James Robison;Betty Robison - Race To Win

March 9, 2025 | S25:E67

James and Betty encourage every believer to run their race in order to win and finish well.

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Life Today with James Robison | James Robison;Betty Robison - Race To Win | March 9, 2025

Next on life today --
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James: we're going to spend the rest of our lives
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Seeking even more clearly to show you,
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As his children and his family,
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How you can clearly together reveal him
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To the whole world
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And they'll see jesus and come to know him.
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That's what we're doing together.
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We're not going to stop.
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We're not going to let up.
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James and betty share how their calling and purpose
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Intertwine with your calling and purpose.
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James: welcome to life today .
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James: welcome to life today . i'm james robison.
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James: welcome to life today . i'm james robison. this is my beautiful wife,
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I'm james robison. this is my beautiful wife, betty.
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This is my beautiful wife, betty. i told you in the last program
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Betty. i told you in the last program that i was rejoicing
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I told you in the last program that i was rejoicing over the fact
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That we've been married
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That we've been married and together for,
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That we've been married and together for, married 62 years,
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And together for, married 62 years, and really in love
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Married 62 years, and really in love for more than 65 years
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And really in love for more than 65 years because we went together
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For more than 65 years because we went together for four years.
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Because we went together for four years. i'm telling you,
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For four years. i'm telling you, just the joy of knowing her
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I'm telling you, just the joy of knowing her before we were married,
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Just the joy of knowing her before we were married, and our marriage,
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Before we were married, and our marriage, you talk about a girl
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And our marriage, you talk about a girl that holds her convictions,
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You talk about a girl that holds her convictions, there she sits,
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That holds her convictions, there she sits, and i wanted her to.
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There she sits, and i wanted her to. but sometimes,
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And i wanted her to. but sometimes, you can think the wrong way.
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But sometimes, you can think the wrong way. i told her you've got
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You can think the wrong way. i told her you've got to be careful about guys.
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I told her you've got to be careful about guys. and she was very careful
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To be careful about guys. and she was very careful about this guy,
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And she was very careful about this guy, and any of them.
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About this guy, and any of them. betty, it is a joy.
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And any of them. betty, it is a joy. i was talking to you
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Betty, it is a joy. i was talking to you this morning
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I was talking to you this morning and you were talking
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This morning and you were talking about what you're watching
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And you were talking about what you're watching god do right now.
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About what you're watching god do right now. because you feel like
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God do right now. because you feel like you saw the country
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Because you feel like you saw the country almost go over a cliff
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You saw the country almost go over a cliff in what looked
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Almost go over a cliff in what looked like absolute destruction
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In what looked like absolute destruction for years.
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Like absolute destruction for years. then we saw a breath
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For years. then we saw a breath of fresh air.
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Then we saw a breath of fresh air. and then, all of a sudden,
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Of fresh air. and then, all of a sudden, it was like we decided
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And then, all of a sudden, it was like we decided to take a bigger dive.
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It was like we decided to take a bigger dive. now then it looks like
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To take a bigger dive. now then it looks like we've had a turnaround
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Now then it looks like we've had a turnaround to some point, do you agree?
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We've had a turnaround to some point, do you agree? betty: absolutely. i do agree.
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To some point, do you agree? betty: absolutely. i do agree. i feel like god has almost,
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Betty: absolutely. i do agree. i feel like god has almost, for lack of a better word,
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I feel like god has almost, for lack of a better word, given us a reprieve,
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For lack of a better word, given us a reprieve, a chance to catch our breath
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Given us a reprieve, a chance to catch our breath and a chance to hear from him
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A chance to catch our breath and a chance to hear from him like we've never
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And a chance to hear from him like we've never heard from him before,
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Like we've never heard from him before, and a chance to be serious
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Heard from him before, and a chance to be serious about our relationship
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And a chance to be serious about our relationship with him.
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About our relationship with him. i heard a pastor recently
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With him. i heard a pastor recently talking about someone
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I heard a pastor recently talking about someone giving their testimony,
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Talking about someone giving their testimony, their salvation testimony,
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Giving their testimony, their salvation testimony, and it just brought tears
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Their salvation testimony, and it just brought tears to my eyes
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And it just brought tears to my eyes and broke my heart.
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To my eyes and broke my heart. but yet at the same time
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And broke my heart. but yet at the same time reminded me of that very day
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But yet at the same time reminded me of that very day when i asked jesus
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Reminded me of that very day when i asked jesus to come into my heart,
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When i asked jesus to come into my heart, to a girl that wasn't,
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To come into my heart, to a girl that wasn't, james, i wasn't considered
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To a girl that wasn't, james, i wasn't considered a bad girl.
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James, i wasn't considered a bad girl. i was a church girl
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A bad girl. i was a church girl which is what you called me.
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I was a church girl which is what you called me. but for the first time,
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Which is what you called me. but for the first time, to know
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But for the first time, to know that he came into my life
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To know that he came into my life and forgave me of all my sins
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That he came into my life and forgave me of all my sins and would forgive me
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And forgave me of all my sins and would forgive me as i grew in him,
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And would forgive me as i grew in him, even when i'd make a mistake.
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As i grew in him, even when i'd make a mistake. do you know
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Even when i'd make a mistake. do you know the wonderful thing
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Do you know the wonderful thing about jesus is you can
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The wonderful thing about jesus is you can always come back to him.
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About jesus is you can always come back to him. he's right there
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Always come back to him. he's right there waiting for you
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He's right there waiting for you and happy when you say,
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Waiting for you and happy when you say, god, please forgive me.
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And happy when you say, god, please forgive me. i forsook you.
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God, please forgive me. i forsook you. i know you never forsook me
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I forsook you. i know you never forsook me but god, i want you back
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I know you never forsook me but god, i want you back first in my life.
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But god, i want you back first in my life. i want you to take me,
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First in my life. i want you to take me, mold me, and shape me again.
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I want you to take me, mold me, and shape me again. sometimes going back
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Mold me, and shape me again. sometimes going back and remembering that moment
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Sometimes going back and remembering that moment when you fell on your knees
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And remembering that moment when you fell on your knees or wherever you were,
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When you fell on your knees or wherever you were, and said,
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Or wherever you were, and said, "jesus come into my life."
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And said, "jesus come into my life." we need to let god refresh
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"jesus come into my life." we need to let god refresh that moment in our hearts
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We need to let god refresh that moment in our hearts and faithful
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That moment in our hearts and faithful and know the difference
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And faithful and know the difference that he makes in our life.
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And know the difference that he makes in our life. then we can get up and say,
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That he makes in our life. then we can get up and say, okay, god, let's go together.
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Then we can get up and say, okay, god, let's go together. let's charge into life
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Okay, god, let's go together. let's charge into life with a love and a zeal,
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Let's charge into life with a love and a zeal, james, for his truth
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With a love and a zeal, james, for his truth and his love.
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James: that's what amazes me
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James: that's what amazes me about you
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James: that's what amazes me about you when you encounter him
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About you when you encounter him and he moves on you,
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When you encounter him and he moves on you, like he is now.
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Betty, this is her.
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Betty, this is her. this morning she was crying
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Betty, this is her. this morning she was crying and yet, at the same time,
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This morning she was crying and yet, at the same time, she was happy.
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And yet, at the same time, she was happy. because she said, james --
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She was happy. because she said, james -- i'd been talking to her
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Because she said, james -- i'd been talking to her about god bringing us
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I'd been talking to her about god bringing us to a new place and that
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About god bringing us to a new place and that she and i would be spending
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To a new place and that she and i would be spending our time trying to help
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She and i would be spending our time trying to help the father's family
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Our time trying to help the father's family look like the father
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The father's family look like the father and reveal to the world
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Look like the father and reveal to the world what the father is like.
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And reveal to the world what the father is like. only his family can do that.
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What the father is like. only his family can do that. only his family can put
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Only his family can do that. only his family can put his arms around the world
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Only his family can put his arms around the world he gave his son to redeem.
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His arms around the world he gave his son to redeem. that's the only way
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He gave his son to redeem. that's the only way he can do it.
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That's the only way he can do it. we've been talking about this
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He can do it. we've been talking about this and we've been talking
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We've been talking about this and we've been talking about the challenges
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And we've been talking about the challenges that have been there
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About the challenges that have been there and it looked like for years
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That have been there and it looked like for years that we were going
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And it looked like for years that we were going straight over the cliff.
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That we were going straight over the cliff. then the laws
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Straight over the cliff. then the laws that we've just cast aside
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Then the laws that we've just cast aside so we could break the laws
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That we've just cast aside so we could break the laws for political gain
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So we could break the laws for political gain or personal gain,
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For political gain or personal gain, it is like we have cast aside
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Or personal gain, it is like we have cast aside all the principles
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It is like we have cast aside all the principles that matter.
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All the principles that matter. i've been telling
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That matter. i've been telling every leader,
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I've been telling every leader, you need to pray
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Every leader, you need to pray that we will seek the wisdom
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You need to pray that we will seek the wisdom of nature's god,
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That we will seek the wisdom of nature's god, the wisdom
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Of nature's god, the wisdom of the founder's god,
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The wisdom of the founder's god, nature's god,
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Of the founder's god, nature's god, the wisdom they got.
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Nature's god, the wisdom they got. we need divine providence
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The wisdom they got. we need divine providence to give us guidance
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We need divine providence to give us guidance and direction and correction.
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To give us guidance and direction and correction. our founders understood that.
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And direction and correction. our founders understood that. they weren't all
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Our founders understood that. they weren't all great christians
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They weren't all great christians but they were seeking
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Great christians but they were seeking to put in place
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But they were seeking to put in place the essential principles
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To put in place the essential principles necessary for freedom.
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The essential principles necessary for freedom. that's what they did.
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Necessary for freedom. that's what they did. those principles
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That's what they did. those principles have been cast over the cliff.
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Those principles have been cast over the cliff. they've been cast
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Have been cast over the cliff. they've been cast totally aside.
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They've been cast totally aside. they've been ignored.
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Totally aside. they've been ignored. they've been denied.
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They've been ignored. they've been denied. they've been redefined
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They've been denied. they've been redefined as non-principles;
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They've been redefined as non-principles; as those you must put in place
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As non-principles; as those you must put in place which are deadly,
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As those you must put in place which are deadly, and destructive in every way.
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Well, we were talking about
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Well, we were talking about how paul pointed it out
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Well, we were talking about how paul pointed it out so clearly
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How paul pointed it out so clearly that in the last days,
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So clearly that in the last days, look at what he was saying
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That in the last days, look at what he was saying because it was
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The next chapter
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The next chapter that was carrying you
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The next chapter that was carrying you this morning
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That was carrying you this morning when you were so moved.
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This morning when you were so moved. but listen to what paul said
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When you were so moved. but listen to what paul said in second timothy.
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But listen to what paul said in second timothy. such a book!
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In second timothy. such a book! you ought to meditate on
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Such a book! you ought to meditate on every sentence in this book,
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You ought to meditate on every sentence in this book, every verse -- meditate on it!
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Every sentence in this book, every verse -- meditate on it! because these are
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Every verse -- meditate on it! because these are the last days.
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He says people like this
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He says people like this will make no further progress.
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He says people like this will make no further progress. he is calling the church
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Will make no further progress. he is calling the church to repentance.
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He is calling the church to repentance. but in the next chapter,
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To repentance. but in the next chapter, and this is where
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But in the next chapter, and this is where you had been captivated
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And this is where you had been captivated this morning, paul said:
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You were reading
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In the living testament
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In the living testament this morning
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In the living testament this morning and you came out
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This morning and you came out with very deep conviction
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Every fiber of your being
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Every fiber of your being that you said i'm ready
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That you said i'm ready to be poured out
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To be poured out as a drink offering
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As a drink offering for the time
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For the time of my departure has come.
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Of my departure has come. i've fought a good fight,
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And i've kept the faith.
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And i've kept the faith. you were talking about
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And i've kept the faith. you were talking about doing all the things
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You were talking about doing all the things that god wanted you to do.
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Doing all the things that god wanted you to do. that that was
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That god wanted you to do. that that was the most important thing
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That that was the most important thing in your life;
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The most important thing in your life; that that was the reason
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In your life; that that was the reason you were here.
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That that was the reason you were here. what in the world
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You were here. what in the world had come over you
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What in the world had come over you to bring you that point
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Had come over you to bring you that point i saw this morning?
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To bring you that point i saw this morning? i saw a woman saying
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I saw this morning? i saw a woman saying i'm stepping right
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I saw a woman saying i'm stepping right into the center of god's will
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I'm stepping right into the center of god's will no matter how weighty
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Into the center of god's will no matter how weighty the burden might be
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No matter how weighty the burden might be or how great it is.
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The burden might be or how great it is. betty: you know, in there,
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After his journeys he said,
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After his journeys he said, "i fought the good fight.
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"i fought the good fight. i finished the race."
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It was god saying
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It was god saying that i need to fight
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It was god saying that i need to fight the good fight.
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That i need to fight the good fight. i need to finish the race.
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The good fight. i need to finish the race. i need to be faithful to him.
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I need to finish the race. i need to be faithful to him. not past tense, but now.
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I need to be faithful to him. not past tense, but now. the past tense is gone.
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Not past tense, but now. the past tense is gone. wonderful things
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The past tense is gone. wonderful things we've been able to do
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Wonderful things we've been able to do through the ministry
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We've been able to do through the ministry but what about now?
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Through the ministry but what about now? it's important.
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But what about now? it's important. god wants to know what
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It's important. god wants to know what we want to do now and how
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God wants to know what we want to do now and how we want to serve him now.
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We want to do now and how we want to serve him now. he will show you
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We want to serve him now. he will show you if you ask him.
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He will show you if you ask him. but that means
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If you ask him. but that means spending time with him.
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But that means spending time with him. i've had some of
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Spending time with him. i've had some of my most precious moments.
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I've had some of my most precious moments. i get up before james does
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My most precious moments. i get up before james does most of the time
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I get up before james does most of the time and it is precious to me
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Most of the time and it is precious to me to sit there quietly
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And it is precious to me to sit there quietly in the room.
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To sit there quietly in the room. sometimes with god's word open
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In the room. sometimes with god's word open but sometimes,
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Sometimes with god's word open but sometimes, just trying to hear from him
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But sometimes, just trying to hear from him and know what he would
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Just trying to hear from him and know what he would have me do as his child.
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And know what he would have me do as his child. i'm 81 but i'm not finished.
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Have me do as his child. i'm 81 but i'm not finished. i feel like i'm just beginning
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I'm 81 but i'm not finished. i feel like i'm just beginning to do some
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I feel like i'm just beginning to do some of the greatest works
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To do some of the greatest works that god has for me to do
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Of the greatest works that god has for me to do if i just keep my heart open
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That god has for me to do if i just keep my heart open and my ears open
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If i just keep my heart open and my ears open to his truths and his love.
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And my ears open to his truths and his love. sometimes, he just wants us
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To his truths and his love. sometimes, he just wants us to sit quietly.
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Sometimes, he just wants us to sit quietly. sometimes, we talk too much
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To sit quietly. sometimes, we talk too much and he says let me talk.
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Sometimes, we talk too much and he says let me talk. let me speak to your heart
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And he says let me talk. let me speak to your heart and let me tell you
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Let me speak to your heart and let me tell you the desires of my heart.
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Bring your desires to me,
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Bring your desires to me, bring your needs to me.
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Bring your needs to me. well, let him speak
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Well, let him speak what he wants for us,
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Strong and mighty
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Strong and mighty with his armor on
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Strong and mighty with his armor on that he gave us.
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With his armor on that he gave us. i told you about the armor.
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That he gave us. i told you about the armor. he wants us
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I told you about the armor. he wants us to be dressed up in him,
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He wants us to be dressed up in him, fully aware of his purpose
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To be dressed up in him, fully aware of his purpose for our lives.
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Fully aware of his purpose for our lives. james: lord, thank you
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For our lives. james: lord, thank you for this beautiful person.
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James: lord, thank you for this beautiful person. you're the magnificent person
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For this beautiful person. you're the magnificent person that lives so clearly in her.
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You're the magnificent person that lives so clearly in her. thank you
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That lives so clearly in her. thank you for her tender heart.
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Thank you for her tender heart. thank you
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For her tender heart. thank you that she is so pliable
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Thank you that she is so pliable and teachable as yielded clay.
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That she is so pliable and teachable as yielded clay. thank you for the joy
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And teachable as yielded clay. thank you for the joy of being at her side,
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Thank you for the joy of being at her side, being an encourager,
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Of being at her side, being an encourager, and being inspired by her;
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Being an encourager, and being inspired by her; in jesus' name.
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And being inspired by her; in jesus' name. do you realize
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In jesus' name. do you realize that she never knew
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Do you realize that she never knew that she could sit down
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That she never knew that she could sit down in front
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That she could sit down in front of a television camera,
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In front of a television camera, and not just her heart
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Of a television camera, and not just her heart be shared openly
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And not just her heart be shared openly but his heart?
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Be shared openly but his heart? not only openly but clearly.
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But his heart? not only openly but clearly. she is so much the real deal.
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Not only openly but clearly. she is so much the real deal. do you know what?
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She is so much the real deal. do you know what? i believe you are too.
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Do you know what? i believe you are too. i think maybe the enemy
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I believe you are too. i think maybe the enemy has somehow
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I think maybe the enemy has somehow either distracted you
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Has somehow either distracted you from the focus on the race
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Either distracted you from the focus on the race or he's convinced you
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From the focus on the race or he's convinced you that you can't do it.
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But he can do through you
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But he can do through you what he desires to do
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But he can do through you what he desires to do through all yielded clay,
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What he desires to do through all yielded clay, every vessel
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Through all yielded clay, every vessel that's in his hand,
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Every vessel that's in his hand, every channel
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That is open and yielded
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That is open and yielded so he can flow his will,
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That is open and yielded so he can flow his will, his ways, his word,
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So he can flow his will, his ways, his word, freely through us
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His ways, his word, freely through us like a river.
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Freely through us like a river. that's what he wants to do.
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Like a river. that's what he wants to do. betty and i are going
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That's what he wants to do. betty and i are going to spend the rest of our lives
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Betty and i are going to spend the rest of our lives talking to you just like
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To spend the rest of our lives talking to you just like we're sitting together
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Talking to you just like we're sitting together in a room.
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We're sitting together in a room. we may have some times
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In a room. we may have some times where we'll have
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We may have some times where we'll have some very small groups.
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Where we'll have some very small groups. it won't be a big crowd group
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Some very small groups. it won't be a big crowd group but a few people
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It won't be a big crowd group but a few people might come and sit with us
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But a few people might come and sit with us while we're sharing
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Might come and sit with us while we're sharing what god is showing us,
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While we're sharing what god is showing us, and then giving you
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What god is showing us, and then giving you an opportunity
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And then giving you an opportunity to ask questions or respond.
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An opportunity to ask questions or respond. or maybe share something
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To ask questions or respond. or maybe share something that god is, you feel
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Or maybe share something that god is, you feel like god is saying to you
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That god is, you feel like god is saying to you that you thought,
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Like god is saying to you that you thought, maybe we would like to hear.
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That you thought, maybe we would like to hear. of course, we would.
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Maybe we would like to hear. of course, we would. we want to spend our lives,
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Of course, we would. we want to spend our lives, i said this yesterday and
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We want to spend our lives, i said this yesterday and i'll repeat it continually,
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I said this yesterday and i'll repeat it continually, we want to spend our lives
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I'll repeat it continually, we want to spend our lives seeking to reveal clearly
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We want to spend our lives seeking to reveal clearly god's will, his dream,
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Seeking to reveal clearly god's will, his dream, his desire, and his goal
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God's will, his dream, his desire, and his goal for his family;
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His desire, and his goal for his family; and to inspire his family
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For his family; and to inspire his family to reveal the father --
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And to inspire his family to reveal the father -- the father to the world
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To reveal the father -- the father to the world he gave his son to redeem.
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The father to the world he gave his son to redeem. that's what we're seeking
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He gave his son to redeem. that's what we're seeking to do.
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That's what we're seeking to do. i've said this
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To do. i've said this and i'm going to repeat it
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I've said this and i'm going to repeat it because it expresses it
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And i'm going to repeat it because it expresses it so much clearly.
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Because it expresses it so much clearly. he's saying to me,
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So much clearly. he's saying to me, james, let me get my arms
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He's saying to me, james, let me get my arms around people.
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James, let me get my arms around people. a lot of them don't realize
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Around people. a lot of them don't realize how closely
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A lot of them don't realize how closely i desire to hold them
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How closely i desire to hold them so that they can feel
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I desire to hold them so that they can feel my heartbeat
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So that they can feel my heartbeat while i feel theirs.
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My heartbeat while i feel theirs. so that i can meet the desires
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While i feel theirs. so that i can meet the desires and needs of their heart.
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So that i can meet the desires and needs of their heart. so i could somehow
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And needs of their heart. so i could somehow comfort and correct
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So i could somehow comfort and correct holding them.
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Comfort and correct holding them. but i want to show them
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Holding them. but i want to show them how to get my arms
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But i want to show them how to get my arms around the world
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How to get my arms around the world i gave my son to redeem.
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Around the world i gave my son to redeem. the only way
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I gave my son to redeem. the only way god can get his arms
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The only way god can get his arms around the world
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God can get his arms around the world is for his family, the church,
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Around the world is for his family, the church, to put his arms
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Is for his family, the church, to put his arms around a broken world.
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To put his arms around a broken world. god sent me overseas
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Around a broken world. god sent me overseas where they're war-torn
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God sent me overseas where they're war-torn and revolutionaries;
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Where they're war-torn and revolutionaries; going in there and
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And revolutionaries; going in there and watching god work miracles.
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Going in there and watching god work miracles. i'm telling you,
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Watching god work miracles. i'm telling you, we have seen god do miracles
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I'm telling you, we have seen god do miracles all over the broken world.
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We have seen god do miracles all over the broken world. it happened
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All over the broken world. it happened because you joined with us
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It happened because you joined with us to reach out
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Because you joined with us to reach out with god's arms of love.
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To reach out with god's arms of love. and then, to rescue those
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With god's arms of love. and then, to rescue those that are trafficked,
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And then, to rescue those that are trafficked, to help people everywhere
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That are trafficked, to help people everywhere that had needs,
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To help people everywhere that had needs, you made that possible.
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That had needs, you made that possible. but we brought his heart,
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You made that possible. but we brought his heart, his desires, his will to you.
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But we brought his heart, his desires, his will to you. well, we're going to spend
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His desires, his will to you. well, we're going to spend the rest of our lives
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Well, we're going to spend the rest of our lives seeking more clearly
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The rest of our lives seeking more clearly to show you as his children
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Seeking more clearly to show you as his children and his family
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To show you as his children and his family how you can clearly,
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And his family how you can clearly, together, reveal him
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How you can clearly, together, reveal him to the whole world
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Together, reveal him to the whole world and they'll see jesus
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To the whole world and they'll see jesus and come to know him.
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And they'll see jesus and come to know him. that's what we're doing
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And come to know him. that's what we're doing together.
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That's what we're doing together. we're not going to stop.
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Together. we're not going to stop. we're not going to let up.
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We're not going to stop. we're not going to let up. god, in my opinion,
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We're not going to let up. god, in my opinion, may very likely use betty
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God, in my opinion, may very likely use betty to inspire more people
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May very likely use betty to inspire more people to be like jesus
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To inspire more people to be like jesus than i could ever do.
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To be like jesus than i could ever do. but we're going to do it
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Than i could ever do. but we're going to do it together as a couple because
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But we're going to do it together as a couple because god brought us together.
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Together as a couple because god brought us together. we want to get his arms
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God brought us together. we want to get his arms around you
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We want to get his arms around you and our arms around you.
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Around you and our arms around you. we want us together
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And our arms around you. we want us together to get his arms
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We want us together to get his arms around the world
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To get his arms around the world he loves so deeply.
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Around the world he loves so deeply. please be praying for us.
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He loves so deeply. please be praying for us. please stand with us
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Please be praying for us. please stand with us in outreach
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Please stand with us in outreach to know that it is possible
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In outreach to know that it is possible for the church, the family,
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To know that it is possible for the church, the family, to look like the father;
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For the church, the family, to look like the father; and the body of christ
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To look like the father; and the body of christ to look like jesus.
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And the body of christ to look like jesus. the bride of christ
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To look like jesus. the bride of christ he's coming for
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The bride of christ he's coming for is dressed up in his glory;
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He's coming for is dressed up in his glory; that's the bride.
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Is dressed up in his glory; that's the bride. we're going to help the bride
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That's the bride. we're going to help the bride get dressed up in that glory.
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We're going to help the bride get dressed up in that glory. because as the children
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Get dressed up in that glory. because as the children of the perfect father,
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Because as the children of the perfect father, we can help
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Get the bride adorned.
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Get the bride adorned. what a joy that's going to be.
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Get the bride adorned. what a joy that's going to be. i've seen jesus
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What a joy that's going to be. i've seen jesus in so many people
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I've seen jesus in so many people that never thought
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In so many people that never thought they would be revealing him
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So clearly.
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So clearly. betty never dreamed she could
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So clearly. betty never dreamed she could and you see that.
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Betty never dreamed she could and you see that. well, the father
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And you see that. well, the father wants you to know his beauty,
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Well, the father wants you to know his beauty, his will can be revealed
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Wants you to know his beauty, his will can be revealed to you and through you.
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His will can be revealed to you and through you. are you listening to that?
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To you and through you. are you listening to that? i said "to you"
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Are you listening to that? i said "to you" and "through you."
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I said "to you" and "through you." god has chosen to use you
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And "through you." god has chosen to use you for his glory to reveal him,
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God has chosen to use you for his glory to reveal him, his will, his ways
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For his glory to reveal him, his will, his ways to the whole world.
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His will, his ways to the whole world. would you say to him
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To the whole world. would you say to him right now,
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Would you say to him right now, here i am, use me,
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Right now, here i am, use me, cleanse me,
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Here i am, use me, cleanse me, fill me with your spirit?
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Cleanse me, fill me with your spirit? please, god, i give you me.
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Fill me with your spirit? please, god, i give you me. i yield my life
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Please, god, i give you me. i yield my life through your matchless,
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I yield my life through your matchless, shaping hands to shape christ
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Through your matchless, shaping hands to shape christ in me and reveal him
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Shaping hands to shape christ in me and reveal him to me and through me.
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In me and reveal him to me and through me. father, i pray that
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To me and through me. father, i pray that for every person watching,
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Father, i pray that for every person watching, listening.
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For every person watching, listening. work a miracle in the life
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Listening. work a miracle in the life of every single one
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Work a miracle in the life of every single one who is saying father,
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Of every single one who is saying father, i give you me --
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Who is saying father, i give you me -- all of me --
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I give you me -- all of me -- to receive all of you.
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All of me -- to receive all of you. all of you
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To receive all of you. all of you for your glory
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All of you for your glory and your kingdom purpose.
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For your glory and your kingdom purpose. i believe you prayed that.
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And your kingdom purpose. i believe you prayed that. i believe you meant it.
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I believe you prayed that. i believe you meant it. you may want to call
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I believe you meant it. you may want to call and have someone
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You may want to call and have someone agree with you in prayer.
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And have someone agree with you in prayer. i just committed me to him,
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Agree with you in prayer. i just committed me to him, to the father and his will.
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I just committed me to him, to the father and his will. and they will join you
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To the father and his will. and they will join you in praying
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And they will join you in praying "thy will be done."
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Pray about helping us
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Pray about helping us drill another 350 water wells?
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Drill another 350 water wells? it's going to take
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It's going to take a lot of help.
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A lot of help. thank you
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Thank you because you're the ones
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Because you're the ones that enabled us
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That enabled us to drill the water wells.
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To drill the water wells. betty and i saw the need.
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Betty and i saw the need. we wept.
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We wept. it was easy to weep
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It was easy to weep with parents.
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With parents. they were weeping
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They were weeping having lost children.
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Having lost children. some of them several.
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Some of them several. most of them one or more.
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Most of them one or more. we have seen the miracle
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We have seen the miracle that god's love through you
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That god's love through you has provided.
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Has provided. betty, isn't it
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Betty, isn't it an amazing thing to see
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An amazing thing to see what just giving people
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What just giving people clean water does?
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Clean water does? betty: it really is, james.
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Betty: it really is, james. i pick up this cup
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I pick up this cup that has water in it and
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That has water in it and i don't even think about it
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I don't even think about it because i know
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Because i know it is safe to drink.
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It is safe to drink. but can you imagine a mother
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But can you imagine a mother having to offer her baby
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Having to offer her baby the water was so contaminated
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The water was so contaminated and so filthy, so diseased.
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And so filthy, so diseased. and thinking, now my baby
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And thinking, now my baby has to have a drink,
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Has to have a drink, they have to have some water
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They have to have some water but if i give my baby
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But if i give my baby that water
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That water it could kill my baby.
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It could kill my baby. it just breaks
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It just breaks the heart of a mother
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The heart of a mother to have to do that.
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To have to do that. but what else can she do?
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But what else can she do? she has to count on others,
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She has to count on others, like us, to reach out,
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Like us, to reach out, out of the depth
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Out of the depth of our hearts, and say,
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Of our hearts, and say, god, what can we do?
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God, what can we do? can we give our best
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Can we give our best to help drill
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To help drill these water wells?
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These water wells? james,
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James, you and i have been there
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You and i have been there whenever the water
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Whenever the water comes out of the ground.
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Comes out of the ground. how exciting it is!
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How exciting it is! how precious it is
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How precious it is to then offer
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To then offer a clean cup of water
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A clean cup of water to one of those babies.
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To one of those babies. it's so life-changing to us!
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It's so life-changing to us! and it must be to you
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And it must be to you because you give to help.
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James: whatever you can do,
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James: whatever you can do, thank you so much.
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James: whatever you can do, thank you so much. please go online,
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Thank you so much. please go online, call that number,
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Please go online, call that number, and make that gift.
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Call that number, and make that gift. thank you!
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Every day, thousands of lives are lost
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To waterborne disease,
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And nearly half of those are children
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Under the age of five.
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Through mission: water for life
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You can give mothers hope and children a future
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As we provide clean, life-giving water
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For thousands of children and their families
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Before it's too late.
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With your gift today, you can help drill
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And establish 350 water wells this year.
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Your gift of $24
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Will help provide clean water for five children.
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A gift of $48 will help provide for ten.
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And $144 will help provide
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Life-giving water for 30 people
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For a lifetime.
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With a gift of any amount,
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As you find a roadmap
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To adding joy, peace, and years to your life.
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With your gift of $100 or more,
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You may request the
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This decorative candle and match set
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Will inspire you to remember
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The restoring presence of jesus,
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The true light of the world.
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Finally, please consider a gift of $1200
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To help provide water for 250 people
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Or a gift of $4800
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To help sponsor a complete well,
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And request our new bronze sculpture,
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"lion of judah"
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Inspired by revelation 5:5.
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This is the last day!
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Please call, write, or make your gift online!
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James: betty, thank you,
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James: betty, thank you, honey.
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James: betty, thank you, honey. you are such a blessing.
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Honey. you are such a blessing. thank all of you
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You are such a blessing. thank all of you for being such a blessing.
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Thank all of you for being such a blessing. thanks for loving betty,
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For being such a blessing. thanks for loving betty, loving us as a couple,
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Thanks for loving betty, loving us as a couple, and our family.
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Loving us as a couple, and our family. thanks so much
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And our family. thanks so much for your prayers.
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Thanks so much for your prayers. thanks for joining us
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For your prayers. thanks for joining us in helping others.
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Thanks for joining us in helping others. god bless you.
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Kyle: fulfilling purpose
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Kyle: fulfilling purpose is a hot topic these days.
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Is a hot topic these days. you can find
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You can find countless books, sermons,
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Countless books, sermons, conferences, and courses
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Conferences, and courses that sell the steps to it.
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That god has specific plans
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That god has specific plans for specific people,
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That god has specific plans for specific people, it's also clear
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For specific people, it's also clear that god's plans
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It's also clear that god's plans are fulfilled naturally
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That god's plans are fulfilled naturally as someone remains true
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Are fulfilled naturally as someone remains true to themselves.
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As someone remains true to themselves. you see, our differences
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To themselves. you see, our differences orient us toward our purpose.
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You see, our differences orient us toward our purpose. plus, as the bible assures,
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Orient us toward our purpose. plus, as the bible assures, god directs our steps.
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Plus, as the bible assures, god directs our steps. this means that purpose
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God directs our steps. this means that purpose just happens.
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This means that purpose just happens. let me show you.
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Just happens. let me show you. first, your differences
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Let me show you. first, your differences lead you to others like you.
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First, your differences lead you to others like you. that's what happened
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Lead you to others like you. that's what happened with matthew.
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That's what happened with matthew. he was a jewish tax collector.
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With matthew. he was a jewish tax collector. and those two identities,
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He was a jewish tax collector. and those two identities, jewish and tax collector,
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And those two identities, jewish and tax collector, weren't supposed
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Jewish and tax collector, weren't supposed to go together.
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Weren't supposed to go together. to be one was to be
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To go together. to be one was to be a traitor and a cheater,
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To be one was to be a traitor and a cheater, a sinner of the highest order.
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A traitor and a cheater, a sinner of the highest order. matthew wasn't hiding
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A sinner of the highest order. matthew wasn't hiding his profession
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Matthew wasn't hiding his profession when jesus recruited him
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His profession when jesus recruited him to be one of his disciples.
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When jesus recruited him to be one of his disciples. no, he was in
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To be one of his disciples. no, he was in the middle of it.
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No, he was in the middle of it. but, what the religious saw
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The middle of it. but, what the religious saw as a scandal,
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But, what the religious saw as a scandal, jesus saw as an opportunity.
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As a scandal, jesus saw as an opportunity. now, i don't believe that god
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Jesus saw as an opportunity. now, i don't believe that god created matthew as a cheat,
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Now, i don't believe that god created matthew as a cheat, in the same way
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Created matthew as a cheat, in the same way i don't believe
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In the same way i don't believe that god creates anyone
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I don't believe that god creates anyone for any sinful profession.
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That god creates anyone for any sinful profession. but matthew is a great example
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For any sinful profession. but matthew is a great example of how god repurposes
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But matthew is a great example of how god repurposes someone's past
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Of how god repurposes someone's past to relate his goodness
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Someone's past to relate his goodness to others who have
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To relate his goodness to others who have a similar story.
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To others who have a similar story. that's the first of many ways
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A similar story. that's the first of many ways that god used him.
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That's the first of many ways that god used him. after being chosen,
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That god used him. after being chosen, matthew immediately
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After being chosen, matthew immediately invited jesus
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Matthew immediately invited jesus to a dinner party
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Invited jesus to a dinner party where many tax collectors
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To a dinner party where many tax collectors and sinners
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Where many tax collectors and sinners were introduced to him.
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And sinners were introduced to him. your story has the same power
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Were introduced to him. your story has the same power to introduce people
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Your story has the same power to introduce people to the loving goodness of god.
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To introduce people to the loving goodness of god. that's him working
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To the loving goodness of god. that's him working with human nature.
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That's him working with human nature. we naturally attract
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With human nature. we naturally attract and relate to others like us.
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We naturally attract and relate to others like us. your differences also
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And relate to others like us. your differences also have a way of taking you
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Your differences also have a way of taking you where god wants you.
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Have a way of taking you where god wants you. consider the apostle paul.
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Where god wants you. consider the apostle paul. zealous is how
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Consider the apostle paul. zealous is how he described himself.
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Zealous is how he described himself. after his dramatic conversion
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He described himself. after his dramatic conversion from persecutor to christian,
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After his dramatic conversion from persecutor to christian, his life changed profoundly.
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From persecutor to christian, his life changed profoundly. yes!
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His life changed profoundly. yes! his thinking changed.
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Yes! his thinking changed. his desires changed.
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His thinking changed. his desires changed. his attitude changed.
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His desires changed. his attitude changed. but his over-the-top
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His attitude changed. but his over-the-top personality didn't,
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But his over-the-top personality didn't, and for good reason.
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Personality didn't, and for good reason. part of it
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And for good reason. part of it was paul's stubbornness
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Part of it was paul's stubbornness that caused him to focus
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Was paul's stubbornness that caused him to focus his efforts on the gentiles
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That caused him to focus his efforts on the gentiles rather than the jews.
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His efforts on the gentiles rather than the jews. and when he did, he realized
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He was to reach them
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He was to reach them all along.
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All along. you see,
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You see, as a mosaic law scholar
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As a mosaic law scholar who was classically
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Paul was gifted
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Paul was gifted to teach scripture in a way
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Paul was gifted to teach scripture in a way that greeks could understand.
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To teach scripture in a way that greeks could understand. his background also gave him
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That greeks could understand. his background also gave him roman citizenship
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His background also gave him roman citizenship which opened many doors
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Roman citizenship which opened many doors in that world.
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Which opened many doors in that world. so, do you see?
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In that world. so, do you see? god used every aspect
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So, do you see? god used every aspect of paul's life,
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God used every aspect of paul's life, even his rough edges,
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Of paul's life, even his rough edges, to accomplish
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Even his rough edges, to accomplish what he was born to do.
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To accomplish what he was born to do. god will do the same with you.
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What he was born to do. god will do the same with you. your personality,
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God will do the same with you. your personality, your pedigree,
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Your personality, your pedigree, your style, your story:
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Your pedigree, your style, your story: they all play a role
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Your style, your story: they all play a role in your plan.
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They all play a role in your plan. together they have
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In your plan. together they have a unique power to reflect god
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Together they have a unique power to reflect god to people who need to see him.
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A unique power to reflect god to people who need to see him. that's incredible purpose.
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To people who need to see him. that's incredible purpose. but i propose that there is
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That's incredible purpose. but i propose that there is at least one more way
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But i propose that there is at least one more way god might use
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At least one more way god might use your differences,
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God might use your differences, and that's to shock people.
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Your differences, and that's to shock people. allow me to explain:
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And that's to shock people. allow me to explain: religious people
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Allow me to explain: religious people tend to believe that they
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Religious people tend to believe that they have god figured out.
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Tend to believe that they have god figured out. many are so sure
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Have god figured out. many are so sure about who he'll use
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Many are so sure about who he'll use and who he won't:
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About who he'll use and who he won't: who's in and who's out.
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And who he won't: who's in and who's out. it seems that god
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Who's in and who's out. it seems that god enjoys shattering
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It seems that god enjoys shattering their expectations though.
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Enjoys shattering their expectations though. the apostle paul's
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Their expectations though. the apostle paul's young missionary partner,
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The apostle paul's young missionary partner, timothy,
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Young missionary partner, timothy, he's my favorite
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Timothy, he's my favorite example of this.
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He's my favorite example of this. do you know timothy's story?
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Example of this. do you know timothy's story? he helped paul reach
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Do you know timothy's story? he helped paul reach the gentiles in a huge way.
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He helped paul reach the gentiles in a huge way. yet, many would have
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The gentiles in a huge way. yet, many would have never considered him
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Yet, many would have never considered him qualified to do so,
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Never considered him qualified to do so, because of the way
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Qualified to do so, because of the way he was born.
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Because of the way he was born. his mother was jewish
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He was born. his mother was jewish and his father was greek,
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His mother was jewish and his father was greek, and that was a big no-no
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And his father was greek, and that was a big no-no in those days.
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And that was a big no-no in those days. religious rules barred him
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In those days. religious rules barred him from many things,
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Religious rules barred him from many things, like being educated
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From many things, like being educated with other jewish boys
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Like being educated with other jewish boys and participating
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With other jewish boys and participating in jewish festivals.
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And participating in jewish festivals. he was different.
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In jewish festivals. he was different. human wisdom
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He was different. human wisdom would have suggested
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Human wisdom would have suggested a more mainstream candidate
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Would have suggested a more mainstream candidate to help paul.
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A more mainstream candidate to help paul. but god had a different idea.
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To help paul. but god had a different idea. at a time when people
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But god had a different idea. at a time when people were still arguing over food
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At a time when people were still arguing over food and ceremonial laws,
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Were still arguing over food and ceremonial laws, god chose someone
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And ceremonial laws, god chose someone whose very existence
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God chose someone whose very existence broke their rules.
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Whose very existence broke their rules. god used timothy
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Broke their rules. god used timothy to advance the church.
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God used timothy to advance the church. friend, your differences
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To advance the church. friend, your differences could be part of god's plan
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Friend, your differences could be part of god's plan to do the same today.
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Could be part of god's plan to do the same today. consider that you are molded
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To do the same today. consider that you are molded to break a mold.
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Consider that you are molded to break a mold. maybe, just maybe,
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To break a mold. maybe, just maybe, your life was meant
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Maybe, just maybe, your life was meant to express how god chooses
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Your life was meant to express how god chooses and uses people
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To express how god chooses and uses people that people never think
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And uses people that people never think he would.
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That people never think he would. that's huge purpose.
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He would. that's huge purpose. whatever the case,
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That's huge purpose. whatever the case, this is certain,
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Whatever the case, this is certain, you were designed
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This is certain, you were designed to be different.
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You were designed to be different. embrace that.
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To be different. embrace that. being your authentic,
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Embrace that. being your authentic, god-made self
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Being your authentic, god-made self naturally takes you
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God-made self naturally takes you where striving never could.
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James Robison;Betty Robison - Race To Win

March 9, 2025 | S25:E67

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