Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - God Will Work It In! (Part 2)

March 10, 2025 | S25:E69

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - God Will Work It In! (Part 2) | March 10, 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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>> now, watch this.
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>> now, watch this. he didn't say,
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He didn't say, "work for your salvation."
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Put it back up.
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Put it back up. he said,
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He said, "work out your salvation."
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"work out your salvation." he's not saying earn it.
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He's not saying earn it. that's contrary to everything
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That's contrary to everything else that god gave paul
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Else that god gave paul to teach us.
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That's contrary
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That's contrary to the very essence
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To the very essence of the cross of christ.
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Of the cross of christ. how are you gonna earn a grace
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How are you gonna earn a grace that was given from a cross
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That was given from a cross you didn't die on?
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You didn't die on? so, what he's saying is,
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So, what he's saying is, not only to integrate
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Not only to integrate what you've been taught,
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What you've been taught, what you've been instructed
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What you've been instructed and apply it.
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And apply it. like vance havner said,
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Like vance havner said, "never forget in the darkness
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"never forget in the darkness what god showed you
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What god showed you in the light."
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In the light." he's saying,
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He's saying, "the reason that
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"the reason that you're so worried --
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You're so worried -- now, fear and trembling
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Now, fear and trembling is a saying that they had,
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Is a saying that they had, like, i don't know,
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Like, i don't know, we might say, "lock, stock,
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We might say, "lock, stock, and barrel."
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And barrel." it means everything, you know.
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It means everything, you know. they would say
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They would say "fear and trembling"
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"fear and trembling" like a saying.
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Like a saying. it was a colloquialism.
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It was a colloquialism. when he says,
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When he says, "work our your salvation
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"work our your salvation with fear and trembling,"
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With fear and trembling," he does not mean be afraid
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He does not mean be afraid that god didn't give you
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That god didn't give you what he promised to give you.
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What he promised to give you. he said, "you're forgiven.
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He said, "you're forgiven. you're forgiven."
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You're forgiven." he said,
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He said, "there's no condemnation.
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"there's no condemnation. there's no condemnation."
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There's no condemnation." it is being afraid
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It is being afraid to live your life without
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To live your life without the awareness of that.
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The awareness of that. because you know that if you
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Because you know that if you ever lose awareness of who god
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Ever lose awareness of who god is to you and in you,
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Is to you and in you, you will make
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You will make the stupidest mistakes.
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The stupidest mistakes. so, i want you to work out,
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So, i want you to work out, you're about to see it,
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You're about to see it, what god has already worked in.
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And god is working on you,
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And god is working on you, and you are a work in progress,
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And you are a work in progress, but your salvation is not.
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But your salvation is not. it's finished.
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It's finished. so, there's nothing more
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So, there's nothing more to be done,
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To be done, that's why jesus said,
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That's why jesus said, "it is finished."
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God already worked that out.
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If you placed your faith in him,
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You are already saved.
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Now, you are taking what god
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Gave you and working it out.
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Gave you and working it out. and that's what i told elijah.
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And that's what i told elijah. i said, "this is your
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I said, "this is your season to grow."
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Season to grow." every conversation
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Every conversation we've had down here
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Lifting weights together,
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Lifting weights together, every time i've ever
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Every time i've ever corrected you that you
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Corrected you that you wanted to kill me,
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Wanted to kill me, but you know i would kill you
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But you know i would kill you if you tried to kill me...
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[laughter]
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Every single one
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Every single one of those things,
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Of those things, now that we're not
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Now that we're not together now,
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Together now, now that it's not
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Now that it's not like it was, it gets to go
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Like it was, it gets to go deeper inside of you.
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Deeper inside of you. god is taking you
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God is taking you deeper in this season.
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Deeper in this season. he did not depart from you.
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He did not depart from you. he's taking you deeper.
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He's taking you deeper. but the reason you keep worrying
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But the reason you keep worrying about stuff that god
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About stuff that god has already worked out --
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Has already worked out -- i gotta say that better.
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I gotta say that better. you are worried about something
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You are worried about something god has already worked out.
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[applause]
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Now, why do you do that?
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[applause]
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Because you stop at verse 12
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Because you stop at verse 12 and never read verse 13.
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And never read verse 13. do you know how many people
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Do you know how many people would take verse 12 and stop
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Would take verse 12 and stop right there?
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Again, please.
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Again, please. "therefore, since you were
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"therefore, since you were obeying when i was there,
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Obeying when i was there, you know, keep that
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You know, keep that same energy,"
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Same energy," paul is saying.
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"when i was preaching,
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"when i was preaching, y'all were saying, 'amen.'
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Y'all were saying, 'amen.' now, keep that same," --
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Now, keep that same," -- touch your neighbor and say,
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Touch your neighbor and say, "keep that same energy."
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"keep that same energy." >> congregation: keep that
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>> congregation: keep that same energy.
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Same energy. >> a couple of tuesdays
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>> a couple of tuesdays from now, no matter
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From now, no matter who wins the election,
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Who wins the election, no matter who's acting crazy,
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No matter who's acting crazy, keep that same energy.
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Keep that same energy. because we have republicans,
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Because we have republicans, democrats, black, white,
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Democrats, black, white, hispanic, male, female,
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All in the same church,
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All in the same church, and we were all unified.
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And we were all unified. and we will not let a culture
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And we will not let a culture that divides us be greater
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That divides us be greater than the king that defines us.
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Than the king that defines us. y'all, keep that same energy
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Y'all, keep that same energy out there in the world.
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Out there in the world. alright.
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Alright. over, the next two weeks,
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Over, the next two weeks, don't you get facebook crazy
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Don't you get facebook crazy and be church sane.
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[applause]
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I don't know where
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I don't know where that came from.
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[laughter]
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But it just came to me.
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But it just came to me. i decided to work it in.
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[laughter]
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Work it in.
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Work it in. work it in.
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Work it in. work --
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Work -- i don't know
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I don't know where that came from.
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Where that came from. i just decided to work it in.
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I just decided to work it in. i don't know where this
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I don't know where this snake came from,
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Snake came from, i just decided to
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I just decided to shake it off and work it in.
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Shake it off and work it in. i don't know where that
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I don't know where that feeling came from,
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Feeling came from, i just decided to work it in.
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I just decided to work it in. i don't know where that
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I don't know where that temptation came from,
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Temptation came from, i just decided to pray
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I just decided to pray extra this week.
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Extra this week. because if i'mma
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Because if i'mma get extra temptation,
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Get extra temptation, i'mma need extra grace,
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I'mma need extra grace, so i'mma pray extra prayers.
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So i'mma pray extra prayers. i'mma work this in.
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[applause]
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I like --
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I like -- i like it.
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I like it. so, the reason you're worrying
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So, the reason you're worrying about stuff god has
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About stuff god has already worked out,
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Already worked out, the reason you keep worrying
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The reason you keep worrying is because of the way
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Is because of the way you keep thinking.
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Verse 12.
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Verse 12. it is god that
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It is god that works in you --
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Works in you -- no.
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No. "not only in my presence,
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"not only in my presence, but now much more as you
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But now much more as you continue to work out
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Continue to work out your salvation with
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Your salvation with fear and trembling."
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Fear and trembling." and you're like, "okay, okay."
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And you're like, "okay, okay." now, go back, go back
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Now, go back, go back to verse 12.
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To verse 12. you stop there.
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You stop there. church, that's a comma.
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[laughter]
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I feel like i'm a
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I feel like i'm a multitasking preacher.
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Multitasking preacher. i talk about fitness,
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I talk about fitness, english grammar,
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English grammar, theology, parenting,
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Theology, parenting, recipes, tomatoes.
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[laughter]
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I work it all in.
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"work out your salvation
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"work out your salvation with fear and trembling."
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With fear and trembling." now, if you read that,
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Now, if you read that, you will be worried,
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Because you are trying
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Because you are trying to work out something
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To work out something without god.
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Without god. okay.
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Okay. what gets me tripped up
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What gets me tripped up every time i get overwhelmed --
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Every time i get overwhelmed -- and i'm not talking about
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And i'm not talking about just having butterflies
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Just having butterflies or getting nervous.
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Or getting nervous. i think all that is good.
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But when i get overwhelmed
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But when i get overwhelmed to the point where it
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To the point where it really shuts me down --
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Really shuts me down -- you know how there's that
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You know how there's that line between when you're
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Line between when you're working on something
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Working on something and it's wearing you out?
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And it's wearing you out? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> and you realize, "huh.
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>> and you realize, "huh. this feels kind of cyclical
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'cause it's making me sick."
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'cause it's making me sick." if that's where you are
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If that's where you are in the feeling trem --
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Read what comes after the comma.
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Read what comes after the comma. "work out your salvation
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"work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
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With fear and trembling, for it is god
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For it is god who works in you."
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Who works in you." so, that's a very
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So, that's a very interesting thought, isn't it?
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Interesting thought, isn't it? it is god who works in you.
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It is god who works in you. don't forget that while
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Don't forget that while you work it out.
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Don't forget that.
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Don't forget that. so, don't get so good at trying
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So, don't get so good at trying to figure stuff out on paper
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To figure stuff out on paper that you forget to work stuff
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That you forget to work stuff out according to purpose.
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Out according to purpose. because the bible said,
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Because the bible said, "it is god that works in you
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"it is god that works in you to willing to do according
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To willing to do according to his good purpose."
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To his good purpose." so, god starts with
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So, god starts with the purpose, not the person.
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The purpose, not the person. and then, he finds the person
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And then, he finds the person that will accomplish
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That will accomplish that purpose,
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That purpose, and he shapes the person
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And he shapes the person that will accomplish
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That will accomplish that purpose.
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That purpose. and that's why you can know god
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And that's why you can know god is working on your right now
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Is working on your right now and working in you.
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And working in you. and so, when you sit down --
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And so, when you sit down -- i will never forget sitting down
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I will never forget sitting down to work on something one time.
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To work on something one time. and i'll tell you exactly
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And i'll tell you exactly what it was because i think
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What it was because i think it's a great illustration.
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It's a great illustration. i had the opportunity
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I had the opportunity several years ago
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Several years ago to interview bishop t.d. jakes
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To interview bishop t.d. jakes right here on this stage
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At elevation church,
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At elevation church, and i was so honored to do it.
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And i was so honored to do it. he is my preaching hero,
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He is my preaching hero, and he's my friend now too.
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And he's my friend now too. but, you know,
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But, you know, if someone is your hero,
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If someone is your hero, even if they're your friend,
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Even if they're your friend, you still get really nervous,
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You still get really nervous, even if it's not their fault.
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Even if it's not their fault. i was so nervous
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I was so nervous to interview that man,
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To interview that man, because i wanted to do
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A good job for him.
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A good job for him. i wanted to do a good job.
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I wanted to do a good job. he was promoting a book called,
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He was promoting a book called, "soar," s-o-a-r, not like --
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"soar," s-o-a-r, not like -- lift your sword.
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Lift your sword. like, soar like an eagle.
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Like, soar like an eagle. anyway...
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[laughter]
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And i sat down
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And i sat down for weeks beforehand,
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For weeks beforehand, and i would work,
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And i would work, but mostly i would worry.
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But mostly i would worry. it wasn't like i wasn't
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It wasn't like i wasn't getting anything done.
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Getting anything done. by the time i got done just
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By the time i got done just being a complete stress ball
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Being a complete stress ball for several weeks,
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For several weeks, i think i counted 75
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I think i counted 75 note cards of questions
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Note cards of questions to ask the man about the book.
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To ask the man about the book. and everybody would say,
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And everybody would say, "aren't you excited
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"aren't you excited to interview bishop jakes?"
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To interview bishop jakes?" and i'd be like, "yeah, yeah."
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And i'd be like, "yeah, yeah." excitement and anxiety can
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Excitement and anxiety can kind of feel the same sometimes.
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Kind of feel the same sometimes. and what you call it, depends on
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And what you call it, depends on what you're focused about.
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What you're focused about. and when i look back on it,
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And when i look back on it, i regret all of the stress
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I regret all of the stress that i felt from the pressure
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That i felt from the pressure that wasn't even real.
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That wasn't even real. the fact of the matter is,
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The fact of the matter is, he could have had anybody
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Interview him for the book.
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Interview him for the book. he wanted me to do it.
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He wanted me to do it. he could have gone
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He could have gone anywhere he wanted.
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Anywhere he wanted. he didn't go to oprah.
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He didn't go to oprah. he came to furtick.
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[laughter and applause]
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He didn't come to dr. phil.
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He didn't come to dr. phil. he came to dr. furtick.
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He came to dr. furtick. but i couldn't feel that way
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But i couldn't feel that way about it, because i thought,
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About it, because i thought, "what do i --
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"what do i -- what am i gonna ask him?
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What am i gonna ask him? he's so smart."
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He's so smart." the very reason i was
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The very reason i was stressed was the very reason
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Stressed was the very reason i should have relaxed.
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I should have relaxed. not five minutes after
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We got on this stage,
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We got on this stage, and he sat in his chair
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And he sat in his chair and i sat in mine, and i had
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And i sat in mine, and i had my whole stack, right?
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My whole stack, right? and i said my first question
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And i said my first question to him.
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To him. twenty minutes later...
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[laughter]
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I still had
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I still had 74 questions left.
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[laughter]
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And the interview
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And the interview was only 90 minutes.
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Was only 90 minutes. and i remembered in that moment,
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And i remembered in that moment, "oh, it's bishop.
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"oh, it's bishop. he's good at talking."
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[laughter]
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Oh, all this time i've been
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Oh, all this time i've been thinking about this like,
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Thinking about this like, "i gotta carry it.
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"i gotta carry it. and what am i gonna do
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And what am i gonna do if my questions are stupid?
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If my questions are stupid? and what if the people
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And what if the people look at me funny?
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Look at me funny? and what if i
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And what if i mispronounce the word?
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Mispronounce the word? and what if he doesn't
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And what if he doesn't sell any books?
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Sell any books? and what if he never wants
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And what if he never wants to talk to me again?
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To talk to me again? and what if i accidentally say
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And what if i accidentally say something that wasn't intended
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Something that wasn't intended to be offensive,
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To be offensive, but i was just trying
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But i was just trying to be casual, and it came
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To be casual, and it came across as disrespectful?"
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Across as disrespectful?" all of this to interview
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All of this to interview one of the greatest talkers
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One of the greatest talkers in the world.
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In the world. the only thing i had to do
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The only thing i had to do to be successful in
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To be successful in the interview was this.
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[laughter]
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You know, just a reverse nod
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You know, just a reverse nod for variety and effect.
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For variety and effect. but between
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Those two nods and --
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[laughter]
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He had it covered.
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[laughter]
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I see you stressing about
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I see you stressing about something in your life today.
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Something in your life today. don't know what it is,
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Don't know what it is, don't need to.
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Don't need to. god knows.
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I see you playing out
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I see you playing out the situation
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The situation over and over again.
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Over and over again. you call it preparation,
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You call it preparation, but it's not preparation,
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But it's not preparation, because it is eating
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Because it is eating through your peace.
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Through your peace. and here you are thinking,
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And here you are thinking, "well, when i get to that
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"well, when i get to that in three weeks,
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In three weeks, it's gonna be terrible."
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It's gonna be terrible." "oh, when my kids
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"oh, when my kids become teenagers," --
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Become teenagers," -- they are yet toddlers.
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They are yet toddlers. you've got 12 years to read
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You've got 12 years to read books about this crap
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Books about this crap you're gonna be dealing with,
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You're gonna be dealing with, and by then all of the books
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And by then all of the books will be saying different stuff
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Will be saying different stuff than they say today.
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Than they say today. i see you looking at a situation
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I see you looking at a situation in the future of your life,
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In the future of your life, and you are afraid.
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And you are afraid. and i'll tell you
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And i'll tell you why you are afraid.
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Why you are afraid. you forgot god is gonna be there
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You forgot god is gonna be there when you get there.
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[applause]
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I remembered, "oh, bishop
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I remembered, "oh, bishop is gonna be there.
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Is gonna be there. he's a good talker."
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He's a good talker." i wish you would remember
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I wish you would remember with all the scenarios
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With all the scenarios you're playing out
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You're playing out in your mind,
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In your mind, and all the ways
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And all the ways it could go wrong,
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It could go wrong, and all of the stuff
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And all of the stuff that you're scrolling through
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That you're scrolling through starting to talk about,
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Starting to talk about, "is it another world war?"
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"is it another world war?" well, what are you gon' do
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Well, what are you gon' do about it if it is?
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About it if it is? you gon' go fight in it?
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[laughter]
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Whatever happens,
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Whatever happens, you're gonna have god.
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[applause]
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You're gonna have god.
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[applause]
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If it's a prison,
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If it's a prison, he'll be your cell mate.
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He'll be your cell mate. you're gonna have god.
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[applause]
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Oh, yeah.
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Oh, yeah. "i forgot,"
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"i forgot," tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "i forgot."
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"i forgot." >> congregation: i forgot.
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>> congregation: i forgot. >> "i'm gonna have god
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>> "i'm gonna have god in it with me."
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[applause]
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That's why i'm not
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That's why i'm not stressed about retirement
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Stressed about retirement 'cause i've never seen
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'cause i've never seen the righteous forsaken.
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The righteous forsaken. i was young and now i'm old.
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I was young and now i'm old. i've never seen
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I've never seen the righteous forsaken
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The righteous forsaken nor his seed begging for bread.
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Nor his seed begging for bread. god is gonna be
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God is gonna be in this with me.
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In this with me. god is going to be
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God is going to be in the challenge with me.
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In the challenge with me. god is going to be
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God is going to be in the uncertainty.
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God's gonna walk in that
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God's gonna walk in that doctor's office with me.
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Doctor's office with me. god's gonna be on the other side
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God's gonna be on the other side of this painful breakup with me.
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Of this painful breakup with me. god's gonna be with me when
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God's gonna be with me when i make my first appointment
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I make my first appointment with the counselor.
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With the counselor. god's gonna be with me when
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God's gonna be with me when i show up back first day
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I show up back first day to school and i'm 27.
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To school and i'm 27. god is gonna be with me
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God is gonna be with me with i open up my finances
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With i open up my finances and begin to get it in order
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And begin to get it in order and humble myself.
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And humble myself. i forgot about god,
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I forgot about god, that's why i was shaking,
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That's why i was shaking, that's why i was trembling.
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That's why i was trembling. but i'm not trembling anymore
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But i'm not trembling anymore 'cause i'm trusting that
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'cause i'm trusting that when i get there --
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[applause]
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Oh, yeah.
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Oh, yeah. thank you, jesus.
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[applause]
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Yeah.
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Yeah. come on, give it back.
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Come on, give it back. my bracelet fell off,
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My bracelet fell off, but let me work it in
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But let me work it in real quick.
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Real quick. let me work it in real quick.
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Let me work it in real quick. there's some stuff that
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There's some stuff that needs to come off of you
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Needs to come off of you in this season.
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In this season. it happened, so i might
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It happened, so i might as well work it in.
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As well work it in. it happened, so i might
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It happened, so i might as well work it in.
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As well work it in. there are some things in your
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There are some things in your life you need to stop stressing
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Life you need to stop stressing about at a level that assumes
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About at a level that assumes that you're going to have
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That you're going to have to do it alone.
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[applause]
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I never get stressed about
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I never get stressed about a sermon if i remember,
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"oh, yeah.
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"oh, yeah. god is gonna be there."
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God is gonna be there." and just like bishop
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And just like bishop is pretty good at talking,
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Is pretty good at talking, god is pretty good at godding.
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[laughter]
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How about that?
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[applause]
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I'm so tired
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I'm so tired of hearing people say,
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Of hearing people say, "life be lifing."
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God be godding.
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[applause]
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Don't quote me on that.
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Don't quote me on that. that's so corny.
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That's so corny. but i think sometimes we take
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But i think sometimes we take the journey in our mind as
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The journey in our mind as if god is not gonna be there.
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If god is not gonna be there. that was so profound for me
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That was so profound for me when i realized it.
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When i realized it. it's like --
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It's like -- have you ever been
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Have you ever been going into a situation
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Going into a situation and were so stressed,
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And were so stressed, and then you remembered,
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And then you remembered, "oh, yeah.
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"oh, yeah. they're gonna be there,"
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They're gonna be there," and the person you thought of --
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And the person you thought of -- now, there are sometimes
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Now, there are sometimes where you're going into
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Where you're going into a situation and you remember
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A situation and you remember they are gonna be there,
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They are gonna be there, and, boy, then you really
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And, boy, then you really are reaching for
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Are reaching for the prescription pills
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The prescription pills 'cause woo --
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'cause woo -- but there's other people --
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But there's other people -- like, i know for holly,
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Like, i know for holly, when amy is going to be there
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When amy is going to be there when you're preaching
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When you're preaching or recording,
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Or recording, there are certain things
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There are certain things you don't even have
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You don't even have to worry about.
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To worry about. and she's going over
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And she's going over to get ready, and i can
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To get ready, and i can see she's stressed.
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See she's stressed. she's like, "i'm good.
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She's like, "i'm good. amy is going to be there."
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Amy is going to be there." and she just realizes,
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And she just realizes, "there are things i don't
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"there are things i don't even have to think about
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Even have to think about because she's good at --
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Because she's good at -- we've been together so long.
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We've been together so long. she's gonna take care of some
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She's gonna take care of some stuff so i can just focus
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Stuff so i can just focus on what i need to do."
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On what i need to do." i hear the lord saying,
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I hear the lord saying, "i'm gonna be there,
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"i'm gonna be there, even if paul can't,
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Even if paul can't, even if nobody else does,
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Even if nobody else does, even if you've never
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Even if you've never been there before."
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Been there before." i only needed three
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I only needed three note cards and two nods.
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[laughter]
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Ain't that just like
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Ain't that just like the devil?
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The devil? joyce meyer said,
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Joyce meyer said, "worry is a down payment
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"worry is a down payment on a problem you may
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On a problem you may never even have."
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[applause]
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Ain't that just like the devil
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Ain't that just like the devil charging you for stuff
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Charging you for stuff that you don't even need,
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That you don't even need, that you didn't even order?
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That you didn't even order? so, he said,
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So, he said, "work this thing out.
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"work this thing out. but you don't need
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But you don't need 75 note cards.
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75 note cards. just make sure the mic is on
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Just make sure the mic is on and nod your head."
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And nod your head." i think as simple as this sound
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I think as simple as this sound sometimes to just assume
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That god is gonna be there,
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That god is gonna be there, we should just sit in it
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We should just sit in it for a minute.
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For a minute. what would it change
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What would it change about the situation that
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About the situation that you're afraid of facing
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You're afraid of facing if you knew god
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If you knew god was gonna be there?
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Was gonna be there? one time when they got so big
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One time when they got so big on cancel culture i thought,
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On cancel culture i thought, "well, what if they
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"well, what if they just cancel me?"
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Just cancel me?" then god said,
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Then god said, "how many people
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"how many people were you preaching to
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Were you preaching to when i called you?"
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When i called you?" and it --
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And it -- the answer was five.
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[laughter]
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And the lord said,
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And the lord said, "well, surely, you can find at
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"well, surely, you can find at least five that will come listen
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Least five that will come listen to you if they cancel you."
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To you if they cancel you." the whole earth, find five?
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The whole earth, find five? "find five."
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"find five." and the fact is that whatever
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And the fact is that whatever happens in your life before
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Happens in your life before it even happens to you,
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It even happens to you, god already has a way
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God already has a way to work it in.
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To work it in. i didn't make this
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I didn't make this bracelet fall off,
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Bracelet fall off, it just happened.
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It just happened. i worked it in.
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I worked it in. i worked it in.
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I worked it in. remember when we were at
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Remember when we were at elevation nights
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Elevation nights in oakland 2022.
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In oakland 2022. now, the reason they're
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Now, the reason they're laughing when i said oakland,
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Laughing when i said oakland, they're not like
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They're not like west coast prejudiced
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West coast prejudiced or anything like that.
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Or anything like that. i don't want you to think --
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I don't want you to think -- when we got to oakland for
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When we got to oakland for elevation nights, this was 2022,
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Elevation nights, this was 2022, i will never forget this night.
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Now, when you preach
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Now, when you preach at elevation nights,
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At elevation nights, we're going into these
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We're going into these big areas like basketball arenas
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Big areas like basketball arenas and stuff, right?
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And stuff, right? and they're always telling me,
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And they're always telling me, "this is the nba team
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"this is the nba team that plays here."
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That plays here." i don't care about basketball.
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I don't care about basketball. i don't care about any of that.
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I don't care about any of that. i just care about serving him.
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[laughter]
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No, actually, i'm looking,
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No, actually, i'm looking, "what bands came here?
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"what bands came here? oh, the rolling stones
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Oh, the rolling stones were here."
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Were here." that's cool to me.
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That's cool to me. i don't care
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I don't care who played basketball.
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[laughter]
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But when we were in oakland,
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But when we were in oakland, i don't know what made me
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I don't know what made me wear that big,
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Wear that big, heavy jacket that night.
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Heavy jacket that night. i remember wearing
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I remember wearing this big, heavy jacket.
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This big, heavy jacket. i'm up preaching and there's
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I'm up preaching and there's a lot of distractions,
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A lot of distractions, because it's not
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Because it's not like a church service
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Like a church service where y'all are so attentive.
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Where y'all are so attentive. even watching online right now,
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Even watching online right now, you're just --
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You're just -- at elevation nights,
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At elevation nights, it's like a concert
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It's like a concert and then a sermon.
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And then a sermon. and some of the people that
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And some of the people that got there, they got totally,
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Got there, they got totally, like, bait-and-switched.
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Like, bait-and-switched. they had no idea they were going
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They had no idea they were going to have to sit through a sermon.
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To have to sit through a sermon. they thought it was just music.
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They thought it was just music. so, i am a total buzzkill
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So, i am a total buzzkill for the whole room.
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[laughter]
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And --
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And -- but in oakland it was
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But in oakland it was going pretty good.
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Going pretty good. and, you know, you have to work
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And, you know, you have to work around the distractions.
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Around the distractions. this guy is over here eating
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This guy is over here eating popcorn and chicken fingers.
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Popcorn and chicken fingers. "did she give a beer
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"did she give a beer while we're singing,
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While we're singing, 'trust in god?'"
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'trust in god?'" you know, you just --
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You know, you just -- all kinds of things
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All kinds of things going through your mind.
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Going through your mind. all these distraction stuff.
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[laughter]
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And you have to learn
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And you have to learn to just kind of, like,
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To just kind of, like, work around it, right?
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[laughter]
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But a couple of times
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But a couple of times on these nights,
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On these nights, something happens that
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Something happens that you can't work around.
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You can't work around. and in oakland,
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And in oakland, something happened.
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Something happened. i was in the middle
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I was in the middle of my sermon.
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Of my sermon. i was preaching on acts 3:1-10.
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I was preaching on acts 3:1-10. the message was called,
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The message was called, "surprise."
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[laughter]
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And i was talking about
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And i was talking about peter and john
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Peter and john at the gate called beautiful,
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At the gate called beautiful, and a man showed up and he
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And a man showed up and he wasn't expecting to get healed,
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Wasn't expecting to get healed, and they weren't expecting
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And they weren't expecting to be healers but surprise.
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To be healers but surprise. right when i'm revving up,
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Right when i'm revving up, you know, i've got
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You know, i've got my background covered.
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My background covered. all the lights in the whole
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Arena go out, not gradually,
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Arena go out, not gradually, not dim, out.
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Not dim, out. and so, i'm thinking,
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And so, i'm thinking, "oh, that's weird.
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"oh, that's weird. they'll come back on
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They'll come back on in a minute."
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In a minute." six minutes and 45 seconds.
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[laughter]
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No, i'm not exaggerating.
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No, i'm not exaggerating. six --
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Six -- it felt like six years.
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[laughter]
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It felt like six years.
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It felt like six years. because all the lights go out,
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Because all the lights go out, and the first thing i think
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And the first thing i think the whole audience thought was,
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The whole audience thought was, "oh, this is a part
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"oh, this is a part of the sermon."
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[laughter]
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And so, i tell them
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Real quickly, i'm like,
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Real quickly, i'm like, "this is not
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"this is not a part of my sermon."
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[laughter]
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And i'm standing
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And i'm standing up there, you know.
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Up there, you know. ten seconds goes by,
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Ten seconds goes by, 20 seconds goes by.
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20 seconds goes by. "i'm a professional, man.
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"i'm a professional, man. i've been doing this since
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I've been doing this since i was sixt --
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I was sixt -- i've been doing this since
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I've been doing this since i was in moncks corner,
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I was in moncks corner, south carolina.
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South carolina. i can do this.
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I can do this. i can hold this crowd
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I can hold this crowd for a minute.
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For a minute. i can preach though this."
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I can preach though this." but then it's 30 seconds,
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But then it's 30 seconds, it's a minute, and you kinda run
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It's a minute, and you kinda run out of steam to stall, you know.
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Out of steam to stall, you know. how about those lights?
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[laughter]
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And then, it hit me.
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And then, it hit me. "you don't know how long
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"you don't know how long it's gonna take for them
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It's gonna take for them to work this out,
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To work this out, so work it in."
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[applause]
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I'm telling you --
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I'm telling you -- i'm telling you the truth.
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[applause]
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With the lights off,
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With the lights off, i started preaching about
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I started preaching about when you're in a dark season.
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When you're in a dark season. i started preaching about
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I started preaching about how peter and john
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How peter and john weren't always at
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Weren't always at the gate called beautiful,
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The gate called beautiful, but they had once been
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But they had once been in a garden called
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In a garden called gethsemane where the savior
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Gethsemane where the savior of the world was facing
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Of the world was facing the darkness of our sin.
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The darkness of our sin. and what do you do
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And what do you do when you're in the darkness
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When you're in the darkness of the garden of gethsemane
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Of the garden of gethsemane and the lights are out
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And the lights are out all around you,
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All around you, and you are uncertain?
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And you are uncertain? see, 'cause i don't know
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See, 'cause i don't know how long it's gonna take them
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To put the lights back on.
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To put the lights back on. so, while i'm waiting for them
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So, while i'm waiting for them to work it out...
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To work it out... i'm trying to close
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I'm trying to close this message, i really am.
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This message, i really am. but there is somebody listening
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But there is somebody listening to me who's waiting for god
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To me who's waiting for god to work it out.
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To work it out. and god is saying back,
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"while you're waiting
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"while you're waiting in this dark season
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In this dark season for me to work it out,
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For me to work it out, for me to show you
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For me to show you the next step,
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The next step, for me to give you
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For me to give you the next crumb,
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The next crumb, for me to give you
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For me to give you the next notice,
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The next notice, for me to give you
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For me to give you the next relationship,
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The next relationship, for me to turn
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For me to turn this thing around,
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This thing around, for the report to be positive,
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For the report to be positive, while you're waiting for me
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While you're waiting for me to work it out, work it in.
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To work it out, work it in. work it in.
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Work it in. work it in."
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Work it in." i hear god saying,
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I hear god saying, "work it in."
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"work it in." for it is god
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For it is god that works in you.
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[applause]
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It is god that works in you.
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It is god that works in you. and show 'em the video.
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And show 'em the video. about 5 minutes in,
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About 5 minutes in, the people did something.
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The people did something. the people had their phones out.
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Yeah.
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I didn't tell 'em to.
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I didn't tell 'em to. they just did it.
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Uh-ha.
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Surprise.
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Surprise. surprise.
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[cheering and applause]
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Yeah.
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Yeah. preach, furtick.
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[cheering and applause]
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No force.
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[cheering and applause]
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Get your lights out.
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Get your lights out. give him a shout of praise.
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[cheering and applause]
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I said, "give him
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I said, "give him a shout of praise."
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[cheering and applause]
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Are you a praiser?
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[cheering and applause]
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Are you a lifter?
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[cheering and applause]
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I think it's great.
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I think it's great. maybe that's the message
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Maybe that's the message god wanted me to preach.
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God wanted me to preach. look at all those lights.
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Look at all those lights. look at all that evidence.
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[cheering and applause]
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Look at all that praise.
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[cheering and applause]
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Hallelujah.
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[cheering and applause]
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Look at all that strength.
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[cheering and applause]
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Look at all that glory
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Look at all that glory from something we didn't
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From something we didn't see coming.
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See coming. surprise!
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Surprise! it's not what i ordered,
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It's not what i ordered, but it's what god ordered.
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But it's what god ordered. god is sovereign.
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God is sovereign. god ordered my steps.
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God ordered my steps. god is in this with me.
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[cheering and applause]
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Get your light out.
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Get your light out. get your light out.
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[applause]
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You had that light
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You had that light in your pocket the whole time,
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In your pocket the whole time, but you didn't need to work
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But you didn't need to work that light out until
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That light out until the light was absent.
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[applause]
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The absence
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The absence became the opportunity
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Became the opportunity for the illustration.
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'cause while i'm waiting
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'cause while i'm waiting for god to work this out,
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For god to work this out, i might as well work it in.
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I might as well work it in. god, what do you wanna
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God, what do you wanna teach me through this?
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Teach me through this? god, how you wanna
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God, how you wanna prepare me for this?
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Prepare me for this? i was complaining about
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I was complaining about something that wasn't succeeding
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Something that wasn't succeeding in this season of my life
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In this season of my life lately and god said,
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Lately and god said, "exactly, 'cause you got cocky
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"exactly, 'cause you got cocky about what you can do,
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About what you can do, and i needed to teach you
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And i needed to teach you to pay attention,
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To pay attention, so i took your success away
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So i took your success away for a minute so you would
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For a minute so you would pay attention to the source
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Pay attention to the source of your strength."
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[applause]
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Jesus.
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Jesus. i didn't even plan for us
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I didn't even plan for us to do this altogether.
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[laughter]
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We didn't work
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We didn't work any of that out...
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[laughter]
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But we worked it in.
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[cheering]
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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 what
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It was exactly what i needed to hear,
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I needed to hear, and i truly believe that
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It's gonna help you too.
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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 was,
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That really stuck with me was, "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 here
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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 from
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Pastor steven furtick,
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Where he shares
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Four faith-filled statements
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To help you face any battle
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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
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To practically live them out.
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These powerful truths
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Will 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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♪ ♪
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>> hey, my name is chad zollo.
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>> hey, my name is chad zollo. i'm the online pastor
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I'm the online pastor here at elevation church.
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Here at elevation church. did you know that there is
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Did you know that there is so much more that you can
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So much more that you can be a part of right here
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Be a part of right here at elevation church?
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At elevation church? you can join us live on sundays
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You can join us live on sundays to watch the message,
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To watch the message, join us for worship
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Join us for worship and find a community
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And find a community of believers that could
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Of believers that could help you grow in your faith.
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Help you grow in your faith. all you have to do is head
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All you have to do is head to stevenfurtick.com/live
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To stevenfurtick.com/live and you can find out
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And you can find out all the information
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All the information about times that we're live
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About times that we're live and how you can join.
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And how you can join. thanks for being
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Thanks for being a part of the ministry
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A part of the ministry and we'll see you soon.
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♪ ♪
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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 in my mouth ♪
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♪ if you've got a praise ♪
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♪ lift your voice in the room ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ only you ♪
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>> ♪ only you deserve ♪
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♪ all my ♪
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>> ♪ you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ if i really ♪
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♪ think about it ♪
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♪ oh lord ♪
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♪ you deserve all my ♪
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>> ♪ you deserve ♪
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♪ praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ only you ♪
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>> ♪ only you deserve all my ♪
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>> ♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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♪ i won't forget what you did ♪
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♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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♪ i won't forget ♪
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♪ what you did oh ♪
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>> ♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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♪ i won't forget ♪
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>> ♪ oh ♪
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>> ♪ what you did ♪
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♪ i'll never get over ♪
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>> ♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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>> ♪ i won't forget ♪
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♪ what you did ♪
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>> ♪ you woke me up ♪
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♪ this morning ♪
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♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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♪ my cup is overflowing ♪
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Steven Furtick - God Will Work It In! (Part 2)

March 10, 2025 | S25:E69

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