A nation: but sin is a reproach
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But sin is a reproach to any people."
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To any people." why are we struggling
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Why are we struggling in this world today?
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In this world today? not because we don't have
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Not because we don't have enough resources,
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Enough resources, not because we don't have
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Not because we don't have enough knowledge,
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Enough knowledge, not because we haven't done
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Not because we haven't done enough studies.
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Enough studies. it's because we won't stop
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It's because we won't stop sinning.
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Sinning. [amen.]
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[amen.] what we've got to do if we're
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What we've got to do if we're going to exalt this nation is,
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Going to exalt this nation is, we've got to return to
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We've got to return to righteousness.
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Righteousness. we've got to stop talking
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We've got to stop talking about the symptom and got to
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About the symptom and got to get down to the source.
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Get down to the source. and the only hope that we have
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And the only hope that we have is to return to the god of
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Is to return to the god of abraham, isaac, and jacob.
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Abraham, isaac, and jacob. the only hope for your family
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The only hope for your family is to build your house upon
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Is to build your house upon the principles of his word.
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The principles of his word. the only hope for our economy
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The only hope for our economy is to turn to jehovah jireh,
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Is to turn to jehovah jireh, because he's described
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Because he's described as our provider.
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As our provider. the only way to clear
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The only way to clear the clouds of chaos
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The clouds of chaos and confusion,
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And confusion, and overcome the anarchy
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And overcome the anarchy that's in our street,
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That's in our street, and rebuild the faith
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And rebuild the faith and the freedom
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And the freedom and the liberty that made us
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And the liberty that made us one nation under god,
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One nation under god, is to return to living by
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Is to return to living by his ten commandments.
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His ten commandments. return to the word that does
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Return to the word that does not return void.
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Not return void. return to his promises
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Return to his promises that endure forever,
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That endure forever, because the grass may wither
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Because the grass may wither and the flower may fade,
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And the flower may fade, but his promise to protect,
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But his promise to protect, his promise to provide,
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His promise to provide, his promise to heal,
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His promise to heal, his promise to deliver,
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His promise to deliver, his promise to redeem,
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His promise to redeem, his promise to restore,
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His promise to restore, his promise,
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His promise, it will never fail,
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It will never fail, because that's the kind of god
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Because that's the kind of god we serve!
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We serve! [amen!]
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[amen!] (applause)
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(applause) and so right now,
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And so right now, with all of the problems
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With all of the problems that we face,
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That we face, we have to realize that
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We have to realize that our nation is at a crossroads.
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Our nation is at a crossroads. [amen.]
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[amen.] and like never before
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And like never before in our lifetime,
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In our lifetime, we've got a decision to make.
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We've got a decision to make. are we going to walk with god?
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Are we going to walk with god? are we going to keep walking
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Are we going to keep walking away from god?
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Away from god? [walk with god.]
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[walk with god.] and this is the question that
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And this is the question that god sent amos to ask israel
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God sent amos to ask israel in verse 3 of chapter 3,
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In verse 3 of chapter 3, "can two walk together,
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"can two walk together, unless they be agreed?"
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Unless they be agreed?" understand that there's only
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Understand that there's only two ways to walk
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Two ways to walk in this world.
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In this world. you can either walk with him
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You can either walk with him or you can walk away from him.
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Or you can walk away from him. but there's no middle ground.
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But there's no middle ground. in order to know what kind of
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In order to know what kind of direction your life
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Direction your life is headed in,
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Is headed in, what you need to ask yourself
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What you need to ask yourself is,
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Is, "who are you walking with?"
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"who are you walking with?" one of the problems that we
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One of the problems that we have in the church today is
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Have in the church today is that we oftentimes say that
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That we oftentimes say that we're walking with god,
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We're walking with god, but we're more walking with
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But we're more walking with a political party than we are
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A political party than we are his promises.
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His promises. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] (applause)
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(applause) because that's the only way
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Because that's the only way you can get two christians
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You can get two christians in the same room,
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In the same room, who both profess that
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Who both profess that jesus christ is their savior.
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Jesus christ is their savior. and yet,
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And yet, they're on opposite ends
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They're on opposite ends of everything.
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Of everything. why?
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Why? because they identify more
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Because they identify more with an elephant and a donkey
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With an elephant and a donkey than they do jesus christ,
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Than they do jesus christ, who died to set them free.
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Who died to set them free. (applause)
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(applause) you need to understand,
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You need to understand, the king of kings and the lord
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The king of kings and the lord of lords does not like red
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Of lords does not like red any more than he likes blue.
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Any more than he likes blue. he's not up for election
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He's not up for election and he doesn't need your vote.
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And he doesn't need your vote. he sits upon the throne where
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He sits upon the throne where he rules in grace and truth.
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He rules in grace and truth. and of his kingdom,
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And of his kingdom, there shall be no end.
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There shall be no end. (applause)
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(applause) so who are you walking with?
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So who are you walking with? when i was growing up,
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When i was growing up, i used to often hear from
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I used to often hear from my parents,
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My parents, "you are known by
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"you are known by the company --"
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The company --" [that you keep.]
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[that you keep.] y'all were in that house too;
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Y'all were in that house too; huh?
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Huh? (laughter)
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(laughter) and the problem in amos 3 is
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And the problem in amos 3 is that israel is keeping company
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That israel is keeping company with the nations that are
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With the nations that are around them instead of with
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Around them instead of with the god in whom they have
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The god in whom they have covenant.
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Covenant. israel was created by
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Israel was created by a sovereign and divine act
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A sovereign and divine act of god.
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Of god. and rather than keep his word,
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And rather than keep his word, they decided that they would
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They decided that they would rather behave like the pagan
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Rather behave like the pagan nations surrounding them than
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Nations surrounding them than they would be the children of
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They would be the children of abraham, isaac, and jacob.
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Abraham, isaac, and jacob. the nation that god delivered
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The nation that god delivered out of egypt's bondage and
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Out of egypt's bondage and brought into the prosperity
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Brought into the prosperity of the promised land,
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Of the promised land, now refuses to live by
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Now refuses to live by the covenants.
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The covenants. they used to be one nation
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They used to be one nation under jehovah god.
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Under jehovah god. and now, in amos,
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And now, in amos, they're two separate nations,
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They're two separate nations, israel in the north
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Israel in the north and judah in the south.
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And judah in the south. and this divided nation of
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And this divided nation of north and south that was once
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North and south that was once economically prosperous is now
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Economically prosperous is now targeted by the nations
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Targeted by the nations that surround it,
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That surround it, because when they're together
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Because when they're together and god is blessing the unity
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And god is blessing the unity of their togetherness,
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Of their togetherness, their agreement,
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Their agreement, no one can take them.
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No one can take them. but when they're divided,
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But when they're divided, they're a target
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They're a target for everybody.
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For everybody. sound familiar?
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Sound familiar? [yes.]
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[yes.] here's the greater challenge:
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Here's the greater challenge: when amos starts to prophesy,
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When amos starts to prophesy, both nations economically
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Both nations economically are prosperous.
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Are prosperous. and because they have money
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And because they have money in the bank,
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In the bank, they believe that the money
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They believe that the money in the bank equates to
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In the bank equates to god's blessing.
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God's blessing. and so they've deceived
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And so they've deceived themselves.
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Themselves. they believe that because
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They believe that because they can pay the bills,
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They can pay the bills, god's happy with them.
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God's happy with them. and so they go to the altar
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And so they go to the altar of the lord on the lord's day,
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Of the lord on the lord's day, and they sacrifice to the god
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And they sacrifice to the god of abraham, isaac, and jacob.
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Of abraham, isaac, and jacob. and then they go out into
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And then they go out into their own homes and they have
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Their own homes and they have altars to pagan gods.
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Altars to pagan gods. and god's word says,
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And god's word says, "thou shall have no other gods
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"thou shall have no other gods before me."
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Before me." but because there's money
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But because there's money in the bank, they say,
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In the bank, they say, "well god doesn't mind."
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"well god doesn't mind." you know anybody that looks
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You know anybody that looks at their bank balance to
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At their bank balance to determine whether or not
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Determine whether or not god's happy?
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God's happy? you need to understand god
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You need to understand god does not work in the currency
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Does not work in the currency of the united states
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Of the united states government.
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Government. [amen.]
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[amen.] [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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Has god placed a precious
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Has god placed a precious dream in your heart,
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Dream in your heart, one that you've
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One that you've gently tucked away?
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Gently tucked away? perhaps it feels overwhelming
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Perhaps it feels overwhelming too big or too costly.
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Too big or too costly. and you wonder
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And you wonder what if i stumble?
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What if i stumble? where do i begin?
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Where do i begin? take heart.
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Take heart. when god plants a dream
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When god plants a dream within you.
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Within you. he also gives you
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He also gives you everything you need
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Everything you need to make it a reality.
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To make it a reality. our part is to stay close
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Our part is to stay close to his word.
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To his word. if god brings you to it,
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If god brings you to it, he will surely bring you
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He will surely bring you through it.
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Through it. for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month.
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This month. we'd love to send you the daily
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We'd love to send you the daily truth perpetual calendar,
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Truth perpetual calendar, a daily
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A daily reminder of god's promises
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Reminder of god's promises and for a gift of $150 or more.
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And for a gift of $150 or more. you'll also receive
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You'll also receive proclamations.
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Proclamations. the heaven in this place cd,
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The heaven in this place cd, the dream journal,
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The dream journal, the dare to dream mug,
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The dare to dream mug, and a beautiful peace ornament.
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And a beautiful peace ornament. this holiday season
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This holiday season make your dream a reality.
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Make your dream a reality. call the number on your
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Call the number on your screen or visit jhm.org/dream.
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God's people,
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God's people, in the day of amos,
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In the day of amos, were divided just like we're
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Were divided just like we're divided now.
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Divided now. they were divided politically.
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They were divided politically. they had separate agendas.
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They had separate agendas. they were divided spiritually.
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They were divided spiritually. they were mixing righteousness
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They were mixing righteousness with wickedness.
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With wickedness. they were divided socially,
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They were divided socially, because immorality
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Because immorality was rampant,
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Was rampant, and perversion was everywhere,
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And perversion was everywhere, and no one was doing anything
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And no one was doing anything about it.
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About it. and god sent a prophet named
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And god sent a prophet named amos with this message:
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Amos with this message: "can two walk together,
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"can two walk together, unless they be agreed?"
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Unless they be agreed?" simply said,
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Simply said, god was saying,
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God was saying, "watch your step."
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"watch your step." the direction you're going
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The direction you're going is headed for an abyss
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Is headed for an abyss of judgment.
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Of judgment. watch your step,
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Watch your step, because the wealth that you
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Because the wealth that you rejoice in could be gone
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Rejoice in could be gone in a day.
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In a day. watch your step,
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Watch your step, because the freedom
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Because the freedom and the liberty that you think
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And the liberty that you think you're entitled to could
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You're entitled to could vanish before your eyes.
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Vanish before your eyes. i believe that the words of
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I believe that the words of amos can echo through
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Amos can echo through centuries,
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Centuries, and they're very appropriate
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And they're very appropriate for the world that we live in
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For the world that we live in today,
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Today, because there's a great divide
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Because there's a great divide in our nation between right
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In our nation between right and wrong.
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And wrong. there's a great divide between
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There's a great divide between where we're going
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Where we're going and where we should go.
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And where we should go. and the truth is we need to
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And the truth is we need to answer this question:
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Answer this question: "can two walk together,
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"can two walk together, unless they be agreed?"
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Unless they be agreed?" understand that this question
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Understand that this question is not being asked by
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Is not being asked by a candidate who is running
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A candidate who is running for office.
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For office. this question is being asked
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This question is being asked by the god who created heaven
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By the god who created heaven and earth.
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And earth. consider those who walked
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Consider those who walked with god.
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With god. the bible tells us in genesis
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The bible tells us in genesis that enoch walked with god;
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That enoch walked with god; and he was not,
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And he was not, for god took him."
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For god took him." [yes.]
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[yes.] now some of you say,
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Now some of you say, "well i don't know if i want
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"well i don't know if i want to get that close."
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To get that close." (laughter)
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(laughter) the point is this;
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The point is this; when you walk with god,
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When you walk with god, you're welcome in
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You're welcome in his presence.
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His presence. [amen.]
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[amen.] and eventually,
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And eventually, every one of us is going to
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Every one of us is going to walk to the end of our life.
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Walk to the end of our life. and when you get there,
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And when you get there, trust me;
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Trust me; you want to be welcome in
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You want to be welcome in god's presence.
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God's presence. [amen.]
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[amen.] which means you better start
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Which means you better start walking with him now.
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Walking with him now. [yes.]
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[yes.] because you can't show up in
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Because you can't show up in that moment and hear him say,
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That moment and hear him say, "depart from me.
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"depart from me. i never knew you."
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I never knew you." listen to what king david
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Listen to what king david said.
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Said. he said,
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He said, "blessed is the man
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"blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel
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Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly."
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Of the ungodly." ungodly people are just people
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Ungodly people are just people who don't do what god wants.
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Who don't do what god wants. and david says when you start
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And david says when you start walking with people who do not
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Walking with people who do not do what god wants,
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Do what god wants, you're headed in
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You're headed in the wrong direction,
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The wrong direction, because the next thing that
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Because the next thing that you're going to do after
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You're going to do after you start taking counsel,
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You start taking counsel, advice, from ungodly people,
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Advice, from ungodly people, is you're going to start
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Is you're going to start standing up for sinners.
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Standing up for sinners. and everywhere you look
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And everywhere you look in our world today,
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In our world today, what are we doing?
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What are we doing? we're standing up for sinners.
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We're standing up for sinners. [amen.]
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[amen.] we're defending things that
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We're defending things that god calls an abomination.
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God calls an abomination. [amen.]
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[amen.] god said he hates hands
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God said he hates hands that shed innocent blood.
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That shed innocent blood. and we're defending people's
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And we're defending people's right --
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Right -- [that's right!]
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[that's right!] -- to murder a child before
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-- to murder a child before it has the chance to breathe.
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It has the chance to breathe. [that's it.]
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[that's it.] [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] after you start defending
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After you start defending sinners,
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Sinners, then you get comfortable.
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Then you get comfortable. because david said,
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Because david said, "you sit in the seat
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"you sit in the seat of the scornful."
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Of the scornful." and there's a difference
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And there's a difference between ungodly people,
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Between ungodly people, sinners,
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Sinners, and scornful people.
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And scornful people. ungodly people just don't do
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Ungodly people just don't do what god likes.
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What god likes. sinners deliberately disobey
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Sinners deliberately disobey god's word.
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God's word. scornful people mock god.
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Scornful people mock god. and we live in a world that
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And we live in a world that mocks god freely.
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Mocks god freely. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] and when you're willing to sit
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And when you're willing to sit in the seat of the scornful,
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In the seat of the scornful, it means that you are more
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It means that you are more comfortable with people who
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Comfortable with people who make a mock of god than you
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Make a mock of god than you are a move of the spirit.
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Are a move of the spirit. [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) we've become so numb to it
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We've become so numb to it that we watch it for hours on
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That we watch it for hours on television or on our streaming
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Television or on our streaming devices,
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Devices, and we roll our eyes,
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And we roll our eyes, and says, "well,
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And says, "well, it's just entertainment."
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It's just entertainment." and then we get in god's house
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And then we get in god's house and the spirit of the lord
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And the spirit of the lord moves in, and we go,
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Moves in, and we go, "i don't -- i don't,
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"i don't -- i don't, i don't know what i want
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I don't know what i want to do.
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To do. okay.
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Okay. i'll raise a hand."
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I'll raise a hand." (shyly raising his hand)
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(shyly raising his hand) (laughter)
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(laughter) [right.]
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[right.] why?
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Why? you're more comfortable in the
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You're more comfortable in the wicked environment than you
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Wicked environment than you are the righteous one.
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Are the righteous one. [woo!]
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[woo!] david said,
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David said, "blessed is the man
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"blessed is the man who doesn't walk,
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Who doesn't walk, and who doesn't stand,
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And who doesn't stand, and who doesn't sit with
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And who doesn't sit with the ungodly."
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The ungodly." he said,
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He said, "because he'll be like a tree
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"because he'll be like a tree planted --"
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Planted --" say that word with me.
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Say that word with me. "planted."
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"planted." when you walk with god,
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When you walk with god, god plants you.
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God plants you. [amen.]
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[amen.] you don't just grow up
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You don't just grow up somewhere.
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Somewhere. god puts you somewhere.
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God puts you somewhere. [amen.]
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[amen.] wild weeds just grow.
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Wild weeds just grow. but things that are planted
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But things that are planted are valuable.
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Are valuable. and some of you need to hear
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And some of you need to hear that today.
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That today. you are where god planted you.
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You are where god planted you. [that's it.]
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[that's it.] you're not going to produce
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You're not going to produce until you get comfortable
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Until you get comfortable where you're planted.
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Where you're planted. a lot of god's kids look at
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A lot of god's kids look at what somebody else is doing,
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What somebody else is doing, and they try to pull
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And they try to pull themselves out of where
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Themselves out of where they're planted and go over
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They're planted and go over and be somebody else.
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And be somebody else. (laughter)
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(laughter) when you're planted,
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When you're planted, produce where you're planted.
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Produce where you're planted. [amen.]
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[amen.] "the steps of the righteous
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"the steps of the righteous are ordered of the lord."
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Are ordered of the lord." it's not an accident that
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It's not an accident that you're there.
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You're there. god planted you there.
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God planted you there. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] now keep reading.
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Now keep reading. it says,
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It says, you'll be planted like a tree
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You'll be planted like a tree by rivers of living water.
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By rivers of living water. in the bible,
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In the bible, living water is flowing water.
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Living water is flowing water. it's not stagnant water,
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It's not stagnant water, meaning it has a source.
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Meaning it has a source. stagnant water is something
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Stagnant water is something that doesn't have a stream
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That doesn't have a stream flowing into it,
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Flowing into it, so eventually it'll dry up.
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So eventually it'll dry up. but living water has a source,
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But living water has a source, which will never run dry.
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Which will never run dry. so god's promise,
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So god's promise, when you walk with him,
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When you walk with him, is one,
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Is one, he's going to plant you
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He's going to plant you somewhere;
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Somewhere; and two,
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And two, he's going to be your resource
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He's going to be your resource that never runs dry.
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That never runs dry. [yes.]
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[yes.] then it gets even better.
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Then it gets even better. "your fruit will come
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"your fruit will come in its season."
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In its season." how many of you look forward
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How many of you look forward to eating pumpkin in july
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To eating pumpkin in july and watermelon in october?
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And watermelon in october? (laughter)
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(laughter) no.
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No. you flip it around.
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You flip it around. you want your fall fruit
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You want your fall fruit in the fall season.
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In the fall season. you want your summer fruit
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You want your summer fruit in the summer season.
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In the summer season. [amen.]
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[amen.] back in the time of the bible,
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Back in the time of the bible, it was an agricultural
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It was an agricultural society.
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Society. they understood seasons.
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They understood seasons. and fruit means that there's
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And fruit means that there's work to do and you have to
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Work to do and you have to produce.
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Produce. but if you produce the wrong
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But if you produce the wrong fruit in the wrong season,
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Fruit in the wrong season, nobody wants it.
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Nobody wants it. [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] when you're walking with god,
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When you're walking with god, not only does he put you where
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Not only does he put you where he wants you,
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He wants you, and he provides what you need,
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And he provides what you need, but he makes sure that you're
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But he makes sure that you're providing what's needed
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Providing what's needed when it's needed.
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When it's needed. [come on.]
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[come on.] [hallelujah.]
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[hallelujah.] it gets better.
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It gets better. "whose leaf will not wither."
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"whose leaf will not wither." if there's four seasons,
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If there's four seasons, there's four leaves,
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There's four leaves, because a summer leaf won't
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Because a summer leaf won't grow in the winter,
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Grow in the winter, and a winter leaf won't grow
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And a winter leaf won't grow in the summer.
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In the summer. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] and sometimes what people get
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And sometimes what people get frustrated with whenever
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Frustrated with whenever they're planted some place is,
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They're planted some place is, they say,
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They say, "nothing changes."
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"nothing changes." well, when you're walking
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Well, when you're walking with god,
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With god, and he plants you somewhere,
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And he plants you somewhere, and he's your source,
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And he's your source, and he's producing
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And he's producing the fruit--
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The fruit-- what god is saying,
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What god is saying, is that when the seasons
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Is that when the seasons change,
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Change, your leaves will change.
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Your leaves will change. because your leaf's not
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Because your leaf's not going to wither.
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Going to wither. now here's the deal.
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Now here's the deal. the seasons change.
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The seasons change. every day,
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Every day, something changes.
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Something changes. but every day,
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But every day, the faithfulness of god makes
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The faithfulness of god makes the adjustments that need to
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The adjustments that need to be made so that it doesn't
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Be made so that it doesn't affect the leaf.
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Affect the leaf. [amen.]
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[amen.] and then the best part is,
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And then the best part is, "whatever he does,
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"whatever he does, it shall prosper."
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It shall prosper." [amen.]
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[amen.] [yes.]
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[yes.] how many of you want to be
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How many of you want to be able to say,
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Able to say, "wherever i go,
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"wherever i go, whatever i do,
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Whatever i do, i'm going to prosper?"
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I'm going to prosper?" [amen.]
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[amen.] [hallelujah.]
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[hallelujah.] (applause)
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(applause) then you have no choice.
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Then you have no choice. you have to walk with god.
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You have to walk with god. [amen.]
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[amen.] you can't prosper walking away
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You can't prosper walking away from him.
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From him. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] you can't prosper without him.
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You can't prosper without him. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [amen.]
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[amen.] but when you walk with him,
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But when you walk with him, he plants you,
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He plants you, and he waters you,
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And he waters you, and he keeps you,
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And he keeps you, and he takes you,
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And he takes you, and he grows you.
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And he grows you. and everything you do,
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And everything you do, it will prosper.
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It will prosper. there's three types of people
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There's three types of people in this room today.
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In this room today. the first person has heard
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The first person has heard this message and the word
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This message and the word of warning,
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Of warning, "watch your step."
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"watch your step." it's told you somewhere inside
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It's told you somewhere inside of you,
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Of you, i'm not walking with god.
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I'm not walking with god. i'm walking in
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I'm walking in the wrong direction.
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The wrong direction. my life is headed in the
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My life is headed in the opposite path that he wants me
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Opposite path that he wants me to take.
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To take. and today,
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And today, you need to turn it around.
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You need to turn it around. then there's a second group,
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Then there's a second group, and you've heard this message
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And you've heard this message today,
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Today, "watch your step."
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"watch your step." and you understand that
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And you understand that the holy spirit is telling you
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The holy spirit is telling you it's time for you to pick
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It's time for you to pick it up.
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It up. you're going in the right
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You're going in the right direction.
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Direction. you just need to pick up
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You just need to pick up the pace.
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The pace. [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] and then there's
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And then there's a third group.
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A third group. you've heard this message
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You've heard this message about walking with the lord.
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About walking with the lord. and what god sent me to tell
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And what god sent me to tell you today is he wants to
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You today is he wants to encourage you;
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Encourage you; just keep walking.
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Just keep walking. you're doing great.
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You're doing great. [thank you.]
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[thank you.] you're right where he wants
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You're right where he wants you to be.
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You to be. i know you've been doing it
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I know you've been doing it for decades.
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For decades. i know you've been doing it
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I know you've been doing it for years,
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For years, but just don't stop walking.
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But just don't stop walking. some of you have walked with
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Some of you have walked with god through hell and back.
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God through hell and back. don't stop walking.
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Don't stop walking. you've walked through the
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You've walked through the valley of the shadow of death.
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Valley of the shadow of death. don't stop walking.
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Don't stop walking. you've walked through storms
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You've walked through storms and tragedies and trials
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And tragedies and trials and triumphs.
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And triumphs. just don't stop walking.
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Just don't stop walking. don't give up on god.
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Don't give up on god. he's still got a plan for you.
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He's still got a plan for you. he's still got a purpose
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He's still got a purpose for you.
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For you. just put your hand in the hand
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Just put your hand in the hand of god and keep walking,
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Of god and keep walking, because his path is divinely
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Because his path is divinely orchestrated and ordered
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Orchestrated and ordered for you.
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For you. he's got a table prepared
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He's got a table prepared for you in the presence of
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For you in the presence of your enemies.
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Your enemies. he's going to anoint your head
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He's going to anoint your head with oil until your cup
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With oil until your cup runs over.
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Runs over. his goodness and mercy,
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His goodness and mercy, it's still following you.
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It's still following you. his favor is still upon you.
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His favor is still upon you. his promises are still
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His promises are still for you.
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For you. and he who began a good work
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And he who began a good work in you is going to be faithful
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In you is going to be faithful to complete it,
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To complete it, even unto the day of
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Even unto the day of christ jesus.
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Christ jesus. whatever you do,
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Whatever you do, don't stop walking!
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Don't stop walking! (applause)
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(applause) i'm going to ask you to stand
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I'm going to ask you to stand right where you are
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Right where you are and with every head bowed
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And with every head bowed and every eye closed.
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And every eye closed. you're in this place and you
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You're in this place and you know you're not walking
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Know you're not walking with god.
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With god. you know you need to turn it
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You know you need to turn it around.
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Around. you know that the direction
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You know that the direction that you're headed is going
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That you're headed is going to lead to destruction.
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To lead to destruction. it's going to destroy
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It's going to destroy your marriage.
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Your marriage. it's going to destroy
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It's going to destroy your family.
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Your family. it's going to destroy
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It's going to destroy everything that's good
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Everything that's good in your life.
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In your life. if today,
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If today, you want to turn your life
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You want to turn your life around and walk with jesus,
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Around and walk with jesus, then right where you are,
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Then right where you are, i want you to raise your hand
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I want you to raise your hand and hold it high.
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And hold it high. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ so with every head bowed,
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So with every head bowed, i want you to pray
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I want you to pray this prayer.
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This prayer. lord jesus christ,
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Lord jesus christ, thank you for making it
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Thank you for making it possible
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Possible to walk with me.
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To walk with me. by your shed blood,
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By your shed blood, you paid the price
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You paid the price that i might be redeemed.
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That i might be redeemed. and so today,
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And so today, i'm asking you,
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I'm asking you, turn my life around.
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Turn my life around. point me in the direction
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Point me in the direction that you want me to go.
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That you want me to go. and give me the strength
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And give me the strength to walk
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To walk each and every day.
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Each and every day. father god,
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Father god, forgive me
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Forgive me for ever walking on my own.
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For ever walking on my own. and from this day forward,
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And from this day forward, i'm going to walk with you,
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I'm going to walk with you, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. amen.
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Amen. would you give the lord
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Would you give the lord a handclap of praise
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A handclap of praise in this house today?
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In this house today? (applause)
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(applause) pastor john hagee: 1 john 5:4
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Pastor john hagee: 1 john 5:4 tells us,
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Tells us, "for everyone born of god
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"for everyone born of god overcomes the world.
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Overcomes the world. and this is the victory
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And this is the victory that has overcome
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That has overcome the world...our faith."
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The world...our faith." pastor matt hagee: choosing
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Pastor matt hagee: choosing faith produces a blessed
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Faith produces a blessed and fulfilling life.
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And fulfilling life. and this is why we pray
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And this is why we pray god's blessings over you
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God's blessings over you each day.
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Each day. pastor john hagee: we
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Matt Hagee - Watch Your Step

December 9, 2024 | S24:E1209

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