WEBVTT - God Chose You! Will You? (The Basin)

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, I'm coming to you now from the basin.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a special bonus teaching that I recorded just

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<v Speaker 2>for you to break it down a little more, to

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<v Speaker 2>take it a little deeper. I hope you enjoy this

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<v Speaker 2>overflow message. Let me know, let's go.

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<v Speaker 1>Do the new You.

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<v Speaker 2>Get a clear picture of what God has created you

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<v Speaker 2>to be by spending time in his presence, communing with him,

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<v Speaker 2>putting his word in your heart, getting the imprint of

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<v Speaker 2>his image clearly in your mind, worshiping him, seeing Him

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<v Speaker 2>for who he is, seeing Jesus for how he treated people,

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<v Speaker 2>wanting to become more like that, being open to becoming

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<v Speaker 2>more like that, praying for the Holy Spirit to make

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<v Speaker 2>you more like.

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<v Speaker 1>That, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

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<v Speaker 2>So we've been saying all you you're in this ministry,

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<v Speaker 2>the true you is the new you, and the new

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<v Speaker 2>you the one that you are becoming as you step

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<v Speaker 2>toward God's picture of you. That you is the true you,

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<v Speaker 2>but you have to choose it. The imagery of Ephesians

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<v Speaker 2>four is like putting on clothes.

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<v Speaker 1>Right. I chose my clothes today I did.

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<v Speaker 2>I chose these clothes because they were appropriate for the

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<v Speaker 2>activity that I just did. Honestly, I feel a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit underdressed for making the video teaching, but this is

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<v Speaker 2>what I wore to work out, and it's what I

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<v Speaker 2>were to make the video. I chose it for the workout.

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<v Speaker 2>I chose what I would wear today, just like I

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<v Speaker 2>chose what I would drink. And I don't get to

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<v Speaker 2>choose the attitude that the people are going to have

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<v Speaker 2>who interact with me today, or what their priority is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be. But I get to choose what attitude

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<v Speaker 2>I wear, and I can choose to reset it if

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<v Speaker 2>I got it wrong up to this point today or

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<v Speaker 2>this week, or.

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<v Speaker 1>This month, or this year or my whole life.

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<v Speaker 2>I get to choose to put on the new creation,

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<v Speaker 2>because this is what I got to make sure you understand.

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<v Speaker 2>I was created to be more like God, not to

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<v Speaker 2>be God. I don't believe that some people believe that

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<v Speaker 2>we are God. I don't believe that we are God.

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<v Speaker 2>I do believe that we are given the ability to

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<v Speaker 2>choose to be more like Him and that He'll help

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<v Speaker 2>us to do it as we choose it. Now to

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<v Speaker 2>understand Ephesians four, I think we should read Ephesians one,

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<v Speaker 2>verse four. Can we do that Ephesians verse four is

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<v Speaker 2>what gives weight to Ephesians four when he says you

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<v Speaker 2>were created.

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<v Speaker 1>When he says the new you.

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<v Speaker 2>Was created, You're like, wait, then, if it was created

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<v Speaker 2>in past tense, how is it new. No, it's new

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<v Speaker 2>to you. It's not new to God. He's familiar with

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<v Speaker 2>that you. He sees that you. He knows that you.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the true you. It's the one that's trying to speak,

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<v Speaker 2>but there's too much noise. It's the one that's trying

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<v Speaker 2>to come forth, but there's too much blockage of shame.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the one that is buried beneath that habits.

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<v Speaker 1>God sees that you. He knows that you. He made

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<v Speaker 1>that you, He knit that you together.

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<v Speaker 2>Because in Ephesians one, verse four, it says He chose

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<v Speaker 2>us in him, that's Christ, before the creation of the world,

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<v Speaker 2>to be holy and blameless in his sight. Did you

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<v Speaker 2>see that word He chose, go back, He chose. That's

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<v Speaker 2>how it started. God chose you.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right. Your unique atomic construction.

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<v Speaker 2>Was the handiwork of the author of time and space

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<v Speaker 2>and galaxies. That God, who architected the caterpillar to become

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<v Speaker 2>a butterfly, has created you for good works, has created

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<v Speaker 2>you for a special purpose, has predestined you by his love,

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<v Speaker 2>has adopted you as a son or a daughter, brought

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<v Speaker 2>you into his family. Isn't that good news? That God

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<v Speaker 2>chooses you? So it means five foot six was supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to be five foot six.

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<v Speaker 1>It means that.

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<v Speaker 2>Beneath whatever you don't like about yourself physically radiates a

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<v Speaker 2>spirit that is uncontaminated by comparison to others.

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<v Speaker 1>God chose you. I wish I had been born in

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<v Speaker 1>the eighteen hundreds. That would have been cool. You weren't.

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<v Speaker 2>Weren't supposed to be. You're supposed to be born now.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish I could have lived at a simpler time.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish I could have walked the earth with Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't. You're walking now.

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<v Speaker 2>Another scripture said that He appointed the times and places

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<v Speaker 2>where men should live, And so he has called you

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<v Speaker 2>to this time. He has called you to your family,

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<v Speaker 2>He has called you to your disposition. He has called

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<v Speaker 2>you to make the best of your personality. That's all

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<v Speaker 2>part of His purpose. And we're exploring right now in

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<v Speaker 2>our teaching in the church, as well as a book

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm putting together as we speak.

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<v Speaker 1>What it means to do the new you.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think it has to start with the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that you know that you're chosen. Just like Peter was

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<v Speaker 2>chosen even though he would go on to curse and

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<v Speaker 2>deny that he knew Christ. You were chosen even though

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<v Speaker 2>you cuss and do some other bad stuff. And this

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<v Speaker 2>is not permission to continue with bad habits, but it

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<v Speaker 2>gives you power to overcome them by knowing that God

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<v Speaker 2>knew them and that he chooses you anyway. Get this,

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<v Speaker 2>deep down, God chose you. God has options. God can

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<v Speaker 2>call anybody he wants. God can use anybody that he wants.

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<v Speaker 2>God chose you, like I chose this deer park water

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<v Speaker 2>and you're like, yeah, but you said you don't like

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<v Speaker 2>the waters.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, God doesn't like me. The analogy breaks down.

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<v Speaker 1>Stay with me.

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<v Speaker 2>All I'm saying about it is God could have gone

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<v Speaker 2>and gotten any pot that he wanted, any vessel that

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<v Speaker 2>he wanted, And the Bible says, man, I feel annoyed

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<v Speaker 2>in teaching this that you are a chosen vessel. Yeah

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<v Speaker 2>you are. You're a chosen vessel. If you feel stubby,

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<v Speaker 2>you're a chosen vessel. Even if you feel like you

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<v Speaker 2>got a broken handle. Leonard Cohen, the great poet, said,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.

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<v Speaker 2>Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a crack in everything. That's where the light gets in.

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<v Speaker 2>That's where God's grace, as Paul says, elsewhere the glory

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<v Speaker 2>of God shines through.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's where God does. His best word is.

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<v Speaker 2>The healing oil that comes from even a broken vessel.

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<v Speaker 1>And then He reforms you and he reshapes you.

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<v Speaker 2>And you're so obsessed with the container man, you're thinking

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<v Speaker 2>about things that God's He's right through. I'm all for

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<v Speaker 2>improving your physical appearance. I'm all for improving your financial status.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm all for improving your skill set. But beneath all

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<v Speaker 2>of that, to make that grow in a healthy way

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<v Speaker 2>so it doesn't get out of balance.

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<v Speaker 1>You got to know God chose you.

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<v Speaker 2>God chose you, He knows you, he loves you, he's

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<v Speaker 2>with you, he's for.

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<v Speaker 1>You, he's not against you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm speaking to somebody today who needs to know you're chosen. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but I you're chosen. Yeah but I you're chosen. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but they you're chosen. I don't care about that. I

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<v Speaker 2>care about him. You're chosen. Yeah, but it I don't

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<v Speaker 2>care about it. You're chosen. God's sovereignty supersedes every situation.

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<v Speaker 2>God's sovereignty supersedes every human limitation.

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<v Speaker 1>You are chosen for the creation of the world.

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<v Speaker 2>Wait, that means if he chose me before the creation

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<v Speaker 2>of the world, he chose me before I messed up.

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<v Speaker 2>That means he chose me before I got a divorce.

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<v Speaker 2>That means he chose me before I had all these

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<v Speaker 2>sexual relationships. That means he chose me before I started

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<v Speaker 2>this horrible thing, this addiction. That means he chose me

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<v Speaker 2>before I made that mistake. That means he chose me

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<v Speaker 2>before I was abused by that person. That means he

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<v Speaker 2>chose me before I made the decision to trust him.

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<v Speaker 2>That means he chose me before I blew that opportunity. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he chose you before the foundation of the earth, So

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<v Speaker 2>that means he can use you right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Glory to God. I'm chosen, And look at this. He

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<v Speaker 1>chose me.

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<v Speaker 2>And then now that you've seen Ephesians one four, you're

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<v Speaker 2>starting to understand why I called this teaching. God chose you,

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<v Speaker 2>will you because by the time Paul is getting to

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<v Speaker 2>the practical stuff in Ephesians four, five and six, he's like,

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<v Speaker 2>wait a minute, there's still the old way of thinking

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<v Speaker 2>that's not really you, but that you're used to, that's

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<v Speaker 2>going to call you act put off.

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<v Speaker 1>The old self.

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<v Speaker 2>That's corrupted by sin and its deceitful desires, just trying

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<v Speaker 2>to trick you into thinking that you're something other than

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<v Speaker 2>God's kid. That's trying to trick you into thinking that

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<v Speaker 2>you need something other than Jesus to complete you. That's

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<v Speaker 2>trying to trick you into giving into lesser things to

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<v Speaker 2>create a stop gap for the deep needs that only

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<v Speaker 2>God can fulfill. Put that off, put it away, and

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<v Speaker 2>reach for just like I reached for this twenty something

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<v Speaker 2>else twenty three point seven fluid outs deer part Reach

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<v Speaker 2>for the living water, Reach for the breath of God,

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<v Speaker 2>reach for gratitude, reach for a patient response, Reach for

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<v Speaker 2>what I had to say to Holly this morning, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sorry that I was sharp about that thing last night

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<v Speaker 2>that was just out of bounds. I'm sorry I was

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<v Speaker 2>sharp with you, and she's like it's cool. I'm like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry I reacted like that. Reach for I was

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<v Speaker 2>wrong rather than just trying to bear down and be right.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, ah, yeah, that's it right there, that's me

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<v Speaker 2>choosing Watch this verse twenty three Ephesians for stay with me,

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<v Speaker 2>because I know, I know, I'm covering a whole book

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<v Speaker 2>of the Bible in just about twenty minutes. But he said,

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<v Speaker 2>to be made new in the attitude of your mind,

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<v Speaker 2>and to put on the new self created to be

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<v Speaker 2>like God. Now you are created to be like God

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<v Speaker 2>in true righteousness and holiness. But you have to reach

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<v Speaker 2>for it moment by moment. I don't mean reach for

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<v Speaker 2>it that you have to strive for it. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>you reach for it like you're receiving a gift from God.

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<v Speaker 2>So in this moment, what do you need to reach

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<v Speaker 2>for and receive? And in order to do that, what

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<v Speaker 2>do you need to release and let go of? God

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<v Speaker 2>chose you, So you got to let go of all

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<v Speaker 2>the reasons why he shouldn't have, all of the excuses

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<v Speaker 2>that you make why he can't Moses get in. These

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<v Speaker 2>are Bible characters that they were holding so tightly to

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<v Speaker 2>their excuses that they almost struggled to receive God's empowerment.

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<v Speaker 2>And you do that sometimes I don't have the time,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have the money. I don't have the skills,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have the intelligence, I don't have the background.

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<v Speaker 1>Release that and reach for what God has given. You.

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<v Speaker 1>Choose to believe who God says you are.

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<v Speaker 2>I choose to believe that Jesus Christ has made me righteous.

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<v Speaker 2>I choose to believe that the Holy Spirit lives within me.

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<v Speaker 2>I choose to walk in it. I choose to flow

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<v Speaker 2>in it. I choose to turn the other cheek in

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<v Speaker 2>this situation. I choose to walk by that offense. I

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<v Speaker 2>choose to forgive. I choose to speak life. I choose

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<v Speaker 2>to go forward. God chose you, will You choose you

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<v Speaker 2>the true you, like I chose my workout clothes, like

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<v Speaker 2>I chose the bottle of water. Hey, don't get me wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>I choose the stained shirts sometimes too. I choose the

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<v Speaker 2>horrible attitude Sometimes too. I choose the gossip, which feels

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<v Speaker 2>so good going down, but makes me sick once I

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<v Speaker 2>start feeling it burned the pit of my stomach. When

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<v Speaker 2>I ruin relationships because I talk bad about people behind

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<v Speaker 2>their back, so then I can't interact with them well

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<v Speaker 2>to their face.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm coming to realize that's not the me I

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<v Speaker 1>want to be at all. I don't want to be

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<v Speaker 1>that me.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to be a backbiting me, a petty me.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to be a bigger me.

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<v Speaker 2>Like not only physically through exercise, but I want to

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<v Speaker 2>be a bigger me in my spirit. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>be big enough to look at somebody and see that

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<v Speaker 2>they have pain, they have feelings, they have reasons, they

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<v Speaker 2>have dreams, they have goals. I want to see people

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<v Speaker 2>not just like trees, like the blind man who had

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<v Speaker 2>his eyes opened by Jesus saw at first. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to see people as people. I want to see the

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<v Speaker 2>gifts in my kids, not just the not just the

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<v Speaker 2>little things that trip me up in their everyday behavior.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to see I want to see their intention.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to.

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<v Speaker 2>See the seeds of what God has put in them.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to see not only the real me, I

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<v Speaker 2>want to see the real them. I want God to

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<v Speaker 2>show me that. I need eyes to see. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to see what God sees and I want to be that.

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<v Speaker 1>But I have to.

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<v Speaker 2>Choose it, no different than choosing what I drink. I

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<v Speaker 2>really want to die coke and I'm gonna drink a

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<v Speaker 2>die coke. It's just an analogy people. No different than

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<v Speaker 2>I choose to get a few more reps when I'm

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<v Speaker 2>working out, No different than I choose to let something go.

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<v Speaker 1>Always have to have my way.

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<v Speaker 2>It starts from knowing that God chose me just as

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<v Speaker 2>I am, without one plea, but that his blood was

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<v Speaker 2>shed for me. God chose me, He saved me, he

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<v Speaker 2>loves me.

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<v Speaker 1>He's for me, He's with me. God chose you. Will you?

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<v Speaker 2>Will you choose not to abandon yourself to the addiction

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<v Speaker 2>not today. Will you choose to reach out to somebody

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<v Speaker 2>that you love today rather.

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<v Speaker 1>Than just isolating and staying in your head?

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<v Speaker 2>Will you choose to move forward that one simple thing,

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<v Speaker 2>on that big dream that you have today? God chose you,

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<v Speaker 2>will you? Sometimes we choose our past over our future.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes we choose distraction over being present. God doesn't need

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<v Speaker 2>to be convinced to choose you. You can't find many people

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<v Speaker 2>in the Bible that.

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<v Speaker 1>God took a vote about.

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<v Speaker 2>Y'all think I should use Moses angels, y'all think I

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<v Speaker 2>should use Gideon.

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<v Speaker 1>Y'all think I should use Peter.

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<v Speaker 2>Even when he wanted to use Judas, he chose to

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<v Speaker 2>use him, But Judas hanged himself.

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<v Speaker 1>He chose that. He chose to.

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<v Speaker 2>Give up, and God never gives up on you. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>you're in a place where you want to give up

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<v Speaker 2>on yourself right now. Maybe you want to give up

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<v Speaker 2>on ever being free. Maybe you want to give up

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<v Speaker 2>on maturity. Maybe you want to give up on discipline.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe you want to give up on becoming more balanced.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe you want to give up on coming out of

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<v Speaker 2>this condition. Maybe you want to give up on receiving healing.

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<v Speaker 2>If God won't give up on you, you don't get too.

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<v Speaker 2>If Jesus went all the way to the cross for

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<v Speaker 2>you and endured the cross, despising it shame and sat

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<v Speaker 2>down at the right hand of God, you must endure also.

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<v Speaker 2>It may take a little long, it may hurt a little,

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<v Speaker 2>it may hurt a lot. But the God who chooses

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<v Speaker 2>you is asking you to choose today, he said, I

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<v Speaker 2>said before you life and death, choose life.

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<v Speaker 1>Choose to be the new you.

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