WEBVTT - My Joy Is My Job

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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>We have also been releasing in this series that I'm doing,

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<v Speaker 2>do the New you, not only this new book that

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<v Speaker 2>I've written, but also we have been releasing six confessions

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<v Speaker 2>of Faith into your life, one at a time, just

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<v Speaker 2>giving you your daily dosage. And this one today is

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<v Speaker 2>what Holly says is her favorite of the six, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think she says that because I need it the most.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna talk about joy today, and the specific mindset

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<v Speaker 2>goes like this. The saying is only four words. It's

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<v Speaker 2>the shortest of the mindsets. And this one goes, my

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<v Speaker 2>joy is my job. Now you said it, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>So just remember you said that when we finish this sermon,

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<v Speaker 2>because to say that means that I'm going to start

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<v Speaker 2>taking responsibility for my own attitude and my own emotions,

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<v Speaker 2>and my own temper tantrums, and my own road rage

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<v Speaker 2>and my own self pity parties. So let's say it again,

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<v Speaker 2>my joy, or maybe you just want to tell this

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<v Speaker 2>to your neighbor, maybe you dont want to say it

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<v Speaker 2>about yourself. Just look at them and say, your joy

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<v Speaker 2>is your job. Tell them I can't make you happy.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're gonna look at this in detail today.

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<v Speaker 2>But one of the things I've had a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>fun in is going back through the topics and the

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<v Speaker 2>book in the mindsets, but finding some stories, some epic

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<v Speaker 2>Bible stories to locate.

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<v Speaker 1>And this one today is as epic as it gets.

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<v Speaker 2>Turning your Bible to Acts chapter sixteen, stay on your

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<v Speaker 2>feet for just a moment as we read God's word

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<v Speaker 2>Acts chapter sixteen. We're gonna pick up in verse twenty two.

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<v Speaker 2>And you may have heard this story before, but that's okay,

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<v Speaker 2>because I want to demonstrate to you today that your

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<v Speaker 2>joy is your job. From Acts chapter sixteen, verse twenty two,

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>How many know? If you have Jesus, you have joy?

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says in Acts sixteen, verse twenty two. The

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<v Speaker 2>crowd joined in the attack against Paul and silas the

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<v Speaker 2>magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

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<v Speaker 1>After they had been severely flogged.

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<v Speaker 2>They were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded

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<v Speaker 2>to guard them carefully. Good luck with that guarding the

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<v Speaker 2>apostle Paul and his partner Silas. Good luck with that, dude.

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<v Speaker 2>But he was commanded to guard them carefully Verse twenty four.

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<v Speaker 2>When he received these orders, he put them in the

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<v Speaker 2>inner cell and fastened their feet in the stalks. About midnight,

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<v Speaker 2>Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God,

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<v Speaker 2>and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly, suddenly,

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<v Speaker 2>there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of

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<v Speaker 2>the prison were shaken at once.

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<v Speaker 1>The prison doors flew open, and everyone's chains came loose.

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<v Speaker 2>Give God a change, came loose. Phrase lift your hands.

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<v Speaker 2>If you ever had your chains come loose. Somebody shot

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<v Speaker 2>my job.

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<v Speaker 1>My job is my job.

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<v Speaker 2>High five your neighbor and say we've got work to do.

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<v Speaker 2>You may take your seat. God bless you, God bless you.

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<v Speaker 2>Want you to do a little time travel with me. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>before we go all the way back, let's just go

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<v Speaker 2>back briefly. The year is two thousand and nine. Turn

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<v Speaker 2>to your neighbor and tell them how old were you

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<v Speaker 2>in the year two thousand and nine. I think I

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<v Speaker 2>had platinum blonde hair. I think my hair looked just

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<v Speaker 2>like Graham's hair the year two thousand and nine. A

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<v Speaker 2>you got it. The Lakers have just won Game two

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<v Speaker 2>of the NBA Finals. Kobe Bryant is in a press conference.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not smiling. The reporter asks him, aren't you happy?

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<v Speaker 2>Why aren't you happy? Are you half happy? You're up

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<v Speaker 2>two games to zero in the NBA Finals. You have

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<v Speaker 2>to win four games to win the championship. So what

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<v Speaker 2>Kobe said next is legendary. I'm not a big basketball fan.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not really a big sports fan, but my son

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<v Speaker 2>Graham has quoted this so many times that I looked

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<v Speaker 2>it up. And Kobe looks back, irritated, aggravated, and cold blooded.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, aren't you happy? You're up two games to zero?

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<v Speaker 2>Kobe says, what's there to be happy about? The jobs

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<v Speaker 2>not finished? Oh, Kobe.

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<v Speaker 1>Said what I feel all the time. I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 1>it's right to live your life that way.

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<v Speaker 2>It just feels so good to be seen by somebody.

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<v Speaker 2>Because happy people, smiley people make me sick. What are

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<v Speaker 2>you smiling about? What is there to be happy about

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<v Speaker 2>Kobe wanted to know the jobs not finished. I feel

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<v Speaker 2>that way. I feel that way all the time. And

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<v Speaker 2>I am a work in progress. And God is not

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<v Speaker 2>finished with me yet, and He's developing me and getting

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<v Speaker 2>me past this point of thinking that I've got to

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<v Speaker 2>be completely finished in order to be fulfilled. So if

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<v Speaker 2>we travel back to two thousand and nine, or we

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<v Speaker 2>travel forward to twenty twenty four, it occurs to me

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<v Speaker 2>today that everybody in this room is sitting in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle of unfinished business. There will always be a place

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<v Speaker 2>in your life that feels unfinished, frustrating, and think about

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<v Speaker 2>it is you know, if you really want to get

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<v Speaker 2>down to it, to be humanists, to be unfinished. But

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<v Speaker 2>even the Apostle Paul, if we go all the way

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<v Speaker 2>back's time travel a little more. Let's go to eighty fifty,

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<v Speaker 2>he's taking the Gospel to the known world. You could

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<v Speaker 2>say that he was the shooting guard of.

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<v Speaker 1>The New Testament Church.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, honor and respect to the Apostle Paul, because he

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<v Speaker 2>was unbelievably effective at what he did. But even in

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<v Speaker 2>his own travels, in his own journey, he encountered many dips,

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<v Speaker 2>cut scrapes, and bruises along the way.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, he.

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<v Speaker 2>Tried to enter on his second missionary journey, not his

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<v Speaker 2>second NBA Playoff game, but his second missionary journey. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>kind of making some parallels here between Kobe and the

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<v Speaker 2>apostle Paul, but I'm just doing it for the illustrations point,

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<v Speaker 2>because he's going forward with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>But the Bible says.

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<v Speaker 2>That he was prevented from entering a certain place where

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<v Speaker 2>he wanted to go preach in Asia, and he couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>go in, and says he.

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<v Speaker 1>Couldn't go in.

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<v Speaker 2>He had a vision to go help people in a

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<v Speaker 2>region called Macedonia, which is in Europe, and he gets there,

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<v Speaker 2>it's going pretty good, and it's going so good in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>that he has identified a woman named Lydia who had

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<v Speaker 2>adequate resources to help them start their first house church.

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<v Speaker 2>And so this is a big breakthrough because it's in

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<v Speaker 2>a city called Philippi, which is a strategic center of

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<v Speaker 2>trade and commerce in the region of Macedonia on the

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<v Speaker 2>continent of Europe. And the Gospel has never been to

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<v Speaker 2>Philippi before. And we see now that God has a

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<v Speaker 2>strategy to fill Philippi with the gospel, and it's going

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<v Speaker 2>so good because Paul talks to this woman named Lydia

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<v Speaker 2>and goes in her house and starts teaching an e

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<v Speaker 2>group or a pop up and Lydia's house is such

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<v Speaker 2>an accommodating environment for a pop up church.

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<v Speaker 1>Shout out to.

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<v Speaker 2>All our e fam Let's give a shout out to

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<v Speaker 2>all our EPAM from one one from what's this address?

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<v Speaker 2>One one's seven oh one elevation point. Yeah, we give

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<v Speaker 2>you a shout out from one one seven oh one.

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<v Speaker 2>We bless you in the name of Jesus. Wherever you

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<v Speaker 2>are having church right now, whatever you're going through, we

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<v Speaker 2>confer the presence of God upon you and your house

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<v Speaker 2>and everything that's on your mind. Right now, we speak

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<v Speaker 2>the peace of God to your situation. So Paul is

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<v Speaker 2>preaching and he's met somebody who is a viable partner,

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<v Speaker 2>and he and his partner, Silas, are going down the

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<v Speaker 2>street and all of a sudden, this little this I

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<v Speaker 2>sad caller, A little girl.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how old she was. The Bible calls

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<v Speaker 1>her a girl.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe she wasn't small in stature, but she had a

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<v Speaker 2>very unique gift. She had the ability to tell the future.

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<v Speaker 2>But it was a demon spirit that enabled her to

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<v Speaker 2>do it. And so the people that employed her and

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<v Speaker 2>enslaved her. I call it employed, but they really made

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<v Speaker 2>all the money off of her, off of.

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<v Speaker 1>Her gifts, so they were using her well.

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<v Speaker 2>She followed Paul and Silas around all through Philippi for

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<v Speaker 2>a little while, and she was shouting in a sarcastic,

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<v Speaker 2>mocking kind of way.

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<v Speaker 3>These men are servants of the Most High God, and

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<v Speaker 3>they are telling you the way to be saved. These

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<v Speaker 3>men are servants of the Most High God, and they

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<v Speaker 3>are telling you the way to be saved. She said

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<v Speaker 3>that so many times that eventually Paul the Preacher, Paul

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<v Speaker 3>the Apostle, Paul the Holy Man of God, turned around,

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<v Speaker 3>and the Bible says he was annoyed.

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<v Speaker 1>The Bible actually says that he was annoyed.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you can be anointed and annoyed, right, you

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<v Speaker 2>know you can have a mission and have mood swings.

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<v Speaker 4>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. He turns around and says, in.

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<v Speaker 2>The name of Jesus Christ, come out of her, and

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<v Speaker 2>the spirit left.

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<v Speaker 1>But when the spirit left the girl, so did her ability.

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<v Speaker 2>To earn income for our masters, which made them unhappy

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<v Speaker 2>since they were unhappy.

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<v Speaker 1>They dragged Paul.

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<v Speaker 2>And Silas into the middle of the civic square where

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<v Speaker 2>the commerce happened there in Philippi put them on trial,

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<v Speaker 2>made up lies about them, said, these men are going

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<v Speaker 2>against our Roman customs, even though Paul and Silas had

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<v Speaker 2>Roman citizenship. The enemy is a liar, and he will

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<v Speaker 2>lie about anything and use anything in order to wage

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<v Speaker 2>his war.

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<v Speaker 1>To keep you from doing what God has called you

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<v Speaker 1>to do.

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<v Speaker 2>So the people take Paul and Silas and locked them

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<v Speaker 2>in prison, and we picked up the story at a

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<v Speaker 2>pretty unhappy point in Acts, chapter sixteen, verse twenty two,

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<v Speaker 2>at least for Paul and Silas. It is a very

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<v Speaker 2>pivotal moment where the Bible says, the crowd.

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<v Speaker 1>Joined in the attack against Paul and Silas.

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<v Speaker 2>Please put verse twenty two on the screen because I

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<v Speaker 2>want this lovely, beautiful church to see something altogether. It says,

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<v Speaker 2>the crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas.

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<v Speaker 2>And after I've told you everything I've told you by

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<v Speaker 2>way of background today, could we agree that the size

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<v Speaker 2>of the attack on your life is relative to the

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<v Speaker 2>size of the assignment on your life. A crowd would

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<v Speaker 2>not have attacked them if they were not affecting a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people, there would have been no attack, if

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<v Speaker 2>there was no anointing. And I mentioned this last week

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<v Speaker 2>because I was trying to tell you that God is

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<v Speaker 2>not against you, but he's in it with you, working

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<v Speaker 2>through you, fighting for you. And yet to have God

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<v Speaker 2>fighting for you does not mean that no one or

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<v Speaker 2>nothing will fight against you.

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<v Speaker 1>It almost guarantees that they will.

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<v Speaker 2>I know it's not a fun place to clap, but

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<v Speaker 2>let's clap because God doesn't leave us alone when we're

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<v Speaker 2>under attack. Can we clap about that? Let me point

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<v Speaker 2>out something else. The attack is not absence of God's presence. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm going to show you that in just a moment.

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<v Speaker 2>But before I do, let's talk a little bit about

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<v Speaker 2>what Kobe said, the jobs not finished?

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<v Speaker 1>What's there to be happy about?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we're recording a bunch of new songs here tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>and the most amazing musicians, singers, and technicians and videographers

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<v Speaker 2>and graphic designers in the world will put together, hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>an amazing evening and I hope you can be here

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<v Speaker 2>and I hope that you will enjoy it. This morning,

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<v Speaker 2>I was writing the church, listening to one of the

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<v Speaker 2>songs that we're going to be singing tonight, the song

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<v Speaker 2>that says.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my God, you sure been good to me, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be recording that song tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>But I was playing it and I was writing with

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<v Speaker 2>Abby and I was writing with her, and I was thinking, Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I hope we record it right tonight. I hope it

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<v Speaker 2>goes good. Hope the people show up ready. I hope

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<v Speaker 2>they don't show up sometimes like they do where they

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<v Speaker 2>don't really sing loud and then they mess up the

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<v Speaker 2>recording because they weren't really into it and then we

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<v Speaker 2>can't use the song.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope they show up tonight. I hope it's good.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope everybody got enough sleep, hope everybody's voice works good.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope all the songs go good. And I'm thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about the fact that.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to record this song and I looked over

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<v Speaker 2>and Abby was singing the song off the demo, and

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<v Speaker 2>I realized that it will be wonderful when we record

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<v Speaker 2>the song. It will be wonderful when we release the song.

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<v Speaker 2>It will be wonderful if millions of people are blessed

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<v Speaker 2>by the song, and I hope that they are. But

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<v Speaker 2>this right now, somebody say this right now, this, right now,

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<v Speaker 2>even though it is unfinished, it is fulfilling.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to learn how to be sitting in something

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<v Speaker 2>that's unfinished and still be fulfilled.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to learn how to.

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<v Speaker 2>Be able to say I've got something to be happy

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<v Speaker 2>about even though the job's not finished. Because, in the

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<v Speaker 2>words of that famous hymn writer bon Jovi, we're halfway there.

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<v Speaker 2>WHOA somebody say, whoam halfway there?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? I got two wins. So while Kobe's strategy.

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<v Speaker 2>May be an excellent strategy for sports, it is a

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<v Speaker 2>bad strategy for happiness. For you to focus on what

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<v Speaker 2>is unfinished in your life, the unfinished business of your

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<v Speaker 2>spiritual growth, the underdeveloped areas of your character that still

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<v Speaker 2>aren't as far along as you wish they were, the

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<v Speaker 2>unfinished business enterprises that you don't yet know if they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to turn out good.

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<v Speaker 1>Or turn out bad.

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<v Speaker 2>For you to focus on the unfinished is to diminish

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<v Speaker 2>the gift of this, this right here, this right now,

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<v Speaker 2>this breath, this sermon, this moment, this gathering, this praise,

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<v Speaker 2>this opportunity, this new day, this season, this moment, this person,

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<v Speaker 2>this relationship, this effort, this breath this right here, somebody

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<v Speaker 2>say this right here. So I'm headed somewhere and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>excited about it and I'm working on something because I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not complacent. But ah, God, teach me to be content

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<v Speaker 2>while I'm in it. Time travel to the year fifty

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<v Speaker 2>a D with me. Well, let's get out of two

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<v Speaker 2>thousand and nine. H we're gonna party like this a

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<v Speaker 2>D fifty in the church today. Oh yeah, we're gonna party.

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<v Speaker 2>Touch somebody say it's gonna be a party in here today.

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<v Speaker 1>Before this preacher finished.

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<v Speaker 2>Precious but first, but first, in order to get to

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<v Speaker 2>the party, we gotta go through the pain.

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<v Speaker 1>And I need to speak to you a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Today about the danger of postponing joy. Don't let the

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<v Speaker 2>pressure make you postpone the joy.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't that what Kobe was trying to say. No, I

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<v Speaker 1>still gotta get us to gain get we.

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<v Speaker 2>Got we gotta win. We gotta win four of these,

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<v Speaker 2>not two. So I can't smile at you right now.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's a genius press conference strategy for a SoundBite.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, let's be honest, we're still talking about it today.

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<v Speaker 2>But it is a horrible way for you to approach

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<v Speaker 2>raising your kids.

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<v Speaker 1>Jobs. I'm finished?

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<v Speaker 5>When?

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<v Speaker 1>When? When? When? When will it be? When do you

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<v Speaker 1>think it's gonna be finished? You think you're gonna send

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<v Speaker 1>them off and they're gonna be finished. There is a

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<v Speaker 1>boomerang anointing on your children.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh huh mm hmm, come right back. When will it

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<v Speaker 2>be finished? When will it be finished? What's there to

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<v Speaker 2>be happy about? I still I still have a job.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been looking four months. Well, when you get a job,

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<v Speaker 2>can't you lose it? Talk to me, we'll see. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>single right now. When I meet my boass what's that face?

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<v Speaker 1>I will be blessed and highly favor.

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<v Speaker 2>And all the married people said, ha, unless you marry Holly,

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<v Speaker 2>then you will be finally, eternally happy, that is, but she's.

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<v Speaker 1>Off the market.

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<v Speaker 2>And the thing about it is, the thing about it

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<v Speaker 2>is if you postpone your joy because of the pressure,

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<v Speaker 2>you will never give God praise.

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<v Speaker 1>If you think there is a future date where you

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<v Speaker 1>will be keyword. I'm gonna teach you for a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit when I'm free from this.

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<v Speaker 2>When I'm free from this, and I have more time

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<v Speaker 2>when I'm free from this, and I don't struggle so

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<v Speaker 2>much when I'm free from this, and it's not a

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<v Speaker 2>temptation anymore. When I'm free from this, do not shout Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>When I am free from this relationship. If you're sitting

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<v Speaker 2>next to them, go quiet, just go dark right now,

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<v Speaker 2>Just look really confused, as I preach. If it wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>for them, if it wasn't for this, it would amaze

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<v Speaker 2>you how many people are waiting to be free from

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<v Speaker 2>something because you think you're going to feel something when

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<v Speaker 2>you're free from something. And what I have to learn

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<v Speaker 2>how to do in my life, and I suggest it

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<v Speaker 2>is the task of all of us who walk.

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<v Speaker 1>By faith and not by sight.

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<v Speaker 2>It's to be free unfinished, to be free unfinished, to

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<v Speaker 2>know that. Okay, well, my money isn't where I want

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<v Speaker 2>it to be, but my marriage is. My marriage isn't

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<v Speaker 2>where I want it to be. But my relationship with

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<v Speaker 2>God is growing. My relationship with God.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't where I wanted to be.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm in church today, Devil, did you see me

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<v Speaker 2>show up with my good clothes on where it gree

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<v Speaker 2>Come on, pitch somebody real quick and say I just

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to get one in.

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<v Speaker 1>Pinch yourself real quick. Pinch yourself real quick.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean some of you need to wake up and

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<v Speaker 2>realize all the things that God has done. And you

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<v Speaker 2>are sitting there not smiling, not shouting, not celebrating, waiting

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<v Speaker 2>on something else good to happen. It would be a

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<v Speaker 2>good time for you to praise him.

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<v Speaker 1>Pablah, Bless the Lord in all time.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh me, Joe, blessen me, Bless him, Bless him right now.

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<v Speaker 6>Bless him, my brother, blessen my sister, Bless him, my friend.

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<v Speaker 1>Blot down high five. Somebody say it's the right time.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the right time. The Bible says that.

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<v Speaker 2>The jailor was command Hey, watch out for these two.

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<v Speaker 2>Watch out for these guys. They're turning our city upside down.

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<v Speaker 2>Watch out for them. That's why the devil has had

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<v Speaker 2>you contained.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why the.

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<v Speaker 2>Devil is trying to constrain you with anxiety. That's why

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<v Speaker 2>the devil is trying to press you down with depression,

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<v Speaker 2>because there's.

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<v Speaker 1>Something in you.

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<v Speaker 2>The attack against you only indicates the potential that is

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<v Speaker 2>within you.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all it is. So what you gonna do about it? Paul?

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<v Speaker 2>And this must have shocked everybody who saw him in

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<v Speaker 2>those shackles. This must have shocked everybody who saw him

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<v Speaker 2>in those shackles. It's about midnight, the Bible says, which

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<v Speaker 2>is a bad time. It's a bad time to go out.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a bad time to be awake if you're in

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<v Speaker 2>I want to be in my bed at nine forty

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<v Speaker 2>five pm Eastern Standard time every night. It is a

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<v Speaker 2>product of the stage of my life. And as the

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<v Speaker 2>process of day gives way to the process of night,

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<v Speaker 2>something very interesting happens.

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<v Speaker 1>Say my joy is my job.

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<v Speaker 2>Now. The jailer was commanded to Paul and Silas as

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<v Speaker 2>their guard. But the Bible says in Proverbs four twenty

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<v Speaker 2>three that you are to guard your heart above all else.

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<v Speaker 1>So while the.

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<v Speaker 2>Jailer is guarding Paul, we see that Paul was apparently

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<v Speaker 2>guarding Paul too, because at this point he has allowed

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<v Speaker 2>bitterness to seep into his heart.

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<v Speaker 1>Because this isn't fair.

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<v Speaker 2>And if at this point he has allowed uncertainty to

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<v Speaker 2>paralyze him, he is not going to do what he

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<v Speaker 2>does next.

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<v Speaker 1>The Bible says, about midnight, Paul and Silas were.

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<v Speaker 2>Praying and singing hymns to God, and other prisoners were

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<v Speaker 2>listening to them. Process. Put it in the chat. Say

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<v Speaker 2>it's a process. It's a process. It's a process. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a process. And when you're going through things in your

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<v Speaker 2>life and the unfinished business and realizing that it's a process,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a process. Recovery is a process. Wealth building is

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<v Speaker 2>a process. Holiness is a process. Relational intimacy is a process,

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<v Speaker 2>Showing up is a process, Staying put is a process.

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<v Speaker 1>Day is a process. Night is a process.

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<v Speaker 2>Today the birth of day includes the process of the

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<v Speaker 2>coming of night. And at midnight Paul and Silas started

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<v Speaker 2>praying and started singing. If I could give that guard

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<v Speaker 2>one word of advice, it would be you made a mistake.

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<v Speaker 1>Not when you put their feet in the shackles.

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<v Speaker 2>You made a mistake, Not when you put them in

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<v Speaker 2>the inner cell, that's the most secure part of the prison.

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<v Speaker 1>I understand you were doing what you were supposed to do.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't even tell the guard that he made a

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<v Speaker 2>mistake when he went to sleep, because you'll see in

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<v Speaker 2>just a few verses that he actually was dozed off

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<v Speaker 2>over there in the corner somewhere. And that's fine too,

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<v Speaker 2>because their feet were in the shackles. But the mistake

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<v Speaker 2>that you made was putting them together in the same cell.

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<v Speaker 2>If you would have kept them in isolation, they would

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<v Speaker 2>have processed this pain differently. If you would have kept

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<v Speaker 2>them separated, Paul would have started processing, well, maybe God

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't want.

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<v Speaker 1>Us over here in Europe.

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<v Speaker 2>If you would have he kept Paul in isolation in

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<v Speaker 2>his own cell, he would have started processing why does

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<v Speaker 2>life have to be so hard for me? God, you

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<v Speaker 2>got Peter out of prison, You can't keep me out

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<v Speaker 2>of prison. If he would have kept them in isolation,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe he would have started comparing.

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<v Speaker 1>It to the last time that he preached.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe if he would have kept Paul in isolation, he

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<v Speaker 2>would have gone into self pity.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe if he would have.

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<v Speaker 2>Kept Silace in isolation, he would have sabotaged. But the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says he did one thing wrong. He put them

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<v Speaker 2>in the cell. The devil did one thing wrong this morning.

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<v Speaker 2>He let you get to Elevation Church at eleven seven

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<v Speaker 2>oh one Elevation Point Boulevard on Saint Patrick's Day of

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty.

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<v Speaker 1>Four, because he puts you next to somebody who is

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<v Speaker 1>about to pens You pins.

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<v Speaker 2>Your neighbor real quick, who is about to penshew.

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<v Speaker 1>And look them in the eye and say, wegg up.

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<v Speaker 1>God is with us. Flap your hands if.

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<v Speaker 2>You know God is with me in the process.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm singing over your life. God is with you in

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<v Speaker 1>the process. God is with you when it's two to zero,

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<v Speaker 1>when it's zero to two, when it's.

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<v Speaker 2>Game four, game five, game six, game seven. God is

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<v Speaker 2>with me in the postgame analysis because he's with me

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<v Speaker 2>in the process, but in the comments, he's with me

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<v Speaker 2>in the process.

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<v Speaker 1>He's with me in the process.

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<v Speaker 2>And I want to make sure that the way you

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<v Speaker 2>are processing the unfinished places in your life, the way

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<v Speaker 2>you are processing the imperfect parts of you, the way

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<v Speaker 2>that you are processing the parts of your life that

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<v Speaker 2>do not match your preference. I want to make sure

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<v Speaker 2>that your process doesn't become your prison. So you ruminate

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<v Speaker 2>and stew and have imaginary conversations where you get back

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<v Speaker 2>at people who aren't even thinking about you right now.

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<v Speaker 2>If I invested all the imagination and energy into preaching

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<v Speaker 2>that I did, into imaginary arguments with people, I would

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<v Speaker 2>be Charles Spurgeon, Billy Graham.

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<v Speaker 1>I just don't want because we have to go into

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<v Speaker 1>some prisons.

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<v Speaker 2>Right they were thrown into one prison, but the other one,

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<v Speaker 2>I think sometimes you aren't thrown into it. I think

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<v Speaker 2>you think your way into it. So we got a process.

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<v Speaker 2>It's hard to process as we're talking about joy. It's

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<v Speaker 2>hard to process when you're in prison and your feet

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<v Speaker 2>are in stocks and it's dark outside and your back

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<v Speaker 2>is raw because you were beat with rods. I know,

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<v Speaker 2>we normally don't go through things to this magnitude. That's

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<v Speaker 2>why I think the story is so helpful because whatever

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<v Speaker 2>you're going through, it isn't this, and whatever pressure you

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<v Speaker 2>have on you, it isn't being the lead apostle for

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<v Speaker 2>the gospel just decades after Jesus Christ walked the earth.

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<v Speaker 2>So if they did this, it can become an illustration

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<v Speaker 2>for me. And it takes a day. So as you process,

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to write down three things. Make sure

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<v Speaker 2>you got the right partner to process. Write down the

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<v Speaker 2>word partner. I need a partner. I need a partner

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<v Speaker 2>in my life who will help me to process my

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<v Speaker 2>imperfection and my unfinishedness in a way that encourages me

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<v Speaker 2>with the grace to sit in my unfinished but also

0:28:42.920 --> 0:28:46.320
<v Speaker 2>gives me an example and a goal that I can

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<v Speaker 2>go forward and grow into all God has called me

0:28:52.560 --> 0:28:52.800
<v Speaker 2>to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Clap your hands if you need a partner here. A

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<v Speaker 1>matter of fact, I told I told.

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<v Speaker 2>Isaiah Zeke Templeton, I might bring him up to be

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<v Speaker 2>my partner. So come on, I think we should do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Would you all give Zeke a handas as he comes. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>come on, you can do better than that. It seek everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>zee as you come. I'll be Paul, you be Silas.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's give the people a mental picture. Yeah, give him

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<v Speaker 2>a microphone. We might do some singing before this illustration.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just saying.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just saying the partner I picked might indicate the.

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<v Speaker 1>Purpose I have in mind.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a whole sermon point. Nobody wrote it down. I

0:29:43.120 --> 0:29:48.200
<v Speaker 2>picked my partner according to my purpose. God picks people

0:29:48.240 --> 0:29:53.000
<v Speaker 2>according to his purpose. God picked you according to a purpose.

0:29:53.040 --> 0:29:55.160
<v Speaker 2>So here's here's what they did. Here's what they did.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says it's midnight, and it doesn't say that

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<v Speaker 2>they were sitting like this, just to be a good

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<v Speaker 2>way to get the point across.

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<v Speaker 1>But they were in the same cell.

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<v Speaker 2>And maybe maybe Paul I have some speculations about this passage.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's just first of all, I'll see the scripture Acts

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<v Speaker 2>sixteen twenty five about midnight, Paul and Silas were praying

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<v Speaker 2>and singing hymns to God. Okay, so this is just

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<v Speaker 2>a speculation. It's not in the text, but I respectator.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think Paul was a very good singer. I

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<v Speaker 2>think Silas was a better singer than Paul.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. And I take it from.

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<v Speaker 2>One scripture where people used to say when he would

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<v Speaker 2>get up that he was unimpressive in person. So if

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<v Speaker 2>you're a great singer, nobody's going to say that about you, right.

0:30:37.000 --> 0:30:39.840
<v Speaker 2>So I don't think Paul's very good singer. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think this is another speculation. I think Paul is the

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<v Speaker 2>one who started singing because one thing Paul knew how

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<v Speaker 2>to do is start stuff. He was an instigator, Okay.

0:30:56.200 --> 0:31:00.959
<v Speaker 2>And so I imagine it's about midnight, and what else are

0:31:01.000 --> 0:31:03.880
<v Speaker 2>you gonna do? Because you can't move. He's not gonna

0:31:03.880 --> 0:31:07.040
<v Speaker 2>do any burpies. His feed are in stocks. He's not

0:31:07.080 --> 0:31:12.320
<v Speaker 2>gonna get prison ripped this time. And he goes, I

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<v Speaker 2>know they didn't have musical directors in prison, but just

0:31:14.280 --> 0:31:16.040
<v Speaker 2>give me a see so I can sing in a.

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<v Speaker 1>Good note there. Yeah, okay, Mmmm. I think sometime in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of night, Paul went what a fellowship, What

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<v Speaker 1>a joy?

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<v Speaker 2>Divine leing on the everlastings.

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<v Speaker 1>It says they sang.

0:31:43.840 --> 0:31:47.280
<v Speaker 2>Hymns right, and I know that him wasn't written red

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<v Speaker 2>yet use your imagination.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they sang something like that, right, what a blessedness?

0:31:56.640 --> 0:31:58.800
<v Speaker 1>What a piece is mine?

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<v Speaker 2>And he probably don't feel a lot of peace when

0:32:02.080 --> 0:32:04.000
<v Speaker 2>he sings at But I'm gonna.

0:32:03.840 --> 0:32:05.560
<v Speaker 1>Give you a life, principal worshipers.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes you've got to sing until your soul catches up

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<v Speaker 2>with your song.

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<v Speaker 1>You feel that Silas leading on the ever last ding

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<v Speaker 1>arms lead, Hey, Silas, you'll wake back there, be safe

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<v Speaker 1>and secure.

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<v Speaker 5>From now.

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<v Speaker 2>I think when Silas started singing, Paul started getting louder.

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<v Speaker 7>Leave leave on the evens.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, but it says they sang put the verse back up.

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<v Speaker 2>They sang hymns plural, so they didn't stop singing. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I think faun.

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<v Speaker 1>Knew so many hymns. He just started a medley, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what I'm saying, because.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he memorized some songs in a previous season.

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<v Speaker 1>That God knew he would need at a midnight hour.

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<v Speaker 5>Uh huh.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think next he went less. It is sure

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus is mine?

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<v Speaker 7>Oh what a footy of glory divine.

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<v Speaker 1>You take this part silas Era Selva shut.

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<v Speaker 5>Purchase fat onn of his speed, washed in his blood.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to remember their feet are in shackles,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're washed in his blood.

0:34:29.840 --> 0:34:32.560
<v Speaker 1>I want you to remember that their feet are.

0:34:32.360 --> 0:34:36.560
<v Speaker 2>In shackles, but they're born of his spirit. I want

0:34:36.560 --> 0:34:40.680
<v Speaker 2>you to remember that your situation is dark, but your

0:34:40.840 --> 0:34:44.040
<v Speaker 2>born of his spirit. I want to remind you that

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<v Speaker 2>this chapter is painful.

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<v Speaker 1>What's her story? Is another? And plass it. This is

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<v Speaker 1>my soul. This is my song, raising my say yo,

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<v Speaker 1>oh the day long. This is my store that I

0:35:15.680 --> 0:35:17.680
<v Speaker 1>can sell us. But do it, hi, This is my story.

0:35:17.920 --> 0:35:19.600
<v Speaker 5>Yesis my.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the kind of singing res my So.

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<v Speaker 1>What am I doing?

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<v Speaker 5>Carrais my.

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<v Speaker 2>Leader?

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<v Speaker 5>Lead leader, raising my say yea oh theday, praising.

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<v Speaker 1>Save at midnight too.

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<v Speaker 2>And all of a sudden, the Bible says, as they

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<v Speaker 2>were singing, something started.

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<v Speaker 1>Shaking.

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<v Speaker 2>As they were singing, something started shaking, Something started shaking.

0:36:35.000 --> 0:36:39.440
<v Speaker 2>Praise started shaking something. And Lydia might have felt it

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<v Speaker 2>at her house, and she didn't know what it was.

0:36:43.400 --> 0:36:44.360
<v Speaker 1>But Paul knew.

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<v Speaker 2>When we pray, say it solace, when we pray, when

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<v Speaker 2>we pray.

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<v Speaker 3>Hand the founday since started second and Paul said, Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>The side past around he is seeking.

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<v Speaker 5>Said, oh, lother ground.

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<v Speaker 1>He's singing jade hour.

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<v Speaker 7>Oh, Christ's the side my litter in this shackle. But

0:37:24.960 --> 0:37:29.239
<v Speaker 7>I'm standing over.

0:37:29.320 --> 0:37:36.960
<v Speaker 2>Saking, said, oh love the ground he's see say, I'm

0:37:36.960 --> 0:37:38.600
<v Speaker 2>gonna take the foundation.

0:37:38.320 --> 0:37:41.759
<v Speaker 1>For a minute. No, no, you can't shake him like that.

0:37:43.600 --> 0:37:47.959
<v Speaker 2>You can't sink him like that. You gotta get down

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<v Speaker 2>on the inside of your belly, from therbelly, from your belly,

0:37:57.280 --> 0:37:58.200
<v Speaker 2>from your belly.

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<v Speaker 6>Somebody shout up to God, shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm singing in shackles and something starts shaking. I'm singing

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<v Speaker 2>in shackles and something starts shaking. I'm singing in loneliness

0:38:23.160 --> 0:38:31.400
<v Speaker 2>and something starts shaking. Because I got a partner, I

0:38:31.480 --> 0:38:35.399
<v Speaker 2>got a praise. And the Bible says they did one

0:38:35.440 --> 0:38:39.080
<v Speaker 2>more thing. They prayed. Did the Bible say they prayed

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<v Speaker 2>in verse twenty five or did I make it up?

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<v Speaker 1>They prayed?

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<v Speaker 2>Verse twenty five says they sang, they praised, and they prayed.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what songs they sang. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what prayers they prayed, but I have a speculation about

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<v Speaker 2>what they didn't pray. I would imagine if you're in

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<v Speaker 2>a prison, your prayer, your dominant goal and thought, would

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<v Speaker 2>be what get us out?

0:39:11.640 --> 0:39:19.360
<v Speaker 1>Somebody say it, get us out? And yet the Bible says,

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<v Speaker 1>because I never heard this passage breached.

0:39:23.320 --> 0:39:27.560
<v Speaker 2>Like you wouldn't believe about how a shout will bring

0:39:27.600 --> 0:39:34.960
<v Speaker 2>you out, which confused me when I read the next verse,

0:39:36.080 --> 0:39:41.080
<v Speaker 2>because the Bible says, can I preach the Bible? Y'all

0:39:41.120 --> 0:39:43.400
<v Speaker 2>are looking at me so quiet? I feel nervous, like

0:39:43.440 --> 0:39:51.400
<v Speaker 2>I stole something from target. The Bible says that after

0:39:51.520 --> 0:39:55.600
<v Speaker 2>they sang and prayed, because I'm imagining Paul going, God,

0:39:55.600 --> 0:39:57.400
<v Speaker 2>get us out by your power, by your blood, just

0:39:57.400 --> 0:39:59.080
<v Speaker 2>like you brought Moses out of Egypt, just like you

0:39:59.160 --> 0:40:00.359
<v Speaker 2>brought Neemiah the.

0:40:00.320 --> 0:40:02.480
<v Speaker 1>Captives back to Jerusalem.

0:40:01.880 --> 0:40:03.200
<v Speaker 2>Just like you did it for them, just like you

0:40:03.239 --> 0:40:04.480
<v Speaker 2>brought Jonna from the belly of the whale.

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<v Speaker 1>God, get me out, the Bible says.

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<v Speaker 2>Suddenly there was a violent earthquake and the foundations shook,

0:40:09.320 --> 0:40:12.120
<v Speaker 2>and everyone's chains came loose. Now, what do you do

0:40:12.200 --> 0:40:14.520
<v Speaker 2>when you're in prison and your chains come loose one,

0:40:14.719 --> 0:40:22.239
<v Speaker 2>two three. Leave when your chains come loose, you leave

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<v Speaker 2>right because I prayed and he brought me out. But

0:40:26.400 --> 0:40:34.240
<v Speaker 2>watch this. Verse twenty seven says the jailer woke up. Dude,

0:40:34.320 --> 0:40:41.680
<v Speaker 2>you had one job. And the jailer woke up, and

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<v Speaker 2>when he saw that the prison doors were open, he

0:40:44.920 --> 0:40:49.600
<v Speaker 2>drew his sword and was about to kill himself because

0:40:49.640 --> 0:40:54.239
<v Speaker 2>if he did it, his superior officer would because he

0:40:54.360 --> 0:40:56.560
<v Speaker 2>thought the prisoners had escaped.

0:40:57.120 --> 0:40:59.839
<v Speaker 1>Well, yeah, that's what you're supposed to.

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<v Speaker 2>Do when God sends an earthquake and opens the doors.

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<v Speaker 2>Unless they weren't praying for God to get them out.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know who this is for, but you keep

0:41:17.920 --> 0:41:21.319
<v Speaker 2>thinking God wants to get you out, and sometimes he does,

0:41:21.400 --> 0:41:24.839
<v Speaker 2>and eventually they left. They didn't leave there. But verse

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<v Speaker 2>twenty seven is very powerful. Can I reach verse twenty seven?

0:41:28.680 --> 0:41:32.080
<v Speaker 2>Can I reach verse twenty seven? Is there one person

0:41:32.200 --> 0:41:35.040
<v Speaker 2>in this church that wants to hear what happened in

0:41:35.160 --> 0:41:36.160
<v Speaker 2>verse twenty seven?

0:41:37.080 --> 0:41:37.480
<v Speaker 1>I have.

0:41:38.960 --> 0:41:41.200
<v Speaker 2>The Bible, says the jailer woke up, and when he

0:41:41.239 --> 0:41:43.239
<v Speaker 2>saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword about

0:41:43.280 --> 0:41:45.000
<v Speaker 2>it comes up because he thought the prisoners had this game.

0:41:45.120 --> 0:41:52.640
<v Speaker 2>Verse twenty eight but Paul shouted, don't harm yourself.

0:41:53.520 --> 0:41:58.839
<v Speaker 1>We are all here. Why are you still here?

0:42:01.280 --> 0:42:05.040
<v Speaker 2>And Paul says, I wouldn't praying God to get me out.

0:42:06.520 --> 0:42:10.760
<v Speaker 2>I was praying for God to come in. And these

0:42:10.960 --> 0:42:16.320
<v Speaker 2>doors help me preach Holy God. These doors are open

0:42:17.120 --> 0:42:19.320
<v Speaker 2>because the tring of Glory.

0:42:20.760 --> 0:42:23.799
<v Speaker 1>Is coming in. He's coming in.

0:42:25.320 --> 0:42:28.040
<v Speaker 2>Somebody lift your hands if you know he's coming in.

0:42:35.480 --> 0:42:39.120
<v Speaker 2>So I want to propose to you, child of God,

0:42:40.280 --> 0:42:43.000
<v Speaker 2>that you keep saying, when I get out of this,

0:42:43.600 --> 0:42:44.320
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna.

0:42:44.040 --> 0:42:45.799
<v Speaker 1>Praise God, which is.

0:42:45.760 --> 0:42:49.480
<v Speaker 2>The wrong perspective because you can praise God when you

0:42:49.520 --> 0:42:53.240
<v Speaker 2>get out of it, but you can also praise God

0:42:53.480 --> 0:42:56.520
<v Speaker 2>into it. And I'm gonna give you twenty four seconds

0:42:56.560 --> 0:43:32.200
<v Speaker 2>to do it right now. So need to show you this.

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<v Speaker 2>It would be glory to God. Glory to God. She

0:43:36.840 --> 0:43:39.839
<v Speaker 2>said it, She said, glory to God. That's what you've

0:43:39.880 --> 0:43:41.960
<v Speaker 2>got to do right now. That's your job in this

0:43:42.080 --> 0:43:48.080
<v Speaker 2>season of your life. Sila said, Paul. The doors are open,

0:43:49.719 --> 0:43:51.920
<v Speaker 2>Paul said, the job's not.

0:43:53.920 --> 0:44:07.200
<v Speaker 1>Finished. Listen to this. You've been wondering why you're going

0:44:07.239 --> 0:44:08.240
<v Speaker 1>through what you're going through.

0:44:08.320 --> 0:44:11.480
<v Speaker 2>I suggest there is always a bigger picture, and I

0:44:11.560 --> 0:44:14.239
<v Speaker 2>present to you that Not only did they have a

0:44:14.320 --> 0:44:17.960
<v Speaker 2>partner and a praise and a prayer, but they had

0:44:18.000 --> 0:44:23.280
<v Speaker 2>a purpose. And I say that to you about every

0:44:23.320 --> 0:44:27.920
<v Speaker 2>single cell that you are locked in in your life today.

0:44:28.680 --> 0:44:31.839
<v Speaker 1>See, it would be wonderful if we could just come

0:44:31.920 --> 0:44:36.239
<v Speaker 1>out of it. But shouldn't we first ask God to

0:44:36.320 --> 0:44:44.920
<v Speaker 1>come into it? Yeah, that's my job.

0:44:44.080 --> 0:44:49.480
<v Speaker 2>It's not by coincidence that Paul and the prisoners were

0:44:49.520 --> 0:44:52.440
<v Speaker 2>still sitting there. The Bible says in verse twenty nine

0:44:52.440 --> 0:44:54.560
<v Speaker 2>that the jailer called for lights, rushed in, fell trembling

0:44:54.600 --> 0:44:57.480
<v Speaker 2>before Paul and Silas, and brought them out and asked, sirs,

0:44:57.520 --> 0:44:58.440
<v Speaker 2>what must.

0:44:58.160 --> 0:44:59.440
<v Speaker 1>I do to be saved?

0:45:00.840 --> 0:45:03.480
<v Speaker 2>Wow, that's what that servant girl was following them around,

0:45:03.480 --> 0:45:05.880
<v Speaker 2>saying a few verses earlier, these are the men who

0:45:05.920 --> 0:45:08.240
<v Speaker 2>will tell you how to be saved. Now, the prison

0:45:08.280 --> 0:45:10.080
<v Speaker 2>break happened not so they could get out, but so

0:45:10.120 --> 0:45:12.320
<v Speaker 2>that God could get in, because there was somebody whose

0:45:12.400 --> 0:45:12.839
<v Speaker 2>life he.

0:45:12.840 --> 0:45:13.680
<v Speaker 1>Wanted to touch.

0:45:18.480 --> 0:45:23.200
<v Speaker 2>Wait a minute, this isn't a prison. It's a pop

0:45:23.280 --> 0:45:32.520
<v Speaker 2>up church in Philippi. God is starting a pop up

0:45:32.560 --> 0:45:36.000
<v Speaker 2>church in your life right now. He's going to demonstrate

0:45:36.080 --> 0:45:38.600
<v Speaker 2>some things through you. He's going to show some of

0:45:38.600 --> 0:45:40.239
<v Speaker 2>the people. The Bible says all the other prisoners for

0:45:40.360 --> 0:45:43.320
<v Speaker 2>listening to Paul and Silas. Somebody's looking at your life,

0:45:43.480 --> 0:45:46.560
<v Speaker 2>listening to your life. You are doing this for an example.

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<v Speaker 2>The gospel is with you. The assignment of God is

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<v Speaker 2>heavy on your life. There is a shout that will

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<v Speaker 2>bring you out. But there is also a shout that says,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm still here. And that's what Paul shouted. And he

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<v Speaker 2>said the job's not finished. And this dude comes over

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<v Speaker 2>to Paul and Silas and God a sermon.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen, how good the sermon.

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<v Speaker 2>When I learn how to preach this shortened this good,

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<v Speaker 2>We'll be out of here in time for brunch next week.

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<v Speaker 2>They replied verse thirty one. Believe in the Lord Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>and you will be saved.

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<v Speaker 1>You and your household. Why were they in prison? Why

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<v Speaker 1>did the foundations shake?

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<v Speaker 2>Because as the foundations of that prison were shaking, a

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<v Speaker 2>foundation for a church was being laid, the first church

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<v Speaker 2>in Europe. And it all started in shackles. What is

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<v Speaker 2>God starting in the shackles of your life right now,

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<v Speaker 2>in the area where you can't move and can't do it.

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<v Speaker 2>I know this much. You only have one job. One

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<v Speaker 2>job because when he asked them how to be saved,

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't say, get your act together and clean up

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<v Speaker 2>your house and stop falling asleep on your night shift.

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<v Speaker 1>They said, believe, and not just believe. Believe in the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.

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<v Speaker 2>And they spoke the word of the Lord to God

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<v Speaker 2>I love it, and to all the others in his house.

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<v Speaker 2>And at that hour of the night, the jailer took

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<v Speaker 2>them and washed their wounds. Then immediately he and all

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<v Speaker 2>his household were baptized. The jailer brought them into his

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<v Speaker 2>house and set a meal before them.

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<v Speaker 1>He was filled with joy.

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<v Speaker 2>Because he had become to believe in God, he and

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<v Speaker 2>his whole household. What do you have to be happy about.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm filled with joy because I believe in God. That's

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<v Speaker 2>my basis, that's my firm foundation on Christ, the solid

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<v Speaker 2>raw I stand. I want to give an invitation right now,

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<v Speaker 2>bow your head and close your eyes for those of

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<v Speaker 2>you who God has brought to this message today so

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<v Speaker 2>that you can believe in the Lord Jesus and be saved.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says that that jailer, upon believing in Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>was filled with joy. At the moment that you place

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<v Speaker 2>your faith in Jesus Christ, you are filled with His spirit.

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<v Speaker 2>You are forgiven of your sin, and you are freed

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<v Speaker 2>for your future.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now. If that's you and God brought you here,

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<v Speaker 1>and you have.

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<v Speaker 2>Been in the prison of your sin and your self effort,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe that right now is a defining moment in

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<v Speaker 2>your life. I'm going to pray a prayer with you,

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<v Speaker 2>and you repeat this prayer after me. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>repeat this prayer and mean it from your heart, the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says that.

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<v Speaker 1>You will be saved.

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<v Speaker 2>Praying after me Church for the benefit of those who

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<v Speaker 2>are coming to God or back to God Heavenly Father.

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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.

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<v Speaker 1>Of my life.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe you died that I would be forgiven and

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<v Speaker 2>rose again to give me life. I receive this new life.

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<v Speaker 2>This is my new beginning. On the count of three,

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<v Speaker 2>shoots your hand up. If you prayed that one, two, three,

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<v Speaker 2>shoot them up.

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<v Speaker 1>All over the room online online.

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<v Speaker 2>Say I received Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>Come on, Let's clap our hands and thank God.

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<v Speaker 2>Church family. We can do better than that.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's thank God for every soul.

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<v Speaker 2>He's saved, every life he's touching.

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<v Speaker 1>Come on, let's give him a great sum of press.

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