John Bevere - Good Fear, Bad Fear

December 31, 2024 | S24:E1231

The author of “Everyday Courage” shows how love, courage, joy, wisdom, and every good thing begins when we develop a healthy fear of God.

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Life Today with James Robison | John Bevere - Good Fear, Bad Fear | December 31, 2024

>> the officer sent two unarmed men back
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To arrest you if you preached.
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Best-selling author, john bevere
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Explains how the fear of the lord
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Gives you everyday courage
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By swallowing up all other fear in your life.
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>> his wife, he says, "he's calling for you."
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So, i walk up and it's a massive crowd.
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I said,"what do you want me to do?"
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He goes, "you obey god."
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I said, "okay!"
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Next!
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♪
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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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I'm randy robison. i'm so excited to have
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I'm so excited to have john bevere back with me.
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Some really good things.
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Some really good things. but john, welcome back.
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Some really good things. but john, welcome back. john: it's an honor
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But john, welcome back. john: it's an honor to be back, randy.
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John: it's an honor to be back, randy. i love being with you.
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To be back, randy. i love being with you. randy: so last time
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I love being with you. randy: so last time it was just you and me.
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Randy: so last time it was just you and me. we were talking about
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It was just you and me. we were talking about the awe of god .
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We were talking about the awe of god . out of that you have
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The awe of god . out of that you have a new devotional called
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Out of that you have a new devotional called everyday courage .
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A new devotional called everyday courage . john: it is a spinoff
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Everyday courage . john: it is a spinoff but about 70% of the material
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John: it is a spinoff but about 70% of the material is fresh, new, and is not in
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But about 70% of the material is fresh, new, and is not in the awe of god .
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Is fresh, new, and is not in the awe of god . randy: so, the biggest thing,
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The awe of god . randy: so, the biggest thing, i think, that you really set
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Randy: so, the biggest thing, i think, that you really set sort of straight
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I think, that you really set sort of straight is this idea of fear.
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Sort of straight is this idea of fear. because it can be
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Is this idea of fear. because it can be a little confusing.
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Because it can be a little confusing. john: it can.
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A little confusing. john: it can. randy: jesus shows up
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John: it can. randy: jesus shows up and says, "fear not."
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Randy: jesus shows up and says, "fear not." angels show up and say,
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And says, "fear not." angels show up and say, "fear not."
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Angels show up and say, "fear not." the bible says, "fear is
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"fear not." the bible says, "fear is the beginning of wisdom."
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The bible says, "fear is the beginning of wisdom." the fear of the lord this --
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The beginning of wisdom." the fear of the lord this -- what is it on fear?
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The fear of the lord this -- what is it on fear? john: here is where
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What is it on fear? john: here is where we went wrong.
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John: here is where we went wrong. in the 1990s and before that,
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We went wrong. in the 1990s and before that, we tried to totally
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Remember even f.d.r. said,
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Remember even f.d.r. said, "the only thing
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"the only thing we have to fear
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We have to fear is fear itself."
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Is fear itself." well,
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There are unhealthy fears
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There are unhealthy fears and there are healthy fears.
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There are unhealthy fears and there are healthy fears. an unhealthy fear
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And there are healthy fears. an unhealthy fear is absolutely what we want
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An unhealthy fear is absolutely what we want out of our life.
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Is absolutely what we want out of our life. the healthy fear is,
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Out of our life. the healthy fear is, let me give you an example:
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The healthy fear is, let me give you an example: fear produces wisdom.
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Let me give you an example: fear produces wisdom. the fear of me
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Fear produces wisdom. the fear of me not getting mauled
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The fear of me not getting mauled by a mother grizzly bear
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Not getting mauled by a mother grizzly bear will give me the wisdom
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By a mother grizzly bear will give me the wisdom to not mess with her cubs
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Will give me the wisdom to not mess with her cubs in front of her.
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To not mess with her cubs in front of her. that is not an unhealthy fear.
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In front of her. that is not an unhealthy fear. now it can turn unhealthy
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That is not an unhealthy fear. now it can turn unhealthy because i'm going to go,
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Now it can turn unhealthy because i'm going to go, i'm not even going
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Because i'm going to go, i'm not even going to walk in the woods
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I'm not even going to walk in the woods because i might get mauled
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To walk in the woods because i might get mauled by a bear.
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Because i might get mauled by a bear. so, what we want
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By a bear. so, what we want to eliminate from our life
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So, what we want to eliminate from our life is all unhealthy fear.
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To eliminate from our life is all unhealthy fear. what the church fathers taught
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Is all unhealthy fear. what the church fathers taught for 2,000 years,
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What the church fathers taught for 2,000 years, and i don't know why,
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For 2,000 years, and i don't know why, but in our generation,
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And i don't know why, but in our generation, it stopped,
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But in our generation, it stopped, is they taught the only way
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It stopped, is they taught the only way to eradicate
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Is they taught the only way to eradicate all unhealthy fear
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To eradicate all unhealthy fear is to fear god.
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All unhealthy fear is to fear god. now this is what
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Is to fear god. now this is what jesus taught us.
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Now this is what jesus taught us. he said, "don't fear those
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Jesus taught us. he said, "don't fear those that can kill the body.
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He said, "don't fear those that can kill the body. but fear him who
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That can kill the body. but fear him who after he's killed the body
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But fear him who after he's killed the body can cast the soul into hell."
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After he's killed the body can cast the soul into hell." now listen
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Can cast the soul into hell." now listen to what he goes on to say
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Now listen to what he goes on to say two verses later.
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To what he goes on to say two verses later. he said,
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Two verses later. he said, "fear not little flock,
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He said, "fear not little flock, you're more valuable
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"fear not little flock, you're more valuable to your father
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You're more valuable to your father than sparrows."
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To your father than sparrows." wait a minute!
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Than sparrows." wait a minute! jesus told me to fear god,
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Wait a minute! jesus told me to fear god, then he says, "fear not."
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Jesus told me to fear god, then he says, "fear not." he's differentiating
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Then he says, "fear not." he's differentiating right there in luke 12
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He's differentiating right there in luke 12 between being scared of god
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Right there in luke 12 between being scared of god and the fear of god.
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Between being scared of god and the fear of god. so, the first thing
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And the fear of god. so, the first thing we need to say
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So, the first thing we need to say is the fear of god
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We need to say is the fear of god is not to be scared of god.
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Is the fear of god is not to be scared of god. because how can we have
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Is not to be scared of god. because how can we have a relationship with someone
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Because how can we have a relationship with someone if we're afraid of them?
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A relationship with someone if we're afraid of them? and this is what i love.
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If we're afraid of them? and this is what i love. god's number one desire
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And this is what i love. god's number one desire for every one of us,
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God's number one desire for every one of us, every one of you listening,
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For every one of us, every one of you listening, god's number one desire
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Every one of you listening, god's number one desire is to be intimate with you.
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God's number one desire is to be intimate with you. in fact, he wants to be
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Is to be intimate with you. in fact, he wants to be intimate with you
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In fact, he wants to be intimate with you more than you want to be
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Intimate with you more than you want to be with him.
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More than you want to be with him. so why would he want you
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With him. so why would he want you to be scared of him?
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So why would he want you to be scared of him? so, we've got to start there.
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To be scared of him? so, we've got to start there. i think what happens is
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So, we've got to start there. i think what happens is people see when they read
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I think what happens is people see when they read the awe of god , oh wow!
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People see when they read the awe of god , oh wow! i stayed away
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The awe of god , oh wow! i stayed away from the fear of the lord
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I stayed away from the fear of the lord because i thought
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From the fear of the lord because i thought perfected love casts out fear.
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Because i thought perfected love casts out fear. you were confusing
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Perfected love casts out fear. you were confusing a spirit of fear
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You were confusing a spirit of fear with the fear of the lord.
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A spirit of fear with the fear of the lord. the fear of the lord
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With the fear of the lord. the fear of the lord gives you wisdom.
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The fear of the lord gives you wisdom. the fear of the lord
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Gives you wisdom. the fear of the lord prolongs life.
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The fear of the lord prolongs life. the fear of the lord
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Prolongs life. the fear of the lord gives you a length of days.
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The fear of the lord gives you a length of days. the fear of the lord
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Gives you a length of days. the fear of the lord gives you security.
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The fear of the lord gives you security. it frees you
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Gives you security. it frees you from all other unhealthy fears
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It frees you from all other unhealthy fears including the biggest one,
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From all other unhealthy fears including the biggest one, the fear of man.
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Including the biggest one, the fear of man. randy: even bigger
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The fear of man. randy: even bigger than the fear of death.
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Randy: even bigger than the fear of death. john: bigger than
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Than the fear of death. john: bigger than the fear of death.
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John: bigger than the fear of death. when you walk
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The fear of death. when you walk in the fear of god
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When you walk in the fear of god you no longer fear death.
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In the fear of god you no longer fear death. you no longer fear
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You no longer fear death. you no longer fear what do people think about me.
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You no longer fear what do people think about me. it is very freeing
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What do people think about me. it is very freeing and it is very wonderful.
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It is very freeing and it is very wonderful. that's why psalm 112 says,
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And it is very wonderful. that's why psalm 112 says, randy, "happy are those
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That's why psalm 112 says, randy, "happy are those who fear the lord,
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Randy, "happy are those who fear the lord, who delight
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Who fear the lord, who delight in obeying his commands."
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Who delight in obeying his commands." there is a lot revealed
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In obeying his commands." there is a lot revealed in there more than what
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There is a lot revealed in there more than what the eye sees on the surface.
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In there more than what the eye sees on the surface. paul makes this statement.
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The eye sees on the surface. paul makes this statement. he says,
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Paul makes this statement. he says, "as you have always obeyed,
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He says, "as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence
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"as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but in my absence also,
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Not only in my presence but in my absence also, work out your salvation
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But in my absence also, work out your salvation with fear and trembling."
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Work out your salvation with fear and trembling." isn't it interesting?
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With fear and trembling." isn't it interesting? he didn't say
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Isn't it interesting? he didn't say work out your salvation
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He didn't say work out your salvation with love and kindness.
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Work out your salvation with love and kindness. the next statement
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With love and kindness. the next statement is the clue:
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The next statement is the clue: "for it's god who works in you
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Is the clue: "for it's god who works in you both to will and to do
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"for it's god who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure."
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Both to will and to do of his good pleasure." the fear of the lord
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Of his good pleasure." the fear of the lord actually gives you a desire
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The fear of the lord actually gives you a desire to obey god.
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Actually gives you a desire to obey god. it is supernatural
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To obey god. it is supernatural because it is one
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It is supernatural because it is one of the manifestations
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Because it is one of the manifestations of god's holy spirit.
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Of the manifestations of god's holy spirit. and isaiah 11, verse three,
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Of god's holy spirit. and isaiah 11, verse three, if you want to check up on it,
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And isaiah 11, verse three, if you want to check up on it, it is what jesus delighted in.
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If you want to check up on it, it is what jesus delighted in. so, it actually says,
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It is what jesus delighted in. so, it actually says, "jesus delighted
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So, it actually says, "jesus delighted in the fear of the lord."
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"jesus delighted in the fear of the lord." so, it's god's treasure
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In the fear of the lord." so, it's god's treasure according to
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So, it's god's treasure according to isaiah 33, verse six,
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According to isaiah 33, verse six, that actually gives us
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Isaiah 33, verse six, that actually gives us the desire.
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That actually gives us the desire. so, if you ever meet people
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The desire. so, if you ever meet people that yeah, i go to church.
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So, if you ever meet people that yeah, i go to church. yeah, i'm a christian.
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That yeah, i go to church. yeah, i'm a christian. they have no joy
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Yeah, i'm a christian. they have no joy in their life.
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They have no joy in their life. why don't they have any joy?
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In their life. why don't they have any joy? because they don't have
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Why don't they have any joy? because they don't have the fear of god.
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Because they don't have the fear of god. you can be a christian
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The fear of god. you can be a christian and not have
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You can be a christian and not have the fear of the lord.
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And not have the fear of the lord. they have no joy
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The fear of the lord. they have no joy in their life
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They have no joy in their life because they don't walk
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In their life because they don't walk in the fear of the lord.
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Because they don't walk in the fear of the lord. the person who fears the lord
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Not only the ability
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Not only the ability to obey him
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To obey him but the desire to obey him.
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But the desire to obey him. so, now obeying god's commands
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So, now obeying god's commands become my delight,
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Become my delight, it is not drudgery,
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It is not drudgery, it is not out of compulsion,
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That i have to obey god.
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That i have to obey god. i get to obey god
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That i have to obey god. i get to obey god because there is
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I get to obey god because there is a desire to do it.
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Because there is a desire to do it. randy: okay. boy!
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A desire to do it. randy: okay. boy! there is a lot there.
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You know, part of the issue
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You know, part of the issue that i think
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That i think a lot of people have,
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A lot of people have, and i know
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And i know a lot of the churches
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A "new testament legalism."
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A "new testament legalism." don't do this.
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A "new testament legalism." don't do this. don't touch this.
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Don't do this. don't touch this. don't taste that,
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Don't touch this. don't taste that, the scripture says.
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Don't taste that, the scripture says. i hate it.
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The scripture says. i hate it. i kind of rebelled
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I hate it. i kind of rebelled against it --
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I kind of rebelled against it -- john: god hates it too.
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Against it -- john: god hates it too. so, you're in good company.
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John: god hates it too. so, you're in good company. randy: when you just have
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So, you're in good company. randy: when you just have that perspective, you can be
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Randy: when you just have that perspective, you can be a little rebellious.
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That perspective, you can be a little rebellious. here is the realization,
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A little rebellious. here is the realization, and i think,
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Here is the realization, and i think, tell me if i'm wrong,
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And i think, tell me if i'm wrong, this is what
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Tell me if i'm wrong, this is what you're leading to.
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This is what you're leading to. because okay,
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You're leading to. because okay, i grew up in texas.
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Because okay, i grew up in texas. we have rattlesnakes,
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I grew up in texas. we have rattlesnakes, especially down
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We have rattlesnakes, especially down in south texas.
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Especially down in south texas. they have festivals
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Where they round them up
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Where they round them up and put them in a pit
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Do you want
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Do you want to get in that pit?
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To get in that pit? john: no way!
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And is it because
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And is it because there is a sign that says,
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And is it because there is a sign that says, "don't get in this pit!"
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There is a sign that says, "don't get in this pit!" no, it is because
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"don't get in this pit!" no, it is because you have a healthy fear.
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No, it is because you have a healthy fear. right?
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You have a healthy fear. right? i don't want to sin
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Right? i don't want to sin not because someone says
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I don't want to sin not because someone says don't do that,
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Not because someone says don't do that, but because i've developed,
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Don't do that, but because i've developed, i think somewhat
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But because i've developed, i think somewhat of a healthy fear of the lord.
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I think somewhat of a healthy fear of the lord. in other words,
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Of a healthy fear of the lord. in other words, why would i want to do that?
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In other words, why would i want to do that? why would i get in the --
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Why would i want to do that? why would i get in the -- john: why would you want
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Why would i get in the -- john: why would you want to separate yourself
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John: why would you want to separate yourself from life itself?
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To separate yourself from life itself? why would you want to --
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From life itself? why would you want to -- randy: it doesn't make sense.
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Why would you want to -- randy: it doesn't make sense. john: it doesn't.
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Randy: it doesn't make sense. john: it doesn't. it doesn't at all.
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John: it doesn't. it doesn't at all. you know, randy,
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It doesn't at all. you know, randy, it's a really sad thing
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You know, randy, it's a really sad thing because the bible says
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It's a really sad thing because the bible says the strength of sin
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Because the bible says the strength of sin is the law.
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The strength of sin is the law. in other words,
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Is the law. in other words, sin gets its strength
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In other words, sin gets its strength from the law.
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Sin gets its strength from the law. what's the law?
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From the law. what's the law? i have to,
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What's the law? i have to, not i get to.
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I have to, not i get to. if you look at balaam,
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Not i get to. if you look at balaam, balaam said,
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If you look at balaam, balaam said, "i cannot go beyond the word
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Balaam said, "i cannot go beyond the word of the lord, my god
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"i cannot go beyond the word of the lord, my god to do less or more
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Of the lord, my god to do less or more to the people
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To do less or more to the people that came from midian,"
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To the people that came from midian," who offered him a lot of money
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That came from midian," who offered him a lot of money to come and curse israel.
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Who offered him a lot of money to come and curse israel. he said, "i can't."
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To come and curse israel. he said, "i can't." he didn't say, "i will not."
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He said, "i can't." he didn't say, "i will not." he said, "i cannot."
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He didn't say, "i will not." he said, "i cannot." he's being restrained
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He said, "i cannot." he's being restrained by the word of the lord.
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He's being restrained by the word of the lord. so how many people
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By the word of the lord. so how many people are out there
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So how many people are out there that the word of the lord
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Are out there that the word of the lord is their restraint,
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That the word of the lord is their restraint, not their delight?
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Is their restraint, not their delight? why do they feel like
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Not their delight? why do they feel like the word of god restrains them
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Why do they feel like the word of god restrains them from the good life,
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The word of god restrains them from the good life, the fun life?
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From the good life, the fun life? it is because
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The fun life? it is because their desires are warped
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It is because their desires are warped because they don't have
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Their desires are warped because they don't have the holy fear of god in them
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Because they don't have the holy fear of god in them that gives them the delight
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The holy fear of god in them that gives them the delight of his word and his ways.
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That gives them the delight of his word and his ways. randy: because
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Of his word and his ways. randy: because the bible also says as law
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Randy: because the bible also says as law evil may never be.
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The bible also says as law evil may never be. law has a function.
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Evil may never be. law has a function. but it is for evil people.
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Law has a function. but it is for evil people. right?
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But it is for evil people. right? and when you have
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Right? and when you have the fear of the lord,
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And when you have the fear of the lord, you're not bound in the sense
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The fear of the lord, you're not bound in the sense by the law
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You're not bound in the sense by the law because you're bound by --
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By the law because you're bound by -- john: they're written
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Because you're bound by -- john: they're written on the tablet of your heart.
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John: they're written on the tablet of your heart. now you have this desire.
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On the tablet of your heart. now you have this desire. it is a joy.
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Now you have this desire. it is a joy. and so, i just believe
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It is a joy. and so, i just believe the reason
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And so, i just believe the reason jesus delighted in it
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The reason jesus delighted in it is because what
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Jesus delighted in it is because what the father asked him to do,
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Is because what the father asked him to do, think about it, it was
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The father asked him to do, think about it, it was the most brutal gruesome death
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Think about it, it was the most brutal gruesome death a human being
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The most brutal gruesome death a human being could live through.
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A human being could live through. he was so brutally tortured.
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Could live through. he was so brutally tortured. yet who for the joy
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He was so brutally tortured. yet who for the joy set before him endured it.
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Yet who for the joy set before him endured it. so, there is a joy in there
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Set before him endured it. so, there is a joy in there that is produced
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So, there is a joy in there that is produced by the fear of the lord.
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That is produced by the fear of the lord. this is the missing thing.
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By the fear of the lord. this is the missing thing. people are like, i wish
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This is the missing thing. people are like, i wish i had more joy in my life.
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People are like, i wish i had more joy in my life. check up on your level
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I had more joy in my life. check up on your level of your holy fear of god.
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Check up on your level of your holy fear of god. randy: how do i do that?
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Of your holy fear of god. randy: how do i do that? john: how do you do that?
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Randy: how do i do that? john: how do you do that? well, there is two ways
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John: how do you do that? well, there is two ways the fear of god
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Well, there is two ways the fear of god is assimilated
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The fear of god is assimilated into a person's life.
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Is assimilated into a person's life. the psalmist in psalm 34 says,
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Into a person's life. the psalmist in psalm 34 says, "come near, children,
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The psalmist in psalm 34 says, "come near, children, and i will teach you
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"come near, children, and i will teach you the fear of the lord."
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And i will teach you the fear of the lord." so, it has to be taught.
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The fear of the lord." so, it has to be taught. 30 million americans
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So, it has to be taught. 30 million americans have walked away
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30 million americans have walked away from the faith
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Have walked away from the faith in the last 24 years.
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From the faith in the last 24 years. i found this out
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In the last 24 years. i found this out two years ago.
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I found this out two years ago. this was
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Two years ago. this was a really in-depth study
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This was a really in-depth study that barna has done.
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Of businessmen
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Of businessmen that funded it and said,
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That funded it and said, "we want the truth.
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"we want the truth. what is the state
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What is the state of the western church?"
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Of the western church?" 30 million americans,
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30 million americans, which is one
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Have walked away
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Have walked away from the faith
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Have walked away from the faith in the last 24 years.
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From the faith in the last 24 years. it caused me to hit my face.
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In the last 24 years. it caused me to hit my face. i said, god, what is going on?
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It caused me to hit my face. i said, god, what is going on? we're losing
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I said, god, what is going on? we're losing a million people a year!
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We're losing a million people a year! that's when
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A million people a year! that's when god opened my eyes.
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That's when god opened my eyes. it is because in the western
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God opened my eyes. it is because in the western church we haven't taught
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It is because in the western church we haven't taught the fear of the lord.
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Church we haven't taught the fear of the lord. see if you look
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The fear of the lord. see if you look at psalm 19, verse nine,
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See if you look at psalm 19, verse nine, it says, "the fear
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At psalm 19, verse nine, it says, "the fear of the lord is clean."
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It says, "the fear of the lord is clean." it cleans you
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Of the lord is clean." it cleans you from the inside out.
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It cleans you from the inside out. "the fear of the lord is clean
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From the inside out. "the fear of the lord is clean enduring forever."
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"the fear of the lord is clean enduring forever." so, in other words,
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Enduring forever." so, in other words, this is what the holy spirit
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So, in other words, this is what the holy spirit spoke to me.
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This is what the holy spirit spoke to me. i'm in a hotel room
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Spoke to me. i'm in a hotel room in kuala lumpur, malaysia
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I'm in a hotel room in kuala lumpur, malaysia and the holy spirit said,
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In kuala lumpur, malaysia and the holy spirit said, "son, i want you
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And the holy spirit said, "son, i want you to read psalm 19."
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"son, i want you to read psalm 19." i heard it.
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To read psalm 19." i heard it. i went over
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I heard it. i went over and i started reading.
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I went over and i started reading. i got to that verse,
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And i started reading. i got to that verse, verse nine and it says,
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I got to that verse, verse nine and it says, "the fear of the lord
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Verse nine and it says, "the fear of the lord is clean, enduring forever."
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"the fear of the lord is clean, enduring forever." the holy spirit said to me,
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Is clean, enduring forever." the holy spirit said to me, "lucifer led worship, son,
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The holy spirit said to me, "lucifer led worship, son, right before my very throne.
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"lucifer led worship, son, right before my very throne. he beheld my glory."
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Right before my very throne. he beheld my glory." think about it.
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He beheld my glory." think about it. what put isaiah on his face
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Think about it. what put isaiah on his face and crying out, oh whoa!
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What put isaiah on his face and crying out, oh whoa! i realize
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And crying out, oh whoa! i realize who this wonderful god is
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I realize who this wonderful god is i'm serving.
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Who this wonderful god is i'm serving. lucifer beheld his glory,
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I'm serving. lucifer beheld his glory, but he didn't fear god,
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Lucifer beheld his glory, but he didn't fear god, he didn't endure in heaven
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But he didn't fear god, he didn't endure in heaven forever.
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He didn't endure in heaven forever. then the lord said,
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Forever. then the lord said, "a third of the angels
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Then the lord said, "a third of the angels surrounded my throne.
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"a third of the angels surrounded my throne. they didn't fear me.
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Surrounded my throne. they didn't fear me. they didn't endure
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They didn't fear me. they didn't endure in heaven forever."
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They didn't endure in heaven forever." so, remember
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In heaven forever." so, remember a third of the angels
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So, remember a third of the angels fell from heaven
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A third of the angels fell from heaven in revelations 12? okay.
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Fell from heaven in revelations 12? okay. he said, "adam and eve
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In revelations 12? okay. he said, "adam and eve walked in the presence
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He said, "adam and eve walked in the presence of my glory in the garden.
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Walked in the presence of my glory in the garden. they didn't fear me.
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Of my glory in the garden. they didn't fear me. they didn't endure forever."
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They didn't fear me. they didn't endure forever." he said,
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They didn't endure forever." he said, "the fear of the lord."
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He said, "the fear of the lord." he showed me that day,
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"the fear of the lord." he showed me that day, "the fear of the lord
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He showed me that day, "the fear of the lord is what keeps us
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"the fear of the lord is what keeps us from walking away from god."
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Is what keeps us from walking away from god." and i'll never forget
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From walking away from god." and i'll never forget when i'm sitting
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And i'll never forget when i'm sitting in the federal penitentiary
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When i'm sitting in the federal penitentiary with the man
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In the federal penitentiary with the man who had the largest ministry
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With the man who had the largest ministry in the world
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Who had the largest ministry in the world in the 1980s,
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In the world in the 1980s, but he was arrested.
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In the 1980s, but he was arrested. cnn covered his trial
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But he was arrested. cnn covered his trial every single night.
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Cnn covered his trial every single night. then he's sentenced
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Every single night. then he's sentenced to five years.
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Then he's sentenced to five years. he read a book that i wrote
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To five years. he read a book that i wrote in prison.
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He read a book that i wrote in prison. he asked
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In prison. he asked if i would come see him.
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He asked if i would come see him. i remember
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If i would come see him. i remember when i sat down with him,
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I remember when i sat down with him, randy, he said,
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When i sat down with him, randy, he said, "john, this prison wasn't
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Randy, he said, "john, this prison wasn't god's judgment on my life,
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"john, this prison wasn't god's judgment on my life, it was his mercy."
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God's judgment on my life, it was his mercy." i went, "what?"
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It was his mercy." i went, "what?" he said, "john,
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I went, "what?" he said, "john, if i'd continued
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He said, "john, if i'd continued living the way i was living
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If i'd continued living the way i was living with the largest ministry
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Living the way i was living with the largest ministry in the world
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With the largest ministry in the world i would have ended up
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In the world i would have ended up in hell."
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I would have ended up in hell." everybody would have thought
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In hell." everybody would have thought he's the most influential man.
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Everybody would have thought he's the most influential man. he said, "i would have
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He's the most influential man. he said, "i would have ended up in hell forever."
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He said, "i would have ended up in hell forever." i'm like this.
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Ended up in hell forever." i'm like this. i listened to his whole story.
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I'm like this. i listened to his whole story. now, here i am, 35 years old,
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I listened to his whole story. now, here i am, 35 years old, he's in his upper 50s
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Now, here i am, 35 years old, he's in his upper 50s and i go, "when did you fall
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He's in his upper 50s and i go, "when did you fall out of love with jesus?
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And i go, "when did you fall out of love with jesus? at what point, when did you
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Out of love with jesus? at what point, when did you fall out of love with jesus?"
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At what point, when did you fall out of love with jesus?" he said, "john, i didn't."
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Fall out of love with jesus?" he said, "john, i didn't." i went, "wait, wait, wait!
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He said, "john, i didn't." i went, "wait, wait, wait! you committed adultery
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I went, "wait, wait, wait! you committed adultery in 1983.
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You committed adultery in 1983. you were arrested
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In 1983. you were arrested for mail fraud in 1989.
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You were arrested for mail fraud in 1989. you were sentenced.
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For mail fraud in 1989. you were sentenced. you got seven years.
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You were sentenced. you got seven years. you just told me
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You got seven years. you just told me you were walking
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You just told me you were walking in pure wickedness.
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You were walking in pure wickedness. what do you mean
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In pure wickedness. what do you mean you loved jesus?"
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What do you mean you loved jesus?" he said, "john, i loved him."
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You loved jesus?" he said, "john, i loved him." he looked at me
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He said, "john, i loved him." he looked at me with the most tender face.
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He looked at me with the most tender face. he said, "i loved him
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With the most tender face. he said, "i loved him all the way through it."
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He said, "i loved him all the way through it." and he sees i'm totally
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All the way through it." and he sees i'm totally confused, and he said,
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And he sees i'm totally confused, and he said, "i didn't fear god."
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Confused, and he said, "i didn't fear god." i went, "what?"
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"i didn't fear god." i went, "what?" he said, "john, there are
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I went, "what?" he said, "john, there are millions of americans
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He said, "john, there are millions of americans who attend church.
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Millions of americans who attend church. they love jesus.
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Who attend church. they love jesus. they don't fear god."
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They love jesus. they don't fear god." and i realized
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They don't fear god." and i realized when i walked out that day,
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And i realized when i walked out that day, the love of god keeps us
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When i walked out that day, the love of god keeps us from the ditch of legalism.
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The love of god keeps us from the ditch of legalism. god hates legalism.
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From the ditch of legalism. god hates legalism. it keeps people from him.
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God hates legalism. it keeps people from him. but the fear of the lord
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It keeps people from him. but the fear of the lord is on the other side
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But the fear of the lord is on the other side of the road, it keeps us
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Randy: do you know who else
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Randy: do you know who else didn't have the fear of god?
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Didn't have the fear of god? and i find this
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And i find this very interesting.
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Very interesting. the people who saw
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The people who saw the plaques in egypt,
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From slavery,
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From slavery, saw the red sea part,
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From slavery, saw the red sea part, saw the chariots drowned,
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Saw the red sea part, saw the chariots drowned, were fed manna daily, saw
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Saw the chariots drowned, were fed manna daily, saw a pillar of fire by night --
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Were fed manna daily, saw a pillar of fire by night -- cloud by day, fire by night,
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A pillar of fire by night -- cloud by day, fire by night, and still built
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Cloud by day, fire by night, and still built an idol of worship.
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And still built an idol of worship. was it baal?
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An idol of worship. was it baal? and you go --
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Was it baal? and you go -- john: randy,
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And you go -- john: randy, i have not thought of it
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John: randy, i have not thought of it the way you just said it.
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I have not thought of it the way you just said it. randy: the way we look
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The way you just said it. randy: the way we look for miracles or god move --
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Randy: the way we look for miracles or god move -- god show up.
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For miracles or god move -- god show up. that doesn't do it.
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God show up. that doesn't do it. look at jesus.
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That doesn't do it. look at jesus. people saw
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Look at jesus. people saw the miracles jesus did
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People saw the miracles jesus did and still didn't believe.
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The miracles jesus did and still didn't believe. there is something missing
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And still didn't believe. there is something missing in our theology
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There is something missing in our theology and i think this is it.
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I look at psalm 112
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I look at psalm 112 and i look
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And i look at how he starts out
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At how he starts out and he says, "how happy..."
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And he says, "how happy..." and i look at all
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And i look at all the benefits that come,
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Will be mighty on the earth,
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Will be mighty on the earth, he will live in security,
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Will be mighty on the earth, he will live in security, he will not fear bad news."
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He will live in security, he will not fear bad news." jesus said men's hearts
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He will not fear bad news." jesus said men's hearts are going to faint
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Jesus said men's hearts are going to faint when they hear
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Are going to faint when they hear what's coming on the earth.
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When they hear what's coming on the earth. they're going to fail them.
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What's coming on the earth. they're going to fail them. i don't believe they're going
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They're going to fail them. i don't believe they're going to die of heart attacks.
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I don't believe they're going to die of heart attacks. it is just right now
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To die of heart attacks. it is just right now people are really struggling.
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It is just right now people are really struggling. they're so fearful.
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People are really struggling. they're so fearful. randy: anxiety
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They're so fearful. randy: anxiety is through the charts.
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Randy: anxiety is through the charts. john: when you walk
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Is through the charts. john: when you walk in the fear of the lord,
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John: when you walk in the fear of the lord, bad news
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In the fear of the lord, bad news doesn't even phase you.
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Bad news doesn't even phase you. randy: okay.
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Doesn't even phase you. randy: okay. we've got a couple minutes
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Randy: okay. we've got a couple minutes but there is a story
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We've got a couple minutes but there is a story because you talk
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But there is a story because you talk about the fear of man.
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Because you talk about the fear of man. and the fear of situations,
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About the fear of man. and the fear of situations, the fear of the unknown;
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And the fear of situations, the fear of the unknown; we can deal with some
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The fear of the unknown; we can deal with some of these in another program.
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We can deal with some of these in another program. but there's a story
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Of these in another program. but there's a story that happened
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But there's a story that happened down in monterey, mexico
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That happened down in monterey, mexico that i love that we didn't
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Down in monterey, mexico that i love that we didn't get to touch on last time
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That i love that we didn't get to touch on last time where they basically said,
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Get to touch on last time where they basically said, "you can't preach here."
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Where they basically said, "you can't preach here." john: oh, you remember that!
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"you can't preach here." john: oh, you remember that! that's in the
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John: oh, you remember that! that's in the everyday courage book.
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That's in the everyday courage book. randy: is that
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Everyday courage book. randy: is that in the everyday courage ?
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Randy: is that in the everyday courage ? okay, so that's why
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In the everyday courage ? okay, so that's why i didn't hear it
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Okay, so that's why i didn't hear it when we talked about
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I didn't hear it when we talked about the awe of god last time.
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When we talked about the awe of god last time. john: i'm in monterey, mexico
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The awe of god last time. john: i'm in monterey, mexico and it's going to be
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John: i'm in monterey, mexico and it's going to be an evangelistic outreach
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And it's going to be an evangelistic outreach in the largest auditorium
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An evangelistic outreach in the largest auditorium in downtown monterey,
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In the largest auditorium in downtown monterey, which is a very big city.
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In downtown monterey, which is a very big city. the pastor
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Which is a very big city. the pastor who was putting it on
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The pastor who was putting it on advertised it
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Who was putting it on advertised it in the newspaper.
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Advertised it in the newspaper. this is back in the 1980s.
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In the newspaper. this is back in the 1980s. we were going
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This is back in the 1980s. we were going to this auditorium,
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We were going to this auditorium, i'm so excited.
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To this auditorium, i'm so excited. i'm praying all day,
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I'm so excited. i'm praying all day, preparing for it.
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I'm praying all day, preparing for it. there is a guy that comes in
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Preparing for it. there is a guy that comes in right before
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There is a guy that comes in right before the meeting starts
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Right before the meeting starts with two armed soldiers
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The meeting starts with two armed soldiers beside him.
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With two armed soldiers beside him. he calls the pastor over
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Beside him. he calls the pastor over and i see, boy,
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He calls the pastor over and i see, boy, he's not talking very nice
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And i see, boy, he's not talking very nice to that pastor.
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He's not talking very nice to that pastor. well, the pastor comes over
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You're not going
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You're not going to be able to preach.
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To be able to preach. you just can't preach."
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You just can't preach." i said "what?"
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I said "what?" he said,
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He said, "he's a high-ranking officer
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"he's a high-ranking officer in the government
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In the government and there is a fine law
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You can't preach the gospel
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You can't preach the gospel in mexico unless
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You can't preach the gospel in mexico unless you're a mexican citizen."
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In mexico unless you're a mexican citizen." he said,
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You're a mexican citizen." he said, "they never enforce it
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He said, "they never enforce it but he's choosing to."
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"they never enforce it but he's choosing to." and i said, "well, pastor,
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But he's choosing to." and i said, "well, pastor, i don't want to get you
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And i said, "well, pastor, i don't want to get you and your church
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I don't want to get you and your church in a lot of trouble.
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And your church in a lot of trouble. so i'll do
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In a lot of trouble. so i'll do what you tell me to.
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So i'll do what you tell me to. but i want you to know
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What you tell me to. but i want you to know i'm willing to go up
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But i want you to know i'm willing to go up on that platform
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I'm willing to go up on that platform and still preach.
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On that platform and still preach. i didn't fly down here
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And still preach. i didn't fly down here not to preach."
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I didn't fly down here not to preach." he said, "john, i think
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Not to preach." he said, "john, i think it could really have
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He said, "john, i think it could really have some serious repercussions
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It could really have some serious repercussions on our church."
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Some serious repercussions on our church." so, i remember the man
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On our church." so, i remember the man came over and talked with me
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So, i remember the man came over and talked with me with his two armed soldiers.
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Came over and talked with me with his two armed soldiers. he said,
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With his two armed soldiers. he said, "i will tell you one sentence.
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He said, "i will tell you one sentence. you will speak to these people
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"i will tell you one sentence. you will speak to these people about nothing except
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You will speak to these people about nothing except tourist-related activities."
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About nothing except tourist-related activities." i walked outside
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Tourist-related activities." i walked outside of that place
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I walked outside of that place and there was a flagpole.
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Of that place and there was a flagpole. i started walking
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And there was a flagpole. i started walking around the flagpole
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I started walking around the flagpole just praying like crazy.
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Around the flagpole just praying like crazy. i thought, i don't care
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Just praying like crazy. i thought, i don't care what people think about me.
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I thought, i don't care what people think about me. they're just going to think
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What people think about me. they're just going to think i'm a crazy foreign guy.
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They're just going to think i'm a crazy foreign guy. all of the sudden
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I'm a crazy foreign guy. all of the sudden i hear inside,
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All of the sudden i hear inside, "go back in and tell them
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I hear inside, "go back in and tell them about the greatest tourist
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"go back in and tell them about the greatest tourist that's ever visited mexico,
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About the greatest tourist that's ever visited mexico, jesus.
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That's ever visited mexico, jesus. put your bible away
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Jesus. put your bible away and tell them about jesus."
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Put your bible away and tell them about jesus." so, i go back in, so excited.
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And tell them about jesus." so, i go back in, so excited. and he's already up there.
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So, i go back in, so excited. and he's already up there. i'm like, gosh, how i do this?
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And he's already up there. i'm like, gosh, how i do this? now, i know god told me
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I'm like, gosh, how i do this? now, i know god told me to come back in.
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Now, i know god told me to come back in. then all of the sudden
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To come back in. then all of the sudden his wife, i'm in the back
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Then all of the sudden his wife, i'm in the back of this big auditorium,
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His wife, i'm in the back of this big auditorium, and his wife says,
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Of this big auditorium, and his wife says, "he's calling for you."
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And his wife says, "he's calling for you." so, i'm walking up
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"he's calling for you." so, i'm walking up and it's just a massive crowd.
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So, i'm walking up and it's just a massive crowd. i said,
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And it's just a massive crowd. i said, "what do you want me to do?"
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I said, "what do you want me to do?" he goes, "you obey god."
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"what do you want me to do?" he goes, "you obey god." i said, "okay!"
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He goes, "you obey god." i said, "okay!" so, i said, "hey,
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I said, "okay!" so, i said, "hey, i was just told
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So, i said, "hey, i was just told by this officer
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I was just told by this officer i can't talk to you
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By this officer i can't talk to you about anything but
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I can't talk to you about anything but tourist-related activities.
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About anything but tourist-related activities. i want to tell you
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Tourist-related activities. i want to tell you about the greatest tourist
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I want to tell you about the greatest tourist that's ever come to mexico,
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About the greatest tourist that's ever come to mexico, jesus!"
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That's ever come to mexico, jesus!" i started preaching
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Jesus!" i started preaching the cross, the resurrection.
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I started preaching the cross, the resurrection. right?
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The cross, the resurrection. right? randy: what happened?
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Right? randy: what happened? john: so, i gave the call
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Randy: what happened? john: so, i gave the call for people to be saved. right?
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John: so, i gave the call for people to be saved. right? i mean a mob came down.
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For people to be saved. right? i mean a mob came down. and there is a crippled man,
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I mean a mob came down. and there is a crippled man, and the lord said,
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And there is a crippled man, and the lord said, "that's the first man
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And the lord said, "that's the first man i want to heal."
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"that's the first man i want to heal." so, i go pray for this guy.
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I want to heal." so, i go pray for this guy. i said, "drop your crutch."
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So, i go pray for this guy. i said, "drop your crutch." he starts walking.
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I said, "drop your crutch." he starts walking. and then he and i started
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He starts walking. and then he and i started running back and forth.
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And then he and i started running back and forth. well, the place goes insane.
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Running back and forth. well, the place goes insane. now, people are being asked,
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Well, the place goes insane. now, people are being asked, they come running down.
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Now, people are being asked, they come running down. a deaf woman
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They come running down. a deaf woman gets her ear opened up.
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A deaf woman gets her ear opened up. she literally, i watched tears
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Gets her ear opened up. she literally, i watched tears make her light blue blouse
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This little five-year-old boy
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This little five-year-old boy gets healed miraculously.
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Gets healed miraculously. it's wonderful!
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It's wonderful! i get on the plane.
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I get on the plane. i fly home.
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I fly home. the pastor flies back up
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"here is the front page
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"here is the front page of the monterey newspaper."
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"here is the front page of the monterey newspaper." it said the government said
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Of the monterey newspaper." it said the government said you were a swindler
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It said the government said you were a swindler taking money
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You were a swindler taking money out of the country.
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Taking money out of the country. the reporters were there.
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Out of the country. the reporters were there. i saw them,
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The reporters were there. i saw them, because i saw cameras.
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I saw them, because i saw cameras. they said, "we saw people
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Because i saw cameras. they said, "we saw people getting genuinely healed."
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They said, "we saw people getting genuinely healed." the pastor puts the paper down
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Getting genuinely healed." the pastor puts the paper down and he said,
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The pastor puts the paper down and he said, "john, can i tell you
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And he said, "john, can i tell you what really happened?"
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"john, can i tell you what really happened?" i said, "what happened?"
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What really happened?" i said, "what happened?" he said, "the officer
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I said, "what happened?" he said, "the officer sent two unarmed men
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He said, "the officer sent two unarmed men back to arrest you
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Sent two unarmed men back to arrest you if you preached.
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Back to arrest you if you preached. they came to arrest you.
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If you preached. they came to arrest you. one of our ushers heard them.
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They came to arrest you. one of our ushers heard them. when you started praying
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One of our ushers heard them. when you started praying for the crippled man,
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When you started praying for the crippled man, they said,
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For the crippled man, they said, 'do you think this is real?'
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They said, 'do you think this is real?' the other guy goes,
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'do you think this is real?' the other guy goes, 'i don't know.
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The other guy goes, 'i don't know. let's move up closer
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'i don't know. let's move up closer and see.'"
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Let's move up closer and see.'" he said, "when they saw
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And see.'" he said, "when they saw the five-year-old boy
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He said, "when they saw the five-year-old boy get healed,
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The five-year-old boy get healed, the one looked at the other
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Get healed, the one looked at the other and said, 'this is real.'
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The one looked at the other and said, 'this is real.' and the two men
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And said, 'this is real.' and the two men that came to arrest you
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And the two men that came to arrest you ended up coming to you
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That came to arrest you ended up coming to you and asking you to lead them
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Ended up coming to you and asking you to lead them in a prayer to receive jesus."
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That's it!
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That's it! that right there
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That right there is fearing god
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Is fearing god more than you fear man.
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More than you fear man. the fear of the lord
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And god shows up.
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And god shows up. john: he's so faithful.
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And god shows up. john: he's so faithful. randy: in discernment.
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John: he's so faithful. randy: in discernment. john: you have
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Randy: in discernment. john: you have to have discernment.
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John: you have to have discernment. the fear of the lord
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To have discernment. the fear of the lord gives you wisdom.
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The fear of the lord gives you wisdom. randy: that's exactly right!
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Gives you wisdom. randy: that's exactly right! you have to have it. okay.
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Randy: that's exactly right! you have to have it. okay. john is going to come back
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You have to have it. okay. john is going to come back on another program
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John is going to come back on another program and we're going to talk --
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On another program and we're going to talk -- john: i'm like family
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And we're going to talk -- john: i'm like family around here.
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John: i'm like family around here. you can't get rid of me.
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Around here. you can't get rid of me. randy: i don't want to
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You can't get rid of me. randy: i don't want to because there are so many
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Randy: i don't want to because there are so many things in everyday courage
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Because there are so many things in everyday courage that i really want
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Things in everyday courage that i really want to talk to you.
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That i really want to talk to you. i want to tell people
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To talk to you. i want to tell people if you want to request
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I want to tell people if you want to request everyday courage
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If you want to request everyday courage by john bevere,
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Everyday courage by john bevere, we'd love to send that
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By john bevere, 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 day!
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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.
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Randy: please do go online or go to the phone. your love makes a difference.
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Or go to the phone. your love makes a difference. we can really
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Your love makes a difference. we can really make such a difference
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We can really make such a difference in these people's lives.
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Make such a difference in these people's lives. john, we've got to talk
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In these people's lives. john, we've got to talk about everday courage.
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John, we've got to talk about everday courage. do another program? okay?
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About everday courage. do another program? okay? john: sure!
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Any of the programs,
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Any of the programs, go to lifetoday.org.
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Go to lifetoday.org. look for the ones
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Look for the ones with john bevere
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With john bevere and you will be blessed.
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And you will be blessed. we'll see you again
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We'll see you again next time on life today.
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Anne: my name is
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Anne: my name is anne graham lotz
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Anne: my name is anne graham lotz and i'd just like to share
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Anne graham lotz and i'd just like to share with you something that
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And i'd just like to share with you something that the lord has seemed
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With you something that the lord has seemed to say to me recently.
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The lord has seemed to say to me recently. he speaks to me
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To say to me recently. he speaks to me through his word.
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I don't hear audible voices.
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I don't hear audible voices. once in a while, i'll have
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I don't hear audible voices. once in a while, i'll have an impression in my heart
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Once in a while, i'll have an impression in my heart when i'm having my quiet time
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An impression in my heart when i'm having my quiet time with him but when i read
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When i'm having my quiet time with him but when i read the bible, it's like a verse
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With him but when i read the bible, it's like a verse just pops up off the page
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The bible, it's like a verse just pops up off the page and it's like
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Just pops up off the page and it's like it has my name on it.
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And it's like it has my name on it. it's what the old-timey
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It has my name on it. it's what the old-timey people called "illumination"
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It's what the old-timey people called "illumination" and a scripture passage
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People called "illumination" and a scripture passage would be illuminated.
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And a scripture passage would be illuminated. i wanted to share something
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Would be illuminated. i wanted to share something with you because years ago
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I wanted to share something with you because years ago the lord gave me a promise.
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With you because years ago the lord gave me a promise. i won't tell you which one
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The lord gave me a promise. i won't tell you which one it is because i want you
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I won't tell you which one it is because i want you to relate to whatever promise
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It is because i want you to relate to whatever promise you feel like he's given you,
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To relate to whatever promise you feel like he's given you, and he's not fulfilled it.
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You feel like he's given you, and he's not fulfilled it. i've waited week after week,
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And he's not fulfilled it. i've waited week after week, month after month,
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I've waited week after week, month after month, year after year,
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Month after month, year after year, and there has not been
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Year after year, and there has not been a fulfillment of that promise.
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And there has not been a fulfillment of that promise. so i keep reminding him.
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A fulfillment of that promise. so i keep reminding him. and it's okay, you don't have
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So i keep reminding him. and it's okay, you don't have to keep praying for it
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And it's okay, you don't have to keep praying for it when he's given it to you
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To keep praying for it when he's given it to you because he's promised and
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When he's given it to you because he's promised and promises are like prophecies,
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Because he's promised and promises are like prophecies, he will keep his word.
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Promises are like prophecies, he will keep his word. but i keep reminding him
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He will keep his word. but i keep reminding him of the promise that
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But i keep reminding him of the promise that he's given me that
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Of the promise that he's given me that has yet to be fulfilled.
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He's given me that has yet to be fulfilled. recently, he gave me
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Has yet to be fulfilled. recently, he gave me another promise
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Recently, he gave me another promise or confirmation from
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Another promise or confirmation from luke chapter one, verse 27.
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Or confirmation from luke chapter one, verse 27. this is the verse i want
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Luke chapter one, verse 27. this is the verse i want to give you because i think
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This is the verse i want to give you because i think it may be his word
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To give you because i think it may be his word to somebody out there
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It may be his word to somebody out there who is listening.
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To somebody out there who is listening. it says, "blessed is she
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Will be a fulfillment
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Will be a fulfillment of those things which
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Of those things which are told her from the lord."
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Are told her from the lord." i feel like he was just
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I feel like he was just promising me that once again,
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Promising me that once again, he's going to keep
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He's going to keep his promise.
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Of his word.
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Of his word. we know he is a gentleman,
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Of his word. we know he is a gentleman, we know he doesn't lie,
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We know he is a gentleman, we know he doesn't lie, we know he doesn't play games
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We know he doesn't lie, we know he doesn't play games with his children,
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We know he doesn't play games with his children, we know he's not whimsical,
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With his children, we know he's not whimsical, we know he says what he means
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We know he's not whimsical, we know he says what he means and he means what he says.
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We know he says what he means and he means what he says. but sometimes when
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And he means what he says. but sometimes when he's given us a promise
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But sometimes when he's given us a promise and we have yet to see it
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He's given us a promise and we have yet to see it come to pass, we can become
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And we have yet to see it come to pass, we can become a little discouraged.
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Come to pass, we can become a little discouraged. so i felt like that
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A little discouraged. so i felt like that second promise that he gave me
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So i felt like that second promise that he gave me from luke chapter 1:27
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Second promise that he gave me from luke chapter 1:27 was just an encouragement
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From luke chapter 1:27 was just an encouragement to lift my spirits to know
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Was just an encouragement to lift my spirits to know that he will keep his promise.
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To lift my spirits to know that he will keep his promise. so maybe he's given you
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That he will keep his promise. so maybe he's given you a promise, maybe a grandchild
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So maybe he's given you a promise, maybe a grandchild who has strayed
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A promise, maybe a grandchild who has strayed and he's promised he'll bring
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Who has strayed and he's promised he'll bring that grandchild back.
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And he's promised he'll bring that grandchild back. or a difficulty in your church
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That grandchild back. or a difficulty in your church and he's promised that
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Or a difficulty in your church and he's promised that he's going to reconcile
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And he's promised that he's going to reconcile people who are divided.
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He's going to reconcile people who are divided. or maybe it's something in
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People who are divided. or maybe it's something in your health or your business
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Or maybe it's something in your health or your business and he's given you
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Your health or your business and he's given you a promise but he hasn't
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And he's given you a promise but he hasn't fulfilled it yet.
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A promise but he hasn't fulfilled it yet. ask him.
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Fulfilled it yet. ask him. just keep reminding him
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Ask him. just keep reminding him but wait patiently because
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Just keep reminding him but wait patiently because the lord keeps his word
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But wait patiently because the lord keeps his word and he will keep
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The lord keeps his word and he will keep his promise to you.
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And he will keep his promise to you. there will be a fulfillment
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His promise to you. there will be a fulfillment of the things he said to you.
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There will be a fulfillment of the things he said to you. so be encouraged as you wait.
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Of the things he said to you. so be encouraged as you wait. god bless you.
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John Bevere - Good Fear, Bad Fear

December 31, 2024 | S24:E1231

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