John Bevere - Deadly Discouragement

December 27, 2024 | S24:E1227

The author of “Everyday Courage” offers biblical truth to help you be consistently bold in the faith.

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Life Today with James Robison | John Bevere - Deadly Discouragement | December 27, 2024

>> pilots go into control because they've been armed.
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Passengers react, pilots act.
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Randy: i sweat.
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>> okay. so, what am i doing when i'm in the will of god?
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I am in my flight simulator.
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John bevere helps prepare you for challenges and adversity
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Through the everyday courage
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That is found in the fear of the lord.
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>> he's arming you so that when you face adversity
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You don't react like the passengers,
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You act like the pilot.
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Next on life today!
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Randy: welcome to life today .
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Randy: welcome to life today . i'm randy robison.
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Randy: welcome to life today . i'm randy robison. i'm just loving
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I'm randy robison. i'm just loving being here today because
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By the way, we talked a lot
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By the way, we talked a lot about the awe of god .
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About the awe of god . this is a book that's blessed
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This is a book that's blessed so many people.
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So many people. so many of you have seen it.
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So many of you have seen it. it is available
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It is available wherever you get books.
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Wherever you get books. but if you missed
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But if you missed the other program,
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Go to lifetoday.org because
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Go to lifetoday.org because today we are talking about
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Go to lifetoday.org because today we are talking about everyday courage ,
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Today we are talking about everyday courage , and this is a new devotional.
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Everyday courage , and this is a new devotional. you'll want to get it too.
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And this is a new devotional. you'll want to get it too. but i love the practicality
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You'll want to get it too. but i love the practicality of this.
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But i love the practicality of this. i love putting a lot
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Of this. i love putting a lot of the ideas, the truth
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I love putting a lot of the ideas, the truth that john brings into action
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Of the ideas, the truth that john brings into action because this is how we live.
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That john brings into action because this is how we live. welcome back!
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Because this is how we live. welcome back! john: it's so good to be back.
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Welcome back! john: it's so good to be back. i love being with you.
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John: it's so good to be back. i love being with you. randy: is that a fair setup
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John: it sure is.
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John: it sure is. everyday courage ,
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Everyday courage , what happened is
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What happened is the publisher we've seen,
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The publisher we've seen, the awe of god has been
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The awe of god has been selling like crazy.
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Selling like crazy. still is after
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We have such a burden
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We have such a burden to put courage back
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We have such a burden to put courage back into believer's hearts.
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To put courage back into believer's hearts. with all the cancel culture,
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Into believer's hearts. with all the cancel culture, with all the hate speech,
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With all the cancel culture, with all the hate speech, with everything
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With all the hate speech, with everything that's going on,
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With everything that's going on, we have to put courage back
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That's going on, we have to put courage back into the hearts of the people.
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We have to put courage back into the hearts of the people. you know what's
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Into the hearts of the people. you know what's really interesting to me?
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You know what's really interesting to me? and this is really
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Really interesting to me? and this is really what caught my attention,
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And this is really what caught my attention, and this is why we call it
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What caught my attention, and this is why we call it everyday courage .
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And this is why we call it everyday courage . god said to joshua
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Everyday courage . god said to joshua seven times; now he either
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God said to joshua seven times; now he either said it through moses
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Seven times; now he either said it through moses or he said it
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Said it through moses or he said it through the elders of israel,
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Or he said it through the elders of israel, once through the elders
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Through the elders of israel, once through the elders or he said it directly,
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Once through the elders or he said it directly, "be strong and
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Or he said it directly, "be strong and of good courage."
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"be strong and of good courage." one day i'm praying.
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Of good courage." one day i'm praying. i'm praying
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One day i'm praying. i'm praying and the holy spirit asked me,
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I'm praying and the holy spirit asked me, "son, what's the opposite
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And the holy spirit asked me, "son, what's the opposite of courage?"
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"son, what's the opposite of courage?" i said -- excuse me,
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Of courage?" i said -- excuse me, i said, "fear."
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I said -- excuse me, i said, "fear." he said, "put a dis-
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I said, "fear." he said, "put a dis- in front of it."
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He said, "put a dis- in front of it." i went, "discourage!"
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In front of it." i went, "discourage!" randy, all of the sudden
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I went, "discourage!" randy, all of the sudden i realized, discourage
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Randy, all of the sudden i realized, discourage was something i tolerated
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I realized, discourage was something i tolerated because i didn't see it
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Was something i tolerated because i didn't see it as an archenemy.
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Because i didn't see it as an archenemy. oh, i'm just feeling
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As an archenemy. oh, i'm just feeling a little discouraged today.
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Oh, i'm just feeling a little discouraged today. am i right?
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A little discouraged today. am i right? randy: yeah!
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Am i right? randy: yeah! john: he said, "son,
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Randy: yeah! john: he said, "son, it's the opposite of courage.
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John: he said, "son, it's the opposite of courage. i told joshua seven times
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It's the opposite of courage. i told joshua seven times to be strong and
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I told joshua seven times to be strong and of good courage.
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To be strong and of good courage. which means what?
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Of good courage. which means what? you're going to have
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Which means what? you're going to have a lot of opportunity
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You're going to have a lot of opportunity to be discouraged."
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A lot of opportunity to be discouraged." i went, oh, my gosh!
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To be discouraged." i went, oh, my gosh! from that day forward i began
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I went, oh, my gosh! from that day forward i began to treat discouragement
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From that day forward i began to treat discouragement as an archenemy.
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To treat discouragement as an archenemy. randy: so, there is a story,
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As an archenemy. randy: so, there is a story, you've heard it.
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Randy: so, there is a story, you've heard it. the israelites delivered
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You've heard it. the israelites delivered from slavery and god had
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The israelites delivered from slavery and god had a promised land for them.
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From slavery and god had a promised land for them. you have their deliverance,
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A promised land for them. you have their deliverance, and you've got their destiny,
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You have their deliverance, and you've got their destiny, and you've got
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And you've got their destiny, and you've got this desert in-between.
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And you've got this desert in-between. and you know, one of
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This desert in-between. and you know, one of the biggest reasons
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And you know, one of the biggest reasons they didn't get there
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The biggest reasons they didn't get there was because --
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They didn't get there was because -- john: discouragement was
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Was because -- john: discouragement was communicated by ten leaders.
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John: discouragement was communicated by ten leaders. randy: that's it.
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Communicated by ten leaders. randy: that's it. john: it is something
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Randy: that's it. john: it is something that is contagious.
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John: it is something that is contagious. it is more contagious
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That is contagious. it is more contagious than covid.
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It is more contagious than covid. it is more contagious
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Than covid. it is more contagious than anything.
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It is more contagious than anything. i had a man actually say
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Than anything. i had a man actually say to me really early on
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I had a man actually say to me really early on in ministry.
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To me really early on in ministry. he said, "john,
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In ministry. he said, "john, would you rather speak
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He said, "john, would you rather speak to three million people
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Would you rather speak to three million people or ten leaders?"
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To three million people or ten leaders?" i said, three million people!
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Or ten leaders?" i said, three million people! he said, "wrong answer."
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I said, three million people! he said, "wrong answer." he said, "ten leaders caused
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He said, "wrong answer." he said, "ten leaders caused three million people
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He said, "ten leaders caused three million people to never enter their destiny."
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Three million people to never enter their destiny." i went, "oh, my gosh!"
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To never enter their destiny." i went, "oh, my gosh!" and i realized how important,
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I went, "oh, my gosh!" and i realized how important, first of all, leadership is.
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And i realized how important, first of all, leadership is. secondly, i realized how
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First of all, leadership is. secondly, i realized how deadly discouragement is.
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Secondly, i realized how deadly discouragement is. how it can be
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Deadly discouragement is. how it can be so easily transmitted.
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How it can be so easily transmitted. i find -- and i'm going
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So easily transmitted. i find -- and i'm going to say something that may
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I find -- and i'm going to say something that may really upset some people,
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To say something that may really upset some people, and i hope you're okay
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Really upset some people, and i hope you're okay with what i say.
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And i hope you're okay with what i say. if i find a negative person,
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With what i say. if i find a negative person, a person who lives
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If i find a negative person, a person who lives in discouragement,
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A person who lives in discouragement, i've found a person
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In discouragement, i've found a person whose mind is not renewed.
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I've found a person whose mind is not renewed. if your mind is renewed --
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Whose mind is not renewed. if your mind is renewed -- because we're commanded
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If your mind is renewed -- because we're commanded to present our body
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Because we're commanded to present our body a living sacrifice
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To present our body a living sacrifice and be renewed in the spirit
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A living sacrifice and be renewed in the spirit of our mind, correct?
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And be renewed in the spirit of our mind, correct? if we're renewed with
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Of our mind, correct? if we're renewed with the word of god,
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If we're renewed with the word of god, you will always have
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The word of god, you will always have a positive outlook
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You will always have a positive outlook no matter what you're facing.
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A positive outlook no matter what you're facing. if you look at the first --
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No matter what you're facing. if you look at the first -- the first person who is listed
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If you look at the first -- the first person who is listed that will be outside
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The first person who is listed that will be outside of the glorious city of god
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That will be outside of the glorious city of god that will actually
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Of the glorious city of god that will actually be punished,
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That will actually be punished, it is the cowards.
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Be punished, it is the cowards. cowards are people
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It is the cowards. cowards are people who have lost courage.
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Cowards are people who have lost courage. cowards are people that have
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Who have lost courage. cowards are people that have allowed discouragement
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Cowards are people that have allowed discouragement to cause them to lose
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Allowed discouragement to cause them to lose their courage.
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To be taken lightly.
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To be taken lightly. that's why i say
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That's why i say i started realizing
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I started realizing it was an archenemy.
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It was an archenemy. because when i look at that
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Because when i look at that in the book of revelation,
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In the book of revelation, and go check me out.
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And go check me out. everybody at home,
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Everybody at home, just get your bible, and
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Just get your bible, and it is right around chapter 20,
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It is right around chapter 20, 21, right in there.
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21, right in there. it says, these are the people
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It says, these are the people that will be outside --
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That will be outside -- they won't see god,
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They won't see god, they'll be outside of god.
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They'll be outside of god. it is the cowardly.
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It is the cowardly. randy: again, that reflects
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Randy: again, that reflects the israelites.
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The israelites. here's a hard question though
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Here's a hard question though because let's just
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Because let's just put ourselves there.
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Put ourselves there. twelve people sent in.
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They're saying one thing,
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They're saying one thing, ten are saying another thing.
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They're saying one thing, ten are saying another thing. i mean, we would say,
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Ten are saying another thing. i mean, we would say, well, there is wisdom
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I mean, we would say, well, there is wisdom in counsel.
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Well, there is wisdom in counsel. i'm going to go with the ten
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In counsel. i'm going to go with the ten and not the two.
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I'm going to go with the ten and not the two. how do we know the difference
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And not the two. how do we know the difference between who we should
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How do we know the difference between who we should listen to, especially
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Between who we should listen to, especially when we're outnumbered
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Listen to, especially when we're outnumbered by supposedly godly people?
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When we're outnumbered by supposedly godly people? john: let's think about
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By supposedly godly people? john: let's think about the apostle paul.
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John: let's think about the apostle paul. he's meeting with leaders
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The apostle paul. he's meeting with leaders that he raised up
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He's meeting with leaders that he raised up in the church
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That he raised up in the church and they meet at miletus.
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In the church and they meet at miletus. he says to them,
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And they meet at miletus. he says to them, by the spirit of god,
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He says to them, by the spirit of god, "this is the last time
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By the spirit of god, "this is the last time you'll see me until heaven."
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"this is the last time you'll see me until heaven." now he knows this,
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You'll see me until heaven." now he knows this, by the spirit of god.
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Now he knows this, by the spirit of god. now think about it,
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By the spirit of god. now think about it, he can't text them.
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Now think about it, he can't text them. he can't call them
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He can't text them. he can't call them on the iphone.
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He can't call them on the iphone. he can't even email them.
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On the iphone. he can't even email them. if he writes a letter
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He can't even email them. if he writes a letter it is going to take
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If he writes a letter it is going to take three or four months.
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It is going to take three or four months. what are you going to say
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Three or four months. what are you going to say to these guys that
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What are you going to say to these guys that you raised up who are leaders?
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To these guys that you raised up who are leaders? he said, "now, brothers,
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You raised up who are leaders? he said, "now, brothers, i commend you to god."
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He said, "now, brothers, i commend you to god." of course, who is god?
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I commend you to god." of course, who is god? god the holy spirit.
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Of course, who is god? god the holy spirit. he's the person of the godhead
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God the holy spirit. he's the person of the godhead that's here on earth.
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He's the person of the godhead that's here on earth. the father and the son
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That's here on earth. the father and the son are on their throne.
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The father and the son are on their throne. "i commend you to god
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Are on their throne. "i commend you to god and to the word of his grace
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"i commend you to god and to the word of his grace which is able to build you up
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And to the word of his grace which is able to build you up and give you
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Which is able to build you up and give you your inheritance."
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And give you your inheritance." i find the person to listen to
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Your inheritance." i find the person to listen to is the person that closely
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I find the person to listen to is the person that closely adheres to the word of god.
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Is the person that closely adheres to the word of god. all those people knew
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Adheres to the word of god. all those people knew that god told them over
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All those people knew that god told them over and over again, "i am
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That god told them over and over again, "i am bringing you out of egypt
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And over again, "i am bringing you out of egypt to bring you into a good land,
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Bringing you out of egypt to bring you into a good land, a land flowing
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To bring you into a good land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
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A land flowing with milk and honey. i didn't send those spies
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With milk and honey. i didn't send those spies over there to see if
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I didn't send those spies over there to see if you could take the land."
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Over there to see if you could take the land." it wasn't even god's idea.
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You could take the land." it wasn't even god's idea. it was moses' --
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It wasn't even god's idea. it was moses' -- it was the people's idea.
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It was moses' -- it was the people's idea. god says, "go ahead.
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It was the people's idea. god says, "go ahead. go on over there
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God says, "go ahead. go on over there and find out how wonderful
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Go on over there and find out how wonderful this land is."
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And find out how wonderful this land is." and the land was so wonderful
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This land is." and the land was so wonderful it took two men to carry
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And the land was so wonderful it took two men to carry a bushel of grapes.
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It took two men to carry a bushel of grapes. two men!
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A bushel of grapes. two men! that's how abundantly
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Two men! that's how abundantly fruitful this land was.
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That's how abundantly fruitful this land was. and this is what god
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Fruitful this land was. and this is what god has been telling them
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And this is what god has been telling them the whole time, "i'm giving
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Has been telling them the whole time, "i'm giving you a land of milk and honey."
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The whole time, "i'm giving you a land of milk and honey." they were only supposed
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You a land of milk and honey." they were only supposed to be in that desert
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They were only supposed to be in that desert for one year.
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To be in that desert for one year. it was one year after
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For one year. it was one year after coming out of egypt
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It was one year after coming out of egypt they sent those guys in.
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Coming out of egypt they sent those guys in. i look at this
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They sent those guys in. i look at this and here's ten guys
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I look at this and here's ten guys with discouragement
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And here's ten guys with discouragement that literally pass it on
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With discouragement that literally pass it on to all three million people.
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That literally pass it on to all three million people. and two guys with courage
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To all three million people. and two guys with courage couldn't overcome that
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And two guys with courage couldn't overcome that discouragement because
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Couldn't overcome that discouragement because it is so deadly.
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Discouragement because it is so deadly. and so, i would say
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It is so deadly. and so, i would say to stay safe,
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And so, i would say to stay safe, look at the word of god.
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To stay safe, look at the word of god. i look at the christians
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Look at the word of god. i look at the christians in berea, they were
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I look at the christians in berea, they were far wiser because
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In berea, they were far wiser because they searched the scriptures
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Far wiser because they searched the scriptures to even see if
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They searched the scriptures to even see if the great apostle paul,
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To even see if the great apostle paul, what he was saying was true.
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The great apostle paul, what he was saying was true. so, the word of god
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What he was saying was true. so, the word of god will produce courage in you.
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So, the word of god will produce courage in you. the word of god will
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Will produce courage in you. the word of god will keep your ear open
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The word of god will keep your ear open to the people who are
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Keep your ear open to the people who are speaking the truth.
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To the people who are speaking the truth. randy: that's so solid.
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Speaking the truth. randy: that's so solid. thank you.
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Randy: that's so solid. thank you. i love that.
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Thank you. i love that. okay. courage.
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I love that. okay. courage. there are a lot of different
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Okay. courage. there are a lot of different areas you talk about
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There are a lot of different areas you talk about in everyday courage .
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Areas you talk about in everyday courage . we just talked a little bit
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In everyday courage . we just talked a little bit about courage in the unknown
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We just talked a little bit about courage in the unknown because they didn't know --
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About courage in the unknown because they didn't know -- they knew they had a fight
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Because they didn't know -- they knew they had a fight but that's why they sent out
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They knew they had a fight but that's why they sent out the spies to figure out
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But that's why they sent out the spies to figure out what is going on over there.
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The spies to figure out what is going on over there. that's a big one, i think,
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What is going on over there. that's a big one, i think, for a lot of people,
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That's a big one, i think, for a lot of people, not knowing --
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For a lot of people, not knowing -- not knowing, one,
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Not knowing -- not knowing, one, if it is god's will,
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Not knowing, one, if it is god's will, not knowing if it is going
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If it is god's will, not knowing if it is going to succeed, if people are
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Not knowing if it is going to succeed, if people are going to like me,
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To succeed, if people are going to like me, you know, how do you --
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Number one, is it god's will?
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Number one, is it god's will? the bible says, "don't be
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The bible says, "don't be foolish but understand
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Foolish but understand the will of the lord,"
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The will of the lord," in the book of ephesians.
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In the book of ephesians. so, what are we as believers
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We are supposed to stay
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We are supposed to stay quiet before the lord
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We are supposed to stay quiet before the lord in prayer, listening,
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Quiet before the lord in prayer, listening, until we know the will
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In prayer, listening, until we know the will of the lord.
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Until we know the will of the lord. also, i find people that
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Of the lord. also, i find people that lose heart, that become
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Also, i find people that lose heart, that become discouraged aren't in
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Lose heart, that become discouraged aren't in the word of god every day.
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Discouraged aren't in the word of god every day. if all four of my sons are
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The word of god every day. if all four of my sons are sitting here and you said,
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If all four of my sons are sitting here and you said, "what's the thing
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Sitting here and you said, "what's the thing you remember most
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"what's the thing you remember most about your dad?"
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You remember most about your dad?" they would say,
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About your dad?" they would say, "when we woke up at 5:30
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They would say, "when we woke up at 5:30 in the morning, we came down,
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"when we woke up at 5:30 in the morning, we came down, and we saw our dad reading
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In the morning, we came down, and we saw our dad reading the bible in his office."
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And we saw our dad reading the bible in his office." because i have seen
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The bible in his office." because i have seen too many pastors fall away.
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Because i have seen too many pastors fall away. i have seen too many
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Too many pastors fall away. i have seen too many of them look at me
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I have seen too many of them look at me and say, "i'm tired."
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Of them look at me and say, "i'm tired." i'm 65 years old, randy,
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And say, "i'm tired." i'm 65 years old, randy, i feel like i've got
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I'm 65 years old, randy, i feel like i've got enough energy to take
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I feel like i've got enough energy to take a mountain.
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Enough energy to take a mountain. i do! i really do.
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A mountain. i do! i really do. i was in four cities
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I do! i really do. i was in four cities in 48 hours preaching
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I was in four cities in 48 hours preaching before i came here to you.
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In 48 hours preaching before i came here to you. i feel like i've got
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Before i came here to you. i feel like i've got the energy of a 30-year-old.
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I feel like i've got the energy of a 30-year-old. okay. why is that?
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The energy of a 30-year-old. okay. why is that? the word of god builds you up
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Okay. why is that? the word of god builds you up and gives you
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The word of god builds you up and gives you your inheritance.
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And gives you your inheritance. i understand the importance.
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Your inheritance. i understand the importance. when i look at pastors
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I understand the importance. when i look at pastors and they say i'm about
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When i look at pastors and they say i'm about to turn my church over
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And they say i'm about to turn my church over and i'm 50-some years old.
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To turn my church over and i'm 50-some years old. i'm like what?
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And i'm 50-some years old. i'm like what? what's the real reason?
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I'm like what? what's the real reason? tell me the reason.
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What's the real reason? tell me the reason. "i'm tired, john.
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Tell me the reason. "i'm tired, john. i'm tired."
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"i'm tired, john. i'm tired." i'll ask them,
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I'm tired." i'll ask them, "are you praying?
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I'll ask them, "are you praying? are you spending time
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"are you praying? are you spending time every day reading your bible?"
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Are you spending time every day reading your bible?" you know what the answer is?
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Every day reading your bible?" you know what the answer is? "no."
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You know what the answer is? "no." now, they read the bible
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"no." now, they read the bible to prepare for
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Now, they read the bible to prepare for their sunday message but
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To prepare for their sunday message but i'm like, wait a minute.
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Their sunday message but i'm like, wait a minute. people ask me, they say
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I'm like, wait a minute. people ask me, they say which one do you like more?
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People ask me, they say which one do you like more? do you like going out?
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Which one do you like more? do you like going out? because i have tennis courts
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Do you like going out? because i have tennis courts right by our house
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Because i have tennis courts right by our house and i go out there when
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Right by our house and i go out there when it is dark out and i pray.
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And i go out there when it is dark out and i pray. then i come in the house
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It is dark out and i pray. then i come in the house and read the bible.
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Then i come in the house and read the bible. they say, which one
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And read the bible. they say, which one do you enjoy the most?
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They say, which one do you enjoy the most? i have to say, if i have
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Do you enjoy the most? i have to say, if i have to be really honest,
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I have to say, if i have to be really honest, it is when i'm reading
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To be really honest, it is when i'm reading the bible.
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It is when i'm reading the bible. because i feel like
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The bible. because i feel like when i'm praying
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Because i feel like when i'm praying out in those tennis courts
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When i'm praying out in those tennis courts i'm talking to god.
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Out in those tennis courts i'm talking to god. when i'm reading the bible,
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I'm talking to god. when i'm reading the bible, he is talking to me.
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When i'm reading the bible, he is talking to me. my boys will all say this,
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He is talking to me. my boys will all say this, i wouldn't even have
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My boys will all say this, i wouldn't even have to prompt them.
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I wouldn't even have to prompt them. they would say, "what do you
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To prompt them. they would say, "what do you do when you read your bible?"
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They would say, "what do you do when you read your bible?" every one of them will look
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Do when you read your bible?" every one of them will look at you and go, "we ask
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Every one of them will look at you and go, "we ask the holy spirit to teach us."
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At you and go, "we ask the holy spirit to teach us." because the holy spirit
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The holy spirit to teach us." because the holy spirit is our teacher.
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Because the holy spirit is our teacher. the teacher wants permission
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Is our teacher. the teacher wants permission to be able to open up
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The teacher wants permission to be able to open up the scripture and
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To be able to open up the scripture and bring it alive to you.
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The scripture and bring it alive to you. that's what i do.
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Bring it alive to you. that's what i do. i've been reading the bible
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That's what i do. i've been reading the bible for 45 years
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I've been reading the bible for 45 years and i never get tired of it.
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For 45 years and i never get tired of it. it is my favorite book.
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And i never get tired of it. it is my favorite book. but i always pray,
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It is my favorite book. but i always pray, "holy spirit, please open
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But i always pray, "holy spirit, please open my eyes and teach me
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"holy spirit, please open my eyes and teach me as i read."
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My eyes and teach me as i read." he shows me fresh new things
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As i read." he shows me fresh new things every time i read.
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He shows me fresh new things every time i read. i'm telling you,
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Every time i read. i'm telling you, it produces courage in you.
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I'm telling you, it produces courage in you. courage isn't just something
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It produces courage in you. courage isn't just something you can mentally work up.
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Courage isn't just something you can mentally work up. i believe it is
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You can mentally work up. i believe it is a spiritual force.
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Sometimes we don't have
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Sometimes we don't have courage in the face of
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Courage in the face of the unknown and some
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The unknown and some other areas because
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Other areas because we haven't taken the time
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John: i would say yes.
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John: i would say yes. randy: and then it is not
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John: i would say yes. randy: and then it is not courage, it is foolishness?
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Randy: and then it is not courage, it is foolishness? john: i wouldn't go that far
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Courage, it is foolishness? john: i wouldn't go that far but i think a lot
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John: i wouldn't go that far but i think a lot of times it is.
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But i think a lot of times it is. i don't want to say
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Of times it is. i don't want to say every time it is foolishness
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I don't want to say every time it is foolishness but a lot of times it can
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Every time it is foolishness but a lot of times it can end up easily being foolish.
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But a lot of times it can end up easily being foolish. randy: another thing you say
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End up easily being foolish. randy: another thing you say which is to obey god
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Randy: another thing you say which is to obey god even when it doesn't
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Which is to obey god even when it doesn't make sense.
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Even when it doesn't make sense. john: okay.
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Make sense. john: okay. so, does it make sense
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John: okay. so, does it make sense to forgive somebody who has
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So, does it make sense to forgive somebody who has really hurt your family?
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To forgive somebody who has really hurt your family? does it make sense
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Really hurt your family? does it make sense to bless somebody
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Does it make sense to bless somebody who gossiped about you,
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To bless somebody who gossiped about you, and you lost your dream job?
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Who gossiped about you, and you lost your dream job? but you see, the fear
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And you lost your dream job? but you see, the fear of the lord means that
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But you see, the fear of the lord means that i will tremble at his word.
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Of the lord means that i will tremble at his word. which means i'll obey
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I will tremble at his word. which means i'll obey god's word even if i don't
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Which means i'll obey god's word even if i don't understand it, even if
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God's word even if i don't understand it, even if i don't see a benefit,
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Understand it, even if i don't see a benefit, even if it hurts.
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I don't see a benefit, even if it hurts. see, jesus obeyed the father
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Even if it hurts. see, jesus obeyed the father to the point of death.
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See, jesus obeyed the father to the point of death. he feared the lord.
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To the point of death. he feared the lord. peter says, "as christ
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He feared the lord. peter says, "as christ suffered for us in the flesh,
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Peter says, "as christ suffered for us in the flesh, i'm going to suffer
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Suffered for us in the flesh, i'm going to suffer with the same mind."
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I'm going to suffer with the same mind." what does that mean?
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With the same mind." what does that mean? does that mean we go out
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What does that mean? does that mean we go out and look for suffering?
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Does that mean we go out and look for suffering? never! a religious person
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And look for suffering? never! a religious person who serves a foreign god
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Will try to do that.
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Will try to do that. but the christian says,
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But the christian says, i live in a fallen world.
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I live in a fallen world. i live in a world
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I live in a world who is anti-god;
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Who is anti-god; that the world,
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The power of the air.
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The power of the air. so, in obeying god,
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The power of the air. so, in obeying god, i'm going to suffer
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So, in obeying god, i'm going to suffer persecution,
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I'm going to suffer persecution, i'm going to suffer hardship,
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Persecution, i'm going to suffer hardship, i'm going to suffer affliction
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I'm going to suffer hardship, i'm going to suffer affliction but if you're armed for it,
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I'm going to suffer affliction but if you're armed for it, you're not in shock,
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But if you're armed for it, you're not in shock, bewilderment or amazement
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You're not in shock, bewilderment or amazement when you face it.
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Bewilderment or amazement when you face it. because the word of god has
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When you face it. because the word of god has armed you and prepared you.
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Because the word of god has armed you and prepared you. so, that's why i believe
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Armed you and prepared you. so, that's why i believe we should stay in prayer
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So, that's why i believe we should stay in prayer and stay in the word of god.
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We should stay in prayer and stay in the word of god. do you know
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And stay in the word of god. do you know what is interesting?
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Do you know what is interesting? this year, i sat with
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What is interesting? this year, i sat with two pastors who have been
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This year, i sat with two pastors who have been in ministry.
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Two pastors who have been in ministry. they've both been pastors
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In ministry. they've both been pastors for over 50 years
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They've both been pastors for over 50 years and the passion they have
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For over 50 years and the passion they have is through the roof.
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And the passion they have is through the roof. i asked them,
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Is through the roof. i asked them, "what is your secret?"
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I asked them, "what is your secret?" the one in particular
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"what is your secret?" the one in particular i'm thinking about,
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The one in particular i'm thinking about, who has started
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I'm thinking about, who has started over 500 churches
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Who has started over 500 churches all over the world,
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Over 500 churches all over the world, looked at me and said,
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All over the world, looked at me and said, "it is my 4:00 a.m.
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Looked at me and said, "it is my 4:00 a.m. prayer time, john."
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"it is my 4:00 a.m. prayer time, john." he didn't even bat an eye.
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Prayer time, john." he didn't even bat an eye. he said, "it is because
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He didn't even bat an eye. he said, "it is because i get up and i seek god.
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He said, "it is because i get up and i seek god. i seek him passionately."
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I get up and i seek god. i seek him passionately." because that man understands,
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I seek him passionately." because that man understands, he is in a war, the devil
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Because that man understands, he is in a war, the devil wants to take him out,
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He is in a war, the devil wants to take him out, he oversees 500 churches
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Wants to take him out, he oversees 500 churches all over the globe
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He oversees 500 churches all over the globe and he's a target.
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All over the globe and he's a target. randy: so, if you want
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And he's a target. randy: so, if you want to cultivate courage,
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Randy: so, if you want to cultivate courage, you say arm yourself
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To cultivate courage, you say arm yourself in adversity.
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You say arm yourself in adversity. john: arm yourself.
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In adversity. john: arm yourself. let me give you an example
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John: arm yourself. let me give you an example of someone who is armed
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Let me give you an example of someone who is armed and someone who is not.
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Of someone who is armed and someone who is not. a pilot. what do they do?
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And someone who is not. a pilot. what do they do? they send them to simulators,
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A pilot. what do they do? they send them to simulators, and they throw
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They send them to simulators, and they throw every catastrophe at them
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And they throw every catastrophe at them that they can think of.
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Every catastrophe at them that they can think of. right?
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That they can think of. right? passengers are not armed.
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Right? passengers are not armed. when the catastrophe hits,
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Passengers are not armed. when the catastrophe hits, they're all screaming.
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When the catastrophe hits, they're all screaming. have you ever been
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They're all screaming. have you ever been on a plane before
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Have you ever been on a plane before when it's been in trouble?
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On a plane before when it's been in trouble? randy: coming back
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When it's been in trouble? randy: coming back from colorado springs!
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Randy: coming back from colorado springs! yes! my worst flight ever.
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From colorado springs! yes! my worst flight ever. yeah, i hate it.
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Yes! my worst flight ever. yeah, i hate it. john: the pilots go
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Yeah, i hate it. john: the pilots go into control.
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John: the pilots go into control. they start saying,
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Into control. they start saying, "pull up the flaps.
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They start saying, "pull up the flaps. feather the engines."
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"pull up the flaps. feather the engines." do whatever needs to be done
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Feather the engines." do whatever needs to be done because they've been armed.
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Do whatever needs to be done because they've been armed. the passengers react.
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Because they've been armed. the passengers react. pilots act.
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The passengers react. pilots act. randy: i sweat.
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Pilots act. randy: i sweat. john: okay.
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Randy: i sweat. john: okay. so, what am i doing when
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John: okay. so, what am i doing when i'm in the word of god?
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So, what am i doing when i'm in the word of god? i am in my flight simulator
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I'm in the word of god? i am in my flight simulator and god is arming me.
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I am in my flight simulator and god is arming me. i'm seeing joseph who is not
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And god is arming me. i'm seeing joseph who is not even in a bible study,
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I'm seeing joseph who is not even in a bible study, he is not even in a church,
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Even in a bible study, he is not even in a church, he doesn't have a home group,
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He is not even in a church, he doesn't have a home group, and yet -- his dream hasn't
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He doesn't have a home group, and yet -- his dream hasn't come to pass in ten years.
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And yet -- his dream hasn't come to pass in ten years. and here's a woman with
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Come to pass in ten years. and here's a woman with a seductive spirit
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And here's a woman with a seductive spirit up to her eyeballs
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A seductive spirit up to her eyeballs trying to get him
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He's like, most people
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He's like, most people would be, what good
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Would be, what good is it serving god?
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Is it serving god? god gave me a dream
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God gave me a dream ten years ago.
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Ten years ago. i've been a slave 10 years.
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I lost all my inheritance
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I lost all my inheritance from my father.
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I lost all my inheritance from my father. i'm a slave for
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From my father. i'm a slave for the rest of my life.
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I'm a slave for the rest of my life. but he obeys god.
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The rest of my life. but he obeys god. why? he had a fear of god.
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But he obeys god. why? he had a fear of god. when you live through that
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Why? he had a fear of god. when you live through that with joseph
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When you live through that with joseph and the holy spirit is
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With joseph and the holy spirit is teaching you from it,
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And the holy spirit is teaching you from it, he is arming you so that
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Teaching you from it, he is arming you so that when you face adversity
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He is arming you so that when you face adversity you don't react like
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When you face adversity you don't react like the passengers,
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You don't react like the passengers, you act like the pilots.
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The passengers, you act like the pilots. randy: so, do you think
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You act like the pilots. randy: so, do you think that's why a lot of people
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Randy: so, do you think that's why a lot of people are a little freaked out
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That's why a lot of people are a little freaked out or discouraged today?
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Are a little freaked out or discouraged today? is because they've not armed
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Or discouraged today? is because they've not armed themselves with the word?
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Is because they've not armed themselves with the word? john: i tell you why.
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Themselves with the word? john: i tell you why. they're spending more time
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John: i tell you why. they're spending more time on screens than they are
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They're spending more time on screens than they are in the word of god.
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On screens than they are in the word of god. i can walk up to any
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In the word of god. i can walk up to any young person, especially,
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I can walk up to any young person, especially, 30 years and under
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Young person, especially, 30 years and under and say, "okay,
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30 years and under and say, "okay, show me your phone.
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And say, "okay, show me your phone. let's see how many hours
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Show me your phone. let's see how many hours you were on the screens
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Let's see how many hours you were on the screens last week.
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You were on the screens last week. do you read your bible
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Last week. do you read your bible on this screen?"
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Do you read your bible on this screen?" "no, not really."
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On this screen?" "no, not really." "so, you're on your screen
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"no, not really." "so, you're on your screen it looks like to me,
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"so, you're on your screen it looks like to me, 36 hours last week.
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It looks like to me, 36 hours last week. how much did you read
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36 hours last week. how much did you read the bible last week?"
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How much did you read the bible last week?" i'm going to tell you,
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The bible last week?" i'm going to tell you, they'll drop their head
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I'm going to tell you, they'll drop their head and they won't answer.
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They'll drop their head and they won't answer. and so, we wonder why
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And they won't answer. and so, we wonder why do we have a church,
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And so, we wonder why do we have a church, and the western church
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Do we have a church, and the western church right now that's --
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And the western church right now that's -- i look at dietrich bonhoeffer.
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Right now that's -- i look at dietrich bonhoeffer. he spoke up.
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I look at dietrich bonhoeffer. he spoke up. during the hitler regime,
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He spoke up. during the hitler regime, he spoke up.
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During the hitler regime, he spoke up. he stood out.
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He spoke up. he stood out. you look at these
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He stood out. you look at these great men of god.
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You look at these great men of god. watchman nee in china;
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Great men of god. watchman nee in china; he spoke up.
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Watchman nee in china; he spoke up. they put him in jail.
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He spoke up. they put him in jail. they cut his tongue out.
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They put him in jail. they cut his tongue out. but yet, he kept preaching
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A person who spends time
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A person who spends time with god has a strength
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With god has a strength about them.
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About them. and that strength is what
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And that strength is what it takes to overcome this
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Because randy, i'll be
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Because randy, i'll be really honest with you;
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Because randy, i'll be really honest with you; 40 years ago when i got --
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Really honest with you; 40 years ago when i got -- 45 years ago when i got saved,
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40 years ago when i got -- 45 years ago when i got saved, if you were to tell me,
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45 years ago when i got saved, if you were to tell me, we would be where we are at
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If you were to tell me, we would be where we are at today in our society
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We would be where we are at today in our society in the united states
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Today in our society in the united states i would have said,
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In the united states i would have said, "there's no way.
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I would have said, "there's no way. there's no way."
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"there's no way. there's no way." randy: that slippery slope.
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There's no way." randy: that slippery slope. john: it can't go that bad
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Randy: that slippery slope. john: it can't go that bad that fast.
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John: it can't go that bad that fast. randy: right. and here we are.
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That fast. randy: right. and here we are. john: and here we are.
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Randy: right. and here we are. john: and here we are. i don't see how anybody
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John: and here we are. i don't see how anybody can survive this
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I don't see how anybody can survive this onslaught of lawlessness.
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Can survive this onslaught of lawlessness. because it says before
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Onslaught of lawlessness. because it says before the man of sin is revealed
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Because it says before the man of sin is revealed there is going to be
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The man of sin is revealed there is going to be a mystery of lawlessness
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There is going to be a mystery of lawlessness that is going to be
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A mystery of lawlessness that is going to be at work in our society.
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That is going to be at work in our society. i don't see how anybody
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At work in our society. i don't see how anybody can survive this onslaught
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I don't see how anybody can survive this onslaught of lawlessness without
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Can survive this onslaught of lawlessness without being in the word of god.
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Everyday courage look like
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Everyday courage look like just to the person who
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Just to the person who gets up and goes to work
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Gets up and goes to work or takes care of the house?
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Or takes care of the house? they're not the bonhoeffers,
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John: first of all,
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John: first of all, go to bed 30 minutes earlier
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John: first of all, go to bed 30 minutes earlier and get up before anybody else
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Go to bed 30 minutes earlier and get up before anybody else gets up in your house,
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And get up before anybody else gets up in your house, or if you get up together,
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Gets up in your house, or if you get up together, fine, and get yourself
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Or if you get up together, fine, and get yourself in the word of god --
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Fine, and get yourself in the word of god -- the first thing.
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In the word of god -- the first thing. that's why david said,
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The first thing. that's why david said, "my voice you will hear
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That's why david said, "my voice you will hear in the morning."
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"my voice you will hear in the morning." what david was saying is
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In the morning." what david was saying is i don't want to face
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What david was saying is i don't want to face the day without
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I don't want to face the day without you renewing me,
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The day without you renewing me, you recalibrating me.
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You renewing me, you recalibrating me. very interesting thing.
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You recalibrating me. very interesting thing. i was in prayer
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Very interesting thing. i was in prayer and god showed me how
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I was in prayer and god showed me how when we read scripture
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And god showed me how when we read scripture it recalibrates us.
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When we read scripture it recalibrates us. so, i thought,
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It recalibrates us. so, i thought, that's interesting.
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So, i thought, that's interesting. so, i found out, where do you
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That's interesting. so, i found out, where do you do recalibration?
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So, i found out, where do you do recalibration? i thought, gas detectors
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Do recalibration? i thought, gas detectors have to be recalibrated.
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I thought, gas detectors have to be recalibrated. i knew that just by
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Have to be recalibrated. i knew that just by my engineering background.
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I knew that just by my engineering background. so i went to a company,
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My engineering background. so i went to a company, i can't remember the company,
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So i went to a company, i can't remember the company, i can't remember if it was
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I can't remember the company, i can't remember if it was phillips or whatever,
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I can't remember if it was phillips or whatever, dow chemical.
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Phillips or whatever, dow chemical. and i went to their
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Dow chemical. and i went to their technicians page where
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And i went to their technicians page where the technicians actually use
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Technicians page where the technicians actually use this page to calibrate
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The technicians actually use this page to calibrate their gas detectors.
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This page to calibrate their gas detectors. because federal law says
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Their gas detectors. because federal law says you have to have a gas
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Because federal law says you have to have a gas detector in every room
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You have to have a gas detector in every room in a chemical factory.
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Detector in every room in a chemical factory. because the gas detector
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In a chemical factory. because the gas detector says, hey, there is
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Because the gas detector says, hey, there is unhealthy amount of --
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Says, hey, there is unhealthy amount of -- right? get out!
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Unhealthy amount of -- right? get out! so, these technicians
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Right? get out! so, these technicians recalibrate them.
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So, these technicians recalibrate them. so, go to the page and at
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Recalibrate them. so, go to the page and at the top of the page it says,
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So, go to the page and at the top of the page it says, "we strongly recommend
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The top of the page it says, "we strongly recommend you recalibrate these
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"we strongly recommend you recalibrate these gas detectors every day!"
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You recalibrate these gas detectors every day!" i went, oh, my gosh!
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Gas detectors every day!" i went, oh, my gosh! then it gave the reason why.
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I went, oh, my gosh! then it gave the reason why. it said, "because
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Then it gave the reason why. it said, "because the atmosphere will
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It said, "because the atmosphere will corrupt them easily."
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The atmosphere will corrupt them easily." do you know how
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Corrupt them easily." do you know how they recalibrate them?
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Do you know how they recalibrate them? they bring them into
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They recalibrate them? they bring them into a clean air room.
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They bring them into a clean air room. they recalibrate and then
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A clean air room. they recalibrate and then they put them back out.
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They recalibrate and then they put them back out. so now, what do we do?
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They put them back out. so now, what do we do? every morning, we go
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So now, what do we do? every morning, we go into the clean air room,
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Every morning, we go into the clean air room, the presence of god.
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Into the clean air room, the presence of god. the word of god
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The presence of god. the word of god recalibrates me because
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The word of god recalibrates me because the atmosphere of
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Recalibrates me because the atmosphere of the world probably had
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The atmosphere of the world probably had a little effect on me
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The world probably had a little effect on me yesterday, right?
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A little effect on me yesterday, right? so, that's why
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Yesterday, right? so, that's why i'm 41 years in ministry
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So, that's why i'm 41 years in ministry and still i'm not jaded,
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I'm 41 years in ministry and still i'm not jaded, i'm not cynical,
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And still i'm not jaded, i'm not cynical, i don't plan to go there
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I'm not cynical, i don't plan to go there because i want to stay fresh.
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I don't plan to go there because i want to stay fresh. i want to stay on fire
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Because i want to stay fresh. i want to stay on fire for jesus.
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I want to stay on fire for jesus. i don't want to lose the love
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For jesus. i don't want to lose the love i had for him at first.
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I don't want to lose the love i had for him at first. randy: all right.
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I had for him at first. randy: all right. stay calibrated out there,
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Randy: all right. stay calibrated out there, people!
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Stay calibrated out there, people! you can do it with
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People! you can do it with a little help from john
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You can do it with a little help from john in everyday courage :
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A little help from john in everyday courage : "50 devotions to build
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In everyday courage : "50 devotions to build a bold faith."
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"50 devotions to build a bold faith." i don't know if that
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A bold faith." i don't know if that word build is there,
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I don't know if that word build is there, how intentional it is?
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Word build is there, how intentional it is? but that is it!
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How intentional it is? but that is it! you build it.
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But that is it! you build it. what you're talking about
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You build it. what you're talking about is building it day by day.
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What you're talking about is building it day by day. we'd love to send that
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Is building it day by day. we'd love to send that to you if you will help us
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We'd love to send that to you if you will help us as we build the faith
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To you if you will help us as we build the faith of others by showing
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As we build the faith of others by showing the love of christ to people.
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Of others by showing the love of christ to people. there are some people
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The love of christ to people. there are some people right now that i've been
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There are some people right now that i've been told by some of them
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Right now that i've been told by some of them in the field, we prayed
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Told by some of them in the field, we prayed to god and then --
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In the field, we prayed to god and then -- we want to be that answer
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To god and then -- we want to be that answer to people's prayers.
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Of an exciting thing.
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Of an exciting thing. those of you
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Those of you that have supported
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That have supported the malnutrition clinics,
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The malnutrition clinics, i want to say thank you.
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I want to say thank you. they are critical.
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They are critical. it is a very difficult
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It is a very difficult situation there,
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Situation there, but we are able
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But we are able to save many lives.
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To save many lives. here's the better solution.
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Here's the better solution. let's go into the villages
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Let's go into the villages where they are facing
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Where they are facing malnutrition,
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Malnutrition, starvation, and hunger
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Starvation, and hunger and let's feed them,
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And let's feed them, so they don't have
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So they don't have to end up in a clinic.
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To end up in a clinic. because you understand,
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Because you understand, the clinic is sort of
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The clinic is sort of a last ditch effort
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A last ditch effort to save the life of a child.
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To save the life of a child. but when we go in with
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But when we go in with the mission feeding outreach
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The mission feeding outreach into the villages,
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Into the villages, we feed them
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We feed them oftentimes at schools,
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Oftentimes at schools, but we give them
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But we give them what they need
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What they need to get to a point where
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To get to a point where they can be self-sufficient.
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They can be self-sufficient. this works.
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This works. we've been doing it
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We've been doing it in so many different areas
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In so many different areas for many years
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For many years but only with your support.
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But only with your support. let me break it down for you.
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Let me break it down for you. how much do you think
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How much do you think it would cost for us
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It would cost for us to feed three children
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To feed three children for the next three months?
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For the next three months? well, because we have
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Well, because we have the systems in place,
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The systems in place, because we have
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Because we have other agreements
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Other agreements to get supplies
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To get supplies and some of
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And some of the basic materials
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The basic materials to these places,
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To these places, it really, it only costs $30.
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It really, it only costs $30. i know you think,
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I know you think, how does that work?
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How does that work? it's taken years to get here
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It's taken years to get here but it works.
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But it works. $50 will feed five children
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$50 will feed five children for the next three months.
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For the next three months. $100 will feed ten children.
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$100 will feed ten children. $1,000, and many of you
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$1,000, and many of you can give $1,000,
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Can give $1,000, and feed 100 children
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And feed 100 children for the next three months.
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For the next three months. if you can do more, again,
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If you can do more, again, i pray you will see this is
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I pray you will see this is a tremendous opportunity
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A tremendous opportunity to reach people not only
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To reach people not only with a desperate need
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With a desperate need but people that need
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But people that need a touch from god.
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A touch from god. because we don't go anywhere
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Because we don't go anywhere that we don't tell people,
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That we don't tell people, this is a gift from people
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This is a gift from people who love jesus christ.
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Who love jesus christ. reach out with me today
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Reach out with me today by picking up the phone
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By picking up the phone or going online and making
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Or going online and making the best gift you can.
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Right now across the continent of africa,
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Children are suffering,
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Facing severe malnutrition and even death.
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Extreme drought and famine
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Putting at risk thousands of lives
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Means we must replenish food supplies immediately
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To keep feeding the 350,000 children
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And help reach more people in desperate need.
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Through life's mission feeding outreach,
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Your gift of love can be an answer to prayer
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For a hurting and hungry child in their time of need.
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Call now with your life-saving gift
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Of $30, $50, or $100
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To help feed and care for
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Three, five, or ten children
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For three full months.
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With your gift of any amount,
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We'll send the daily life devotional calendar.
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This perpetual calendar has 365 days' worth of scriptures
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And inspirational thoughts to remind you
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Of the rest you can find in god's loving arms.
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With your gift of $100 or more,
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You may request the "the light of life" desk lamp.
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Find comfort and encouragement
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From jesus' words in john 8:12
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Displayed on this stand-alone acrylic gas lamp,
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Perfect for home or office décor
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As a reminder that jesus is the light of the world.
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Finally, with your gift of $1,000 or more
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To help feed and care for 100 children,
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Be sure to request our inspiring
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Bronze sculpture, "a cup of water."
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This is the last week!
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Please call, write, or make your gift online.
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Randy: please do go online
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Randy: please do go online or go to the phone right now.
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Randy: please do go online or go to the phone right now. the situation is urgent,
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Or go to the phone right now. the situation is urgent, but you can be a part
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The situation is urgent, but you can be a part of the solution.
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But you can be a part of the solution. if you want to request
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Of the solution. if you want to request everyday courage
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If you want to request everyday courage by john bevere, do that.
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Everyday courage by john bevere, do that. we would love
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By john bevere, do that. we would love to send it to you.
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We would love to send it to you. and of course, you can
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To send it to you. and of course, you can get the awe of god
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And of course, you can get the awe of god wherever you get your books.
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Get the awe of god wherever you get your books. john, appreciate you!
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Wherever you get your books. john, appreciate you! john: i appreciate
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John, appreciate you! john: i appreciate what life today does.
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John: i appreciate what life today does. randy: we love that
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Jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy evans.
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Jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy evans. i want to talk to you about
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I want to talk to you about the most important issue
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The most important issue in every marriage
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In every marriage and really every relationship
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And really every relationship for that matter
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Relationship with christ.
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Relationship with christ. in john chapter four,
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Relationship with christ. in john chapter four, jesus found a woman,
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In john chapter four, jesus found a woman, a woman from samaria.
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Jesus found a woman, a woman from samaria. the jews had no dealings
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A woman from samaria. the jews had no dealings with samaritans and this woman
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The jews had no dealings with samaritans and this woman was at a well by herself when
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With samaritans and this woman was at a well by herself when jesus found her and she had
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Was at a well by herself when jesus found her and she had been married five times and
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Jesus found her and she had been married five times and she was now living with a man
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Been married five times and she was now living with a man and jesus knew that.
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She was now living with a man and jesus knew that. he walked up to her and said,
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And jesus knew that. he walked up to her and said, "lady, give me a drink."
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He walked up to her and said, "lady, give me a drink." she said, "how is it that you,
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"lady, give me a drink." she said, "how is it that you, being a jewish man, would
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She said, "how is it that you, being a jewish man, would ask me, a samaritan woman,
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Being a jewish man, would ask me, a samaritan woman, for a drink?"
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Ask me, a samaritan woman, for a drink?" because jews had absolutely
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For a drink?" because jews had absolutely no dealings with samaritans,
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Because jews had absolutely no dealings with samaritans, and especially a man dealing
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No dealings with samaritans, and especially a man dealing with a samaritan woman,
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And especially a man dealing with a samaritan woman, the way he was.
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With a samaritan woman, the way he was. jesus knew that she had been
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The way he was. jesus knew that she had been divorced five times and that
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Jesus knew that she had been divorced five times and that now she was living in sin
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Divorced five times and that now she was living in sin with a man and he said to her,
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Now she was living in sin with a man and he said to her, "lady, give me a drink."
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With a man and he said to her, "lady, give me a drink." and she said,
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"lady, give me a drink." and she said, "well, what do you mean?"
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And she said, "well, what do you mean?" here's what jesus said to her,
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"well, what do you mean?" here's what jesus said to her, "if you knew who you were
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Here's what jesus said to her, "if you knew who you were talking to, you would ask me
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"if you knew who you were talking to, you would ask me for a drink and i would
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Talking to, you would ask me for a drink and i would give you a drink
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For a drink and i would give you a drink and you would never
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Give you a drink and you would never thirst again."
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And you would never thirst again." but he told her, "if you keep
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Thirst again." but he told her, "if you keep drinking from this well
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But he told her, "if you keep drinking from this well you're going to keep
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Drinking from this well you're going to keep being thirsty."
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You're going to keep being thirsty." well, the problem was not
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Being thirsty." well, the problem was not physical water, the problem
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Well, the problem was not physical water, the problem was she was soul thirsty.
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Physical water, the problem was she was soul thirsty. she was looking for something
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Was she was soul thirsty. she was looking for something to satisfy her inner need
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She was looking for something to satisfy her inner need for love.
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To satisfy her inner need for love. but she couldn't find it
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For love. but she couldn't find it in a man and none of us
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But she couldn't find it in a man and none of us really can find it in people
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In a man and none of us really can find it in people because only jesus can meet
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Really can find it in people because only jesus can meet our deepest internal needs
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Because only jesus can meet our deepest internal needs and when we don't have
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Our deepest internal needs and when we don't have a relationship with jesus the
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Transfer the expectation
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Transfer the expectation of those god needs in our life
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Of those god needs in our life to people and it sets up
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To people and it sets up every relationship we have
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Every relationship we have for failure.
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To husband to husband
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To husband to husband to husband and then just
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To husband to husband to husband and then just gave up on marriage
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To husband and then just gave up on marriage and started living together
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Gave up on marriage and started living together and that's kind of what's
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And started living together and that's kind of what's happened in america today.
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And that's kind of what's happened in america today. jesus came to her and said,
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Happened in america today. jesus came to her and said, "lady, there is not a problem
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Jesus came to her and said, "lady, there is not a problem with the men in your life,
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"lady, there is not a problem with the men in your life, the problem is you just need
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With the men in your life, the problem is you just need a relationship with me."
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The problem is you just need a relationship with me." he said, "now listen, you keep
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A relationship with me." he said, "now listen, you keep drinking from that human well,
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He said, "now listen, you keep drinking from that human well, from relationships with men,
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Drinking from that human well, from relationships with men, you're going to keep
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From relationships with men, you're going to keep being thirsty.
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You're going to keep being thirsty. they just can't meet
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Being thirsty. they just can't meet your god needs.
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They just can't meet your god needs. but if you knew who you were
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Your god needs. but if you knew who you were talking to, you would ask him
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But if you knew who you were talking to, you would ask him and he would give you a drink
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Talking to, you would ask him and he would give you a drink and you would never
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And he would give you a drink and you would never thirst again."
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And you would never thirst again." when my wife karen and i got
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Thirst again." when my wife karen and i got married, we were set up
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When my wife karen and i got married, we were set up for failure because both of us
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Married, we were set up for failure because both of us were expecting each other
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For failure because both of us were expecting each other literally to be jesus for us.
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Were expecting each other literally to be jesus for us. i was trying to get her
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Literally to be jesus for us. i was trying to get her to meet my deepest needs:
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I was trying to get her to meet my deepest needs: acceptance, identity,
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To meet my deepest needs: acceptance, identity, security and purpose.
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Acceptance, identity, security and purpose. our four deepest needs
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Security and purpose. our four deepest needs can only be met by god.
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Our four deepest needs can only be met by god. i'm not saying that people
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Can only be met by god. i'm not saying that people don't have any way to meet
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I'm not saying that people don't have any way to meet our needs, they meet our
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Don't have any way to meet our needs, they meet our secondary needs but only god
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Our needs, they meet our secondary needs but only god can meet our primary needs.
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Secondary needs but only god can meet our primary needs. and here's what i'm saying,
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Can meet our primary needs. and here's what i'm saying, if you have a relationship
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And here's what i'm saying, if you have a relationship with jesus, he fills the need
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If you have a relationship with jesus, he fills the need in your life of acceptance,
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With jesus, he fills the need in your life of acceptance, identity, security and purpose
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In your life of acceptance, identity, security and purpose so that you can have
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Identity, security and purpose so that you can have healthy relationships
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So that you can have healthy relationships with other people and
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Healthy relationships with other people and you're not trying to get
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With other people and you're not trying to get people to be god for you.
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You're not trying to get people to be god for you. if you don't have
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People to be god for you. if you don't have a relationship with jesus,
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If you don't have a relationship with jesus, you're going to stay
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A relationship with jesus, you're going to stay soul thirsty and it is
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You're going to stay soul thirsty and it is going to set up every
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Soul thirsty and it is going to set up every relationship in your life for
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Going to set up every relationship in your life for frustration and it's possible
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Relationship in your life for frustration and it's possible even failure.
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Frustration and it's possible even failure. a relationship with
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Even failure. a relationship with jesus christ is the most
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A relationship with jesus christ is the most important issue in marriage or
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Jesus christ is the most important issue in marriage or any successful relationship.
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John Bevere - Deadly Discouragement

December 27, 2024 | S24:E1227

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