Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Act Like A Man

February 4, 2025 | S25:E27

Pastor Jentezen Franklin brings practical meaning to spiritual truths found in God’s Word.

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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - Act Like A Man | February 4, 2025

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♪ ♪
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>> if you're looking
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For more in life,
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To live with purpose and peace,
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To make a difference
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For your family
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And those in need around
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The world, jesus is the answer,
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And our mission
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Is to simply point you to him.
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You're watching
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Kingdom connection
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With jentezen franklin.
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♪ ♪
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>> 1 corinthians 16 is where
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>> 1 corinthians 16 is where i wanna go this morning.
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I wanna go this morning. powerful instructions,
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Powerful instructions, “be watchful, stand firm
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“be watchful, stand firm in the faith,”
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In the faith,” this next part
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This next part is really something.
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Is really something. “act like men, be strong.”
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“act like men, be strong.” and then he ends it
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And then he ends it with one more commandment.
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With one more commandment. he says, next verse
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He says, next verse “and let all that you do
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“and let all that you do be done in love.”
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Be done in love.” what god needs more than ever
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What god needs more than ever before is men to act like men.
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Before is men to act like men. he wants you every day
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He wants you every day to step up every day
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To step up every day and do what men
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And do what men are supposed to do.
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Are supposed to do. there's a narrow view
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There's a narrow view of masculinity in many
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Of masculinity in many people's minds.
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People's minds. and they think that the bible
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And they think that the bible gives a narrow view,
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Gives a narrow view, but the bible is very,
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But the bible is very, very diverse in its view
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Very diverse in its view of masculinity.
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Of masculinity. for example, jacob who's one
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For example, jacob who's one of the greatest heroes of faith
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Of the greatest heroes of faith in the bible,
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In the bible, he was the father of 12 sons -
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He was the father of 12 sons - ten sons and two that
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Ten sons and two that were taken in, joseph's boys,
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Were taken in, joseph's boys, i don't have time to explain it.
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I don't have time to explain it. [laughter]
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[laughter] he gave birth to the 12 tribes
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He gave birth to the 12 tribes of israel that became
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Of israel that became the tribe -
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The tribe - the nation of israel.
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The nation of israel. all came from a guy named jacob.
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All came from a guy named jacob. but the definition
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But the definition of his masculinity is pretty
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Of his masculinity is pretty amazing in scripture.
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Amazing in scripture. he was not a hunter,
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He was not a hunter, he was not a sportsman,
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He was not a sportsman, he was not a major warrior,
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He was not a major warrior, he was not killing and fighting
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He was not killing and fighting and swinging swords
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And swinging swords and throwing rocks,
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And throwing rocks, the bible said he
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The bible said he was a mama's boy.
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Was a mama's boy. he stayed home,
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He stayed home, he liked cooking, he liked,
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He liked cooking, he liked, fashion, probably, gq magazine.
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Fashion, probably, gq magazine. and he was a man,
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And he was a man, and he was a man of god.
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And he was a man of god. and his twin brother, esau,
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And his twin brother, esau, the bible draws
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The bible draws a clear difference.
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A clear difference. he was a hunter,
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He was a hunter, he was on probably the front
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He was on probably the front cover of outdoor magazine,
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Cover of outdoor magazine, he brought home stuff
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He brought home stuff he killed every day out
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He killed every day out in the woods,
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In the woods, probably the quarterback of
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Probably the quarterback of the high school football team.
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The high school football team. they both were men,
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They both were men, they both were men that god
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They both were men that god used in powerful ways.
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Used in powerful ways. and even though men
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And even though men are different, not everybody
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Are different, not everybody is athletic, not --
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Is athletic, not -- that doesn't mean you're a man.
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That doesn't mean you're a man. not everybody is, you know,
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Not everybody is, you know, flamboyant or strong
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Flamboyant or strong or not -- god has a big,
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Or not -- god has a big, big view of what a man
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Big view of what a man is and he says,
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Is and he says, “be what i created you
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“be what i created you and act like a man.”
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And act like a man.” what does it mean?
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What does it mean? there are three definitions
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There are three definitions that i'm gonna give you
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That i'm gonna give you of what it means
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Of what it means to act like a man.
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To act like a man. number one, to act like a man
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Number one, to act like a man means don't act like a woman.
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Means don't act like a woman. [applause]
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[applause] men are called...
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Men are called... to lead not follow.
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To lead not follow. men were given by god,
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Men were given by god, according to the word of god
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According to the word of god an anointing
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An anointing and a responsibility
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And a responsibility and an accountability to lead
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And an accountability to lead their family, not follow.
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Their family, not follow. act like a man.
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Act like a man. it's on you more than anybody
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It's on you more than anybody else to act like a man.
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Else to act like a man. are you leading your family?
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Are you leading your family? are you realizing
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Are you realizing that the family is in desperate
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That the family is in desperate need of men of god to lead
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Need of men of god to lead their family spiritually,
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Their family spiritually, lead their family emotionally,
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Lead their family emotionally, lead their family physically?
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Lead their family physically? lead your family to church,
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Lead your family to church, lead your family in prayer,
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Lead your family in prayer, lead your family
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Lead your family in the word of god.
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In the word of god. “i can't do it.”
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“i can't do it.” yes you can, god made you that -
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Yes you can, god made you that - when he wired you he wired
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When he wired you he wired you to be a leader.
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You to be a leader. when i say to follow
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When i say to follow and to obey this text --
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And to obey this text -- and act like a man means,
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And act like a man means, don't act like a woman
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Don't act like a woman it's important that this
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It's important that this generation hears that teaching.
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Generation hears that teaching. because we're living in
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Because we're living in a time when major corporations
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A time when major corporations like disney are now trying
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Like disney are now trying to do away with gender
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To do away with gender and say there's no difference
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And say there's no difference between male and female.
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Between male and female. on march the 31st
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On march the 31st the biden administration
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The biden administration recognized transgender
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Recognized transgender day of visibility.
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Day of visibility. they have put in
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They have put in a transgender official,
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A transgender official, sworn in as a four star admiral
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Sworn in as a four star admiral in the us public health
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In the us public health service commission.
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Service commission. on passports they now have
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On passports they now have demanded that it not --
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Demanded that it not -- that they now allow an x -
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That they now allow an x - instead of checking male
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Instead of checking male or female on passports you
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Or female on passports you can check x, which says,
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Can check x, which says, “i'm neither.”
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“i'm neither.” the biden administration
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The biden administration announced this week that they
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Announced this week that they endorse sex change surgery
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Endorse sex change surgery and hormone therapy
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And hormone therapy for children, not for adults,
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For children, not for adults, for children.
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For children. for children!
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For children! what is happening
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What is happening to parental rights?
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To parental rights? what is happening to us deciding
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What is happening to us deciding what our children hear
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What our children hear about sexuality?
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About sexuality? [applause]
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[applause] we must realize that there's
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We must realize that there's a war going on!
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A war going on! disney announced
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Disney announced that 50% of the characters
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That 50% of the characters in their movies and cartoons
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In their movies and cartoons will -- i wanna read it
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Will -- i wanna read it just like they said.
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Just like they said. they will be representing
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They will be representing the lgbtq community,
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The lgbtq community, account for at least 50%
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Account for at least 50% of its regular characters
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Of its regular characters by the end of the story.
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By the end of the story. in other words,
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In other words, indoctrinating little innocent
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Indoctrinating little innocent minds of little children.
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Minds of little children. and i'm not mad at anybody,
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And i'm not mad at anybody, i'm not angry at anybody,
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I'm not angry at anybody, i'm simply going to tell you
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I'm simply going to tell you what god's word says.
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What god's word says. i'm simply telling you that what
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I'm simply telling you that what the governor of florida,
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The governor of florida, ron desantis did was not
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Ron desantis did was not an evil act of bigotry.
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An evil act of bigotry. when he said, and i quote,
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When he said, and i quote, “we will make sure that the
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“we will make sure that the parents can send their kids
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Parents can send their kids to school to get an education
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To school to get an education not indoctrination.”
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Not indoctrination.” thank god for a man standing up
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Thank god for a man standing up and saying,
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And saying, “this is right
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“this is right and this is wrong.”
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And this is wrong.” our kindergarten
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Our kindergarten to third graders don't need
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To third graders don't need to be taught that there
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To be taught that there are multiple genders!
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Are multiple genders! there's male and there's female!
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There's male and there's female! that's the word of god!
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That's the word of god! that's the truth
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That's the truth of the scripture.
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Of the scripture. [applause]
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[applause] you can be seated.
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You can be seated. don't leave, don't get mad.
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Don't leave, don't get mad. just listen.
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Just listen. listen to what romans 1 says.
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Listen to what romans 1 says. it's like reading
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It's like reading the new york times.
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The new york times. verse 26: “for this reason god
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Verse 26: “for this reason god gave them up to vile passions.
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Gave them up to vile passions. for even their women exchanged
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For even their women exchanged the natural use for what
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The natural use for what is against nature.
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Is against nature. likewise also the men,
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Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use
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Leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their
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Of the woman, burned in their lust one for another,
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Lust one for another, men with men committing what
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Men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving
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Is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty
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In themselves the penalty of their error which was due.
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Of their error which was due. and even as they did not like
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And even as they did not like to retain god in
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To retain god in their knowledge,”
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Their knowledge,” ‘we don't wanna
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‘we don't wanna hear that stuff.
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Hear that stuff. get rid of that stuff,
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Get rid of that stuff, ban that stuff,
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Ban that stuff, stop that stuff.'
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Stop that stuff.' “even though they did not
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“even though they did not like to retain god in
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Like to retain god in their knowledge,
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Their knowledge, god gave them over
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God gave them over to a reprobate, debased mind,
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To a reprobate, debased mind, to do those things which
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To do those things which are not fitting;
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Are not fitting; being filled with
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Being filled with all unrighteousness,
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All unrighteousness, sexual immorality,
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Sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness,
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Wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy,
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Maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit,
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Murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness;
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Evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters,
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They are whisperers, backbiters, haters of god, violent,
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Haters of god, violent, proud, boasters,
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Proud, boasters, inventors of evil things,
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Inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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Disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy,
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Undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving,
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Unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; and knowing
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Unmerciful; and knowing the righteous judgment of god,
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The righteous judgment of god, that those who practice
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That those who practice such things are deserving
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Such things are deserving of death,
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Of death, not only do the same
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Not only do the same but they are proud,”
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But they are proud,” or, “approve of those
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Or, “approve of those who practice.”
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Who practice.” i can't say it any better
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I can't say it any better than god's holy word.
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Than god's holy word. act like men.
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Act like men. i was born this way.
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I was born this way. i was born in sin.
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I was born in sin. i was born to commit adultery.
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I was born to commit adultery. i was - if i go the natural way
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I was - if i go the natural way i was born,
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I was born, i'd be a drunk,
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I'd be a drunk, i'd be a cocaine addict,
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I'd be a cocaine addict, i'd be an adulterer,
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I'd be an adulterer, i'd be a fornicator
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I'd be a fornicator but when you get -
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But when you get - that's why you need
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That's why you need to be born again.
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To be born again. if you were born that way,
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If you were born that way, get born again, get the nature
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Get born again, get the nature of christ and be an overcomer.
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Of christ and be an overcomer. and just like i have
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And just like i have to resist sin -
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To resist sin - temptation and sin,
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Temptation and sin, you learn how to resist
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You learn how to resist temptation and sin!
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Temptation and sin! get your mind renewed!
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Get your mind renewed! “be not conformed to this world,
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“be not conformed to this world, be transformed by the renewing
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Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
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Of your mind.” and suddenly, you'll get
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And suddenly, you'll get the strength to live a life
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The strength to live a life that's pleasing to god!
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That's pleasing to god! it's the same salvation
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It's the same salvation for the straight
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For the straight as for the gay!
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As for the gay! whosoever shall call upon
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Whosoever shall call upon the name of the lord
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The name of the lord shall be saved!
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Shall be saved! and it's time for men to act
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And it's time for men to act like men and women
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Like men and women to act like women!
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To act like women! [cheering]
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[cheering] act like men means
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Act like men means you don't act like a woman.
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You don't act like a woman. what are we doing?
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What are we doing? what are we accepting?
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What are we accepting? and why are we so worried
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And why are we so worried and quiet?
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And quiet? let's speak the truth in love.
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Let's speak the truth in love. all that you do, do in lo --
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All that you do, do in lo -- if i love you i'm gonna
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If i love you i'm gonna tell you the truth.
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Tell you the truth. if i see a truck coming at you
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If i see a truck coming at you about to run over you
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About to run over you i'm gonna scream at you
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I'm gonna scream at you to get out of the way.
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To get out of the way. i'm preaching the truth to you!
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I'm preaching the truth to you! “there's a way that seems
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“there's a way that seems right unto man
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Right unto man but the end thereof
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But the end thereof is destruction.”
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Is destruction.” this word is right.
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This word is right. this word will heal your life.
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This word will heal your life. i'm not mad at anybody.
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I'm not mad at anybody. “what do you mean
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“what do you mean act like a man?”
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Act like a man?” it means don't be
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It means don't be the weaker vessel.
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The weaker vessel. in 1 peter 3 he said,
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In 1 peter 3 he said, “men deal with your wives
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“men deal with your wives in understanding
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In understanding giving honor to her,
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Giving honor to her, as the weaker vessel,
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As the weaker vessel, and being heirs together
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And being heirs together of the grace of life;
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Of the grace of life; that your prayers be
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That your prayers be not hindered.”
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Not hindered.” notice what he said,
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Notice what he said, “give honor to her as
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“give honor to her as the weaker vessel.”
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The weaker vessel.” when god made you,
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When god made you, he made you physically stronger,
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He made you physically stronger, emotionally stronger,
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Emotionally stronger, spiritually stronger.
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Spiritually stronger. the bible is right,
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The bible is right, the woman is the weaker vessel.
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The woman is the weaker vessel. not she's less,
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Not she's less, i believe in equality,
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I believe in equality, i believe in equality in pay
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I believe in equality in pay and in opportunity.
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And in opportunity. all of that but let's just go
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All of that but let's just go back to what the bible says.
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Back to what the bible says. and the bible says that if -
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And the bible says that if - the man ought to be the person
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The man ought to be the person who's leading that family!
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Who's leading that family! as the weaker vessel.
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As the weaker vessel. “you don't know my wife.”
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“you don't know my wife.” well, you don't know my wife
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Well, you don't know my wife and i'm telling you,
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And i'm telling you, if you don't know her you
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If you don't know her you wouldn't think she's the
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Wouldn't think she's the weaker vessel.
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Weaker vessel. but physically,
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But physically, spiritually, emotionally,
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Spiritually, emotionally, i'm supposed to be
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I'm supposed to be the strong one.
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The strong one. she can fall to pieces but -
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She can fall to pieces but - and i can have a day like that
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And i can have a day like that but then i gotta get up
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But then i gotta get up and gotta get my act together
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And gotta get my act together and i gotta le --
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And i gotta le -- i gotta act like a man!
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I gotta act like a man! i can't have a pity party
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I can't have a pity party the rest of my life
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The rest of my life i gotta act like a man!
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I gotta act like a man! [applause]
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I've had dark times in my family
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I've had dark times in my family just like you're going through
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Just like you're going through dark times in your family.
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Dark times in your family. but one thing that
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But one thing that i would never let go of,
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I would never let go of, i would never let go of
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I would never let go of the biblical promise
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The biblical promise of household salvation.
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Of household salvation. i like what joshua said
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I like what joshua said and he said, “i'm deciding
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And he said, “i'm deciding for my whole family,
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For my whole family, i'mma act like a man.
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I'mma act like a man. as for me and my house
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As for me and my house we will serve the lord.
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We will serve the lord. and i'mma say that in love
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And i'mma say that in love but i'll never stop moving
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But i'll never stop moving in that direction
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In that direction with my family.
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With my family. and one of these days
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And one of these days when i stand on the streets
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When i stand on the streets of gold i'mma have them
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Of gold i'mma have them all up there!”
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All up there!” and that's what success is.
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And that's what success is. not a bigger house,
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Not a bigger house, not a bigger car, not a bigger
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Not a bigger car, not a bigger this and that.
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This and that. if i can get me and my family
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If i can get me and my family to heaven and lead them
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To heaven and lead them that way i'm acting like a man.
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That way i'm acting like a man. step up and act like a man.
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Step up and act like a man. get on your knees
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Get on your knees for the salvation of your son
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For the salvation of your son or your daughter.
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Or your daughter. act like a man
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Act like a man and carry the weight and bear
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And carry the weight and bear the burden of your family!
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The burden of your family! don't follow, lead.
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Don't follow, lead. don't be the weaker vessel.
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Don't be the weaker vessel. don't be a drama queen...
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Don't be a drama queen... if you're a man.
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If you're a man. people - your family always
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People - your family always worried you gon' off,
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Worried you gon' off, you gon' go crazy,
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You gon' go crazy, you gon' go nuts and tell
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You gon' go nuts and tell somebody off,
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Somebody off, cuss somebody out, tone it down.
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Cuss somebody out, tone it down. don't be a drama queen,
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Don't be a drama queen, act like a man.
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Act like a man. man handles his situation
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Man handles his situation and his stuff like a man.
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And his stuff like a man. there may come a time when you
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There may come a time when you have to fight somebody
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Have to fight somebody or something but make sure you
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Or something but make sure you not acting like a fool
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Not acting like a fool and act like a man.
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Wow.
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Secondly: to act like a woman
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Secondly: to act like a woman is not to act like a man.
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Is not to act like a man. act like a man.
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Act like a man. it also means,
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It also means, don't act like an animal.
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Don't act like an animal. two hundred and seventy five
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Two hundred and seventy five times the word of god
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Times the word of god uses the word beast.
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Uses the word beast. in scriptures like titus 1:2
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In scriptures like titus 1:2 it says that, “men who are liars
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It says that, “men who are liars have become like evil beasts.”
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Have become like evil beasts.” psalm 73 said, “i was like
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Psalm 73 said, “i was like a beast before you.”
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A beast before you.” i'm like an animal,
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I'm like an animal, i'm outta control.
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I'm outta control. an animal is only out
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An animal is only out for his own desires
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For his own desires and his own selfness.
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And his own selfness. and men the bible said
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And men the bible said in the last days would become
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In the last days would become like beasts burning in lust
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Like beasts burning in lust and uncleanness and defilement
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And uncleanness and defilement and acting like animals.
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And acting like animals. absolute animals.
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Absolute animals. we need some men,
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We need some men, we need to act like men.
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We need to act like men. not the dog.
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Not the dog. you see these dog
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You see these dog they just go jumping
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They just go jumping on female dogs in heat every day
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On female dogs in heat every day and we're not animals, men.
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And we're not animals, men. we're not animals.
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We're not animals. we've been called to live holy
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We've been called to live holy and to live right
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And to live right and to be faithful to our homes
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And to be faithful to our homes and our marriages
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And our marriages and our families,
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And our families, we're not animals.
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We're not animals. we're not beasts.
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We're not beasts. act like a man.
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Act like a man. i don't care what
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I don't care what the hollywood is saying,
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The hollywood is saying, i don't care what the world
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I don't care what the world is saying, i don't care
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Is saying, i don't care what your buddies at work
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What your buddies at work are doing, act like a man.
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Are doing, act like a man. a man's faithful.
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A man's faithful. a man's...
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A man's... he's in control.
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He's in control. to act like a man is not
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To act like a man is not to act like a woman.
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To act like a woman. to act like a man is to lead,
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To act like a man is to lead, to not follow,
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To not follow, to act like a man is to not
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To act like a man is to not be the weaker vessel.
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Be the weaker vessel. to act like a man is to not act
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To act like a man is to not act like an animal.
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Like an animal. rude and crude and immoral.
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Rude and crude and immoral. lastly: to act like a man means,
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Lastly: to act like a man means, don't act like a boy.
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Don't act like a boy. boys run to their mommy.
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Boys run to their mommy. boys - you're not a boy anymore
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Boys - you're not a boy anymore you're a man.
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You're a man. boys have to be taken care of,
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Boys have to be taken care of, their clothes have
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Their clothes have to be folded and ironed,
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To be folded and ironed, everything put up for them.
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Everything put up for them. but paul puts it like this in
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But paul puts it like this in 1 corinthians 13, he said,
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1 corinthians 13, he said, “when i was a child i thought
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“when i was a child i thought like a child,
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Like a child, i acted like a child
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I acted like a child and i reasoned like a child.”
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And i reasoned like a child.” ‘me, me, me.
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‘me, me, me. my, my, my.
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My, my, my. i, i, i.
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I, i, i. me, me, me.
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Me, me, me. my, my, my.
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My, my, my. i, i, i.'
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I, i, i.' you are not a child!
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You are not a child! you'll only be young once
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You'll only be young once but you can be immature forever.
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But you can be immature forever. grow up!
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Grow up! your wife is not your momma.
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Your wife is not your momma. grow up!
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Grow up! a lot of men are just -
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A lot of men are just - they're still like
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They're still like little children.
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Little children. and it's time to act like men.
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And it's time to act like men. so, he gives us the little
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So, he gives us the little outline that i close with.
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Outline that i close with. what does it mean then?
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What does it mean then? i've told you what you don't do,
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I've told you what you don't do, but here's what you do
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But here's what you do if you're gonna act like a man.
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If you're gonna act like a man. he said, number one,
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He said, number one, be watchful, be alert,
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Be watchful, be alert, be on your guard.
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Be on your guard. it's a military term.
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It's a military term. your family needs you
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Your family needs you on the wall.
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On the wall. your family needs you
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Your family needs you at the door, watchful.
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At the door, watchful. you're paying attention
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You're paying attention to what's going on with your
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To what's going on with your family more than yourself.
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Family more than yourself. be watchful.
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Be watchful. what are they looking at?
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What are they looking at? what are they listening to?
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What are they listening to? who are their friends?
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Who are their friends? who are they running with?
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Who are they running with? how's their spirit?
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How's their spirit? how's their attitude?
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How's their attitude? what's going on with them?
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What's going on with them? they just go in and go back
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They just go in and go back there and shout the door?
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There and shout the door? what's that funny smell on them?
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What's that funny smell on them? that's what acting
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That's what acting like a man is, you get involved,
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Like a man is, you get involved, you engage aga --
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You engage aga -- you're watchful.
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You're watchful. the men and the people
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The men and the people in the families never rested
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In the families never rested until they knew watchmen were
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Until they knew watchmen were on the walls looking,
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On the walls looking, keeping watch.
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Keeping watch. and somebody's gotta start
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And somebody's gotta start looking and watching over
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Looking and watching over the marriage,
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The marriage, and it's your marriage.
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And it's your marriage. and watch over that marriage
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And watch over that marriage and watch over your children,
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And watch over your children, over your sons,
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Over your sons, over your daughters.
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Over your daughters. watch over them.
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Watch over them. be watchful.
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Be watchful. be alert.
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Be alert. be prayerful.
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Be prayerful. be on fire for god
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Be on fire for god and watch yourself.
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And watch yourself. watch your character,
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Watch your character, watch your integrity,
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Watch your integrity, watch your intentions.
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Watch your intentions. and then, he said,
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And then, he said, “not only be watchful.
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“not only be watchful. don't be passive be watchful.
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Don't be passive be watchful. are you watching?”
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Are you watching?” then he said,
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Then he said, “stand firm in your faith.
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“stand firm in your faith. hold tight
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Hold tight to your convictions.”
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To your convictions.” what we believe
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What we believe about the word of god,
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About the word of god, hold tight, stand firm on it!
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Hold tight, stand firm on it! stand firm on the word of god.
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Stand firm on the word of god. stand firm on sin,
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Stand firm on sin, repentance and judgement
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Repentance and judgement to come.
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To come. stand firm on tithing.
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Stand firm on tithing. stand firm on church attendance.
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Stand firm on church attendance. stand firm on prayer
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Stand firm on prayer and leading your family.
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And leading your family. stand firm.
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Stand firm. act like men.
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Act like men. paul could say at the end
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Paul could say at the end of his life,
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Of his life, “i have kept the faith.”
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“i have kept the faith.” whew.
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Whew. don't let your theology
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Don't let your theology gravitate to your behavior.
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Gravitate to your behavior. in other words, you start
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In other words, you start changing your behavior
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Changing your behavior and then your theology
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And then your theology has to come over here and get
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Has to come over here and get behind your new stuff because
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Behind your new stuff because you've lost your convictions.
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You've lost your convictions. but let the word of god
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But let the word of god bring you continually back
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Bring you continually back in line with your theology
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In line with your theology again and again out of a life
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Again and again out of a life of compromise in alignment
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Of compromise in alignment with the scriptures.
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With the scriptures. that's why coming to church
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That's why coming to church is like this!
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Is like this! you can be so off in your spirit
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You can be so off in your spirit and off in your thinking
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And off in your thinking and then you walk in
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And then you walk in and a preacher can get up
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And a preacher can get up and just say one verse
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And just say one verse and it can - whoop.
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And it can - whoop. instead of your behavior
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Instead of your behavior causing your faith to gravitate
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Causing your faith to gravitate and compromise your faith
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And compromise your faith begins to pull you in
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Begins to pull you in line with god's word
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Line with god's word and gravitate toward
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And gravitate toward your theology.
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Your theology. and then he ends with
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And then he ends with a last powerful thought,
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A last powerful thought, “act like men and let
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“act like men and let all you do be done in love.”
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All you do be done in love.” every reaction i'm to respond,
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Every reaction i'm to respond, maybe strongly, but in love.
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Maybe strongly, but in love. every stand that i take
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Every stand that i take for my family
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For my family that's biblically based
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That's biblically based i can do it but
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I can do it but i'm to do it in love.
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I'm to do it in love. every conversation that
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Every conversation that i have with my family
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I have with my family or people i can stand for what
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Or people i can stand for what i believe and i can be watchful
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I believe and i can be watchful and i can act like a man
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And i can act like a man but i have to do it in love.
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But i have to do it in love. the message bible says,
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The message bible says, “love without stopping.”
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“love without stopping.” love without stopping.
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Love without stopping. love without stopping.
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Love without stopping. so if a child gets off,
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So if a child gets off, you stand firm in what you know
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You stand firm in what you know and you stay watchful
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And you stay watchful and you do all that you can do
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And you do all that you can do to lead them right
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To lead them right and act like a man.
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And act like a man. but love without stopping.
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But love without stopping. love without stopping.
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Love without stopping. love that person who's
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Love that person who's in a lifestyle of sin.
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In a lifestyle of sin. love, love.
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Love, love. do the best you can.
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Do the best you can. it won't be easy and
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It won't be easy and it won't be normal and it
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It won't be normal and it won't be natural but just
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Won't be natural but just keep loving.
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>> i believe
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>> i believe in kingdom connections.
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In kingdom connections. i believe that god knows
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I believe that god knows when you need to hear
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When you need to hear what you need to hear.
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What you need to hear. and this is your moment,
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And this is your moment, this is your hour.
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This is your hour. this is where you change
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This is where you change the direction of your life.
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The direction of your life. you can turn,
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You can turn, and you can change,
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And you can change, and you can see that
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And you can see that cleansing power gloriously
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Cleansing power gloriously set you free today.
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Set you free today. pray this prayer with me.
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Pray this prayer with me. pray it from your heart
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Pray it from your heart sincerely with faith.
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Sincerely with faith. say, “lord jesus,
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Say, “lord jesus, i surrender to you.
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I surrender to you. save me.
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Save me. jesus, restore my family.
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Jesus, restore my family. i receive it by faith
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I receive it by faith in jesus' name.”
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In jesus' name.” praise god.
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Welcome to the family of god.
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Welcome to the family of god. i can tell you right now that
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I can tell you right now that the decision you just made
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The decision you just made to accept jesus as
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To accept jesus as your savior and lord
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Your savior and lord has the power
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Has the power to transform your life.
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To transform your life. and that's why it's so important
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And that's why it's so important to reach out and get
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To reach out and get the help that you need.
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The help that you need. we have free salvation journey
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We have free salvation journey devotional to help you with
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Devotional to help you with your new relationship
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Your new relationship with jesus christ.
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With jesus christ. before we end today's program,
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Before we end today's program, i wanna thank every one
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I wanna thank every one of you from my heart,
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Of you from my heart, who has given to our latest
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Initiative in israel called
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“light over darkness”.
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The hamas terrorists,
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They brutally killed women,
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And children.
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And that's why we're building
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The civil defense centers
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With over 800 safehouses,
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Making sure every family
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In the region has a safe room.
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This is a must to keep
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Those precious families safe.
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We cannot do this project
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Without you for there is a
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Promise found in genesis 12:3.
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"i will bless those
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Who bless you," israel,
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"i'll curse those who curse you,
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And in you all the families
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Of the earth shall be blessed."
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You can be a part of that
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You can be a part of that blessing side today.
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Blessing side today. watch this, i believe
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Watch this, i believe it's gonna bless you to see
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It's gonna bless you to see what we're doing together
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What we're doing together in the nation of israel.
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>> on october 7,
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Israel was attacked by
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The dark forces of hamas.
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It was the worst massacre
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The jewish people experienced
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Since the holocaust.
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The eshkol region
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In southern israel
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Was attacked directly.
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Women faced
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Unspeakable atrocities,
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Infants were assassinated,
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Numerous families
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Were burnt alive,
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And both mothers
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And their babies
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And holocaust survivors
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Were abducted to
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The hamas tunnels in gaza.
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And now we stand
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At a pivotal moment,
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Poised to provide a lifeline
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For the people of eshkol,
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Who continue to be attacked
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By terrorists every day.
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Jentezen franklin
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Media ministries
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Recently committed
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The largest amount of funding
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Ever towards the initiative,
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Phase number one,
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Provides physical safety.
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That is why we are building
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Civil defense centers,
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And over 800 safe houses,
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Making sure every family
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In the region has a safe room,
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In case of terrorist attacks.
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>> this is home.
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Israel is our place.
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This is the safest place
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We can be,
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And this safe room became
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Our little safe haven.
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It's something that
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Every single person
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In our area needs.
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I can't stress it enough
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That it saved our lives,
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It saved my husband's family
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Life on the 7th of october,
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And it will continue
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To save lives.
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>> when you give to
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A project like this,
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There is a promise for you
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Found in genesis 12:3,
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“i will bless those
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Who bless you israel.”
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Together we can demonstrate
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That faith combined with
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Collective action can
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Illuminate the darkest moments
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And forge a brighter,
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More hopeful future
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For the holy land.
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>> welcome to free chapel
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Where everything we do
00:26:46.952 --> 00:26:47.920
Is about inspiring people
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To live for jesus.
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From our uplifting worship
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And encouraging messages,
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It all points to him
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And we'd love for you
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And your family to join in.
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Head over to our app
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Or website to find out more.
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>> we hope you've enjoyed
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This teaching
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By jentezen franklin
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And thank you for your
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Continued support
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Of this ministry.
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For more information
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About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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Jentezen Franklin - Act Like A Man

February 4, 2025 | S25:E27

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