Christine Caine

The Best Work Part 2

June 15, 2022 | 24 | 26:0

Christine Caine travels the world teaching the Gospel and inspiring her audience to reach their God-given purpose and potential.

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Christine Caine | The Best Work Part 2 | June 15, 2022

- WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE
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THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST
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FOR GOOD WORKS.
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THOSE THINGS NEED TO COME BACK TOGETHER.
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BY GRACE, FOR GOOD WORKS.
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SAVED BY GRACE, FOR GOOD WORKS.
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YOU THINK, IS SHE GONNA KEEP REPEATING IT?
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YES, SAVED BY GRACE, FOR GOOD WORKS.
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SAVED BY GRACE, FOR GOOD WORKS.
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YOU WEREN'T JUST SAVED
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SO THAT YOU COULD JUST HANG ON UNTIL THE RAPTURE.
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(LAUGHTER)
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WHAT ARE YOUR DREAMS?
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CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BECOMING SOMEONE,
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DOING SOMETHING, PERHAPS GOING SOMEWHERE?
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WELL, IT'S GOD THAT PUTS THOSE DESIRES IN OUR HEARTS.
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THE DREAMS THAT WE RUN TOWARDS.
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BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT
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HE ISN'T ONLY INTERESTED IN YOUR FUTURE?
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HE IS JUST AS INTERESTED IN YOUR TODAY,
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AND YOU'RE ALREADY ON ASSIGNMENT.
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I'M CHRISTINE CAINE AND I HAVE A PERSONAL MISSION
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TO EQUIP AND EMPOWER PEOPLE LIKE YOU
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TO CONNECT WITH YOUR GOD-GIVEN PURPOSE AND POTENTIAL.
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I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE JOINING US TODAY.
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LET'S DIVE RIGHT IN.
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(UPBEAT MUSIC)
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(APPLAUSE) HEY, EVERYONE.
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I'M SO EXCITED TO BE WITH YOU.
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I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU TUNED IN TODAY.
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I BELIEVE THAT GOD'S GONNA SPEAK TO YOU
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ABOUT YOUR PURPOSE, YOUR POTENTIAL AND YOUR DESTINY.
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YOU AND I ARE INVITED BY GOD
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TO BE CO-LABORERS IN HIS HARVEST FIELD.
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WE'RE SPEAKING IN THIS SERIES AROUND
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THE THEME THAT THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL.
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THERE'S PLENTY OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
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BUT THE WORKERS ARE FEW.
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AND WE ARE MAKING THE DECISION
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THAT WE DON'T WANT TO BE JUST NICE LITTLE CHRISTIANETTES
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THAT LISTEN TO NICE LITTLE SERMONETTES
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AND JUST DO OUR LITTLE PIROUETTES.
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(LAUGHTER) NO NO NO NO.
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WELL, THAT'S NOT IF YOU'RE BAPTIST,
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BUT IF YOU'RE PENTECOSTAL, OKAY, SO.
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(LAUGHTER)
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BUT WHAT WE WANT TO BE
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IS WE WANT TO BE CO-LABORERS WITH GOD IN HIS HARVEST FIELD.
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THERE IS NO HIGHER CALLING
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THAN TO BE INVITED BY GOD
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TO LABOR IN HIS HARVEST FIELD.
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NOW REMEMBER, I'M NOT SAYING IN THE MISSION FIELD,
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BECAUSE WHEREVER YOU ARE, THAT'S THE MISSION FIELD.
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SO I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR HARVEST FIELD.
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I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL, YOUR COMMUNITY,
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YOUR UNIVERSITY, YOUR WORKPLACE.
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SOMETIMES WE SPEND SO MUCH TIME LOOKING OVER
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SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT WE'RE MISSING THE HARVEST
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IN FRONT OF US.
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I DON'T WANT YOU TO MISS THE HARVEST IN FRONT OF YOU.
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DON'T JUST BE THINKING IF YOU'RE IN COLLEGE,
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ONE DAY WHEN.
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ONE DAY WHEN I GRADUATE, I'M GONNA BECOME THIS
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AND I'M GONNA DO THAT.
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AND GOD'S SAYING, WHAT ABOUT THE HARVEST RIGHT NOW
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IN YOUR COLLEGE?
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WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU RIGHT NOW
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WHERE YOU ARE?
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WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN YOUR SUPERMARKET
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OR IF YOU'RE WORKING IN A CAFE, IN YOUR CAFE?
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WHAT ABOUT THOSE CLIENTS?
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THERE'S A HARVEST RIGHT NOW.
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MANY OF US MISS THE HARVEST RIGHT NOW
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BECAUSE WE KEEP LOOKING DOWN THE TRACK TO THE FUTURE
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OR WE'RE LOOKING BEHIND US TO THE PAST.
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AND WHAT THE ENEMY WANTS TO DO
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IS GET YOU SO CONSUMED WITH YOUR PAST
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OR WITH THE FUTURE
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THAT YOU MISS THE HARVEST IN THE PRESENT.
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AND MY INTENTION IN THIS SERIES
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IS TO GET OUR EYES TO WAKE UP TO THE FACT
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THAT THERE IS A HARVEST AROUND US NOW.
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GOD CAN TAKE CARE OF YOUR FUTURE
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AND YOU CAN DO NOTHING TO CHANGE THE PAST.
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SO ASK GOD FOR EYES TO SEE THE HARVEST AROUND YOU RIGHT NOW
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AND THAT MEANS WHEN YOU WAKE UP EVERY DAY,
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NO MATTER WHAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES
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THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WORK
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IN GOD'S HARVEST FIELD.
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YOU ARE GOD'S COMBINE HARVESTING MACHINE.
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THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE EXACTLY.
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AND YOU AND I WERE CREATED BY GOD
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TO DO GOOD WORKS.
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I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT
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IN EPHESIANS VERSE 2, SORRY.
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IN EPHESIANS 2:8-10, THE BIBLE SAYS, FOR BY GRACE
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YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED THROUGH FAITH.
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AND THIS IS NOT YOUR OWN DOING.
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IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD, NOT A RESULT OF WORKS,
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SO THAT NO ONE MAY BOAST.
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SO I WANT YOU TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THIS.
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WE HAVE BEEN SAVED BY GRACE.
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IT IS AS CLEAR AS ANYTHING IN SCRIPTURE
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THAT WE ARE SAVED BY GOD'S GRACE
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AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU AND I COULD DO
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TO EARN OUR SALVATION.
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YOU'RE WATCHING THIS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN
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AND PERHAPS YOU'VE GROWN UP IN A CULTURE
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WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN TAUGHT THAT YOU HAVE TO BE GOOD ENOUGH
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AND YOU HAVE TO SOMEHOW WORK YOUR WAY TO GOD,
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THAT YOU HAVE TO CLEAN YOURSELF UP BEFORE YOU GET TO GOD,
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THAT THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO
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BEFORE GOD WILL ACCEPT YOU OR FORGIVE YOU
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OR LOVE YOU. BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU TODAY
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THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU HAVE TO DO.
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YOU COME AS YOU ARE.
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ALL OUR SALVATION COMES THROUGH CHRIST ALONE.
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JESUS CHRIST BORE THE WEIGHT OF OUR SIN
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ON THE CROSS OF CALVARY.
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HE ROSE AGAIN FROM THE DEAD THREE DAYS LATER,
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SO THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US CAN HAVE FORGIVENESS
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FOR OUR PAST, A BRAND NEW LIFE TODAY
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AND A HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.
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THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU COULD DO
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THAT COULD MAKE GOD LOVE YOU ANY MORE.
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THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO
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THAT CAN MAKE GOD LOVE YOU ANY LESS.
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET CLEANED UP TO COME TO JESUS.
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WHILE WE WERE YET SINNERS, SCRIPTURES SAY,
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JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR US.
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THAT'S HOW MUCH HE LOVES YOU.
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RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE, WHATEVER SITUATION YOU'VE JUST
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COME OUT OF, WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU HAVE DONE,
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FRIEND, IF YOU CONFESS YOUR SIN,
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THE BIBLE SAYS IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS,
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HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS
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AND CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.
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RIGHT THERE, RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE SITTING NOW,
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YOU COULD JUST OPEN UP YOUR HEART AND YOUR LIFE
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TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BETTER TO GET SAVED BY GOD.
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YOU JUST NEED TO BE OPEN AND OFFER YOUR HEART TO HIM
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AND REPENT OF YOUR SIN AND JESUS CHRIST WILL SAVE YOU
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RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.
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SO IT IS BY GRACE WE HAVE BEEN SAVED.
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NOT WORKS, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST.
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NOBODY IN THIS ROOM, NOBODY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN,
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NOT ME, NOBODY'S BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
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EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US ARE SINNERS
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SAVED BY THE GRACE OF GOD.
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GOD DOES NOT LOVE ME ANY MORE THAN HE LOVES YOU
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AND THERE IS NO SPECIAL EXEMPTION FOR ANYONE ELSE.
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GOD LOVES YOU AND HAS A PLAN FOR YOU.
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NOW THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED THAT WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE,
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VERY CLEAR, NOTHING WE COULD DO TO EARN US OUR SALVATION.
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NOTHING AT ALL.
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THEN IT GOES ON AND I THINK MAYBE THIS HAS BEEN
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RIPPED OUT OF SOME PEOPLE'S BIBLES
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BECAUSE IT'S STUNNING TO ME
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HOW ONCE YOU HAVE DISCOVERED YOU ARE SAVED BY GRACE,
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THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS.
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I MEAN THAT NEEDS TO BE SHARED FROM EVERYWHERE.
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WHOSOEVER WILL CAN COME.
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THE GOOD NEWS IS WE CANNOT SAVE OURSELVES.
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THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT ONE.
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NO ONE IS GOOD ENOUGH.
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AND THEN HE SAYS, GREAT,
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NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THAT ESTABLISHED,
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BY GRACE ALONE YOU'RE SAVED.
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NOW I WANT YOU TO KNOW, VERY NEXT VERSE
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CONTINUES AND WHEN THEY WROTE THE BIBLE,
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THERE WAS NO VERSES.
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SO IT JUST CONTINUES, JUST SO THAT YOU KNOW.
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FOR, WE'RE NOW CONNECTING THIS.
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WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP,
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CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS
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FOR GOOD WORKS,
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WHICH GOD PREPARED BEFOREHAND
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THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM.
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WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST
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FOR GOOD WORKS.
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THOSE THINGS NEED TO COME BACK TOGETHER.
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BY GRACE, FOR GOOD WORKS.
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SAVED BY GRACE, FOR GOOD WORKS.
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YOU THINK, IS SHE GONNA KEEP REPEATING IT?
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YES.
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SAVED BY GRACE, FOR GOOD WORKS.
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YOU WEREN'T JUST SAVED
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SO THAT YOU COULD JUST HANG ON UNTIL THE RAPTURE.
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(LAUGHTER)
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AND THEN GO TO HEAVEN AND PLAY HARPS TO GOD.
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(LAUGHTER)
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YOU'RE NOT THAT GOOD A HARPIST.
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HE DOESN'T WANT TO LISTEN TO YOU FOR ALL OF ETERNITY,
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OKAY, SO THAT'S NOT THE DEAL.
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WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE FOR GOOD WORKS.
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WE ARE SAVED AND CALLED.
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AND SO IF WE COULD PUT BOTH THESE THINGS TOGETHER,
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YOU WOULD FIND A WHOLE LOT MORE CHRISTIANS
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LIVING WITH PASSION AND LIVING WITH PURPOSE.
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SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED AND YOU'VE GOT
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NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE SAVED FOR.
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YOU'VE GOTTEN SAVED AND YOU'RE JUST TRYING NOT TO SIN
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UNTIL YOU DIE.
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AND WHAT A BORING LIFE.
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YOU WERE SAVED BY GRACE FOR GOOD WORKS.
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SAVED BY GRACE, FOR GOOD WORKS.
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GOD HAS GOOD WORKS THAT HE PREPARED BEFOREHAND
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IN ETERNITY FOR YOU TO DO HERE ON EARTH.
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THERE IS A PLAN, THERE IS A PURPOSE,
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THERE IS A DESTINY IN YOUR LIFE.
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IT IS WOVEN INTO YOUR VERY DNA
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TO DO GOOD WORKS FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
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I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT BEING A WORKAHOLIC.
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I'M NOT TALKING AND AT ALL
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AM I SAYING THAT YOU ARE SAVED BY GOOD WORKS
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BUT I AM SAYING YOU'RE SAVED BY GRACE
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FOR GOOD WORKS AND WE'RE GONNA RAISE UP
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A GENERATION OF CHRISTIANS THAT ARE GONNA GET ON TRACK
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WITH A GOD-GIVEN PURPOSE AND A GOD-GIVEN DESTINY.
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SAVED BY GRACE. WE WERE NOT SAVED BY GRACE
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FOR JUST A LIFE OF COMFORT AND EASE.
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SEE, SOME OF US THINK, IT'S ALL ABOUT MY SAFETY,
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MY SECURITY, MY COMFORT AND MY EASE.
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I DON'T KNOW WHAT BIBLE YOU'RE READING.
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(LAUGHTER) I REALLY DON'T.
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WE WERE SAVED BY GRACE FOR GOOD WO--,
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LORD JESUS JUST LOVES ME, AND I'M JUST GONNA SING
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KUM BA YAH TILL THE SECOND COMING.
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I'M LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING?
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(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
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YES, WE NEED TO HAVE REST AND SABBATH AND REPLENISHMENT.
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YES, GOD HAS CREATED US TO DO THAT.
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BUT REST AND SABBATH PRESUPPOSES WORK.
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YOU DON'T NEED REST WHEN YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING.
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THAT'S CALLED LAZY. (LAUGHTER)
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AREN'T YOU ALL GLAD YOU'RE NOT ON MY STAFF?
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ANYWAY, SO HERE IS THE ISSUE.
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BUT A LOT OF US, I THINK THERE IS AN EMPHASIS
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THAT'S VERY UNHEALTHY
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WHEN WE OVERCORRECT TO THE WRONG WAY,
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A LOT OF US, IN REACTION TO A WORKS-BASED CHRISTIANITY
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HAVE OVERCORRECTED TO THE POINT THAT WE THINK
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ALL WE DO IS SIT AT THE FOOT OF JESUS AND PLAY A HARP.
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AND I'M LIKE NO NO NO NO.
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THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL BUT THE LABORERS ARE FEW.
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THAT WE NEED TO MOBILIZE A GENERATION
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OF CHRISTIANS TO GET ABOUT THE FATHER'S BUSINESS.
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WE NEED A GENERATION OF CHRISTIANS TO GET TO WORK.
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(UPBEAT MUSIC)
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- [ANNOUNCER] GOD CREATED YOU FOR AN AMAZING PURPOSE,
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TO SHINE A LIFE-CHANGING LIGHT ON EVERYONE YOU ENCOUNTER,
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THE LIGHT OF JESUS CHRIST.
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THOUGH MANY BELIEVE THIS TRUTH,
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FEW BELIEVERS FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO LET GOD'S LIGHT
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JESUS SAID, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE BEFORE OTHERS,
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THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS AND GLORIFY
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YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.
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- YOU CAN ALREADY BE IN SYNC WITH YOUR ETERNAL PURPOSE
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WHEN YOU START DOING THE GOOD WORKS
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THAT GOD PUT YOU HERE TO DO.
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AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT ONE DAY WHEN,
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WHEN IT'S SOME BIG SPECTACULAR PROJECT,
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BUT YOUR GOOD WORK IS BEING NICE TO THE NEIGHBOR
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RIGHT NEXT TO YOU NOW.
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OF SEEING YOUR OFFICE, YOUR SCHOOL
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AS THE MISSION FIELD RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE NOW.
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AND UNDERSTANDING THAT GOD HAS CREATED YOU FOR GOOD--
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WE'VE ONLY GOT TODAY.
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THERE'S NO GUARANTEE ABOUT TOMORROW.
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THERE'S NO GUARANTEE. WE'VE ONLY GOT THIS DAY.
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SO YOU'RE ABOUT THE FATHER'S BUSINESS.
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ACTS 10:38 SAYS,
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YOU YOURSELVES KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THROUGHOUT ALL JUDEA,
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BEGINNING FROM GALILEE
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AFTER THE BAPTISM THAT JOHN PROCLAIMED:
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HOW GOD ANOINTED JESUS OF NAZARETH
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WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND WITH POWER.
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HE WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD
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AND HEALING ALL WHO WERE OPPRESSED BY THE DEVIL,
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FOR GOD WAS WITH HIM.
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JESUS DIDN'T JUST SIT AROUND.
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HE WAS OFTEN REALLY TIRED.
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BUT THE BIBLE SAID THAT JESUS OF NAZARETH
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WAS ANOINTED WITH POWER AND HE WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD.
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HE WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD.
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IF GOD HIMSELF, GOD INCARNATE,
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CAME INTO THIS SKIN OF MAN AS
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JESUS WALKED AROUND AMONGST PEOPLE.
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IF WE WERE MEANT TO STAY ASLEEP ALL DAY AND DO NOTHING,
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THAT'S WHAT JESUS WOULD HAVE DONE.
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BUT JESUS WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD.
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AND WHAT, YOU GO, WHAT IS THE JOB PROFILE
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FOR A CHRISTIAN?
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GO ABOUT DOING GOOD. GO ABOUT DOING GOOD.
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THERE'S PEOPLE ALL AROUND US THAT HAVE NEEDS
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AND OUR JOB IS TO DO GOOD.
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IF JESUS OF NAZARETH WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD
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AND HE IS WHO WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FOLLOWING,
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THEN WE OUGHT TO GOING ABOUT AND DOING GOOD.
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THEN THAT MEANS IN OUR WORKPLACES, IN OUR SCHOOLS,
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IN OUR COMMUNITIES, IN THE MARKETPLACE,
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WE SHOULD BE DOING GREATER WORKS THAN THESE,
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THE SCRIPTURE SAYS.
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THE BIBLE SAYS, HE SET FREE ALL OF THOSE
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THAT WERE OPPRESSED BY THE DEVIL
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AND HE HEALED ALL THAT WERE SICK.
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THAT OUGHT TO BE BASIC CHRISTIAN BUSINESS.
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WHEN WE TURN UP, PEACE TURNS UP.
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WHEN WE TURN UP, JOY TURNS UP.
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WHEN WE TURN UP, LOVE TURNS UP.
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WHEN WE TURN UP, PEOPLE GET HEALED.
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WHEN WE TURN UP, WISDOM TURNS UP
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BECAUSE THE SAME SPIRIT THAT RAISED JESUS CHRIST
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FROM THE DEAD LIVES ON THE INSIDE OF US
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AND HE SAYS, GO INTO THE HARVEST FIELD AND GET TO WORK.
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GET TO WORK EVERYDAY.
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DON'T JUST DO YOUR JOB.
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BE ABOUT THE FATHER'S BUSINESS.
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DON'T JUST GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS
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OF GETTING THROUGH THE DAY,
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BUT IN THE MIDST OF A LOST AND A BROKEN WORLD,
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BE GOD'S SALT, BE GOD'S LIGHT
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AND GET TO WORK.
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1 CORINTHIANS 15:58.
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PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME, CHRISTINE,
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WHAT WOULD BE YOUR LIFE SCRIPTURE?
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AND THIS SCRIPTURE WOULD BE THE FOUNDATION,
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REALLY OF MY LIFE AND MINISTRY.
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AND SO THE BIBLE SAYS, THEREFORE, MY BELOVED BROTHERS,
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BE STEADFAST, IMMOVABLE,
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ALWAYS ABOUNDING IN THE WORK OF THE LORD,
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KNOWING THAT IN THE LORD
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YOUR LABOR IS NOT IN VAIN.
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AND THESE ARE TWO WORDS THAT HAVE GONE RIGHT OUT OF VOGUE
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BECAUSE OF PEOPLE'S WORKAHOLISM IN THE MARKETPLACE
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OR BECAUSE OF PEOPLE'S WORKSPACE CHRISTIANITY.
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WE HAVE BEEN SO SCARED TO TALK ABOUT WORK
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BECAUSE EVERYONE'S LIKE, I JUST NEED A WORK-LIFE BALANCE,
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I JUST NEED...
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BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT BEING ABOUT THE FATHER'S BUSINESS.
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I'M TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WILL ACTUALLY
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REPLENISH AND REFUEL YOU.
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WHEN YOU GET ON TRACK WITH YOUR GOD-GIVEN PURPOSE
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AND YOUR DESTINY, YOU ARE ACTUALLY REPLENISHED.
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SOMETIMES YOUR BODY'S TIRED, BUT YOUR SPIRIT'S ALIVE.
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YOUR SENSE OF PURPOSE IS ALIVE
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BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING THE GOOD WORKS THAT GOD PREPARED.
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GOD DIDN'T PREPARE SOMETHING IN HEAVEN FOR US TO DO ON EARTH
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SO THAT WE WOULD BE DISSATISFIED.
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AND SO WE NEED CHRISTIANS TO GET ABOUT THE GOOD WORKS
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THAT GOD PUT YOU HERE ON THE PLANET TO DO
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SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS JOB DONE.
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SO WHEN I STARTED 31 YEARS AGO,
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BE STEADFAST, IMMOVABLE, ALWAYS ABOUNDING
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IN THE WORK OF THE LORD.
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THERE WOULD ALMOST NOT BE A DAY
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THAT I HAVEN'T CONFESSED THAT SCRIPTURE.
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AND DAYS WHEN I HAVE FELT
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THAT WHAT I'VE DONE HASN'T REALLY MATTERED.
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I SAY, CHRISTINE, GOD HAS PROMISED
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THAT YOUR LABOR WILL NEVER BE IN VAIN IF IT'S FOR THE LORD.
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WHEN I HAVE FELT UNAPPRECIATED,
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I GO, CHRISTINE, MY LABOR HAS NOT BEEN IN VAIN
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BECAUSE GOD HAS SEEN IT.
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IT IS THE THING THAT WILL GET YOU THROUGH DISAPPOINTMENT,
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IT IS THE THING THAT WILL GET YOU THROUGH DISCOURAGEMENT,
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IT IS THE THING THAT WILL GET YOU THROUGH FEELING
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MAYBE BETRAYED OR OVERLOOKED
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OR THAT NOBODY REALLY NOTICES.
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YOU GO, BE STEADFAST.
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AND I SAY IT TO MYSELF OUT LOUD.
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CHRISTINE, BE STEADFAST, IMMOVABLE,
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ALWAYS ABOUNDING IN THE WORK OF THE LORD.
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AND KNOW THAT YOUR LABOR IN THE LORD
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WILL NEVER EVER BE IN VAIN.
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SOME OF YOU, YOU'VE GIVEN UP DOING THE GOOD WORKS
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THAT GOD'S CALLED YOU TO BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T SEE
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A WHOLE LOT OF FRUIT IN THE NATURAL.
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AND YOU THOUGHT IT'S WASTED.
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IN FACT, A MISSIONARY,
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SOMEONE THAT WAS ON THE MISSION FIELD,
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YOU'RE WATCHING THIS RIGHT NOW.
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YOU'VE JUST TUNED IN
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AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR WHOLE TIME IN THE FOREIGN FIELD
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WAS A WASTE OF TIME.
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YOU DIDN'T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF FRUIT.
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THE WHOLE THING FELL APART.
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BUT I BELIEVE THAT GOD SENT ME AND STOPPED THIS MESSAGE
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RIGHT NOW TO REMIND YOU
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THAT YOUR LABOR IN HIM WAS NEVER IN VAIN.
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THAT IT WILL YIELD FRUIT AND WHETHER YOU SEE IT
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IN THE NATURAL OR NOT, YOUR LABOR IS NEVER IN VAIN.
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SOME OF YOU'VE BEEN LABORING,
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TRYING TO WIN YOUR KIDS TO THE LORD,
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LABORING OVER THAT RELATIONSHIP,
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LABORING OVER TRYING TO WIN A COWORKER TO CHRIST,
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LABORING OVER TRYING TO FILL A GAP AT WORK.
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WHEN THERE HAS BEEN JUST SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENED
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AND YOU'VE STEPPED IN
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AND YOU FEEL LIKE NOBODY HAS SEEN YOU.
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YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS GOING NOWHERE.
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YOU FEEL LIKE IT DOESN'T MATTER,
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BUT I'M HERE TODAY TO TELL YOU
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THAT YOUR LABOR IN THE LORD,
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WHEN IT'S FOR THE LORD AND IN THE LORD,
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IT IS NEVER IN VAIN.
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GOD SEES IT ALL.
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IT MATTERS TO GOD
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AND GOD IS NO MAN'S DEBTOR.
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GOD WILL REPAY YOU AND YOU WILL SEE A BREAKTHROUGH
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IN JESUS' NAME.
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COLOSSIANS 3:23-24 SAYS
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WHATEVER YOU DO, WORK HEARTILY,
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AS FOR THE LORD AND NOT FOR MEN.
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TO EVERYBODY THAT IS EMPLOYED,
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THAT IS A REALLY GOOD SCRIPTURE TO PUT ABOVE YOUR DESK.
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BUT MY BOSS THIS AND THEY, UNREALISTIC, BA BA BA.
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NO, AND GOD'S SAYING
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THAT WHATEVER YOU DO, WORK HEARTILY FOR THE LORD
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AND NOT FOR MEN, KNOWING THAT FROM THE LORD
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YOU WILL RECEIVE THE INHERITANCE AS YOUR REWARD.
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YOU ARE SERVING THE LORD CHRIST.
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I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL REMEMBER THAT
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WHEN IT COMES TO OUR JOBS.
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WE ARE ALL SERVING THE LORD CHRIST.
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YOU'VE GOTTA TURN YOUR WORKPLACE
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INTO A HARVEST FIELD.
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AND GO, YOU KNOW WHAT, AND I REMEMBER,
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BEFORE I CAME INTO FULL-TIME MINISTRY,
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I WAS WORKING FOR A SHIPPING COMPANY
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AND I HAD A BOSS.
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WELL, LET'S JUST SAY, HE WAS A PIECE OF WORK, OKAY.
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AND THE FACT IS THAT THIS SCRIPTURE,
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I HAD IT UP OVER MY COMPUTER ON MY DESK.
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AND GO, CHRISTINE, REMEMBER,
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YOU ARE WORKING AS UNTO THE LORD.
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JUST BECAUSE, AND I'M NOT SAYING, IN ANY WAY,
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ANYONE NEEDS TO BE IN AN ABUSIVE SITUATION.
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I'M NOT SAYING THAT AT ALL.
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IF THERE'S ANY FORM OF ABUSE OR BULLYING,
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YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THAT.
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YOU NEED TO REPORT THAT TO HR.
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THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
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BUT I AM TALKING ABOUT SOMETIMES THERE ARE JUST
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PEOPLE AT WORK AND THERE'S JUST PEOPLE.
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(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
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AND THEY ARE YOUR SANDPAPER MINISTRY.
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THEY'RE GONNA SMOOTH YOUR ROUGH EDGES, HONEY,
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THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
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BUT YOU'VE GOTTA REALIZE THAT I'M WORKING
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FOR THE LORD.
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SEE, WHAT WE DO IS WE GO TO TWITTER
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OR WE GET ON A BLOG OR WE GET ON FACEBOOK
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AND WE LIKE TO COMPLAIN PUBLICLY ABOUT EVERYTHING
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ALL THE TIME. AND GOD'S SAYING, HANG ON A MINUTE.
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I'VE GOT YOU THERE.
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AND EVEN IF YOU THINK THEY DON'T SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
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I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
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EVEN IF YOU DON'T THINK THAT THEY KNOW
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THAT YOU'RE TAKING SUPPLIES FROM THE LOCKER ROOM,
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I SEE IT, BECAUSE YOU'RE WORKING FOR ME.
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EVEN IF YOU THINK THEY DON'T KNOW
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THAT YOU'RE ON THE PHONE HAVING PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS
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OR WORKING ON YOUR OWN PERSONAL STUFF ON YOUR COMPUTER
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WHEN YOU SHOULD BE WORKING,
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YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT I SEE IT.
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I'M GOD AND YOU'RE WORKING AS UNTO ME.
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AND WHEN YOU'RE FAITHFUL IN A FEW THINGS,
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GOD WILL PROMOTE YOU IN MANY THINGS.
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ULTIMATELY WHETHER YOUR BOSS SEES IT OR DOESN'T SEE IT,
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YOU'VE GOTTA UNDERSTAND, GOD SEES IT.
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GOD REALLY SEES IT.
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YOU EITHER BELIEVE THIS STUFF OR YOU DON'T.
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AND SO, WE AS CHRIST'S CO-LABORERS
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OUGHT TO BE THE BEST WORKERS IN OUR WORKPLACE.
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WE OUGHT TO BE DELIVERING THE BEST WORK.
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WE OUGHT TO BE THE MOST LOYAL,
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THE MOST INTEGROUS, THE MOST FRUITFUL.
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WE OUGHT TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE NOT GOSSIPING,
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THAT WE ARE NOT SLANDERING.
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THAT WE ARE BRINGING PEACE INTO OUR WORKPLACE.
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WE ARE THE ONES THAT OUGHT TO BE PRODUCING WORK
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THAT IS SO EXCELLENT THAT YOUR BOSS IS LIKE,
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HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
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AND YOU'RE LIKE, YOU KNOW, I GOT A CONTACT.
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(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
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BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT A WITNESS WE WOULD BE?
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SO WE ARE CO-LABORERS IN THE HARVEST FIELD,
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SO THAT DOESN'T MEAN
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THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO GIVE FOUR SPIRITUAL LAWS
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TO YOUR COWORKER ALL THE TIME.
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SOMETIMES IT MEANS YOU JUST DO YOUR JOB.
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AND YOU DO YOUR JOB REALLY WELL.
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AND YOU DO IT WITH EXCELLENCE
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AND THAT YOU ARE MINDFUL OF THE KINDS OF THINGS
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IN THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE.
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WHAT KIND OF PICTURES ARE YOU PUTTING UP THERE?
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PEOPLE GO, WELL, IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER.
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YES, IT DOES.
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WOULD YOU KEEP YOUR CLOTHES ON? THAT WOULD BE NICE.
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COVER UP YOUR LITTLE BITS. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
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I COULD REALLY GO THERE BUT I'LL BE NICE.
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IT'S JUST MAMA CHRIS, GIVING YOU SOME TIPS.
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BUT COLOSSIANS SAYS, WHATEVER YOU DO.
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YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WORD, WHATEVER, MEANS?
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WHATEVER. (LAUGHS)
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IT MEANS WHATEVER YOU DO, YOU'RE DOING IT
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AS UNTO THE LORD.
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JAMES 2:20, DO YOU WANT TO BE SHOWN,
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YOU FOOLISH PERSON,
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THAT FAITH APART FROM WORKS IS USELESS.
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THERE ARE SO MANY TALKERS IN THE BODY OF CHRIST
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AND NOT MANY DOERS.
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A WHOLE LOT OF DREAMERS, NOT MANY DOERS.
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AND SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO AT SOME POINT
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IS STOP DREAMING, STOP TALKING AND START DOING.
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FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD.
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WE'VE GOT A PLANE WITH TWO WINGS.
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IT TAKES TWO WINGS TO FLY A PLANE.
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YOU NEED FAITH AND WORKS.
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THERE WAS NO POINT IN ME JUST TALKING ABOUT SLAVERY.
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AT SOME POINT, I HAD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
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FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD.
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YOU'VE GOTTA PUT YOUR FAITH TO WORK.
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A WHOLE LOT OF US HAVE A FAITH THAT DOESN'T WORK
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BECAUSE WE'RE NOT WORKING OUR FAITH.
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SO WHY DON'T WE START WORKING OUR FAITH,
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PUTTING YOUR FAITH TO WORK
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AND YOU WILL START TO SOAR INTO THE PURPOSES OF GOD.
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FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD.
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YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE IT BOTH TOGETHER.
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(APPLAUSE)
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MATTHEW 5:16 SAYS, IN THE SAME WAY,
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LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE BEFORE OTHERS,
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THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD WORKS
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AND GLORIFY YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.
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OUR GOOD WORKS AT A21, GUESS WHAT THAT DOES?
00:22:21.553 --> 00:22:23.688
IT BRINGS GLORY TO GOD.
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GOOD WORKS BRING GLORY TO GOD.
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YOU'RE NOT SAVED BY GOOD WORKS.
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BUT WE'RE CALLED TO DO GOOD WORKS
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BECAUSE GOD IS GLORIFIED THROUGH OUR GOOD WORKS.
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AND OUR LAST SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY,
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MATTHEW 25:23, HIS MASTER SAID TO HIM,
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WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL...
00:22:39.204 --> 00:22:43.175
HE DIDN'T SAY WELL SAID.
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WELL TWEETED.
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WELL BLOGGED.
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WELL INSTAGRAMMED, WELL DREAMT.
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WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.
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GOD INVITES US TO BE COWORKERS WITH HIM
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IN HIS HARVEST FIELD.
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WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE,
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WILL YOU HAVE SAID MORE THAN DONE
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OR WILL YOU HAVE DONE MORE THAN SAID?
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IN JESUS' NAME.
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(APPLAUSE)
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YOU'RE AWESOME.
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR TUNING IN TODAY.
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I BELIEVE GOD HAS SO MUCH IN STORE FOR YOU
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AND I HOPE THE TEACHING TODAY ENCOURAGED YOU.
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THERE ARE SPECIFIC THINGS GOD WANTS TO DO IN AND THROUGH YOU
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AND RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
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TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP IN BOTH OF THOSE AREAS.
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FOR YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT TO THE OUTREACHES OF TBN,
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MATT, LAURIE AND I WANT TO SEND YOU
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MY NEWEST TEACHING SERIES.
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NOW THIS SERIES WILL EMPOWER YOU
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TO LIVE THE LIFE GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO LIVE.
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AND YOUR GIFT WILL HELP TAKE THE WORD OF GOD
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INTO A LOST AND HURTING WORLD.
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CALL OR GO ONLINE RIGHT NOW
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AND REQUEST YOUR COPY OF THIS TEACHING WITH
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YOUR GIFT TO THE LIFE- CHANGING OUTREACHES OF TBN.
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(UPBEAT MUSIC)
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- [ANNOUNCER] GOD CREATED YOU FOR AN AMAZING PURPOSE,
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TO SHINE A LIFE-CHANGING LIGHT
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ON EVERYONE YOU ENCOUNTER,
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THE LIGHT OF JESUS CHRIST.
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THOUGH MANY BELIEVE THIS TRUTH,
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FEW BELIEVERS FULLY UNDERSTAND
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HOW TO LET GOD'S LIGHT SHINE THROUGH THEIR LIVES.
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IN HER NEW AND EYE-OPENING SERIES ON DVD,
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THE BEST WORK, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE,
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CHRISTINE CAINE SHARES ENCOURAGING INSIGHTS
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FROM GOD'S WORD.
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AS YOU WATCH EACH MESSAGE, YOU'LL SEE HOW TO DISCOVER
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AND LIVE OUT YOUR GOD-GIVEN PURPOSE
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IN A PRACTICAL YET BIBLICAL WAY.
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THIS SERIES IS SO HELPFUL THAT WE WANT TO SEND YOU
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YOUR OWN COPY AS OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU
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FOR YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT
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OF THE WORLDWIDE OUTREACHES OF TBN.
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TAKE A MOMENT TO CALL 800-350-5170
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AND VISIT TBN.ORG/BESTWORK
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TO SHARE A GIFT AND REQUEST YOUR COPY OF
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THE BEST WORK.
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JESUS SAID, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE BEFORE OTHERS,
00:24:59.177 --> 00:25:02.247
THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS AND GLORIFY
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YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.
00:25:05.350 --> 00:25:06.851
IT'S TIME TO LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE FOR ALL TO SEE.
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CALL, CLICK OR WRITE TODAY.
00:25:10.388 --> 00:25:12.824
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
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- NOTHING JUST HAPPENS IN LIFE.
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TOO OFTEN WE WANT OUR FUTURE TO DROP INTO OUR LAP
00:25:19.664 --> 00:25:22.867
WITHOUT DOING ANY OF THE WORK.
00:25:22.867 --> 00:25:24.803
BUT EVERY PART OF OUR JOURNEY IS SO IMPORTANT.
00:25:24.803 --> 00:25:28.239
I WOULD NOT BE WHERE I AM TODAY
00:25:28.239 --> 00:25:29.841
DOING THE THINGS THAT I AM
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IF I HAD NOT PUT TO WORK
00:25:31.710 --> 00:25:33.445
THE DREAMS GOD GAVE ME.
00:25:33.445 --> 00:25:35.614
TAKE SOME TIME TO EVALUATE WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW.
00:25:35.614 --> 00:25:38.450
WHAT ASSIGNMENT HAS GOD GIVEN YOU IN THIS SEASON?
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IT MAY NOT SEEM THAT IMPORTANT
00:25:41.319 --> 00:25:42.821
BUT I PROMISE YOU,
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HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE'S DOING.
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IF YOU WILL PUT YOUR HEART INTO IT,
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YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT WHAT HE CAN DO WITH IT.
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I'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE NEXT TIME.
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(UPBEAT MUSIC)
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The Best Work Part 2

June 15, 2022 | 24 | 26:0

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