WEBVTT - An Overview Of Your Future

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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 1>I wanted to thank you for joining us today. Hope

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<v Speaker 1>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. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to share the Word of God with you,

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<v Speaker 2>and I want to ask you something. Would you be terribly,

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<v Speaker 2>terribly inconvenienced if I spent just one more week talking

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<v Speaker 2>about functional faith? I promise you this will be the

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<v Speaker 2>last week. After this, I will never bother you with

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<v Speaker 2>the subject of functional faith again. But I want to

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<v Speaker 2>use one verse today that I think is appropriate for

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<v Speaker 2>what we've been singing about and what we're experiencing right now.

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<v Speaker 2>And it is in the Book of Revelation, chapter four,

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<v Speaker 2>Verse one. Give me just a moment while I set

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<v Speaker 2>up my office. Maybe you want to open your Bible

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<v Speaker 2>and get ready to receive the word of God. How

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<v Speaker 2>many of you are blessed just to be in church today?

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<v Speaker 1>How many of you.

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<v Speaker 2>Are blessed to have your sins forgiven? I said, how

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<v Speaker 2>many are blessed to have your sins forgiven?

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<v Speaker 1>Me too?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm always blessed by Mike and Brian to see you guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Love those guys. They stand out head and shoulders above

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<v Speaker 1>the rest.

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<v Speaker 2>And look at this verse real quick, just one verse,

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<v Speaker 2>just one verse, but very powerful, very powerful, John says,

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<v Speaker 2>after this, I looked, and there before me was a

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<v Speaker 2>door standing open in heaven, and the voice I had

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<v Speaker 2>first heard, speaking to me like a trumpet, said, come

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<v Speaker 2>up here, and I will show you what must take

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<v Speaker 2>place after this. Now that's the only verse I want

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<v Speaker 2>to read you today. I'm gonna double down on it,

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<v Speaker 2>read it again, just to make sure we've got it.

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<v Speaker 2>Because this thing, this thing has really been blessing to me.

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<v Speaker 2>I have really been praying about what God wanted me

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<v Speaker 2>to give you today, and he said to tell you

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<v Speaker 2>after this. I looked in there before me was a

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<v Speaker 2>door standing open in heaven, and the voice I had

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<v Speaker 2>first heard, speaking to me like a trumpet, said, come

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<v Speaker 2>up here, and I will.

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<v Speaker 1>Show you what must take place after this.

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<v Speaker 2>So, in this final installment of Functional Fate, praying about it,

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<v Speaker 2>God said that he wanted to give you an overview

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<v Speaker 2>of your future.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you ready?

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<v Speaker 2>God said that he wanted to speak to you today

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<v Speaker 2>very specifically and give you an overview of your future.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, I need you to.

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<v Speaker 2>Nudge your neighbor and tell him I'm getting ready for something.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm getting ready for something. God is preparing me for something.

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<v Speaker 2>And today God wants to give you an overview of

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<v Speaker 2>your future. I need you to hear me in Rockhill

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<v Speaker 2>because Jeremiah said that he knows the plans he has

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<v Speaker 2>for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you,

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<v Speaker 2>plans to give you a hope and a future. Paul said,

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<v Speaker 2>in all these things, we are more than conquerors through

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<v Speaker 2>Him who loved us. And neither life nor death, nor

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<v Speaker 2>angels nor demons, neither the past, the present, nor any

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<v Speaker 2>other shall be able to separate us from the love

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<v Speaker 2>of God that is.

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<v Speaker 1>In Christ Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ themselves said, in.

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<v Speaker 1>The world you will have trouble.

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<v Speaker 2>But take heart, I have over come the world. So

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<v Speaker 2>God wants to give you an overview of your future.

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<v Speaker 2>Would you hug seven people and tell them it gets

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<v Speaker 2>better from here, It gets better from here.

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<v Speaker 1>It gets better from here. You may be seated. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like the atmosphere of our hearts is ready

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<v Speaker 2>and the word can be depositive.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go.

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<v Speaker 2>To the Book of Revelation four verse one. Now some

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<v Speaker 2>of you are expecting me to bring out my charts

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<v Speaker 2>of the end times, because the Book of Revelation is,

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<v Speaker 2>of course an apocalyptic book. This is the genre to

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<v Speaker 2>which the Book of Revelation, written by John the Beloved, belongs.

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<v Speaker 2>It is an apocryphal there's an apocalyptic book, not an

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<v Speaker 2>apocryphal book. You know what, I'm not much of I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not I'm not really an apocalyptic guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm i tend to be more on the practical side.

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<v Speaker 2>So I guess you could call this not an apocalyptic

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<v Speaker 2>but in apocalyptic message.

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<v Speaker 1>Ay man.

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<v Speaker 2>My wife can't stand to hear people preach about the

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<v Speaker 2>Book of Revelation and act like they know, you know, when.

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<v Speaker 1>Which president represents which beast?

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<v Speaker 2>And and I'm I'm kind of with her. My my

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<v Speaker 2>oldest son, he's he's pretty sharp in a lot of ways.

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<v Speaker 1>When where he gets it from. I was just kidding.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a he's at a Christian school. So he asked

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<v Speaker 2>me the other day, do you understand the Book of Revelation, Daddy?

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<v Speaker 2>I said, uh no, I said, nobody does. Elijah, I

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<v Speaker 2>said this, you know it's really it's a.

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<v Speaker 1>Symbolic book in a lot of ways.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of what they write, what what's written there

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<v Speaker 2>is poetic and.

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<v Speaker 1>And so some of it is not meant to be

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<v Speaker 1>taken literally. And I mean, it's a very it's a

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<v Speaker 1>very serious book.

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<v Speaker 2>And he said, well, one of my friends in the

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<v Speaker 2>class said that his dad understands the Book of Revelation,

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<v Speaker 2>and and he's not even a preacher. So I said,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, well, okay, well, if it's like that, let

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<v Speaker 2>me give you an overview of the Book of Revelation.

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<v Speaker 1>We win.

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<v Speaker 2>Come on, somebody, I need you to look at the

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<v Speaker 2>person next to you and some marise the outcome of

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<v Speaker 2>their current battle.

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<v Speaker 1>Look them in the eye, like you know what you're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>Look like you're Marty McFly coming with a sports almanac

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<v Speaker 2>from another year. Look at him and say, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know what you're going through, but you win.

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<v Speaker 1>In the end.

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<v Speaker 2>I did take a seminary course on the Book of Revelation.

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<v Speaker 1>The professor said, after.

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<v Speaker 2>Studying the Book of Revelation for over forty years, I

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<v Speaker 2>have come to this overview. Evil is real, God is greater,

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<v Speaker 2>I said man, because he told us this at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the whole class. And I said, we sat

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<v Speaker 2>here for three and a half months. I paid tuition

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<v Speaker 2>for that. You could have tweeted that and have twitter

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<v Speaker 2>back then. Now, what I want to do today is

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit different than kind of telling you everything

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<v Speaker 2>that it means. I would like to use this model

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<v Speaker 2>whereby John saw a vision of God and use it

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<v Speaker 2>to help us approach God in our own lives in

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<v Speaker 2>a way that He might become real and relevant to us.

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<v Speaker 2>And within the Book of Revelation there are there are several.

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<v Speaker 1>Lessons for us to learn.

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<v Speaker 2>But I just want to go not necessarily to what

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<v Speaker 2>John saw, and now I want to I want to

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<v Speaker 2>talk first about how he saw it, and I'd like

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<v Speaker 2>you to write down a few key thoughts today.

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<v Speaker 1>And the first one is attention.

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<v Speaker 2>Attention, because John says in Revelation chapter four, watch this.

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<v Speaker 2>After this I looked, and you know, it's interesting because

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<v Speaker 2>everything that happens after that wouldn't have happened without that.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything that John saw after this would not have been

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<v Speaker 2>revealed if he didn't pay attention.

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<v Speaker 1>So I bring it up because sometimes we're asking.

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<v Speaker 2>God to reveal his presence in our lives, his provision

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<v Speaker 2>in our lives, his purpose in our lives, and sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>we even pray about it, and we pray like we're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get God's attention. But I've come to believe

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<v Speaker 2>that prayer rightly done is less about me getting God's

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<v Speaker 2>attention and more about Him getting mine. See, I live

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<v Speaker 2>my life from the foundational belief that I already have

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<v Speaker 2>Heaven's attention. I mean, if I didn't have Heaven's attention,

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<v Speaker 2>the Son of God certainly wouldn't have stepped down the

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<v Speaker 2>spiral staircase of time and been wrapped in flesh made

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<v Speaker 2>in the appearance of a sinful man to be a

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<v Speaker 2>sin offering, so that I could approach God boldly and

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<v Speaker 2>come before his throne with confidence because of a drop

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<v Speaker 2>of blood on the mercy seat to make a way

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<v Speaker 2>of access into the presence of God. So when I

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<v Speaker 2>come before God, when I worship God, when I need God,

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<v Speaker 2>when I call on God, I'm not trying to get

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<v Speaker 2>his attention. I'm not trying to get him to notice me. Maybe,

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<v Speaker 2>as I go through my life, a better question isn't

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<v Speaker 2>is God paying attention to me? The question might be

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<v Speaker 2>am I paying attention to him? Help me out today?

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<v Speaker 2>Shake your neighbor awake and say pay attention. Maybe the

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<v Speaker 2>same reason we don't experience God sometimes in our lives

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<v Speaker 2>is the same reason that we flunk the math test

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<v Speaker 2>in seventh grade, the same reason for that fender bender

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<v Speaker 2>on Taivola. Maybe it's the same reason that we burned

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<v Speaker 2>the dinner. Maybe the reason we don't experience God's presence,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it's the same reason that we didn't see our

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<v Speaker 2>kids were hanging out with bad influences till it was

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<v Speaker 2>a little too late, because we weren't paying.

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<v Speaker 1>Attention.

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<v Speaker 2>John says, after this, I looked, and there before me

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<v Speaker 2>was a door.

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<v Speaker 1>It was open in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to know today that you have a

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<v Speaker 2>standing invitation to experience God's presence, but you have.

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<v Speaker 1>To pay attention.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to pay attention because attention creates access. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me teach you a little bit. Attention creates access. So

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<v Speaker 2>if emotions have access into your heart, it's because you

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<v Speaker 2>gave those emotions your attention. If memories of pain and

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<v Speaker 2>hurt dominate your thought life, it's because those memories.

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<v Speaker 1>Have your attention. How can a memory hurt you It

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<v Speaker 1>already happened.

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<v Speaker 2>It can only hurt you if it has your ap

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<v Speaker 2>preaching good. And there are some things that you've been

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<v Speaker 2>giving your attention to that if you would turn your

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<v Speaker 2>attention from them, you would take the power of them.

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<v Speaker 2>God wants to know today, what has your attention? John

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<v Speaker 2>said after this, I looked in There before.

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<v Speaker 1>Me was a door. It was there all along, but

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<v Speaker 1>I saw it when I looked. And John could have

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<v Speaker 1>been looking at a lot of things.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean. The guy was an exile on a little

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<v Speaker 2>tiny island called Petmus. He had been sent there because

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<v Speaker 2>of his testimony of the Word of God. He calls

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<v Speaker 2>himself a fellow sufferer and a patient endurer in the

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<v Speaker 2>Kingdom of God. It's interesting to me that God gave

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<v Speaker 2>the greatest revelation of himself to a man who was

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<v Speaker 2>in exile.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to stop for a moment and announce.

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<v Speaker 2>That God is a god of access in exile. He

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<v Speaker 2>is a God of access in exile. It means that

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<v Speaker 2>even if you feel like you're on a little island today,

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<v Speaker 2>all by yourself, you still have access to the presence

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<v Speaker 2>of God. There is nowhere that life can take you

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<v Speaker 2>that God's presence cannot reach you. There is nothing that

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<v Speaker 2>people can do to you to keep God from getting

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<v Speaker 2>to you. So we see a pattern in scripture that

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<v Speaker 2>God is a god of access in exile. Ask Moses,

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<v Speaker 2>he was a Midian in exile running from his act

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<v Speaker 2>of murder. But when he turned aside and saw the bush.

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<v Speaker 2>When he turned aside and gave the bush his attention,

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<v Speaker 2>he heard an announcement, and God said, I've come down

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<v Speaker 2>to deliver my people.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you've been in this desert a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you've been on this island by yourself. I

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<v Speaker 2>know you feel like nobody hears you. But I am

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<v Speaker 2>the God of access in exile. You're not alone. You're

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<v Speaker 2>never alone. And the God who was, and is and

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<v Speaker 2>is to comis with you.

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<v Speaker 1>In this moment. Asked Daniel.

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<v Speaker 2>He was a Babylonian exile, and he saw a revelation

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<v Speaker 2>of Jesus Christ before Jesus Christ was born. Daniel saw him,

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<v Speaker 2>and he saw him in exile. And I thought that

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<v Speaker 2>might encourage somebody to know that you have access even

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<v Speaker 2>in exile. But you got to pay attention. You gotta

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<v Speaker 2>pay attention, he said. After this, I looked, and there

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<v Speaker 2>was a door. After this, I looked in there was

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<v Speaker 2>a door. The door represents the revelation that God gave him.

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<v Speaker 2>After this, I look, and there was a door. I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's important what the door means. But I also

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<v Speaker 2>think it's important where the door was. Come on, y'all,

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<v Speaker 2>because he did not say, put the verse up.

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<v Speaker 1>After this, I looked, and there behind me was a door.

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<v Speaker 2>See, the open door is never behind you.

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<v Speaker 1>Who who's this for?

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<v Speaker 2>You've been stuck in regret. You've been stuck in what happened?

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<v Speaker 2>You've been stuck in what was John said? After this,

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<v Speaker 2>I looked, and there before me was a door. The

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<v Speaker 2>open door is always before you.

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<v Speaker 1>It's before you look.

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<v Speaker 2>Unto Jesus, the Author and perfector of our faith, who

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<v Speaker 2>for the joy set before him endoored the cross, despising

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<v Speaker 2>his shame, the open door is before you. The open

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<v Speaker 2>door is not in ten years ago, the opportunity that

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<v Speaker 2>was missed.

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<v Speaker 3>I know there's some stuff behind you that you can't

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<v Speaker 3>get back. I know there's some things that happened to

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<v Speaker 3>you that.

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<v Speaker 2>Weren't fair, But you're not gonna get access by giving

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<v Speaker 2>your attention to what happened back there. The open door

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<v Speaker 2>is before you, it's in front of you. Your best

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<v Speaker 2>days are not behind you. What God has for you

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<v Speaker 2>is in front of you. Look ahead, help me preach.

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<v Speaker 2>Find three people say look ahead, it's right in front

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<v Speaker 2>of you.

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<v Speaker 1>It's right in front of you.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe we've been at a baseball field too much, Coach Dave,

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<v Speaker 2>because I keep telling I keep telling Graham.

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<v Speaker 1>What I hear you tell him.

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<v Speaker 2>You's always telling him keep it in front of you.

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<v Speaker 2>This is what Coach Dave tells Graham because he coaches

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<v Speaker 2>some eight year olds, and eight year olds don't have

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<v Speaker 2>the best attention span, and so they'll be standing out.

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<v Speaker 1>There in the field in the fifth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>Acting like the ball's not gonna come to him. And

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<v Speaker 2>so then when the ball does come, the gotta come

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<v Speaker 2>back like this. But Coach Dave said, I want you

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<v Speaker 2>on your toes so when they hit the ball, you

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<v Speaker 2>be it. And I've seen not every pastor can do

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<v Speaker 2>a lateral movement with that velocity.

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<v Speaker 1>You ought to feel blessed to come to church here.

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<v Speaker 1>Can I do it again?

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<v Speaker 2>He said, I want you to be ready because he

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<v Speaker 2>got a better chance to stop the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>If you keep it in front of you.

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<v Speaker 2>You know you got a better chance to have joy

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<v Speaker 2>and a better chance to have success, and a better

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<v Speaker 2>chance to have hope if you keep it in front

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<v Speaker 2>of you.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what Coach Dave's.

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<v Speaker 2>And I heard the Lord say, where one door shuts,

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<v Speaker 2>another door opens. They might have you on an island

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<v Speaker 2>called Pantmost.

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<v Speaker 1>But you're not stuck.

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<v Speaker 2>Here because if you can't find a way out, God,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll give you a way up. Come on, tell somebody say,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going higher. We're going higher. We're going higher. We're

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<v Speaker 2>going higher. We're going higher, We're going higher.

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<v Speaker 1>I might be down here on this island in my body.

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<v Speaker 1>I might be down here on this job. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>like it in my body.

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<v Speaker 2>I might be in a bad situation in my back account.

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<v Speaker 2>But you can't change my mind to the crown. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>coming up higher. So let's talk about altitude.

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<v Speaker 1>Altitude. The invitation is to see the.

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<v Speaker 2>Open door before you, before you and I heard the voice.

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<v Speaker 2>Your life is moving in the direction of your vision

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<v Speaker 2>and your voices. So it's always what you see and

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<v Speaker 2>what you hear that determines how high you go. John's

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<v Speaker 2>revelation is interesting because in apocryphal apocalyptic literature, when they

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<v Speaker 2>saw a vision of God, they had to go through

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<v Speaker 2>an arduous journey to get to him. If you read

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<v Speaker 2>some of the Old Testament revelations of God, usually in

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<v Speaker 2>the Apocryphal, which is not the Old Testament, but in

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<v Speaker 2>some of the books that we have of the prophetic

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<v Speaker 2>imagination of the past, they would have to make a

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<v Speaker 2>difficult journey to get to God.

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<v Speaker 1>John's vision is.

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<v Speaker 2>A little different because he says, I didn't get there

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<v Speaker 2>by effort.

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<v Speaker 1>I got there by invitation. And the invitation goes like this.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a voice like a trumpet making an announcement,

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<v Speaker 2>and it said, come up here, and I will show

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<v Speaker 2>you what must take place.

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<v Speaker 1>After this act.

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<v Speaker 2>Once I was in the spirit, you know how quickly

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<v Speaker 2>God can lift you if you let him. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he really can't. He really can't. John didn't say that

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<v Speaker 2>he went into a trance for forty three minutes, because see,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing some practical work on my life right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just trying to be a better person, not a

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<v Speaker 2>better preacher. I mean, I want to be a better

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<v Speaker 2>preacher too, but I think that a better person makes

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<v Speaker 2>a better preacher. So I'm just like working on things

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm I'm a little on the grumpy side by nature,

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<v Speaker 2>especially before let's say like ninety five, am I do

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<v Speaker 2>not feel saved, sanctified, and spirit filled until about nine

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<v Speaker 2>forty five.

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<v Speaker 1>Am Eastern Standard time.

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<v Speaker 2>And another thing is that not only do I kind

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<v Speaker 2>of start my day sometimes in that grumpy place, but

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<v Speaker 2>I notice I end my day in an anxious place,

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<v Speaker 2>and just observing my patterns, lately.

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<v Speaker 1>I figured that that can't be the best.

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<v Speaker 2>Way to wake up and go into my day and

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<v Speaker 2>then in my day.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm working on that. I'd like you to work

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<v Speaker 1>on it.

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<v Speaker 2>Too, because your altitude is going to determine your access.

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<v Speaker 2>So where you start your day is kind of important.

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<v Speaker 2>Where you start your day really does matter. So you

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<v Speaker 2>got to start your day with some caffeine. The Lord

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<v Speaker 2>said that you could. I shouldn't tell you this, but

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<v Speaker 2>I drink a cup of coffee every morning. That's not

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<v Speaker 2>the part I shouldn't tell you. The part I shouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>tell you is I chase it with a diet mountain

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<v Speaker 2>dew because I like the contrast of the warmth and

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<v Speaker 2>the cold carbonation.

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<v Speaker 1>It blesses my soul.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't judge me, go away, but it helps me. It

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<v Speaker 2>helps me think about higher things. Anyway, then I've been

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<v Speaker 2>practicing just the voices that I.

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<v Speaker 1>Pay attention to early in the morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Can we talk not apocalyptic, Let's talk a practalytic.

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<v Speaker 1>Because it's real easy to get excited.

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<v Speaker 2>About Jesus comes on a horse and wipes out the world.

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<v Speaker 2>But what about till he gets here? What about till

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<v Speaker 2>that happens? Because he left us here in the meantime,

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<v Speaker 2>so we can't do his work if we're at the

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<v Speaker 2>wrong level.

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<v Speaker 1>So I gotta get up in the morning, even if

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<v Speaker 1>I'm mumbling when I first start, even.

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<v Speaker 2>If I got that stuff in the corner of my eye,

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<v Speaker 2>gotta flick it out when I get out to bed,

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta flick.

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<v Speaker 1>That stuff on the devil's head and say, I'm awake.

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<v Speaker 1>He should have killed me. I'm my asleep.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm awake and I'm blessed. I'm awake and I'm a blessing.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm awake and I'm a river. I'm awake and I'm

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<v Speaker 4>a giver. I'm awake and I'm alive. I'm awake, I'm redeem,

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<v Speaker 4>I'm awake.

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<v Speaker 2>My eyes are open, I'm awake, my heart is open,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm awake, my soul is ready. I've just been trying

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<v Speaker 2>to dip myself up to a higher level because I

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<v Speaker 2>need some runway, because I.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't know what I'm a run into when the day

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<v Speaker 1>gets started.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what kind of crazy person is gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be driving in traffic trying to cut me off. And

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm at the wrong level, I might might not

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<v Speaker 2>pray for him. So I gotta I gotta.

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<v Speaker 1>Get a little runway. I gotta come on up higher.

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<v Speaker 2>Isn't that what the announcement said, come on up here

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<v Speaker 2>to a higher place.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I know we don't have the same invitation John had

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<v Speaker 2>to see the unfolding of end time events and the.

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<v Speaker 1>History of the world before it happens.

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<v Speaker 2>But we do have a standing invitation in Heaven that

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<v Speaker 2>anytime we want to lift our eyes to the hills,

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<v Speaker 2>we can look to our help. We can look to

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<v Speaker 2>our God, we can look I'm gonna stop screaming in

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<v Speaker 2>a minute. You gotta understand. I'm just excited about the

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<v Speaker 2>invitation that God has given me to come up high.

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<v Speaker 2>Does somebody say come on up? When I was a boy,

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<v Speaker 2>they used to have a show called Price is Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Now they still have a version of it, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>not Bob Barker.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's not the real show. Can I get a witness.

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<v Speaker 2>Bob Barker had that skinny little mic, and when Bob

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<v Speaker 2>Barker would throw it to Rod Roddy, y'all remember Rod

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<v Speaker 2>Roddy and Rod Roddy. All these people are in the

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<v Speaker 2>audience and the difference of prices right is at any moment,

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<v Speaker 2>you might go from the crowd to the front and

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<v Speaker 2>if they call your name, you might win a washing machine.

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<v Speaker 2>You might win a vacation trip for two four nights,

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<v Speaker 2>all expenses paid to can Coo. You might win a

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<v Speaker 2>new car. So when Rod Roddy grabs the mic, people

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<v Speaker 2>listen and they lean forward.

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<v Speaker 1>And Rod Roddy had this thing he used to say.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if they say it anymore, but Rod

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<v Speaker 2>Roddy used to announce a name and he would say,

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<v Speaker 2>Stephen Ferdick, come on down, you're the next contestant on

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<v Speaker 2>the price is right now. Rob Roddy wasn't available for

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<v Speaker 2>church today, but the spirit of God is here, and

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<v Speaker 2>I hear him saying, if you want to listen in Providence,

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to listen in Matthews, if you want

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<v Speaker 2>to listen at Butler High School, if you want to

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<v Speaker 2>listen at Blakeney, if you want to listen in Lake Norman.

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<v Speaker 2>You might want to jump up on your feet for

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<v Speaker 2>what's next. Because I hear the spirit saying.

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<v Speaker 5>Child of God, come on up.

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<v Speaker 2>Come on up.

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<v Speaker 1>This is rob Roddy in reverse.

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<v Speaker 2>Come on up, Come on up where the piece is.

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<v Speaker 1>Come on up where the blessing is. Come on up.

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<v Speaker 6>You see that sun.

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<v Speaker 1>Rise, my mercies with every rising off the sun, and

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<v Speaker 1>I wanna let you know.

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<v Speaker 7>You get come on up.

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<v Speaker 2>Somebody shot up coming up. Now you gotta shout at

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<v Speaker 2>like a trumpet.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm coming up. So I'm gonna start my day at

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<v Speaker 1>the right altitude.

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<v Speaker 2>And and everybody say and touch them, say but wait,

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<v Speaker 2>there's more. Yeah. God said he wanted to talk to

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<v Speaker 2>you today about your future.

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<v Speaker 1>He said he wanted to give you an overview of

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<v Speaker 1>your future.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, come up here, and then I'll show you

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<v Speaker 2>what happens next.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to give you an overview of your future.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want you to look at your day through

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<v Speaker 2>the lens of everything that might go wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to get up high.

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<v Speaker 2>See, sometimes when we travel, we take these little planes.

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<v Speaker 1>We probably shouldn't take them, they're.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably not safe, but sometimes we have to get somewhere

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<v Speaker 2>real quick, and we take a little plane. And when

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<v Speaker 2>we take that little plane, I always know that if

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<v Speaker 2>the weather is too bad, they're going to cancel the

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<v Speaker 2>flight because the plane isn't big enough to get me

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<v Speaker 2>above the weather. But when I fly with Delta or

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<v Speaker 2>US Air, I might have to go through security, and

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<v Speaker 2>I might have to shove my bag in the overhead bend.

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<v Speaker 2>But there's one good thing about a big plane. No

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<v Speaker 2>matter what storm comes, no matter what turbulence we encounter,

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<v Speaker 2>no matter how cloudy it is in the sky, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>in something that can get above it. Now, I need

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<v Speaker 2>to let you know that the size of the plane

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't change the weather, but it gets me above it.

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<v Speaker 1>No, I need you to know that the size of

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<v Speaker 1>your faith might not change the weather, but it'll get

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<v Speaker 1>you off.

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<v Speaker 2>I was in the spirit on the lrdstack and A

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<v Speaker 2>saw a visit of Him who.

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<v Speaker 7>Is and was and is to come, And I see

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<v Speaker 7>my future from Heaven's perspectium.

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<v Speaker 1>That fifteen seconds of praising for your future.

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<v Speaker 7>Come up, prison, Come on, you want to praise in Concord.

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<v Speaker 1>You are a prison.

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<v Speaker 7>You are to prise him up town, Come on, pras

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<v Speaker 7>and blake me Let's get up higher. Let's lift them up,

0:29:34.520 --> 0:29:37.440
<v Speaker 7>he said, if I they left it up, how tall

0:29:37.640 --> 0:29:39.080
<v Speaker 7>man left him up?

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<v Speaker 1>Let him up.

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<v Speaker 2>I see the Lord seated on the throne, the train

0:29:48.400 --> 0:29:51.880
<v Speaker 2>of his robe fills the temple. Let's get practical. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to start my day at the right altitude.

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<v Speaker 8>And I want to finish my day on a note

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<v Speaker 8>of praise.

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<v Speaker 2>I see. I figured that the way I start my

0:30:02.160 --> 0:30:05.720
<v Speaker 2>day will determine how I experience my day, and the

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<v Speaker 2>way I end my day.

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<v Speaker 1>Will determine the way I start the next one. Sit down,

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<v Speaker 1>I got to show you something. Everybody say, practice.

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<v Speaker 2>This takes practice because we are used to living at

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<v Speaker 2>a low altitude.

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<v Speaker 1>We're not used to coming up. We're not used to

0:30:23.240 --> 0:30:23.960
<v Speaker 1>the air up there.

0:30:25.280 --> 0:30:29.560
<v Speaker 2>We're not used to interpreting people through the idea of grace.

0:30:30.800 --> 0:30:35.520
<v Speaker 2>We're not used to coming up. We're used to having

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<v Speaker 2>our stomachs all tied up in knots. We've learned to

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<v Speaker 2>depend on it. Anxiety is like our needle. We need it.

0:30:48.760 --> 0:30:54.520
<v Speaker 2>We need it. We're almost at the end of the day.

0:30:55.840 --> 0:30:57.960
<v Speaker 2>We almost put the welcome matt out for the devil

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<v Speaker 2>to just take over.

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<v Speaker 1>The next one.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, going to bed, thinking about everything that went wrong.

0:31:04.880 --> 0:31:07.720
<v Speaker 2>So I just had enough of it. And a little

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<v Speaker 2>while back, I saw in the kitchen this this little

0:31:15.520 --> 0:31:21.320
<v Speaker 2>notebook my mother in law gave me. She gave me

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<v Speaker 2>like five of them, and they were just sitting around,

0:31:25.680 --> 0:31:30.960
<v Speaker 2>and I picked up this orange one because it's the

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<v Speaker 2>color of God. And it says that she got this

0:31:38.120 --> 0:31:41.480
<v Speaker 2>notebook for seven dollars and forty nine cents. It was

0:31:41.520 --> 0:31:45.280
<v Speaker 2>originally priced at nine ninety nine. But what I've been

0:31:45.320 --> 0:31:49.280
<v Speaker 2>putting in here is priceless because I put on the

0:31:49.280 --> 0:31:56.400
<v Speaker 2>front of it, I put g P gratitude practice, and

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<v Speaker 2>I decided to start ending my day on a high.

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<v Speaker 2>But it only takes me like five minutes, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>not fancy, so you might not be very impressed, but

0:32:09.080 --> 0:32:12.320
<v Speaker 2>it it's really been blessing me too. At the end

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<v Speaker 2>of my day to fill up just one page.

0:32:16.080 --> 0:32:16.800
<v Speaker 1>And I picked a.

0:32:16.760 --> 0:32:22.880
<v Speaker 2>Small notebook so it wouldn't be very intimidating, just one

0:32:22.920 --> 0:32:26.480
<v Speaker 2>page on this little notebook. How many of you are

0:32:26.520 --> 0:32:28.360
<v Speaker 2>already planning your trip to Target.

0:32:28.080 --> 0:32:30.960
<v Speaker 1>Or Walmart because you need one of these. You need

0:32:30.960 --> 0:32:31.480
<v Speaker 1>one of these.

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<v Speaker 2>I just at night. I've been doing this. It's been

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<v Speaker 2>helping me a lot and that's why I thought i'd

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<v Speaker 2>share it with you. Is just I write at the

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<v Speaker 2>top of the page gratitude practice.

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<v Speaker 1>Just to run mind myself that I don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>feel grateful to be grateful.

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<v Speaker 2>And sometimes the pen doesn't start writing real quick. Sometimes

0:32:56.760 --> 0:32:59.520
<v Speaker 2>it takes me all of the first five minutes to

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<v Speaker 2>even get the pin moving. But it's amazing. Once I

0:33:03.200 --> 0:33:06.760
<v Speaker 2>get the pin moving, what I remember from that day,

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<v Speaker 2>it's amazing. It's like giving me a different overview because

0:33:11.680 --> 0:33:13.560
<v Speaker 2>I go to bed so focus.

0:33:13.400 --> 0:33:15.480
<v Speaker 1>On what might happen tomorrow, what didn't get done today.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's just been helping me.

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<v Speaker 2>If you want to try it, you can and then

0:33:20.080 --> 0:33:22.360
<v Speaker 2>put your picture on social media and I'll see your

0:33:22.440 --> 0:33:25.520
<v Speaker 2>little journal and you can we talk about it and

0:33:24.800 --> 0:33:26.600
<v Speaker 2>you can hashtag it.

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<v Speaker 1>You can hashtag it.

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<v Speaker 2>Come on up, you can hashtag it, you can hashtag it. Overview,

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<v Speaker 2>because when I'm looking my day over I want to

0:33:39.560 --> 0:33:41.920
<v Speaker 2>look at it from the perspective of all the things

0:33:42.360 --> 0:33:43.760
<v Speaker 2>that I might have missed.

0:33:43.440 --> 0:33:45.880
<v Speaker 1>And didn't pay attention to that day that God did

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<v Speaker 1>for me.

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<v Speaker 2>Because what that's going to do is when I start tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to start down here.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna start it up higher. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>If I start tomorrow here, maybe I can end here.

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<v Speaker 2>And maybe if I end that day here, I can

0:34:03.360 --> 0:34:06.600
<v Speaker 2>start the next one up there. He's taking me from

0:34:06.720 --> 0:34:09.680
<v Speaker 2>strength to strength and glory to glory.

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<v Speaker 1>So I just write down little dumb stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>It's nothing fancy, it's nothing poetic, it's nothing they're going

0:34:17.160 --> 0:34:20.359
<v Speaker 2>to publish if I die. It's nothing that anybody's gonna

0:34:20.400 --> 0:34:21.360
<v Speaker 2>read at my funeral.

0:34:21.719 --> 0:34:24.879
<v Speaker 1>Just little old dumb stuff. Just stuff that wouldn't mean

0:34:24.960 --> 0:34:25.560
<v Speaker 1>much to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Just stuff that I remember from the day open doors,

0:34:29.160 --> 0:34:30.359
<v Speaker 2>ways that God.

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<v Speaker 1>Made, moments that I had a.

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<v Speaker 2>Car wreck that I didn't get in, you know, all

0:34:34.280 --> 0:34:36.880
<v Speaker 2>the stuff that didn't happen. Sometimes is a good reason

0:34:36.920 --> 0:34:37.880
<v Speaker 2>to praise God.

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<v Speaker 1>Too, just little stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Christy brought me a coffee yesterday before I preached.

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<v Speaker 1>I thank God for the coffee.

0:34:48.160 --> 0:34:51.600
<v Speaker 2>I thank God for a new season of show that

0:34:51.640 --> 0:34:52.520
<v Speaker 2>I wanted to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, why not thank him for it? Why not? I

0:34:59.000 --> 0:35:02.080
<v Speaker 1>can praise him over flicks. You don't have to, but

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<v Speaker 1>I can.

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<v Speaker 2>Every good, imperfect gift comes from above. Maybe that's a

0:35:07.960 --> 0:35:12.440
<v Speaker 2>stretch I put down. This sounds kind of cute. Some

0:35:12.600 --> 0:35:17.000
<v Speaker 2>shells in the ocean that my kids brought. Amen, that's

0:35:17.040 --> 0:35:19.440
<v Speaker 2>what I'm looking for. I'm looking for that all because

0:35:19.440 --> 0:35:20.359
<v Speaker 2>I might have missed that.

0:35:20.600 --> 0:35:23.160
<v Speaker 1>I might not be paying attention. Just to remember that.

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<v Speaker 2>Your kids are healthy and they played on the beach today.

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<v Speaker 2>And while I'm at it, why don't I thank God

0:35:29.040 --> 0:35:31.600
<v Speaker 2>for the ocean. You know, the ocean was there before

0:35:31.640 --> 0:35:34.160
<v Speaker 2>I got there. It's gonna be there when I'm gone.

0:35:34.360 --> 0:35:36.279
<v Speaker 2>And while I'm at it, why don't I thank God

0:35:36.320 --> 0:35:36.920
<v Speaker 2>that he's.

0:35:36.719 --> 0:35:37.360
<v Speaker 1>Bigger than me.

0:35:37.719 --> 0:35:40.239
<v Speaker 2>And why don't I thank God that I have windows?

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<v Speaker 2>I just thank God for whatever you can think of.

0:35:42.719 --> 0:35:44.600
<v Speaker 2>If you sit there and try to make it too fancy,

0:35:44.760 --> 0:35:47.239
<v Speaker 2>it won't work. I thank thee thou, Lord God, that

0:35:47.239 --> 0:35:50.040
<v Speaker 2>thou didst create the heavens and the stars, and by

0:35:50.120 --> 0:35:51.560
<v Speaker 2>thy mercy was the firmament.

0:35:51.800 --> 0:35:52.440
<v Speaker 1>No, none of that.

0:35:52.680 --> 0:35:55.319
<v Speaker 2>I thank God for My new book that I read

0:35:55.600 --> 0:35:57.000
<v Speaker 2>is called Shoe Dog.

0:35:56.960 --> 0:35:59.520
<v Speaker 1>About Phil Knight from Nike. I enjoyed it.

0:35:59.680 --> 0:36:01.759
<v Speaker 2>Saw put it in the notebook because I wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>remember something good that happened that day.

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<v Speaker 1>Amen, I could just go through.

0:36:05.440 --> 0:36:07.759
<v Speaker 2>This notebook and I'm not beating the devil with some

0:36:07.800 --> 0:36:11.360
<v Speaker 2>big rocket grenade lunch or you know, I'm just gonna

0:36:11.360 --> 0:36:14.719
<v Speaker 2>beat them with some paper cuts. I'm ana beat. I'm

0:36:14.760 --> 0:36:18.160
<v Speaker 2>a beat depression with some paper cuts. I'm ana beat despair.

0:36:18.360 --> 0:36:20.920
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna make my way up a little bit at

0:36:20.960 --> 0:36:24.400
<v Speaker 2>a time. I'm gonna increase my altitude, one thought at

0:36:24.440 --> 0:36:26.880
<v Speaker 2>a time. I'm gonna do it, one night at a time,

0:36:27.120 --> 0:36:30.080
<v Speaker 2>one day at a time. Touch somebody say, I'm coming up,

0:36:30.320 --> 0:36:34.080
<v Speaker 2>I'm coming up. I'm coming up higher. I'm coming up higher.

0:36:34.400 --> 0:36:36.839
<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna end my day as a victim. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna end it as a victor. I got an overview.

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<v Speaker 2>I got a place in heaven around the throne of God.

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<v Speaker 8>And I see my situation. I see my situation from above.

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<v Speaker 8>And when I see it from a per I noticed something.

0:36:57.320 --> 0:37:00.880
<v Speaker 8>I notice something about authority.

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<v Speaker 1>After this I looked in There before me was the

0:37:04.719 --> 0:37:05.840
<v Speaker 1>door you got nine minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all I need to tell you about authority standing

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<v Speaker 2>open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard

0:37:16.800 --> 0:37:21.960
<v Speaker 2>speaking to me was still speaking to me. And the

0:37:22.000 --> 0:37:24.480
<v Speaker 2>door that was opened for John is still open for you.

0:37:26.160 --> 0:37:32.680
<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ opened to heavens. They haven't shut. Abby came

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<v Speaker 2>to me the other day and said, Daddy, this door

0:37:37.000 --> 0:37:40.080
<v Speaker 2>is broken. We were at a store and it had

0:37:40.120 --> 0:37:43.800
<v Speaker 2>automatic doors, and she said, the door is broken. She's five,

0:37:44.760 --> 0:37:47.680
<v Speaker 2>so I had to explain to her baby, the door

0:37:47.719 --> 0:37:52.920
<v Speaker 2>isn't broken. You just didn't get close enough to open it.

0:37:54.640 --> 0:37:59.600
<v Speaker 2>There's some censors up here, and you stopped five feet

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<v Speaker 2>short of where you had to stand, and the doors

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<v Speaker 2>would have opened.

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<v Speaker 1>After this.

0:38:06.080 --> 0:38:10.000
<v Speaker 2>I looked, and there before me was a door standing

0:38:10.160 --> 0:38:15.600
<v Speaker 2>open in heaven. And the voice I first heard said,

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<v Speaker 2>come on up, and I will show you what must

0:38:20.200 --> 0:38:27.000
<v Speaker 2>take place after this. He saw a door because he

0:38:27.040 --> 0:38:32.440
<v Speaker 2>looked ahead. He heard a voice because he got above.

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<v Speaker 2>So preach my sermon to your neighbor. Tell him look

0:38:36.080 --> 0:38:41.919
<v Speaker 2>ahead from above. As you look at your future, look

0:38:41.960 --> 0:38:48.040
<v Speaker 2>at it from God's perspective. Even as you think about November,

0:38:49.520 --> 0:38:55.960
<v Speaker 2>think about November from God's perspective. I'm preaching to all

0:38:56.000 --> 0:39:00.080
<v Speaker 2>of you Fox News, Chunkies and MSNBC two.

0:39:02.000 --> 0:39:05.920
<v Speaker 1>Because the next thing that John saw will.

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<v Speaker 2>Set your heart free from anxiety.

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<v Speaker 1>Can I give it to you.

0:39:13.160 --> 0:39:15.800
<v Speaker 2>We're down to seven minutes, so we'll have to work quickly.

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<v Speaker 2>But he said, I saw a door and I heard

0:39:19.680 --> 0:39:23.000
<v Speaker 2>a voice, and at once I was in the spirit,

0:39:24.320 --> 0:39:32.200
<v Speaker 2>and there before me, before me, was a throne in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish I had time to tell you about this throne. Man,

0:39:38.920 --> 0:39:40.399
<v Speaker 2>I do I have time to tell you, because there's

0:39:40.400 --> 0:39:43.640
<v Speaker 2>a whole other group that's coming to church. I would

0:39:43.680 --> 0:39:47.319
<v Speaker 2>tell you about everything that's around the throne. There is

0:39:47.360 --> 0:39:50.680
<v Speaker 2>a rainbow around the throne of God that encircles the

0:39:50.680 --> 0:39:54.080
<v Speaker 2>throne to represent his brilliance. I would tell you about

0:39:54.120 --> 0:39:57.320
<v Speaker 2>the twenty four elders who sit on twenty four thrones

0:39:57.360 --> 0:40:01.000
<v Speaker 2>around the throne little lowercase T throat around the capital

0:40:01.080 --> 0:40:04.000
<v Speaker 2>T big throne, and how they have crowns of gold

0:40:04.040 --> 0:40:06.960
<v Speaker 2>and gold represents dignity, and they wear robes of white,

0:40:07.000 --> 0:40:08.840
<v Speaker 2>which represent purity because.

0:40:08.640 --> 0:40:10.440
<v Speaker 1>The Lamb has washed us clean.

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<v Speaker 2>And I would tell you, if I had time, about

0:40:12.480 --> 0:40:15.279
<v Speaker 2>the four living creatures who are sitting around heaven one day,

0:40:15.280 --> 0:40:17.120
<v Speaker 2>and one of them looks like an ox, and one

0:40:17.120 --> 0:40:18.960
<v Speaker 2>of them looks like a lion, and one of them

0:40:19.000 --> 0:40:20.680
<v Speaker 2>has a face like a man, and one of them

0:40:20.719 --> 0:40:23.040
<v Speaker 2>has wings well, in fact, all of them have wings.

0:40:23.040 --> 0:40:25.359
<v Speaker 2>They have six wings each, and they're covered with eyes

0:40:25.400 --> 0:40:28.000
<v Speaker 2>because they can see God perfectly. And their job is

0:40:28.040 --> 0:40:29.959
<v Speaker 2>to get around the throne. And they wrote a song

0:40:30.000 --> 0:40:31.759
<v Speaker 2>for God one day and they said holy is the

0:40:31.760 --> 0:40:34.520
<v Speaker 2>Lord God Almighty. And then one of them said, I

0:40:34.560 --> 0:40:37.320
<v Speaker 2>don't think that's good enough. We should do holy Holy

0:40:37.520 --> 0:40:39.400
<v Speaker 2>is the Lord God Almighty, because if we say it

0:40:39.440 --> 0:40:41.680
<v Speaker 2>twice to get the point across, because as God we're

0:40:41.680 --> 0:40:43.919
<v Speaker 2>speaking about. And they sang that for like a couple

0:40:44.040 --> 0:40:46.360
<v Speaker 2>thousand years, and then eventually one of them said, I

0:40:46.360 --> 0:40:48.520
<v Speaker 2>don't think we're doing it right because he's not just

0:40:48.600 --> 0:40:53.879
<v Speaker 2>holy holy, He's holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty.

0:40:54.200 --> 0:40:57.640
<v Speaker 2>He is and was and is to come see he

0:40:57.880 --> 0:41:01.320
<v Speaker 2>is holy, he was holy, he will be holy.

0:41:01.440 --> 0:41:05.759
<v Speaker 1>He's holy, Holy Holy. He is the God who stands in.

0:41:05.680 --> 0:41:11.960
<v Speaker 2>Your future, redeeming your past from your present. He is Holy, Holy, Holy,

0:41:12.120 --> 0:41:13.480
<v Speaker 2>the Lord God Almighty.

0:41:13.760 --> 0:41:16.200
<v Speaker 1>I wish I had time to tell you about the throne.

0:41:16.320 --> 0:41:18.480
<v Speaker 3>I would tell you about the seven lamp stands that

0:41:18.520 --> 0:41:21.560
<v Speaker 3>are before the throne, that represent the seven spirits of

0:41:21.600 --> 0:41:23.440
<v Speaker 3>God that have gone out into the earth.

0:41:23.680 --> 0:41:24.719
<v Speaker 1>I tell you about.

0:41:24.440 --> 0:41:28.320
<v Speaker 2>The sea of crystal that's before the throne, clear as crystal.

0:41:28.560 --> 0:41:31.680
<v Speaker 2>Because God sees everything that happens on earth from his

0:41:31.800 --> 0:41:34.520
<v Speaker 2>vantage point in Heaven. There's no tear, you cried, He

0:41:34.600 --> 0:41:38.040
<v Speaker 2>hasn't seen there's no heartbreak you've suffered that he didn't witness.

0:41:38.280 --> 0:41:40.920
<v Speaker 1>There's nothing you're going through he's not aware of. He

0:41:41.040 --> 0:41:42.400
<v Speaker 1>sees it from the throne.

0:41:42.520 --> 0:41:44.799
<v Speaker 2>I wish I had time to tell you about ten

0:41:44.880 --> 0:41:49.120
<v Speaker 2>thousand times ten thousand angels. You'd be so excited if

0:41:49.160 --> 0:41:52.320
<v Speaker 2>you could see those angels. They're not stressed out in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>They're looking at the future and they know that God

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<v Speaker 2>is on the throne. I wish I could tell you

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<v Speaker 2>about the throne. Is anybody grateful but there's still a problem.

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<v Speaker 2>Come on, I need you to thank God.

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<v Speaker 7>For the throne, where mercy rains, where love rooms.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll tell you about the throne. I would tell you.

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<v Speaker 2>About how from the throne of God, John heard the

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<v Speaker 2>peals of an earthquake and the flashing of lightning and

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<v Speaker 2>the rumble of thunder that came from the throne, because

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<v Speaker 2>that lets me know that God is awesome. And when

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<v Speaker 2>he stumps his foot and when he puts his foot down,

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<v Speaker 2>the earth shakes. John said, I saw the future from

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<v Speaker 2>the throne, and it changed the way I thought about it.

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<v Speaker 2>And now I would like for you to stand because

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<v Speaker 2>I'm closing my message.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm closing my series.

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<v Speaker 2>But I want to tell you my favorite thing about

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<v Speaker 2>the throne. And this is for all of you who

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<v Speaker 2>have anxiety in your heart about your future. Okay, what's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna happen to you? What's gonna happen. Faith is anticipation

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<v Speaker 2>minus anxiety. Faith gives me the ability to say, whatever's next.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm ready.

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<v Speaker 2>If it's Hillary, if it's Bernie, if it's Donald, I'm ready.

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<v Speaker 2>Because they might sit behind the desk, but they don't

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<v Speaker 2>sit on the throne.

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<v Speaker 1>Come on, charts. We don't watch the polls. We watch

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<v Speaker 1>the throne. Gets their eyes up.

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<v Speaker 7>Look ahead, get your eyes up, get a bow.

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<v Speaker 2>And the last thing I wanted to tell you. I

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to tell you look ahead, get a bath, and

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<v Speaker 2>step aside, because John said.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw a throne and watch this. This is my

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<v Speaker 1>favorite part. This is my message. This my message, just

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<v Speaker 1>my message. Ready.

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<v Speaker 2>Verse two, I saw a throne.

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<v Speaker 1>With someone sitting on it. And here's the good news.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a throne, someone is on it and it's

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<v Speaker 1>not you. Well, I thought you'd clap over that.

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<v Speaker 2>You've been staying up late worrying about how it's gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 1>But God just gave you an overview. He wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>let you know about your future.

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<v Speaker 5>I rule, I ray, I am, I rule, I am,

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<v Speaker 5>I was, I am, and I will be forevermore.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a throne, I'm not on it.

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<v Speaker 2>And whatever is on the throne of heaven needs to

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<v Speaker 2>be enthroned in my heart. So if Christ is enthroned

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<v Speaker 2>in heaven and nothing that happens on earth happens without

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<v Speaker 2>His permission and his purpose, then that means there are

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<v Speaker 2>some things that are on the throne of my heart

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<v Speaker 2>that have to go.

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<v Speaker 1>So look at fear. How long has fear been on

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<v Speaker 1>the throne in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to make an announcement to fear, and you

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<v Speaker 2>need to do it today, and tell Fear get off

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<v Speaker 2>the throne. This seat is taken. You got it, and

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<v Speaker 2>don't ask nicely. This seat belongs to the King of

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<v Speaker 2>kings and the Lord of lords.

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<v Speaker 3>Come on, lift your hands. His presence is here, and

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<v Speaker 3>thrown him in your praise. Some of you need to

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<v Speaker 3>look at failure. You've been dominated too long by what's

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<v Speaker 3>behind you. God brought you here to give you an

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<v Speaker 3>overview of your future. I hope you're standing.

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<v Speaker 1>The king is here. I hope you got your hands lifted.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope you got your hotel. The King is here.

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<v Speaker 1>We enthrone you on our praise feelings.

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<v Speaker 2>Get up the throne, selfishness, get up the throne.

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<v Speaker 6>He who is and was and is to come is

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<v Speaker 6>sitting on the front, and we crowded gown.

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