WEBVTT - The Prayer That Repairs

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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 2>in your life.

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<v Speaker 1>Enjoy the message.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you Lord for breath and my lungs today.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you Lord for waking me up this morning. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you Lord for feeding me. Thank you Lord for keeping me.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you Lord for loving me. God is so good.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to call your attention to a few things

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<v Speaker 2>remain standing. For one moment, we'll be beginning our.

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<v Speaker 1>Elevation Night's tour very very shortly. Let's clap our hands

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<v Speaker 1>and thank God for that. I want to see you.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're near Fort Worth, Texas, Tulsa, Oklahoma, It'sburgh, Pennsylvania, Toronto, Canada, Detroit, Michigan, Hartford, Connecticut.

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<v Speaker 1>Newark, New Jersey, or Washington, DC.

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<v Speaker 2>Go to Elevation Nights dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Limited tickets are available.

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<v Speaker 2>That'll be Tuesday, February twenty fifth through Thursday, March sixth

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<v Speaker 2>I can't wait to see you. We will be singing

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<v Speaker 2>all kinds of songs and we'll be preaching and.

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<v Speaker 1>Be sharing in God's presence together, and I'm grateful.

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<v Speaker 2>I also want to let you know that that song

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<v Speaker 2>we were just singing, I know A name is available

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<v Speaker 2>anywhere you stream.

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<v Speaker 1>Music, so you can get it and sing it and

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<v Speaker 1>just walk around the.

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<v Speaker 2>House singing the name of Jesus. Sing it off key,

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<v Speaker 2>on key, sing it loud song, whatever you got, just

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<v Speaker 2>call on his name. I was reading in the Psalms

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<v Speaker 2>this week where David said when I kept silent, the

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<v Speaker 2>attack continued, And I think that's what the devil wants

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<v Speaker 2>to do sometimes, that's shut us up inside of our

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<v Speaker 2>own heads, in our own minds.

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<v Speaker 1>So even just all of y'all that sit there in.

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<v Speaker 2>Church and don't sing anything you're missing out, open your

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<v Speaker 2>mouth wide and I will fill it.

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<v Speaker 1>Say it the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna give you one more chance to praise them

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<v Speaker 2>before I move into this world.

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<v Speaker 3>Is today.

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<v Speaker 1>Wordy to God? Now?

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<v Speaker 2>Today might just be the most important day that we've

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<v Speaker 2>ever been here, because this is our first sermon of

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<v Speaker 2>our official twentieth year.

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<v Speaker 1>Of ministry as a church.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to share with you something from Luke chapter

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two, And as you find that in your Bible,

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<v Speaker 2>or just fasten your eyes on the screen for a moment,

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<v Speaker 2>and I call your attention to it.

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to just get in your posture like

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<v Speaker 1>you would get in if something important was about to

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<v Speaker 1>happen in your life. Just your physical.

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<v Speaker 2>Posture, your emotional posture, if something important was about to

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<v Speaker 2>happen in your life. Even if you're watching this at home,

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<v Speaker 2>or even if you're watching this in a I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>You might not even made it out the bed today.

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<v Speaker 2>And yet I want you to just get in the

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<v Speaker 2>posture that you would get in if something important was

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<v Speaker 2>about to happen in your life.

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<v Speaker 1>And listen to this.

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<v Speaker 2>In Luke chapter twenty two, verses thirty one through thirty four,

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<v Speaker 2>this is Jesus speaking Simon. Simon, Satan has asked to

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<v Speaker 2>sift you as we. In fact, he's asked to sift.

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<v Speaker 1>All of you as we.

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<v Speaker 2>But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith

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<v Speaker 2>may not fail, and when you have turned back, strengthen

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<v Speaker 2>your brothers.

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<v Speaker 1>But he replied, Lord, I'm ready. I'm ready. Let's go.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm ready to go with you to prison and to death.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus answered, I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows.

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<v Speaker 1>Today you will deny three times that you know me.

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<v Speaker 2>Very heavy text, but let's focus on verse thirty two

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<v Speaker 2>for a moment. One more time. I have prayed for

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<v Speaker 2>you simon, that your faith may not fail, and when

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<v Speaker 2>you have turned back.

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<v Speaker 1>Strengthen your brothers.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to talk to you about prayer for a

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<v Speaker 2>few moments today. I want to speak to you about

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<v Speaker 2>prayer for a few moments today, but not just generic prayer.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to speak to you about a specific prayer

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<v Speaker 2>for your life. And the title of my message today

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<v Speaker 2>is the prayer that repairs.

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<v Speaker 1>The prayer that repairs, And as.

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<v Speaker 2>We talk about it today, I believe the Lord will

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<v Speaker 2>do a deep work in your soul.

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<v Speaker 1>Will you pray with me one more time? Father?

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<v Speaker 2>Fix it in Jesus's name, Amen, and you may be

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<v Speaker 2>seated him.

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<v Speaker 1>Y'all like that, Father, fix it? Somebody shout, Lord, fix it? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>put it in his hands now.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't always share with you why I picked certain

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<v Speaker 2>scriptures that I want to preach, but if it's helpful,

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<v Speaker 2>I do, And today, I think is one of those

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<v Speaker 2>occasions where letting you know why I selected this text

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<v Speaker 2>may help you receive it a little bit better. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to help you hear the voice of God more

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<v Speaker 2>in your daily life. I want to help you tune

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<v Speaker 2>in to.

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<v Speaker 1>God's voice when he talks.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want you to be confused by all the

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<v Speaker 2>noise that's surrounding you and never really get to know

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<v Speaker 2>the God who made you. I said a whole lot

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<v Speaker 2>in that one sentence. I don't want you to be

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<v Speaker 2>so confused by the noise that's surrounding you that you

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<v Speaker 2>never know the God who made you, and never know

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<v Speaker 2>his voice. Jesus said one time, my sheep know my

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<v Speaker 2>voice and they hear me, but it's hard to hear

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<v Speaker 2>from God with so much noise all around. So I

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<v Speaker 2>was going through my Bible just thinking about how great

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<v Speaker 2>it would be to begin this twentieth year of ministry

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<v Speaker 2>in our church to show you about different people who

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<v Speaker 2>heard from God, different people that God spoke to, and

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<v Speaker 2>it happens all through the Bible, so it's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>hard to narrow down. I thought it would take me

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<v Speaker 2>twenty more years to preach every time God spoke to somebody,

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<v Speaker 2>And then I came across an interesting selection of scriptures

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<v Speaker 2>of seven times that God spoke to people in a

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<v Speaker 2>special way. Seven times were either in the Old Testament

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<v Speaker 2>or the New Testament, God, the Holy Spirit or Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>spoke to somebody and said their name, not once, but twice.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought it was interesting. It reminded me of how

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes you have to do that to get your kids attention.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if I.

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<v Speaker 2>Say Abby, Abby, the second one is because your gracy

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<v Speaker 2>Abrams is way too loud upstairs and you can't hear

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<v Speaker 2>me talking over it. If I say Graham, Graham, it

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<v Speaker 2>means I don't care that you can't pause your video

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<v Speaker 2>game get down here right now. Especially if I say

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<v Speaker 2>your middle name. Your middle name is like a cussword.

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<v Speaker 2>If I have to call your middle name, that means

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<v Speaker 2>you have slipped to the point that we have resorted

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<v Speaker 2>to having to say the second part of your name

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<v Speaker 2>to make sure that you understand.

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<v Speaker 1>What's your middle name? Dave Dave Rick.

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<v Speaker 2>So if they said Dave Rick, oh Rick is trouble

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<v Speaker 2>in the same way, I wondered, are there are times

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<v Speaker 2>where God has to get his children's attention, and so

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<v Speaker 2>he has to speak in such a personal way because

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<v Speaker 2>something so pivotal is happening that he doesn't want them

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<v Speaker 2>to miss it.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a feeling.

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<v Speaker 2>There are a few thousand under the sound of my

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<v Speaker 2>voice today who need to hear the voice of the

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<v Speaker 2>Lord in this season of your life, because this is

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<v Speaker 2>a pivotal.

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<v Speaker 1>Moment for you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd like to remind you something about pivotal moments in each.

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<v Speaker 1>Of our lives. They're not big, but they make all

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<v Speaker 1>the difference.

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<v Speaker 2>To illustrate, I want you all to zoom out with

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<v Speaker 2>the camera and just show how quickly I can pivot

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<v Speaker 2>almost where you didn't notice. And I've used this to

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<v Speaker 2>illustrate before, both in leadership and in life, how sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>you can make a small adjustment. But if I were

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<v Speaker 2>to make this small adjustment in my stance through pivoting

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<v Speaker 2>on my back foot and to walk that way, the

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<v Speaker 2>number of steps that I took would multiply the importance

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<v Speaker 2>of the decision that I made to pivot. What I

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<v Speaker 2>mean is it doesn't make much difference as long as

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<v Speaker 2>I'm up here, But the longer I walked in that direct,

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<v Speaker 2>I would end up in such a different destination, all

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<v Speaker 2>because of a pivot. My oldest son, Elijah, my middle

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<v Speaker 2>son Graham, my youngest.

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<v Speaker 1>Abby are all here today with us.

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<v Speaker 2>We're all happy, We're all happy because Elijah is home

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<v Speaker 2>from college for a minute.

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<v Speaker 1>We're happy because Abby stays happy.

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<v Speaker 2>We're happy because Graham is on the second row with

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<v Speaker 2>his buddies who are back to back state champions in

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<v Speaker 2>the sport of wrestling.

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<v Speaker 1>I was of yesterday. He asked for that shout out

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<v Speaker 1>and I did it.

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<v Speaker 2>And my oldest son, Elijah, was asking me recently about

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<v Speaker 2>someone that he follows on social media. It's not a

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<v Speaker 2>very big personality, so don't try to guess who I'm

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<v Speaker 2>talking about. But the person is minor league famous, and

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<v Speaker 2>they made a big statement or commitment to Jesus Christ, and.

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<v Speaker 1>Then they went back on it.

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<v Speaker 2>And they went back on it after about two years

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<v Speaker 2>of being very extreme, and the person was a very

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<v Speaker 2>worldly personality, and then they became a very godly personality.

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<v Speaker 2>And when I say godly, I don't mean like you're

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to be where you're receiving the grace of God

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<v Speaker 2>and growing in the grace of God. They were telling

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<v Speaker 2>everybody why they were better than everybody else for those

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<v Speaker 2>two years, and the moment I saw them begin to

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<v Speaker 2>boisterously declare and boldly infer and proclaim that they would

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<v Speaker 2>never sin in these.

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<v Speaker 1>Ways like other people do. Ever again, and they would

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<v Speaker 1>never struggle with what other people struggle with. Again. I've

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<v Speaker 1>told my son Elijah, watch out for the big.

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<v Speaker 2>Swings, because anytime you see something swing that far this way,

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<v Speaker 2>guess what Newton doesn't have to be here to tell

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<v Speaker 2>us is got to come back.

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<v Speaker 1>Be careful for the big swing.

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<v Speaker 2>And I begin to tell them that even though it's

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<v Speaker 2>sad that this person was in the faith and now

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<v Speaker 2>publicly says I reject the faith, even though they said that,

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<v Speaker 2>that doesn't mean that the faith that you have is invalid.

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<v Speaker 1>It just means that you need to think steps not swings.

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<v Speaker 1>Think steps not swings.

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<v Speaker 2>And sometimes when it comes to hearing God's voice and

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<v Speaker 2>knowing God's voice, you'll see people who they swing really

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<v Speaker 2>hard and really far. God spoke to me, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>never gonna wear pink again. Why I never gonna wear

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<v Speaker 2>pink again? Because the Lord told me that purple is

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<v Speaker 2>the color of royalty. It's like, this is a little

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<v Speaker 2>extreme for you to be eliminating colors from your wardrobes.

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<v Speaker 1>God spoke to me, and I'm never again. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna drink out of any plastic bottles.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna take communion every morning at four, but I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna do at four am. I'm gonna work out at

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<v Speaker 2>three am, and I'm I'm gonna get up and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a pray.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna pray at two am.

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<v Speaker 2>Then I'm gonna read my Bible at three and then

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna take communion at four. But I'm not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>take it out of plastic cup because that's bad.

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<v Speaker 1>For the environment. And we're pink. I'm wear purple because

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<v Speaker 1>it's the color of royalty.

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<v Speaker 2>And when I see somebody swinging that hard in anything,

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<v Speaker 2>a diet or discipleship, it scares me a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes I think that a step is better than a swing.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't get me wrong. Dramatic decisions happen in the presence

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<v Speaker 2>of God. These moments where we say I'm leaving Egypt,

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<v Speaker 2>these moments where we say I'm no longer going to

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<v Speaker 2>live in this compromise, those moments where we say I'm

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<v Speaker 2>stepping into this with my whole heart, those moments where

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<v Speaker 2>we say I'm burning the bridges behind me because I

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<v Speaker 2>can't keep playing with this. Those moments are important. Ah,

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<v Speaker 2>But think steps, not swings. I think pivots those little moves.

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<v Speaker 1>In your life that can lead to great purpose.

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<v Speaker 2>I try to build my ten minutes of my sermon

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<v Speaker 2>that I start with well enough that if you had

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<v Speaker 2>to leave, you would have already gotten something worth coming

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<v Speaker 2>out in the rain for.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think you just got it. And yet we

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<v Speaker 1>haven't even touched this text.

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<v Speaker 2>The tension in this text is difficult for me to

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<v Speaker 2>communicate to you through just reading the four verses that

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<v Speaker 2>I selected. This moment in Jesus's life is pivotal. He's

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<v Speaker 2>going to the cross. It's the Thursday before the Friday

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<v Speaker 2>where he will die, and as such, he's preparing hold

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<v Speaker 2>that word.

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<v Speaker 1>He's preparing his disciples for what they will face.

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<v Speaker 2>And yet there's really no way to prepare them for

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<v Speaker 2>the loss of his physical presence. There's really no way

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<v Speaker 2>for him to prepare them for the pressure of watching

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<v Speaker 2>him die like a criminal. There's really no way to

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<v Speaker 2>prepare them for the soul searching that will happen when

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<v Speaker 2>they watch him laid in Joseph of Arimathea's grave. There's

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<v Speaker 2>really no preparing them for this, and so he has

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<v Speaker 2>a meal with them, the Passover meal. It was a

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<v Speaker 2>Jewish tradition but Jesus was using it for a purpose.

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<v Speaker 2>And as he gets ready to serve the bread, he

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<v Speaker 2>breaks it at the table, And as he gets ready

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<v Speaker 2>to serve the wine, he pours it, and he says,

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<v Speaker 2>this is symbolic of.

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<v Speaker 1>What you're about to watch happen. He's preparing them.

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<v Speaker 2>As he pours the wine, he says, this is my

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<v Speaker 2>blood poured out for you, the blood of my covenant.

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<v Speaker 2>As he breaks the bread, he says, this is my

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<v Speaker 2>body broken for you, and he feeds them and for

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<v Speaker 2>a moment. If you were just to look in on

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<v Speaker 2>this scene without any knowledge of the background, or without

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<v Speaker 2>any knowledge of what's coming next, you would think this

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<v Speaker 2>is a very happy moment, because the Bible says that

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus looked at his disciplesdaring this and said, I've been

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<v Speaker 2>looking forward to sharing this meal with you. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, I've eagerly anticipated sharing this meal with you.

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<v Speaker 2>I have eagerly longed for this moment with you. And

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<v Speaker 2>they're at the table. The Bible says that Jesus and

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<v Speaker 2>his disciples reclined. So if we were to just walk

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<v Speaker 2>in and watch the scene, cut out a sequence on mute,

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<v Speaker 2>we would think this was a family meal, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>now commonly known as the Last Supper because it's the

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<v Speaker 2>last time that they'll eat with him like this, and

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<v Speaker 2>think about everything that's happening at the table, Jesus is

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<v Speaker 2>sharing with them that he's about to suffer. So now

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<v Speaker 2>put the two together, supper and suffering all at the

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<v Speaker 2>same table. Jesus and Judas all at the same table,

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<v Speaker 2>the bread and the breaking all at the same table,

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<v Speaker 2>the wine and the pouring all at the same table.

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<v Speaker 2>And on one hand, this is a happy moment for Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>I've looked forward to sharing this with you. I've looked

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<v Speaker 2>forward to this moment. I came for this moment. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the moment I was sent because as they're preparing

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<v Speaker 2>to eat the past over lamb. He is what they're

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<v Speaker 2>about to eat. He is the Lamb of God, slain

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<v Speaker 2>from the foundations of the world. He was prepared for this.

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<v Speaker 2>They weren't. He was looking forward to this, but they

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<v Speaker 2>could not know to anticipate it. Even if mentally they

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<v Speaker 2>understood it, emotionally they couldn't comprehend it.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's a happy moment, but it's a heavy moment.

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<v Speaker 1>And isn't it crazy?

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<v Speaker 2>How a lot of times the heaviest moments and the

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<v Speaker 2>happiest moments are happening all at the same table. If

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<v Speaker 2>there's one thing I could get across to you about

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<v Speaker 2>life as a follower of Christ is that you would

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<v Speaker 2>not be surprised to find that sometimes the happiest times

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<v Speaker 2>and the heaviest times happen at the same time. See,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not like we just have happy seasons and heavy seasons.

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<v Speaker 1>It might be a.

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<v Speaker 2>Season for you where you're sitting at a table surrounded

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<v Speaker 2>by all of the things that you love, carrying all

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<v Speaker 2>of the things that you must endure. There are times

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<v Speaker 2>in all of our lives, especially as grown ups, where

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<v Speaker 2>we have to learn to take the happiness and the

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<v Speaker 2>heaviness in the same hour. The happiness and the heaviness

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<v Speaker 2>in the same seat. Everybody in this room, everybody watching

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<v Speaker 2>me online, has something to be happy about and something

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<v Speaker 2>to be heavy about.

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<v Speaker 1>And the thing about prayer I told you I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to talk to you.

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<v Speaker 2>About prayer today is that it helps me not to

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<v Speaker 2>let the happiness hide itself behind the heaviness. So it

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<v Speaker 2>means that I can carry heavy situations in my heart

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<v Speaker 2>and still find happiness in Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>Because I prayed my way through.

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<v Speaker 2>The heaviness to the point that I realized He's in

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<v Speaker 2>the heaviness and he's in the happiness. In fact, if

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<v Speaker 2>I could take it one step further, let me tell

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<v Speaker 2>you why I love Jesus. He is my happiness in

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<v Speaker 2>my heaviness. He is the one that is seated at

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<v Speaker 2>the table, and even while the bread is breaking, I

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<v Speaker 2>know it's in his hands. So that's why I lift

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<v Speaker 2>my hands, because I know my life is in his hands.

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<v Speaker 2>Happiness and heaviness all at the same table.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't you see it in your life? Aren't you a

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<v Speaker 1>witness of it? Today?

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<v Speaker 2>You got that one thing in your life that you're

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<v Speaker 2>happy about and proud of, and that one thing in

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<v Speaker 2>your life that you don't really want to talk about,

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<v Speaker 2>that one thing in your life that you're right now hoping.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't mention it that right now.

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<v Speaker 2>If I started listing stuff, you would hope that I

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<v Speaker 2>would skip the.

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<v Speaker 1>Thing on the list.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I just got done with Valentine's Day. So

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of people who come to church on

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<v Speaker 2>the Sunday after Valentine's Day just kind of bracing for

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<v Speaker 2>a fight, thinking about all God, if he talks about

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<v Speaker 2>one more time that God is preparing somebody for you,

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<v Speaker 2>and God is preparing you for somebody, and God's going

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<v Speaker 2>to send the right person when you're.

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<v Speaker 1>Ready and touch three people and say get ready.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you make me touch anybody today, they better

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<v Speaker 2>be my husband in about six months, because I can't

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<v Speaker 2>take one more sermon while you talk about that thing

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<v Speaker 2>in my life.

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<v Speaker 1>But yet there's a married person going.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope he doesn't talk about how to get along

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<v Speaker 2>in the house because watch this, and now I'm a

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<v Speaker 2>shift on you.

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<v Speaker 1>She's not even here with me today. We're not even

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<v Speaker 1>speaking right now.

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<v Speaker 2>And that doesn't mean that you're not happy anywhere in

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<v Speaker 2>your life. Just because you're heavy somewhere doesn't mean you're

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<v Speaker 2>not happy anywhere. And just because you're happy somewhere doesn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Mean you're not heavy anywhere. I wonder if he gives

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<v Speaker 1>me that for a balance.

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<v Speaker 2>I wonder if the happy things are to lift me

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<v Speaker 2>up so I don't quit, and the heavy things are

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<v Speaker 2>to keep me grounded so I don't get prideful. And

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<v Speaker 2>I just wish for you today, knowing that happiness and

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<v Speaker 2>heaviness always come in pairs. Walk in Nordstrom and ask

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<v Speaker 2>them to sell you one shoe for the price of half.

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<v Speaker 2>See if they'll do it. See if they'll sell you

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<v Speaker 2>one shoe. Now, I don't really want the left one.

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<v Speaker 2>I just want the right one. They're gonna say, sir,

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<v Speaker 2>they come in a pair. You got to buy them both.

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<v Speaker 2>And when it comes to your calling and your relationship

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<v Speaker 2>with God, you don't get to pick the right one

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<v Speaker 2>and leave the left one and pay half price. The

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<v Speaker 2>happiness and the heaviness go hand in hand, and this

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<v Speaker 2>will help you to understand why sometimes you're having a

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<v Speaker 2>great moment, somewhere in that moment you still feel kind

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<v Speaker 2>of down, and then you think, well, I'm not rightful. No,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not that you're not grateful. You're just grown up.

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<v Speaker 2>And to be grown up is to take responsibility. And

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<v Speaker 2>to take responsibility is to be like Jesus, and to

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<v Speaker 2>sit at a table knowing that John, who loves you

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<v Speaker 2>and Judas who will betray you, are both close enough

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<v Speaker 2>to touch at the same table. To sit at the table

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<v Speaker 2>and to know that my desire for freedom and my

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<v Speaker 2>struggle with the addiction are at the same table. To

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<v Speaker 2>sit at the table and to feast on Jesus, knowing

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<v Speaker 2>that my hope for my future and my regret about

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<v Speaker 2>the past are sitting at the same table. To know

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<v Speaker 2>that my excitement about what God is calling me to

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<v Speaker 2>do and my fear about whether I'm going to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to do it are sitting at the same table.

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<v Speaker 2>Who am I talking to? Come, well, let's have a

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<v Speaker 2>little table talk today, because into this context, Jesus speaks Simon, Simon,

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<v Speaker 2>and he says his name twice. Now we'll do a

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<v Speaker 2>little quiz, okay, and I'll let all of those online

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<v Speaker 2>play along. There are seven times in the Bible that

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<v Speaker 2>God or Jesus and Jesus is God, but I'm saying

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<v Speaker 2>Old Testament where God speaks in different ways, or in

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<v Speaker 2>the New Testament where Jesus would just lean over and tell.

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<v Speaker 1>You because he's physically present.

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<v Speaker 2>There are seven times, and this is one of them

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<v Speaker 2>where someone is called by their name, but they're called twice. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>first of all, put your name in the comments real quick,

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<v Speaker 2>and put it twice, all right, And say your name

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<v Speaker 2>out loud in the room.

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<v Speaker 1>And say it twice. Chris, Chris, say your name out

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<v Speaker 1>loud and say it twice.

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<v Speaker 2>Brad, Brad, say your first name and middle name, like

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<v Speaker 2>you're in trouble, Like your mom has got a switch.

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<v Speaker 2>Your mama didn't break off a switch. If your mom

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<v Speaker 2>didn't break off a switch.

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<v Speaker 1>That was child abuse.

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<v Speaker 2>You need a switch sometimes we need to get back

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<v Speaker 2>to these switch.

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<v Speaker 1>I ain't gonna say nothing else about it. Touch your

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<v Speaker 1>neighbors say get back to the switches. That meant nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna see on the comments, can you guess? Can

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<v Speaker 1>you guess one of the others?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm on YouTube right now, live and if you're watching later,

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<v Speaker 2>don't google it, do not chat GPT it. If you

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<v Speaker 2>chat GPT my sermon question you goes to H E

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<v Speaker 2>L L. This is not an open book test.

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<v Speaker 1>Just guess. I won't make fun of you if you

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<v Speaker 1>get it wrong. That's right. Saul Saul, not just Saul Saul, Saul?

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<v Speaker 1>What does? What does sal? What is Saul doing? This

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<v Speaker 1>so important that he has to get named named twice?

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<v Speaker 1>Called called by Saul Saul, not just saw saw saw.

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<v Speaker 2>He's riding on his horse going to persecute Christians, and

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus is about to turn him into Paul. You ever

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<v Speaker 2>heard of Paul? You ever heard of Philippians? Four thirteen. Paul,

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<v Speaker 2>I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

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<v Speaker 2>Well before he was.

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<v Speaker 1>Paul, y'all, he was saw Saul, Saul, Saul.

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<v Speaker 2>He called his name to get his attention. He knocked

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<v Speaker 2>him off his horse to get his attention. He blinded

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<v Speaker 2>him with a light to get his attention. He restored

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<v Speaker 2>his sight and gave him a vision. And the gospel

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<v Speaker 2>came to the Gentiles because it was a pivotal moment.

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<v Speaker 2>Saw Saul put it in the chat, Saw Saul, what

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<v Speaker 2>else y'all got? Why y'all are guests and touch your neighbors?

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<v Speaker 2>Say better, call Saul? What else you got?

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<v Speaker 1>Guns n' roses?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh Moses, Moses, I worldly pray for me, Moses, Moses.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right.

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<v Speaker 2>Take off your shoes, Moses, because you're about to pivot.

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<v Speaker 2>Take off your shoes, Moses, because the place you stand

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<v Speaker 2>is holy. This is a pivotal moment. This is a

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<v Speaker 2>personal moment, Moses. When God calls your name once, that's personal.

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<v Speaker 2>When he calls your name twice, that's pivotal. When he

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<v Speaker 2>calls your name once is powerful. When he calls your

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<v Speaker 2>name twice, it's a pattern. There are some of you

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<v Speaker 2>under the sound of my voice, and God is trying.

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<v Speaker 1>To get your attention. He is repeating patterns in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's not just that you keep seeing range rovers

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<v Speaker 2>on the road so you think you need to buy one.

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<v Speaker 1>It's deeper than that. God keeps sending you the same

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<v Speaker 1>message different ways. Saul, Saul, Moses, Moses. Have you got

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<v Speaker 1>another one? Samuel? Samuel.

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<v Speaker 2>That's my favorite of them, because this is when he

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<v Speaker 2>was learning to hear God's voice, and he was a

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<v Speaker 2>little boy.

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<v Speaker 1>And some of you, since you've been a child, God

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<v Speaker 1>has been calling you, and he keeps calling you, and some.

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<v Speaker 2>Of you you even spent half of your adult life

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<v Speaker 2>running from the God that was calling.

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<v Speaker 1>You when you were a little kid.

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<v Speaker 2>And he kept calling, and he kept calling, and he

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<v Speaker 2>kept calling.

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<v Speaker 1>Samuel, Samuel.

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<v Speaker 2>He had to come back to him and say it

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<v Speaker 2>again because the first time he thought it was the

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<v Speaker 2>voice of his mentor Eli, So he said it again, Samuel, Samuel,

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<v Speaker 2>you got another one? Martha Martha, Martha, Martha. I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>think anybody would get that, did you get that?

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<v Speaker 1>Nicole?

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<v Speaker 2>Nicole Nicole Martha Martha Luke Chapter ten.

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<v Speaker 1>Talking about Martha Martha, You're worried and distracted.

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<v Speaker 2>You keep trying to do dishes while your sister Mary

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<v Speaker 2>is having a devotion.

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<v Speaker 1>Martha Martha.

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<v Speaker 2>I know why he said her name twice because she

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't listening the first time.

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<v Speaker 1>She was too busy running the vacuum cleaner.

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<v Speaker 2>Martha Martha, Martha middle name.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to spend time with you. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to be with you.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want you to just run around so consumed

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<v Speaker 2>by what you can do for me. So I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>say your name twice because I'm more concerned about your

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<v Speaker 2>person than your plans.

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<v Speaker 1>What's another one? Well, that one doesn't count. I guess

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<v Speaker 1>that makes eight. My God, my God.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's technically true because when Jesus was on the cross,

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<v Speaker 2>he was God. So God said to God, my God,

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<v Speaker 2>my God, by and prepare that one.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that Orangeburg? In the house is Orangeburg? In the house, Ormsburg, Orangeburn.

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<v Speaker 1>I got so much family in Orangeburg. I do.

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<v Speaker 2>The one I really struggle with this Abraham, Abraham, because

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<v Speaker 2>that's where God called Abraham and said, go to the

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<v Speaker 2>place I will show you. And then when Abraham set out,

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't give him.

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<v Speaker 1>The exact GPS pen.

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<v Speaker 2>You know how sometimes you just feel like you're taking

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<v Speaker 2>a step, not a swing, just a step. And when

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<v Speaker 2>he called him, he called him Abraham. But then he

0:28:11.200 --> 0:28:12.840
<v Speaker 2>called him to do something very difficult. Now sometimes and

0:28:12.880 --> 0:28:14.720
<v Speaker 2>you're like, God will call you to give up something

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<v Speaker 2>you love. God will call you to give up something

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<v Speaker 2>that you love. Usually when we come to God in prayer,

0:28:22.520 --> 0:28:24.000
<v Speaker 2>we ask him to take away the things that we

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<v Speaker 2>don't like.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>See, prayer is two ways. It's not just me talking

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<v Speaker 2>to God, it's me listening.

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<v Speaker 1>When I was.

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<v Speaker 2>Taught to pray, I was mostly taught to pray a

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<v Speaker 2>prayer list.

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<v Speaker 1>So I start naming all the things that I want

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<v Speaker 1>God to do, like I'm giving him his checklist for the.

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<v Speaker 2>Day and the date I need him to do it by.

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<v Speaker 1>But prayer is not just listing, it's listening. It's listening, and.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes what God says is hard to hear. When he

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<v Speaker 2>said Abraham, Abraham, now in this specific case, God had

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<v Speaker 2>called Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, that he

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<v Speaker 2>waited twenty five years for. He tied him down and

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<v Speaker 2>he was going to plunge the knife in obedience to God.

0:29:14.320 --> 0:29:16.800
<v Speaker 2>And just as the knife was raised, there was a

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<v Speaker 2>pause that led to provision, and God said, don't lay

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<v Speaker 2>a hand on the boy. There's a ram in the bush.

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<v Speaker 2>You passed the test. I didn't want you to kill

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<v Speaker 2>your son. I wanted you to trust me. And he

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<v Speaker 2>sacrificed the ram instead. And at that pivotal moment, just

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<v Speaker 2>before Abraham was about to do it, God said, Abraham, Abraham,

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<v Speaker 2>and he called it twice.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we ought to go through all of these

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<v Speaker 2>over the next few weeks in church. Each of these times, Abraham, Abraham, Moses, Moses.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't even tell you about Jacob, Jacob, but I

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<v Speaker 2>will how he was going to Egypt to see his

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<v Speaker 2>son Joseph, that he thought was dead, and he had

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<v Speaker 2>so given up on Joseph being alive that he had

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<v Speaker 2>resigned himself to the despair. And God had to call

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<v Speaker 2>his name twice, Jacob Jacob, to tell him that Joseph's

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<v Speaker 2>own hands would close his eyes. That the thing that

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<v Speaker 2>you thought was dead is very much alive. I said,

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<v Speaker 2>The thing that you thought was dead was very much alive.

0:30:21.080 --> 0:30:22.880
<v Speaker 2>I said that the thing that you thought was dead

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<v Speaker 2>is very much alive.

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<v Speaker 1>Jacob, Jacob.

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<v Speaker 2>And today we find ourselves in a pivotal moment for

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus in a pivotal moment for an apostle named Simon Peter,

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<v Speaker 2>and don't you wonder why in Luke chapter twenty two,

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<v Speaker 2>verse thirty one, and I'm almost there, Holly, Holly, Holly,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm almost to the part that inspired me to get

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<v Speaker 2>up and preach this text.

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<v Speaker 1>Because as Jesus is.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking to all of the disciples, telling them, I must suffer,

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<v Speaker 2>while he is.

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<v Speaker 1>Telling them you are going to rule one.

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<v Speaker 2>Day, while he is preparing them for what the cross

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<v Speaker 2>and the kingdom will be, he pivots his attention from

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<v Speaker 2>the entire table the twelve to one man, and when

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<v Speaker 2>he calls his name, he says, verse thirty one, Luke,

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<v Speaker 2>chapter twenty two, right back where we started, Simon Simon. Question,

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<v Speaker 2>does Simon have another name? What's Simon's other name? Talk

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<v Speaker 2>to me out loud, shout it like you're mad at him?

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<v Speaker 2>Why Simon, Simon?

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<v Speaker 1>Why not Peter Peter. In this moment.

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<v Speaker 2>Of pivotal and necessary instruction for the disciples, and specifically Peter,

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus does something very interesting and to really tease out

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<v Speaker 2>of the text the truth that is lying just under

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<v Speaker 2>the surface. Go back to Luke chapter six In Luke

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<v Speaker 2>Chapter six, verses twelve through sixteen, the author Luke, with

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<v Speaker 2>meticulous detail, tells us that one of those days Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>went out to a mountainside to pray. What did he

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<v Speaker 2>go to do to pray? This is at the very

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<v Speaker 2>beginning of his public ministry. And he goes to pray,

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<v Speaker 2>and he spent the night praying to God. When morning came,

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<v Speaker 2>he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them,

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<v Speaker 2>who he also designated apostles, Simon whom he named Peter,

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<v Speaker 2>and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew Thomas,

0:32:36.480 --> 0:32:39.320
<v Speaker 2>James son of Alpheus, Simon who was called the zealot,

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<v Speaker 2>Judas son of James, and Judas Ascaria, who became a trader.

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<v Speaker 1>But there's a sandwich here.

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<v Speaker 2>Because if you go back to verse fourteen, the first

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<v Speaker 2>one that it names is Simon, who he named Peter.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is a very curious conflict as we study

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<v Speaker 1>the text, because if.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus named him Peter, and it's recorded in Luke Chapter six,

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<v Speaker 2>and if he's referred to as Peter all throughout Luke's gospel,

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<v Speaker 2>then why at the most pivotal moment in his life.

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<v Speaker 1>When Jesus turns his attention from.

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<v Speaker 2>All the twelve at the table to focus on the

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<v Speaker 2>one and to give a personal word, does he not

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<v Speaker 2>address him as Peter Peter. That would be the way

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<v Speaker 2>to build confidence in the one that you called Peter.

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<v Speaker 1>Peter.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't remember, don't forget to remember when we get to

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<v Speaker 2>the cross, You're the rock. Don't forget to remember when

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<v Speaker 2>we get to the cross, You're the one. Don't forget

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<v Speaker 2>to remember when we get to the cross, how I

0:33:36.840 --> 0:33:39.520
<v Speaker 2>helped you walk on water. Don't forget to remember when

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<v Speaker 2>we get to the cross, how I called you by name.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't forget to remember how we fed five thousand Peter,

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<v Speaker 1>Peter Peter.

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<v Speaker 2>But he doesn't say Peter twice. He doesn't even say

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<v Speaker 2>Simon middle named Peter. He says Simon, Simon.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's look at the cast of characters for.

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<v Speaker 2>A moment, shall we? Simon, you got Satan and you've

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<v Speaker 2>got the Savior, And I believe Verse thirty one really

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<v Speaker 2>describes where a lot of our church is at today

0:34:12.080 --> 0:34:13.640
<v Speaker 2>all over the world. I don't mean our church just

0:34:13.680 --> 0:34:15.680
<v Speaker 2>in this one room. I mean our church all over

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<v Speaker 2>this world. Verse thirty one says Simon. Satan has asked

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<v Speaker 2>to sift you, and so what's about to happen? Let

0:34:23.800 --> 0:34:26.000
<v Speaker 2>me set it up for you. Over the next night,

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<v Speaker 2>over the next few days, is going to be Simon

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<v Speaker 2>versus Satan, Simon versus Satan, and spoiler alert, Simon doesn't win.

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<v Speaker 2>As a matter of fact, when it comes to the

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<v Speaker 2>most crucial moment of Simon's life, when he will deny

0:34:44.800 --> 0:34:48.160
<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ, he does not only deny his power, he

0:34:48.239 --> 0:34:52.680
<v Speaker 2>denies the relationship altogether. He says, I don't even know him,

0:34:52.880 --> 0:34:55.560
<v Speaker 2>and Jesus looks him in his eyes and says Simon, Simon,

0:34:55.640 --> 0:34:59.000
<v Speaker 2>Satan asked to sift you. The answer that we would

0:34:59.080 --> 0:35:02.120
<v Speaker 2>expect from Jesus if Satan asked to sift, and let

0:35:02.120 --> 0:35:02.960
<v Speaker 2>me just slip in here.

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<v Speaker 1>He doesn't get to do it without permission. Whatever the

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<v Speaker 1>devil does to you, he had to go through Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>to do it. So even if Jesus.

0:35:14.680 --> 0:35:17.279
<v Speaker 2>Didn't do that thing for you, it had to go

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<v Speaker 2>through Jesus before it got to you, which means that

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<v Speaker 2>sifting is a process of separation. We don't sift that

0:35:25.880 --> 0:35:28.239
<v Speaker 2>much in our daily lives, so maybe we can't really

0:35:28.239 --> 0:35:31.200
<v Speaker 2>imagine this, but this word used for sift when he

0:35:31.239 --> 0:35:33.080
<v Speaker 2>said Satan desires to sift you.

0:35:33.400 --> 0:35:36.080
<v Speaker 1>This is the only time that word is used.

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<v Speaker 2>In the whole Bible, because it is a shaking so violent,

0:35:40.760 --> 0:35:44.680
<v Speaker 2>it's only used one time. It's shaking out the stuff

0:35:44.719 --> 0:35:47.719
<v Speaker 2>that shouldn't be there to leave the stuff that will

0:35:47.760 --> 0:35:51.520
<v Speaker 2>produce the bread that can feed. And I was interested

0:35:51.560 --> 0:35:54.759
<v Speaker 2>in the fact that Simon Peter was a fisherman and

0:35:54.960 --> 0:35:57.799
<v Speaker 2>Jesus is sifting a fisherman. I thought it was a

0:35:57.840 --> 0:36:02.160
<v Speaker 2>mixed metaphor until I remember that Jesus told Peter feed

0:36:02.239 --> 0:36:05.520
<v Speaker 2>my sheep in John twenty one. So that makes me

0:36:05.600 --> 0:36:09.160
<v Speaker 2>think that he's trying to turn a fisherman into a shepherd.

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<v Speaker 2>And before a fisherman can become a shepherd, before somebody

0:36:13.760 --> 0:36:17.640
<v Speaker 2>who catches fish can become somebody who feeds sheep, there

0:36:17.719 --> 0:36:19.240
<v Speaker 2>must be a sifting.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes the sifting in your life is a sign.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a signal that this is a pivotal moment

0:36:27.080 --> 0:36:30.680
<v Speaker 2>that God is changing the season and the stage of

0:36:30.719 --> 0:36:35.360
<v Speaker 2>your life. And before the season shifts, there is a sifting.

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<v Speaker 2>The interesting thing about the sifting, and y'all, I'm so

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<v Speaker 2>full of this word to preach for somebody.

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<v Speaker 1>Is because it doesn't say that Jesus sifted Simon. It

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<v Speaker 1>says that Satan sifted Simon.

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<v Speaker 2>But no matter who sifted him, the one who sifted

0:36:52.239 --> 0:36:55.480
<v Speaker 2>had to get permission to do it. So it means

0:36:55.520 --> 0:36:58.600
<v Speaker 2>that even if I'm being attacked by the enemy, even

0:36:58.640 --> 0:37:02.080
<v Speaker 2>if I'm being attacked by anxiety, even if my body

0:37:02.160 --> 0:37:05.360
<v Speaker 2>is under attack right now, the attack didn't have to

0:37:05.400 --> 0:37:09.400
<v Speaker 2>come from God for the grace to be received by faith.

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<v Speaker 2>It means, simply put, that this sifting season in your.

0:37:14.200 --> 0:37:26.920
<v Speaker 4>Life is only that a season. News flash.

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<v Speaker 1>The more gifted you are, the more sifted you must be.

0:37:36.920 --> 0:37:45.160
<v Speaker 1>Because why Simon Simon? Why not Bartholomew Bartholomew? Why not Judas? Judas?

0:37:46.160 --> 0:37:47.520
<v Speaker 1>Why not Philip? Philip?

0:37:47.520 --> 0:37:52.640
<v Speaker 2>Why not Nathaniel Nathaniel? Why Simon Simon? And this is

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<v Speaker 2>the critical thing for you to understand. Oh, if you

0:37:55.760 --> 0:37:58.759
<v Speaker 2>could understand this, you wouldn't be like, why am I

0:37:58.760 --> 0:38:01.560
<v Speaker 2>getting picked on? Why is my life so hard? Why

0:38:01.640 --> 0:38:04.320
<v Speaker 2>is this happening to me? It would still be heavy,

0:38:04.600 --> 0:38:07.360
<v Speaker 2>it would still be hard, but you would understand this

0:38:07.480 --> 0:38:10.720
<v Speaker 2>simple principle of the kingdom. And it's this the reason

0:38:10.800 --> 0:38:14.040
<v Speaker 2>that he pivoted to Peter in this moment and called

0:38:14.120 --> 0:38:17.759
<v Speaker 2>him Simon. Is because Simon was the most significant one

0:38:17.800 --> 0:38:24.520
<v Speaker 2>sitting at the table. The reason he was singled out

0:38:24.680 --> 0:38:28.799
<v Speaker 2>to be sifted is because he was singled out to

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<v Speaker 2>be significant. This sifting in my life?

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<v Speaker 1>What is it about? What is a sifting about? In

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<v Speaker 1>a sifting season, you will notice your motives are exposed.

0:38:44.040 --> 0:38:46.760
<v Speaker 2>In a sifting season. You will notice that fake friends

0:38:46.880 --> 0:38:51.120
<v Speaker 2>are exposed in a sifting season of your life. You

0:38:51.160 --> 0:38:55.520
<v Speaker 2>will notice that dependencies are exposed. In a sifting season

0:38:55.560 --> 0:38:57.960
<v Speaker 2>of your life. You will notice that things that used.

0:38:57.840 --> 0:39:01.000
<v Speaker 1>To work don't work anymore, and you will wonder is

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<v Speaker 1>this the end? And yet, to think that this is

0:39:04.040 --> 0:39:04.680
<v Speaker 1>the end.

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<v Speaker 2>When you're still sitting at the table and Jesus knows

0:39:08.760 --> 0:39:10.799
<v Speaker 2>you're going to be preaching on the day of Pentecost

0:39:12.400 --> 0:39:17.520
<v Speaker 2>is to miss the message of the gospel. I don't

0:39:17.560 --> 0:39:20.680
<v Speaker 2>think the disciples knew the pressure that Jesus was under.

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<v Speaker 2>While he's busy breaking bread and pouring wine, He's preparing

0:39:25.239 --> 0:39:28.520
<v Speaker 2>his heart, and they really didn't see it until he

0:39:28.640 --> 0:39:31.000
<v Speaker 2>knelt in the garden of Gutsemone. Now I gotta tell

0:39:31.000 --> 0:39:33.239
<v Speaker 2>you about guestsemony because Guesthsemone was the place of the

0:39:33.280 --> 0:39:35.200
<v Speaker 2>olive press, but it was also the place where the

0:39:35.239 --> 0:39:39.600
<v Speaker 2>Savior prayed. And in Guessemone he prayed something very powerful

0:39:39.640 --> 0:39:43.200
<v Speaker 2>to prayers. He prayed, Father, if it's possible, take this

0:39:43.280 --> 0:39:46.239
<v Speaker 2>cup from me, write this down in your notes. That's

0:39:46.239 --> 0:39:53.360
<v Speaker 2>called the prayer that prevents. Sometimes prayer prevents. Sometimes in

0:39:53.400 --> 0:39:56.279
<v Speaker 2>the Bible, will see somebody pray and what was going

0:39:56.320 --> 0:40:00.040
<v Speaker 2>to happen didn't happen because they prayed. It's important that

0:40:00.080 --> 0:40:03.160
<v Speaker 2>we pray and plead the blood of Jesus over our lives,

0:40:03.920 --> 0:40:05.960
<v Speaker 2>because there are some things that your prayers can stop.

0:40:06.920 --> 0:40:10.080
<v Speaker 2>There are when Moses prayed to God, God said, i

0:40:10.120 --> 0:40:12.719
<v Speaker 2>am not going to wipe out the Israelites even though

0:40:12.719 --> 0:40:17.319
<v Speaker 2>they sinned, because you prayed and it prevented it. Moses said, God,

0:40:17.360 --> 0:40:20.880
<v Speaker 2>if you wipe them out, it will defame your glory.

0:40:21.800 --> 0:40:23.239
<v Speaker 2>God said, I'm going to do what you asked, and

0:40:23.280 --> 0:40:24.799
<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to kill them because you asked. You

0:40:24.840 --> 0:40:27.560
<v Speaker 2>can pray things for your children, you can pray things

0:40:27.560 --> 0:40:30.200
<v Speaker 2>for your friends, you can pray things for those you love.

0:40:30.480 --> 0:40:35.760
<v Speaker 2>You can pray things for your own life. But Jesus

0:40:35.760 --> 0:40:38.000
<v Speaker 2>came to drink the cup, and so the father didn't

0:40:38.000 --> 0:40:38.680
<v Speaker 2>take the cup away.

0:40:38.719 --> 0:40:42.160
<v Speaker 1>So after he moves past the prayer that prevents.

0:40:42.400 --> 0:40:46.840
<v Speaker 2>He moved into the prayer that prepares. There is a

0:40:46.840 --> 0:40:49.879
<v Speaker 2>prayer that you can pray that will prepare you. There

0:40:49.920 --> 0:40:51.799
<v Speaker 2>is a prayer that you can pray that God would

0:40:51.840 --> 0:40:53.799
<v Speaker 2>enlighten you. There is a prayer that you could pray

0:40:54.360 --> 0:40:56.400
<v Speaker 2>that God would show you the doors to go through.

0:40:56.560 --> 0:40:58.840
<v Speaker 2>There is a prayer that you can pray before you

0:40:58.920 --> 0:41:01.520
<v Speaker 2>leave your house in the morning. There is a prayer

0:41:01.520 --> 0:41:03.840
<v Speaker 2>you can pray in the bathroom at the office before

0:41:03.880 --> 0:41:05.560
<v Speaker 2>you have to come back out for the next meeting.

0:41:06.480 --> 0:41:08.879
<v Speaker 2>Sometimes you better dead bolt the bathroom door and tell

0:41:08.920 --> 0:41:12.080
<v Speaker 2>the Lord, please clean out my mouth, please cleanse my thoughts,

0:41:12.320 --> 0:41:13.719
<v Speaker 2>Please help me go back in here.

0:41:14.000 --> 0:41:14.680
<v Speaker 1>God give me a.

0:41:14.600 --> 0:41:17.360
<v Speaker 2>Supernatural smile, because I hate every single one of these people.

0:41:17.560 --> 0:41:19.200
<v Speaker 1>There is a prayer that you can pray that will

0:41:19.200 --> 0:41:22.680
<v Speaker 1>prepare you, And sometimes we miss it because I'm gonna

0:41:22.680 --> 0:41:24.759
<v Speaker 1>just be honest, We don't really give the day to God.

0:41:24.800 --> 0:41:26.480
<v Speaker 1>We just get caught off guard by the day.

0:41:27.320 --> 0:41:29.080
<v Speaker 2>Just get caught off guard by the fact that your

0:41:29.080 --> 0:41:30.399
<v Speaker 2>back hurts when you get out of bed.

0:41:30.400 --> 0:41:32.480
<v Speaker 1>Your back hurts every day. Just pray about it.

0:41:32.640 --> 0:41:35.839
<v Speaker 2>And get up and do a stretch and pray and

0:41:35.880 --> 0:41:38.960
<v Speaker 2>pray and prepare. There is a prayer that prepares, and

0:41:39.000 --> 0:41:42.279
<v Speaker 2>so Jesus moves into that prayer. Next he prays, God,

0:41:42.280 --> 0:41:44.440
<v Speaker 2>if it's possible, take this cup from me.

0:41:44.520 --> 0:41:46.000
<v Speaker 1>But God does not remove the cup.

0:41:46.080 --> 0:41:50.320
<v Speaker 2>So then he says, nevertheless, not my will, but yours

0:41:50.920 --> 0:41:51.399
<v Speaker 2>be done.

0:41:51.440 --> 0:41:55.280
<v Speaker 1>What's that. That's the prayer of preparation. It's the prayer

0:41:55.280 --> 0:41:57.759
<v Speaker 1>that gets him ready. It's the prayer that some of

0:41:57.800 --> 0:41:59.640
<v Speaker 1>you have to pray right now. God, this is gonna

0:41:59.640 --> 0:42:00.000
<v Speaker 1>be hard.

0:42:00.120 --> 0:42:03.000
<v Speaker 2>What's coming up next is gonna be heavy, What's coming

0:42:03.080 --> 0:42:03.560
<v Speaker 2>up next?

0:42:03.920 --> 0:42:06.440
<v Speaker 1>This is not going to be easy. What I'm walking into.

0:42:06.880 --> 0:42:09.239
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna have to walk into this knowing that it's

0:42:09.280 --> 0:42:12.000
<v Speaker 2>going to be painful and it's going to be costly,

0:42:12.280 --> 0:42:14.440
<v Speaker 2>and there is no easy way around this.

0:42:14.560 --> 0:42:16.040
<v Speaker 1>I'm just gonna have to go through it.

0:42:16.080 --> 0:42:19.640
<v Speaker 2>So God, prepare me, like Paul prayed for the church

0:42:19.680 --> 0:42:23.719
<v Speaker 2>at Ephesus, Strengthen me in my inner man, that the

0:42:23.760 --> 0:42:26.680
<v Speaker 2>eyes of my understanding may be open, so I can

0:42:26.840 --> 0:42:30.600
<v Speaker 2>understand the inheritance that I have in Him, so that

0:42:30.640 --> 0:42:33.839
<v Speaker 2>when I'm up against the impossible demands of this situation.

0:42:34.320 --> 0:42:34.799
<v Speaker 1>I have a.

0:42:34.760 --> 0:42:38.080
<v Speaker 2>Supply to draw from and a resource to reach for.

0:42:38.719 --> 0:42:42.319
<v Speaker 2>So I'm prepared for this. So when Goliath gets up

0:42:42.360 --> 0:42:44.920
<v Speaker 2>in my face tomorrow, even though I don't even know

0:42:45.040 --> 0:42:48.120
<v Speaker 2>his name yet, I know a name that is greater

0:42:48.200 --> 0:42:50.920
<v Speaker 2>than a giant, and that can bring him down with

0:42:51.080 --> 0:42:54.600
<v Speaker 2>a single stone. Because I've been killing bears and i've

0:42:54.600 --> 0:42:57.600
<v Speaker 2>been killing sheep. I've been keeping sheep, and I've been

0:42:57.680 --> 0:43:01.400
<v Speaker 2>killing lions, and I'm prepared for this. And as a

0:43:01.440 --> 0:43:03.840
<v Speaker 2>matter of fact, that's why I had to come in

0:43:03.960 --> 0:43:07.800
<v Speaker 2>church today even though the rain was pouring sideways.

0:43:08.360 --> 0:43:10.640
<v Speaker 1>I don't even know what was happening, but.

0:43:10.520 --> 0:43:14.160
<v Speaker 2>The Lord dump dumped a bucket of rain sideways out

0:43:14.160 --> 0:43:17.840
<v Speaker 2>of heaven. That's the meteorological explanation for today.

0:43:18.320 --> 0:43:20.560
<v Speaker 1>But some of y'all had to come anyway.

0:43:20.520 --> 0:43:24.279
<v Speaker 2>Because I came to prepare for the fight that I'm in,

0:43:24.640 --> 0:43:30.080
<v Speaker 2>for the season that I'm stepping into, because I'm being

0:43:30.200 --> 0:43:31.320
<v Speaker 2>shaken right now.

0:43:33.080 --> 0:43:35.719
<v Speaker 1>But upon this rock I will build my church.

0:43:40.960 --> 0:43:44.080
<v Speaker 2>Somebody shall God get me ready.

0:43:44.800 --> 0:43:47.280
<v Speaker 1>God get me ready. I don't know what's coming next,

0:43:47.320 --> 0:43:52.799
<v Speaker 1>but God get me ready. It's the prayer that prepares.

0:43:54.400 --> 0:44:00.000
<v Speaker 2>But then sit down, my sermon is about the prayer,

0:44:01.800 --> 0:44:11.359
<v Speaker 2>not that prevents, not that prepairs, but the prayer that repairs.

0:44:11.400 --> 0:44:13.200
<v Speaker 1>And this is for all of you who weren't ready

0:44:13.200 --> 0:44:16.200
<v Speaker 1>for it. This is for all of you who didn't

0:44:16.239 --> 0:44:19.080
<v Speaker 1>see it come in. This is for all of you,

0:44:19.600 --> 0:44:25.080
<v Speaker 1>Simon Simon, who hit a point in your life and

0:44:25.239 --> 0:44:27.000
<v Speaker 1>you didn't pray about it.

0:44:28.440 --> 0:44:31.200
<v Speaker 2>See the thing about Jesus's words in this situation, when

0:44:31.239 --> 0:44:35.799
<v Speaker 2>he says, Simon Simon, that is so meaningful to me

0:44:36.880 --> 0:44:38.880
<v Speaker 2>is that when Satan asked to sift him as we,

0:44:39.880 --> 0:44:45.600
<v Speaker 2>Jesus didn't tell him no. And even standing on the

0:44:45.640 --> 0:44:50.640
<v Speaker 2>eve of Peter's disappointment, Jesus prophesies his destiny.

0:44:51.200 --> 0:44:52.200
<v Speaker 1>Look at verse thirty two.

0:44:52.239 --> 0:45:01.160
<v Speaker 2>Please, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.

0:45:01.760 --> 0:45:11.200
<v Speaker 1>When not if, when not if you turn back.

0:45:11.560 --> 0:45:13.560
<v Speaker 2>Jesus knew in that moment that there would come a

0:45:13.600 --> 0:45:17.160
<v Speaker 2>point in your life, a pivotal point, when the pressure

0:45:17.200 --> 0:45:20.640
<v Speaker 2>would be too great, when the future would be too uncertain,

0:45:21.200 --> 0:45:23.440
<v Speaker 2>when you would not be able to do it like

0:45:23.480 --> 0:45:26.520
<v Speaker 2>you used to do it. And he said, in that moment,

0:45:26.640 --> 0:45:31.359
<v Speaker 2>when you turn back, not if you turn back. When

0:45:31.400 --> 0:45:33.319
<v Speaker 2>you turn back, he knew that there would be a

0:45:33.360 --> 0:45:36.920
<v Speaker 2>moment where you would pray and say, God, fix it.

0:45:38.280 --> 0:45:41.319
<v Speaker 2>I made a mess of this. I have made a

0:45:41.440 --> 0:45:43.040
<v Speaker 2>complete mess of this.

0:45:43.960 --> 0:45:44.440
<v Speaker 1>Fix it.

0:45:44.800 --> 0:45:47.640
<v Speaker 2>And that's the moment he's been waiting for. When my

0:45:47.760 --> 0:45:50.680
<v Speaker 2>kids were very small, I made up a little lie,

0:45:50.840 --> 0:45:52.799
<v Speaker 2>and you could judge me for it. But anytime they

0:45:52.800 --> 0:45:54.879
<v Speaker 2>would get hurt and they would come to me about it,

0:45:55.120 --> 0:45:57.480
<v Speaker 2>I would tell them, Oh, if it was a minor injury.

0:45:57.800 --> 0:45:59.600
<v Speaker 2>If it was a major injury, see your mom. If

0:45:59.600 --> 0:46:02.399
<v Speaker 2>it's a I'll say, don't worry about it. I can

0:46:02.440 --> 0:46:05.480
<v Speaker 2>fix it. And whatever was hurt on their body, I

0:46:05.520 --> 0:46:08.080
<v Speaker 2>would pretend like I knew how to fix it. I'm

0:46:08.120 --> 0:46:11.920
<v Speaker 2>talking when they were very small. So my elbow hurts, Oh,

0:46:11.960 --> 0:46:14.480
<v Speaker 2>come here, I'll fix it. I went to elbow school.

0:46:17.320 --> 0:46:20.800
<v Speaker 2>Oh your big toe hurts. I went to big toe school.

0:46:21.000 --> 0:46:23.600
<v Speaker 2>I went to pinky toe school also, but big toe

0:46:23.680 --> 0:46:25.120
<v Speaker 2>school is the one you need right now.

0:46:25.400 --> 0:46:27.160
<v Speaker 1>Big toe school is what you get.

0:46:27.560 --> 0:46:32.240
<v Speaker 2>Oh your ear hurts, I went to ear school. Oh,

0:46:32.280 --> 0:46:34.399
<v Speaker 2>and if it was a minor injury, I'm telling you.

0:46:34.640 --> 0:46:39.160
<v Speaker 2>Every time it would work. Every time they'd stop crying.

0:46:39.920 --> 0:46:42.000
<v Speaker 2>One time, Graham looked at me and said, you went

0:46:42.080 --> 0:46:43.600
<v Speaker 2>to a lot of schools.

0:46:46.320 --> 0:46:50.480
<v Speaker 1>I went to ear school, I school hand school, every school.

0:46:50.600 --> 0:46:53.200
<v Speaker 2>I went to every school, And even though I didn't

0:46:53.239 --> 0:46:57.680
<v Speaker 2>really have the competency to fix it, their faith made

0:46:57.719 --> 0:47:02.760
<v Speaker 2>them feel better. I didn't even really have the ability

0:47:02.800 --> 0:47:06.319
<v Speaker 2>to fix it. Just their faith that I could was

0:47:06.440 --> 0:47:09.000
<v Speaker 2>enough to make the pain go away.

0:47:09.640 --> 0:47:11.320
<v Speaker 1>If I, as a father.

0:47:11.800 --> 0:47:15.439
<v Speaker 2>With no ability to fix it, can make my kid

0:47:15.520 --> 0:47:19.919
<v Speaker 2>better just by telling them I went to school, how

0:47:20.080 --> 0:47:25.840
<v Speaker 2>much more can your mother, who didn't just go to school,

0:47:26.280 --> 0:47:29.160
<v Speaker 2>he started the university.

0:47:29.880 --> 0:47:33.279
<v Speaker 1>How much more can your father, who.

0:47:33.040 --> 0:47:36.200
<v Speaker 2>Knows how he puts you together, who knows how he

0:47:36.280 --> 0:47:41.200
<v Speaker 2>made you, who knows your temperament, knows your personality, knows

0:47:41.280 --> 0:47:47.280
<v Speaker 2>your background, knows your insecurity, knows your resume, knows your hope,

0:47:47.320 --> 0:47:51.080
<v Speaker 2>nobody find out abouts knows everything that you carry on

0:47:51.120 --> 0:47:56.880
<v Speaker 2>the inside of you. Call your name and say, Simon, Simon.

0:47:57.880 --> 0:48:01.040
<v Speaker 2>I see who you were, I see who you're gonna be.

0:48:01.640 --> 0:48:03.840
<v Speaker 2>And I stand in the middle to let you know

0:48:04.520 --> 0:48:09.440
<v Speaker 2>that Peter is how I see you, and Simon is

0:48:09.520 --> 0:48:12.520
<v Speaker 2>how I found you. And for the next night you

0:48:12.560 --> 0:48:15.640
<v Speaker 2>are gonna be in a Simon state of mind, and

0:48:15.680 --> 0:48:21.360
<v Speaker 2>you're gonna deny me Simon Simon, and you're gonna betray me, Simon, Simon,

0:48:21.600 --> 0:48:25.120
<v Speaker 2>and you're gonna let me down, Simon Simon. But when

0:48:25.200 --> 0:48:29.600
<v Speaker 2>I look at you, I still see Peter, because that's

0:48:29.640 --> 0:48:32.319
<v Speaker 2>the name I gave you, because that's the name I

0:48:32.480 --> 0:48:37.960
<v Speaker 2>called you, because that's the name I chose for you. Now,

0:48:38.000 --> 0:48:40.160
<v Speaker 2>help me preach. Tell your neighbor. He knows your name.

0:48:41.760 --> 0:48:45.279
<v Speaker 2>He knows your name and your other name. He knows

0:48:45.320 --> 0:48:47.960
<v Speaker 2>your name you bring to church and your other name

0:48:48.000 --> 0:48:48.840
<v Speaker 2>you're taking home.

0:48:49.200 --> 0:48:52.360
<v Speaker 1>He knows your name, Simon, Simon.

0:48:52.800 --> 0:48:55.399
<v Speaker 2>Just to remind you that he will speak to your

0:48:55.520 --> 0:48:57.640
<v Speaker 2>Simon until you see your Peter again.

0:49:04.239 --> 0:49:12.240
<v Speaker 1>Praise Ray. So give me a little more vogues.

0:49:13.239 --> 0:49:17.480
<v Speaker 2>Yea, what I'm trying to say, Okay, what I'm trying

0:49:17.520 --> 0:49:23.440
<v Speaker 2>to say, watch this, Simon.

0:49:23.120 --> 0:49:27.560
<v Speaker 1>Is what you're acting like. Peter is what God called you.

0:49:28.400 --> 0:49:35.839
<v Speaker 2>The two are a pair, a pair, everybody say pair

0:49:36.960 --> 0:49:40.799
<v Speaker 2>like boots. They are a pair, like earrings, they are

0:49:40.800 --> 0:49:43.040
<v Speaker 2>a pair, like gloves.

0:49:43.120 --> 0:49:44.640
<v Speaker 1>They are a pair.

0:49:45.200 --> 0:49:49.720
<v Speaker 3>And so when Peter doesn't prevent it, when Peter doesn't

0:49:49.960 --> 0:49:53.680
<v Speaker 3>persevere through it, when Peter isn't prepared for it, and

0:49:53.840 --> 0:49:58.480
<v Speaker 3>Simon sings slow, watch what happens.

0:49:58.360 --> 0:50:08.040
<v Speaker 1>Next, Jesus said I prayed for you, Simon.

0:50:12.120 --> 0:50:17.160
<v Speaker 2>So if this is Simon's faith versus Satan's attack, Satan wins.

0:50:18.560 --> 0:50:21.720
<v Speaker 2>But apparently this is not a fight between Simon's faith

0:50:22.640 --> 0:50:27.520
<v Speaker 2>and Satan's attack. This is a fight between Satan's attack

0:50:28.520 --> 0:50:36.920
<v Speaker 2>and a savior's prayer. And this is not just any prayer.

0:50:37.880 --> 0:50:43.880
<v Speaker 2>This is the prayer that read pairs. This is the

0:50:43.960 --> 0:50:48.360
<v Speaker 2>prayer not that you pray, because sometimes you can't pray,

0:50:48.680 --> 0:50:51.880
<v Speaker 2>and sometimes you don't pray, and sometimes you didn't pray.

0:50:52.200 --> 0:50:56.080
<v Speaker 2>This is not the prayer that prevents, because Peter went

0:50:56.120 --> 0:51:00.560
<v Speaker 2>on to deny Jesus. But when it doesn't prevent, and

0:51:00.600 --> 0:51:04.480
<v Speaker 2>when it doesn't prepare, Jesus says, I got a prayer

0:51:04.480 --> 0:51:07.319
<v Speaker 2>for you, not the one that you pray, the one

0:51:07.360 --> 0:51:11.200
<v Speaker 2>that I prayed. When you are acting like Simon, but

0:51:11.360 --> 0:51:12.560
<v Speaker 2>I know you to be Peter.

0:51:13.560 --> 0:51:14.640
<v Speaker 1>It is the.

0:51:14.440 --> 0:51:19.719
<v Speaker 2>Prayer that Rea pears, the prayer that reminds you who

0:51:19.760 --> 0:51:22.680
<v Speaker 2>you really are, the prayer that reminds you what he

0:51:22.800 --> 0:51:23.919
<v Speaker 2>really spoke.

0:51:23.960 --> 0:51:25.680
<v Speaker 1>The prayer that calls you back to.

0:51:25.600 --> 0:51:28.600
<v Speaker 2>The essence of His spirit and his presence, away from

0:51:28.680 --> 0:51:31.600
<v Speaker 2>the dictates of your flesh. The prayer that brings you

0:51:31.640 --> 0:51:34.200
<v Speaker 2>back to your right mind, the prayer that, like the

0:51:34.239 --> 0:51:37.759
<v Speaker 2>prodigal son, says, how am I starving to death when

0:51:37.800 --> 0:51:40.879
<v Speaker 2>my father has enough food to feed an entire household

0:51:41.120 --> 0:51:44.319
<v Speaker 2>and every employee. I will arise and go back to

0:51:44.360 --> 0:51:48.920
<v Speaker 2>my father. I will repair you. I will bring you

0:51:49.080 --> 0:51:53.320
<v Speaker 2>back into alignment. I am praying for you. I am

0:51:53.360 --> 0:51:58.000
<v Speaker 2>pairing you, because as long as Jesus is your prayer partner,

0:51:58.440 --> 0:52:00.759
<v Speaker 2>your prayers are gonna get in third.

0:52:08.760 --> 0:52:11.960
<v Speaker 1>It is the prayer that repairs.

0:52:12.400 --> 0:52:15.759
<v Speaker 2>So Chris, come here, Come here, So Chris, Chris, come

0:52:15.840 --> 0:52:16.640
<v Speaker 2>up on the stage.

0:52:16.920 --> 0:52:20.720
<v Speaker 1>Chris, Chris. How many of y'all think that Chris lifts?

0:52:23.960 --> 0:52:28.480
<v Speaker 1>How many y'all think Chris lifts? Chris? Chris lists lists,

0:52:29.520 --> 0:52:30.200
<v Speaker 1>and as.

0:52:30.000 --> 0:52:32.200
<v Speaker 2>He is lifting, the Lord gave me a very specific

0:52:32.280 --> 0:52:35.880
<v Speaker 2>picture of this to make it make sense. When he

0:52:35.960 --> 0:52:41.799
<v Speaker 2>is lifting weights, he is hopefully lifting more weight than

0:52:41.840 --> 0:52:46.200
<v Speaker 2>he can successfully complete repetitions for which is called lifting

0:52:46.239 --> 0:52:49.640
<v Speaker 2>to the point of failure for hypertrophy, so that he

0:52:49.680 --> 0:52:53.480
<v Speaker 2>can have muscle gain. When he is lifting weights, to

0:52:53.640 --> 0:52:56.960
<v Speaker 2>the average eye, it appears that he is building muscle,

0:52:57.320 --> 0:53:01.360
<v Speaker 2>but that is not technically true. He does not build

0:53:01.440 --> 0:53:06.200
<v Speaker 2>muscle when he lifts weights. He builds muscles after he

0:53:06.239 --> 0:53:10.880
<v Speaker 2>has lifted weights to the point of failure and goes home.

0:53:11.600 --> 0:53:13.880
<v Speaker 2>While he is lifting weights, not only is he not

0:53:14.040 --> 0:53:17.759
<v Speaker 2>building muscles, he is actually doing the opposite in that

0:53:18.000 --> 0:53:21.759
<v Speaker 2>the muscle fibers are tearing, little micro tears that are

0:53:21.760 --> 0:53:23.120
<v Speaker 2>tearing the muscle fibers.

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<v Speaker 1>So now he's got a tear in there.

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<v Speaker 2>And so when he goes home, his body starts talking

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<v Speaker 2>to itself, saying, we got to do something about this.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you see what he just put us through?

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<v Speaker 2>He made us curl sixty pound dumbbells today, he made

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<v Speaker 2>us do six, seven, eight reps.

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<v Speaker 1>Last time we only did nine. Today he made us

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<v Speaker 1>do ten.

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<v Speaker 2>And he barely got there and he struggled and he

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't get the last one. So since he got to

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<v Speaker 2>that point and started shaking and started shaking, three of

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<v Speaker 2>y'all are listening to my sermons, so I'll preach it

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<v Speaker 2>for three. Since he got to that point, because this

0:53:59.600 --> 0:54:03.800
<v Speaker 2>is the that repairs. Since he got to that point

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<v Speaker 2>and started shaking and couldn't do another one and drop

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<v Speaker 2>the weight, then the body sends a signal to itself

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<v Speaker 2>and it starts sending out satellite cells to the torn

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<v Speaker 2>fibers with the little microtel cells and all the stuff

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<v Speaker 2>that I went to school learned about.

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<v Speaker 1>I went to muscle school too, and I was about

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<v Speaker 1>said the Bible said.

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<v Speaker 2>But the body says, we gotta send more cells to

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<v Speaker 2>build that back.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, I know what Jesus meant in verse thirty two.

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<v Speaker 2>Put it on the screen, please, he said, I prayed

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<v Speaker 2>for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail.

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<v Speaker 1>But it did.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it didn't. It didn't fail. It was broken down

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<v Speaker 2>to be built back up.

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<v Speaker 1>Because after you've finished that lift, why y'all take my

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<v Speaker 1>verse down, give me my verse back. I prayed that

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<v Speaker 1>your faith would not fail.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the prayer that repairs. Is that after you have

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<v Speaker 2>been broken down, after you were surprised what came out of.

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<v Speaker 5>Yourself, after you made the mistake, you say, God, strengthen

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<v Speaker 5>me for this, And Jesus says, all right, I'm already

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<v Speaker 5>praying for you, and I'm already sending satellite cells all.

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<v Speaker 2>To your torn muscles, all to your broken heart. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>already sending new cells.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm not just gonna build it back. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>build it back better. On the other side of this night,

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<v Speaker 1>Peter will go on to preach the first sermon that

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<v Speaker 1>was called a sermon in the New Testament Church.

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<v Speaker 2>And I got to think that while he was shaken,

0:56:12.960 --> 0:56:16.319
<v Speaker 2>he didn't feel very strong. I gotta think that while

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<v Speaker 2>he was shaken, while he was sifted, he felt like,

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<v Speaker 2>this is it.

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<v Speaker 1>But Jesus said, Peter, this is.

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<v Speaker 2>Not about your prayer, Simon, It's about my prayer. As

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<v Speaker 2>long as you keep thinking it's about your faith versus

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<v Speaker 2>Satan's attack, you will always feel weak.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris, Chris, I'm done with you coming back down. But

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<v Speaker 1>the moment you realize that this is not.

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<v Speaker 2>Simon's faith versus Satan's attack, this is Satan's attack versus

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<v Speaker 2>the Savior's prayer, the.

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<v Speaker 1>Prayer of repair is his prayer. He's saying, I see you, Simon,

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<v Speaker 1>I see you, Peter. I am repairing you. I'm reminding

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to use you.

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<v Speaker 2>And don't you think for one moment that when you

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<v Speaker 2>get to this point, you're going to always.

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<v Speaker 1>Be Peter Peter.

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<v Speaker 2>At best, you're going to be Simon Peter, and sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>you're Simon Simon. But don't you love to know that

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<v Speaker 2>the Savior prayed for simonyes That just hit me, man.

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<v Speaker 6>That the Savior prayed Simon. Simon, stand to your feet

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<v Speaker 6>so I can pray for you, the prayer.

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<v Speaker 1>That repairs. See how me and Holly are standing together

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<v Speaker 1>like this.

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<v Speaker 2>We're a pair, We're a couple. That's a visual illustration

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<v Speaker 2>for you and Jesus. If any of you would want

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<v Speaker 2>to come after her, you would.

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<v Speaker 1>Have to go through me, and you might be able

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<v Speaker 1>to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>But I promise you I'll pick up a chair, and

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<v Speaker 2>if the chair didn't do it, I got three state

0:58:11.240 --> 0:58:14.760
<v Speaker 2>champions on the second row and a full security team,

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<v Speaker 2>and I want you to know I would do everything

0:58:18.760 --> 0:58:24.360
<v Speaker 2>in my power to keep you from getting to who

0:58:24.440 --> 0:58:28.320
<v Speaker 2>I'm paired with. You keep thinking that you are paired

0:58:28.360 --> 0:58:31.320
<v Speaker 2>with people, and so when people leave, you think it's over.

0:58:32.240 --> 0:58:39.000
<v Speaker 2>You are a joint heir with Jesus. And in the

0:58:39.000 --> 0:58:44.400
<v Speaker 2>Book of Hebrews, I got to give them Hebrews seven

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<v Speaker 2>day because they'll think that Jesus just prayed for Simon,

0:58:47.440 --> 0:58:49.920
<v Speaker 2>but they won't believe that he's praying for them. In

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<v Speaker 2>the Book of Hebrews, Chapter seven, verse fifteen or verse

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five, the author says Therefore he is able to

0:58:57.840 --> 0:59:03.720
<v Speaker 2>save completely those who come to God through him because

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<v Speaker 2>He always lives.

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<v Speaker 1>To intercede for them. What does it mean that he's interceding.

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<v Speaker 2>He is standing in your shaking place saying, if you

0:59:16.840 --> 0:59:23.000
<v Speaker 2>want to get to them, you've got to go through me.

0:59:23.960 --> 0:59:25.080
<v Speaker 1>That's Jesus speaking.

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<v Speaker 2>Now. There is the prayer Graham helped me down from

0:59:34.640 --> 0:59:41.640
<v Speaker 2>this chair. There is the prayer that prevents. There is

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<v Speaker 2>the prayer that prepares. But I have a feeling I'm

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<v Speaker 2>speaking to a few people online today and even if

0:59:47.040 --> 0:59:50.600
<v Speaker 2>you in the room who prayer didn't prevent it, prayer

0:59:50.640 --> 0:59:55.480
<v Speaker 2>didn't prepare. And like Simon, Simon, you are going through

0:59:55.520 --> 0:59:58.240
<v Speaker 2>something right now, or you've been through something where you

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<v Speaker 2>need the prayer that.

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<v Speaker 1>And the prayer that repairs.

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<v Speaker 2>Is this, Lord, if everything else goes away, if everything

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<v Speaker 2>else is sifted, don't let this trial take my faith.

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<v Speaker 2>Because if my faith doesn't fail, I can make it.

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<v Speaker 2>If my faith doesn't fail, I can come back from this.

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<v Speaker 2>If my faith doesn't fail, I can get resourceful. If

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<v Speaker 2>my faith doesn't fail, I can reach out. If my

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<v Speaker 2>faith doesn't fail, I can pivot. And so, just like

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<v Speaker 2>the Savior, pray for Peter, we want to write now

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<v Speaker 2>pray for you, those of you who are Simon.

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<v Speaker 1>Simon.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh I followed him at a distance. Oh I let

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<v Speaker 2>the pressure get the best of me. But this is

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<v Speaker 2>the prayer that repairs. This is the prayer that brings

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<v Speaker 2>you back to God right now. I believe there are

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<v Speaker 2>many today who have never made the decision to make

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus the.

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<v Speaker 1>Lord of your life.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to lead you in a prayer right now,

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<v Speaker 2>and this is the prayer not only that repairs, but

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<v Speaker 2>this is the prayer that saves.

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<v Speaker 1>The Bible says that if you will.

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<v Speaker 2>Call on the name of the Lord, you will be saved.

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<v Speaker 2>He knows your name, and now it's time for you

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<v Speaker 2>to call his name, the name of Jesus. There is

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<v Speaker 2>no other name in heaven, or on earth or under

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<v Speaker 2>the earth by which man must be saved.

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<v Speaker 1>It is in this name.

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<v Speaker 2>So right now, if God is speaking to you, and

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<v Speaker 2>you realize in your heart, this is my day to

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<v Speaker 2>come to God. This is my day to give him

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<v Speaker 2>my life. I want you to pray this prayer with

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<v Speaker 2>me out loud, and repeat after me. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>mean this with your heart. The Bible says that if

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<v Speaker 2>you confess your sins. He will forgive you of all unrighteousness.

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<v Speaker 2>So right now, if you're ready for a new beginning,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm by you to pray this prayer with me.

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<v Speaker 1>Heavenly Father. I am a sinner in need of a savior.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God

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<v Speaker 2>and the savior of the world. And today I make

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus the Lord of my life. I believe he died

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<v Speaker 2>that I would be forgiven and rose again to give

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<v Speaker 2>me life. I receive this new life. This is my

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<v Speaker 2>new beginning. Throw your hand up on the count of three.

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<v Speaker 2>If you prayed that one, two, three, we celebrate too.

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<v Speaker 1>That's amazing. Let's clap a little louder.

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<v Speaker 2>Please, let's welcome leave into the family of God.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you give the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>A praise if he let vote something to you today?

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<v Speaker 1>Take Lord, Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we're gonna do another one next week. Another one.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. It'd be Abraham, Abraham, Moses, Moses, Jacob Jacob.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's take a church vote right now in the comments,

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<v Speaker 2>which one do you want next?

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<v Speaker 1>Make some noise if you want Abraham.

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<v Speaker 2>Abraham, Moses, Moses, Jacob Jacob, Martha, Martha.

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<v Speaker 1>Saul Saul, Samuel Samuel. It's a close call. We'll have

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<v Speaker 1>to come back and see. All over the room.

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<v Speaker 2>People are receiving orange Bibles at each of our campuses.

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<v Speaker 2>Less thank God for every new beginning.

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<v Speaker 1>Raise the Lord. That's so good man.

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<v Speaker 2>One more thing I want to tell you before our

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<v Speaker 2>campus pastors take it. I got such a good illustration

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<v Speaker 2>today of this message that I thought I would give

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<v Speaker 2>you as a take home. It was raining really hard

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<v Speaker 2>today in Charlotte. The rain, as I mentioned earlier, was

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<v Speaker 2>coming so hard and coming from such a strange direction

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<v Speaker 2>that even in my back room there was water that

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<v Speaker 2>came under the doors.

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<v Speaker 1>Now these are good doors, these aren't cheap doors.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not like we have a budget crisis at the

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<v Speaker 2>church and we have to put some weak doors. They

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<v Speaker 2>just weren't prepared for what came in in that direction,

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<v Speaker 2>and so they didn't prevent it. So they weren't prepared,

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't prevent There's water on the floor, and I

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<v Speaker 2>hope they cleaned it up while I was preaching, But

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't slip the thing about it is as silly

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<v Speaker 2>as it would be for me to never come back

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<v Speaker 2>to church again.

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<v Speaker 1>Didn't stop the water from coming in.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be how ridiculous it would be for you

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<v Speaker 2>to let some stupid storm keep you from fulfilling what

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<v Speaker 2>God has for your life and for your family. So

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<v Speaker 2>what am I gonna do? Close down the church? Never

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<v Speaker 2>come again. No, we're gonna fix the doors this week,

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<v Speaker 2>because if they didn't prevent and they didn't prepare, we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna repair them.

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<v Speaker 1>So I call you back to your right self. I

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<v Speaker 1>call you back to your right mind. I call you

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<v Speaker 1>back to your childlike faith. I call you back to

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<v Speaker 1>your sincere spirit. Thank you for joining us.

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