James Robison;Betty Robison - God’s Countenance

March 13, 2025 | S25:E71

James identifies the wickedness of this world and urges Christians to be a light in the darkness.

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Life Today with James Robison | James Robison;Betty Robison - God’s Countenance | March 13, 2025

>> betty, i think we have just experienced
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What i would call the beginning of perhaps
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The greatest awakening in history,
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The awakening of the church,
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And the awakening of people who love their family,
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Who love freedom, who love truth.
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I think we're on our way to seeing something
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Indescribably unbelievable only god can do.
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And i think it's started.
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James and betty challenge you
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To be a part of god's mighty work of love.
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Next on life today!
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♪
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James: i've just been
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James: i've just been sitting here asking god,
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James: i've just been sitting here asking god, please tell me
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Sitting here asking god, please tell me what you want me to share
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Please tell me what you want me to share with the viewers
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What you want me to share with the viewers who are watching today.
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With the viewers who are watching today. i'm james rogers,
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Who are watching today. i'm james rogers, and this is betty.
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I want you to know
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I want you to know that i heard him.
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I want you to know that i heard him. he does talk where
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That i heard him. he does talk where you can hear him.
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He does talk where you can hear him. if you know his word,
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You can hear him. if you know his word, you can know his voice.
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If you know his word, you can know his voice. there are rhema words
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You can know his voice. there are rhema words where he's speaking to you.
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There are rhema words where he's speaking to you. and you can have conversation
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Where he's speaking to you. and you can have conversation with god that is as clear
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And you can have conversation with god that is as clear and real as it is
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With god that is as clear and real as it is with your family members.
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And real as it is with your family members. somebody asked me,
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With your family members. somebody asked me, "do you hear him out loud?"
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Somebody asked me, "do you hear him out loud?" i said, "louder than that."
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"do you hear him out loud?" i said, "louder than that." this is something
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I said, "louder than that." this is something that has developed.
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This is something that has developed. a while ago.
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That has developed. a while ago. i said, "god, just tell me
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A while ago. i said, "god, just tell me where i need to start
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I said, "god, just tell me where i need to start because our nation has made,
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Where i need to start because our nation has made, in the last months,
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Because our nation has made, in the last months, it happened over a period
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In the last months, it happened over a period of years when we were
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It happened over a period of years when we were watching it ugly,
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Of years when we were watching it ugly, and deadliness
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Watching it ugly, and deadliness in its highest function.
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And deadliness in its highest function. how could a nation
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In its highest function. how could a nation that's been so blessed
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How could a nation that's been so blessed be so dangerous, so foolish,
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That's been so blessed be so dangerous, so foolish, so stupid, so disobedient
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Be so dangerous, so foolish, so stupid, so disobedient to god's principles?
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So stupid, so disobedient to god's principles? excuse me.
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To god's principles? excuse me. i say, god, please help people
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Excuse me. i say, god, please help people to see what the enemy
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I say, god, please help people to see what the enemy looks like, to be able to see.
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To see what the enemy looks like, to be able to see. it was like even a moment ago
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Looks like, to be able to see. it was like even a moment ago he shouted this passage,
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It was like even a moment ago he shouted this passage, this verse to me.
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He shouted this passage, this verse to me. god said, "you can recognize
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This verse to me. god said, "you can recognize these people
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God said, "you can recognize these people that will hurt you,
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These people that will hurt you, that will damage everything
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That will hurt you, that will damage everything meaningful, that will
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That will damage everything meaningful, that will destroy freedom,
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Meaningful, that will destroy freedom, that will destroy
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Destroy freedom, that will destroy the principles of freedom,
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That will destroy the principles of freedom, that will damage and destroy,
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The principles of freedom, that will damage and destroy, if possible, those
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That will damage and destroy, if possible, those who support the principles
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If possible, those who support the principles of freedom which is my word,
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Who support the principles of freedom which is my word, my truth, and the principles
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Of freedom which is my word, my truth, and the principles upon which great nations
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My truth, and the principles upon which great nations and great things have
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Upon which great nations and great things have been established and built
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And great things have been established and built and maintained.
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Been established and built and maintained. when neglected, things begin
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And maintained. when neglected, things begin to come apart rapidly.
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The truths and the principles
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The truths and the principles that made a nation great,
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The truths and the principles that made a nation great, like america, have been
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That made a nation great, like america, have been neglected more, it seems,
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Like america, have been neglected more, it seems, now than perhaps at any time
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Neglected more, it seems, now than perhaps at any time in the life history
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Of this nation
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Of this nation and it's heartbreaking
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Of this nation and it's heartbreaking because we have a chance.
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And it's heartbreaking because we have a chance. by the way, betty, i think
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Because we have a chance. by the way, betty, i think we have just experienced
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By the way, betty, i think we have just experienced what i would call
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We have just experienced what i would call the beginning of perhaps
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What i would call the beginning of perhaps the greatest awakening
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The beginning of perhaps the greatest awakening in history,
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The greatest awakening in history, the awakening of the church
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In history, the awakening of the church and the awakening of people
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The awakening of the church and the awakening of people who love their family,
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And the awakening of people who love their family, who love freedom,
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Who love their family, who love freedom, who love truth,
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Who love freedom, who love truth, who love peace and security.
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Who love truth, who love peace and security. i think we're on our way
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Who love peace and security. i think we're on our way to seeing something
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I think we're on our way to seeing something indescribably unbelievable
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To seeing something indescribably unbelievable only god could do.
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Indescribably unbelievable only god could do. i think it's started.
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Only god could do. i think it's started. so i'm asking god,
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I think it's started. so i'm asking god, how do i tell people
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So i'm asking god, how do i tell people how to be careful
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How do i tell people how to be careful concerning who they listen to?
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How to be careful concerning who they listen to? how do they recognize
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Concerning who they listen to? how do they recognize dangerous people?
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How do they recognize dangerous people? he just directed me
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Dangerous people? he just directed me to this verse of scripture:
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Betty has the new living:
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Their countenance
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Their countenance exposes them.
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Their countenance exposes them. have you ever looked
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Exposes them. have you ever looked at the faces
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Have you ever looked at the faces and the countenance
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At the faces and the countenance of the people
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And the countenance of the people who promote lies and evil;
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Of the people who promote lies and evil; their very countenance,
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Their face, their expression
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Their face, their expression reveal their deception,
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Their face, their expression reveal their deception, their danger,
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Reveal their deception, their danger, and their destructiveness?
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Their danger, and their destructiveness? can you see it?
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And their destructiveness? can you see it? they're not fun to look at.
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You look at the people
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You look at the people that are in love with god
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You look at the people that are in love with god and with one another.
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That are in love with god and with one another. they may be bold,
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And with one another. they may be bold, they may be forceful;
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They may be bold, they may be forceful; to be forceful with conviction
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They may be forceful; to be forceful with conviction is great!
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To be forceful with conviction is great! but you can just tell.
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Is great! but you can just tell. well, father, help people
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But you can just tell. well, father, help people to realize that we can
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Well, father, help people to realize that we can recognize truth and love
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To realize that we can recognize truth and love in your life and your truth
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Recognize truth and love in your life and your truth and your principles
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In your life and your truth and your principles in people through
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And your principles in people through their very countenance.
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In people through their very countenance. and lord, we'll be like
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Their very countenance. and lord, we'll be like yielded clay willing
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And lord, we'll be like yielded clay willing to be shaped,
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Yielded clay willing to be shaped, willing to be corrected.
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To be shaped, willing to be corrected. not only to correct
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Willing to be corrected. not only to correct but to accept correction
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Not only to correct but to accept correction with gratitude.
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But to accept correction with gratitude. we will be yielded clay.
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With gratitude. we will be yielded clay. we will be soft clay.
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We will be yielded clay. we will be soft clay. we can be shaped into someone
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We will be soft clay. we can be shaped into someone who brings glory to you
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We can be shaped into someone who brings glory to you and accomplishes your will,
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Who brings glory to you and accomplishes your will, fulfills your kingdom purpose.
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And accomplishes your will, fulfills your kingdom purpose. that's what we all pray
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Fulfills your kingdom purpose. that's what we all pray today, in jesus' name.
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That's what we all pray today, in jesus' name. well, the lord led me to
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Today, in jesus' name. well, the lord led me to ask you to look at jeremiah.
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Well, the lord led me to ask you to look at jeremiah. this is chapter two:
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Now here's god talking
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Now here's god talking through jeremiah about
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Now here's god talking through jeremiah about his people that he set free
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Through jeremiah about his people that he set free from egyptian bondage.
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His people that he set free from egyptian bondage. they've been through
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From egyptian bondage. they've been through the loss of all of them
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They've been through the loss of all of them through disobedience
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The loss of all of them through disobedience and through fear.
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Through disobedience and through fear. that group is gone
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And through fear. that group is gone and now there's a group that
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That group is gone and now there's a group that believes joshua and caleb,
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And now there's a group that believes joshua and caleb, and they've entered
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Believes joshua and caleb, and they've entered into the promised land.
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And they've entered into the promised land. he wants them to live
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Into the promised land. he wants them to live in the promised land
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He wants them to live in the promised land as overcomers, where they can
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In the promised land as overcomers, where they can overcome the enemy like
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As overcomers, where they can overcome the enemy like they took jericho down.
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Overcome the enemy like they took jericho down. but they have a tendency
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They took jericho down. but they have a tendency not to walk that way,
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But they have a tendency not to walk that way, which is exactly what
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Not to walk that way, which is exactly what they failed to do when
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Which is exactly what they failed to do when they were in the desert
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They failed to do when they were in the desert and could have gone on
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They were in the desert and could have gone on into the promised land
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And could have gone on into the promised land but just walked around
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Into the promised land but just walked around in unbelief and fear.
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But just walked around in unbelief and fear. but now they're in.
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In unbelief and fear. but now they're in. but then they begin to waver.
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But now they're in. but then they begin to waver. jeremiah says,
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I mean, he's showing them,
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I mean, he's showing them, look where you're going.
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I mean, he's showing them, look where you're going. this has happened
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Look where you're going. this has happened throughout history in cycles.
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This has happened throughout history in cycles. we've gone through
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Throughout history in cycles. we've gone through some of those cycles
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We've gone through some of those cycles that have been awful
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Some of those cycles that have been awful in the last years.
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That have been awful in the last years. we went through
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In the last years. we went through a little break in '80.
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We went through a little break in '80. we held in there, and then
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A little break in '80. we held in there, and then we began to go backward,
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We held in there, and then we began to go backward, and more backward.
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We began to go backward, and more backward. we got a glimpse of glory,
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And more backward. we got a glimpse of glory, but we didn't do anything
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We got a glimpse of glory, but we didn't do anything right with it.
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But we didn't do anything right with it. and then it just
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Right with it. and then it just really went down.
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I remember when billy graham
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I remember when billy graham called me and said, "james,"
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I remember when billy graham called me and said, "james," i'd preached to --
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Called me and said, "james," i'd preached to -- i don't know, 75,000 people
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In florida.
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In florida. he said, "i told them
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In florida. he said, "i told them i thought god had raised you
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He said, "i told them i thought god had raised you up as a prophet,
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I thought god had raised you up as a prophet, a weeping prophet."
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Up as a prophet, a weeping prophet." i thought, well,
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A weeping prophet." i thought, well, what's the deal?
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I thought, well, what's the deal? i don't even remember
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What's the deal? i don't even remember all about the weeping prophet.
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I don't even remember all about the weeping prophet. all of a sudden i realize
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All about the weeping prophet. all of a sudden i realize i'd better start
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All of a sudden i realize i'd better start reading jeremiah.
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I'd better start reading jeremiah. when i did, i realized that
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Reading jeremiah. when i did, i realized that my heart had been broken.
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When i did, i realized that my heart had been broken. my heart had been broken
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My heart had been broken. my heart had been broken so deeply that i wanted
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My heart had been broken so deeply that i wanted to ask god.
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So deeply that i wanted to ask god. i said, "why do i cry
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So messy?
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So messy? why can't i just cry
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So messy? why can't i just cry and not slobber
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Why can't i just cry and not slobber all over myself?
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And not slobber all over myself? my nose runs."
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All over myself? my nose runs." god, just answered me.
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My nose runs." god, just answered me. we're having
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A little conversation.
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A little conversation. he said, "because
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A little conversation. he said, "because your broken heart
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He said, "because your broken heart has gone to your head,
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Your broken heart has gone to your head, and it runs from your head.
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Has gone to your head, and it runs from your head. you don't just have
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And it runs from your head. you don't just have a little burden,
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You don't just have a little burden, you've got a broken heart
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A little burden, you've got a broken heart and i can't stop it."
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You've got a broken heart and i can't stop it." but god directed me
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And i can't stop it." but god directed me to his word in light of that.
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But god directed me to his word in light of that. i want to read it to you:
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This is so powerful.
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That's been going on.
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That's been going on. that has to stop.
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That's been going on. that has to stop. it stops by us making
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That has to stop. it stops by us making a commitment to fulfill
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It stops by us making a commitment to fulfill the father's kingdom will
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A commitment to fulfill the father's kingdom will by committing ourselves
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The father's kingdom will by committing ourselves to him with all of our hearts
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By committing ourselves to him with all of our hearts to accomplish his kingdom
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To him with all of our hearts to accomplish his kingdom purpose as the family
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To accomplish his kingdom purpose as the family of the father
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Purpose as the family of the father and the church to look
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Of the father and the church to look like jesus
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And the church to look like jesus and to be
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Like jesus and to be the bride of christ.
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And to be the bride of christ. now, this is what we do.
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The bride of christ. now, this is what we do. every one of us,
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Now, this is what we do. every one of us, every leader,
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Every one of us, every leader, every pastor,
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Every leader, every pastor, every political leader,
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Every pastor, every political leader, every businessman,
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Every political leader, every businessman, every person that wants
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Every businessman, every person that wants what's right do this:
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Betty, is that a promise?
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Betty, is that a promise? betty: it really is.
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Betty, is that a promise? betty: it really is. james: do you think
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Betty: it really is. james: do you think you're seeing that?
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James: do you think you're seeing that? betty: i do! definitely.
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You're seeing that? betty: i do! definitely. james: do you think
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Betty: i do! definitely. james: do you think god has answered prayers?
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James: do you think god has answered prayers? betty: oh, absolutely!
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More than we even realize
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More than we even realize sometimes.
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More than we even realize sometimes. i think he has said,
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Sometimes. i think he has said, here i am.
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I think he has said, here i am. i want to take you along
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Here i am. i want to take you along this journey with me.
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I want to take you along this journey with me. but you have to be willing.
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This journey with me. but you have to be willing. you have to be so committed
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But you have to be willing. you have to be so committed to what i want for this,
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You have to be so committed to what i want for this, my people.
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To what i want for this, my people. i want the best for you.
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My people. i want the best for you. i will never leave you
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I want the best for you. i will never leave you or forsake you.
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I will never leave you or forsake you. if somebody leaves,
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Or forsake you. if somebody leaves, it's you, not me.
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If somebody leaves, it's you, not me. so let's stand strong with god
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It's you, not me. so let's stand strong with god and know that we can
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So let's stand strong with god and know that we can march forward with strength
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And know that we can march forward with strength and honor and glory
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March forward with strength and honor and glory and meekness and love,
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And honor and glory and meekness and love, and present his love
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And meekness and love, and present his love to the whole world.
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And present his love to the whole world. james: just take my hands,
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To the whole world. james: just take my hands, would you, sweetheart?
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James: just take my hands, would you, sweetheart? father, this beautiful girl
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Would you, sweetheart? father, this beautiful girl has inspired me,
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Father, this beautiful girl has inspired me, lifted me up and changed me,
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Has inspired me, lifted me up and changed me, and held me, and been
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Lifted me up and changed me, and held me, and been such an incredible wife
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And held me, and been such an incredible wife and mother, grandmother,
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Such an incredible wife and mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
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And mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. what a champion!
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And great-grandmother. what a champion! lord, we have together
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What a champion! lord, we have together seen your miracle
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Lord, we have together seen your miracle and we want it multiplied
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Seen your miracle and we want it multiplied beyond anything we've ever
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And we want it multiplied beyond anything we've ever imagined, in jesus' name.
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Beyond anything we've ever imagined, in jesus' name. that's what we're holding.
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Imagined, in jesus' name. that's what we're holding. and we're holding you up.
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That's what we're holding. and we're holding you up. thank you.
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And we're holding you up. thank you. thank you for not allowing
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Thank you. thank you for not allowing the enemy to prevail but
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Thank you for not allowing the enemy to prevail but allowing god to shape you
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The enemy to prevail but allowing god to shape you and deliver you and free you
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And his kingdom purpose.
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And his kingdom purpose. right now we want
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Right now we want to ask you to help us
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To ask you to help us rescue children,
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Rescue children, mostly girls
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Mostly girls from sexual trafficking.
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From sexual trafficking. would you do that?
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Would you do that? we're helping thousands
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We're helping thousands all over the world.
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All over the world. it takes $128
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It takes $128 to rescue a child
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To rescue a child from sexual trafficking
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From sexual trafficking and begin
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And begin the restoration process.
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The restoration process. right now,
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Right now, we've found a facility
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We've found a facility that we can upgrade
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That we can upgrade to do what we need to do
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To do what we need to do for the children,
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For the children, and we need your help.
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And we need your help. we have been able
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We have been able to save millions of girls now
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To save millions of girls now from trafficking.
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From trafficking. and not only reach them
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And not only reach them and rescue them
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And rescue them and restore them
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And restore them but also teach them a trade
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But also teach them a trade and get them out in the world
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And get them out in the world making a living.
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Making a living. many of them are leaders
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Many of them are leaders in the sex trafficking capital
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In the sex trafficking capital of the world.
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Of the world. we've got leaders
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We've got leaders in all areas of life,
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In all areas of life, including teaching now and
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Including teaching now and professors in the colleges.
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Professors in the colleges. betty, what would you say
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Betty, what would you say to our viewers
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To our viewers about the importance
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About the importance of reaching out
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Of reaching out to these beautiful,
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To these beautiful, precious girls and children,
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Precious girls and children, and what you've seen god do
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And what you've seen god do in their lives
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In their lives that might encourage them
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That might encourage them to help us?
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Betty: james, we've shown you
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Many, many truths
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About these precious children
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And the pain they go through,
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The fear they go through.
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Every day they're in fear.
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And they're lonely.
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They don't know
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If they'll ever get a way out.
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But we're offering them
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A way out.
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When i look at
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What we're trying to do
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In refurbishing this building
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To make it a home for them,
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Which james,
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I remember as a mother,
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How excited i got
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To know that i could fix
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A room for my girls
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And fix a place for our son
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That looked like him
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And part of him.
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I think that's the heart
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Of the people who want
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To help build a place
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And fix this place up
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For them.
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To let them know
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It's for them.
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It's our love
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We show to you.
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We got you out.
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Now we're going
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To keep you safe.
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I hope you'll join with us.
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It's not just about
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The building.
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It's about the children
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And the safety and love
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That we can show them.
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You can be the miracle
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That people desperately need.
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Thank you for being
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That miracle.
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Innocent children longing to be loved and cared for
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Are being abducted and sold
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Into the evil industry of human trafficking.
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Through mission: rescue life,
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Your gift today of only $128
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Will help reach, rescue, or restore a child
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And change their destiny forever.
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Gifts of $64 or $32
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Will be combined with support from others
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To help rescue one more child
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From the shame and pain of sexual slavery.
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Currently, one of our rescue centers
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In southeast asia is at maximum capacity.
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With the need never greater,
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We need to secure and renovate a new rescue home
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That will offer refuge and restoration
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For up to 50 trafficking survivors.
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Please consider an additional gift
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As we urgently need $1.25 million
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Above our normal budget
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To secure and renovate this place of hope.
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With a gift of any amount,
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We'll send you sleep on this by dr. david jeremiah.
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This nightly devotional
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Will help you let go of your anxieties and rest in peace
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As you reflect on inspiring promises
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From god's word.
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With a gift of $128 or more,
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You'll receive the elegant mug set,
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"a beautiful morning."
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Both generously sized mugs are inscribed
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With encouraging scriptures
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To begin your new day.
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Finally, please consider a gift of $1280
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Which will help save 10 children.
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And you may request our inspiring bronze sculpture,
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"lion of judah."
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Please call, write, or make your gift online.
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James: i'm just believing
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James: i'm just believing with all my heart
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James: i'm just believing with all my heart that you are going to put
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With all my heart that you are going to put god's arms around people.
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That you are going to put god's arms around people. you're going to be amazed
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God's arms around people. you're going to be amazed at what your love does.
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You're going to be amazed at what your love does. help us build that center
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At what your love does. help us build that center that we need for the children.
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Help us build that center that we need for the children. it's very special.
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That we need for the children. it's very special. we need over $1 million,
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It's very special. we need over $1 million, but it can be done
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We need over $1 million, but it can be done all of us together.
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But it can be done all of us together. i want you to ask for this
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All of us together. i want you to ask for this beautiful, beautiful bronze,
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I want you to ask for this beautiful, beautiful bronze, "the lion of judah"
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Beautiful, beautiful bronze, "the lion of judah" but the power of the cross.
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"the lion of judah" but the power of the cross. it's really beautiful.
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But the power of the cross. it's really beautiful. would you please help us
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It's really beautiful. would you please help us provide hope and life
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Would you please help us provide hope and life for children who have
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Provide hope and life for children who have been abused?
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For children who have been abused? thank you so much
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Been abused? thank you so much for your love.
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Thank you so much for your love. thank you for being
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For your love. thank you for being our friend.
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Thank you for being our friend. thank you for praying
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Our friend. thank you for praying for us and others.
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Thank you for praying for us and others. god bless you.
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Chonda: i found a bear,
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Chonda: i found a bear, brother james
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Brother james and you're supposed to be
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And you're supposed to be a tube on it and
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A tube on it and you fill it up with stuffing
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And put it in mine.
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And put it in mine. you have this bucket of hearts
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And put it in mine. you have this bucket of hearts and you can write a verse,
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You have this bucket of hearts and you can write a verse, or kiss one,
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And you can write a verse, or kiss one, or say a little chant.
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Or kiss one, or say a little chant. it's psycho!
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Or say a little chant. it's psycho! [laughter]
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It's psycho! [laughter] i put three in mine.
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[laughter] i put three in mine. one for each sister
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I put three in mine. one for each sister who has passed away,
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One for each sister who has passed away, and one for myself.
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Who has passed away, and one for myself. then you're supposed
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And one for myself. then you're supposed to sew it up.
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Then you're supposed to sew it up. of course, we're from
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To sew it up. of course, we're from the rehab.
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Of course, we're from the rehab. we're not allowed
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The rehab. we're not allowed to touch a needle.
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We're not allowed to touch a needle. [laughter]
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To touch a needle. [laughter] so then they sew it up.
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[laughter] so then they sew it up. then you take it over
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So then they sew it up. then you take it over to the store part
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Then you take it over to the store part and you pick out this outfit
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To the store part and you pick out this outfit for it and accessories
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And you pick out this outfit for it and accessories and all this.
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For it and accessories and all this. well, i found a little pink
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And all this. well, i found a little pink and white checkered skirt
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Well, i found a little pink and white checkered skirt with drawstrings,
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And white checkered skirt with drawstrings, like my momma used to make,
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With drawstrings, like my momma used to make, because elastic
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Like my momma used to make, because elastic was too worldly.
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Because elastic was too worldly. [laughter]
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Was too worldly. [laughter] i don't know how we kept
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[laughter] i don't know how we kept our drawers up.
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I don't know how we kept our drawers up. but anyway,
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Our drawers up. but anyway, a little drawstring skirt
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But anyway, a little drawstring skirt and i found little
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A little drawstring skirt and i found little sunday patent leather shoes.
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And i found little sunday patent leather shoes. betty, you remember the days.
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Sunday patent leather shoes. betty, you remember the days. and the little lacy socks.
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Betty, you remember the days. and the little lacy socks. you looked like you were
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And the little lacy socks. you looked like you were walking on a little
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You looked like you were walking on a little powder puff.
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Walking on a little powder puff. then you take it back
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Powder puff. then you take it back to the rehab place with you
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Then you take it back to the rehab place with you and you're supposed
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To the rehab place with you and you're supposed to talk to her
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And you're supposed to talk to her and get to know yourself.
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To talk to her and get to know yourself. [laughter]
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And get to know yourself. [laughter] and we're here to get well,
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[laughter] and we're here to get well, and they're asking us
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And we're here to get well, and they're asking us to talk to a stuffed animal!
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And they're asking us to talk to a stuffed animal! you're hoping
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To talk to a stuffed animal! you're hoping your stuffed animal
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You're hoping your stuffed animal starts talking back to you.
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Your stuffed animal starts talking back to you. [laughter]
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Starts talking back to you. [laughter] the sweet thing is,
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[laughter] the sweet thing is, i woke up in the middle
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The sweet thing is, i woke up in the middle of the night.
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I woke up in the middle of the night. now, my shrink said this was
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Of the night. now, my shrink said this was my breakthrough moment,
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Now, my shrink said this was my breakthrough moment, and he is a godly man.
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My breakthrough moment, and he is a godly man. i looked at that bear
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And he is a godly man. i looked at that bear and i got so mad.
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I looked at that bear and i got so mad. you see, what i was supposed
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And i got so mad. you see, what i was supposed to do is get to the place
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You see, what i was supposed to do is get to the place where pain and dysfunction
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To do is get to the place where pain and dysfunction and abuse,
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Where pain and dysfunction and abuse, where all the lies that come
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And abuse, where all the lies that come to you in your childhood,
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Where all the lies that come to you in your childhood, the things that script across
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To you in your childhood, the things that script across your soul that tells you
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The things that script across your soul that tells you how you supposed to
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Your soul that tells you how you supposed to or have to be.
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How you supposed to or have to be. i was looking for somebody
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Or have to be. i was looking for somebody to tell me that i was okay.
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I was looking for somebody to tell me that i was okay. they wanted me to find
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To tell me that i was okay. they wanted me to find that place before
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They wanted me to find that place before all of that happened.
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That place before all of that happened. they wanted me to find
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All of that happened. they wanted me to find the person i was before
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They wanted me to find the person i was before sin came along or abuse
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The person i was before sin came along or abuse or pain or death.
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Sin came along or abuse or pain or death. that's why they want you
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Or pain or death. that's why they want you to get used to yourself,
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That's why they want you to get used to yourself, as that little girl.
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♪ a past i filled with sin ♪
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♪ convincing me that i could never ♪
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♪ be loveable ♪
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♪ and i heard a voice ♪
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♪ above the roar ♪
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Chonda: this moment happened
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Chonda: this moment happened in the night that i got up
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Chonda: this moment happened in the night that i got up and i ripped that dress off
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In the night that i got up and i ripped that dress off that bear and i took
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And i ripped that dress off that bear and i took those patent leather shoes
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That bear and i took those patent leather shoes and those lacy socks,
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Those patent leather shoes and those lacy socks, i threw them in the trash.
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And those lacy socks, i threw them in the trash. i would have taken a knife
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I threw them in the trash. i would have taken a knife and cut her open and taken
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I would have taken a knife and cut her open and taken a few of those hearts out
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And cut her open and taken a few of those hearts out but if they catch you
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A few of those hearts out but if they catch you cutting your bear open
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But if they catch you cutting your bear open in rehab -
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Cutting your bear open in rehab - [laughter]
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In rehab - [laughter] i would probably
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[laughter] i would probably still be there.
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I would probably still be there. so, i had a talk with her.
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Still be there. so, i had a talk with her. i said, you have one heart
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So, i had a talk with her. i said, you have one heart that beats.
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I said, you have one heart that beats. it's time to let
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That beats. it's time to let the other two go.
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It's time to let the other two go. i took her back to the store.
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The other two go. i took her back to the store. i wish you could have
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I took her back to the store. i wish you could have seen that clerk.
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I wish you could have seen that clerk. his eyeballs got so big!
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Seen that clerk. his eyeballs got so big! he said, "ma'am,
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His eyeballs got so big! he said, "ma'am, is everything all right?"
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He said, "ma'am, is everything all right?" i said, "we've had a chat
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Is everything all right?" i said, "we've had a chat and she wants a new outfit."
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I said, "we've had a chat and she wants a new outfit." [laughter]
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And she wants a new outfit." [laughter] i got her a pair
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[laughter] i got her a pair of blue jeans coveralls
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I got her a pair of blue jeans coveralls and an ungodly tank top!
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Of blue jeans coveralls and an ungodly tank top! her shoulders were showing!
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And an ungodly tank top! her shoulders were showing! [laughter]
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Her shoulders were showing! [laughter] and i got her some
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[laughter] and i got her some chuck taylor high-top
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And i got her some chuck taylor high-top tennis shoes and everything.
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Chuck taylor high-top tennis shoes and everything. i put her in the seatbelt
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Tennis shoes and everything. i put her in the seatbelt and i told her how beautiful
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I put her in the seatbelt and i told her how beautiful and how innocent and fun
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And i told her how beautiful and how innocent and fun and delightful she was.
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♪ i know that i'm not perfect ♪
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♪ but no longer will i hide ♪
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♪ i like who i'm becoming now ♪
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♪ through my father's eyes ♪
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Jeff: have you ever wondered
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Jeff: have you ever wondered what it's really all about --
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What it's really all about -- the christian life?
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The christian life? obviously,
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Obviously, it starts very basic
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It starts very basic and very simple,
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With jesus christ,
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With jesus christ, a free gift by his grace.
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With jesus christ, a free gift by his grace. but then, after that,
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A free gift by his grace. but then, after that, have you ever wondered,
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But then, after that, have you ever wondered, how do i hit the target
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Have you ever wondered, how do i hit the target with my life?
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How do i hit the target with my life? how do i please jesus?
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With my life? how do i please jesus? how do i serve him?
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How do i please jesus? how do i serve him? how do i give him
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How do i serve him? how do i give him glory and honor
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How do i give him glory and honor by the way i live?
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Glory and honor by the way i live? obviously,
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By the way i live? obviously, we want to carry out
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Obviously, we want to carry out his characteristics;
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We want to carry out his characteristics; we want to live like him.
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His characteristics; we want to live like him. but jesus, in the gospels,
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We want to live like him. but jesus, in the gospels, and also,
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But jesus, in the gospels, and also, the first part of acts,
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And also, the first part of acts, we see that he gives us
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The first part of acts, we see that he gives us a commission.
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We see that he gives us a commission. he gives us
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A commission. he gives us some marching orders.
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He gives us some marching orders. in fact,
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Some marching orders. in fact, he gives us the bull's-eye.
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In fact, he gives us the bull's-eye. he tells us
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He gives us the bull's-eye. he tells us what the target is.
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He tells us what the target is. if you and i were
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What the target is. if you and i were playing darts,
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If you and i were playing darts, and we were to throw darts
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Playing darts, and we were to throw darts at a dart board,
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And we were to throw darts at a dart board, and you hit the bull's-eye,
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At a dart board, and you hit the bull's-eye, and i threw mine way off
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And you hit the bull's-eye, and i threw mine way off and went over
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And i threw mine way off and went over and circled my own bull's-eye,
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And went over and circled my own bull's-eye, that would be cheating.
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And circled my own bull's-eye, that would be cheating. and so, as christian people,
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That would be cheating. and so, as christian people, we need to know
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And so, as christian people, we need to know what jesus's bull's-eye is.
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We need to know what jesus's bull's-eye is. what's the target?
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What jesus's bull's-eye is. what's the target? in matthew 28,
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What's the target? in matthew 28, a familiar passage tells us
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In matthew 28, a familiar passage tells us the commission from jesus,
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A familiar passage tells us the commission from jesus, and he says this:
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The commission from jesus, and he says this: "go into all the world
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And he says this: "go into all the world and preach the gospel
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"go into all the world and preach the gospel and make disciples."
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I grew up as a young boy
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I grew up as a young boy in the christian faith
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In the christian faith and i always thought
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And i always thought it was more about "go."
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It was more about "go." so i was going and going
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So i was going and going and going
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And going but not a lot of times
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Hitting the bull's-eye,
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Hitting the bull's-eye, if i was hitting the target.
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Hitting the bull's-eye, if i was hitting the target. the verb is the action word
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If i was hitting the target. the verb is the action word and it's "make."
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The verb is the action word and it's "make." "go" is a participle
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And it's "make." "go" is a participle which actually means,
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"go" is a participle which actually means, "as you're going,"
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Which actually means, "as you're going," so it's understood
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"as you're going," so it's understood that there's movement
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So it's understood that there's movement if you're a person
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That there's movement if you're a person who is following jesus christ.
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If you're a person who is following jesus christ. but "make," again,
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Who is following jesus christ. but "make," again, is the target.
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But "make," again, is the target. my question to you today
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Is the target. my question to you today is this:
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My question to you today is this: i hope you've received
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Is this: i hope you've received jesus christ as your
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I hope you've received jesus christ as your personal lord and savior.
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Jesus christ as your personal lord and savior. that's the best decision
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Personal lord and savior. that's the best decision you could ever make.
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That's the best decision you could ever make. that's where real life
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You could ever make. that's where real life is found.
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That's where real life is found. but after that,
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Is found. but after that, what do you do?
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But after that, what do you do? my question is:
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What do you do? my question is: have you ever "made?"
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My question is: have you ever "made?" are you willing to "make?"
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Have you ever "made?" are you willing to "make?" you say, "oh, jeff,
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Are you willing to "make?" you say, "oh, jeff, i couldn't do that!
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You say, "oh, jeff, i couldn't do that! i mean, i've got problems,
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I couldn't do that! i mean, i've got problems, i've got challenges."
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I mean, i've got problems, i've got challenges." and you know what?
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I've got challenges." and you know what? the first disciples did too.
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And you know what? the first disciples did too. jesus wants to use you.
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The first disciples did too. jesus wants to use you. you have a purpose.
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Jesus wants to use you. you have a purpose. you've been designed by god
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You have a purpose. you've been designed by god and you are his plan
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You've been designed by god and you are his plan for extending his grace
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And you are his plan for extending his grace and mercy in the earth.
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For extending his grace and mercy in the earth. and so start today.
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And mercy in the earth. and so start today. start finding
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And so start today. start finding the resources you need,
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Start finding the resources you need, the friends you need,
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The resources you need, the friends you need, the relationships you need.
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The friends you need, the relationships you need. whatever you need,
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The relationships you need. whatever you need, it's available
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Whatever you need, it's available so that you can start
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It's available so that you can start to make disciples.
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So that you can start to make disciples. i hope you will look up
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To make disciples. i hope you will look up not many days from now
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I hope you will look up not many days from now and say, "you know what?
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Not many days from now and say, "you know what? i haven't achieved it,
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And say, "you know what? i haven't achieved it, but i'm well on my way
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I haven't achieved it, but i'm well on my way to this "making" process
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But i'm well on my way to this "making" process of hitting the bull's-eye.
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From dope dealer to hope dealer
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To leading the world in prayer!
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>> i turned around to go and shake
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President trump's hand, he hugged me full hug!
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As to use unless explicitly stipulated by the donor.
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The ministry is a member of the ecfa.
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James Robison;Betty Robison - God’s Countenance

March 13, 2025 | S25:E71

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