Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - The Power Of The Gift

December 24, 2024 | S

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 - The Power Of The Gift | December 24, 2024

Program is sponsored in part
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By friends and partners
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Of jentezen franklin
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Media ministries.
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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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>> i wanna talk to you
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>> i wanna talk to you about how there's a gift
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About how there's a gift that is promised that is so
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That is promised that is so pertinent to the story
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Pertinent to the story of christmas that
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Of christmas that is completely overlooked.
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Is completely overlooked. if the king of israel invited
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If the king of israel invited you to come and you came
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You to come and you came without a gift,
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Without a gift, it was considered
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It was considered to be an insult.
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To be an insult. so important was this gift,
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So important was this gift, even though the king
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Even though the king was immeasurably wealthy,
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Was immeasurably wealthy, and you could be extremely poor.
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And you could be extremely poor. it was never acceptable
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It was never acceptable for a person to come into
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For a person to come into hebrew culture before the king
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Hebrew culture before the king of the hebrew people and not
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Of the hebrew people and not bring with them a gift.
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Bring with them a gift. so important was gift giving
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So important was gift giving in the hebrew culture
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In the hebrew culture that the hebrew language
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That the hebrew language contains no less than 15
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Contains no less than 15 expressions that explain
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Expressions that explain or give ways of giving,
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Or give ways of giving, it was so important.
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It was so important. it was true in the nation
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It was true in the nation and in the culture of israel,
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And in the culture of israel, but it was also true in
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But it was also true in the kingdom of god
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The kingdom of god under the old testament.
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Under the old testament. everyone, anytime they
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Everyone, anytime they approached the tabernacle
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Approached the tabernacle was required to bring a gift.
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Was required to bring a gift. in leviticus 5 it said,
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In leviticus 5 it said, "if a soul -- if a person sin
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"if a soul -- if a person sin that they would bring
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That they would bring a lamb as a gift.
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A lamb as a gift. and if they couldn't afford
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And if they couldn't afford a lamb then they could bring
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A lamb then they could bring a turtledove.
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A turtledove. and if they couldn't afford
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And if they couldn't afford a turtledove,
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A turtledove, they could bring fine flour."
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They could bring fine flour." but no one was to appear
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But no one was to appear empty handed before the god
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Empty handed before the god of the old testament, jehovah.
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Of the old testament, jehovah. if you wanted to interact
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If you wanted to interact with him, you had to bring
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With him, you had to bring a gift for him.
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A gift for him. some gifts were
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Some gifts were given voluntarily,
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Given voluntarily, but they were also involuntarily
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But they were also involuntarily expected gifts from god.
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Expected gifts from god. no gift, no access
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No gift, no access under the old covenant.
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Under the old covenant. it was a high insult to not
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It was a high insult to not bring a gift to god.
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Bring a gift to god. the bible calls the holy spirit,
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The bible calls the holy spirit, "the gift of the father."
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"the gift of the father." it's amazing that i can
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It's amazing that i can choose not to receive a gift,
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Choose not to receive a gift, there's three choices really,
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There's three choices really, you have if someone
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You have if someone offers you a gift,
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Offers you a gift, number one you can receive it
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Number one you can receive it and enjoy it.
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And enjoy it. or number two you can take it
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Or number two you can take it and throw it in the trash
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And throw it in the trash when they walk away.
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When they walk away. or number three,
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Or number three, and i just learned about
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And i just learned about this one in preparing this
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This one in preparing this message, there's something
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Message, there's something called re-gifting.
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Called re-gifting. i had never heard of it
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I had never heard of it in my life, i was not aware.
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In my life, i was not aware. there are entire websites,
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There are entire websites, can you believe it,
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Can you believe it, on re-gifting.
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On re-gifting. it's when someone gives you
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It's when someone gives you a gift that you don't like,
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A gift that you don't like, and you turn around
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And you turn around and when they leave,
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And when they leave, you package it back up
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You package it back up and you give it to somebody
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And you give it to somebody that you don't like much either.
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That you don't like much either. and that's called re-gifting,
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And that's called re-gifting, it's a real thing.
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It's a real thing. a website on this,
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A website on this, i read from it because
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I read from it because i was considering it.
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I was considering it. i get a lot of gifts and i'm --
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I get a lot of gifts and i'm -- let's keep moving.
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Let's keep moving. what they -- here's what
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What they -- here's what they said, "here's rules
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They said, "here's rules for re-gifting,
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For re-gifting, when you're going to regift
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When you're going to regift a gift don't use
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A gift don't use the wrapping paper that you
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The wrapping paper that you tore open.
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Tore open. the scotch tape
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The scotch tape is a dead giveaway
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Is a dead giveaway that you are re-using
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That you are re-using or re-gifting that gift.
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Or re-gifting that gift. be careful that you don't
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Be careful that you don't regift the gift to the same
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Regift the gift to the same person who gave it to you."
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Person who gave it to you." that's very important,
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That's very important, and cherise and i are always
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And cherise and i are always very careful when we re-give --
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Very careful when we re-give -- i'm kidding.
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I'm kidding. the difference that i want you
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The difference that i want you to understand and i'm preaching
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To understand and i'm preaching about tonight is the gift
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About tonight is the gift of the holy spirit.
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Of the holy spirit. the holy spirit is a gift,
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The holy spirit is a gift, he really is and he's available
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He really is and he's available to us tonight.
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To us tonight. a gift under the new testament
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A gift under the new testament something miraculous happened.
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Something miraculous happened. under the old covenant
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Under the old covenant it was man giving gifts to god,
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It was man giving gifts to god, man giving gifts to god,
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Man giving gifts to god, but something powerful happens
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But something powerful happens as you move and, you know,
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As you move and, you know, when they would bring the gift,
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When they would bring the gift, they would almost hold
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They would almost hold their breath
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Their breath and they would hope,
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And they would hope, "i hope it's acceptable.
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"i hope it's acceptable. i hope it's good enough.
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I hope it's good enough. i hope the lamb is good enough.
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I hope the lamb is good enough. i hope the turtledove
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I hope the turtledove is clean enough.
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Is clean enough. i hope.
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I hope. i hope."
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I hope." and it was the --
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And it was the -- always not quite measuring up.
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Always not quite measuring up. always wondering,
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Always wondering, "will i, through what i'm doing,
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"will i, through what i'm doing, measure up to this holy,
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Measure up to this holy, powerful god."
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Powerful god." but in the new testament
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But in the new testament something shocking
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Something shocking and surprising happened
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And surprising happened that first christmas,
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That first christmas, instead of gifts being given
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Instead of gifts being given by men going upward,
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By men going upward, the gift of -- that god gave
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The gift of -- that god gave came downward to men.
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Came downward to men. it's god in the new testament
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It's god in the new testament that gives us the gifts,
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That gives us the gifts, not us that gives him the gifts.
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Not us that gives him the gifts. that's the amazing thing,
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That's the amazing thing, the gift giving is
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The gift giving is in a whole new way under
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In a whole new way under the new covenant.
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The new covenant. first time in human history
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First time in human history god gave a gift
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God gave a gift was in bethlehem.
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Was in bethlehem. psalms 68:18 in
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Psalms 68:18 in the old covenant says this,
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The old covenant says this, "thou hast ascended on high."
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"thou hast ascended on high." so, he didn't even know what
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So, he didn't even know what he was talking about,
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He was talking about, but he saw a vision and he said,
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But he saw a vision and he said, "there's a god, his name
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"there's a god, his name is jehovah and i see him
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Is jehovah and i see him ascending on high and thou
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Ascending on high and thou has led captivity captive
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Has led captivity captive and thou hast,"
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And thou hast," listen to the words,
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Listen to the words, "received gifts from men."
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"received gifts from men." for men and from men,
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For men and from men, that's what that means.
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That's what that means. from men, you received
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From men, you received the gifts,
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The gifts, that's god under
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That's god under the old covenant
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The old covenant and then it goes on to say,
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And then it goes on to say, "blessed be the lord god,
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"blessed be the lord god, who daily loads us
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Who daily loads us down with benefits,
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Down with benefits, even the god of our salvation."
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Even the god of our salvation." under the old covenant you
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Under the old covenant you brought a gift,
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Brought a gift, and if god accepted it,
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And if god accepted it, he loaded you down
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He loaded you down with benefits daily.
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With benefits daily. but then in ephesians 4
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But then in ephesians 4 under the new covenant,
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Under the new covenant, the new testament,
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The new testament, the apostle paul
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The apostle paul says something profound,
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Says something profound, and he quotes from that
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And he quotes from that old testament verse and here's
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Old testament verse and here's what he says, "but unto every
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What he says, "but unto every one of you he has given grace
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One of you he has given grace according to the measure
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According to the measure of the gift of christ."
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Of the gift of christ." watch this, "wherefore he saith,
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Watch this, "wherefore he saith, when he ascended on high,
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When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive,
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He led captivity captive, and he gave gifts unto men."
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And he gave gifts unto men." he said,
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He said, "under the old testament the --
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"under the old testament the -- jehovah god received gifts.
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Jehovah god received gifts. that's the only way that you
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That's the only way that you could get access.
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Could get access. but under the new covenant,"
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But under the new covenant," the very same verse paul
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The very same verse paul changed it and he said,
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Changed it and he said, "he gave gifts unto men."
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"he gave gifts unto men." he who ascended, who is that?
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He who ascended, who is that? jesus when he went down
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Jesus when he went down into the grave and into hell
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Into the grave and into hell has now ascended.
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Has now ascended. he descended,
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He descended, now he has ascended,
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Now he has ascended, and he who ascended
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And he who ascended from the grave.
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From the grave. well, i wanna ask you
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Well, i wanna ask you a question, who ascended
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A question, who ascended from the grave?
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From the grave? who came up out of the grave?
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Who came up out of the grave? the old testament jehovah
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The old testament jehovah is the new testament
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Is the new testament jesus christ.
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Jesus christ. that is who was born
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That is who was born into human form in bethlehem,
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Into human form in bethlehem, it was the same god jehovah
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It was the same god jehovah in the old testament
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In the old testament is jesus in the new covenant.
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Is jesus in the new covenant. let me tell you why i know
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Let me tell you why i know jesus was god because
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Jesus was god because in ezekiel 37:13 this is what
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In ezekiel 37:13 this is what god said, he said,
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God said, he said, "you shall know that
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"you shall know that i am the lord,"
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I am the lord," here's what you look for
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Here's what you look for if you're looking for god
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If you're looking for god to show up on planet earth,
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To show up on planet earth, "when i opened your graves,
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"when i opened your graves, o my people,
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O my people, and i bring people out
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And i bring people out of the graves."
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Of the graves." the people that
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The people that are in the grave.
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Are in the grave. well, i wanna ask you
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Well, i wanna ask you a question,
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A question, who opened the graves?
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Who opened the graves? there's one who said,
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There's one who said, "lazarus come forth."
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"lazarus come forth." there is one who raised
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There is one who raised the dead over, and over,
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The dead over, and over, and over in the new testament
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And over in the new testament his name was jesus.
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His name was jesus. and then in job 9:8 he said,
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And then in job 9:8 he said, "who alone," job saw a vision
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"who alone," job saw a vision and he saw god and he said,
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And he saw god and he said, "i see one god who's the creator
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"i see one god who's the creator and he's spreading out
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And he's spreading out the heavens," listen,
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The heavens," listen, "and god alone treads
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"and god alone treads upon the waves of the sea."
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Upon the waves of the sea." job didn't know what he
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Job didn't know what he was seeing but be --
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Was seeing but be -- the oldest book of the bible,
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The oldest book of the bible, but he saw a vision of a god
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But he saw a vision of a god walking on the water.
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Walking on the water. and i ask you again,
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And i ask you again, who walked on the water
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Who walked on the water in the new testament?
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In the new testament? who came in the middle
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Who came in the middle of a storm when the disciples
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Of a storm when the disciples were going under and said,
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Were going under and said, "peace be still."
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"peace be still." and the winds and the waves
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And the winds and the waves obeyed his will,
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Obeyed his will, and he walked on the water back
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And he walked on the water back to the boat?
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To the boat? his name is jesus.
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His name is jesus. and then 600 years before
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And then 600 years before bethlehem in isaiah 35:4
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Bethlehem in isaiah 35:4 he says, "say to them that
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He says, "say to them that are of fearful heart,
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Are of fearful heart, be strong, god will come,"
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Be strong, god will come," he's coming, god's coming,
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He's coming, god's coming, "he's coming in vengeance,
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"he's coming in vengeance, and he will come and save you."
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And he will come and save you." and then he makes this,
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And then he makes this, and you will know
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And you will know that he has come then,
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That he has come then, that word them means
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That word them means this is how you'll know,
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This is how you'll know, "when you start seeing the eyes
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"when you start seeing the eyes -- the blinded eyes begin
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-- the blinded eyes begin to be opened,
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To be opened, the ears of the deaf unstopped
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The ears of the deaf unstopped and the lame will leap,"
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And the lame will leap," next verse, "the lame will leap
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Next verse, "the lame will leap as a deer and the tongue
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As a deer and the tongue of the dumb will sing."
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Of the dumb will sing." when you start seeing
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When you start seeing blind people's eyes open --
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Blind people's eyes open -- well, who is the new testament
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Well, who is the new testament opened blind eyes?
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Opened blind eyes? blind bartimaeus said,
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Blind bartimaeus said, "i couldn't see,
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"i couldn't see, but now i can see."
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But now i can see." what -- who did that?
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What -- who did that? jesus did it.
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Jesus did it. who caused the lame
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Who caused the lame to leap like a deer?
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To leap like a deer? who caused the deaf ear to hear?
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Who caused the deaf ear to hear? who caused the man who could
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Who caused the man who could not speak all of his life --
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Not speak all of his life -- the bible said,
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The bible said, "jesus loosed the string off
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"jesus loosed the string off of his tongue
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Of his tongue and he spoke plainly
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And he spoke plainly and glorified god."
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And glorified god." who did that?
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Who did that? his name is jesus,
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His name is jesus, and we ought to realize
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And we ought to realize he is the gift.
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He is the gift. give him a mighty praise
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Give him a mighty praise right now if you love him.
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[cheering and applause]
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You can do better than that
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You can do better than that on christmas eve.
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On christmas eve. thank him for the gift.
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[cheering and applause]
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Sometimes we make like
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Sometimes we make like the whole new testament
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The whole new testament is about you giving your life,
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Is about you giving your life, and giving your past,
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And giving your past, and giving your present,
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And giving your present, and giving your future to jesus.
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And giving your future to jesus. i'm sorry to tell you that
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I'm sorry to tell you that the whole gospel
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The whole gospel is not about you.
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Is not about you. it's not about what you
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It's not about what you give god.
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Give god. that's important,
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That's important, give him your life,
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Give him your life, but boy you won't have problems
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But boy you won't have problems giving him your life
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Giving him your life if you ever realize it --
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If you ever realize it -- god is the giver not you.
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God is the giver not you. he will load you down
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He will load you down if you would just honor him,
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If you would just honor him, and love him, and serve him.
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And love him, and serve him. i'm trying to be good,
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I'm trying to be good, but i feel like we take
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But i feel like we take for granted
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For granted the most ultimate gift.
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The most ultimate gift. his name is jesus
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His name is jesus and it's not common,
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And it's not common, it's a spectacular, unspeakable,
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It's a spectacular, unspeakable, unbelievable, unimaginable gift
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Unbelievable, unimaginable gift that we have been given
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That we have been given in jesus christ.
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In jesus christ. and i wanna finish with this
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And i wanna finish with this and i want you to lean in.
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And i want you to lean in. in luke 11:13 it talks
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In luke 11:13 it talks about gifts, and it says,
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About gifts, and it says, "if you being evil, know how
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"if you being evil, know how to give good gifts
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To give good gifts to your children."
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To your children." question, how many of you intend
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Question, how many of you intend on making sure your children
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On making sure your children have some gifts in the morning
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Have some gifts in the morning when they wake up
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When they wake up on christmas morning?
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On christmas morning? raise your hand and say,
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Raise your hand and say, "it's me."
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"it's me." right now.
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Right now. and let me see your hand,
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And let me see your hand, the rest of you are not
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The rest of you are not telling the truth.
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Telling the truth. if you have children you want
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If you have children you want 'em to have gifts and that's
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'em to have gifts and that's why it said,
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Why it said, "if you being evil."
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"if you being evil." it's not a put down,
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It's not a put down, he's saying,
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He's saying, "compared to god none
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"compared to god none of us measure up."
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Of us measure up." but he said, "if you,
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But he said, "if you, in a flawed state compared
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In a flawed state compared to god, have the heart
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To god, have the heart to really wanna give gifts
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To really wanna give gifts to your children
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To your children and grandchildren.
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And grandchildren. how much more will your father
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How much more will your father give the holy spirit
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Give the holy spirit to them that ask him!"
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To them that ask him!" he didn't say, "he'll give
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He didn't say, "he'll give you forgiveness."
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You forgiveness." why didn't he say, "mercy."
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Why didn't he say, "mercy." why didn't he say, "grace."
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Why didn't he say, "grace." he understood that when i give
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He understood that when i give you the holy spirit,
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You the holy spirit, i give you me.
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I give you me. the real purpose of christmas
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The real purpose of christmas was not just a baby
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Was not just a baby born in bethlehem,
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Born in bethlehem, that was one time he came,
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That was one time he came, and it was beautiful,
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And it was beautiful, and we celebrate it.
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And we celebrate it. but the real message
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But the real message of christmas is,
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Of christmas is, he's not emmanuel until
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He's not emmanuel until you receive the gift
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You receive the gift of the holy spirit,
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Of the holy spirit, and he lives with
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And he lives with you continually.
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You continually. countless times today
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Countless times today the holy spirit
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The holy spirit has spoken to you.
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Has spoken to you. countless times today
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Countless times today the holy spirit
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The holy spirit has watched over you.
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Has watched over you. countless times today
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Countless times today the holy spirit has noticed you,
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The holy spirit has noticed you, your attitude,
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Your attitude, everything about you.
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Everything about you. he's with us.
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He's with us. we cannot -- david said,
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We cannot -- david said, "if i go to hell
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"if i go to hell the spirit is there.
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The spirit is there. i can't get away from it."
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I can't get away from it." when i'm good, when i'm bad,
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When i'm good, when i'm bad, when i'm naughty,
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When i'm naughty, it's not like santa claus,
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It's not like santa claus, he won't leave me alone.
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He won't leave me alone. he loves me.
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He loves me. he comforts me.
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He comforts me. he lifts me.
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He lifts me. he encourages me.
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He encourages me. and i couldn't have made it
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And i couldn't have made it without the precious
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Without the precious holy spirit,
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Holy spirit, the gift of the holy spirit.
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The gift of the holy spirit. hallelujah!
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Hallelujah! praise the lord somebody.
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[cheering and applause]
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No, i mean really praise him.
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No, i mean really praise him. i don't care if you brought
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I don't care if you brought your best friend, praise him.
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Your best friend, praise him. praise him.
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Praise him. i'm thankful
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I'm thankful for the holy spirit.
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For the holy spirit. woo!
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Woo! there are three times
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There are three times in the new testament
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In the new testament where the apostles
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Where the apostles use the word unspeakable.
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Use the word unspeakable. unspeakable.
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Unspeakable. the first time is when paul
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The first time is when paul in 2 corinthians 12
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In 2 corinthians 12 is caught up into heaven,
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Is caught up into heaven, and he was taken
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And he was taken on a tour of heaven.
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On a tour of heaven. and the things that he saw
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And the things that he saw in particularly he said,
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In particularly he said, "the words that i heard
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"the words that i heard were unspeakable words
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Were unspeakable words that i cannot repeat.
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That i cannot repeat. it was so overwhelming,
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It was so overwhelming, the sounds and the words
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The sounds and the words that i heard --"
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That i heard --" i don't know who he bumped into.
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I don't know who he bumped into. i don't know if he bumped
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I don't know if he bumped into abraham, isaac, jes --
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Into abraham, isaac, jes -- i don't know who he bumped into,
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I don't know who he bumped into, but whoever he bumped into
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But whoever he bumped into he said,
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He said, "the words that i heard
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"the words that i heard when i was in the third heaven
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When i was in the third heaven were unspeakable."
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Were unspeakable." and then the apostle peter
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And then the apostle peter in 1 peter 1:8 he said,
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In 1 peter 1:8 he said, "when i saw
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"when i saw the resurrected savior,
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The resurrected savior, now even you who love him,
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Now even you who love him, though now you see him not,
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Though now you see him not, yet believing, i saw him
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Yet believing, i saw him and one day
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And one day you're gonna see him,"
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You're gonna see him," if you read the lead up to that,
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If you read the lead up to that, and he says, "you will when
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And he says, "you will when you see him rejoice
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You see him rejoice with joy unspeakable."
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With joy unspeakable." but we don't have much joy
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But we don't have much joy down here, it just feels like --
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Down here, it just feels like -- these are some har --
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These are some har -- this has been a rough year.
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This has been a rough year. but one of these days
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But one of these days we're going to see him
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We're going to see him and we're gonna rejoice
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And we're gonna rejoice with joy ahead of us.
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With joy ahead of us. i hear the lord saying,
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I hear the lord saying, "next year's
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"next year's going to be better."
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Going to be better." well, hallelujah!
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Well, hallelujah! and it's gonna be joy,
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And it's gonna be joy, everybody say, "unspeakable."
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Everybody say, "unspeakable." shout it out loud,
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Shout it out loud, "joy unspeakable
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"joy unspeakable and full of glory."
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And full of glory." clap your hands in expectation.
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Clap your hands in expectation. clap your hands in faith.
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Clap your hands in faith. clap your hands saying,
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Clap your hands saying, "i'm believing
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"i'm believing for unspeakable joy."
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For unspeakable joy." can't even put it --
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Can't even put it -- the word unspeakable
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The word unspeakable means unimaginable.
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Means unimaginable. unexplainable.
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Unexplainable. cannot -- undefinable.
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Cannot -- undefinable. unspeakable.
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Unspeakable. and there's one more time
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And there's one more time it's found, 2 corinthians 9:15.
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It's found, 2 corinthians 9:15. the apostle paul when he thought
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The apostle paul when he thought about the gift that you and i
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About the gift that you and i have been given
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Have been given through jesus christ.
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Through jesus christ. but listen folks,
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But listen folks, jesus was one man,
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Jesus was one man, the baby was one baby
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The baby was one baby born in bethlehem.
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Born in bethlehem. grew up, became a man,
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Grew up, became a man, at 33 carried a cross
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At 33 carried a cross to golgotha.
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To golgotha. took my sin, my sickness,
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Took my sin, my sickness, your sin, your shame,
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Your sin, your shame, nailed it to the cross,
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Nailed it to the cross, died a brutal death,
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Died a brutal death, rose three days later.
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Rose three days later. and then 40 days later
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And then 40 days later went up on a cloudy elevator
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Went up on a cloudy elevator and sits in the seat
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And sits in the seat of authority and all power
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Of authority and all power is given unto his name.
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Is given unto his name. but listen, he said,
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But listen, he said, "it's expedient that i go away,
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"it's expedient that i go away, for if i don't leave you --"
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For if i don't leave you --" the story really is not just
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The story really is not just a story of bethlehem,
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A story of bethlehem, the cradle,
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The cradle, and calvary, the cross.
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And calvary, the cross. "but i'll send the holy spirit,
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"but i'll send the holy spirit, i'll send the gift."
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I'll send the gift." and this is what paul said
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And this is what paul said about that gift
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About that gift in 2 corinthians.
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In 2 corinthians. everybody read this out loud
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Everybody read this out loud and say it from your heart,
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And say it from your heart, "thanks be unto god
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"thanks be unto god for his unspeakable gift."
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For his unspeakable gift." does that go off inside of you?
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Does that go off inside of you? that i have an unspeakable gift
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That i have an unspeakable gift this christmas and i can't even
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This christmas and i can't even put into words that when
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Put into words that when i felt like giving up,
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I felt like giving up, he won't let me give up.
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He won't let me give up. and when i feel discouraged,
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And when i feel discouraged, he'll let me wallow there
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He'll let me wallow there for a minute,
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For a minute, but it's not long before
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But it's not long before i feel him nudging me saying,
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I feel him nudging me saying, "i'm not through,
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"i'm not through, better days are coming.
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Better days are coming. hold on, i'm the god
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Hold on, i'm the god of breakthrough."
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Of breakthrough." and i want you right now,
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And i want you right now, one more time to shout,
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One more time to shout, "thanks be unto god."
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No, we don't come out here
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No, we don't come out here to fold our arms
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To fold our arms and burn a candle,
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And burn a candle, "thanks be unto god
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"thanks be unto god for his unspeakable gift."
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For his unspeakable gift." what is his name?
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What is his name? jesus christ.
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Jesus christ. and would you welcome
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And would you welcome that unspeakable gift called
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That unspeakable gift called the holy spirit into your heart,
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The holy spirit into your heart, into your life?
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Into your life? the only way that he is in you,
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The only way that he is in you, emmanuel, is if you receive
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Emmanuel, is if you receive jesus christ through
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Jesus christ through the holy spirit
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The holy spirit coming into your life.
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Coming into your life. and tonight, you may have never
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And tonight, you may have never recognized it,
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Recognized it, but there is one who is here
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But there is one who is here called the holy spirit.
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Called the holy spirit. he's jesus' spirit
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He's jesus' spirit and when you accept jesus,
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And when you accept jesus, you receive his holy spirit.
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You receive his holy spirit. and he says,
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And he says, "i'll never let you go.
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"i'll never let you go. i'll never leave you alone,
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I'll never leave you alone, i am emmanuel, god with you."
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♪ ♪
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Sing it, church.
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♪ ♪
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>> silent night.
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Son of god.
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♪ ♪
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Everybody pray this prayer,
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Everybody pray this prayer, "lord jesus, i repent.
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"lord jesus, i repent. i receive the gift
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I receive the gift that is unspeakable,
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That is unspeakable, indescribable,
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Indescribable, unexplainable.
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Unexplainable. i don't know how to explain it,
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I don't know how to explain it, but i'm forgiven,
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But i'm forgiven, i'm clean, i believe,
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I'm clean, i believe, i believe in you jesus.
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I believe in you jesus. i've never seen you,
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I've never seen you, but i believe in you,
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But i believe in you, and i'm willing to give
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And i'm willing to give my life to you.
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My life to you. take my mind, take my body,
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Take my mind, take my body, take my spirit,
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Take my spirit, and i wanna live for you
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And i wanna live for you because you are
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Because you are my unspeakable gift,
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My unspeakable gift, jesus christ."
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Jesus christ." everybody say, "amen."
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♪ ♪
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>> i wanna welcome you
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To the family of god.
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And if you prayed
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That prayer with me,
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I believe that it would be
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Just an amazing thing if you
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Would call the number on
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The screen or visit our website.
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We have free resources that
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We wanna sow into your life.
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We wanna give to you.
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We wanna sow into you.
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And while you check that out,
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You also might wanna check out
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Our fasting resources,
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Because every year, annually,
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We go on,
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At the beginning
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Of the year
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A 21-day daniel fast.
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I've been teaching on it
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I've been teaching on it for 40 years and i have
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For 40 years and i have written some books
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Written some books that have touched many, many
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That have touched many, many lives and i'd love for you
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Lives and i'd love for you to get all of this material.
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To get all of this material. i'll be your fasting coach.
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I'll be your fasting coach. some of you been saying
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Some of you been saying "i need some breakthroughs.
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"i need some breakthroughs. i need some midnight miracles
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I need some midnight miracles in 2025."
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In 2025." well, let's fast about it.
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Well, let's fast about it. let's fast together.
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Let's fast together. something about when
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Something about when you're fasting and i'm fasting,
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You're fasting and i'm fasting, we go on this 21-day journey
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We go on this 21-day journey together it is powerful.
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Together it is powerful. and it's the consistency
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And it's the consistency that breaks the persistence
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That breaks the persistence of the enemy.
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There's something about us
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Doing the same thing
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And doing it together
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And walking with god closer.
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You can't live on a fast,
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But you can set a season aside
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And it can change the whole
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Projection of your year.
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Before we end today's program,
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Before we end today's program, i wanna thank everyone who has
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I wanna thank everyone who has responded and given to our
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Responded and given to our latest initiative in israel,
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“light over darkness”.
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We have committed
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The single largest
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Amount of funding in our history
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To partner with
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The jewish national fund
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To rebuild and renew
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The eshkol region.
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Together we can make
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A real difference
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And bring restoration
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To so many hurting families.
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Tensions are at an all time high
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Right now in israel
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And i believe god has
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Called this ministry to be
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A blessing to israel,
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To fulfill biblical prophecy
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And comfort god's people.
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So, i'm asking you today
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To please stand and sow
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Special seeds to help us with
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This project in israel.
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My announcer is gonna tell you
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All about it.
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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
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To 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
00:26:39.711 --> 00:26:40.211
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
00:26:48.486 --> 00:26:49.921
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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>> 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
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Your continued support
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Of this ministry.
00:27:10.909 --> 00:27:12.243
Your prayers
00:27:12.343 --> 00:27:12.877
And financial support
00:27:12.977 --> 00:27:14.045
Make these programs possible.
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For more information about
00:27:15.980 --> 00:27:16.981
This message and other
00:27:17.082 --> 00:27:18.183
Ministry resources,
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Visit us online at
00:27:19.718 --> 00:27:21.152
Jentezenfranklin.tv.
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - The Power Of The Gift

December 24, 2024 | S

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