WEBVTT - Cutting Corners

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, this is Stephen Ferdick.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm the pastor of Elevation Church and this is our podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to thank you for joining us today.

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<v Speaker 1>Hope this inspires you. Hope it builds your faith.

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<v Speaker 2>Hope it gives your perspective to see God is moving.

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<v Speaker 1>In your life. Enjoy the message.

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<v Speaker 2>One of my friends was saying to me, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want this series to end, and I was like, man,

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<v Speaker 2>it's fine. We haven't even got David to the throne yet. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we're just getting started. He's not even a king yet,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're looking at his life and we're taking our

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<v Speaker 2>time so we can understand where he came from and

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<v Speaker 2>what he was called to and how God brought him

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<v Speaker 2>from where he was to where God ultimately wanted him

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<v Speaker 2>to be.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's a model for our lives.

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<v Speaker 2>And we're looking at it from two perspectives, and hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>the contrast over time will begin to show you some

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<v Speaker 2>things about how God works in your own life. Because

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<v Speaker 2>I don't read the Bible really like a history lesson

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<v Speaker 2>For me, the Bible is at its best in my

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<v Speaker 2>life when it's living and active, and so it's more

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<v Speaker 2>like heart surgery, not just to learn about a character

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<v Speaker 2>that existed long ago, but so that God can shape

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<v Speaker 2>his character in my heart. And so I have a

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<v Speaker 2>long way to go. Touch somebody and say you've got

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<v Speaker 2>a long way to go. I can tell you really

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<v Speaker 2>need this series. I want to look at something today

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<v Speaker 2>concerning David and the way I want to set it up.

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to look at one verse from Psalm

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<v Speaker 2>fifty seven to something that David wrote, a declaration that

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<v Speaker 2>he made, and then, as we've been doing each week,

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<v Speaker 2>give you a little bit of the background behind what

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<v Speaker 2>was going on in his life when he wrote it,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll see what God will speak to us today.

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<v Speaker 2>How many expect God to speak to you today? That's

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<v Speaker 2>so important? That is so important that that you don't

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<v Speaker 2>come to hear me preach. What am I going to

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<v Speaker 2>tell you? What good can I do you? But if

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<v Speaker 2>you come expecting God's Spirit to speak to you, you

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<v Speaker 2>will not leave disappointing.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm serious, I'm serious.

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<v Speaker 2>Even if my sermon is boring, God can say something

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<v Speaker 2>to you through a boring sermon that can change your life.

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<v Speaker 1>So don't depend on me.

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<v Speaker 2>I might not get much sleep on Saturday night and

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<v Speaker 2>I show up, I'm off but God has never sleep deprived,

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<v Speaker 2>and he knows just what you need for your situation.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm excited about this today because David said in

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<v Speaker 2>Psalm fifty seven, verse two, something that really.

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<v Speaker 1>Ministers to me.

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<v Speaker 2>It might be one of my favorite things that he

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<v Speaker 2>ever said. He said, I cry out to God most High,

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<v Speaker 2>to God who fulfills his purpose for me. If you

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<v Speaker 2>really listened to what I just said and thought about

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<v Speaker 2>the content of it, it'll make your blood pressure go down.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me read it again.

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<v Speaker 2>I cry out to God most High, to God who

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<v Speaker 2>fulfills his purpose for me. If you listen to that

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<v Speaker 2>and really get it, let me try one more time.

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<v Speaker 2>I cry out to God most High. That means that

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<v Speaker 2>he has all authority in my life. And no matter

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<v Speaker 2>what people do to me, or no matter what life

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<v Speaker 2>has handed me, God is above it, working through it

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<v Speaker 2>to accomplish Watch this his purpose for me. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>one thing that David shows us. He shows us again

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<v Speaker 2>and again the importance of serving the purpose of God.

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<v Speaker 1>He shows us how to serve the purpose.

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<v Speaker 2>Go over to First Samuel twenty four, verse one, because

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<v Speaker 2>this gives us the context in.

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<v Speaker 1>Which David wrote those words. I cry out to God

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<v Speaker 1>Most High, to.

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<v Speaker 2>God who fulfills his purpose for me. David wrote these

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<v Speaker 2>words not from a beach or from a hammock, because

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<v Speaker 2>it's easy to write, or to talk, or to believe

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<v Speaker 2>about God fulfilling his purpose for you. When you are

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<v Speaker 2>moving toward what you consider to be your purpose. It

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<v Speaker 2>is one thing to pin those words when you are

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<v Speaker 2>headed toward what you believe to be your destiny. It's

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<v Speaker 2>another thing to say that when everything is headed in

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<v Speaker 2>the wrong direction.

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<v Speaker 1>When we catch up with David and first Samuel twenty four,

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<v Speaker 1>verses one through eight, is they're about to see.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything is moving away from what David is ultimately headed toward.

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<v Speaker 2>But he's able to see something in this, and I

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<v Speaker 2>want to share it with you today. For Samuel twenty four,

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<v Speaker 2>verse one, after Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he

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<v Speaker 2>was told David is in the desert of Hingeti. So

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<v Speaker 2>Saul took three thousand able young men from all Israel

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<v Speaker 2>and set out to look for David and his men

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<v Speaker 2>near the crags.

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<v Speaker 1>Of the Wild Goats. By the way, when God has

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<v Speaker 1>purposed for.

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<v Speaker 2>You to do something significant, expect the enemy to send

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<v Speaker 2>out his special forces That might be why your life

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<v Speaker 2>has been so hard, Not because God is not with you,

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<v Speaker 2>but maybe God is so distinctively with you. Maybe his

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<v Speaker 2>plan for your life is so intimidating and threatening to

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<v Speaker 2>the devil that there's no way he's going to let

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<v Speaker 2>you ascend to your purpose.

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<v Speaker 1>Without an attack.

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<v Speaker 2>That might be why you're fighting right now. And so

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<v Speaker 2>David is on the road to royalty, but it will

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<v Speaker 2>not be an easy road. David is on the road

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<v Speaker 2>to influence. David is on the road to purpose, but

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<v Speaker 2>it will not be It will not be easy for

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<v Speaker 2>David or for you. And he's running as a refugee,

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<v Speaker 2>although he's anointed as a king, and the circumstance he

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<v Speaker 2>finds himself in completely contradicts the calling that he believes

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<v Speaker 2>he's walking in. Have you ever been there? Looking verse three,

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<v Speaker 2>He came to the sheep pins along the way, and

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<v Speaker 2>a cave was there, and Saul went in.

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<v Speaker 1>To relieve himself.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, when the Bible says relieve himself, it means relieve himself.

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<v Speaker 1>Can we leave it at that?

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<v Speaker 2>People of God, you can do the Hebrew and the Greek,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Latin and the Spanish.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna resist.

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<v Speaker 2>There's some things that I want to say right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna save it. I'm gonna save those things. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the spiritual service. This is all the people who

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<v Speaker 2>really love God. So if I say what I want

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<v Speaker 2>to say about that verse, because anyway, don't do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't do it.

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<v Speaker 2>If you knew what I was fighting back, watch David

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<v Speaker 2>and his men were far back in the cave.

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<v Speaker 1>The men said, holy crap, I told you.

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<v Speaker 2>The men said, this is the day the Lord spoke

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<v Speaker 2>up when he said to you, I will give your

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<v Speaker 2>enemy into your hands for you to deal with as

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<v Speaker 2>you wish. And then David crept up, unnoticed and cut

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<v Speaker 2>off a corner of Saul's rove. I want to talk

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<v Speaker 2>to you today about cutting corners because the scripture promises

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<v Speaker 2>that God will fulfill his purpose for you. David said that,

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<v Speaker 2>and then he demonstrated that.

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder if you really.

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<v Speaker 2>Believe that God will fulfill his purpose for you, or

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<v Speaker 2>are you stressed out because you are trying to fulfill

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<v Speaker 2>God's purpose for someone else. You know, we live in

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<v Speaker 2>a day in time where we're only one click away

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<v Speaker 2>from seeing how someone else raises their kids, and before

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<v Speaker 2>long you can start to compare your purpose to their purpose.

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<v Speaker 2>But touch somebody and say, God didn't call me to.

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<v Speaker 1>Fulfill your purpose.

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<v Speaker 2>So please do not judge me according to the standards

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<v Speaker 2>of what God gave you, because my stewardship is not

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<v Speaker 2>of your purpose. So I don't have to feel bad

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<v Speaker 2>about the gifts that God did not give me. If

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<v Speaker 2>I am fully maximizing the ones that He did. All

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta do this will set you so free. All

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<v Speaker 2>I've got to do is completely commit my heart to

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<v Speaker 2>god purpose for me. Now it's a funny thing because

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<v Speaker 2>what my podium understands and my microphone understands, I, as

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<v Speaker 2>a preacher, have a hard time understanding. I've been preaching

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<v Speaker 2>at this church for about twelve years, and never once

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<v Speaker 2>have I seen my podium try to do my microphone's

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<v Speaker 2>job and amplify my voice. Nor have I seen my

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<v Speaker 2>microphone try to hold my Bible. But we walk around

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<v Speaker 2>all the time, frustrated.

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<v Speaker 1>And fearful, trying to do something. All custom testure, why

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<v Speaker 1>isn't this working?

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<v Speaker 2>Because you have a purpose, and when you put the

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<v Speaker 2>pressure on yourself to fulfill a purpose that God did

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<v Speaker 2>not intend for your life, of course you're stressed out

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<v Speaker 2>of course you can't sleep. Of course you feel like

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<v Speaker 2>a failure. But God said, what I'm putting you is

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<v Speaker 2>for you, and you are not responsible for anybody else's results.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel Jame's falling off of somebody. Serve the purpose

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<v Speaker 2>that God has given you.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what David did.

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<v Speaker 2>Notice that he never sought the position of king, never once.

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<v Speaker 2>We live in a world that talks a lot about

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<v Speaker 2>finding your purpose. But I wonder if what we're really

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<v Speaker 2>doing is seeking a position and confusing position with purpose.

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<v Speaker 1>Can I preach a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>When Paul talked about the body of Christ, he said,

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes the ushers in the church are more important than

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<v Speaker 2>the preacher. He didn't say it just like that, that

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<v Speaker 2>we are many members one body, and the parts that

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<v Speaker 2>you cannot see are the ones that sustain the life

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<v Speaker 2>function of the body.

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<v Speaker 1>The parts that you can.

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<v Speaker 2>See you can do without your pinky. Sometimes the preacher

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<v Speaker 2>is like the pinky. You see it, but if it

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't there, it could still happen. But sometimes it is

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<v Speaker 2>the stuff that is unseen. David understood how to serve

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<v Speaker 2>the purpose of God.

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<v Speaker 1>So if we ever get to hang out and you

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<v Speaker 1>ask me.

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<v Speaker 2>How will I know what God's purpose for my life

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<v Speaker 2>is I won't have an answer to give you because

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<v Speaker 2>only you can discover that.

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<v Speaker 1>But I can tell you how to discover it. Serve.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all that David ever had to do was to

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<v Speaker 2>serve the purpose of his current assignment. And when you

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<v Speaker 2>serve the purpose God, we'll give the promotion.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me tell you something.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't want a promotion that God doesn't give you.

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<v Speaker 1>You really don't.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't want a husband, that God doesn't give you

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<v Speaker 2>a wife, That God doesn't give you a job, that

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<v Speaker 2>God doesn't give you a responsibility, that God doesn't give you.

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<v Speaker 2>All I want to do is serve the purpose of God.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what David did. There's one song I really love it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of got a vibe.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you remember that song from like one hundred years

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<v Speaker 2>ago that Drake did called Started from the Bottom. It

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<v Speaker 2>has that kind of vibe from that song. It's talking

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<v Speaker 2>about David. This is Psalm seventy eight. I didn't get

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<v Speaker 2>to it last night, but y y'all again, this is

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<v Speaker 2>the advanced service, So I'm going to.

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<v Speaker 1>Do it with y'all.

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<v Speaker 2>But God, the Bible says, shows David his.

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<v Speaker 1>Servant.

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<v Speaker 2>God shows did his servant. This is how David came

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<v Speaker 2>into the kingship. Not by standing in line for an opportunity,

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<v Speaker 2>but God took David, his servant, chose him and took

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<v Speaker 2>him from the sheep pins.

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<v Speaker 1>What was David doing.

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<v Speaker 2>In the sheeppin serving his purpose in a minimum waste job.

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<v Speaker 2>David served his purpose. And when you serve purpose, you

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<v Speaker 2>don't have to search for purpose. Purpose will find you.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to seek the position.

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<v Speaker 2>When you are in the position where God has placed you.

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<v Speaker 2>God knows where to look. God knows where to find you.

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<v Speaker 2>God knows when to raise you. God knows when to

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<v Speaker 2>promote you. You don't have to worry about the platform.

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<v Speaker 1>Serve your purpose.

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<v Speaker 2>God took David from the sheep pins and made him

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<v Speaker 2>a king, not because David sought the position, but because

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<v Speaker 2>David served the purpose. Serve the purpose. Then you can

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<v Speaker 2>have confidence in the promise. God has given you a promise.

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<v Speaker 2>But you've got to number two. I only got three points.

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<v Speaker 2>We're making excellent time guard the promise. I really want

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<v Speaker 2>to minister this deeply. Holy Spirit, help me get this across.

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<v Speaker 2>I think sometimes we assume that when God makes us

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<v Speaker 2>a promise, that the promise is automatic.

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<v Speaker 1>Because the word of the Lord is sure.

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<v Speaker 2>But I've learned that the promises of God often in

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<v Speaker 2>our lives get perverted. I noticed another thing sometimes is that, well,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll take something and call it a promise, but it

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<v Speaker 2>is only a partial promise. And so we take things

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<v Speaker 2>that we like the way they sound in the Bible. Sometimes,

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<v Speaker 2>at least I do this. You probably don't. But every

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<v Speaker 2>once in a while I will. I will take something

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<v Speaker 2>that I like from the Bible, and I'll cut it

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<v Speaker 2>up into slices, and I'll take a certain slice that

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<v Speaker 2>I like, a certain verse that I like, a certain

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<v Speaker 2>concept that I like, and I'll cling to that and

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<v Speaker 2>call it a promise. But it's a partial promise. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a partial promise. Okay, a few examples of this. My

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<v Speaker 2>God shall supply all of your needs according to his

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<v Speaker 2>glorious riches in Christ. I like that helps me know

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<v Speaker 2>that God's going to help me whatever situation again and

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<v Speaker 2>give me what I need for wherever I am. So

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<v Speaker 2>I like that part of the promise. But it's a

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<v Speaker 2>partial promise. I don't mean that the promise is partial.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that to really understand that promise, you have

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<v Speaker 2>to understand the context.

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<v Speaker 1>Of the promise.

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<v Speaker 2>Where Paul was right, a church of people who had

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<v Speaker 2>learned to be generous, and in their learning to be generous,

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<v Speaker 2>it released the abundance of God to their situation. Because

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<v Speaker 2>when you learn to live with open hands, you live

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<v Speaker 2>under an open heaven.

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<v Speaker 1>The context of the.

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<v Speaker 2>Promise is that God will supply all of your needs

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<v Speaker 2>if you are living in accordance with His priorities. But

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<v Speaker 2>in order for God to release his provision, you have

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<v Speaker 2>to submit to his priorities. Yeah, it is good. It's

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<v Speaker 2>good because it works. This other stuff doesn't work when

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<v Speaker 2>you take a little piece of a promise. If you

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<v Speaker 2>ever want to take a little piece of a promise,

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<v Speaker 2>a little piece of a promise, like I like that.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to pray that God will bless America and

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<v Speaker 2>that I love stand beside her and God her. You

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<v Speaker 2>know that Bible verse that says he God will bless America. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible does say if my people who are called

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<v Speaker 2>by my name, and it tells us a few things

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<v Speaker 2>to do. It says we need to be humble and

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<v Speaker 2>stop clinging to our own opinions of what is right

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<v Speaker 2>and wrong, and be humble and stop going on Facebook

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<v Speaker 2>and spewing our ignorance all over each other. It does

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<v Speaker 2>say that if we will turn from our wicked ways

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<v Speaker 2>and our crazy ways of interacting with people, then will

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<v Speaker 2>I hear from heaven, Then will I heal their land.

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<v Speaker 2>But we cannot claim a promise that we.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't even understand.

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<v Speaker 2>What's just see first the Kingdom of God and his

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<v Speaker 2>righteous us, and all these things will be added to you.

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<v Speaker 2>But the promise is contingent upon the process that produces it.

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<v Speaker 1>This is why I understand that David had to be

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<v Speaker 1>very careful. Let's go back to the scene.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, he will fulfill his purpose for me.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what David believed, and he believed that so.

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<v Speaker 2>Much that he served his purpose even when his purpose

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<v Speaker 2>seemed small, even when his purpose seemed insignificant, even if

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<v Speaker 2>it was just leaving the sheep with the keeper of

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<v Speaker 2>sheep and running running to the battle lines with the

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<v Speaker 2>supplies for his brothers. David was willing to serve purpose

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<v Speaker 2>because he had a promise. Somebody shout, I got a promise.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to shout that thing. I got a promise.

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<v Speaker 2>But you've got to guard the promise. You've got to

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<v Speaker 2>grasp it for what it is and not what you

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<v Speaker 2>want it to be, and not let the enemy come

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<v Speaker 2>in and try to pervert the promise of God until

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<v Speaker 2>you're expecting something from God that is separate from the

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<v Speaker 2>process by which God.

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<v Speaker 1>Can do it in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>So David's hiding Indicave from Saul because Saul is coming

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<v Speaker 2>for his life, and Saul represents the promise that God

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<v Speaker 2>made to do when David was just a kid, that

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<v Speaker 2>he was going to be a king. Saul represents what

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<v Speaker 2>David is called to. And in a scene that you

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't put in the Bible if you wanted to make

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible an impressive book, the first King of Israel

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<v Speaker 2>is squatting in a cave and somehow he slipped his

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<v Speaker 2>secret service and thought he was all by himself. Now

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<v Speaker 2>you got to get this picture, because I know how

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<v Speaker 2>it is. You came and kind of tired, and you

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<v Speaker 2>missed it when I read it. The guy that has

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<v Speaker 2>chased them into the cave is now vulnerable to them,

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<v Speaker 2>and David's voice they're kind of rough, so they don't

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<v Speaker 2>pray about it. They're like, this is it? Do it now?

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<v Speaker 2>If you kill him now we can stop running. If

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<v Speaker 2>you kill him now, we can leave this cave and

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<v Speaker 2>establish kingdom. After all, isn't that what God told you

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<v Speaker 2>when you were a little boy.

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<v Speaker 3>And see what they're saying, it's partially true, kind of

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<v Speaker 3>like the news that you watch. It's some truth in

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<v Speaker 3>it somewhere. Maybe let's look at the verse.

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<v Speaker 2>Together and you can decide if this is what God

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<v Speaker 2>promised David.

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<v Speaker 1>Verse four.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the day the Lord spoke of when he

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<v Speaker 2>said to you, I will give your enemy into your hands.

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<v Speaker 2>So far, so good. That's exactly what God wanted.

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<v Speaker 1>To do for David.

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<v Speaker 2>But the next part, the next part is the part

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<v Speaker 2>that I have searched Old Testament. I searched books about

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<v Speaker 2>the Old Testament. I searched history of commentary, all these

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<v Speaker 2>boring books that I was supposed to read in seminary,

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<v Speaker 2>but I didn't read them. And now I'm having to

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<v Speaker 2>read them because I actually need to know that stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>And I couldn't fight anywhere in any book. God ever

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<v Speaker 1>said this to David.

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<v Speaker 2>To deal with as you wish.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, you see what's happening.

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<v Speaker 2>Here comes an opportunity for David to get what God

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<v Speaker 2>has promised him. For God to make it happen. I

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<v Speaker 2>must squat down like Saul, just so you can get

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<v Speaker 2>the picture, just so you can get the picture.

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<v Speaker 1>Of how vulnerable he was. And Saul was a sitting duck.

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<v Speaker 2>You remember week one, I was talking about duck David

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<v Speaker 2>when Saul was throwing spears at David.

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<v Speaker 1>Now now Saul is the duck.

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<v Speaker 4>And David can do whatever he wants to do. He

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<v Speaker 4>got something strange, and.

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<v Speaker 1>It's strange because number one, he doesn't kill him.

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<v Speaker 2>Number Two, we've never seen him do this before. David

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<v Speaker 2>did something that he's never done before.

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<v Speaker 1>He cut a corner.

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<v Speaker 2>And I see to understand why this is so strange,

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<v Speaker 2>you got to remember that whatever David did, he did.

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<v Speaker 4>It with his whole heart.

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<v Speaker 5>David was not one to cut corners. David was not

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<v Speaker 5>one to skip stages. David was not one.

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<v Speaker 2>David was not the kind David was not the kind

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<v Speaker 2>of person who would try to do God's thing his

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<v Speaker 2>own way.

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<v Speaker 1>But now the.

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says, in the face of this opportunity, this unexpected opportunity,

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<v Speaker 2>Because you don't know what's in your heart.

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<v Speaker 1>Until you have an opportunity, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Can theorize a lot about what you would do if

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<v Speaker 2>but now is the moment where David has to prove

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<v Speaker 2>do I really believe the promise of God? Or am

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<v Speaker 2>I going to take this into my own hands and

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<v Speaker 2>do it my way? And so he sneaks up and

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<v Speaker 2>he has a sword with him. It's the same sword

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<v Speaker 2>he killed Goliath with, probably because he took it from

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<v Speaker 2>the temple at Knob, and he took it from the priest,

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<v Speaker 2>and he took it and killed some Philistines with it.

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<v Speaker 2>But now he's got that sword in the cave, and

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<v Speaker 2>the same sword that he cut off Goliath's head with.

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<v Speaker 2>He now cuts off a corner of Saul's robe. He

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't kill him, but he cuts a corner. He doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>kill him.

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<v Speaker 1>But the Bible says in verse five.

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<v Speaker 2>That when he did it, when he cut the corner,

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<v Speaker 2>when he.

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<v Speaker 1>Took matters into his own.

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<v Speaker 2>Hands, the Bible says afterward, David was conscience stricken.

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<v Speaker 1>For cutting off a corner of his role.

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<v Speaker 2>Why Why would David feel bad about killing somebody who

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<v Speaker 2>was trying to kill him. Why would David in his

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<v Speaker 2>conscience feel bad about avenging himself from a king.

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<v Speaker 1>Who was dangerous to the entire nation.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what I believe, I believe that what was

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<v Speaker 2>happening inside the cave can only be understood by remembering

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<v Speaker 2>what was outside the cave. If you noticed when I

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<v Speaker 2>was reading in verse three, it described the exact physical

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<v Speaker 2>location of this cave. It says that the cave was

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<v Speaker 2>situated just behind put the verse up the sheep pens.

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<v Speaker 4>That's where David came from.

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<v Speaker 2>Follow me, please, Now inside the cave. Here's Saul with

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<v Speaker 2>a robe that represents what David is called to. David

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<v Speaker 2>is in between where he came from and what he's

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<v Speaker 2>called too. Now, how many know that what you are

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<v Speaker 2>called to is more important than where you came from?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you believe God.

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<v Speaker 2>Can raise you up, call your name.

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<v Speaker 1>Call you out, clean you up, turn you around, and

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<v Speaker 1>use you for his glory. God need somebody in rock

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<v Speaker 1>Hill to shout.

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<v Speaker 2>If you believe, it doesn't matter where you started from.

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<v Speaker 2>When God calls you, he can pick you up from

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<v Speaker 2>the sheep pins, still smell like Tom and bring you

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<v Speaker 2>into a destiny.

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<v Speaker 1>But your eyes have not seen, in your ears have

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<v Speaker 1>not heard.

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<v Speaker 2>What you are called to matters more than where you

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<v Speaker 2>came from. Turn to the verses next to you and

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<v Speaker 2>tell him where you came from.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you tell him?

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<v Speaker 2>You didn't tell him the whole thing. You told him

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<v Speaker 2>the name of a town. I came from the corner

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<v Speaker 2>Monk's Corner, to be exact. You want to mess with

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<v Speaker 2>me Monk's Corner mafia. But you don't know about that,

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<v Speaker 2>and we don't have time to discuss it, because I

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<v Speaker 2>gotta get the next service in here.

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<v Speaker 1>David came from the sheep pen.

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<v Speaker 2>Now the sheep pin is outside, and Saul is inside,

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<v Speaker 2>and Saul is what he's gonna be, and the sheeppin

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<v Speaker 2>is what he was. And he cuts the corner of

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<v Speaker 2>the row, and his conscience is stricken because.

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<v Speaker 4>He realized, I'm not that kind of king.

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<v Speaker 2>What I'm called to is more important than where I

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<v Speaker 2>came from. But you know what, there's something more important

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<v Speaker 2>than where you started, and there's something more important then

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<v Speaker 2>where you're going, and it's how you get there. I

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<v Speaker 2>found out that how you make money means more than

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<v Speaker 2>how much you have and the priority that it has

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<v Speaker 2>in your life. If it becomes your god while you're

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<v Speaker 2>getting it, it will.

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<v Speaker 1>Not serve you.

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<v Speaker 2>You will serve it, and you will wonder why am I.

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<v Speaker 1>Rich and miserable? Oh there's miserable. Rich people in the house.

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<v Speaker 1>They feel bad about it too, because they thought if

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<v Speaker 1>they got it, if they got it.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a certain expectation attached if I if I get it,

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<v Speaker 2>if I get it, if I get it, I'll be

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<v Speaker 2>But when you get it in a way that is empty,

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<v Speaker 2>when you get it in a when you cut corners

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<v Speaker 2>to get it. If you miss your kids growing up

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<v Speaker 2>to be successful at your job, you will have the

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<v Speaker 2>success that you sacrificed for, But what you will have

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<v Speaker 2>sacrificed to get it will make you wonder if any

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<v Speaker 2>of it was worth it. David had a moment. It

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<v Speaker 2>says that he was conscience stricken and he remembered who

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<v Speaker 2>he was. He remembered, this is not the way I'd

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<v Speaker 2>do it. Sorry, montell Jordan, this is not.

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<v Speaker 1>He picked up.

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<v Speaker 2>He picked up with a motivational speech to his men.

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<v Speaker 2>Now remember these men are an army information. But he

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<v Speaker 2>turns to his men and says verse six, the Lord

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<v Speaker 2>forbid that I should do such a thing to my master,

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord's anointed, or lay my hand on him, for

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<v Speaker 2>he is the anointed of the Lord.

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<v Speaker 4>And I don't cut corners.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not who I am. That's not how I do it.

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<v Speaker 2>I will not become something that I'm not in the

0:29:10.520 --> 0:29:16.400
<v Speaker 2>pursuit of what I want. And yes, I'm called to

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<v Speaker 2>be a king, but not like this. I didn't get

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<v Speaker 2>here cutting corners. I started as a shepherd. I did

0:29:23.120 --> 0:29:25.720
<v Speaker 2>start at the bottom. But I will not climb to

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<v Speaker 2>the top on the back of my principles and my morals.

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<v Speaker 2>If I do this myself, I'm going to be responsible

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<v Speaker 2>for the outcome. But if I leave it up to God,

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<v Speaker 2>if I don't cut corners, David said, I'm.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm better than this, not like this, Not like this.

0:29:52.480 --> 0:29:54.680
<v Speaker 2>Sometimes what you want isn't the problem.

0:29:54.320 --> 0:29:55.880
<v Speaker 1>It's the way you go about getting it.

0:29:56.760 --> 0:29:59.600
<v Speaker 2>There was nothing wrong with David's desire to be king.

0:29:59.760 --> 0:30:06.360
<v Speaker 2>God gave him that promise, but David knew that God

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<v Speaker 2>can't honor the promise if I don't honor the process.

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<v Speaker 1>My applause is dying out. Boy. When I was preaching.

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<v Speaker 2>About promises, we were about to take off, we were

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<v Speaker 2>going somewhere, and I just shut the whole thing down

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<v Speaker 2>because we had to go back to the sheep pin

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<v Speaker 2>and remind ourselves of who called us to begin with,

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<v Speaker 2>and if he called me and if he made the promise.

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<v Speaker 1>That means that it's not.

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<v Speaker 2>Just important where I end up, but how I get there.

0:30:42.480 --> 0:30:44.240
<v Speaker 1>It's not just important if.

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<v Speaker 2>I get it, it's how I get it, because the

0:30:46.520 --> 0:30:49.040
<v Speaker 2>way that I get it will determine who I am

0:30:49.080 --> 0:30:51.840
<v Speaker 2>when I get there. I'm not this kind of king.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't do it like this. I want it, but

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<v Speaker 2>there are certain things I won't do to get what

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<v Speaker 2>I want. Those of you who are single need to

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<v Speaker 2>make this a part of your pre dating relationship speech. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>tell the next guy that you enter into a relationship with,

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<v Speaker 2>Tell him right off the jump, before anything gets too serious,

0:31:13.720 --> 0:31:16.760
<v Speaker 2>before you get lost in love, before you start naming

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<v Speaker 2>babies together at Ruby Tuesday or.

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<v Speaker 1>Any of that. Tell him this.

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<v Speaker 2>I just need you to know because I think you're cute,

0:31:24.320 --> 0:31:26.960
<v Speaker 2>and I need you to know because you might be special.

0:31:27.160 --> 0:31:29.480
<v Speaker 2>I need you to know. I enjoy spending time with you.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't cut corners. So we're gonna do this

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<v Speaker 2>God's way because I tried some other ways.

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<v Speaker 1>And I watch what happens when I do God's will

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<v Speaker 1>my way.

0:31:45.040 --> 0:31:47.920
<v Speaker 2>Oh, I'm preaching this thing. Tell somebody say I don't

0:31:47.920 --> 0:31:53.040
<v Speaker 2>cut corners. I don't cut corners. It's not just important

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<v Speaker 2>to me that I get there. I want to get there.

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<v Speaker 1>The right way.

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<v Speaker 2>I suck at this sometimes I try to get the

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<v Speaker 2>right thing the wrong way. I want to fight with

0:32:05.200 --> 0:32:06.960
<v Speaker 2>people on Facebook.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm right and they're wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>I've got this thing in me to where there.

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<v Speaker 1>Are times where I just want to.

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<v Speaker 2>Say some things, some things that you would say too.

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<v Speaker 1>But I can say I'm real good because I do

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<v Speaker 1>words professionally. It's my job. It's my job. So what

0:32:39.640 --> 0:32:40.080
<v Speaker 1>I do.

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<v Speaker 2>I go on and write comments back to people. I

0:32:45.800 --> 0:32:49.600
<v Speaker 2>cut corners, and then while I'm writing it, I know

0:32:49.680 --> 0:32:54.200
<v Speaker 2>I got to delete it, but I still complete it, and.

0:32:54.120 --> 0:32:55.000
<v Speaker 1>Then I delete it.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I realize, you know, you can't respond to

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<v Speaker 2>critics with the same hate that you despise in them

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<v Speaker 2>and expect to change anything. Not like this, not like

0:33:06.680 --> 0:33:11.640
<v Speaker 2>this to somebody saying not like this. Yeah, God wants

0:33:11.640 --> 0:33:14.720
<v Speaker 2>you to have it, but not like this. That's why

0:33:14.760 --> 0:33:17.440
<v Speaker 2>we need to be so careful church. There's a lot

0:33:17.480 --> 0:33:20.520
<v Speaker 2>of hatred in the world. There's a lot of bigotry.

0:33:20.040 --> 0:33:20.560
<v Speaker 1>In the world.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of ignorance in the world. But we

0:33:23.120 --> 0:33:27.120
<v Speaker 2>can't fight ignorance with ignorance. We can't fight hate with hate.

0:33:27.360 --> 0:33:30.520
<v Speaker 2>There has to be a higher law called love. I

0:33:30.640 --> 0:33:33.200
<v Speaker 2>want justice, but if I have to sink to the

0:33:33.280 --> 0:33:36.120
<v Speaker 2>same level of the people I'm trying to change.

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<v Speaker 1>Not like this, Not like this, I feel God on that.

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<v Speaker 2>Not like this, I honor process. I put my sword

0:33:54.320 --> 0:33:57.480
<v Speaker 2>away because the kingdom will not be established by me

0:33:57.600 --> 0:34:02.360
<v Speaker 2>cutting off Malcus's ear is established with a cross.

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<v Speaker 1>When Jesus went to.

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<v Speaker 2>Die, all his disciples could say, is not like this.

0:34:08.160 --> 0:34:10.560
<v Speaker 2>We got to take over, We got to make it happen.

0:34:11.239 --> 0:34:17.799
<v Speaker 1>And Jesus said, not like that. I did.

0:34:24.880 --> 0:34:31.040
<v Speaker 2>You got the right robe, but the wrong way. You

0:34:31.120 --> 0:34:33.200
<v Speaker 2>got the right desire. Is nothing wrong with your desire.

0:34:34.360 --> 0:34:37.920
<v Speaker 2>There is nothing wrong with your desire. What you want

0:34:38.120 --> 0:34:40.080
<v Speaker 2>is from God. But it is what you will do

0:34:40.200 --> 0:34:43.200
<v Speaker 2>to get it that will determine whether or not you

0:34:43.239 --> 0:34:45.200
<v Speaker 2>can keep it and walk in it. When you do,

0:34:49.040 --> 0:34:54.160
<v Speaker 2>I cry out to God Most High.

0:34:52.360 --> 0:34:55.360
<v Speaker 1>He fulfills his purpose for me. You know what that means.

0:34:55.800 --> 0:34:56.320
<v Speaker 1>I don't.

0:34:58.160 --> 0:35:01.960
<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying that I don't plan, that I don't strategize,

0:35:02.760 --> 0:35:10.880
<v Speaker 2>but I recognize that every opportunity is not God, and

0:35:11.040 --> 0:35:13.919
<v Speaker 2>I want what God wants me to have when God

0:35:13.960 --> 0:35:16.680
<v Speaker 2>wants me to have it how God wants me to

0:35:16.719 --> 0:35:17.080
<v Speaker 2>get it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's it. Not like this. I don't cut corners. I

0:35:25.800 --> 0:35:31.120
<v Speaker 1>don't do it my way. I don't retaliate, not like this.

0:35:32.520 --> 0:35:34.799
<v Speaker 2>Sometimes I find myself parenting my kids and I'm trying

0:35:34.800 --> 0:35:37.040
<v Speaker 2>to get the right behavior by demonstrating the exact behavior

0:35:37.080 --> 0:35:40.560
<v Speaker 2>I'm trying to correct.

0:35:40.880 --> 0:35:42.360
<v Speaker 1>Shut up, elige it, I'll say him into that.

0:35:45.680 --> 0:35:48.440
<v Speaker 2>I'm screaming at my kids to get their emotions under control.

0:35:48.520 --> 0:35:51.360
<v Speaker 2>Figure that one out at the top of my voice,

0:35:51.640 --> 0:35:58.759
<v Speaker 2>contry yours out. Not like this, because now the very

0:35:58.800 --> 0:36:02.440
<v Speaker 2>behavior that I'm trying to is the spirit I'm exemplifying.

0:36:04.160 --> 0:36:06.799
<v Speaker 1>And I found out something. I found out you can

0:36:06.800 --> 0:36:07.160
<v Speaker 1>do it.

0:36:07.480 --> 0:36:10.560
<v Speaker 2>You can actually control an environment with anger.

0:36:12.880 --> 0:36:14.960
<v Speaker 1>You can actually shut an.

0:36:15.000 --> 0:36:19.120
<v Speaker 2>Argument down just by being the loudest one. You can

0:36:19.160 --> 0:36:22.160
<v Speaker 2>actually manipulate people into going where you want to go

0:36:22.480 --> 0:36:26.759
<v Speaker 2>by pouting. But what will you have when you get

0:36:26.800 --> 0:36:29.200
<v Speaker 2>your way.

0:36:30.800 --> 0:36:31.960
<v Speaker 1>You'll be lonely.

0:36:33.320 --> 0:36:36.920
<v Speaker 2>And you feel guilty, and you'll have a corner of

0:36:36.920 --> 0:36:38.719
<v Speaker 2>a robe when God wanted to give you the whole thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Come on, come on, not like this.

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<v Speaker 2>I honor the process.

0:36:47.600 --> 0:36:52.200
<v Speaker 1>And here's the promise. If I honor the process. God

0:36:52.239 --> 0:36:52.920
<v Speaker 1>will honor me.

0:36:53.360 --> 0:36:56.160
<v Speaker 2>If I honor the process, God will.

0:36:56.000 --> 0:36:56.960
<v Speaker 1>Honor the promise.

0:36:57.360 --> 0:37:00.840
<v Speaker 2>If I honor the process, he will be again a

0:37:01.000 --> 0:37:04.640
<v Speaker 2>good work in you will be faithful to performing.

0:37:06.320 --> 0:37:09.680
<v Speaker 1>I do cut corners.

0:37:13.760 --> 0:37:20.400
<v Speaker 2>I want God's will, God's way. I want God's will,

0:37:21.440 --> 0:37:25.440
<v Speaker 2>God's way, and if I try to make it happen,

0:37:25.840 --> 0:37:30.440
<v Speaker 2>I'm responsible for it. But the scripture didn't say I

0:37:30.480 --> 0:37:33.640
<v Speaker 2>have to fulfill my purpose for God. It said he

0:37:33.719 --> 0:37:43.240
<v Speaker 2>fulfills his purpose for me. Switch the position. Switch the position.

0:37:44.200 --> 0:37:47.040
<v Speaker 2>You've been trying to do it for God. Let him

0:37:47.080 --> 0:37:49.919
<v Speaker 2>do it for you. You've been trying to work it out

0:37:50.160 --> 0:37:53.160
<v Speaker 2>in your own strength, in your own power, with your

0:37:53.160 --> 0:38:00.919
<v Speaker 2>own mind. He wants to fulfill this purpose.

0:38:02.239 --> 0:38:02.640
<v Speaker 1>For you.

0:38:04.000 --> 0:38:07.040
<v Speaker 2>I want you to stand because I believe that many

0:38:07.120 --> 0:38:09.560
<v Speaker 2>of us are at a point of decision like David was.

0:38:09.719 --> 0:38:21.520
<v Speaker 2>And the decision is, am I going to trust God

0:38:22.800 --> 0:38:27.040
<v Speaker 2>for the outcome with obedience. Am I going to let

0:38:27.080 --> 0:38:30.680
<v Speaker 2>God do his job? Am I going to let God

0:38:30.800 --> 0:38:34.640
<v Speaker 2>decide when the time is right? Or Am I going

0:38:34.719 --> 0:38:39.360
<v Speaker 2>to manipulate my situation to resemble something that looks like

0:38:39.440 --> 0:38:41.279
<v Speaker 2>God's will but it's really not.

0:38:44.560 --> 0:38:47.960
<v Speaker 1>Oh, I prayed about this message. I pray about all

0:38:47.960 --> 0:38:48.640
<v Speaker 1>my messages.

0:38:49.560 --> 0:38:51.719
<v Speaker 2>One of my friends told me one time, he said,

0:38:51.760 --> 0:38:53.439
<v Speaker 2>you do realize you don't have to work so hard

0:38:53.440 --> 0:38:56.840
<v Speaker 2>on your sermons. He said, nobody would know the difference,

0:39:00.160 --> 0:39:04.839
<v Speaker 2>but I would. That's not the kind of preacher I.

0:39:04.800 --> 0:39:05.360
<v Speaker 1>Want to be.

0:39:06.840 --> 0:39:08.759
<v Speaker 2>That's not the kind of preacher I want to be.

0:39:09.120 --> 0:39:10.920
<v Speaker 2>That's not the kind of person I want to be.

0:39:11.480 --> 0:39:15.680
<v Speaker 5>I don't cut corners.

0:39:17.400 --> 0:39:19.839
<v Speaker 1>I want to do it with all my heart. I mean,

0:39:19.880 --> 0:39:22.000
<v Speaker 1>I've got to when I remember where.

0:39:21.840 --> 0:39:24.800
<v Speaker 2>He brought me from. I didn't get here cutting corners.

0:39:25.120 --> 0:39:27.959
<v Speaker 2>I didn't get here being fake. I didn't get here

0:39:28.000 --> 0:39:29.840
<v Speaker 2>trying to control situations.

0:39:32.040 --> 0:39:38.680
<v Speaker 1>He will fulfill his purpose for me.

0:39:38.800 --> 0:39:44.160
<v Speaker 2>The only way he won't is if I don't let him.

0:39:44.200 --> 0:39:45.160
<v Speaker 1>If I cut corners.

0:39:45.160 --> 0:39:47.120
<v Speaker 2>And God has got you in the process right now

0:39:48.040 --> 0:39:50.880
<v Speaker 2>of something that he's bringing to pass in your life.

0:39:51.680 --> 0:39:53.359
<v Speaker 2>I want you to make a commitment right now. If

0:39:53.360 --> 0:39:54.799
<v Speaker 2>you want to lift your hands, you can, you don't

0:39:54.800 --> 0:39:56.160
<v Speaker 2>have to. But if you want to lift your hands,

0:39:56.280 --> 0:39:58.479
<v Speaker 2>it's a sign of surrender. And that's what David did

0:39:59.440 --> 0:40:01.960
<v Speaker 2>in a situation where he could have made something happen,

0:40:04.320 --> 0:40:06.719
<v Speaker 2>in a situation where he could have rushed the process

0:40:06.719 --> 0:40:08.680
<v Speaker 2>in a situation where he could have claimed that he

0:40:08.840 --> 0:40:11.440
<v Speaker 2>was doing the right thing and done it the wrong.

0:40:11.200 --> 0:40:16.160
<v Speaker 4>Way, he positioned himself with surrender.

0:40:19.080 --> 0:40:25.320
<v Speaker 2>If I honor the process, God will honor the promise.

0:40:26.360 --> 0:40:28.640
<v Speaker 2>Have you got a promise today?

0:40:28.960 --> 0:40:30.360
<v Speaker 1>Have you got a promise today?

0:40:31.320 --> 0:40:33.560
<v Speaker 2>Have you got a promise from him who said I

0:40:33.600 --> 0:40:36.200
<v Speaker 2>will never leave you nor forsake you. Have you got

0:40:36.200 --> 0:40:39.560
<v Speaker 2>a promise today?

0:40:40.360 --> 0:40:41.400
<v Speaker 1>Stay in the process.

0:40:42.960 --> 0:40:46.360
<v Speaker 2>It took five more years before Saul died and David

0:40:46.400 --> 0:40:50.880
<v Speaker 2>became king. But you know what, when Saul died, David

0:40:51.000 --> 0:40:56.840
<v Speaker 2>was ready. When you honor the process, God will schedule

0:40:57.320 --> 0:40:57.920
<v Speaker 2>the promise.

0:41:00.120 --> 0:41:00.400
<v Speaker 1>Father.

0:41:00.440 --> 0:41:04.280
<v Speaker 2>We thank you today for your exceeding, great and precious promises.

0:41:04.320 --> 0:41:06.719
<v Speaker 2>That's what your word calls them. We thank you for

0:41:06.800 --> 0:41:10.080
<v Speaker 2>your incorruptible word. We thank you for everything that you

0:41:10.120 --> 0:41:15.480
<v Speaker 2>have spoken over our lives. And we confess before you

0:41:15.600 --> 0:41:18.240
<v Speaker 2>today that there have been times where we have taken

0:41:18.280 --> 0:41:22.840
<v Speaker 2>shortcuts and cut corners. But we have our hands lifted

0:41:22.880 --> 0:41:25.040
<v Speaker 2>in your presence to surrender our lives and our will

0:41:25.120 --> 0:41:29.920
<v Speaker 2>to you, and we declare no more shortcuts. Whatever you

0:41:29.960 --> 0:41:31.799
<v Speaker 2>want to do in our lives, whatever you need to

0:41:31.840 --> 0:41:33.320
<v Speaker 2>do in our lives, whatever junk.

0:41:33.360 --> 0:41:34.080
<v Speaker 1>You need to move out.

0:41:34.160 --> 0:41:36.600
<v Speaker 2>We're gonna stop moving the pieces around and getting all

0:41:36.680 --> 0:41:38.680
<v Speaker 2>up in your way. We're gonna stop trying to do

0:41:38.719 --> 0:41:41.319
<v Speaker 2>it in our own strength. We're gonna stop responding in

0:41:41.360 --> 0:41:45.719
<v Speaker 2>the flesh to spiritual principalities. Here before you today, God,

0:41:45.960 --> 0:41:48.680
<v Speaker 2>we don't even want the shortcut. Have your way in

0:41:48.760 --> 0:41:51.320
<v Speaker 2>our lives. We want to get there in your timing.

0:41:51.600 --> 0:41:54.359
<v Speaker 2>We want what you want us to have. Do your thing,

0:41:54.800 --> 0:41:57.759
<v Speaker 2>have your way. You are God, and we are not.

0:41:58.200 --> 0:42:01.000
<v Speaker 2>As we look to the guilture, we look with great faith.

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<v Speaker 1>Come on, Brace is not your fast. Brace your last

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<v Speaker 1>phrase fase. Thank you for joining us.

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