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<v Speaker 1>Too kind.

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<v Speaker 2>So our pastor did an incredible job last week. If

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<v Speaker 2>you weren't here and didn't listen to his message talking

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<v Speaker 2>about the commanded blessing, you missed out. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>listen to it once, you need to listen to it again.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a treasure trove of gold and depth in there.

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<v Speaker 2>So He preached for two hours on Friday night. And

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<v Speaker 2>so you're going to get me in a continuation message

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<v Speaker 2>of what he started because there's something that he was

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<v Speaker 2>unpacking it as he was unpacking it. I mentioned to him,

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<v Speaker 2>I think I have the other side of your message.

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<v Speaker 2>And so he's going to get a verbal or a

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<v Speaker 2>vocal break tonight, or I should say this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>By the time I get done, it'll be tonight. That's

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<v Speaker 1>a joke.

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<v Speaker 2>We're on a significant time crunch today.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm going to pray. Lord Jesus, we just, Holy Spirit,

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<v Speaker 1>I just say, have your way. Don't let a word

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<v Speaker 1>come out of my mouth that's me. Let it all

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<v Speaker 1>be you. And I thank you for your word. I

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for the tongue that you give, man.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, the title of my message is The Unholy Trinity.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm going to unpack some of this in a minute,

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<v Speaker 2>but this message could also be titled the popular Trinity.

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<v Speaker 2>In other words, it's something that's extremely common, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>pretty much everywhere you look and go. And when we

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<v Speaker 2>think about the Trinity, we think about the Father, the Son,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Holy Spirit. Typically, that's what our mind engages with. However,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to tell you that I think that there's

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<v Speaker 2>a trinity that's very commonly engaged with day in and

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<v Speaker 2>day out. And so I want to talk with you

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<v Speaker 2>about that because I believe it is something that the saboteur.

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<v Speaker 2>That the devil would want to try and sabotage our

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<v Speaker 2>lives with so that our destiny, so that God's calling

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<v Speaker 2>on your life, and so what Pastor Dwayne spoke to,

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<v Speaker 2>the commanded blessing, doesn't come to pass.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay?

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<v Speaker 2>And so I'm going to have you just repeat after

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<v Speaker 2>me and declare something. We're going to give the devil

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<v Speaker 2>an uppercut or a stiff arm this morning if you

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<v Speaker 2>like football. And so we're going to give the devil

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<v Speaker 2>an uppercut. I want you to repeat after me. New

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<v Speaker 2>Horizon Church is wise.

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<v Speaker 1>To the schemes of the devil. New Horizon Church is

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<v Speaker 1>wise to the schemes of the devil.

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<v Speaker 2>And doesn't participate in any of his tactics.

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't participate in any of his tactics.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Holy Spirit gate, like this, I'm positive this

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<v Speaker 2>is from the Lord. He gave me this message and

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<v Speaker 2>told me this is the other side. When Pastor Dwayne

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<v Speaker 2>was talking about.

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<v Speaker 3>That a lack of unity removes the anointing and it

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<v Speaker 3>actually takes away this blessing that God would have for

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<v Speaker 3>his kids. I was realizing as he was talking about

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<v Speaker 3>the spirit of division at work to create a lack

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<v Speaker 3>of unity and affecting the anointing and basically trying to

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<v Speaker 3>create division, harm, and discontent, I realized there's a methodology

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<v Speaker 3>through which the spirit of division actually works.

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<v Speaker 2>Like he has a blueprint, if you will. And so

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<v Speaker 2>this message is gonna be the unholy trinity. And here's

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<v Speaker 2>the three components of the trinity. Offense, victimhood, and bitterness. Offense, victimhood,

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<v Speaker 2>and bitterness. This is the unholy trinity. And so obviously

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<v Speaker 2>it's unholy, so it's not for you because we just

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<v Speaker 2>sang a song about the holy one. And we get

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<v Speaker 2>to come here and he loves us and he's showering

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<v Speaker 2>us with his love and his grace. And he loves

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<v Speaker 2>us so much that he doesn't want to let us

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<v Speaker 2>stay how we are or even where we were when

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<v Speaker 2>we first got saved. So he's constantly looking to renew

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<v Speaker 2>us in our mind and change us as who we are.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I'm sharing this because the word of.

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<v Speaker 1>God is sharp. It's active.

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<v Speaker 2>It's able to divide soul from spirit, bone from marrow.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's just like if you've ever tried to shave before,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're a male and you're shaving your face, it's

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<v Speaker 2>really tough to do with a dull razor or maybe ladies,

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<v Speaker 2>if you've shaved your legs, tough to do with a

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<v Speaker 2>dull razor.

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<v Speaker 1>The beauty of the word of God is it's sharp.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a double-edged sword and it has the capacity to

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<v Speaker 2>cleave things, remove things from us.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we just say more Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>Ephesians 4, 31 through 32.

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<v Speaker 1>Get rid of all bitterness. Say that after me. Bitterness.

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<v Speaker 1>Rage and anger. You don't have to say the rest.

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<v Speaker 2>Brawling and slander along with every form of malice. Be

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<v Speaker 2>kind and compassionate to one another. Forgiving each other just

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<v Speaker 2>as in Christ God forgave you. Do you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>so Pastor Dwayne was preaching a little bit on Ephesians 4,

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<v Speaker 2>and he was speaking to it from a standpoint of unity.

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<v Speaker 2>And the whole first part of Ephesians, it talks about

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<v Speaker 2>be completely.

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<v Speaker 1>Humble and gentle, okay?

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<v Speaker 2>Humble and gentle comes from a heart that understands from

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<v Speaker 2>which we've been saved. It understands the grace of God

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<v Speaker 2>that pulled us out of the pit, okay? And when

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<v Speaker 2>we understand that, then it allows for us to be

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<v Speaker 2>humble and gentle and it will help us to not

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<v Speaker 2>allow for a root of bitterness to begin to grow

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<v Speaker 2>in our heart because we don't become offended because just

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<v Speaker 2>as he's been gracious to us, we're looking to extend

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<v Speaker 2>that same grace to everybody else that we're interacting with

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<v Speaker 2>because we know whose we are and what we've been

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<v Speaker 2>saved from.

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<v Speaker 1>Does that make sense?

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<v Speaker 2>In this passage, it's talking about Ephesians 4.

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<v Speaker 1>It's talking about number one, unity.

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<v Speaker 2>And Pastor Dwayne just did a wonderful job in his

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<v Speaker 2>message last week.

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<v Speaker 1>Again, go back, listen to it again. The commanded blessing.

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<v Speaker 1>If there's something that the devil could use to try.

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<v Speaker 2>And obstruct, create division, or affect the commanded blessing, the

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<v Speaker 2>thing that he will use is offense, right? Offense, like

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<v Speaker 2>a spirit of offense, like becoming offended. And why am

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<v Speaker 2>I sharing this? Well, the rest of Ephesians 4 at

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<v Speaker 2>the end is talking about a different context other than

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<v Speaker 2>just unity.

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<v Speaker 1>It's talking about maturation.

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<v Speaker 2>So for maturation to occur, maturation helps to build unity, correct?

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<v Speaker 1>Correct.

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<v Speaker 2>And so when it comes to how we interact with

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<v Speaker 2>other people, we have to know.

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<v Speaker 1>What the trap is, if that makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>Every single day, an opportunity exists in your life.

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<v Speaker 1>Not a week goes by this doesn't happen.

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<v Speaker 2>You have an opportunity to become offended or to take offense.

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<v Speaker 1>It could be that you.

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<v Speaker 2>Were at church and someone didn't come talk to you.

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<v Speaker 2>It could be they did come talk to you and

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<v Speaker 2>they said something that.

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<v Speaker 1>Wasn't, you didn't enjoy it. It didn't lift you up.

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<v Speaker 2>It could be that you went out to create connection

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<v Speaker 2>and relationship with another person and they didn't reciprocate it.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're offended.

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<v Speaker 2>It could be that you had a relationship with another individual,

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<v Speaker 2>you knit your heart to them, you gave your heart

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<v Speaker 2>to them, and they actually abused and harmed you. It

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<v Speaker 2>could be that you were physically abused. It could be

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<v Speaker 2>that you were emotionally abused. Or it could be that

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<v Speaker 2>actually no abuse occurred. But the person whom you talked

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<v Speaker 2>to at church who ran out and didn't talk to you,

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<v Speaker 2>they actually weren't trying to ignore you. They weren't trying

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<v Speaker 2>to offend you at all. They just had dinner engagements

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<v Speaker 2>right after church. And we're taking offense to something that

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<v Speaker 2>their just life is full, right? And so sometimes a

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<v Speaker 2>spirit of offense can come because of something.

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<v Speaker 1>That doesn't even exist. It's not even real.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes it happens because really we were wounded or harmed

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<v Speaker 2>by another.

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<v Speaker 1>And they're wrongdoing toward us. But nonetheless, every single day,

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<v Speaker 1>this happens.

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<v Speaker 2>Relationship or capacity, this thing occurs where humans take offense

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<v Speaker 2>to another human because of what they did or didn't do.

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<v Speaker 1>Does that make sense?

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<v Speaker 2>And if you've been alive for more than five minutes,

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<v Speaker 2>this is the case. Maybe you actually, maybe you had

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<v Speaker 2>something and you worked really hard to obtain it and

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<v Speaker 2>somebody stole it. Like you'd be actually justified in your offense.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not, but that would be a good reason to

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<v Speaker 2>be upset.

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<v Speaker 1>With somebody, right?

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<v Speaker 2>John 8, 31 and 33. So Jesus was saying to

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<v Speaker 2>those Jews who had believed in him.

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<v Speaker 1>So these are Jews that believed in Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>If you continue in my word, then you are truly

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<v Speaker 2>my disciples and you will.

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<v Speaker 1>Know the truth and the truth will set you free.

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<v Speaker 1>Who is set free? Those that know the truth and

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<v Speaker 1>apply the truth.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't be set free by a truth you don't

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<v Speaker 2>yet know and you can't be set free by a

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<v Speaker 2>truth you don't apply.

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<v Speaker 1>So who set free?

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<v Speaker 2>Those that know the truth and apply the truth. And

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<v Speaker 2>this is their response to him. They answered him, we're

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<v Speaker 2>Abraham's descendants and have never been enslaved by anyone.

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<v Speaker 1>How is it that you say you will become free?

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<v Speaker 2>They're almost offended that Jesus is saying that they're not

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<v Speaker 2>walking in freedom.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you see it? Like there's an offense actually in

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<v Speaker 2>And so this says we're Abraham's descendants. They had a

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<v Speaker 2>pride even about whose they were. Do you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>think that sometimes Christian people think that because I said

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<v Speaker 2>yes to Jesus, it means that I'm walking in full freedom.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a Christian.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm walking in full freedom. No, you're walking in the

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<v Speaker 2>amount of truth that you know that sets you free

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<v Speaker 2>and you're applying.

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<v Speaker 3>Come on.

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<v Speaker 2>Good. Hello, somebody. So the unholy trinity is this, offense,

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<v Speaker 2>which will turn or result in victimhood, which will then

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<v Speaker 2>turn to a root of bitterness. This is the trinity.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the cycle of how it works. What will

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<v Speaker 2>actually occur is after the root of bitterness takes hold,

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<v Speaker 2>if it takes seed long enough and the seeds grow

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<v Speaker 2>really big and the roots get big, eventually what happens

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<v Speaker 2>is we actually end up with something else called.

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<v Speaker 1>A depraved mind.

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<v Speaker 2>Listen to Hebrews 12, 15. See to it that none

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<v Speaker 2>of you fall short of the grace of God.

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<v Speaker 1>And no bitter root, say that after me, bitter.

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<v Speaker 2>Root, grows up to cause trouble and defile many. So

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<v Speaker 2>he wouldn't be saying this if it wasn't possible for

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<v Speaker 2>a bitter root to grow up and cause trouble. He's

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<v Speaker 2>saying this because it's possible. And we at New Horizon

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<v Speaker 2>are very wise to the devil's schemes, and we do

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<v Speaker 2>not participate in his tactics. So as a church, we

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<v Speaker 2>recognize this is a foothold.

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<v Speaker 1>Of the devil and we don't give him place.

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<v Speaker 2>Romans 1.28 And just as they did not see fit

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<v Speaker 2>to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a depraved

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<v Speaker 2>mind to do those things that are not proper, people

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<v Speaker 2>having been filled with all unrighteousness, Wickedness, greed, evil, full

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<v Speaker 1>Murder, strife. What's strife? Division.

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<v Speaker 2>He spoke about it in the commanded blessing last week.

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<v Speaker 2>The spirit of division.

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<v Speaker 1>Deceit. Deceit. It's saying something. It's misrepresentation. Deceit. Malice.

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<v Speaker 2>They are gossips. slanderers, haters of God. You might be

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<v Speaker 2>looking in here thinking, well, I'm not a murderer. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to tell you that every week you have an

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<v Speaker 2>to another person. And this spirit of offense is coming

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<v Speaker 2>on you, trying to get you to participate with your mouth,

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<v Speaker 2>to say something derogatory about another human being. and you

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<v Speaker 2>do not have to participate with it. You can absolutely say, no,

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<v Speaker 2>I rebuke that. I reject that thought. I refuse to

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<v Speaker 2>say anything as far as slander or gossip about that individual.

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<v Speaker 2>me because they stole. And they lied consistently. They stole,

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<v Speaker 2>so I had to fire them. And so what happened

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<v Speaker 2>is this week, someone is in my office. I'm talking,

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<v Speaker 2>was there, I affirmed something good that they'd done. And

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't go down that road. I was very tempted

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<v Speaker 2>to go down that road. But instead I said, they

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<v Speaker 2>did a great job here with this.

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<v Speaker 1>And I just stopped. Said no more.

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<v Speaker 2>You have an opportunity to slander and gossip every single day.

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<v Speaker 1>And the enemy's actually, you preached about this last week.

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<v Speaker 2>The enemy's actually looking to get you to partner with

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<v Speaker 2>that spirit that would do that. Gossip, slanders, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful,

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<v Speaker 2>inventors of evil, disobedient to their parents, without.

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<v Speaker 1>Understanding, untrustworthy, unfeeling, unmerciful. I'm going to skip the rest

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<v Speaker 2>In the ESV, it says of this verse, God gave

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<v Speaker 1>That's an NIV.

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<v Speaker 2>And ESV says God gave them up to a debased mind.

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<v Speaker 2>This is talking about believers who aren't looking to God's will, way, wisdom,

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<v Speaker 2>and perspective is the context of this passage. And it's

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<v Speaker 2>talking about God giving them over to a depraved mind,

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<v Speaker 2>to a debased mind.

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<v Speaker 1>A King James says reprobate mind.

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<v Speaker 2>Reprobate mind. This is the word depraved in Greek. It's adokamon.

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<v Speaker 1>Adokamon.

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<v Speaker 2>If there's any children in here, I didn't say Pokemon.

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<v Speaker 1>Adokamon. And listen to the definition.

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<v Speaker 2>A mind that is unapproved, corrupted, or unable to make

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<v Speaker 2>sound moral judgments. A mind that has lost its proper function.

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<v Speaker 2>A mind that has lost its proper function. When it

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<v Speaker 2>says a mind that is approved, it immediately brought me

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<v Speaker 2>to this passage of Scripture in 2 Timothy 2.15. Do

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<v Speaker 1>Not unapproved, but approved mind.

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<v Speaker 2>A worker who does not need to be ashamed and

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<v Speaker 2>who correctly handles.

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<v Speaker 1>The word of truth.

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<v Speaker 2>The people of New Horizon are workers who are approved,

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<v Speaker 2>not unapproved.

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<v Speaker 1>Which means we will.

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<v Speaker 2>Not participate with what leads to a depraved mind, which

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<v Speaker 2>is a spirit of offense, which results in a victimhood mindset,

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<v Speaker 2>which turns into a root of bitterness. I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>encapsulate a story very rapidly. The story is the story

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<v Speaker 2>of Judas, and you're all familiar with it. But Judas

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<v Speaker 2>is literally one of Jesus's inner circles. If there was

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<v Speaker 2>cell phones and texting back then, he probably would have

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<v Speaker 2>texted Jesus and said, I'm your BFF, right?

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<v Speaker 1>Like he was close to Jesus. He reclined and ate

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<v Speaker 1>meals with Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>He got to see miracles, signs, wonders, healings all the

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<v Speaker 2>time with Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm thinking, that sounds cool. Sign me up.

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<v Speaker 2>That sounds like how many people wouldn't want that? To

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<v Speaker 2>be selected to be part of that group?

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<v Speaker 1>Like, how cool would that be?

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<v Speaker 2>Like, you know, that's a lot of grace on your

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<v Speaker 2>life to be selected to be part of that group.

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<v Speaker 2>But somewhere along the line, what was happening is money

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<v Speaker 2>was coming in. And there was money bags and money, anyhow,

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<v Speaker 2>money's coming in. And Judas is watching how the money

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<v Speaker 2>gets distributed. And Judas, in his heart, really wants that money.

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<v Speaker 2>And so he starts to get super offended about how

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<v Speaker 2>it gets spent. And he starts to say things about

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<v Speaker 2>how it's supposed to get spent. But he actually didn't

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<v Speaker 2>even really care about the people who he was saying

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<v Speaker 2>he wanted to spend the money on.

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<v Speaker 1>It was all about him.

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<v Speaker 2>Right? Pastor Dwayne actually talked about this when he was

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<v Speaker 2>referencing the Tesla last week. Because if someone was super

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<v Speaker 2>offended that he drove a Tesla, there could be something

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<v Speaker 2>ruminating in their heart that could be unclean that they

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<v Speaker 2>need freedom from. Right? It was the same thing that

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<v Speaker 2>was going on in Judas. So money's coming in. He

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<v Speaker 2>takes an offense. Eventually what happens is that offense turns

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<v Speaker 2>into something else deeper. And it turns into a root

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<v Speaker 2>of bitterness. Next thing you know, what's occurring? He's going

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<v Speaker 2>and getting some money and he's betraying his BFF.

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<v Speaker 1>Then what happens? So they come and get Jesus out

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<v Speaker 1>of the garden. They arrest him. What happens next to Judas?

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<v Speaker 1>Judas ends up, he tries to give the money back,

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<v Speaker 1>can't give the money back. He ends up hanging himself.

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<v Speaker 1>His guts are spilled out on the field of blood.

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<v Speaker 2>Zach, that was the question that won your wife and

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<v Speaker 2>our team the victory at the staff party, the.

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<v Speaker 1>Field of blood. It's where Judas' guts spilled out. So,

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<v Speaker 1>Judas's gut spilled out. That didn't end good. Well, here's

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<v Speaker 1>the question. The question is, what occurred? What was the cycle? Offense?

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<v Speaker 2>Perceiving that something should be done differently than how he

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<v Speaker 2>thought it should be done, which is the cousin, which

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<v Speaker 2>is pride.

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<v Speaker 1>Then we had a root of bitterness. Then we had

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<v Speaker 1>something else happening.

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<v Speaker 2>And the thing that we'd had happening was he was

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<v Speaker 2>overcome by a spirit that gave him a depraved mind.

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<v Speaker 2>Any of you who've watched The Passion of the Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>that movie does a good job of depicting him being

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<v Speaker 2>demonically tormented, like demonically tormented and ultimately dead, correct?

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<v Speaker 1>Correct.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, what happened is the depraved mind ended up leading

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<v Speaker 2>to defilement and the defilement death.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a cycle. Do you see the thread? There's always

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<v Speaker 1>a pattern.

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<v Speaker 2>So demonic spirits, the dark realm, work in certain pathways

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<v Speaker 2>or patterns. And if you can see that there's a

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<v Speaker 2>thread of taking an offense, becoming a victim, adopting basically.

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<v Speaker 1>A root of bitterness in your heart.

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<v Speaker 2>then allowing for it to cause your mind and your

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<v Speaker 2>heart to become debased or reprobate, eventually you're defiled and

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<v Speaker 2>it kills you. At its end stage, the worst thing

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<v Speaker 2>that happens is this. That's not a good option. Why

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<v Speaker 2>am I sharing this? I'm sharing this because God loves you.

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<v Speaker 2>And what's his plan for you? His plan for you

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<v Speaker 2>is to prosper you, not to harm you, but to

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<v Speaker 2>give you a hope and a future. His plan for

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<v Speaker 2>you is John 10, 10. I have come to give

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<v Speaker 2>you life and give it abundantly. Not just to give

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<v Speaker 2>you life, but to give you life that is the

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<v Speaker 2>best life you could ever imagine, that's overflowing with milk

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<v Speaker 2>and honey. that your cup is running over. This is

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<v Speaker 2>the life, the zoe life. That is the thing that

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<v Speaker 2>he purchased on the cross for you. Did he purchase

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<v Speaker 2>that on the cross for everybody?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes. Is everybody going to walk in the zoe life?

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<v Speaker 2>No.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's our choice.

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<v Speaker 2>And if we can realize that a spirit of offense

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<v Speaker 2>leads to a victimhood mindset, leads to a root of bitterness,

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<v Speaker 2>leads to a depraved mind, then we can say, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't like that rabbit trail and I'm not getting

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<v Speaker 2>on it to begin with. So every time a thought

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<v Speaker 2>comes in your head and you start to become offended,

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<v Speaker 2>you just kick it out. I rebuke that thought in

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<v Speaker 2>the name of Jesus. I dismiss that thought in the

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<v Speaker 2>name of Jesus. That's not my thought. That's the devil's thought.

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<v Speaker 2>I cast that thought out. And so it's better to

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<v Speaker 2>get it out right away than let a root of

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<v Speaker 2>bitterness run deep within your soul because when that happens,

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<v Speaker 2>now you got a bigger problem to get it out.

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<v Speaker 1>You can easily get it out. It can be cast out.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's easier if we just do it and we

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<v Speaker 2>keep a short list. Why am I sharing this? I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sharing this because God's structures for life, for your life,

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<v Speaker 2>and for kingdom expression.

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<v Speaker 2>Are damaged and often destroyed by the spirit of offense,

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<v Speaker 2>which is the cousin of pride. I'm going to say

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<v Speaker 2>that again. God's structures for life and kingdom expression are

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<v Speaker 2>often destroyed or damaged by a spirit of offense and pride. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>what are God's kingdom structures and organizations? Obviously, you have

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<v Speaker 2>the church is the first, right?

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<v Speaker 1>You have the family.

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<v Speaker 2>God moves in families. You have organizations. You have businesses.

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<v Speaker 2>What are all of these things? These are collections of humans.

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<v Speaker 1>Are they not?

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<v Speaker 2>They're collections of humans. And division....

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<v Speaker 1>Will destroy collections of humans.

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<v Speaker 2>And collections of humans are God's expression of the kingdom.

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<v Speaker 2>God does things kingdom-oriented through humans and collectivism amongst humans.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't like that word. I take that word back.

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<v Speaker 1>Not collectivism. Humans collected together. Because that word means something

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<v Speaker 1>else today, which I don't like. I have watched....

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<v Speaker 2>So I have been the president of an organization for

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch of years, and I have watched how difficult

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<v Speaker 2>it can be if that organization has more than one vision.

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<v Speaker 2>If that organization has unity, oh man, it can accomplish stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you get some people in that organization that

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<v Speaker 2>don't have unity, it is so difficult to accomplish anything,

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<v Speaker 2>get anything done, And it's the same thing in the church.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the same thing in your family.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm sharing this because if we don't realize how

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<v Speaker 2>God moves and how God works and the institutions through

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<v Speaker 2>which he does this, and we allow something to come

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<v Speaker 2>in that can harm that, then we can actually affect

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<v Speaker 2>kingdom expression.

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<v Speaker 1>What do I mean?

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<v Speaker 2>I have watched in this church, I have watched people

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<v Speaker 2>who God has.

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<v Speaker 1>A calling on them. They're gifted. They're anointed.

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<v Speaker 2>God has something, a manifestation of his kingdom he's bringing

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<v Speaker 2>through their giftings and talents. And he's wired them for

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<v Speaker 2>these things. And the expression happens through church. And they've

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<v Speaker 2>been knit to this church. And unfortunately, I'm looking around

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm seeing that there's people not here right now

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<v Speaker 2>who have told me they were called to this house.

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<v Speaker 2>And they've been affirmed in gifting and expression and talent.

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<v Speaker 2>And they're not here anymore because they took a spirit

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<v Speaker 2>of offense. Then that spirit of offense grew and it

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<v Speaker 2>turned into a root of bitterness. And next thing you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the individual is manifesting evil intent because that root of bitterness,

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<v Speaker 2>in other words, they're triggered with hostility and anger and

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<v Speaker 2>malice because that thing got in their heart. And it

427
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<v Speaker 2>started to run rampant. And they didn't really know that

428
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<v Speaker 2>they were supposed to kick it out. And instead of

429
00:28:03.910 --> 00:28:06.089
<v Speaker 2>kicking it out, they started to partner with it. And

430
00:28:06.130 --> 00:28:08.970
<v Speaker 2>as they partnered, it grew deeper and deeper. And now

431
00:28:09.009 --> 00:28:11.609
<v Speaker 2>they have a root of bitterness. And if they let

432
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<v Speaker 2>it go long enough, the depraved mind comes. And a

433
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<v Speaker 2>depraved mind is something that will take you to the grave,

434
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<v Speaker 2>but it will also, if not to that extent, it

435
00:28:24.349 --> 00:28:28.509
<v Speaker 2>will also remove you from God's destiny for your life

436
00:28:29.750 --> 00:28:34.710
<v Speaker 2>and the application of his movement through you, through the

437
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<v Speaker 2>giftings that he's given you, and the conduit through which

438
00:28:37.809 --> 00:28:39.950
<v Speaker 2>he was designed to do that, which are those institutions.

439
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<v Speaker 1>Is that making sense?

440
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<v Speaker 3>Yes.

441
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<v Speaker 2>What happens after the root of bitterness comes in and

442
00:28:47.430 --> 00:28:50.910
<v Speaker 2>takes hold? What happens after these things occur?

443
00:28:51.750 --> 00:28:57.910
<v Speaker 1>It leads to solitude. You're division, divided off. You can't

444
00:28:57.930 --> 00:28:59.819
<v Speaker 1>have unity. It leads to solitude.

445
00:29:00.559 --> 00:29:05.420
<v Speaker 2>Well, what do we do with criminals when we're really

446
00:29:05.460 --> 00:29:09.940
<v Speaker 2>trying to punish them? We put them in solitary confinement.

447
00:29:10.220 --> 00:29:14.880
<v Speaker 2>Why would you put somebody in solitary confinement? Because Humans

448
00:29:15.740 --> 00:29:30.130
<v Speaker 2>in solitude are tormented. Humans in solitude are tormented. And

449
00:29:30.269 --> 00:29:32.809
<v Speaker 2>the reality, this was COVID.

450
00:29:33.769 --> 00:29:36.650
<v Speaker 1>Like, come on, people, really. Like, it was demonic, and

451
00:29:36.690 --> 00:29:38.670
<v Speaker 1>that's what it was. You were trying to create solitude

452
00:29:39.309 --> 00:29:41.529
<v Speaker 1>to separate the people. This was all a demonic thing.

453
00:29:42.130 --> 00:29:49.210
<v Speaker 2>So solitude brings destruction, and it brings demonic torment. So

454
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<v Speaker 2>how important is it that we recognize that we don't

455
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<v Speaker 2>want to participate with that voice when it comes to

456
00:29:56.180 --> 00:29:59.660
<v Speaker 2>bring accusation that causes you to be having an offense

457
00:29:59.700 --> 00:30:04.019
<v Speaker 2>towards someone else? How would you know if you might

458
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<v Speaker 2>be harboring an.

459
00:30:07.529 --> 00:30:15.009
<v Speaker 1>Offense? Well, I think there's a really obvious way. Here's

460
00:30:15.029 --> 00:30:15.809
<v Speaker 1>the obvious way.

461
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<v Speaker 2>If somebody's name comes up and it causes you to

462
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<v Speaker 2>have very negative thought processes and emotions.

463
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<v Speaker 1>it's very likely that you probably have an offense.

464
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<v Speaker 2>If somebody's name gets mentioned, if they pop in your

465
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<v Speaker 2>head for a second, and you have a very negative emotion,

466
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<v Speaker 2>it is likely that you probably have partnered at some

467
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<v Speaker 2>point with an offense.

468
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<v Speaker 1>So I come from a family who.

469
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<v Speaker 2>where one of the spiritual giftings of that family, I'm

470
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<v Speaker 2>not talking about my wife, nor my children, nor me.

471
00:31:04.380 --> 00:31:06.420
<v Speaker 1>I'm talking about what I was birthed into.

472
00:31:07.960 --> 00:31:13.839
<v Speaker 2>But I was raised in a family where the root

473
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<v Speaker 2>of bitterness was just like, that was the hallmark spiritual characteristic.

474
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<v Speaker 1>I'm not joking. I'm totally, you either got to laugh

475
00:31:24.609 --> 00:31:25.029
<v Speaker 1>or you cry.

476
00:31:25.470 --> 00:31:29.829
<v Speaker 2>But And it literally, my family, like the root of

477
00:31:29.869 --> 00:31:33.470
<v Speaker 2>bitterness is like, was over all these people. And it

478
00:31:33.529 --> 00:31:35.789
<v Speaker 2>wasn't until I got saved. And then I was like,

479
00:31:35.910 --> 00:31:38.549
<v Speaker 2>what is this? And then I'm like, I needed freedom myself.

480
00:31:38.569 --> 00:31:39.910
<v Speaker 2>And then I started to get some freedom. And so

481
00:31:40.289 --> 00:31:42.490
<v Speaker 2>I started to try and bring freedom to some of

482
00:31:42.569 --> 00:31:45.430
<v Speaker 2>my family. And what I found is when I was

483
00:31:45.470 --> 00:31:48.859
<v Speaker 2>trying to bring freedom to some of my family, you

484
00:31:48.920 --> 00:31:50.920
<v Speaker 2>cannot bring deliverance.

485
00:31:50.359 --> 00:31:52.400
<v Speaker 1>To someone who does not want to be delivered.

486
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<v Speaker 2>Right? I spent hundreds. So I'm going to tell you

487
00:31:55.750 --> 00:31:57.890
<v Speaker 2>a story. My parents got divorced maybe when I was

488
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<v Speaker 2>11 or 12.

489
00:31:58.630 --> 00:32:02.950
<v Speaker 1>I don't recall. But my mother, literally, if my father's.

490
00:32:02.609 --> 00:32:06.420
<v Speaker 2>Name was to come up 10 years after they were divorced,

491
00:32:06.420 --> 00:32:10.539
<v Speaker 2>20 years after they were divorced, 30 years after they

492
00:32:10.559 --> 00:32:14.180
<v Speaker 2>were divorced, or 40 years after they were divorced, the

493
00:32:14.359 --> 00:32:17.700
<v Speaker 2>same response would happen. And the response that would happen

494
00:32:17.819 --> 00:32:21.769
<v Speaker 2>is she would get irate. Just start saying every nasty

495
00:32:21.809 --> 00:32:28.329
<v Speaker 2>thing about him that she could. And I tried to

496
00:32:28.369 --> 00:32:31.190
<v Speaker 2>help bring freedom and some deliverance there. But what I

497
00:32:31.250 --> 00:32:35.230
<v Speaker 2>realized is that you cannot bring freedom to an individual.

498
00:32:35.410 --> 00:32:39.950
<v Speaker 2>You cannot deliver an individual who does not want deliverance.

499
00:32:41.019 --> 00:32:42.779
<v Speaker 2>For me, it was futile.

500
00:32:43.420 --> 00:32:44.279
<v Speaker 1>It was unproductive.

501
00:32:45.000 --> 00:32:48.359
<v Speaker 2>And I'm talking about hundreds of hours spent trying to

502
00:32:48.539 --> 00:32:51.599
<v Speaker 2>bring deliverance to someone who does not want to be delivered.

503
00:32:53.180 --> 00:32:54.250
<v Speaker 1>And so... I'm.

504
00:32:54.269 --> 00:32:59.210
<v Speaker 2>Sharing this with you because everybody grows up in different structures,

505
00:32:59.269 --> 00:33:01.069
<v Speaker 2>and you may be a little bit more immune to

506
00:33:01.109 --> 00:33:04.220
<v Speaker 2>a spirit of offense, but some of us, we grew

507
00:33:04.279 --> 00:33:07.720
<v Speaker 2>up in this, in a household where everybody's offended. And so,

508
00:33:10.619 --> 00:33:13.380
<v Speaker 2>how many people in here know the Gifts of the

509
00:33:13.420 --> 00:33:15.460
<v Speaker 2>Spirit story, or the Gifts of the Spirit song?

510
00:33:17.009 --> 00:33:22.009
<v Speaker 1>Song. Love, joy, peace, and patience, kindness, goodness, and faithfulness.

511
00:33:22.619 --> 00:33:24.500
<v Speaker 1>Gentleness and self-control.

512
00:33:24.920 --> 00:33:27.259
<v Speaker 2>Let these gifts in me be full.

513
00:33:27.680 --> 00:33:30.839
<v Speaker 1>Right? So we were in a.

514
00:33:30.859 --> 00:33:35.539
<v Speaker 2>Van teaching teenagers that song, and they didn't like the song,

515
00:33:35.559 --> 00:33:36.779
<v Speaker 2>so they turned it into a rap.

516
00:33:37.740 --> 00:33:45.289
<v Speaker 1>But here's the point. I'm not... No. I don't sing

517
00:33:45.309 --> 00:33:51.210
<v Speaker 1>what you got. That's as good as it gets. So....

518
00:33:53.650 --> 00:33:56.089
<v Speaker 2>In some families, they actually, you grew up and you

519
00:33:56.109 --> 00:33:59.390
<v Speaker 2>like love, joy, peace. My family wasn't that way. This

520
00:33:59.410 --> 00:34:02.009
<v Speaker 2>would be the song of my family. The song of

521
00:34:02.049 --> 00:34:08.050
<v Speaker 2>my family was offense, rage, and bitterness. So my family

522
00:34:08.110 --> 00:34:10.429
<v Speaker 2>was different than some of yours. And what I'm gonna

523
00:34:10.489 --> 00:34:12.829
<v Speaker 2>share with you is that when you start to get

524
00:34:13.010 --> 00:34:16.849
<v Speaker 2>free from that, you begin to have discernment for what

525
00:34:16.909 --> 00:34:18.650
<v Speaker 2>that looks like and you can pick it up from

526
00:34:18.690 --> 00:34:21.150
<v Speaker 2>a mile away because the Lord delivered you from it

527
00:34:21.530 --> 00:34:24.489
<v Speaker 2>So now you can take the spiritual temperature of that

528
00:34:24.530 --> 00:34:25.889
<v Speaker 2>thing like super fast.

529
00:34:25.949 --> 00:34:27.949
<v Speaker 1>You can see it from a mile away. You know

530
00:34:27.989 --> 00:34:28.480
<v Speaker 1>it's coming.

531
00:34:28.980 --> 00:34:32.340
<v Speaker 2>And my endeavor here this morning is that the word

532
00:34:32.360 --> 00:34:34.559
<v Speaker 2>of God would be sharp and active and it would

533
00:34:34.619 --> 00:34:36.039
<v Speaker 2>go in and it would.

534
00:34:36.159 --> 00:34:38.099
<v Speaker 1>Get some ick off our hearts.

535
00:34:39.199 --> 00:34:42.500
<v Speaker 2>It would allow for us to not partner with anything

536
00:34:42.539 --> 00:34:45.179
<v Speaker 2>that the demonic realm would want to bring harm to

537
00:34:45.280 --> 00:34:47.800
<v Speaker 2>our church, to our family, to our organizations, and to

538
00:34:47.840 --> 00:35:02.489
<v Speaker 2>our businesses. In Ephesians 4, Pastor Duane was talking about unity.

539
00:35:03.190 --> 00:35:07.449
<v Speaker 2>And I mentioned something that a good bit of Ephesians

540
00:35:07.449 --> 00:35:12.510
<v Speaker 2>4 is maturation. That the apostle, prophet, pastor, evangelist, and teacher,

541
00:35:12.809 --> 00:35:15.309
<v Speaker 2>these things were given so that we would come up

542
00:35:15.369 --> 00:35:19.590
<v Speaker 2>to the fullness of the maturation of the stature of Christ. Well,

543
00:35:20.590 --> 00:35:23.659
<v Speaker 2>this is what it says in Ephesians 4.23, and you

544
00:35:23.679 --> 00:35:24.119
<v Speaker 2>don't have.

545
00:35:24.019 --> 00:35:24.599
<v Speaker 1>This in the back.

546
00:35:25.340 --> 00:35:29.400
<v Speaker 2>But it says, be made new in the attitude of

547
00:35:29.460 --> 00:35:34.239
<v Speaker 2>your mind. Did you know that your mind has an attitude?

548
00:35:36.480 --> 00:35:38.659
<v Speaker 2>Did you know that your mind has an attitude?

549
00:35:42.860 --> 00:35:43.639
<v Speaker 1>So a year ago.

550
00:35:44.659 --> 00:35:50.639
<v Speaker 2>I was speaking at a conference, and while I was

551
00:35:50.719 --> 00:35:54.489
<v Speaker 2>at this conference, there was this other person who was speaking,

552
00:35:54.550 --> 00:35:59.690
<v Speaker 2>and this guy was super brilliant. And Pastor Dwayne, remind

553
00:35:59.730 --> 00:36:01.489
<v Speaker 2>me of my end time, because I have to land

554
00:36:01.510 --> 00:36:01.769
<v Speaker 2>the plane.

555
00:36:02.170 --> 00:36:16.380
<v Speaker 1>I thought it was 1240. What was my end time? Angela,

556
00:36:16.400 --> 00:36:30.030
<v Speaker 1>help me. Okay. So, okay, we can do this. So I'm,

557
00:36:31.369 --> 00:36:32.269
<v Speaker 1>I'm at this conference.

558
00:36:32.329 --> 00:36:34.610
<v Speaker 2>I'm talking to this guy and he's, we're talking, anyhow,

559
00:36:34.650 --> 00:36:37.929
<v Speaker 2>he's a brilliant guy. And the, the conference was a

560
00:36:37.969 --> 00:36:40.340
<v Speaker 2>bunch of people that were there talking about brain health.

561
00:36:41.420 --> 00:36:44.469
<v Speaker 2>And so people today are discovering something that's actually been

562
00:36:44.510 --> 00:36:45.380
<v Speaker 2>talked about for 30, 40 years.

563
00:36:46.650 --> 00:36:47.849
<v Speaker 1>Which is neuroplasticity.

564
00:36:48.210 --> 00:36:51.949
<v Speaker 2>And the concept behind this is that your brain is

565
00:36:52.030 --> 00:36:54.699
<v Speaker 2>constantly changing. Every time you have a thought, it changes

566
00:36:54.739 --> 00:36:57.679
<v Speaker 2>the neural conductivity and your brain is different.

567
00:36:57.980 --> 00:37:00.239
<v Speaker 1>So from day to day, your brain's different. It changes

568
00:37:00.260 --> 00:37:00.820
<v Speaker 1>all the time.

569
00:37:01.260 --> 00:37:03.539
<v Speaker 2>And so what happens is if you were a farmer

570
00:37:03.599 --> 00:37:06.139
<v Speaker 2>and you were digging with your hoe, you're digging a

571
00:37:06.260 --> 00:37:09.639
<v Speaker 2>track in the dirt, and then what you're gonna do

572
00:37:09.699 --> 00:37:12.119
<v Speaker 2>is you're gonna go take and you're gonna go throw

573
00:37:12.179 --> 00:37:15.110
<v Speaker 2>some seeds in there And then those seeds, you're going

574
00:37:15.130 --> 00:37:17.710
<v Speaker 2>to cover it. Those seeds are going to turn into

575
00:37:18.130 --> 00:37:25.030
<v Speaker 2>a harvest, correct? Well, what happens is that we can

576
00:37:25.190 --> 00:37:30.730
<v Speaker 2>harvest the wrong thing. And if our mind continues to

577
00:37:30.809 --> 00:37:32.949
<v Speaker 2>tell us something again and again, we dig a trough

578
00:37:33.010 --> 00:37:35.010
<v Speaker 2>in it, we could actually tell ourself a lie. You

579
00:37:35.050 --> 00:37:38.079
<v Speaker 2>tell yourself that enough, you actually believe it's true. And

580
00:37:38.119 --> 00:37:42.849
<v Speaker 2>now your mind gets darkened. Your mind gets darkened and

581
00:37:42.889 --> 00:37:46.489
<v Speaker 2>we can actually end up with a depraved or reprobate mind.

582
00:37:48.989 --> 00:37:55.590
<v Speaker 1>Okay. James 1.19. My dear brothers and sisters, take note

583
00:37:55.630 --> 00:37:55.949
<v Speaker 1>of this.

584
00:37:56.170 --> 00:37:59.869
<v Speaker 2>Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and

585
00:38:00.050 --> 00:38:03.199
<v Speaker 2>slow to become angry. For anger does not bring about

586
00:38:03.260 --> 00:38:05.860
<v Speaker 2>the righteous life that God desires.

587
00:38:10.619 --> 00:38:11.300
<v Speaker 1>Quick to listen.

588
00:38:11.980 --> 00:38:15.679
<v Speaker 2>Slow to speak, and quick to listen before when we

589
00:38:15.719 --> 00:38:17.719
<v Speaker 2>hear something come in, we take the offense and we

590
00:38:17.760 --> 00:38:23.570
<v Speaker 2>cast it out. James 1.22, do not merely listen to

591
00:38:23.610 --> 00:38:25.670
<v Speaker 2>the word and so deceive yourself.

592
00:38:25.869 --> 00:38:26.730
<v Speaker 1>Do what it says.

593
00:38:26.949 --> 00:38:29.510
<v Speaker 2>Anyone who listens to the word but does not do

594
00:38:29.530 --> 00:38:31.869
<v Speaker 2>what it says is like someone who looks at his

595
00:38:31.929 --> 00:38:36.010
<v Speaker 2>face in a mirror and after looking at himself, goes

596
00:38:36.110 --> 00:38:40.349
<v Speaker 2>away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever

597
00:38:40.409 --> 00:38:43.329
<v Speaker 2>looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom.

598
00:38:43.489 --> 00:38:47.750
<v Speaker 1>And continues in it, and continues in it.

599
00:38:48.130 --> 00:38:50.630
<v Speaker 2>Not forgetting what they've heard, but doing it, they will

600
00:38:50.670 --> 00:38:56.239
<v Speaker 2>be blessed in what they do. If we're Christians and

601
00:38:56.300 --> 00:38:59.679
<v Speaker 2>we don't have a discipline of waking every morning and

602
00:38:59.840 --> 00:39:03.480
<v Speaker 2>opening up the word of God, you're not looking in

603
00:39:03.500 --> 00:39:04.159
<v Speaker 2>the mirror.

604
00:39:06.519 --> 00:39:09.929
<v Speaker 1>And you can't get the ick out. your heart will

605
00:39:09.969 --> 00:39:10.889
<v Speaker 1>not be cleansed.

606
00:39:11.710 --> 00:39:14.670
<v Speaker 2>And a few days go by, and instead of getting

607
00:39:14.690 --> 00:39:16.530
<v Speaker 2>the ick out and your heart being cleansed because you're

608
00:39:16.570 --> 00:39:19.210
<v Speaker 2>looking in the mirror, what happens is you actually start

609
00:39:19.250 --> 00:39:22.329
<v Speaker 2>to participate with the spirit of offense that brews over

610
00:39:22.369 --> 00:39:24.469
<v Speaker 2>three or four or five days, and two weeks later,

611
00:39:24.710 --> 00:39:26.070
<v Speaker 2>you've got a root of bitterness growing.

612
00:39:28.159 --> 00:39:29.010
<v Speaker 1>James....

613
00:39:30.059 --> 00:39:33.500
<v Speaker 2>Two three two we all stumble in many ways anyone

614
00:39:33.539 --> 00:39:35.800
<v Speaker 2>who is never at fault in what they say is

615
00:39:35.900 --> 00:39:40.039
<v Speaker 2>perfect able to keep their whole body in check do

616
00:39:40.079 --> 00:39:42.099
<v Speaker 2>you know that your tongue is a rudder do you

617
00:39:42.119 --> 00:39:44.969
<v Speaker 2>know that it drives your entire ship Do you know

618
00:39:45.010 --> 00:39:47.869
<v Speaker 2>that it's like a spark that sets a fire ablaze?

619
00:39:48.170 --> 00:39:50.710
<v Speaker 2>And it actually says in that context in James 3

620
00:39:50.710 --> 00:39:54.420
<v Speaker 2>that it actually will set your soul.

621
00:39:54.460 --> 00:39:59.159
<v Speaker 1>Like on fire. And what happens is when the thoughts

622
00:39:59.260 --> 00:39:59.809
<v Speaker 1>come in and.

623
00:40:01.389 --> 00:40:03.949
<v Speaker 2>We don't kick them out immediately and the root of

624
00:40:04.010 --> 00:40:07.969
<v Speaker 2>bitterness begins to grow. There's a crop producing not righteousness

625
00:40:08.010 --> 00:40:10.869
<v Speaker 2>but unrighteousness. And then what happens is all of a

626
00:40:10.929 --> 00:40:16.139
<v Speaker 2>sudden our mouth is expressing what it shouldn't express and

627
00:40:16.179 --> 00:40:18.659
<v Speaker 2>we're directing our ship in a path it shouldn't go.

628
00:40:22.960 --> 00:40:25.260
<v Speaker 2>If we believe we're an oppressed group, then we're partnering

629
00:40:25.280 --> 00:40:28.780
<v Speaker 2>with a victim spirit rather than an overcoming spirit in Christ.

630
00:40:29.760 --> 00:40:31.840
<v Speaker 1>This is extremely... dangerous.

631
00:40:33.809 --> 00:40:38.500
<v Speaker 2>A victim spirit. This opposes everything God says about you.

632
00:40:38.940 --> 00:40:41.179
<v Speaker 2>What does God say about you? That you're an overcomer

633
00:40:41.239 --> 00:40:43.920
<v Speaker 2>in Christ Jesus. What does he say about you? That

634
00:40:43.940 --> 00:40:46.400
<v Speaker 2>you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.

635
00:40:46.780 --> 00:40:48.699
<v Speaker 2>What does he say about you? That he gives you

636
00:40:48.719 --> 00:40:50.980
<v Speaker 2>the victory. It says that he gives you the victory

637
00:40:51.000 --> 00:40:53.199
<v Speaker 2>and spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.

638
00:40:53.260 --> 00:40:56.789
<v Speaker 2>You're an overcomer in Christ. It's no longer you who live,

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<v Speaker 2>but Christ who lives in you. Like you are an overcomer.

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<v Speaker 2>And if we partner with that second component of the

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<v Speaker 2>unholy trinity, the victimhood spirit, We're opening ourself up to

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<v Speaker 2>a depraved mind.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm going to finish with a story.

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<v Speaker 2>So a few months ago, what happened is that I

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<v Speaker 2>was having a little challenge with my mother. And what

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<v Speaker 2>I mean by that is that my mom was getting

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<v Speaker 2>really upset with everybody. She's just super bitter, angry with everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>And I realized it didn't matter who she was talking to,

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<v Speaker 2>if it was a healthcare provider, if it was somebody

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<v Speaker 2>at Comcast, it didn't matter who, a family member. And

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<v Speaker 2>what was occurring is she was getting very, very angry

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<v Speaker 2>with everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I tried.

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<v Speaker 2>To kind of do what I could to spread some joy,

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<v Speaker 2>but it wasn't working. I normally talk to my mom

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<v Speaker 2>about three, maybe four times a week. And usually every

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<v Speaker 2>other Sunday we have her over for dinner after church.

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<v Speaker 2>And so all of a sudden it's Mother's Day and

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<v Speaker 2>she's like, I'm not coming over.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, what do you mean? What are you going

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<v Speaker 1>to do? Stay at your house by yourself? I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm making food. I have flowers and a card for you.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, come on, come over.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm endeavoring to go do this, like force her

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<v Speaker 2>to come over.

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<v Speaker 1>She kicks me out of her house. And so.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sharing this with you because what happened is she

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<v Speaker 2>didn't come over. A few days went by and I

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<v Speaker 2>knew that this root of bitterness had been growing. And

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<v Speaker 2>I ended up going over to her house to check

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<v Speaker 2>on her and find out what's going on.

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<v Speaker 1>And what ended up occurring is I walked into her

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<v Speaker 1>bedroom and I found my mother dead.

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<v Speaker 2>She'd taken her own life. And The circumstance around it

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<v Speaker 2>is she actually did it on Mother's Day.

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<v Speaker 1>And she did it.

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<v Speaker 2>As a final shot to my family and me. Pun intended.

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<v Speaker 2>Pun intended. And so, I'm sharing this because This cycle

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<v Speaker 2>of a spirit of offense, a victimhood mindset, a root

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<v Speaker 2>of bitterness, a depraved mind, and defilement, it's a real cycle.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a very real cycle. And this is a key

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<v Speaker 1>strategy that the devil.

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<v Speaker 2>Will use to try and take you out, to try

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<v Speaker 2>and separate you out from the church, to try and

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<v Speaker 2>separate you out from your family so you don't have relationship,

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<v Speaker 2>to try and separate you out from all the humans

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<v Speaker 2>that God's called you to interact with. Because what people

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<v Speaker 2>don't realize, it's that circle that God actually designed to

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<v Speaker 2>bring you health and healing. So when you're hurting, it's

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<v Speaker 2>that group that's designed to bring.

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<v Speaker 1>You out of your distress. and solitude removes you from it.

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<v Speaker 1>We cannot allow.

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<v Speaker 2>This root to take hold in us because when it takes.

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<v Speaker 1>Its full course, it leads to death.

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<v Speaker 2>My mom's life should have been watching my kids grow up,

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<v Speaker 2>my kids get married, grandchildren being born, and that won't

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<v Speaker 2>be the case, unfortunately. And that wasn't the Lord's plans.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm sharing this because the unholy trinity is so pervasive,

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<v Speaker 2>it's so popular, it's so everywhere you look every day

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<v Speaker 2>that if you're not careful, you could participate in it.

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<v Speaker 2>And its goal would be to take you out of

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<v Speaker 2>all of the things that God would have put you

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<v Speaker 2>in to have your destiny and your life's calling manifested

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<v Speaker 2>to create that blessing that he.

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<v Speaker 1>Has for you.

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<v Speaker 2>We must avoid it like the plague. We must think

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<v Speaker 2>of this like Superman with kryptonite. Like I ain't picking

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<v Speaker 2>that up because I'll lose.

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<v Speaker 1>My strength and my power.

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<v Speaker 2>We gotta keep short lists with people and forgive others

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<v Speaker 2>as Christ forgave us.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh man, stand with me for a moment. We're gonna pray.

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<v Speaker 2>Lord Jesus, we just cast off the unholy trinity. We rebuke,

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<v Speaker 2>even if you're online right now, we rebuke the unholy trinity.

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<v Speaker 2>We say we do not partner with a spirit of offense.

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<v Speaker 2>We do not partner with a victimhood spirit. We do

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<v Speaker 2>not partner with a depraved mind. We kick these things out.

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<v Speaker 2>We say they have no root in us. We say

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<v Speaker 2>that we are ones who forgive easily and we actually guard.

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<v Speaker 1>Our hearts and our minds from so.

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<v Speaker 2>That the enemy has no foothold, zero foothold. We see

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<v Speaker 2>his tactics and his strategies, we cast them off, and

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<v Speaker 2>we say we as New Horizon Church, we as the

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<v Speaker 2>body of Christ, will not participate with the demonic realm

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<v Speaker 2>and the spirit of division, but we will walk out

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<v Speaker 2>the commanded blessing that God has for us, and we

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<v Speaker 2>give you praise, Lord, in the name of Jesus.