Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - God Can Use This Too (Part 1)

March 3, 2025 | S25:E61

Elevation with Steven Furtick focuses on the strength of God in our everyday struggles.

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - God Can Use This Too (Part 1) | March 3, 2025

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> the passage that i wanna
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>> the passage that i wanna share with you from today
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Share with you from today is in acts 28:1-10.
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Is in acts 28:1-10. and after i've shared
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And after i've shared this story with you,
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This story with you, i'll give my thought
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I'll give my thought and break it down today.
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And break it down today. but it's really not
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But it's really not just my thought,
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Just my thought, it is something that the lord
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It is something that the lord wants to speak to you,
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Wants to speak to you, and it's gonna help you
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And it's gonna help you with your perspective.
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With your perspective. so, in acts 28:1-10,
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So, in acts 28:1-10, the bible says,
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The bible says, "once safely on sure,
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"once safely on sure, we found out that
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We found out that the island was called malta.
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The island was called malta. the islanders showed us
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The islanders showed us unusual kindness.
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Unusual kindness. they built a fire
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They built a fire and welcomed us all
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And welcomed us all because it was raining
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Because it was raining and cold.
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And cold. paul gathered a pile
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Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and,
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Of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire,
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As he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat,
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A viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand."
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Fastened itself on his hand." ouch.
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Ouch. "when the islanders
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"when the islanders saw the snake hanging
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Saw the snake hanging from his hand,
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From his hand, they said to each other,
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They said to each other, 'this man must be a murderer;
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'this man must be a murderer; for though he escaped
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For though he escaped from the sea,
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From the sea, the goddess justice
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The goddess justice has not allowed him to live.'
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Has not allowed him to live.' but paul shook the snake off
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But paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered
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Into the fire and suffered no ill effects."
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No ill effects." i thought y'all might be
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I thought y'all might be happy to hear that verse,
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Happy to hear that verse, to know that it bit him,
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To know that it bit him, but it didn't kill him.
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But it didn't kill him. to know that it tried,
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To know that it tried, but it didn't work.
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But it didn't work. because i thought that
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Because i thought that might help you think
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Might help you think about some of the stuff
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About some of the stuff that the devil did to you,
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That the devil did to you, the weapons that he formed
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The weapons that he formed that didn't work.
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That didn't work. but you don't have to
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But you don't have to shout about it.
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Shout about it. i'm just thankful that
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I'm just thankful that everything that bit me
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Everything that bit me didn't kill me.
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[applause]
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Now, let's take it
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Now, let's take it further, verse 6.
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Further, verse 6. "the people expected
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"the people expected him to swell up
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Him to swell up or suddenly fall dead;
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Or suddenly fall dead; but after waiting a long time
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But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing
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And seeing nothing unusual happen to him,
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Unusual happen to him, they changed their mind
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They changed their mind and said he was a god."
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And said he was a god." so, they're kinda
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So, they're kinda flipping real quick.
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Flipping real quick. not that people ever
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Not that people ever flip their opinion
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Flip their opinion or anything like that.
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Or anything like that. but the bible says
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But the bible says something else
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Something else that i wanna read you
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That i wanna read you before i give you
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Before i give you the sermon title.
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The sermon title. it says, "there was
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It says, "there was an estate nearby
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An estate nearby that belonged to publius,
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That belonged to publius, the chief official
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The chief official of the island.
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Of the island. he welcomed us to his home
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He welcomed us to his home and showed us generous
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And showed us generous hospitality for three days.
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Hospitality for three days. his father was sick in bed,
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His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever
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Suffering from fever and dysentery.
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And dysentery. and paul went in to see him
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And paul went in to see him and, after prayer,
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And, after prayer, placed his hands on him
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Placed his hands on him and healed him.
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And healed him. when this had happened,
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When this had happened, the rest of the sick
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The rest of the sick on the island came
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On the island came and were cured.
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And were cured. they honored us
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They honored us in many ways;
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In many ways; and when we were ready
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And when we were ready to sail, they furnished us
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To sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed."
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With the supplies we needed." that's right there
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That's right there where i wanna stop.
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Where i wanna stop. everything you need is
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Everything you need is on this island.
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On this island. god's not gonna send you
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God's not gonna send you from this season of your life
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From this season of your life without what you need.
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Without what you need. but i need you to understand
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But i need you to understand this fundamental truth,
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This fundamental truth, and look at your neighbor
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And look at your neighbor and give 'em my title.
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And give 'em my title. say, "god...
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Say, "god... >> congregation: god...
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>> congregation: god... >> can use this too."
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>> can use this too." >> congregation: can use
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>> congregation: can use this too.
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This too. >> that's it.
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>> that's it. that's the whole thing.
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That's the whole thing. you waiting on the next part?
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You waiting on the next part? i said, look at 'em
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I said, look at 'em again and say,
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Again and say, "god can use this too."
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"god can use this too." >> congregation: god can
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>> congregation: god can use this too.
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Use this too. >> and father, i thank you
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>> and father, i thank you that nothing comes
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That nothing comes to our lives that doesn't
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To our lives that doesn't pass through your hand.
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Pass through your hand. right now, would you speak
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Right now, would you speak a word in season to your people,
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A word in season to your people, in jesus' name, amen.
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In jesus' name, amen. >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> he can use this too.
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>> he can use this too. be seated.
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Be seated. amen.
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Amen. now, l.j., i'mma set this
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Now, l.j., i'mma set this bible story up with
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Bible story up with a little personal example.
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A little personal example. i don't have any real hobbies
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I don't have any real hobbies so in my free time, i like to
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So in my free time, i like to listen to podcasts about
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Listen to podcasts about people who do have hobbies.
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[laughter]
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I like to listen also to
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I like to listen also to podcasts about people's
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Podcasts about people's creative process.
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Creative process. and i really love to hear
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And i really love to hear especially about song writing.
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Especially about song writing. and i know that's boring
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And i know that's boring to some people,
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To some people, but i love to hear
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But i love to hear what happened, the story
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What happened, the story behind the song
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Behind the song that was written.
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That was written. and so, i kinda collect
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And so, i kinda collect these little stories
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These little stories because it's almost like
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Because it's almost like they're magical to me
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They're magical to me to just see behind the scenes.
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To just see behind the scenes. one song writer that i like to
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One song writer that i like to listen to can tell the stories,
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Listen to can tell the stories, his name is clay mills.
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His name is clay mills. and he said that he went
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And he said that he went in to write with darius rucker
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In to write with darius rucker for the first time.
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For the first time. and he went in to write
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And he went in to write with darius, and he said
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With darius, and he said he really wasn't feeling it.
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He really wasn't feeling it. darius was fine, but clay said
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Darius was fine, but clay said he wasn't really feeling it.
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He wasn't really feeling it. he said he just got broke up
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He said he just got broke up with the day before.
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With the day before. and so, about halfway
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And so, about halfway through the session of
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Through the session of getting to know each other,
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Getting to know each other, he looked at darius and said,
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He looked at darius and said, "i just gotta be honest
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"i just gotta be honest with you man,
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With you man, i'm not in a really
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I'm not in a really good spot today.
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Good spot today. i just had my heart broken
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I just had my heart broken and i'm second guessing
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And i'm second guessing everything, and all
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Everything, and all i could've done and all that."
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I could've done and all that." and darius was like,
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And darius was like, "oh, i get it, man.
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"oh, i get it, man. we all have had
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We all have had our heart broken."
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Our heart broken." he said, "i go back
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He said, "i go back and think about a girl
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And think about a girl that broke up with me
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That broke up with me in fifth grade and wonder
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In fifth grade and wonder what would've happened
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What would've happened if we stayed together."
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If we stayed together." and clay said,
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And clay said, "really? fifth grade?"
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"really? fifth grade?" and darius said, "yeah man,
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And darius said, "yeah man, don't think i don't."
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Don't think i don't." and clay said,
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And clay said, "when he said,
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"when he said, 'don't think i don't,'
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'don't think i don't,' he kinda took this notebook
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He kinda took this notebook and wrote that line down.
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And wrote that line down. don't think i don't."
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Don't think i don't." and he went home that night,
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And he went home that night, and he started to write
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And he started to write a song called,
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A song called, "don't think i don't
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"don't think i don't think about it."
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Think about it." and he took it back
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And he took it back to darius the next day,
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To darius the next day, and they wrote the song,
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And they wrote the song, and it was darius'
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And it was darius' first number one country hit.
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First number one country hit. that's cool, huh?
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That's cool, huh? and so, he heard somebody
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And so, he heard somebody say something and he did
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Say something and he did something with it.
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Something with it. now, you've heard a lot
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Now, you've heard a lot of people say stuff.
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Of people say stuff. did you make a hit it?
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[laughter]
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Here's another example i love.
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Here's another example i love. one pop star, she was writing
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One pop star, she was writing with a swedish producer
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With a swedish producer named max martin.
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Named max martin. and it was her first time
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And it was her first time writing with him,
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Writing with him, and she was so excited,
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And she was so excited, and they were working on a song.
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And they were working on a song. and somebody walked in
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And somebody walked in the studio that claimed
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The studio that claimed they knew this pop star.
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They knew this pop star. and so, they claimed to be
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And so, they claimed to be a friend of this pop star's
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A friend of this pop star's ex-boyfriend.
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Ex-boyfriend. and so, they came in the studio
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And so, they came in the studio and they started talking,
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And they started talking, and it was, kind of,
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And it was, kind of, an interruption.
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An interruption. and the dude who had
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And the dude who had busted in the studio,
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Busted in the studio, he says, "yeah.
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He says, "yeah. i hear y'all are
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I hear y'all are gonna get back together."
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Gonna get back together." and so, they kinda got the guy
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And so, they kinda got the guy to leave the studio
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To leave the studio because he was unwelcomed.
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Because he was unwelcomed. and after he left,
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And after he left, the pop star turned
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The pop star turned to max martin and said,
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To max martin and said, "hey, trust me.
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"hey, trust me. we are never getting
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We are never getting back together..."
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[laughter]
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"ever, ever, ever."
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"ever, ever, ever." and max martin turned
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And max martin turned to taylor swift and said,
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To taylor swift and said, "we gotta write that song."
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[laughter]
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So, how many of you in here
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So, how many of you in here have an ex somewhere
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Have an ex somewhere back in your past?
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Back in your past? how many of you made
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How many of you made a hit pop banger out of it
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A hit pop banger out of it and made millions of dollars
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And made millions of dollars out of it and became
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Out of it and became a global pop superstar?
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A global pop superstar? see, here's my point.
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See, here's my point. and you're like, "wow,
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And you're like, "wow, this is really --
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This is really -- you'd had too much time off.
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You'd had too much time off. you've been by
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You've been by yourself too much."
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Yourself too much." creativity is not defined
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Creativity is not defined by how many ideas you have,
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By how many ideas you have, creativity is defined
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Creativity is defined by how you implement
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By how you implement the ideas you have
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The ideas you have so that a great song writer,
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So that a great song writer, a creative songwriter
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A creative songwriter hears somebody say a phrase
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Hears somebody say a phrase that maybe they've said
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That maybe they've said hundreds of times
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Hundreds of times before and go...
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Before and go... [claps]
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[claps] "that's a song, let's write it."
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"that's a song, let's write it." or that a great songwriter
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Or that a great songwriter goes through a heartbreak,
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Goes through a heartbreak, and you know, maybe
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And you know, maybe some people go through
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Some people go through a heartbreak and become
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A heartbreak and become an alcoholic or a drug addict,
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An alcoholic or a drug addict, but they make a hit out
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But they make a hit out of something that happens.
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Of something that happens. they make a hit out of
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They make a hit out of something that they hear.
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Something that they hear. that's creativity.
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That's creativity. now, i would suggest to you
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Now, i would suggest to you that as christians,
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That as christians, what distinguishes
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What distinguishes our christian faith from
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Our christian faith from those who do not have faith
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Those who do not have faith is not necessarily the things
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Is not necessarily the things that happen to us,
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That happen to us, it's not necessarily
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It's not necessarily the things that
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The things that we even hear in church.
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We even hear in church. but it is our ability
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But it is our ability to take those things
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To take those things that happen to us
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That happen to us and do something with them
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And do something with them that will be fruitful
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That will be fruitful and productive.
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And productive. and the more painful
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And the more painful the event is, well,
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The event is, well, the greater the opportunity
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The greater the opportunity for god to show
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For god to show his creative power.
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His creative power. see, god is not creative,
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See, god is not creative, he is creator.
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He is creator. creative people
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Creative people can take something
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Can take something and make it into something.
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And make it into something. god is creator.
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God is creator. he can take nothing
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He can take nothing and make it into something.
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[applause]
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Come on, get my rhythm
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Come on, get my rhythm so i don't have to work
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So i don't have to work too hard today
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[applause]
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Tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "god can use it."
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"god can use it." >> congregation: god can use it.
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>> congregation: god can use it. >> i love how he spoke
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>> i love how he spoke into the darkness,
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Into the darkness, but the word that he spoke
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But the word that he spoke into darkness carried
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Into darkness carried the potential energy for light.
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The potential energy for light. so, it became kinetic because
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So, it became kinetic because god called it light
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God called it light when it was darkness.
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When it was darkness. god calls those things that
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God calls those things that be not as though they are.
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Be not as though they are. so, if he calls you forgiven,
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So, if he calls you forgiven, it doesn't matter how many
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It doesn't matter how many times shame calls your name.
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Times shame calls your name. god can speak into nothing
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God can speak into nothing and create something.
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And create something. the hebrew word
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The hebrew word for this is bara.
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For this is bara. when it talks about god
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When it talks about god created the heavens
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Created the heavens and the earth in the beginning.
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And the earth in the beginning. there was nothing there,
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There was nothing there, but it didn't stop god
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But it didn't stop god because he is creator,
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Because he is creator, not just creative.
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Not just creative. if you ask a creative genius,
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If you ask a creative genius, "where do you get
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"where do you get your ideas from?"
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Your ideas from?" they'll honestly tell you,
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They'll honestly tell you, "well, i get them
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"well, i get them from everyday life.
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From everyday life. i get them from something
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I get them from something i hear someone say.
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I hear someone say. i get them from something
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I get them from something that i live through.
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That i live through. god didn't have to live
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God didn't have to live through anything
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Through anything because he always was.
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Because he always was. god didn't have to respond to
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God didn't have to respond to anything because when he spoke,
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Anything because when he spoke, the light was the response
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The light was the response to his word.
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To his word. i'm trying to set this
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I'm trying to set this framework for this sermon
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Framework for this sermon around the idea that
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Around the idea that the creator, god,
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The creator, god, lives inside of you.
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Lives inside of you. and so, if the god who can
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And so, if the god who can make something out of nothing
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Make something out of nothing lives inside of you,
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Lives inside of you, it stands to reason
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It stands to reason that the god with
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That the god with this kind of power,
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This kind of power, bara, is the hebrew word,
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Bara, is the hebrew word, can also take something
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Can also take something in your life that does not
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In your life that does not resemble what you prayed for,
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Resemble what you prayed for, hoped for, or preferred,
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Hoped for, or preferred, and turn it into exactly
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And turn it into exactly what you need at the moment
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What you need at the moment you need it the most.
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You need it the most. because he's god like that.
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Because he's god like that. because he's good at that.
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Because he's good at that. because god doesn't have to hear
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Because god doesn't have to hear anything to do something.
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Anything to do something. god doesn't have to have
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God doesn't have to have anything to do something.
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Anything to do something. in fact, god can take something
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In fact, god can take something so silly as a dumb decision
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So silly as a dumb decision that you make and turn it
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That you make and turn it into great wisdom
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Into great wisdom for your future.
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For your future. god can use this too.
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God can use this too. i read in the bible
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I read in the bible about a king called solomon.
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About a king called solomon. he was the wisest king
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He was the wisest king that ever lived.
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That ever lived. but what surprised me
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But what surprised me about solomon's wisdom,
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About solomon's wisdom, church, was that his birth
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Church, was that his birth was actually the result of
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Was actually the result of a bad decision that
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A bad decision that his father, david, made.
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His father, david, made. and if i teach you this,
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And if i teach you this, maybe it'll help you feel
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Maybe it'll help you feel not so bad about
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Not so bad about your dumb decisions.
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Your dumb decisions. not that you made any
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Not that you made any in the last three years,
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In the last three years, but you know,
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But you know, back when you were young,
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Back when you were young, and you used to do dumb stuff.
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And you used to do dumb stuff. back before you were
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Back before you were so smart as you are now,
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So smart as you are now, and you always get it right.
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And you always get it right. just to let you know
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Just to let you know that god prefers that
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That god prefers that you use wisdom as
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You use wisdom as you're living your life.
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You're living your life. but if you don't use wisdom,
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But if you don't use wisdom, god is so big, and so good,
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God is so big, and so good, and so amazing that
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And so amazing that when you don't use wisdom,
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When you don't use wisdom, god will use stupid.
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[laughter]
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That's a place to praise him
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That's a place to praise him right there, you missed it.
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[applause]
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I know you can't clap
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I know you can't clap 'cause you might be
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'cause you might be sitting next to 'em.
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Sitting next to 'em. [clapping]
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[clapping] i talked to one woman,
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I talked to one woman, she said, "i never
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She said, "i never should've married him."
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Should've married him." well, they were married
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Well, they were married 32 years, they had 3 kids.
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32 years, they had 3 kids. she said, "i was so stupid,
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She said, "i was so stupid, stupid, stupid."
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Stupid, stupid." she started hitting her head.
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She started hitting her head. i'm not gonna do it
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I'm not gonna do it up here for you.
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Up here for you. just a little bit.
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Just a little bit. stupid, stupid, stupid.
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Stupid, stupid, stupid. she smacked herself hard.
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She smacked herself hard. i said, "stop."
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I said, "stop." i grabbed her hand,
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I grabbed her hand, i said, "are you glad
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I said, "are you glad you have those kids?"
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You have those kids?" she said, "yeah, i wouldn't
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She said, "yeah, i wouldn't trade my kids for anything."
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Trade my kids for anything." i said, "you had 'em with him?"
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[laughter]
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She said, "yeah,
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She said, "yeah, all three of 'em."
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All three of 'em." i was just checking.
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I was just checking. you know, i didn't pull out
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You know, i didn't pull out a maury povich paternity test
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A maury povich paternity test or anything like that.
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Or anything like that. boy, that's a flashback.
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[laughter]
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But she said, "yeah.
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But she said, "yeah. we had 'em all together."
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We had 'em all together." i said, "huh.
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I said, "huh. isn't that crazy
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Isn't that crazy that god gave you
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That god gave you what you just called
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What you just called your greatest gifts through
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Your greatest gifts through your stupidest decision."
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Your stupidest decision." stupid, stupid, stupid.
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Stupid, stupid, stupid. so, before you take your hand
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So, before you take your hand and hit yourself
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And hit yourself like i'm doing up here.
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Like i'm doing up here. i'm not doing it
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I'm not doing it any harder than that.
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Any harder than that. stop for a minute and think
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Stop for a minute and think about the things that god
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About the things that god gave you in spite of stupid.
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Gave you in spite of stupid. i'll take it a step further,
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I'll take it a step further, and all the pharisees
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And all the pharisees can just walk right out
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Can just walk right out the church on this one.
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The church on this one. not just in spite of stupid,
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Not just in spite of stupid, but through stupid.
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But through stupid. god can do more through
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God can do more through stupid than humans
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Stupid than humans can do through
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Can do through wisdom without him.
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Wisdom without him. this is how great god is.
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This is how great god is. "boy, are you telling me
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"boy, are you telling me to go out and do dumb stuff?
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To go out and do dumb stuff? you telling me to drive drunk?
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You telling me to drive drunk? you telling me to
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You telling me to make bad decisions?
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Make bad decisions? marry the wrong people?"
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Marry the wrong people?" i'm not saying any of that,
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I'm not saying any of that, but the fact of the matter is
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But the fact of the matter is we start this sermon
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We start this sermon in acts 28 where paul
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In acts 28 where paul does a great miracle,
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Does a great miracle, but it started with something
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But it started with something stupid that could've been
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Stupid that could've been avoided, but wasn't.
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Avoided, but wasn't. and i believe that what keeps
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And i believe that what keeps a lot of people from believing
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A lot of people from believing that god can use their life
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That god can use their life or use their situation
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Or use their situation is that you know necessarily
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Is that you know necessarily some of the things that
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Some of the things that put you in the problem state
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Put you in the problem state to begin with,
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To begin with, and it's hard for me
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And it's hard for me to believe for god to get me
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To believe for god to get me out of what i got myself into.
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Out of what i got myself into. but i wanna remind you
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But i wanna remind you from david's life
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From david's life that when you don't use wisdom,
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That when you don't use wisdom, god will use stupid.
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God will use stupid. touch your neighbor again
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Touch your neighbor again and say, "he's gonna use you.
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And say, "he's gonna use you. pastor steven just said it."
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[laughter]
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David slept with bathsheba.
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David slept with bathsheba. stupid.
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Stupid. killed her husband
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Killed her husband who was fighting for him.
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Who was fighting for him. stupid.
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Stupid. tried to cover it all up.
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Tried to cover it all up. stupid.
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Stupid. went in and repented before
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Went in and repented before the lord when the prophet nathan
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The lord when the prophet nathan confronted him.
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Confronted him. when he finished repenting,
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When he finished repenting, he went into his wife,
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He went into his wife, bathsheba, and made
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Bathsheba, and made love to her again.
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Love to her again. she conceived and gave birth
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She conceived and gave birth to a son, his name was solomon.
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To a son, his name was solomon. he was the wisest king
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He was the wisest king that ever lived.
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That ever lived. how could god make
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How could god make something so splendid
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Something so splendid out of something so stupid?
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Out of something so stupid? that's called grace.
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That's called grace. you want a definition of grace?
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You want a definition of grace? alright, i got one for you.
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[applause]
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When you don't wisdom,
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When you don't wisdom, so god used stupid.
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So god used stupid. when you choose the wrong thing,
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When you choose the wrong thing, but god uses it anyway.
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But god uses it anyway. now, we would like to eliminate
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Now, we would like to eliminate the number of times in your life
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The number of times in your life that god has to use stupid.
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That god has to use stupid. we don't wanna give god
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We don't wanna give god raw materials to work
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Raw materials to work with unnecessarily.
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With unnecessarily. shall we continue in sin
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Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?
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That grace may abound? god forbid.
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God forbid. but yet i know that this
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But yet i know that this storm we read about
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Storm we read about in acts 28 --
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In acts 28 -- now, there's nothing
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Now, there's nothing about the storm in acts 28,
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About the storm in acts 28, so you might be confused.
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So you might be confused. because acts 28:1,
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Because acts 28:1, put that on the screen
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Put that on the screen again, please.
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Again, please. whoo, i love this part.
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Whoo, i love this part. it says, "once safely on shore,
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It says, "once safely on shore, we found out that the island
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We found out that the island was called malta."
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Was called malta." if you didn't have
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If you didn't have context for the bible,
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Context for the bible, you might think paul
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You might think paul was going on vacation.
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Was going on vacation. some much needed r&r
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Some much needed r&r after being stoned in lystra.
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After being stoned in lystra. you know, like trying to get
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You know, like trying to get away from the crazy
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Away from the crazy church at corinth,
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Church at corinth, and turn off his phone
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And turn off his phone for a few days.
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For a few days. but in acts 27, in fact,
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But in acts 27, in fact, he has just spent
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He has just spent the last two weeks being
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The last two weeks being blown by a hurricane
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Blown by a hurricane force wind,
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Force wind, which is bad enough.
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Which is bad enough. but before the wind
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But before the wind ever started blowing,
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Ever started blowing, paul tried to warn
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Paul tried to warn the other people on board.
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The other people on board. he said, "this is not
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He said, "this is not the time for us to sail.
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The time for us to sail. trust me.
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Trust me. you know sailing,
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You know sailing, but i know the savior,
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But i know the savior, and i heard from god
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And i heard from god and i can sense
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And i can sense that this is bad."
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That this is bad." and they did it anyway,
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And they did it anyway, and paul was on board with
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And paul was on board with somebody else's bad decision.
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Somebody else's bad decision. and i think this is one of
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And i think this is one of the toughest places to be.
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The toughest places to be. it's one thing when
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It's one thing when you do stupid,
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You do stupid, and to believe
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And to believe that god can use it.
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That god can use it. but what about
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But what about when they do stupid,
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When they do stupid, and they won't stop
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And they won't stop doing stupid?
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Doing stupid? and they wouldn't
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And they wouldn't even come to church
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Even come to church with you today.
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With you today. and now, you're living
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And now, you're living in somebody else's stupid.
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In somebody else's stupid. now, this is not
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Now, this is not a parenting class...
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[laughter]
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But one of the things
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But one of the things that we have to learn
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That we have to learn in our lives
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In our lives when we find ourselves
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When we find ourselves in situations that
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In situations that we didn't ask for,
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We didn't ask for, or when somebody else's
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Or when somebody else's bad decision backfires
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Bad decision backfires and we catch some of it
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And we catch some of it in our own circumstance,
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In our own circumstance, is that when
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Is that when we don't use wisdom,
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We don't use wisdom, god can still use stupid.
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God can still use stupid. i'll prove this to you
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I'll prove this to you in a couple of different ways
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In a couple of different ways from the text.
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From the text. number one, the storm
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Number one, the storm that they went through
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That they went through was a stupid storm.
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Was a stupid storm. they could've easily --
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They could've easily -- not every storm can be avoided.
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Not every storm can be avoided. they could've easily
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They could've easily avoided this storm,
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Avoided this storm, they didn't because of
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They didn't because of the advice that
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The advice that they failed to heed.
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They failed to heed. so, that's number one.
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So, that's number one. but number two, i don't know
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But number two, i don't know if you noticed this.
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If you noticed this. after they crashed,
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After they crashed, and i really do apologize that
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And i really do apologize that i can't do this story justice.
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I can't do this story justice. i wish i could
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I wish i could give you the prequel.
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Give you the prequel. but since we just picked up
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But since we just picked up in chapter 28:1,
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In chapter 28:1, where they landed on
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Where they landed on an island called malta --
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An island called malta -- isn't that crazy they didn't
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Isn't that crazy they didn't even know what it was
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Even know what it was called till they got there?
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Called till they got there? isn't like kinda like that?
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Isn't like kinda like that? you don't really know what
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You don't really know what to call it until you get there.
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To call it until you get there. you know what it looks like
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You know what it looks like on other people's instagram.
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On other people's instagram. you don't really know what
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You don't really know what to call it until you get there.
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To call it until you get there. and what i love about god
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And what i love about god is that one hand,
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Is that one hand, they crashed.
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They crashed. but on another hand,
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But on another hand, they were called to help
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They were called to help the people on that island.
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The people on that island. because we read about how paul
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Because we read about how paul ended up healing every
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Ended up healing every sick person on the island.
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Sick person on the island. how many believe that god
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How many believe that god was calling paul
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Was calling paul to that island to help
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To that island to help those sick people?
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Those sick people? come on, clap your hands
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Come on, clap your hands if you believe god was
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If you believe god was calling to paul to that island.
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[applause]
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How many of you believe
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How many of you believe that paul crashed because
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That paul crashed because the sailors didn't
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The sailors didn't take his advice?
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Take his advice? clap your hands
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Clap your hands if you believe he crashed.
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[applause]
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How many of you are confused
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How many of you are confused and you're just clapping
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And you're just clapping to be polite to me?
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To be polite to me? 'cause it's pastor
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'cause it's pastor appreciation month.
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[applause]
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Say, "i'm confused."
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[laughter]
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Is it a crash or a calling?
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Is it a crash or a calling? i'm confused.
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I'm confused. did he crash
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Did he crash or was he called?
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Or was he called? and it possible that sometimes
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And it possible that sometimes god uses a crash
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God uses a crash as a cover for a calling?
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[applause]
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And is it possible
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And is it possible that what you have called
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That what you have called a crash in your life,
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A crash in your life, a crash in your relationship,
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A crash in your relationship, a crash in your finances,
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A crash in your finances, a crash -- i'm so glad
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A crash -- i'm so glad you're still here.
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You're still here. i was watching a sermon
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I was watching a sermon from 2016 the other day
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From 2016 the other day and i saw you.
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And i saw you. when you used to sit down there,
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When you used to sit down there, and i was wondering
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And i was wondering if you were still around.
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If you were still around. and i'm so glad you made it.
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And i'm so glad you made it. it's good to see you, brother.
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It's good to see you, brother. seriously, i was watching you.
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[applause]
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And the reason i -- the reason
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And the reason i -- the reason i noticed in the video,
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I noticed in the video, you were crying.
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You were crying. you were crying.
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You were crying. and you aren't gon'
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And you aren't gon' believe this,
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Believe this, i was preaching on acts 28.
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I was preaching on acts 28. i'm not making this up.
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I'm not making this up. y'all are like,
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Y'all are like, "this sounds kinda staged."
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"this sounds kinda staged." this is not staged.
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This is not staged. i literally just looked.
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I literally just looked. and what a way
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And what a way to confirm a word.
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To confirm a word. huh?
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[applause]
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I was preaching
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I was preaching the same passage.
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[applause]
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And i bet since that day,
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And i bet since that day, i bet you've been
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I bet you've been through some crashes,
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Through some crashes, and i bet you've been
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And i bet you've been through some things.
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Through some things. but what blesses about
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But what blesses about some of you in the church
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Some of you in the church is that you keep coming,
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Is that you keep coming, even after the crash.
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[applause]
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Come on, come on.
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[applause]
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No, no, no, no, no.
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No, no, no, no, no. don't try to trick me
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Don't try to trick me looking like you didn't.
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Looking like you didn't. some of y'all crashed out
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Some of y'all crashed out on the way to church in the car.
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[laughter]
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Some of y'all were calling
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Some of y'all were calling each other everything,
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Each other everything, but child of god
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But child of god on the way to church
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On the way to church in the car this morning.
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In the car this morning. but you came, you came,
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But you came, you came, you came, you came,
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You came, you came, you came, you came.
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[applause]
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And they arrived safely,
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And they arrived safely, everybody say, "safely...
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Everybody say, "safely... >> congregation: safely...
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>> congregation: safely... >> on shore."
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>> on shore." >> congregation: on shore.
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>> congregation: on shore. >> now say, "unsure."
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>> now say, "unsure." >> congregation: unsure.
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>> congregation: unsure. >> now say, "on shore."
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>> now say, "on shore." >> congregation: on shore.
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>> congregation: on shore. >> you can be on shore,
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>> you can be on shore, but unsure.
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But unsure. which means that
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Which means that i'm not sure yet
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I'm not sure yet whether this thing that
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Whether this thing that happened in my life
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Happened in my life is something is gonna turn out
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Is something is gonna turn out for my good, or whether
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For my good, or whether it's going to be my bitter end.
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It's going to be my bitter end. i'm not sure yet whether
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I'm not sure yet whether this person leaving my life
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This person leaving my life was a good thing or whether
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Was a good thing or whether it was a bad thing.
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It was a bad thing. i'm not sure yet whether
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I'm not sure yet whether losing that job was opening
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Losing that job was opening another opportunity
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Another opportunity or if it's just draining
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Or if it's just draining my bank account.
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My bank account. i'm not sure yet.
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I'm not sure yet. i'm on shore, but i'm unsure.
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I'm on shore, but i'm unsure. and what i love about god
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And what i love about god is that no matter whether
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Is that no matter whether you call it a crash,
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You call it a crash, whether you call it an accident,
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Whether you call it an accident, whether you call it a mistake.
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Whether you call it a mistake. whatever you call it,
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Whatever you call it, god looks at it and says,
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God looks at it and says, "don't think i don't know how
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"don't think i don't know how to make something amazing
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To make something amazing and brilliant out of
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And brilliant out of a broken heart."
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[applause]
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Now, high five somebody
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Now, high five somebody and say, "he can do it.
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And say, "he can do it. he can do it.
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He can do it. he can do it.
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He can do it. he can do it."
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He can do it." they need to hear you say that.
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They need to hear you say that. because when we find ourselves
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Because when we find ourselves crashed out on islands
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Crashed out on islands where people don't even
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Where people don't even speak our same language --
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Speak our same language -- the version i put up there
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The version i put up there was the politically correct
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Was the politically correct version of the bible,
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Version of the bible, the niv, it's more modern.
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The niv, it's more modern. so, when it talks about
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So, when it talks about these people, it calls them
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These people, it calls them "islanders."
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"islanders." but in the original language,
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But in the original language, it called them barbarians.
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It called them barbarians. because to paul
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Because to paul and the 276 prisoners --
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And the 276 prisoners -- not even tell you this part yet.
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Not even tell you this part yet. the reason paul is on the ship
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The reason paul is on the ship is because he's going to stand
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Is because he's going to stand trial before caesar in rome.
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Trial before caesar in rome. so, he is a preacher disguised
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So, he is a preacher disguised as a prisoner heading toward
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As a prisoner heading toward a calling disguised as a crash.
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[applause]
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Looking at some people
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Looking at some people who are building him a fire,
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Who are building him a fire, but don't speak
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But don't speak his same language.
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His same language. can i work on this
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Can i work on this for a minute?
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For a minute? i wonder, have you landed
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I wonder, have you landed in a strange place today?
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In a strange place today? strange place in your life,
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Strange place in your life, strange place in your emotions,
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Strange place in your emotions, strange place at
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Strange place at your particular season.
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Your particular season. and if you have,
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And if you have, i believe you have every
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I believe you have every reason to expect that
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Reason to expect that god will use a barbarian,
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God will use a barbarian, which simply means something
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Which simply means something you're not familiar with.
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You're not familiar with. everything in the text points
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Everything in the text points in the same direction,
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In the same direction, that god can use this too, okay?
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That god can use this too, okay? when they get there,
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When they get there, they meet barbarians,
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They meet barbarians, people that they're afraid of.
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People that they're afraid of. but the barbarians
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But the barbarians are building them a fire.
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Are building them a fire. that's the favor of god.
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That's the favor of god. when god uses something
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When god uses something that you think is barbaric
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That you think is barbaric to build something,
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To build something, to keep you alive.
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To keep you alive. when god uses somebody
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When god uses somebody you don't even like
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You don't even like to tell you something
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To tell you something that you need to know.
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That you need to know. when god uses a process
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When god uses a process that you resist,
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That you resist, that is the strange
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That is the strange grace of god.
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>> today, we have an exciting
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>> today, we have an exciting offer just for you.
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Offer just for you. when my husband, steven,
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When my husband, steven, preached the series,
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Preached the series, "when faith fights back,"
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"when faith fights back," it was exactly
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It was exactly what i needed to hear,
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What i needed to hear, and i truly believe
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And i truly believe that it's gonna help you too.
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That it's gonna help you too. we all face challenges
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We all face challenges and situations that
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And situations that can feel hopeless.
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Can feel hopeless. moments when we don't know
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Moments when we don't know what to do next.
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What to do next. but in this series,
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But in this series, pastor steven shares four
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Pastor steven shares four incredibly practical tools
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Incredibly practical tools and phrases to help you
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And phrases to help you find faith in the middle
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Find faith in the middle of a struggle.
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Of a struggle. phrases like,
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Phrases like, "god's got the hard part."
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"god's got the hard part." and "god can use this too."
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And "god can use this too." and one thing that he said
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And one thing that he said that really stuck with me is,
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That really stuck with me is, "god is freeing you for
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"god is freeing you for the fight not from the fight."
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The fight not from the fight." and i realize that while
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And i realize that while i can't avoid every challenge,
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I can't avoid every challenge, god is gonna be with me
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God is gonna be with me through them all.
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Through them all. you've got to call
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You've got to call and get this series.
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And get this series. call or go online
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Call or go online right now and request,
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Right now and request, "when faith fights back."
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"when faith fights back." it's available for your
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It's available for your gift of any amount,
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Gift of any amount, and i cannot wait for you
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And i cannot wait for you to experience it.
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To experience it. let's strengthen our faith
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Let's strengthen our faith for the fight together.
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For the fight together. call or go online right now
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Call or go online right now and i'll see you back
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And i'll see you back here next time.
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>> "when faith fights back"
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Is a brand new series
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From pastor steven furtick
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Where he shares four
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Faith-filled statements
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To help you face any
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Battle with confidence.
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Pastor steven walks you
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Through each statement,
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"god can use this too,
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God will work it in,
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God's got the hard part,
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And god gave it to me."
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And shows you how to
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Practically live them out.
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These powerful truths will
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Strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective.
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This dvd series is available
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Today for your gift
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Of any amount.
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To get your copy, just call
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Or visit us online now.
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>> if you love watching sermons
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>> if you love watching sermons from pastor steven furtick,
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From pastor steven furtick, there's more for you.
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There's more for you. you can join us sundays
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You can join us sundays live online, where you can
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Live online, where you can watch the sermon
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Watch the sermon and also worship with us
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And also worship with us and find a community
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And find a community of believers.
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Of believers. go to stevenfurtick.com/live
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>> ♪ i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like revival ♪
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♪ is headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ hey ♪
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>> ♪ i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks ♪
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♪ like salvation ♪
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>> ♪ salvation ♪
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>> ♪ is headed our way ♪
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>> come on let's think
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About it church
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>> ♪ when i think of ♪
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♪ all you've done ♪
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>> come on
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>> ♪ when i think of ♪
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♪ all you've ♪
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♪ brought me through ♪
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♪ when i think about ♪
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♪ your love ♪
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>> i shouldn't deserve it
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>> ♪ i could never say ♪
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♪ enough thank you's ♪
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>> ♪ when i think of ♪
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♪ all you've done ♪
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>> you've given me
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Goodness and mercy
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>> ♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've brought me through ♪
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>> you've been so kind
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>> ♪ when i think ♪
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♪ about your love ♪
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>> i don't deserve it
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I don't deserve it
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>> ♪ i could never say ♪
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♪ enough thank you's ♪
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>> somebody give him
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Praise in the room
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Somebody give him
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Praise in the room
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>> ♪ yeah ♪
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>> you've given me
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So many reasons
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Given me so many reasons
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♪ that's why i owe ♪
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>> ♪ that's why ♪
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♪ i owe you praise ♪
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>> ♪ you woke me up ♪
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♪ this morning ♪
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♪ you started me ♪
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♪ on my way ♪
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♪ put food on my table ♪
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♪ put joy to my day ♪
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♪ i can't count ♪
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♪ the reasons ♪
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♪ come on that's why ♪
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>> ♪ that's why i owe ♪
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♪ you praise ♪
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[cheering and applause]
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>> i will bless the lord
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At all times
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I will bless the lord
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At all times
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I will bless the lord
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At all times
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And his praises
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Shall be
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Steven Furtick - God Can Use This Too (Part 1)

March 3, 2025 | S25:E61

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