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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | I Love My Master | June 6, 2022
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- >> Thank you for
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- >> Thank you for joining us today.
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- joining us today. I know God has something
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- I know God has something powerful in store for your life
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- powerful in store for your life and when you take time
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- and when you take time to watch a program like this,
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- to watch a program like this, He can speak to you
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- He can speak to you in a fresh way.
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- in a fresh way. So today, open up your Bible
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- So today, open up your Bible right where you're sitting
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- right where you're sitting and lean in and let God's Word
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- and lean in and let God's Word speak life to you today.
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- >> If you have your Bibles,
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- >> If you have your Bibles, I'd like for you to open
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- I'd like for you to open them with me to Exodus 21,
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- them with me to Exodus 21, and I'll begin reading
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- and I'll begin reading with Exodus 21:5,
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- with Exodus 21:5, for the sake of time.
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- for the sake of time. "But if the servant
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- "But if the servant plainly says," notice that,
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- plainly says," notice that, if the servant plainly says:
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- if the servant plainly says: "I love my master,
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- "I love my master, I love my wife,
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- I love my wife, I love my children;
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- I love my children; I will not go out free.
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- I will not go out free. Then the master shall
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- Then the master shall bring him to the judges.
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- bring him to the judges. And he shall bring him
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- And he shall bring him to the door," notice that:
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- to the door," notice that: "to the doorpost,
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- "to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce
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- and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl;" --
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- his ear with an awl;" -- it's a piece of iron,
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- it's a piece of iron, against the door:
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- against the door: "and he shall serve
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- "and he shall serve him forever."
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- him forever." What a beautiful type
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- What a beautiful type and picture that we'll
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- and picture that we'll show you in just a moment.
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- show you in just a moment. In Revelation 3, Jesus said
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- In Revelation 3, Jesus said to one of the seven churches:
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- to one of the seven churches: "I set before you an open door,
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- "I set before you an open door, that no man can shut."
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- that no man can shut." And usually,
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- And usually, when we think about doors,
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- when we think about doors, we think about
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- we think about new opportunities,
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- new opportunities, open doors.
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- open doors. Open opportunities.
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- Open opportunities. Blessings and benefits of new,
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- Blessings and benefits of new, exciting, unknown doors, open,
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- exciting, unknown doors, open, and we get -- and we kinda
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- and we get -- and we kinda have positive vibes from that.
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- have positive vibes from that. But really, in this text,
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- But really, in this text, what Jesus was really saying,
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- what Jesus was really saying, He was addressing people
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- He was addressing people who were in the church,
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- who were in the church, in the Kingdom of God,
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- in the Kingdom of God, and they had repented,
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- and they had repented, they had been baptized.
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- they had been baptized. They had been filled
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- They had been filled with the Holy Spirit.
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- with the Holy Spirit. They had joined
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- They had joined the Body of Christ.
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- the Body of Christ. And then, He makes this
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- And then, He makes this profound statement to them.
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- profound statement to them. He said, "I set before you
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- He said, "I set before you an open door,"
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- an open door," not just to come
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- not just to come into the church,
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- into the church, but you have the power
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- but you have the power of choice, you can leave.
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- of choice, you can leave. You have the divine option
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- You have the divine option to choose whether you stay
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- to choose whether you stay or whether you leave.
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- or whether you leave. Whether you serve Me,
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- Whether you serve Me, or you decide to go back
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- or you decide to go back to what you were living,
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- to what you were living, before you met Me.
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- before you met Me. Jesus was saying,
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- Jesus was saying, God was saying,
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- God was saying, "I will never demand
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- "I will never demand anybody to love Me.
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- anybody to love Me. If you do it,
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- If you do it, I want you to do it
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- I want you to do it because you love your Master."
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- The door is still there.
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- The door is still there. Jesus established an open-door
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- Jesus established an open-door policy that you can come
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- policy that you can come into the Kingdom,
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- into the Kingdom, but nobody's gonna make
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- but nobody's gonna make you serve the Lord.
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- you serve the Lord. Serving God is a choice.
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- Serving God is a choice. This is a choice, not a cult.
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- This is a choice, not a cult. You can leave any time
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- You can leave any time you wanna leave.
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- you wanna leave. You can decide that
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- You can decide that this is not for you,
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- any time you wanna do it.
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- any time you wanna do it. This, today,
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- This, today, I wanna be bold about it.
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- I wanna be bold about it. I wanna declare it to everybody
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- I wanna declare it to everybody under the sound of my voice,
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- under the sound of my voice, at all of our campuses,
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- at all of our campuses, wherever you are,
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- wherever you are, those of you online,
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- those of you online, all over the world.
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- all over the world. I wanna boldly say,
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- I wanna boldly say, it's my choice to be here today.
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- it's my choice to be here today. Because I love my Master.
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- Because I love my Master. I love my Jesus.
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- I love my Jesus. I love what He did
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- I love what He did for me on the Cross.
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- for me on the Cross. And you know what else?
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- And you know what else? I like what the text said,
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- I like what the text said, I love my wife,
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- I love my wife, and this makes me a better
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- and this makes me a better man when I'm in church.
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- man when I'm in church. It makes me a better husband,
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- It makes me a better husband, it makes me a better father.
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- it makes me a better father. It makes me love my children
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- It makes me love my children and my grand --
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- and my grand -- I'm not just living for
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- I'm not just living for my generation and my time,
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- my generation and my time, but I understand my influence
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- but I understand my influence is being passed down
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- is being passed down for generations.
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- for generations. I'm here because I choose to be.
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- I'm here because I choose to be. But it's an open door.
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- But it's an open door. In Exodus 21, the text
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- In Exodus 21, the text that I read,
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- that I read, I didn't have time
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- I didn't have time to read it all,
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- to read it all, but if you read Exodus 21:2,
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- but if you read Exodus 21:2, it says if the servant decides.
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- it says if the servant decides. You see, in the Bible days,
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- You see, in the Bible days, they had slaves,
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- they had slaves, but not like
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- but not like the oppressive-type slavery.
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- the oppressive-type slavery. It meant that if you could
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- It meant that if you could not pay your debt,
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- not pay your debt, you had to go to work
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- you had to go to work for that person,
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- for that person, for seven years.
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- for seven years. And in the seventh year,
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- And in the seventh year, he had to bring you to this
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- he had to bring you to this point of Exodus 21.
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- point of Exodus 21. And you had to decide to stay
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- And you had to decide to stay there and work for that person,
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- there and work for that person, and be there,
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- and be there, or you could leave,
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- or you could leave, and the Bible said he would
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- and the Bible said he would take 'em to the door.
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- take 'em to the door. Isn't that interesting?
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- Isn't that interesting? That Jesus said,
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- That Jesus said, "I set before you
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- "I set before you an open door."
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- an open door." And you can choose,
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- And you can choose, if you want to stay here or not,
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- if you want to stay here or not, and they would take that
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- and they would take that servant at his seventh year,
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- servant at his seventh year, and they would say to him,
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- and they would say to him, "If," -- Exodus 21:2,
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- "If," -- Exodus 21:2, he said, "If."
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- he said, "If." Exodus 21:3, he said,
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- Exodus 21:3, he said, "If you choose to stay."
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- "If you choose to stay." Exodus 21:4,
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- Exodus 21:4, "If you choose to stay."
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- "If you choose to stay." Exodus 21:5, "If you
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- Exodus 21:5, "If you choose to stay."
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- choose to stay." If, if, if, if.
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- If, if, if, if. Even after being purchased,
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- Even after being purchased, there was still an if.
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- there was still an if. There was still
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- There was still the possibility of departure.
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- the possibility of departure. It's John 14:15:
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- It's John 14:15: "If you love Me,
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- "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments."
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- you will keep My commandments." What commandments?
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- What commandments? Thou shalt not kill,
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- Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
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- thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not lie,
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- thou shalt not lie, thou shalt not commit
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- thou shalt not commit sexual immorality,
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- sexual immorality, adultery.
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- adultery. Thou shalt not dishonor
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- Thou shalt not dishonor thy father and thy mother.
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- thy father and thy mother. Thou shalt honor thy father
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- Thou shalt honor thy father and thy mother.
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- and thy mother. I'm gonna stay
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- I'm gonna stay on that one awhile.
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- on that one awhile. Thou shalt honor thy father
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- Thou shalt honor thy father and thy mother.
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- and thy mother. And you know, if you'll
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- And you know, if you'll do the Ten Commandments,
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- do the Ten Commandments, you will honor your
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- you will honor your father and your mother.
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- father and your mother. But lemme keep moving,
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- But lemme keep moving, I felt stuck on that
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- I felt stuck on that one for a minute.
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- one for a minute. Jesus preached one
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- Jesus preached one of His strongest messages
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- of His strongest messages in the Book of John 6,
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- in the Book of John 6, and it's interesting.
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- and it's interesting. It's 6-6-6,
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- It's 6-6-6, because it's chapter 6
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- because it's chapter 6 and verse 66, He preaches
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- and verse 66, He preaches this powerful message,
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- this powerful message, and He says, "Unless you eat
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- and He says, "Unless you eat My flesh and drink My blood,
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- My flesh and drink My blood, then you have no part with Me."
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- then you have no part with Me." And then, the Bible said,
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- And then, the Bible said, "And from that time, many
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- "And from that time, many of His disciples went back."
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- of His disciples went back." Jesus introduced 'em
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- Jesus introduced 'em to the door,
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- to the door, and He said,
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- and He said, "You don't have
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- "You don't have to stay with Me,"
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- to stay with Me," and they went back
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- and they went back and walked with Him no more.
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- and walked with Him no more. The very next verse,
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- The very next verse, then Jesus turns
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- then Jesus turns and He introduces His
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- and He introduces His holy disciples to the door,
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- holy disciples to the door, and He says to the 12,
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- and He says to the 12, "Do you also wanna go away?"
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- "Do you also wanna go away?" Notice, He didn't say,
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- Notice, He didn't say, "Oh, let Me preach
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- "Oh, let Me preach another sermon,
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- another sermon, 'cause I don't wanna lose
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- 'cause I don't wanna lose any more people."
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- any more people." He didn't start apologizing
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- He didn't start apologizing and saying, "Lemme preach
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- and saying, "Lemme preach a lighter gospel."
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- a lighter gospel." No, no, no, no.
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- No, no, no, no. He said, "Will you
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- He said, "Will you also go away?"
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- also go away?" Because there is a door.
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- Because there is a door. You don't have to follow Me.
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- You don't have to follow Me. You don't have to serve Me.
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- You don't have to serve Me. You don't have to love Me.
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- You don't have to love Me. You can choose.
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- You can choose. Let's be honest.
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- Let's be honest. Let's tell the truth.
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- Let's tell the truth. I like what Simon-Peter's
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- I like what Simon-Peter's response was, he said,
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- response was, he said, "Lord, where shall we go?"
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- "Lord, where shall we go?" In North Carolina,
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- In North Carolina, we have a different
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- we have a different way of saying things,
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- way of saying things, and we would say it in North
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- and we would say it in North Carolina language.
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- Carolina language. "There ain't nowhere
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- "There ain't nowhere else to go."
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- else to go." Some people just always
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- Some people just always looking for a way out.
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- looking for a way out. How can I get out of devotion?
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- How can I get out of devotion? How can I get out
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- How can I get out of consecration?
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- of consecration? How can I get out?
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- How can I get out? But I'm telling you that
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- But I'm telling you that I love the way that I think,
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- I love the way that I think, I love the way that I live.
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- I love the way that I live. I love the way -- the things
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- I love the way -- the things that I give up, I give up
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- that I give up, I give up because I love my Master.
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- because I love my Master. Not because I can't do this,
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- Not because I can't do this, and I can't do that.
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- and I can't do that. I love my Master,
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- I love my Master, and I love my wife,
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- and I love my wife, and I love my children,
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- and I love my children, and I wanna bring glory
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- and I wanna bring glory to His name.
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- to His name. I'm not here about me.
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- I'm not here about me. I'm here about Him.
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- In Acts 16,
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- In Acts 16, when Paul and Silas
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- when Paul and Silas were in prison,
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- were in prison, and their backs lacerated,
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- and their backs lacerated, beaten, tortured for preaching
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- beaten, tortured for preaching the Gospel, and speaking
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- the Gospel, and speaking the mighty name of Jesus.
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- the mighty name of Jesus. And the Bible said at midnight,
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- And the Bible said at midnight, they sang praises,
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- they sang praises, just like what we were
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- just like what we were doing in here.
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- doing in here. They began to sing praises.
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- They began to sing praises. Beaten, tortured, pain,
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- Beaten, tortured, pain, and they start singing
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- and they start singing praises to God.
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- praises to God. And suddenly,
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- And suddenly, here's how you stay,
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- here's how you stay, they got in the middle
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- they got in the middle of a move of God,
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- of a move of God, because the Bible said God
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- because the Bible said God heard their praise,
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- heard their praise, and sent an earthquake.
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- and sent an earthquake. And it was not a normal
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- And it was not a normal earthquake, but it was a move
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- earthquake, but it was a move of God that started shaking
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- of God that started shaking the foundation of that prison,
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- the foundation of that prison, and the Bible said
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- and the Bible said two things happened,
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- two things happened, the chains fell off
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- the chains fell off of the prisoners,
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- of the prisoners, because when you get
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- because when you get in a move of God,
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- in a move of God, chains start falling off.
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- chains start falling off. Chains of fear,
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- Chains of fear, and depression,
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- and depression, chains of addiction.
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- chains of addiction. Chains of hopelessness,
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- Chains of hopelessness, chains of guilt and shame
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- chains of guilt and shame and condemnation.
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- and condemnation. They just start falling off.
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- They just start falling off. But not only that,
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- But not only that, there's an interesting
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- there's an interesting verse that said,
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- verse that said, and immediately,
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- and immediately, all the doors --
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- all the doors -- do you see it?
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- do you see it? Immediately,
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- Immediately, all the doors were opened,
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- all the doors were opened, and everyone's
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- and everyone's chains were loose.
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- chains were loose. Every prison door,
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- Every prison door, every prisoner, then,
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- every prisoner, then, had a choice.
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- had a choice. I can stay,
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- I can stay, the chains have come off,
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- the chains have come off, the prison door's open,
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- the prison door's open, and the jailer started having,
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- and the jailer started having, basically, a heart attack.
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- basically, a heart attack. Because he starts realizing
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- Because he starts realizing that all of my prisoners,
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- that all of my prisoners, well, they're gonna run.
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- well, they're gonna run. The door's open.
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- The door's open. The only thing that's
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- The only thing that's been keeping 'em here
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- been keeping 'em here is all the rules
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- is all the rules and regulations of this prison.
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- and regulations of this prison. Kinda sounds like church,
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- Kinda sounds like church, all the rules
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- all the rules and the regulations,
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- and the regulations, and jailers and guards,
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- and jailers and guards, but when you've really got
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- but when you've really got a love for the Master,
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- a love for the Master, you don't need bars,
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- you don't need bars, you don't need chains.
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- you don't need chains. You don't need jailers,
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- You don't need jailers, you don't need
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- you don't need preachers telling,
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- preachers telling, watching, you all the time.
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- watching, you all the time. Checking up on you.
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- Checking up on you. You don't need mom and dad.
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- You don't need mom and dad. When you really love
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- When you really love the Master, see,
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- the Master, see, that's how I know
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- that's how I know I'm not a prisoner.
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- I'm not a prisoner. 'Cause prisoners leave,
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- 'Cause prisoners leave, but people who've really been
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- but people who've really been freed by the liberty
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- freed by the liberty of Jesus Christ
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- of Jesus Christ and His Spirit,
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- and His Spirit, we don't leave.
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- we don't leave. And Paul said, "Listen.
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- And Paul said, "Listen. All are here and accounted for.
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- All are here and accounted for. Nobody wants to move.
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- Nobody wants to move. Nobody wants to leave.
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- Nobody wants to leave. We're free, we could go back
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- We're free, we could go back to the life we had,
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- to the life we had, but we're not leaving,
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- but we're not leaving, 'cause we're in a move of God."
- 00:10:14.927 --> 00:10:16.796
- 'cause we're in a move of God." No matter what doors open,
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- No matter what doors open, I'm not leaving my marriage.
- 00:10:18.297 --> 00:10:21.367
- I'm not leaving my marriage. I'm not leaving my children.
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- I'm not leaving my children. You will never get
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- You will never get me to do that.
- 00:10:26.005 --> 00:10:27.173
- me to do that. I may make some dumb decisions,
- 00:10:27.239 --> 00:10:29.241
- I may make some dumb decisions, but the smartest thing I ever
- 00:10:29.308 --> 00:10:31.477
- but the smartest thing I ever did was marry that girl,
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- did was marry that girl, and nothing's gonna get --
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- and nothing's gonna get -- no door open, I don't care
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- no door open, I don't care what she looks like.
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- what she looks like. I don't care how she flirts.
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- I don't care how she flirts. I'll shut that door myself,
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- I'll shut that door myself, I don't need the Lord
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- I don't need the Lord to shut it.
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- to shut it. Because, I love my Master,
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- Because, I love my Master, and when I love Jesus,
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- and when I love Jesus, it makes me love her,
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- it makes me love her, and it makes me love my family,
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- and it makes me love my family, and my grandchildren,
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- and my grandchildren, and it makes me a better man.
- 00:10:55.167 --> 00:10:58.304
- and it makes me a better man. It's called character.
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- It's called character. It's called integrity.
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- It's called integrity. It's called purity.
- 00:11:02.875 --> 00:11:03.909
- It's called purity. It's called holiness.
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- It's called holiness. And I don't do it 'cause
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- And I don't do it 'cause it's a bunch of rules,
- 00:11:06.812 --> 00:11:08.013
- it's a bunch of rules, I do it because
- 00:11:08.080 --> 00:11:09.081
- I do it because I love my Master,
- 00:11:09.148 --> 00:11:10.683
- I love my Master, and when He hung on the Cross,
- 00:11:10.750 --> 00:11:12.151
- and when He hung on the Cross, He proved His love for me
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- He proved His love for me with His physical body.
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- with His physical body. Now, watch this,
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- Now, watch this, I'm almost done.
- 00:11:18.257 --> 00:11:20.493
- I'm almost done. He said, "Make it plain."
- 00:11:20.559 --> 00:11:22.027
- He said, "Make it plain." Too many Christians are
- 00:11:22.094 --> 00:11:23.129
- Too many Christians are trying to camouflage
- 00:11:23.195 --> 00:11:24.096
- trying to camouflage and cover up their faith.
- 00:11:24.163 --> 00:11:27.500
- and cover up their faith. They're ashamed.
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- They're ashamed. I'm different
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- I'm different and I wanna be different.
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- and I wanna be different. I don't apologize
- 00:11:33.672 --> 00:11:34.640
- I don't apologize for my convictions.
- 00:11:34.707 --> 00:11:37.543
- for my convictions. I'm gonna say it plainly.
- 00:11:37.610 --> 00:11:38.878
- I'm gonna say it plainly. I wrote this down.
- 00:11:38.944 --> 00:11:39.879
- I wrote this down. I'm saved, I'm born again.
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- I'm saved, I'm born again. Do you understand that?
- 00:11:42.114 --> 00:11:43.215
- Do you understand that? I'm blood-bought.
- 00:11:43.282 --> 00:11:44.150
- I'm blood-bought. I'm Bible-believing.
- 00:11:44.216 --> 00:11:45.551
- I'm Bible-believing. I'm devil-chasing.
- 00:11:45.618 --> 00:11:47.019
- I'm devil-chasing. Anointed with oil.
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- Anointed with oil. Spirit-filled.
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- Spirit-filled. Do you understand that?
- 00:11:52.525 --> 00:11:54.660
- Do you understand that? I'm not ever going
- 00:11:54.727 --> 00:11:55.594
- I'm not ever going to be ashamed of that.
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- to be ashamed of that. Nobody will accidentally
- 00:11:58.197 --> 00:11:59.398
- make the Rapture.
- 00:11:59.498 --> 00:12:03.169
- make the Rapture. You're gonna say it plainly,
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- You're gonna say it plainly, or you're gonna be left behind.
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- or you're gonna be left behind. So lemme close.
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- So lemme close. The master would take
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- The master would take the servant to the door,
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- the servant to the door, and he would explain to him,
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- "There's no law that dictates
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- "There's no law that dictates that you have to stay here
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- that you have to stay here and serve me the rest
- 00:12:19.552 --> 00:12:20.352
- and serve me the rest of your life."
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- of your life." If you do it,
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- If you do it, it'll be your own free will.
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- it'll be your own free will. There's no list of rules
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- There's no list of rules that you can follow that
- 00:12:26.725 --> 00:12:27.660
- that you can follow that can make this happen.
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- can make this happen. If you do it, there will
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- If you do it, there will be one reason that you
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- be one reason that you consecrate your life to me.
- 00:12:30.963 --> 00:12:33.199
- consecrate your life to me. Not your will,
- 00:12:33.265 --> 00:12:34.266
- Not your will, but my will be done
- 00:12:34.333 --> 00:12:35.668
- but my will be done in your life,
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- in your life, and the only reason
- 00:12:36.435 --> 00:12:37.670
- and the only reason you would do that is because
- 00:12:37.736 --> 00:12:38.938
- you would do that is because you love your master.
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- you love your master. And he would take him
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- And he would take him to the door, and he would say,
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- to the door, and he would say, "Look out on the city
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- "Look out on the city lights out there.
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- lights out there. Looks like Las Vegas.
- 00:12:47.546 --> 00:12:49.615
- Looks like Las Vegas. Boy, they're having a party.
- 00:12:49.682 --> 00:12:50.983
- Boy, they're having a party. Look at the clubs.
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- Look at the clubs. Look at the beds of adultery,
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- Look at the beds of adultery, and look at the hotel rooms,
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- and look at the hotel rooms, and look at the sin,
- 00:12:56.422 --> 00:12:57.456
- and look at the sin, look at the immorality,
- 00:12:57.523 --> 00:12:58.757
- look at the immorality, look at it.
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- look at it. If that's what you want,
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- If that's what you want, there's a door.
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- there's a door. Go for it.
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- Go for it. You're a free man."
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- Took him to the door.
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- Took him to the door. The lust of the eyes,
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- The lust of the eyes, the pride of life.
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- the pride of life. The lust of the flesh.
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- The lust of the flesh. This is the world.
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- This is the world. Go for it.
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- Go for it. But then, he made this
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- But then, he made this profound statement.
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- profound statement. The decision is yours,
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- The decision is yours, He said, "There's
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- He said, "There's one stipulation.
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- one stipulation. The only thing you can
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- The only thing you can take with you,"
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- take with you," if you leave the house of faith,
- 00:13:31.924 --> 00:13:34.894
- if you leave the house of faith, leave the Lord
- 00:13:34.960 --> 00:13:35.828
- leave the Lord and your relationship
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- and your relationship with Him, "The only thing
- 00:13:37.029 --> 00:13:38.597
- with Him, "The only thing you can take with him
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- you can take with him is what you brought in."
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- is what you brought in." Isn't that amazing?
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- Isn't that amazing? And, if you got your wife
- 00:13:44.203 --> 00:13:46.038
- And, if you got your wife in the house of God,
- 00:13:46.105 --> 00:13:47.973
- in the house of God, or in the Master's house, the --
- 00:13:48.040 --> 00:13:50.442
- or in the Master's house, the -- you don't get to take her.
- 00:13:50.509 --> 00:13:54.313
- you don't get to take her. And your children,
- 00:13:54.380 --> 00:13:55.047
- And your children, you don't get to take them.
- 00:13:55.114 --> 00:13:56.115
- you don't get to take them. But if you plainly say,
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- But if you plainly say, "I love my Master,
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- "I love my Master, I love my wife,
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- I love my wife, I love my children,
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- I love my children, and I'm not going anywhere."
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- and I'm not going anywhere." You know, think about
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- You know, think about what you brought.
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- what you brought. You brought depression,
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- You brought depression, you brought guilt.
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- you brought guilt. You brought shame,
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- You brought shame, you brought addiction.
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- you brought addiction. You brought broken marriages.
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- You brought broken marriages. You brought a wasted life.
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- You brought a wasted life. You brought failure.
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- You brought failure. You brought hopelessness
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- You brought hopelessness and despair and anxiety
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- and despair and anxiety and fear.
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- and fear. And he said, "The only thing
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- And he said, "The only thing you can take with you
- 00:14:29.214 --> 00:14:30.215
- you can take with you is what you brought."
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- is what you brought." So when you leave,
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- So when you leave, take all that back.
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- take all that back. It goes with you.
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- It goes with you. And peace stays here.
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- And peace stays here. Listen, favor stays here.
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- Listen, favor stays here. Mercy stays here.
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- Mercy stays here. Protection stays here.
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- Protection stays here. But you can go.
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- But you can go. You're free to go.
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- You're free to go. And if he said it that moment,
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- And if he said it that moment, "I love my master,
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- "I love my master, I love my wife,
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- I love my wife, I love my children,"
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- I love my children," then watch this.
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- then watch this. Then he would take an awl,
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- Then he would take an awl, an A-W-L, and drive
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- an A-W-L, and drive it through his ear,
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- it through his ear, to make a public statement
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- to make a public statement so that everyone who saw would
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- so that everyone who saw would know whose side he was on,
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- know whose side he was on, and who he really loved.
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- and who he really loved. That's what water baptism is,
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- That's what water baptism is, it's a public statement
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- it's a public statement of an inner-work.
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- of an inner-work. It's going public with it.
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- It's going public with it. You can pray, and your faith
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- You can pray, and your faith can be private,
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- can be private, but when Jesus commanded
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- but when Jesus commanded that we be baptized,
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- that we be baptized, it's saying publicly,
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- it's saying publicly, "I'm not ashamed of the Gospel
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- "I'm not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ,
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- of Jesus Christ, and I'm coming up out
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- and I'm coming up out of this grave,
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- of this grave, just like Jesus did."
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- just like Jesus did." With newness of life.
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- With newness of life. And listen.
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- And listen. He drove the awl
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- He drove the awl through his ear,
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- through his ear, but I wanna play with
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- but I wanna play with that word a minute and say,
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- that word a minute and say, in other words,
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- in other words, you serve the Master,
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- you serve the Master, it's all or nothing.
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- it's all or nothing. It's A-W-L, or nothing.
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- It's A-W-L, or nothing. It's not you can kinda have
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- It's not you can kinda have some of my life,
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- some of my life, and I'm gonna do my thing,
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- and I'm gonna do my thing, and you do -- I'll do this,
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- and you do -- I'll do this, and I'll go in-and-out
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- and I'll go in-and-out of the door.
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- of the door. He said, no, no, no, no.
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- He said, no, no, no, no. If you give me your life,
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- If you give me your life, then I want you to serve me
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- then I want you to serve me with all of your heart,
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- with all of your heart, all of your mind, all --
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- all of your mind, all -- serve me with your all.
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- serve me with your all. All of your strength.
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- All of your strength. And in doing so,
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- And in doing so, for the rest of your life,
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- for the rest of your life, I will order your steps
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- I will order your steps and I will bless your life.
- 00:16:26.765 --> 00:16:29.802
- and I will bless your life. Everybody, in this room,
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- Everybody, in this room, would you say,
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- would you say, "I love my Master."
- 00:16:32.271 --> 00:16:35.107
- "I love my Master." What's His name?
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- What's His name? What's His name?
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- What's His name? Jesus.
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- Jesus. And that's what these
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- And that's what these people are saying.
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- people are saying. They're saying publicly,
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- They're saying publicly, they're saying in front of all
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- they're saying in front of all of you who are watching,
- 00:16:44.716 --> 00:16:46.018
- of you who are watching, and all of you who are here,
- 00:16:46.085 --> 00:16:47.653
- and all of you who are here, in this room.
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- in this room. I love my Master.
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- I love my Master. This is one of our wonderful
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- This is one of our wonderful deputies that watches
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- deputies that watches over us every week.
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- over us every week. You usually would see
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- You usually would see him in a uniform.
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- him in a uniform. I love you.
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- I love you. And I love what you represent
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- And I love what you represent and the people that
- 00:17:05.771 --> 00:17:06.572
- and the people that you represent,
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- you represent, the men and women who
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- the men and women who guard our lives,
- 00:17:08.373 --> 00:17:09.608
- guard our lives, who have been done so wrong,
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- who have been done so wrong, quite frankly.
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- quite frankly. We stand with you, 100%.
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- We stand with you, 100%. Thank you for risking your
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- Thank you for risking your life every day for our lives,
- 00:17:17.983 --> 00:17:20.652
- life every day for our lives, and our families.
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- and our families. Give your name,
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- Give your name, why are you doing this today?
- 00:17:23.655 --> 00:17:25.090
- why are you doing this today? >> I'm Franklin Marrow,
- 00:17:25.157 --> 00:17:28.026
- >> I'm Franklin Marrow, and I just love the Lord,
- 00:17:28.093 --> 00:17:30.896
- and I just love the Lord, and you know, sometimes,
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- and you know, sometimes, when you're in a position
- 00:17:32.865 --> 00:17:33.732
- when you're in a position like what we're in,
- 00:17:33.799 --> 00:17:35.200
- like what we're in, you're struggling because
- 00:17:35.267 --> 00:17:37.069
- you're struggling because you have to make some decisions,
- 00:17:37.136 --> 00:17:38.403
- you have to make some decisions, and sometimes,
- 00:17:38.470 --> 00:17:39.037
- and sometimes, they're hard decisions.
- 00:17:39.104 --> 00:17:40.572
- they're hard decisions. And I realized that
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- And I realized that no matter what I'm doing,
- 00:17:42.007 --> 00:17:42.975
- no matter what I'm doing, I have to live for God,
- 00:17:43.041 --> 00:17:44.776
- I have to live for God, because every time you
- 00:17:44.843 --> 00:17:45.944
- because every time you don't live for Him,
- 00:17:46.011 --> 00:17:47.346
- don't live for Him, it turns back around.
- 00:17:47.412 --> 00:17:48.380
- it turns back around. You're right back
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- You're right back where you started.
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- where you started. And I've chosen
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- And I've chosen to give Him everything.
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- to give Him everything. Everything in me.
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- Everything in me. And, I just love Him,
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- And, I just love Him, and I thank you so much for
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- and I thank you so much for your dedication as a pastor.
- 00:18:00.559 --> 00:18:02.794
- your dedication as a pastor. I've been under you a long time,
- 00:18:02.861 --> 00:18:04.363
- I've been under you a long time, since 1996, and you have been
- 00:18:04.429 --> 00:18:14.106
- since 1996, and you have been my rock when I was right,
- 00:18:14.173 --> 00:18:17.042
- my rock when I was right, when I was wrong,
- 00:18:17.109 --> 00:18:18.443
- when I was wrong, and I thank you so much,
- 00:18:18.510 --> 00:18:19.511
- and I thank you so much, just for your dedication
- 00:18:19.578 --> 00:18:20.712
- just for your dedication for the church,
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- for the church, and for all you do for us.
- 00:18:21.780 --> 00:18:23.482
- >> I baptize you in the name
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- >> I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son,
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- of the Father, the Son, Jesus Christ,
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- Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
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- and the Holy Spirit. Bless him, Lord.
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- Bless him, Lord. Beautiful, beautiful, Franklin.
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- Beautiful, beautiful, Franklin. Beautiful.
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- Beautiful. Good morning.
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- Good morning. What's your name?
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- What's your name? >> Mary Ligette.
- 00:18:41.533 --> 00:18:43.268
- >> Mary Ligette. >> Well, thank you
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- >> Well, thank you for being here.
- 00:18:43.969 --> 00:18:44.670
- for being here. Why are you doing this?
- 00:18:44.736 --> 00:18:45.270
- Why are you doing this? How did you come to Free Chapel?
- 00:18:45.337 --> 00:18:46.672
- How did you come to Free Chapel? Did somebody invite you?
- 00:18:46.738 --> 00:18:47.873
- Did somebody invite you? >> Well, I actually came
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- >> Well, I actually came to the Forward Conference
- 00:18:48.874 --> 00:18:51.343
- to the Forward Conference about ten years ago.
- 00:18:51.410 --> 00:18:53.378
- about ten years ago. And I moved up here recently,
- 00:18:53.445 --> 00:18:54.646
- And I moved up here recently, I got saved about
- 00:18:54.713 --> 00:18:55.581
- I got saved about three months ago.
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- three months ago. And I've been on my walk,
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- And I've been on my walk, I moved here to go to school,
- 00:18:59.017 --> 00:19:01.253
- I moved here to go to school, and I found out you were, like,
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- and I found out you were, like, right up the road, so I came.
- 00:19:02.321 --> 00:19:04.323
- right up the road, so I came. And then, I should
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- And then, I should do a baptism, so.
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- do a baptism, so. Yep.
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- Yep. You're going all
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- You're going all the way with Jesus?
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- the way with Jesus? >> All the way.
- 00:19:12.164 --> 00:19:13.131
- >> All the way. >> What would you say
- 00:19:13.198 --> 00:19:13.732
- >> What would you say to people who are searching
- 00:19:13.799 --> 00:19:14.833
- to people who are searching and something's missing,
- 00:19:14.900 --> 00:19:15.968
- and something's missing, there's an emptiness
- 00:19:16.034 --> 00:19:17.169
- there's an emptiness that you felt?
- 00:19:17.236 --> 00:19:18.637
- that you felt? >> Well, I was actually
- 00:19:18.704 --> 00:19:21.139
- >> Well, I was actually looking for it in other areas.
- 00:19:21.206 --> 00:19:23.809
- looking for it in other areas. I started watching tarot cards,
- 00:19:23.875 --> 00:19:26.511
- I started watching tarot cards, New Age, I even have
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- New Age, I even have a tattoo, you know.
- 00:19:27.646 --> 00:19:29.081
- a tattoo, you know. But nothing worked.
- 00:19:29.147 --> 00:19:36.154
- But nothing worked. >> There's nothing like this.
- 00:19:36.221 --> 00:19:38.390
- >> There's nothing like this. There's nothing like this.
- 00:19:38.457 --> 00:19:39.825
- There's nothing like this. It's the peace, the joy,
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- It's the peace, the joy, the love that Jesus gives.
- 00:19:41.260 --> 00:19:43.095
- the love that Jesus gives. And, boy, you know,
- 00:19:43.161 --> 00:19:44.896
- And, boy, you know, that's so important that
- 00:19:44.963 --> 00:19:48.100
- that's so important that you acknowledge that,
- 00:19:48.166 --> 00:19:49.034
- you acknowledge that, because the moment you
- 00:19:49.101 --> 00:19:49.968
- because the moment you acknowledge and repent of that,
- 00:19:50.035 --> 00:19:51.470
- acknowledge and repent of that, every curse is broken
- 00:19:51.536 --> 00:19:52.771
- every curse is broken off of your life.
- 00:19:52.838 --> 00:19:54.706
- off of your life. The Holy Spirit
- 00:19:54.773 --> 00:19:55.440
- The Holy Spirit is the only Spirit
- 00:19:55.507 --> 00:19:56.308
- is the only Spirit that's gonna lead your life,
- 00:19:56.375 --> 00:19:57.643
- that's gonna lead your life, and I baptize you,
- 00:19:57.709 --> 00:19:58.710
- and I baptize you, in the name of the Father,
- 00:19:58.777 --> 00:20:00.012
- in the name of the Father, the Son, Jesus Christ,
- 00:20:00.078 --> 00:20:01.546
- the Son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
- 00:20:01.613 --> 00:20:02.914
- and the Holy Spirit. Thank You, Lord.
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- Thank You, Lord. Somebody needs to rejoice
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- Somebody needs to rejoice for her mother.
- 00:20:05.784 --> 00:20:07.152
- for her mother. Somebody needs to rejoice
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- Somebody needs to rejoice for her family.
- 00:20:08.487 --> 00:20:10.022
- for her family. I know they prayed
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- I know they prayed a long time about that.
- 00:20:10.789 --> 00:20:13.358
- a long time about that. What's your name?
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- What's your name? >> Lauren.
- 00:20:14.293 --> 00:20:15.160
- >> Lauren. >> Lauren?
- 00:20:15.227 --> 00:20:16.061
- >> Lauren? You got friends and family?
- 00:20:16.128 --> 00:20:17.329
- You got friends and family? >> I do, yeah.
- 00:20:17.396 --> 00:20:18.497
- >> I do, yeah. I'm in the Free Chapel
- 00:20:18.563 --> 00:20:20.065
- I'm in the Free Chapel mentoring right now.
- 00:20:20.132 --> 00:20:21.066
- mentoring right now. I graduated school discipleship,
- 00:20:21.133 --> 00:20:22.534
- I graduated school discipleship, so now, I'm being mentored
- 00:20:22.601 --> 00:20:24.469
- so now, I'm being mentored so I can mentor other women, so.
- 00:20:24.536 --> 00:20:26.605
- so I can mentor other women, so. >> So great.
- 00:20:26.672 --> 00:20:27.406
- >> So great. So great.
- 00:20:27.472 --> 00:20:28.173
- So great. God will absolutely use you.
- 00:20:28.240 --> 00:20:31.343
- God will absolutely use you. How did you end up here?
- 00:20:31.410 --> 00:20:33.145
- How did you end up here? >> I've probably been
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- >> I've probably been coming here straight
- 00:20:34.579 --> 00:20:35.347
- coming here straight for about three years.
- 00:20:35.414 --> 00:20:36.982
- for about three years. Five years ago,
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- Five years ago, my mom's always watched you,
- 00:20:38.016 --> 00:20:39.351
- my mom's always watched you, and she, you know,
- 00:20:39.418 --> 00:20:40.419
- and she, you know, wanted our family to come.
- 00:20:40.485 --> 00:20:42.421
- wanted our family to come. I'm a single mom, and my son
- 00:20:42.487 --> 00:20:45.791
- I'm a single mom, and my son is in remission from cancer.
- 00:20:45.857 --> 00:20:47.492
- is in remission from cancer. He -- yeah.
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- He -- yeah. He's over there, too.
- 00:20:50.862 --> 00:20:51.630
- He's over there, too. He's watching --
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- He's watching -- >> How old is he?
- 00:20:52.130 --> 00:20:53.432
- >> How old is he? >> He was not supposed
- 00:20:53.498 --> 00:20:54.266
- >> He was not supposed to live through the night
- 00:20:54.333 --> 00:20:55.000
- to live through the night of August 6th, 2009,
- 00:20:55.067 --> 00:20:56.468
- of August 6th, 2009, or to the age of one,
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- or to the age of one, and he'll be 13 in two weeks.
- 00:20:57.502 --> 00:21:01.106
- and he'll be 13 in two weeks. >> Where's that miracle at?
- 00:21:01.173 --> 00:21:02.407
- >> Where's that miracle at? Stand up, son.
- 00:21:02.474 --> 00:21:03.375
- Stand up, son. We wanna give God praise.
- 00:21:03.442 --> 00:21:04.810
- We wanna give God praise. That's a miracle right there.
- 00:21:04.876 --> 00:21:06.445
- That's a miracle right there. That's amazing.
- 00:21:06.511 --> 00:21:07.879
- That's amazing. That is amazing.
- 00:21:07.946 --> 00:21:09.815
- That is amazing. >> He's the first-known case
- 00:21:09.881 --> 00:21:10.982
- >> He's the first-known case with the type of cancer
- 00:21:11.049 --> 00:21:11.717
- with the type of cancer that he had.
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- that he had. He had muscle cancer
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- He had muscle cancer of the heart.
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- of the heart. We moved here in 2009,
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- We moved here in 2009, I slept at Englestead before
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- I slept at Englestead before I did my own bed.
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- I did my own bed. And he had flu-like symptoms,
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- And he had flu-like symptoms, and that night,
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- and that night, he was on a heart transplant
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- he was on a heart transplant list for a little bit,
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- list for a little bit, and I had to make the decision
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- and I had to make the decision at 21 for them to do
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- at 21 for them to do an emergency surgery
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- an emergency surgery the next day.
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- the next day. They said he wasn't gonna
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- They said he wasn't gonna live through that night.
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- live through that night. They took out the crib,
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- They took out the crib, and put in a bed,
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- and put in a bed, so I could hold him
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- so I could hold him as he passed away.
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- as he passed away. He made it through the night.
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- He made it through the night. He made it through that surgery.
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- He made it through that surgery. And I'm here to give my life
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- And I'm here to give my life to Jesus because He could've
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- to Jesus because He could've chosen to take my son from me.
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- chosen to take my son from me. He could've chosen
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- He could've chosen for that journey,
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- for that journey, for it to be in heaven,
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- for it to be in heaven, and not be here on earth.
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- and not be here on earth. So I'm doing everything
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- So I'm doing everything I can to set that example
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- I can to set that example for my children,
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- for my children, to also set that example
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- to also set that example for single moms out there.
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- for single moms out there. With God, there is no rejection.
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- With God, there is no rejection. With God, you are worthy.
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- With God, you are worthy. And He has a plan for you.
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- And He has a plan for you. So that is why I am here,
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- So that is why I am here, because --
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- because -- >> You love your Master,
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- >> You love your Master, and you love your children.
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- and you love your children. >> I do.
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- >> I do. I do.
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- I do. And I wanna give this chance,
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- And I wanna give this chance, 'cause I won't ever get
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- 'cause I won't ever get to thank you, I feel like,
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- to thank you, I feel like, again in-person, but
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- again in-person, but thank you.
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- thank you. You've put a light in my family,
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- You've put a light in my family, my father, my mother,
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- my father, my mother, who are here.
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- who are here. We are the strong knit
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- We are the strong knit that we are, but especially
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- that we are, but especially the last five years,
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- the last five years, with the things
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- with the things we've gone through,
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- we've gone through, because of you
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- because of you and the light that you've
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- and the light that you've placed in our house
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- placed in our house and our home,
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- and our home, and God using you.
- 00:22:26.691 --> 00:22:27.559
- and God using you. So I just wanna thank you.
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- So I just wanna thank you. And the worship team,
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- And the worship team, because y'all are amazing,
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- because y'all are amazing, and I just -- I thank you,
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- and I just -- I thank you, and I love my Master.
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- and I love my Master. >> We know you do,
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- >> We know you do, isn't that powerful?
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- isn't that powerful? I baptize you in the name
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- I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son,
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- of the Father, the Son, Jesus Christ,
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- Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
- 00:22:43.875 --> 00:22:44.943
- and the Holy Spirit. Let's really give God a mighty
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- Let's really give God a mighty praise in this room.
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- praise in this room. My goodness.
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> As you listened
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- >> As you listened to this program today,
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- to this program today, I really believe that the
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- I really believe that the Holy Spirit knows how to
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- Holy Spirit knows how to direct a sermon and a message
- 00:23:02.394 --> 00:23:05.030
- direct a sermon and a message right to the area of your life,
- 00:23:05.096 --> 00:23:07.732
- right to the area of your life, and this is so important,
- 00:23:07.799 --> 00:23:09.234
- and this is so important, at the right time.
- 00:23:09.301 --> 00:23:10.802
- at the right time. Maybe you're watching me
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- Maybe you're watching me right now,
- 00:23:11.770 --> 00:23:12.704
- right now, there's no doubt about it,
- 00:23:12.771 --> 00:23:13.972
- there's no doubt about it, someone's watching me right now
- 00:23:14.039 --> 00:23:15.807
- someone's watching me right now and you desperately need
- 00:23:15.874 --> 00:23:16.875
- and you desperately need a change in your life,
- 00:23:16.942 --> 00:23:19.044
- a change in your life, and what I just preached
- 00:23:19.110 --> 00:23:20.946
- and what I just preached has touched your heart,
- 00:23:21.012 --> 00:23:22.981
- has touched your heart, and you're on the brink
- 00:23:23.048 --> 00:23:24.416
- and you're on the brink of a miracle called salvation.
- 00:23:24.483 --> 00:23:27.419
- of a miracle called salvation. Forgiveness, mercy, and grace.
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- Forgiveness, mercy, and grace. Open up your heart,
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- Open up your heart, pray this prayer with me.
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- pray this prayer with me. Say, "Jesus."
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- Say, "Jesus." Just say those words.
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- Just say those words. "Jesus, I receive you
- 00:23:35.694 --> 00:23:38.430
- "Jesus, I receive you as my Lord and Savior.
- 00:23:38.497 --> 00:23:40.565
- as my Lord and Savior. Wash me and cleanse me,
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- Wash me and cleanse me, forgive me, and restore
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- forgive me, and restore and renew me.
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- and renew me. Thank you for mercy,
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- Thank you for mercy, thank you for grace,
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- thank you for grace, thank you for the love of God
- 00:23:49.508 --> 00:23:51.643
- thank you for the love of God that will never let us go.
- 00:23:51.710 --> 00:23:53.979
- that will never let us go. I receive that love,
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- I receive that love, that forgiveness
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- that forgiveness in Jesus' mighty name."
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- in Jesus' mighty name." Amen and amen.
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- Amen and amen. Thank you so much for watching.
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- Thank you so much for watching. You know, when you watch
- 00:24:05.690 --> 00:24:06.691
- You know, when you watch this program, it only comes
- 00:24:06.758 --> 00:24:09.160
- this program, it only comes to you --
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- to you -- we've been doing this
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- we've been doing this for a long time,
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- for a long time, for decades, and it's because
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- for decades, and it's because people like you hear
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- people like you hear the messages week after week,
- 00:24:16.234 --> 00:24:18.703
- the messages week after week, and say, "I want to be
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- and say, "I want to be a part of that ministry."
- 00:24:19.871 --> 00:24:21.673
- a part of that ministry." We are 100% funded by viewers
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- We are 100% funded by viewers who watch this program.
- 00:24:25.710 --> 00:24:27.379
- who watch this program. That's why we have committed
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- That's why we have committed a one million dollar gift
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- a one million dollar gift to the Ukraine.
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- Through your help,
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- Through your help, we have been able to already
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- we have been able to already send over $600.000 to
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- send over $600.000 to 80 churches in the Ukraine
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- 80 churches in the Ukraine that have been turned
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- that have been turned into refugee camps.
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- into refugee camps. As they're handing out food
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- As they're handing out food and supplies,
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- and supplies, they're handing out Bibles,
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- they're handing out Bibles, and telling them about
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- and telling them about a Jesus who loves them.
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- a Jesus who loves them. Help us today,
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- Help us today, I know God'll bless you for it.
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- I know God'll bless you for it. Thank you so much,
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- Thank you so much, and we'll see you next time
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- and we'll see you next time on Kingdom Connection.
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- >> The war in Ukraine
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- rages on.
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- Millions of Ukrainian people
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- have been displaced.
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- They have lost everything.
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- They are now refugees,
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- just trying to survive.
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- Jentezen Franklin
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- Media Ministries
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- has taken action from the
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- start of this war.
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- Immediately, we partnered
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- with over 80 churches
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- in Ukraine who have been
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- taking in these
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- precious refugees.
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- These churches have opened up
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- their doors to provide food,
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- medicine, and safe shelter
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- to these desperate families.
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- So far we have sent $1.000.000
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- and have heard hundreds
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- of stories from people
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- who are so thankful
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- for your generosity.
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- The war is not over,
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- and neither is our work.
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- We need your help during
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- this refugee crisis.
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- There are millions of more
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- mothers, children, and even
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- elderly who need a safe place
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- to go.
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- When you give $50 or more
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- this month, we want to send you
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- a copy of Jentezen Franklin's
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- brand new book,
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- Overcoming When You
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- Feel Overwhelmed.
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- Millions of Ukrainian refugees
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- need your help.
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- This is your opportunity
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- to be the hands and feet
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- of Jesus.
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- Call now or go online today.
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- >> I'm excited for you
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- >> I'm excited for you to get a copy of my latest book,
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- to get a copy of my latest book, "Overcoming When You
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- "Overcoming When You Feel Overwhelmed."
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- Feel Overwhelmed." Sometimes life throws multiple
- 00:26:36.174 --> 00:26:38.777
- Sometimes life throws multiple things at you all at once.
- 00:26:38.843 --> 00:26:40.378
- things at you all at once. Have you ever been there?
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- Have you ever been there? Have you ever felt like
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- Have you ever felt like there's no way out of this?
- 00:26:42.480 --> 00:26:44.049
- there's no way out of this? With everything happening,
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- With everything happening, it's so easy to feel
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- it's so easy to feel completely overwhelmed.
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- completely overwhelmed. That's why the title is,
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- That's why the title is, "Overcoming When You
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- "Overcoming When You Feel Overwhelmed."
- 00:26:51.990 --> 00:26:53.391
- Feel Overwhelmed." And it's not a fake feeling,
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- And it's not a fake feeling, you absolutely feel like
- 00:26:55.627 --> 00:26:57.495
- you absolutely feel like you can't hardly go forward.
- 00:26:57.562 --> 00:26:59.431
- you can't hardly go forward. Yet, God's Word gives
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- Yet, God's Word gives a road map to victory.
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- a road map to victory. This is a must book
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- This is a must book that you need to read that's
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- that you need to read that's gonna change your whole
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- gonna change your whole perspective on trouble
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- perspective on trouble and what to do when
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- and what to do when you feel overwhelmed
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- you feel overwhelmed and you feel like
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- and you feel like there's no way out.
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- there's no way out. "Overcoming When You
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- "Overcoming When You Feel Overwhelmed,"
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- get it today.
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- >> Available now at Amazon
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- or anywhere books are sold.
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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