Lorenzo Sewell - Hope For The Nation

March 23, 2025 | S25:E81

The pastor who prayed at the 2025 Presidential Inauguration shares his story of deliverance from addiction, crime, and hopelessness.

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Life Today with James Robison | Lorenzo Sewell - Hope For The Nation | March 23, 2025

>> i go to the guy i was distributing for.
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I sit down with him; i give him all the drugs,
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Give him all the money. i said, "i'm done."
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He says to me, "what's wrong?
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Are the cops onto you? are you sick?"
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I said, "no. i gave my heart to jesus."
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Lorenzo sewell went from dope dealer
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To hope dealer to leading the world in prayer.
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>> then i turned around to go and shake
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President trump's hand, he hugged me full hug!
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James: betty, do you like
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James: betty, do you like this guy?
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James: betty, do you like this guy? betty: oh, i do.
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This guy? betty: oh, i do. the first time i saw him
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Betty: oh, i do. the first time i saw him i liked him.
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The first time i saw him i liked him. james: i'll tell you what.
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I liked him. james: i'll tell you what. this guy prayed the stars
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James: i'll tell you what. this guy prayed the stars down at the inauguration.
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This guy prayed the stars down at the inauguration. i'm going to tell you
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Something, that was
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Something, that was an incredible day because
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Something, that was an incredible day because god was moving mountains
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An incredible day because god was moving mountains that people thought
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God was moving mountains that people thought could not be moved.
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That people thought could not be moved. but when lorenzo stepped up
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Could not be moved. but when lorenzo stepped up and prayed, and i've heard
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But when lorenzo stepped up and prayed, and i've heard a lot of prayers.
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And prayed, and i've heard a lot of prayers. betty: i did!
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A lot of prayers. betty: i did! i started shouting.
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Betty: i did! i started shouting. james: i'm going
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I started shouting. james: i'm going to tell you something.
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James: i'm going to tell you something. to god be the glory!
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To tell you something. to god be the glory! lorenzo, you don't have
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To god be the glory! lorenzo, you don't have any idea how you blessed
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Lorenzo, you don't have any idea how you blessed everybody who heard you.
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Any idea how you blessed everybody who heard you. lorenzo: thank you so much.
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Everybody who heard you. lorenzo: thank you so much. james: it was a god thing.
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Lorenzo: thank you so much. james: it was a god thing. did you did you feel
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Lorenzo: well, when
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Lorenzo: well, when you look up in the rotunda,
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You look up in the rotunda, can you imagine that?
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Can you imagine that? can you imagine praying
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Can you imagine praying and talking to
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And talking to the good lord?
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-- you could see the prayers
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-- you could see the prayers of our forefathers
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-- you could see the prayers of our forefathers and our foremothers.
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Of our forefathers and our foremothers. something i never --
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And our foremothers. something i never -- typically, they allow you
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Something i never -- typically, they allow you to stand behind the podium
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Typically, they allow you to stand behind the podium at the rnc.
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To stand behind the podium at the rnc. they let you speak.
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At the rnc. they let you speak. but they didn't let us
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They let you speak. but they didn't let us in the rotunda.
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But they didn't let us in the rotunda. it was locked down.
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In the rotunda. it was locked down. james: there you were in it.
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It was locked down. james: there you were in it. lorenzo: franklin graham,
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James: there you were in it. lorenzo: franklin graham, we tried to go up the day
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Lorenzo: franklin graham, we tried to go up the day before the rehearsal,
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We tried to go up the day before the rehearsal, but they didn't let us.
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Before the rehearsal, but they didn't let us. so, in that moment
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But they didn't let us. so, in that moment when you're praying,
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So, in that moment when you're praying, "my country 'tis of thee.
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When you're praying, "my country 'tis of thee. sweet land of liberty,
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"my country 'tis of thee. sweet land of liberty, of thee i sing."
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Sweet land of liberty, of thee i sing." and you look up --
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Of thee i sing." and you look up -- ain't no party like
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And you look up -- ain't no party like a holy ghost party
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Ain't no party like a holy ghost party because the holy ghost party
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A holy ghost party because the holy ghost party don't stop. right?
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Because the holy ghost party don't stop. right? so the lord moved
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Don't stop. right? so the lord moved for his glory and
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So the lord moved for his glory and i'm very excited.
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For his glory and i'm very excited. it was on dr. king's birthday,
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I'm very excited. it was on dr. king's birthday, as we know.
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It was on dr. king's birthday, as we know. president trump announced
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As we know. president trump announced that it would be
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President trump announced that it would be liberation day because
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That it would be liberation day because i still didn't know
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Liberation day because i still didn't know if the good lord, betty
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I still didn't know if the good lord, betty would have me pray
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If the good lord, betty would have me pray that prayer.
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Would have me pray that prayer. i still didn't know it.
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That prayer. i still didn't know it. i didn't know until
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I still didn't know it. i didn't know until he said it.
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I didn't know until he said it. when president trump said,
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He said it. when president trump said, "this is liberation day,"
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When president trump said, "this is liberation day," i said, holy ghost,
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"this is liberation day," i said, holy ghost, i got it.
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I said, holy ghost, i got it. you want me to pray
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I got it. you want me to pray dr. king's dream.
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You want me to pray dr. king's dream. so, we prayed.
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Dr. king's dream. so, we prayed. you and i know that
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So, we prayed. you and i know that when you pray, free at last!
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You and i know that when you pray, free at last! free at last!
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When you pray, free at last! free at last! thank god almighty.
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Free at last! thank god almighty. james: i remember
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Thank god almighty. james: i remember when he said it.
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James: i remember when he said it. i was watching him.
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When he said it. i was watching him. lorenzo: but when you pray it,
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I was watching him. lorenzo: but when you pray it, we know the scriptures,
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Lorenzo: but when you pray it, we know the scriptures, "where the spirit
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We know the scriptures, "where the spirit of the lord is
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"where the spirit of the lord is there is liberty.
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Of the lord is there is liberty. whom the son sets free,
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There is liberty. whom the son sets free, is free indeed.
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Whom the son sets free, is free indeed. but i didn't know until
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Is free indeed. but i didn't know until the end of the prayer
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But i didn't know until the end of the prayer that the lord would get
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The end of the prayer that the lord would get that verse out of me --
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That the lord would get that verse out of me -- where the spirit
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That verse out of me -- where the spirit of the lord --
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Where the spirit of the lord -- now in detroit,
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Of the lord -- now in detroit, that's on the back of
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Now in detroit, that's on the back of the spirit of detroit.
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That's on the back of the spirit of detroit. the verse is there,
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The spirit of detroit. the verse is there, second corinthians,
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The verse is there, second corinthians, chapter number three,
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Second corinthians, chapter number three, verse number 18,
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Chapter number three, verse number 18, "where the spirit
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Verse number 18, "where the spirit of the lord is,
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"where the spirit of the lord is, there is liberty."
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Of the lord is, there is liberty." so, i knew that as i was
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There is liberty." so, i knew that as i was praying -- the holy spirit
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So, i knew that as i was praying -- the holy spirit teaches us how to pray.
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Praying -- the holy spirit teaches us how to pray. as the lord was praying
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Teaches us how to pray. as the lord was praying through me his will on earth
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As the lord was praying through me his will on earth as it is in heaven,
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Through me his will on earth as it is in heaven, when i got to that verse,
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As it is in heaven, when i got to that verse, i said, lord, i know
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When i got to that verse, i said, lord, i know that's what you wanted.
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I said, lord, i know that's what you wanted. then i turned around
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That's what you wanted. then i turned around to go and shake
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Then i turned around to go and shake president trump's hand,
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To go and shake president trump's hand, he hugged me full hug!
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President trump's hand, he hugged me full hug! can you imagine that?
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He hugged me full hug! can you imagine that? all for god's glory!
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Can you imagine that? all for god's glory! all for his honor,
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All for god's glory! all for his honor, and all for his name
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All for his honor, and all for his name to be praised.
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And all for his name to be praised. because only god can take
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To be praised. because only god can take a kid like me from
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Because only god can take a kid like me from the east side of detroit,
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A kid like me from the east side of detroit, mentored by murderers,
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The east side of detroit, mentored by murderers, can you imagine that?
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Mentored by murderers, can you imagine that? a student of the street.
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Can you imagine that? a student of the street. my dad is in prison
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A student of the street. my dad is in prison for murder today.
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My dad is in prison for murder today. i was sitting on the corner
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For murder today. i was sitting on the corner of kilbourne and queen,
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I was sitting on the corner of kilbourne and queen, [schhhew, schhew]
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Of kilbourne and queen, [schhhew, schhew] shots rang out.
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[schhhew, schhew] shots rang out. they shot up a house
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Shots rang out. they shot up a house i was in, 11 years old!
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They shot up a house i was in, 11 years old! playing atari video games.
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I was in, 11 years old! playing atari video games. that's when --
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Playing atari video games. that's when -- james: it was in
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That's when -- james: it was in the detroit area?
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James: it was in the detroit area? lorenzo: it was right there
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The detroit area? lorenzo: it was right there on the corner of kilbourne
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Lorenzo: it was right there on the corner of kilbourne and queen, detroit proper.
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On the corner of kilbourne and queen, detroit proper. that's when heroin had
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And queen, detroit proper. that's when heroin had just flooded the streets
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That's when heroin had just flooded the streets and crack cocaine had come.
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Just flooded the streets and crack cocaine had come. my uncle was breaking
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And crack cocaine had come. my uncle was breaking into my home
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My uncle was breaking into my home and stealing things.
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Into my home and stealing things. i would see my uncle
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He would take things.
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He would take things. he was addicted to crack.
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He was addicted to crack. the house got shot up;
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The house got shot up; you know, i'm 11 years old.
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And moved us to a city
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And moved us to a city called fraser.
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And moved us to a city called fraser. i was the only black kid
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Called fraser. i was the only black kid in the community
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I was the only black kid in the community but didn't know it.
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In the community but didn't know it. james: was it near detroit?
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But didn't know it. james: was it near detroit? lorenzo: it was
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James: was it near detroit? lorenzo: it was a suburb of detroit.
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Lorenzo: it was a suburb of detroit. so it was 13 miles.
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A suburb of detroit. so it was 13 miles. but i became
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So it was 13 miles. but i became a street pharmacist.
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But i became a street pharmacist. james: you don't mean
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A street pharmacist. james: you don't mean a drug seller?
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James: you don't mean a drug seller? lorenzo: i became
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A drug seller? lorenzo: i became a drug dealer?
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Lorenzo: i became a drug dealer? street pharmacist.
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A drug dealer? street pharmacist. you like that, don't you?
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Street pharmacist. you like that, don't you? betty: it kind of cleans
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You like that, don't you? betty: it kind of cleans it up a little bit, right?
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Betty: it kind of cleans it up a little bit, right? lorenzo: so i'm dealing
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It up a little bit, right? lorenzo: so i'm dealing drugs.
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Lorenzo: so i'm dealing drugs. i'm dealing drugs.
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Drugs. i'm dealing drugs. i'm dealing drugs.
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I'm dealing drugs. i'm dealing drugs. and it was april 18th, 1999,
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I'm dealing drugs. and it was april 18th, 1999, i'll never forget it.
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And it was april 18th, 1999, i'll never forget it. i'm down in daytona beach
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I'll never forget it. i'm down in daytona beach and i was on ecstasy, acid,
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I'm down in daytona beach and i was on ecstasy, acid, blew out of my mind.
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And i was on ecstasy, acid, blew out of my mind. literally.
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Blew out of my mind. literally. i was cutting myself.
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Literally. i was cutting myself. and i was approached by
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I was cutting myself. and i was approached by a security guard.
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And i was approached by a security guard. he said, "hey, you've got
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A security guard. he said, "hey, you've got to leave!
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He said, "hey, you've got to leave! because if you hurt yourself
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To leave! because if you hurt yourself or someone else we're liable.
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Because if you hurt yourself or someone else we're liable. you've got to get
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Or someone else we're liable. you've got to get out of here."
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You've got to get out of here." he walks me out of
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Out of here." he walks me out of the resort that i was
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He walks me out of the resort that i was paying for with drug money.
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The resort that i was paying for with drug money. he said, "can i pray for you?"
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Paying for with drug money. he said, "can i pray for you?" betty: wow!
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He said, "can i pray for you?" betty: wow! lorenzo: but the power
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Betty: wow! lorenzo: but the power of prayer --
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Lorenzo: but the power of prayer -- the power of prayer.
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Of prayer -- the power of prayer. now remember
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The power of prayer. now remember in the old testament,
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Now remember in the old testament, the false prophets
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In the old testament, the false prophets were cutting themselves.
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The false prophets were cutting themselves. it was a form of idol worship,
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Were cutting themselves. it was a form of idol worship, self-mutilation.
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It was a form of idol worship, self-mutilation. you know, cutters.
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Self-mutilation. you know, cutters. it's a spirit.
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You know, cutters. it's a spirit. i was cutting myself,
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It's a spirit. i was cutting myself, trying to destroy myself.
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I was cutting myself, trying to destroy myself. he said, "no, no, no!
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He grabbed my hands
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He grabbed my hands and started praying for me.
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And started praying for me. can you imagine that?
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Can you imagine that? he's just started
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He's just started praying for me.
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Praying for me. i'd never had anybody
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Immediately, i knew
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Immediately, i knew drug dealing was wrong.
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Immediately, i knew drug dealing was wrong. first time in my life!
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Drug dealing was wrong. first time in my life! i thought it was a business
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First time in my life! i thought it was a business and i made a lot of money.
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I thought it was a business and i made a lot of money. bad health insurance.
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And i made a lot of money. bad health insurance. you can't pull it
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Bad health insurance. you can't pull it out of your 401k.
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You can't pull it out of your 401k. but that's a great cash
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Out of your 401k. but that's a great cash business, though.
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But that's a great cash business, though. so, i go up to the only
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Business, though. so, i go up to the only church that i knew of,
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So, i go up to the only church that i knew of, straight gate church.
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Church that i knew of, straight gate church. "enter ye into
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Straight gate church. "enter ye into the straight gate
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"enter ye into the straight gate because broad is the way
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The straight gate because broad is the way and wide is the gate
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Because broad is the way and wide is the gate that leads to destruction,
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And wide is the gate that leads to destruction, and there be many
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That leads to destruction, and there be many that enter therein.
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And there be many that enter therein. but straight is the gate,
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That enter therein. but straight is the gate, and narrow is the way
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But straight is the gate, and narrow is the way that leads to life and
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And narrow is the way that leads to life and there be few that find it."
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That leads to life and there be few that find it." i go to straight gate church,
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There be few that find it." i go to straight gate church, on april 18th, 1999.
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I go to straight gate church, on april 18th, 1999. i have drugs in my pocket.
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On april 18th, 1999. i have drugs in my pocket. i was selling something
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I have drugs in my pocket. i was selling something called ketamine,
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I was selling something called ketamine, it was special k.
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Called ketamine, it was special k. kids were snorting it.
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It was special k. kids were snorting it. they were going
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Kids were snorting it. they were going to rave parties
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They were going to rave parties and i was selling it.
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To rave parties and i was selling it. i had it in my pocket.
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And i was selling it. i had it in my pocket. but the way they worship,
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I had it in my pocket. but the way they worship, can you imagine it?
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But the way they worship, can you imagine it? the way people worship
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Can you imagine it? the way people worship the lord?
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The way people worship the lord? i'm sitting there with
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The lord? i'm sitting there with my driver, mike jessop.
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I'm sitting there with my driver, mike jessop. he was my driver.
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My driver, mike jessop. he was my driver. i'm crying.
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He was my driver. i'm crying. bishop merritt preaches.
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I'm crying. bishop merritt preaches. he said, "does anybody
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Bishop merritt preaches. he said, "does anybody want to give their heart
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He said, "does anybody want to give their heart to jesus christ?"
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Want to give their heart to jesus christ?" i looked at mike.
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To jesus christ?" i looked at mike. i said, "i'm going down."
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I looked at mike. i said, "i'm going down." i go down. i'm crying.
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I said, "i'm going down." i go down. i'm crying. can you imagine that?
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I go down. i'm crying. can you imagine that? a bloody brow, a broken soul;
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Can you imagine that? a bloody brow, a broken soul; had everything
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A bloody brow, a broken soul; had everything on the outside.
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Had everything on the outside. but what can a man give
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On the outside. but what can a man give for his soul?
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But what can a man give for his soul? bishop merritt gave me
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For his soul? bishop merritt gave me the microphone, 3000 people,
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Bishop merritt gave me the microphone, 3000 people, and the place was packed.
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The microphone, 3000 people, and the place was packed. he gives me the mic.
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And the place was packed. he gives me the mic. like out of my belly --
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He gives me the mic. like out of my belly -- out of my belly like
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Like out of my belly -- out of my belly like a river of water,
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Out of my belly like a river of water, "i love jesus"
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A river of water, "i love jesus" just comes out of my mouth.
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"i love jesus" just comes out of my mouth. at that time, the elders
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Just comes out of my mouth. at that time, the elders would take you to the back
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At that time, the elders would take you to the back of the church and
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Would take you to the back of the church and they would explain
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Of the church and they would explain the gospel to you.
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They would explain the gospel to you. i got baptized.
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The gospel to you. i got baptized. but i'm still a drug dealer.
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I got baptized. but i'm still a drug dealer. i go home.
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But i'm still a drug dealer. i go home. i called all my friends
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I'm not dealing drugs
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I'm not dealing drugs anymore."
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Anymore." they say, "yeah right!"
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They say, "yeah right!" i said, "i'm out of it."
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I said, "i'm out of it." i go to the guy
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I sit down with him,
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I sit down with him, i give him all the drugs,
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I sit down with him, i give him all the drugs, give him all the money.
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I give him all the drugs, give him all the money. i said, "i'm done."
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Give him all the money. i said, "i'm done." he said, "what's wrong?"
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I said, "i'm done." he said, "what's wrong?" now remember, this guy
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He said, "what's wrong?" now remember, this guy had bodies under his belt.
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Now remember, this guy had bodies under his belt. he was a real murderer.
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Had bodies under his belt. he was a real murderer. he says to me,
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He was a real murderer. he says to me, "what's wrong?
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He says to me, "what's wrong? are the cops onto you?
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"what's wrong? are the cops onto you? are you sick?"
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Are the cops onto you? are you sick?" i said, "no.
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Are you sick?" i said, "no. i gave my heart to jesus."
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I said, "no. i gave my heart to jesus." i get up, i'm telling you,
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I gave my heart to jesus." i get up, i'm telling you, i'm thinking he's going
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I get up, i'm telling you, i'm thinking he's going to pound me, shoot me.
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I'm thinking he's going to pound me, shoot me. i put my hand on the door,
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To pound me, shoot me. i put my hand on the door, he said. "zo!"
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I put my hand on the door, he said. "zo!" i turn around.
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He said. "zo!" i turn around. he says, "i respect you."
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I turn around. he says, "i respect you." can you imagine that?
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He says, "i respect you." can you imagine that? on friday i was a dope dealer,
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Can you imagine that? on friday i was a dope dealer, on monday i'm a hope dealer.
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On friday i was a dope dealer, on monday i'm a hope dealer. betty: it's great! i love it.
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On monday i'm a hope dealer. betty: it's great! i love it. lorenzo: i'm preaching
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Betty: it's great! i love it. lorenzo: i'm preaching the gospel!
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Lorenzo: i'm preaching the gospel! and the good lord put
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The gospel! and the good lord put that boldness in me.
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And the good lord put that boldness in me. president trump came
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That boldness in me. president trump came to my church last year.
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President trump came to my church last year. he called and he said
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To my church last year. he called and he said he wanted to come by.
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He called and he said he wanted to come by. couldn't believe it.
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He wanted to come by. couldn't believe it. now, i voted republican
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Couldn't believe it. now, i voted republican my whole life but i just
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Now, i voted republican my whole life but i just couldn't believe that
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My whole life but i just couldn't believe that a president would come
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Couldn't believe that a president would come to my church.
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A president would come to my church. now the bible says
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To my church. now the bible says we ought to pray,
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Now the bible says we ought to pray, first of all for those
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We ought to pray, first of all for those in authority, so we can lead
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First of all for those in authority, so we can lead an honest and peaceful life
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In authority, so we can lead an honest and peaceful life unto all godliness
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An honest and peaceful life unto all godliness because it's god's will
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Unto all godliness because it's god's will that none shall perish,
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Because it's god's will that none shall perish, but that all come into
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That none shall perish, but that all come into the knowledge of the truth.
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But that all come into the knowledge of the truth. he comes in.
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The knowledge of the truth. he comes in. before he leaves he says,
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He comes in. before he leaves he says, "will you pray for me?"
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Before he leaves he says, "will you pray for me?" unscripted!
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"will you pray for me?" unscripted! i pray for him and this
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Unscripted! i pray for him and this is what i pray, "lord,
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I pray for him and this is what i pray, "lord, protect him from things
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Is what i pray, "lord, protect him from things seen and unseen."
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Protect him from things seen and unseen." before he leaves,
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Seen and unseen." before he leaves, he shakes my hand and says,
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Before he leaves, he shakes my hand and says, "at the inauguration,
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He shakes my hand and says, "at the inauguration, you'll be there."
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"at the inauguration, you'll be there." what's that?
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You'll be there." what's that? betty: what just happened?
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What's that? betty: what just happened? lorenzo: so 30 days later,
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Betty: what just happened? lorenzo: so 30 days later, what happens?
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Lorenzo: so 30 days later, what happens? he experiences
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What happens? he experiences the millimeter.
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He experiences the millimeter. one millimeter --
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The millimeter. one millimeter -- if he moves one millimeter
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One millimeter -- if he moves one millimeter he's dead.
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If he moves one millimeter he's dead. the good lord --
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He's dead. the good lord -- we believe the good lord
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The good lord -- we believe the good lord protected him.
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We believe the good lord protected him. james: he believes that.
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Protected him. james: he believes that. lorenzo: totally!
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James: he believes that. lorenzo: totally! so we preach at the rnc.
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Lorenzo: totally! so we preach at the rnc. we preach the gospel
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So we preach at the rnc. we preach the gospel of the lord jesus christ.
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We preach the gospel of the lord jesus christ. we lifted up jesus.
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Of the lord jesus christ. we lifted up jesus. even said all sinners
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We lifted up jesus. even said all sinners need to be able
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Even said all sinners need to be able to come to christ.
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Need to be able to come to christ. we preached the gospel,
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To come to christ. we preached the gospel, and then at the inauguration,
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We preached the gospel, and then at the inauguration, we were able to pray
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And then at the inauguration, we were able to pray dr. king's dream,
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We were able to pray dr. king's dream, all for god's glory,
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Dr. king's dream, all for god's glory, all for his honor,
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All for god's glory, all for his honor, and all for his name
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All for his honor, and all for his name to be praised.
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And all for his name to be praised. we give him the glory for it.
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To be praised. we give him the glory for it. james: okay.
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We give him the glory for it. james: okay. you are called, i promise,
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James: okay. you are called, i promise, to literally help move
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You are called, i promise, to literally help move the whole church
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To literally help move the whole church to look like jesus.
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The whole church to look like jesus. and the family to look
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To look like jesus. and the family to look and behave like the family
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And the family to look and behave like the family of the father,
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And behave like the family of the father, the perfect father.
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Of the father, the perfect father. you can do that.
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The perfect father. you can do that. i've been preaching
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You can do that. i've been preaching for 64 years,
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I've been preaching for 64 years, and i'm here to tell you,
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I know preachers.
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I know preachers. i've never seen anybody
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I know preachers. i've never seen anybody that i believe is any more
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I've never seen anybody that i believe is any more anointed, or gifted.
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That i believe is any more anointed, or gifted. and so, what you're going
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Anointed, or gifted. and so, what you're going to need is great wisdom.
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I want you to start
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I want you to start praying that for him.
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I want you to start praying that for him. and, i'll give you
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Praying that for him. and, i'll give you his address but i want you
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And, i'll give you his address but i want you to be very prayerful because
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His address but i want you to be very prayerful because you may want
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To be very prayerful because you may want to send support.
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You may want to send support. but what i ask you to do
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To send support. but what i ask you to do is not send support until
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But what i ask you to do is not send support until he tells you what it's for.
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Is not send support until he tells you what it's for. just like when we tell you
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He tells you what it's for. just like when we tell you we're going to feed,
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Just like when we tell you we're going to feed, we're going to drill wells,
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We're going to feed, we're going to drill wells, you know, we're going
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We're going to drill wells, you know, we're going to do outreaches.
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You know, we're going to do outreaches. whatever we tell you,
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To do outreaches. whatever we tell you, we've done it and
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Whatever we tell you, we've done it and we've done it for 60 years,
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We've done it and we've done it for 60 years, faithfully.
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We've done it for 60 years, faithfully. but i want you
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Faithfully. but i want you to keep up with us now.
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But i want you to keep up with us now. if they wanted to send you
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To keep up with us now. if they wanted to send you something in the mail just
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If they wanted to send you something in the mail just to tell you they love you
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Something in the mail just to tell you they love you or that they are going
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To tell you they love you or that they are going to help you, where would
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Or that they are going to help you, where would they send it
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To help you, where would they send it that it would connect?
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So our address is:
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So our address is: 13660 stansbury avenue,
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13660 stansbury avenue, detroit, michigan, 48227.
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Detroit, michigan, 48227. this area is the number one
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This area is the number one area in america
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Of their homes because
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Of their homes because their parents have
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Of their homes because their parents have mental illnesses.
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Their parents have mental illnesses. number one area in america
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Mental illnesses. number one area in america for a --
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Number one area in america for a -- james: do drugs contribute?
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Cross addiction drugs.
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Cross addiction drugs. right now, as we speak,
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Right now, as we speak, we have teenagers
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We have teenagers who called us and said,
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Left me on the streets."
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Left me on the streets." now, detroit is cold.
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Left me on the streets." now, detroit is cold. so we put these young
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Now, detroit is cold. so we put these young people in a home that
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So we put these young people in a home that we're renovating right now.
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People in a home that we're renovating right now. we're renovating a home
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We're renovating right now. we're renovating a home right now.
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We're renovating a home right now. we want to be able to make
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Right now. we want to be able to make sure that we can provide
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We want to be able to make sure that we can provide not just housing, but
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Sure that we can provide not just housing, but transportation because
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Not just housing, but transportation because they've got to get to school.
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Transportation because they've got to get to school. these are teenagers.
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They've got to get to school. these are teenagers. james: you've already
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These are teenagers. james: you've already started doing it?
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James: you've already started doing it? lorenzo: we just started.
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Started doing it? lorenzo: we just started. we just got the home.
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Lorenzo: we just started. we just got the home. we're renovating the home.
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We just got the home. we're renovating the home. james: okay. we're going
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We're renovating the home. james: okay. we're going to try to have a check
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James: okay. we're going to try to have a check and meet you out back.
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To try to have a check and meet you out back. that has nothing to do with
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And meet you out back. that has nothing to do with where you are right now.
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That has nothing to do with where you are right now. but he just told me
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But you saw the address.
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But you saw the address. we'll have it up.
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We'll have it up. you can get it back,
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You can get it back, at the prayer center,
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At the prayer center, or you can get it online.
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Or you can get it online. but boy, i want you
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This is a chosen vessel.
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This is a chosen vessel. we've never met.
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This is a chosen vessel. we've never met. he didn't know me.
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We've never met. he didn't know me. you know, most people
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He didn't know me. you know, most people know me.
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You know, most people know me. i've been around a while.
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Know me. i've been around a while. he didn't need to know me
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I've been around a while. he didn't need to know me because he knows him.
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He didn't need to know me because he knows him. but i am telling you,
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Because he knows him. but i am telling you, betty, we knew that
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But i am telling you, betty, we knew that we heard somebody.
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Betty, we knew that we heard somebody. and the minute you got
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We heard somebody. and the minute you got through praying, i said,
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And the minute you got through praying, i said, "he has to come
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Through praying, i said, "he has to come to our studio."
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"he has to come to our studio." betty: absolutely.
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To our studio." betty: absolutely. and you know, i listen to you
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Betty: absolutely. and you know, i listen to you and i think, really
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And you know, i listen to you and i think, really the people that you describe
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And i think, really the people that you describe that are so needy,
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The people that you describe that are so needy, that's all of us,
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That are so needy, that's all of us, no matter what background
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That's all of us, no matter what background we have.
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No matter what background we have. i know this man.
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We have. i know this man. i know where he came from.
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I know this man. i know where he came from. his situation was impossible.
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I know where he came from. his situation was impossible. but for god!
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His situation was impossible. but for god! and his life through
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But for god! and his life through the impossibilities that
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And his life through the impossibilities that you'd never think god
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The impossibilities that you'd never think god could change, changed my life
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You'd never think god could change, changed my life as a little church girl.
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Could change, changed my life as a little church girl. i mean, my mom and dad
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As a little church girl. i mean, my mom and dad had four kids.
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I mean, my mom and dad had four kids. we thought we were rich,
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Had four kids. we thought we were rich, but we weren't.
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We thought we were rich, but we weren't. we were far from it.
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But we weren't. we were far from it. but we had food
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We were far from it. but we had food on the table.
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But we had food on the table. we had clothes to wear,
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On the table. we had clothes to wear, we had schools to go to.
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We had clothes to wear, we had schools to go to. but when i met him,
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We had schools to go to. but when i met him, god changed my heart
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But when i met him, god changed my heart completely.
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God changed my heart completely. i saw somebody who
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Completely. i saw somebody who really knew jesus.
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I saw somebody who really knew jesus. that's what it's all about,
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Really knew jesus. that's what it's all about, isn't it?
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That's what it's all about, isn't it? lorenzo: amen. absolutely.
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Isn't it? lorenzo: amen. absolutely. betty: that's what you're
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Lorenzo: amen. absolutely. betty: that's what you're trying to show people.
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Betty: that's what you're trying to show people. with god all things
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Trying to show people. with god all things are possible.
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Every life!
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Every life! james: i'm the product
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Every life! james: i'm the product of a rape of a home nurse,
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James: i'm the product of a rape of a home nurse, 40 years old, who could
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Of a rape of a home nurse, 40 years old, who could not have a child;
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40 years old, who could not have a child; never had had a child.
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Not have a child; never had had a child. she got pregnant and
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Never had had a child. she got pregnant and took me to be aborted
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And the doctor would
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And the doctor would not abort me.
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And the doctor would not abort me. she put an ad in the paper
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Not abort me. she put an ad in the paper and gave me away.
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She put an ad in the paper and gave me away. i ended up, basically
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And gave me away. i ended up, basically living on the street,
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I ended up, basically living on the street, so to speak, no home
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Living on the street, so to speak, no home that ever faced a street
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So to speak, no home that ever faced a street for ten years.
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That ever faced a street for ten years. anyway, god saved me.
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For ten years. anyway, god saved me. boy, when he saved me,
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Anyway, god saved me. boy, when he saved me, it was like you.
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Boy, when he saved me, it was like you. it was in orbit
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It was like you. it was in orbit and hasn't stopped now.
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It was in orbit and hasn't stopped now. but a lot of the rest
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And hasn't stopped now. but a lot of the rest of my life, and i feel like
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But a lot of the rest of my life, and i feel like i just heard the lord
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Of my life, and i feel like i just heard the lord whisper this to me,
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I just heard the lord whisper this to me, a lot of the rest of your life
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Whisper this to me, a lot of the rest of your life is going to be lived out
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A lot of the rest of your life is going to be lived out through your life.
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Is going to be lived out through your life. lorenzo: wow!
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Through your life. lorenzo: wow! james: i'm going to help you.
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Lorenzo: wow! james: i'm going to help you. but here's the thing now.
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James: i'm going to help you. but here's the thing now. we're going to help
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But here's the thing now. we're going to help more people than you can
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We're going to help more people than you can ever imagine.
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And we're going to help
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And we're going to help people that you never,
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And we're going to help people that you never, ever dreamed of
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People that you never, ever dreamed of even being noticed.
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Ever dreamed of even being noticed. just like you,
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Even being noticed. just like you, you didn't think --
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Just like you, you didn't think -- i didn't think it either.
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Betty, do you know
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Betty, do you know any better way i could spend
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Betty, do you know any better way i could spend my life than helping him?
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Any better way i could spend my life than helping him? betty: well, we feel
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My life than helping him? betty: well, we feel like we're living in
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Betty: well, we feel like we're living in the best season of our life.
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Like we're living in the best season of our life. we're 81, you know?
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The best season of our life. we're 81, you know? we feel like god's not
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We're 81, you know? we feel like god's not through with us.
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We feel like god's not through with us. every breath he gives us
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Through with us. every breath he gives us is an opportunity to do
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Every breath he gives us is an opportunity to do something for him,
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Is an opportunity to do something for him, and we want to go out
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Something for him, and we want to go out in a fire of glory
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And we want to go out in a fire of glory just praising him and
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In a fire of glory just praising him and doing our best to serve him.
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Just praising him and doing our best to serve him. when we see some people
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Doing our best to serve him. when we see some people like you who love the lord
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When we see some people like you who love the lord and want to make a difference
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Like you who love the lord and want to make a difference in the world with god,
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And want to make a difference in the world with god, it just excites us deep down.
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In the world with god, it just excites us deep down. james: i'm 81.
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It just excites us deep down. james: i'm 81. i've lived 80% of my life
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James: i'm 81. i've lived 80% of my life if i live to be 100,
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I've lived 80% of my life if i live to be 100, so i'm living my last days.
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If i live to be 100, so i'm living my last days. but let me tell you
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So i'm living my last days. but let me tell you how the last days
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But let me tell you how the last days are supposed to be fulfilled.
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How the last days are supposed to be fulfilled. his will being done
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Are supposed to be fulfilled. his will being done on his earth.
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His will being done on his earth. the gospel of the kingdom
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On his earth. the gospel of the kingdom -- kingdom impact
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The gospel of the kingdom -- kingdom impact is preached in every nation.
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-- kingdom impact is preached in every nation. that's not just in word,
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Is preached in every nation. that's not just in word, that's in demonstration.
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That's not just in word, that's in demonstration. that's his will.
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That's in demonstration. that's his will. are you listening to me?
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That's his will. are you listening to me? the will of the father,
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Are you listening to me? the will of the father, his will, kingdom will
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The will of the father, his will, kingdom will be done on his earth.
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His will, kingdom will be done on his earth. then he comes for a body,
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Be done on his earth. then he comes for a body, a church that looks like him,
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Then he comes for a body, a church that looks like him, and a family.
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A church that looks like him, and a family. does that make sense?
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And a family. does that make sense? lorenzo: glory to god!
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Does that make sense? lorenzo: glory to god! james: (unintelligible)
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Lorenzo: glory to god! james: (unintelligible) okay, we're going
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James: (unintelligible) okay, we're going to stay close.
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Okay, we're going to stay close. i've already told you
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To stay close. i've already told you what we're going
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I've already told you what we're going to start doing.
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What we're going to start doing. i want you praying
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To start doing. i want you praying for us right now.
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I want you praying for us right now. we are literally
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For us right now. we are literally rescuing the trafficked.
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We are literally rescuing the trafficked. he knows lots
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Rescuing the trafficked. he knows lots of trafficked people.
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He knows lots of trafficked people. lorenzo: well, right next
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Of trafficked people. lorenzo: well, right next to my church we have women
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Lorenzo: well, right next to my church we have women being human trafficked today.
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To my church we have women being human trafficked today. james: we're going
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Being human trafficked today. james: we're going to help you every way we can,
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James: we're going to help you every way we can, and so will they.
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To help you every way we can, and so will they. but what i want us to do,
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And so will they. but what i want us to do, according to the father,
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But what i want us to do, according to the father, and we'll spend some time
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According to the father, and we'll spend some time praying together,
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And we'll spend some time praying together, i want us to hear every word
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Praying together, i want us to hear every word he wants us to hear
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I want us to hear every word he wants us to hear to help get his family
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He wants us to hear to help get his family looking like him,
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To help get his family looking like him, the church looking like jesus,
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Looking like him, the church looking like jesus, and get the family healthy.
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The church looking like jesus, and get the family healthy. lorenzo: amen.
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You want to say?
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You want to say? lorenzo: well, i want
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Lorenzo: well, i want to tell you, first of all,
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To tell you, first of all, that i'm very humbled.
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That i'm very humbled. you know, my wife and i,
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You know, my wife and i, our church, we have
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Our church, we have given everything.
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We don't take a salary
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We don't take a salary from the church.
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We don't take a salary from the church. we stopped doing that
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From the church. we stopped doing that since covid because
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We stopped doing that since covid because everything was decimated
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Since covid because everything was decimated in detroit like never before.
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Everything was decimated in detroit like never before. we give everything.
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In detroit like never before. we give everything. so, for you to partner
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We give everything. so, for you to partner with us, it's a harvest.
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So, for you to partner with us, it's a harvest. it's a harvest and
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With us, it's a harvest. it's a harvest and i'm very humbled and
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It's a harvest and i'm very humbled and very grateful that the lord
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I'm very humbled and very grateful that the lord has answered our prayers
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Very grateful that the lord has answered our prayers through partnering
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Has answered our prayers through partnering with your ministry.
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Through partnering with your ministry. james: i mean it.
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Would you right now,
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Would you right now, put your arms, literally,
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Put your arms, literally, please, around all
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Betty, we've been doing it
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Betty, we've been doing it a long, long time.
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Betty, we've been doing it a long, long time. betty: we have.
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A long, long time. betty: we have. james: i want to do it
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Betty: we have. james: i want to do it a lot longer.
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James: i want to do it a lot longer. but i can't do any of it.
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A lot longer. but i can't do any of it. all i can do is show you
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But i can't do any of it. all i can do is show you a sad situation,
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All i can do is show you a sad situation, and we could weep,
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And walk away.
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And walk away. or we can find a way
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Or we can find a way to put our hands out
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To put our hands out with something that
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With something that we'll put in the hands
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We'll put in the hands of those who have hands-on,
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Of those who have hands-on, and we'll put arms around,
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And we'll put arms around, and we'll get involved
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And we'll get involved to rescue these girls.
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To rescue these girls. and now even provide
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And now even provide 50 more rooms
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50 more rooms in a beautiful building
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In a beautiful building that we're renovating but
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To do it.
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To do it. father, you are the miracle.
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To do it. father, you are the miracle. you're the one who
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Father, you are the miracle. you're the one who makes miracles happen
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You're the one who makes miracles happen but we're the ones
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Makes miracles happen but we're the ones who provide the miracle
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But we're the ones who provide the miracle with your love
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Who provide the miracle with your love flowing through us.
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With your love flowing through us. move everyone watching,
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Flowing through us. move everyone watching, in jesus' name.
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Move everyone watching, in jesus' name. would you go and get
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In jesus' name. would you go and get your bank card
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Would you go and get your bank card and use it like a check?
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Make a gift to life.
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Make a gift to life. i know by now,
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I know by now, you remember $128 is what
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You remember $128 is what it takes to rescue one child.
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It takes to rescue one child. $1280, ten.
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$1280, ten. would you please right now
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Would you please right now just make the gift
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Remember, you're giving life.
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Remember, you're giving life. you are providing
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Remember, you're giving life. you are providing the miracle that changes
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You are providing the miracle that changes everything for people
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The miracle that changes everything for people who never thought
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Everything for people who never thought they'd have a chance.
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Who never thought they'd have a chance. thank you.
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Innocent children longing to be loved and cared for
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Are being abducted and sold
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Into the evil industry of human trafficking.
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Through mission: rescue life,
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Your gift today of only $128
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Will help reach, rescue, or restore a child
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And change their destiny forever.
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Gifts of $64 or $32
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Will be combined with support from others
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To help rescue one more child
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From the shame and pain of sexual slavery.
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Currently, one of our rescue centers
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In southeast asia is at maximum capacity.
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With the need never greater,
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We need to secure and renovate a new rescue home
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That will offer refuge and restoration
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For up to 50 trafficking survivors.
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Please consider an additional gift
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As we urgently need $1.25 million
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Above our normal budget
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To secure and renovate this place of hope.
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With a gift of any amount,
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We'll send you sleep on this by dr. david jeremiah.
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This nightly devotional
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Will help you let go of your anxieties and rest in peace
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As you reflect on inspiring promises
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From god's word.
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With a gift of $128 or more,
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You'll receive the elegant mug set,
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"a beautiful morning."
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Both generously sized mugs are inscribed
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With encouraging scriptures
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To begin your new day.
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Finally, please consider a gift of $1280
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Which will help save 10 children.
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And you may request our inspiring bronze sculpture,
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"lion of judah."
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Please call, write, or make your gift online.
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James: well, i think
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James: well, i think you can tell i get excited
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James: well, i think you can tell i get excited about jesus in people.
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You can tell i get excited about jesus in people. i do want to mention that
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About jesus in people. i do want to mention that we want to give a home.
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I do want to mention that we want to give a home. you see, there's no more
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We want to give a home. you see, there's no more rent property where
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You see, there's no more rent property where we're trying to help these
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Rent property where we're trying to help these girls that we're referring
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We're trying to help these girls that we're referring to in southeast asia.
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Girls that we're referring to in southeast asia. we've got a building;
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To in southeast asia. we've got a building; it's a decent building.
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We've got a building; it's a decent building. it just needs to be reshaped;
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It's a decent building. it just needs to be reshaped; over $1 million.
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It just needs to be reshaped; over $1 million. and then we want you to
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Over $1 million. and then we want you to help us rescue those girls;
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And then we want you to help us rescue those girls; $128 will rescue one.
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Help us rescue those girls; $128 will rescue one. you can do that
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$128 will rescue one. you can do that so please do it.
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You can do that so please do it. whatever god leads you to.
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So please do it. whatever god leads you to. and then you be praying
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Whatever god leads you to. and then you be praying for me and be praying for
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And then you be praying for me and be praying for lorenzo because i have
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For me and be praying for lorenzo because i have an idea we're going
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Lorenzo because i have an idea we're going to be together.
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An idea we're going to be together. now whether you see us
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To be together. now whether you see us together or not,
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Now whether you see us together or not, he's going to.
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Together or not, he's going to. and you are going to see him,
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He's going to. and you are going to see him, i hope you see him
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And you are going to see him, i hope you see him some through me but
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I hope you see him some through me but you will see him through
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Some through me but you will see him through lorenzo, and he's going
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You will see him through lorenzo, and he's going to inspire people like you
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Lorenzo, and he's going to inspire people like you to let others see him
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To inspire people like you to let others see him through you very clearly.
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To let others see him through you very clearly. sure love you.
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Through you very clearly. sure love you. will you come back?
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Sure love you. will you come back? lorenzo: yes, absolutely.
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Will you come back? lorenzo: yes, absolutely. james: thanks for watching.
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Lysa: i was working out
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On the elliptical beside me
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On the elliptical beside me and everything on her
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And everything on her was like in shape.
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Was like in shape. everything!
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Everything was tight.
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Everything was tight. the only thing on me
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Everything was tight. the only thing on me that was tight
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The only thing on me that was tight was my ponytail holder.
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That was tight was my ponytail holder. [laughter]
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Was my ponytail holder. [laughter] so she was on
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[laughter] so she was on the elliptical beside me
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So she was on the elliptical beside me and i was feeling
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The elliptical beside me and i was feeling like a marshmallow, honestly
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And i was feeling like a marshmallow, honestly and she's just so beautiful
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Like a marshmallow, honestly and she's just so beautiful and tiny.
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And she's just so beautiful and tiny. i just thought, for the sake
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And tiny. i just thought, for the sake of every other woman out there
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I just thought, for the sake of every other woman out there who feels fluffy today
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Of every other woman out there who feels fluffy today i'm going to
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Who feels fluffy today i'm going to out elliptical her.
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I'm going to out elliptical her. i am!
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Out elliptical her. i am! [laughter]
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I am! [laughter] so i started going
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[laughter] so i started going and i was going to keep
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So i started going and i was going to keep in step with her.
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And i was going to keep in step with her. and then my friend called
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In step with her. and then my friend called and i didn't want
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And then my friend called and i didn't want to lose my competition
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And i didn't want to lose my competition but i knew my friend needed me
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To lose my competition but i knew my friend needed me so i answered the phone.
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But i knew my friend needed me so i answered the phone. and there are big signs
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So i answered the phone. and there are big signs at the gym; you're not
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And there are big signs at the gym; you're not supposed to be on the phone.
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At the gym; you're not supposed to be on the phone. all of the sudden
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Supposed to be on the phone. all of the sudden she got off her elliptical
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All of the sudden she got off her elliptical and huffed away.
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She got off her elliptical and huffed away. and ever since then,
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And huffed away. and ever since then, i just knew,
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And ever since then, i just knew, that woman hates me.
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I just knew, that woman hates me. until one day
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That woman hates me. until one day she came out of the bathroom
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Until one day she came out of the bathroom and she smiled at me.
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She came out of the bathroom and she smiled at me. and it wasn't like
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And she smiled at me. and it wasn't like i'm about to whip your tail
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And it wasn't like i'm about to whip your tail on the gym floor.
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I'm about to whip your tail on the gym floor. it wasn't that kind of smile,
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On the gym floor. it wasn't that kind of smile, it was like "oh, hey!
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It wasn't that kind of smile, it was like "oh, hey! haven't i seen you before?"
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It was like "oh, hey! haven't i seen you before?" and as i got on
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Haven't i seen you before?" and as i got on the elliptical that day
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And as i got on the elliptical that day i started thinking,
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The elliptical that day i started thinking, i don't think she's had
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I started thinking, i don't think she's had any of these thoughts of me
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I don't think she's had any of these thoughts of me that i've assigned to her.
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Any of these thoughts of me that i've assigned to her. [laughter]
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That i've assigned to her. [laughter] like i think
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[laughter] like i think i have assigned to her
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Like i think i have assigned to her feelings of rejection
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I have assigned to her feelings of rejection that were simply perceived.
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Feelings of rejection that were simply perceived. and i think
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That were simply perceived. and i think i've been dealing with
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And i think i've been dealing with not only the lady at the gym
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I've been dealing with not only the lady at the gym in that way,
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Not only the lady at the gym in that way, but i think so many of
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In that way, but i think so many of the rejections of our past
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But i think so many of the rejections of our past are affecting us
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The rejections of our past are affecting us more than we even realize.
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Are affecting us more than we even realize. so sometimes rejection is real
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More than we even realize. so sometimes rejection is real but sometimes it is perceived.
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So sometimes rejection is real but sometimes it is perceived. so to answer your question
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But sometimes it is perceived. so to answer your question in a very funny way,
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So to answer your question in a very funny way, yes, i think absolutely!
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In a very funny way, yes, i think absolutely! the enemy is
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Yes, i think absolutely! the enemy is the father of lies
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The enemy is the father of lies he wants to speak those lies
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The father of lies he wants to speak those lies over us constantly
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He wants to speak those lies over us constantly so that destruction
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Over us constantly so that destruction and division can happen.
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So that destruction and division can happen. and that's really --
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And division can happen. and that's really -- there is nothing that brings
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And that's really -- there is nothing that brings the enemy more joy, i believe,
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There is nothing that brings the enemy more joy, i believe, than when he divides people
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The enemy more joy, i believe, than when he divides people and separates people.
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Than when he divides people and separates people. not only separates them
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And separates people. not only separates them from each other
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Not only separates them from each other but separates us
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From each other but separates us from the love of god that's
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But separates us from the love of god that's supposed to flow through us
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From the love of god that's supposed to flow through us to everyone around us.
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Supposed to flow through us to everyone around us. but if we're so caught up
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To everyone around us. but if we're so caught up in our own needs
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But if we're so caught up in our own needs and we walk into a room
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In our own needs and we walk into a room and we think,
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And we walk into a room and we think, who can make me feel loved?
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And we think, who can make me feel loved? who can make me
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Who can make me feel loved? who can make me feel beautiful?
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Who can make me feel beautiful? who can snap a picture
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Feel beautiful? who can snap a picture and only use the one
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Who can snap a picture and only use the one where i look the best?
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And only use the one where i look the best? it's almost like
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Where i look the best? it's almost like we're walking in and we're
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It's almost like we're walking in and we're so needy, needy, needy,
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We're walking in and we're so needy, needy, needy, and in essence that's us
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So needy, needy, needy, and in essence that's us being incredibly greedy.
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And in essence that's us being incredibly greedy. instead, we should have
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Being incredibly greedy. instead, we should have the fullness of god.
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Instead, we should have the fullness of god. this is where living loved
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The fullness of god. this is where living loved comes in because yes,
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This is where living loved comes in because yes, the book is titled uninvited
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Comes in because yes, the book is titled uninvited but what i want
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The book is titled uninvited but what i want people to understand is
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But what i want people to understand is i want to wake up every day
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People to understand is i want to wake up every day and i want to be
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I want to wake up every day and i want to be a living testimony
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And i want to be a living testimony for god's love.
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A living testimony for god's love. i don't want to be
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For god's love. i don't want to be a commercial for crazy
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I don't want to be a commercial for crazy because honestly,
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A commercial for crazy because honestly, sometimes i do look like that.
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Because honestly, sometimes i do look like that. a commercial
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Sometimes i do look like that. a commercial for nothing but crazy!
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A commercial for nothing but crazy! in the gym
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For nothing but crazy! in the gym #elliptical wars. right?
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In the gym #elliptical wars. right? [laughter]
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#elliptical wars. right? [laughter] i want to wake up every day
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[laughter] i want to wake up every day so convinced,
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I want to wake up every day so convinced, absolutely assured
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So convinced, absolutely assured god loves me,
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Absolutely assured god loves me, therefore, i can bring
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God loves me, therefore, i can bring the fullness of god
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Therefore, i can bring the fullness of god into any situation i face.
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The fullness of god into any situation i face. instead of my insecurities
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Into any situation i face. instead of my insecurities being the first thing
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Instead of my insecurities being the first thing that walks into a room,
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Being the first thing that walks into a room, i can let the love of god
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That walks into a room, i can let the love of god be the very first thing
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I can let the love of god be the very first thing that enters the room.
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Be the very first thing that enters the room. instead of waiting
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That enters the room. instead of waiting for everyone else
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Instead of waiting for everyone else to make me feel pretty,
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For everyone else to make me feel pretty, my outfit looks good,
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To make me feel pretty, my outfit looks good, my boots are cute,
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My outfit looks good, my boots are cute, "thanks, james!"
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My boots are cute, "thanks, james!" instead of that
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"thanks, james!" instead of that i don't have to wait for that.
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Instead of that i don't have to wait for that. if it happens, that's awesome!
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I don't have to wait for that. if it happens, that's awesome! but i don't have
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If it happens, that's awesome! but i don't have to wait for it
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But i don't have to wait for it because i know inside
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To wait for it because i know inside the heart of every person
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Because i know inside the heart of every person is that desperate need,
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The heart of every person is that desperate need, they want to be loved,
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Is that desperate need, they want to be loved, they want to be accepted,
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They want to be loved, they want to be accepted, they want to belong.
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They want to be accepted, they want to belong. so i can walk into the room,
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They want to belong. so i can walk into the room, instead of my neediness
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So i can walk into the room, instead of my neediness becoming my greediness,
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Instead of my neediness becoming my greediness, the love of god
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Becoming my greediness, the love of god can overflow out of me
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The love of god can overflow out of me and the more we ease
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Can overflow out of me and the more we ease the loneliness ache in others
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And the more we ease the loneliness ache in others the more it will be
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The loneliness ache in others the more it will be dramatically eased in us.
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Lorenzo Sewell - Hope For The Nation

March 23, 2025 | S25:E81

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