Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - How God Wants To Use You (Part 1)

April 14, 2025 | S25:E76

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 - How God Wants To Use You (Part 1) | April 14, 2025

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♪ ♪
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>> potters get involved.
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>> potters get involved. potters get involved
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Potters get involved in the life of the youth
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In the life of the youth in the next generation,
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In the next generation, mold them.
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Mold them. god's looking
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God's looking for potters, dads.
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For potters, dads. god's looking
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God's looking for potters, mom.
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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
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Around the world,
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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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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ i go to the garden alone ♪
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♪ while the dew ♪
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♪ is still on the roses ♪
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♪ and the voice i hear ♪
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♪ that is drawing near ♪
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♪ is the son of god discloses ♪
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♪ and he walks with me ♪
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♪ and he talks ♪
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Aren't you thankful?
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♪ and he tells me ♪
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♪ i am his own ♪
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♪ oh and the joy we share ♪
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♪ as we tarry there ♪
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♪ none other has ever known ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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[applause]
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>> if you love his presence
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>> if you love his presence thank him for it.
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Thank him for it. thank him for it.
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Thank him for it. thank him for it.
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Thank him for it. praise his name.
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Praise his name. open your bibles with me
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Open your bibles with me to 1 chronicles 4
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To 1 chronicles 4 and then we're gonna quickly
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And then we're gonna quickly go to ezekiel 27.
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Go to ezekiel 27. and i wanna share with you
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And i wanna share with you something different
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Something different and i believe though it is
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And i believe though it is a word that everybody
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A word that everybody in this room can use.
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In this room can use. i want god to use me,
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I want god to use me, i don't know about you
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I don't know about you but i'm still available.
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But i'm still available. think of isaiah when god
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Think of isaiah when god needed somebody he said,
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Needed somebody he said, "here am i.
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"here am i. send me."
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Send me." and so, today, i wanna talk
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And so, today, i wanna talk to you about how god wants
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To you about how god wants to use you in two ways
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To use you in two ways that he wants to use you
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That he wants to use you in the church,
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In the church, in your family,
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In your family, in your business,
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In your business, in life in general.
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In life in general. these two areas that i'm gonna
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These two areas that i'm gonna talk about god using people
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Talk about god using people you may find yourself absolutely
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You may find yourself absolutely being used mightily of god
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Being used mightily of god if you'll be open
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If you'll be open to what i'm gonna share.
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To what i'm gonna share. the first one is in
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The first one is in 1 chronicles 4:23
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1 chronicles 4:23 and this what it says.
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And this what it says. it says,
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It says, "there were the potters."
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"there were the potters." everybody say, "the potters."
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Everybody say, "the potters." >> congregation: the potters.
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>> congregation: the potters. >> "and they were the ones who
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>> "and they were the ones who dwelled among plants and hedges.
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Dwelled among plants and hedges. there they dwelt
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There they dwelt with the king for his work."
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With the king for his work." if you read that verse
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If you read that verse in its entirety
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In its entirety that i wouldn't take time to do
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That i wouldn't take time to do but it lists all these
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But it lists all these important people,
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Important people, these powerful people,
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These powerful people, these mighty people,
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These mighty people, things that they were doing
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Things that they were doing that were so incredible,
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That were so incredible, and visible,
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And visible, and notable,
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And notable, and awestruck things
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And awestruck things that were able to do.
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That were able to do. and right toward the end of it,
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And right toward the end of it, i loved that the word of god
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I loved that the word of god notices simply the potters.
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Notices simply the potters. and notice,
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And notice, "they dwelled among plants."
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"they dwelled among plants." they were in the background.
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They were in the background. they -- if --
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They -- if -- you wouldn't even know
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You wouldn't even know they were there,
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They were there, you could just see their
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You could just see their bald cap working behind
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Bald cap working behind the shrubbery
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The shrubbery or they were --
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Or they were -- they were among the plants
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They were among the plants and the hedges, kinda hid.
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And the hedges, kinda hid. and then the other verse
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And then the other verse that i wanna share
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That i wanna share is in ezekiel 27.
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Is in ezekiel 27. "the ancients of gebal
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"the ancients of gebal and the wise men thereof
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And the wise men thereof were in thee thy caulkers."
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Were in thee thy caulkers." and then he starts
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And then he starts talking about the ships.
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Talking about the ships. strange that the bible
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Strange that the bible is so detailed.
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Is so detailed. many times,
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Many times, when we think about people
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When we think about people that god uses,
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That god uses, we think about
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We think about the heroes abraham,
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The heroes abraham, and isaac, and samson,
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And isaac, and samson, and david, the mighty gideon,
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And david, the mighty gideon, the powerful deborah,
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The powerful deborah, and esther.
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And esther. and there's only one of --
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And there's only one of -- one esther,
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One esther, and one deborah,
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And one deborah, and one abraham.
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And one abraham. you just don't see multitudes
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You just don't see multitudes of people like them.
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Of people like them. their faith can almost
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Their faith can almost intimidate us.
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Intimidate us. their achievements can almost
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Their achievements can almost make us feel like we could never
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Make us feel like we could never measure up to the greatness
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Measure up to the greatness that those men and women
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That those men and women have reached.
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Have reached. but there are many also unsung
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But there are many also unsung heroes in the background
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Heroes in the background in the shadows of scriptures.
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In the shadows of scriptures. as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, anytime you see
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Anytime you see any of these great men
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Any of these great men or women that i just mentioned
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Or women that i just mentioned in the forefront,
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In the forefront, in the limelight,
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In the limelight, in the --
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In the -- on the stage of life
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On the stage of life doing something that is
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Doing something that is affecting history
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Affecting history and multitudes of people,
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And multitudes of people, there's other people
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There's other people who are in the shadows,
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Who are in the shadows, and in the background,
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And in the background, that you may not be aware of.
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That you may not be aware of. and i thank god that he uses
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And i thank god that he uses us all to do his will.
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Us all to do his will. and in the text that i read,
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And in the text that i read, "there is the potters,"
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"there is the potters," that are mentioned,
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That are mentioned, "that dwelt with the king."
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"that dwelt with the king." without the potters,
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Without the potters, certain things would not have --
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Certain things would not have -- he was preparing a huge party.
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He was preparing a huge party. he was having the most
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He was having the most honored gifts coming
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Honored gifts coming from all over the world,
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From all over the world, but he takes time to mention,
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But he takes time to mention, the scripture does,
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The scripture does, the potters,
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The potters, the people who took clay,
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The people who took clay, and water,
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And water, and formed the vessels
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And formed the vessels that could be used
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That could be used to serve the food,
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To serve the food, and make basins
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And make basins that would hold the candles
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That would hold the candles to give light
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To give light to the king's place.
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To the king's place. and they made the cups
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And they made the cups and the chalices
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And the chalices that the wine would
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That the wine would be poured in.
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Be poured in. the king would not be able
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The king would not be able to entertain the guests
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To entertain the guests and change their lives
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And change their lives with his -- with his presence
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With his -- with his presence if it was not for people
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If it was not for people who did what they could do
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Who did what they could do with their hands
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With their hands in the hedges
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In the hedges and among the plants.
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And among the plants. they were never
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They were never in the dining room.
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In the dining room. they were never in the palace.
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They were never in the palace. they were never in
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They were never in the bright lights.
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The bright lights. they were just potters.
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They were just potters. and then he talks about ships
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And then he talks about ships and he's saying
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And he's saying that it's the caulkers.
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That it's the caulkers. you know what a caulker is?
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You know what a caulker is? do y'all know what a caulker is?
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Do y'all know what a caulker is? how many of you know
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How many of you know what a caulking is?
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What a caulking is? yeah.
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Yeah. one who seals up.
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One who seals up. takes sealant and seals up
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Takes sealant and seals up sheet rock,
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Sheet rock, or seals up a boat
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Or seals up a boat if it starts to leak.
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If it starts to leak. and god says these people
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And god says these people are worth mentioning
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Are worth mentioning and immortalizing
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And immortalizing in the scripture.
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In the scripture. every single person
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Every single person is important,
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Is important, and god said,
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And god said, "i want there to be two
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"i want there to be two kinds of people
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Kinds of people always present in families,
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Always present in families, in homes,
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In homes, and in churches.
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And in churches. i want potters.
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I want potters. potters.
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Potters. potters who began to take
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Potters who began to take the next generation,
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The next generation, your children, your family,
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Your children, your family, and you put your
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And you put your hands on 'em".
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Hands on 'em". a potter's job was
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A potter's job was to find the clay,
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To find the clay, and once he found the clay,
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And once he found the clay, he would begin to mold
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He would begin to mold that clay.
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That clay. he would take water,
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He would take water, and he would begin
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And he would begin to smooth out the clay,
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To smooth out the clay, and get the lumps out,
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And get the lumps out, and put it on the wheel.
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And put it on the wheel. and he would begin to work
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And he would begin to work and make that clay into a vessel
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And make that clay into a vessel that could be used
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That could be used at the king's table.
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At the king's table. who are the potters?
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Who are the potters? the potters are youth workers
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The potters are youth workers in the church
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In the church that see young people.
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That see young people. and, man, they're moms and dads
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And, man, they're moms and dads who still believe in their
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Who still believe in their teenagers when they mess up
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Teenagers when they mess up 'cause they will do dumb things,
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'cause they will do dumb things, and they will do it over,
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And they will do it over, and they'll do it over,
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And they'll do it over, and they'll do it over
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And they'll do it over and over again.
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And over again. but you just keep putting
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But you just keep putting your hands on them.
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Your hands on them. you're the potter in their life
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You're the potter in their life and you keep shaping 'em,
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And you keep shaping 'em, and you keep molding 'em,
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And you keep molding 'em, and you keep pouring into 'em,
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And you keep pouring into 'em, and you keep believing in 'em,
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And you keep believing in 'em, and you keep encouraging them.
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And you keep encouraging them. don't you give up on 'em.
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Don't you give up on 'em. you keep loving them.
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You keep loving them. you keep telling them,
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You keep telling them, "you're special.
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"you're special. i'm telling you,
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I'm telling you, god's got his hand
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God's got his hand on your life."
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On your life." we're called to be potters.
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We're called to be potters. i thought about people
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I thought about people who work with youth are potters.
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Who work with youth are potters. parents are potters.
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Parents are potters. i thought about
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I thought about these musicians
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These musicians are potters because
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Are potters because a great musician like the --
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A great musician like the -- all these musicians,
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All these musicians, they're great musicians.
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They're great musicians. they're not average.
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They're not average. they're not normal.
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They're not normal. they're above the cut.
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They're above the cut. they could --
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They could -- they could be playing anywhere.
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They could be playing anywhere. but a great musician will see
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But a great musician will see another musician,
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Another musician, and begin to use that clay,
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And begin to use that clay, and form that clay,
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And form that clay, and say,
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And say, "now, let me show you
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"now, let me show you how you move from that chord
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How you move from that chord to this and really
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To this and really fatten things up.
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Fatten things up. and that song,
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And that song, that chord right there
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That chord right there will fit right beautifully
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Will fit right beautifully out of that."
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Out of that." that's what a man did to me
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That's what a man did to me when i started
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When i started playing the piano.
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Playing the piano. i couldn't play the piano
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I couldn't play the piano and i learned it one summer.
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And i learned it one summer. there was a man in my dad's
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There was a man in my dad's church who piano and he,
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Church who piano and he, he just saw the talent.
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He just saw the talent. he saw i could play the sax
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He saw i could play the sax and he knew i had music in me,
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And he knew i had music in me, and he said,
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And he said, "let me teach you some chords,"
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"let me teach you some chords," and he showed me three chords.
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And he showed me three chords. and then he showed me one song,
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And then he showed me one song, and i played that,
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And i played that, and he kept pouring in.
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And he kept pouring in. he said,
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He said, "now, take it here.
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"now, take it here. now, let's go to another key.
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Now, let's go to another key. and let me show you how to do
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And let me show you how to do this and show you how," --
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This and show you how," -- and it's amazing how
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And it's amazing how we can raise up a whole
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We can raise up a whole 'nother generation of singers,
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'nother generation of singers, a whole nother generation
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A whole nother generation of worshippers,
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Of worshippers, a whole nother generation
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A whole nother generation of musicians.
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Of musicians. you gotta do it.
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You gotta do it. we gotta do it.
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We gotta do it. we're potters.
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We're potters. i thought about businesspeople,
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I thought about businesspeople, that entrepreneur spirit.
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That entrepreneur spirit. you don't have to be
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You don't have to be in the tribe of judah
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In the tribe of judah to be a potter,
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To be a potter, but what about --
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But what about -- what about entrepreneurs?
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What about entrepreneurs? what about people out there
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What about people out there who have made it?
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Who have made it? what about people out there
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What about people out there who have built businesses
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Who have built businesses that are astounding,
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That are astounding, and you've got
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And you've got hundreds of employees
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Hundreds of employees and god has done great
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And god has done great things in your life?
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Things in your life? but you also ought
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But you also ought to be looking,
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To be looking, and maybe it's in your
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And maybe it's in your own family,
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Own family, use that gift.
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Use that gift. that amazing --
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That amazing -- you think different.
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You think different. you know things
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You know things that somebody else --
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That somebody else -- you just know it instinctively.
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You just know it instinctively. communicate that, use that,
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Communicate that, use that, become a potter
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Become a potter and pour into them
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And pour into them and then tell 'em your story
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And then tell 'em your story and don't forget --
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And don't forget -- don't forget,
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Don't forget, "the only reason i made it
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"the only reason i made it was because i started giving
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Was because i started giving and tithing and honoring god
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And tithing and honoring god and he began to open
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And he began to open the windows of heaven
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The windows of heaven and he blessed me,
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And he blessed me, and he favored me."
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And he favored me." oh, this isn't
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Oh, this isn't a commercial for money.
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A commercial for money. i'm not asking --
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I'm not asking -- we are --
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We are -- we're gonna take an offering.
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We're gonna take an offering. you have to give it
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You have to give it if you wanna give it.
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If you wanna give it. i'm telling you,
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I'm telling you, that's how you shape
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That's how you shape the next generation
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The next generation for greatness.
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For greatness. it's a potter.
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It's a potter. potters brought light
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Potters brought light to the king's house.
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To the king's house. the potter didn't seem
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The potter didn't seem very important,
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Very important, but without the position
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But without the position of the potter,
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Of the potter, there would be no party
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There would be no party in the king's house.
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In the king's house. and somebody said,
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And somebody said, "i don't want --
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"i don't want -- i don't have
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I don't have to have the limelight.
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To have the limelight. i work behind the hedges,
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I work behind the hedges, but i don't want the party
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But i don't want the party to go out in the king's house.
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To go out in the king's house. too many people need to eat
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Too many people need to eat from his table,
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From his table, the bread and the wine,
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The bread and the wine, the body of christ.
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The body of christ. i want that party
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I want that party to keep going."
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To keep going." [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] you know, when you get my age,
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You know, when you get my age, i don't even care
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I don't even care if i preach some
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If i preach some big conference.
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Big conference. i get invites all the time,
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I get invites all the time, but i'd rather raise up
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But i'd rather raise up two or three anointed preachers
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Two or three anointed preachers like jevaughn
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Like jevaughn and different ones,
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And different ones, and i'd rather see them get up
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And i'd rather see them get up before 20,000 people
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Before 20,000 people and preach more than me.
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And preach more than me. why?
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Why? because i've done it
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Because i've done it and i get more joy
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And i get more joy out of seeing them do it.
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Out of seeing them do it. [applause]
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[applause] hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. >> congregation: hallelujah.
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>> congregation: hallelujah. >> i don't know where i'm going
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>> i don't know where i'm going with this sermon,
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With this sermon, but i feel like shouting
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But i feel like shouting right now.
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Right now. does anybody believe in
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Does anybody believe in the next generation?
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The next generation? [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] does anybody believe god
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Does anybody believe god has his hand on
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Has his hand on the next generation?
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The next generation? does anybody believe the young
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Does anybody believe the young men will see visions,
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Men will see visions, and the old men
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And the old men will dream dreams,
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Will dream dreams, and together they will
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And together they will begin to make vessels
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Begin to make vessels of honor meet
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Of honor meet for the master's use.
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For the master's use. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] you see,
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You see, they'll do dumb things,
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They'll do dumb things, but we can't afford
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But we can't afford to lose one of our
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To lose one of our young people.
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Young people. and if we're not gonna lose them
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And if we're not gonna lose them we're gonna have to have some
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We're gonna have to have some people that can't just come
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People that can't just come and hear from the preacher
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And hear from the preacher on the sermon,
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On the sermon, and then go away,
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And then go away, somebody is gotta be touching
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Somebody is gotta be touching their life all week long,
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Their life all week long, shaping their mentality,
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Shaping their mentality, and shaping their spirit,
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And shaping their spirit, shaping and molding
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Shaping and molding their way of thinking.
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Their way of thinking. potters get involved.
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Potters get involved. potters get involved in
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Potters get involved in the life of the youth
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The life of the youth in the next generation,
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In the next generation, mold them.
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Mold them. god's looking for potters dads.
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God's looking for potters dads. god's looking for potters mom.
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God's looking for potters mom. god's looking for potters.
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God's looking for potters. a potter says,
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A potter says, "i can't let you
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"i can't let you go out in that."
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Go out in that." [applause]
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[applause] "let me shape you
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"let me shape you a little bit in that area.
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A little bit in that area. let me help you a little bit.
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Let me help you a little bit. you know,
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You know, those friends --
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Those friends -- let me --
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Let me -- i wanna know who --
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I wanna know who -- let me look at your phone.
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Let me look at your phone. let me see your phone.
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Let me see your phone. you ain't got nothing to hide,
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You ain't got nothing to hide, do you?"
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Do you?" what are you doing?
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What are you doing? you're shaping a holy vessel.
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You're shaping a holy vessel. and then he said in ezekiel
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And then he said in ezekiel he started talking about
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He started talking about beautiful ships.
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Beautiful ships. i didn't have time to read it.
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I didn't have time to read it. but it said they were expensive,
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But it said they were expensive, and gorgeous,
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And gorgeous, and beautiful ships.
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And beautiful ships. we'd call 'em yachts.
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We'd call 'em yachts. he said the sail was worth --
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He said the sail was worth -- so expensive they
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So expensive they were made out of the material --
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Were made out of the material -- the best material from egypt.
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The best material from egypt. and the boards of the ship
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And the boards of the ship came fr --
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Came fr -- were the cedars from lebanon
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Were the cedars from lebanon that'd been imported,
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That'd been imported, and all of these
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And all of these gorgeous ships.
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Gorgeous ships. and he's talking
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And he's talking about the captain
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About the captain and he's talking
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And he's talking about the pilot
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About the pilot which is the captain,
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Which is the captain, talking about all these
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Talking about all these powerful important people.
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Powerful important people. and then he says,
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And then he says, "but he also
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"but he also appointed caulkers."
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Appointed caulkers." down in the hull of the ship.
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Down in the hull of the ship. nobody sees them.
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Nobody sees them. they're not up there
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They're not up there with the wheel doing
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With the wheel doing instagram pictures.
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Instagram pictures. they're down
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They're down in bottom of the ship
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In bottom of the ship and they're caulkers.
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And they're caulkers. y'all know what a caulker is?
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Y'all know what a caulker is? [laughter]
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[laughter] now, they told me.
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Now, they told me. i don't --
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I don't -- i had never used one of these
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I had never used one of these and i was trying so hard
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And i was trying so hard to get that part off.
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To get that part off. i wanted to illustrate.
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I wanted to illustrate. i was gonna shoot it
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I was gonna shoot it if it would shoot.
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If it would shoot. i didn't know what it would do.
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I didn't know what it would do. and they said,
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And they said, "you cannot do that
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"you cannot do that because if you want --
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Because if you want -- if you wanna ruin your outfit."
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If you wanna ruin your outfit." i said,
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I said, "oh, no, cherise would kill me.
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"oh, no, cherise would kill me. don't do that."
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Don't do that." [laughter]
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[laughter] and this is --
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And this is -- and this is what we're
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And this is what we're supposed to be too.
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Supposed to be too. because it doesn't matter how
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Because it doesn't matter how beautiful the ship is,
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Beautiful the ship is, it doesn't matter how beautiful
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It doesn't matter how beautiful the marriage is,
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The marriage is, it doesn't matter how beautiful
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It doesn't matter how beautiful the home is,
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The home is, it doesn't matter how beautiful
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It doesn't matter how beautiful of a life you have built,
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Of a life you have built, you better learn that
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You better learn that you have to have caulking.
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You have to have caulking. [applause]
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[applause] because they understood
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Because they understood the ship is beautiful
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The ship is beautiful and it's --
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And it's -- "what we build is incredible,
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"what we build is incredible, but it has to be maintained."
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But it has to be maintained." and so, they had people down
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And so, they had people down in the bottom of the ship,
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In the bottom of the ship, and all they did was look
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And all they did was look at the cedars of lebanon,
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At the cedars of lebanon, and they looked at those boards
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And they looked at those boards and every once in a while,
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And every once in a while, it would begin
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It would begin to seep with water
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To seep with water and they would caulk it,
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And they would caulk it, seal it.
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Seal it. they would seal it
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They would seal it up from leaking.
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Up from leaking. they would seal it up
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They would seal it up because they understood
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Because they understood that if the ship starts
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That if the ship starts taking on water it doesn't
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Taking on water it doesn't matter how beautiful
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Matter how beautiful it looks outwardly,
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It looks outwardly, if it's leaking
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If it's leaking on the inside,
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On the inside, it's a matter of time
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It's a matter of time before it goes down.
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Before it goes down. the caulkers were men,
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The caulkers were men, wise men in the ship.
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Wise men in the ship. and they said, "oh, no.
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And they said, "oh, no. this ship is going somewhere.
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This ship is going somewhere. and so, i need to --
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And so, i need to -- i need to stop the seeping
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I need to stop the seeping of things from coming in."
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Of things from coming in." that's what happened to noah.
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That's what happened to noah. god told him to pitch it,
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God told him to pitch it, called it pitch it.
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Called it pitch it. pitch the ark on the outside
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Pitch the ark on the outside and the inside.
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And the inside. in other words,
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In other words, "i want you to pitch it.
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"i want you to pitch it. i want you to caulk it
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I want you to caulk it on the outside
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On the outside to keep some bad stuff
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To keep some bad stuff from coming in.
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From coming in. but i also want you to caulk it
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But i also want you to caulk it on the inside to keep the good
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On the inside to keep the good stuff from going out."
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Stuff from going out." we ought to have
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We ought to have each other's back.
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Each other's back. we ought not to sit down
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We ought not to sit down and be okay with hearing
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And be okay with hearing what everybody's saying,
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What everybody's saying, and it ought to be true
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And it ought to be true with words and it
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With words and it ought to be true online.
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Ought to be true online. i wanna tell you something,
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I wanna tell you something, you need to be careful
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You need to be careful what you say,
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What you say, and you need to be careful
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And you need to be careful what you listen to.
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What you listen to. some of you
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Some of you have some haters
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Have some haters on instagram or on reddit,
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On instagram or on reddit, or whatever.
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Or whatever. and you need to get you
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And you need to get you a holy ghost caulking gun
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A holy ghost caulking gun and you need to just say,
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And you need to just say, "you know what,
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"you know what, i'm beautiful.
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I'm beautiful. i look good.
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I look good. i don't care what
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I don't care what they're saying about me.
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They're saying about me. they may be bringing up my past
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They may be bringing up my past but i'mma caulk it."
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But i'mma caulk it." hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. "and i'mma say,
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"and i'mma say, 'thanks be unto god
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'thanks be unto god i don't have to give
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I don't have to give myself to that.'"
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Myself to that.'" [applause]
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[applause] don't listen to it.
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Don't listen to it. don't read it.
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Don't read it. you're a new creation in christ.
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You're a new creation in christ. the old things had passed away.
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The old things had passed away. caulk it.
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Caulk it. somebody shout and say,
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Somebody shout and say, "it's the truth."
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"it's the truth." turn to somebody and say,
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Turn to somebody and say, "you need to caulk what
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"you need to caulk what god's given you
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God's given you in this revival."
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In this revival." i'm not gonna lose it.
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I'm not gonna lose it. you can lose the worship
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You can lose the worship if you want to.
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If you want to. you can lose
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You can lose the consciousness of god
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The consciousness of god if you want to.
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If you want to. those of you who got touched
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Those of you who got touched in this revival it can just --
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In this revival it can just -- you'll just seep it out
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You'll just seep it out if you let it,
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If you let it, but if you get you a good word,
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But if you get you a good word, and you get you some desire
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And you get you some desire you can caulk it and you can
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You can caulk it and you can keep what god gave you.
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♪ ♪
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>> i believe today
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>> i believe today that god is ready to touch you
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That god is ready to touch you and your family.
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And your family. we're living in expectation
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We're living in expectation around here in this ministry.
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Around here in this ministry. this year feels different.
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This year feels different. god is on the move.
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God is on the move. and he loves you,
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And he loves you, and there's nothing
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And there's nothing you've done, he can't forgive.
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You've done, he can't forgive. there's no mess in
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There's no mess in your life he can't fix,
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Your life he can't fix, and take the broken pieces
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And take the broken pieces and put it back together.
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And put it back together. he makes all things new
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He makes all things new and he can make your family new,
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And he can make your family new, he can make your future new,
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He can make your future new, your marriage.
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Your marriage. he can give you a new life.
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He can give you a new life. right where you're watching.
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Right where you're watching. it's not an accident.
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It's not an accident. lord, today i pray
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Lord, today i pray for my friends.
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For my friends. i pray for people
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I pray for people who are hurting,
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Who are hurting, i pray for people
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I pray for people who are broken.
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Who are broken. i pray for people
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I pray for people who've come to
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Who've come to an end of themselves
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An end of themselves and their ability to fix it.
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And their ability to fix it. would you stretch forth
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Would you stretch forth your hand to heal?
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Your hand to heal? in the name of jesus.
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In the name of jesus. heal families,
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Heal families, heal marriages,
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Heal marriages, heal physical bodies.
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Heal physical bodies. we curse death,
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We curse death, we curse disease,
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We curse disease, cancer, heart disease.
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Cancer, heart disease. you are the lord that heals us
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In jesus' mighty name, amen.
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In jesus' mighty name, amen. praise god.
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Praise god. i know you feel today
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I know you feel today that hand of god
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That hand of god that's upon your life
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That's upon your life right now.
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Right now. and i wanna tell you
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And i wanna tell you that we care about you.
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That we care about you. and you can go to our website,
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Fill out the salvation form.
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And we have free resources.
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Or you can pick up the phone
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And call the number
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That's on the screen.
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And if you've watched us
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And if you've watched us any length of time,
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Any length of time, you know we are a ministry
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You know we are a ministry that absolutely stands
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That absolutely stands with israel, unashamedly.
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And so, for the past six years,
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This ministry has built
00:24:09.528 --> 00:24:11.296
Life-saving projects in israel.
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These projects have made
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A real difference in the lives
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Of jewish people,
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Especially on
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The southern border
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In the region of eshkol.
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From aiding over 800 safe houses
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And multiple
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Civil defense centers,
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We're committing to keeping
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Them safe and secure.
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This is the time
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To stand with israel.
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And together, we're making
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And together, we're making a profound difference.
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A profound difference. watch this and see how
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Watch this and see how you can be involved.
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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
00:24:52.103 --> 00:24:52.604
In southern israel
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Was attacked directly.
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This is where
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Jentezen franklin
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Media ministries
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In partnership with
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The jewish national fund
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Have been working
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The last five years
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To build fortified schools,
00:25:02.113 --> 00:25:03.682
Bomb shelters and other
00:25:03.782 --> 00:25:05.183
Life saving projects
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Thankfully, these projects
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Did save many lives that day.
00:25:08.053 --> 00:25:10.388
And now we stand
00:25:10.488 --> 00:25:11.189
At a pivotal moment,
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Poised to provide a lifeline
00:25:12.991 --> 00:25:14.626
For the people of eshkol,
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Who continue to be attacked
00:25:16.261 --> 00:25:17.395
By terrorists every day.
00:25:17.495 --> 00:25:19.030
Jentezen franklin
00:25:19.130 --> 00:25:19.998
Media ministries
00:25:20.098 --> 00:25:21.032
Recently committed
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The largest amount of funding
00:25:21.766 --> 00:25:22.767
Ever towards the initiative,
00:25:22.867 --> 00:25:24.369
Representing our unwavering
00:25:26.871 --> 00:25:28.273
Dedication to not just help
00:25:28.373 --> 00:25:29.774
Rebuild communities in eshkol,
00:25:29.874 --> 00:25:31.443
But to mend hearts
00:25:31.543 --> 00:25:32.844
And restore what seemed
00:25:32.944 --> 00:25:33.945
Irrevocably lost.
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We have a comprehensive plan
00:25:35.614 --> 00:25:36.615
That will be completed
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In three phases.
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Phase number one,
00:25:38.950 --> 00:25:39.818
Provides physical safety.
00:25:39.918 --> 00:25:41.486
That is why we are building
00:25:41.586 --> 00:25:42.387
Civil defense centers,
00:25:42.487 --> 00:25:44.089
And over 800 safe houses,
00:25:44.189 --> 00:25:46.625
Making sure every family
00:25:46.725 --> 00:25:48.159
In the region has a safe room,
00:25:48.259 --> 00:25:49.828
In case of terrorist attacks.
00:25:49.928 --> 00:25:51.930
When you give to
00:25:52.030 --> 00:25:52.564
A project like this,
00:25:52.664 --> 00:25:54.165
There is a promise for you
00:25:54.265 --> 00:25:54.966
Found in genesis 12:3,
00:25:55.066 --> 00:25:57.168
“i will bless those
00:25:57.268 --> 00:25:58.036
Who bless you israel.”
00:25:58.136 --> 00:25:59.704
Together we can demonstrate
00:25:59.804 --> 00:26:01.306
That faith combined with
00:26:01.406 --> 00:26:02.507
Collective action can
00:26:02.607 --> 00:26:03.541
Illuminate the darkest moments
00:26:03.642 --> 00:26:06.011
And forge a brighter,
00:26:06.111 --> 00:26:07.245
More hopeful future
00:26:07.345 --> 00:26:08.413
For the eshkol community.
00:26:08.513 --> 00:26:09.881
Call or go online today.
00:26:09.981 --> 00:26:11.416
♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> we hope you've
00:27:15.880 --> 00:27:16.281
Enjoyed this teaching by
00:27:16.381 --> 00:27:17.315
Jentezen franklin
00:27:17.415 --> 00:27:18.416
And thank you for your
00:27:18.516 --> 00:27:19.451
Continued support
00:27:19.551 --> 00:27:20.485
Of this ministry.
00:27:20.585 --> 00:27:21.953
For more information
00:27:22.053 --> 00:27:22.620
About this message
00:27:22.721 --> 00:27:23.621
And other ministry resources,
00:27:23.722 --> 00:27:25.724
Visit us online
00:27:25.824 --> 00:27:26.825
At jentezenfranklin.tv.
00:27:26.925 --> 00:27:28.526
♪ ♪
00:27:28.860 --> 00:27:29.010

Jentezen Franklin - How God Wants To Use You (Part 1)

April 14, 2025 | S25:E76

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