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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Transformation Church Podcast, where we represent God to

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<v Speaker 1>the lost and found for transformation in Christ. We're so

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<v Speaker 1>glad you're here and wherever you're listening from, we believe

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<v Speaker 1>God will transform your life. Do today's message, well, welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to church.

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<v Speaker 2>We got some work to do, so let's find you. See,

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<v Speaker 2>let's get to it. I hope you're doing well. If

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<v Speaker 2>we haven't got the chance to meet. My name is Charles,

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<v Speaker 2>and I get to serve here a part of our team,

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<v Speaker 2>and I am beyond excited that you're here today. And

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<v Speaker 2>today we will be culminating a series that we've been

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<v Speaker 2>in called Fearless. Somebody say fearless. Look at your neighbor.

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<v Speaker 2>Look at your neighbors. Say neighbor, Oh, come on, you

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<v Speaker 2>gotta come on. I know they restink. Let's just say it.

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<v Speaker 2>Come on, say neighbor. I don't know about you, but

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't come to play today. Get you another neighbor,

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<v Speaker 2>Get you another neighbor. Find somebody else, somebody else, say neighbor.

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<v Speaker 2>My last neighbor was playing around.

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<v Speaker 3>But I need you to know I did not show

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<v Speaker 3>up here.

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<v Speaker 2>On Sunday, whatever the date is today to play games

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<v Speaker 2>with the devil.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh yes, sir, he should have killed me when he

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<v Speaker 4>had the chains.

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<v Speaker 2>The last couple of series I've done, they've made these

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<v Speaker 2>awesome podiums, and I was supposed to draw on it

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<v Speaker 2>the first week, and I just kept putting it off.

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<v Speaker 4>And this is last week.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, I gotta do it, but this is

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<v Speaker 2>my I drew on every side of it, but this

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<v Speaker 2>is my favorite side. So I drew this cross and

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<v Speaker 2>it says Jesus saves. But that's not even my favorite part.

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<v Speaker 2>You gotta drop the camera down a little bit because

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<v Speaker 2>this is, Oh yeah, let me get out the way.

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<v Speaker 2>This is this is my message to the devil today.

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<v Speaker 2>It says, oh, you can't really see it. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>scoot it up. The devil is an actual bum.

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<v Speaker 4>So just in case you see me, I see you.

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<v Speaker 4>You're a bum.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of y'all don't know how to talk trash. You

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<v Speaker 2>stopped talking trash a long time ago.

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<v Speaker 3>I did.

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<v Speaker 2>I had to stop playing some sports because my talking

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<v Speaker 2>trash got out of hand and I was playing with

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<v Speaker 2>some of y'all and I said stuff I shouldn't have said,

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<v Speaker 2>and I had to apologize to you.

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<v Speaker 3>But I still talk trash.

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<v Speaker 2>I just redirected it to the devil, who thought he

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<v Speaker 2>won when they put Jesus in the tomb, and he

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<v Speaker 2>had about a good three days where he thought he

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<v Speaker 2>was somebody. But then Jesus stepped out of the tune

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<v Speaker 2>and it was the first born from the dead that

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<v Speaker 2>got up and said, you thought you had. So I'd

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<v Speaker 2>just like to remind the devil that he's an actual bum.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're going to read the Bible, and then I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna preach, and then we're gonna go home. Let's see here,

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<v Speaker 2>we're just gonna read the Bible. I know I have

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<v Speaker 2>to make an announcement, but let me just read the Bible. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna read a.

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<v Speaker 4>Nice little chunk of scripture here. We're gonna start in

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<v Speaker 4>second Timothy.

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<v Speaker 5>Give me a second. This jacket is way too hot.

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<v Speaker 5>I can't do the jacket, Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, you all ready, you already know what time it is. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>first Timothy or second Timothy. We're gonna start in verse three.

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<v Speaker 2>This is what Paul says. Actually, we're gonna start in

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<v Speaker 2>verse one.

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<v Speaker 4>Why not.

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<v Speaker 2>This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of

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<v Speaker 2>God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I have

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<v Speaker 2>been sent out to tell others about the life he

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<v Speaker 2>promised us.

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<v Speaker 3>I am writing to Timothy.

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<v Speaker 4>My dear son.

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<v Speaker 2>May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give

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<v Speaker 2>you grace, mercy and peace.

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<v Speaker 4>Timothy, I thank.

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<v Speaker 2>God for you, the God I serve with a clear conscience,

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<v Speaker 2>just as my ancestors did night and day. I constantly

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<v Speaker 2>remember you in my prayers. I long to see you again,

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<v Speaker 2>for I remember your tears as we parted, and I

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<v Speaker 2>will be filled with joy when we are together again.

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<v Speaker 4>I remember your genuine faith, for you share of the.

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<v Speaker 2>Faith that first filled your grand Lois and your mother Eunice,

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<v Speaker 2>and I know that same faith continues strong in you.

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<v Speaker 2>This is why I remind you to fan into flames

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<v Speaker 2>the spirit of the spiritual gift God gave you when

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<v Speaker 2>I laid my hands on you. For God has not

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<v Speaker 2>given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power,

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<v Speaker 2>of love and self discipline. So never be ashamed to

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<v Speaker 2>tell others about the Lord, and do not be ashamed

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<v Speaker 2>about me either, even though I'm in prison for him.

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<v Speaker 3>With the strength God gives you, you will be ready

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<v Speaker 3>to suffer with me.

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<v Speaker 2>For the sake of the good News. For God saved

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<v Speaker 2>us and he called us to live a holy life.

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<v Speaker 2>For He did this not because we deserved it, but

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<v Speaker 2>because that was His plan from before the beginning of time,

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<v Speaker 2>to show us his grace through Christ Jesus. And now

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<v Speaker 2>He has made all this plan to us by appearing

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<v Speaker 2>in Christ Jesus, our savior.

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<v Speaker 4>For he broke the power of.

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<v Speaker 2>Death and illuminated the way of life and immortality through

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<v Speaker 2>the good News.

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<v Speaker 4>And God chose me to be a preacher.

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<v Speaker 2>And an apostle and a teacher of this good news.

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<v Speaker 2>That is why I am suffering here. I am not

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<v Speaker 2>ashamed of it, for I know who I trust, and

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<v Speaker 2>I am sure he is able to guard what I

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<v Speaker 2>have entrusted to him until the day of his return.

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<v Speaker 2>Title of my sermon is this ain't my story.

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<v Speaker 4>If I could live your story for you, I would

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<v Speaker 4>This ain't my story.

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<v Speaker 2>If I could show you how I see you and

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<v Speaker 2>give you that confidence to know what God put on

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<v Speaker 2>the inside of you and to see yourself the way

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<v Speaker 2>the creator of the universe knit you together in your

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<v Speaker 2>mother's room before you were formed, I would do that

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<v Speaker 2>for you. But I'm sorry I can't do that because

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<v Speaker 2>this ain't my story. This is your story, and can't

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<v Speaker 2>nobody else live it for you, can't nobody else make

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<v Speaker 2>you do nothing.

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<v Speaker 3>This is your story. It ain't.

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<v Speaker 4>Mine, This ain't this ain't my story.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you gonna be able to look at the

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<v Speaker 2>situation that's kept you bound and you're gonna remember the

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<v Speaker 2>God that lives on the inside of you, and you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have a flip and say, hold on a second,

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<v Speaker 2>this is not This ain't the way my story's going down.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't go through all that. I didn't go through

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<v Speaker 2>that pain. I didn't go through that disappointment. I did

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<v Speaker 2>not go through hell for this to be my story.

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<v Speaker 4>This is not my story.

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<v Speaker 2>This ain't my story. Would you pray with me? Dear Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>we love you. You're everything to us. Show yourself to

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<v Speaker 2>us this morning that we might be different is our prayer.

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<v Speaker 2>Say the beautiful name of Jesus. We pray, and everybody

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<v Speaker 2>said amen.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know about you, but.

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<v Speaker 4>I love a good story. I love.

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<v Speaker 2>A good story, and they don't make stories like they

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<v Speaker 2>used to make stories.

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<v Speaker 3>Me and my wife we go on date night every week,

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<v Speaker 3>and the last two date nights.

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<v Speaker 2>We have straight up walked out of a movie, not

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<v Speaker 2>because it was bad, but it was.

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<v Speaker 3>A bad story.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't make movies like they used to. Hey, I

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<v Speaker 2>get an amen. I'm talking about movies like John Q. Y'all

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<v Speaker 2>don't know knowhing about John Q.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm talking about movies like Nodding Hill. What you know

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<v Speaker 3>about Nodding Hill? You know no about Preacher's Wife.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we could get down real stories the first matrix.

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<v Speaker 4>Number one. Oh ye are these lame stories?

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<v Speaker 3>But story is intricate to the human experience.

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<v Speaker 2>For it is in story that we find hope that

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<v Speaker 2>we fight to see in our real life.

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<v Speaker 3>It is in story that we find pictures of our self,

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<v Speaker 3>of who we dream we could be.

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<v Speaker 2>It is in story that our life and the desires

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<v Speaker 2>and the meaning and the burning fire that we feel.

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<v Speaker 2>It is in story that we seem to think we

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<v Speaker 2>could be something more than we ever thought we could be.

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<v Speaker 2>It is in story that we find meaning. It is

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<v Speaker 2>in story that we find purpose, And so we love

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<v Speaker 2>a good story because a story will give you hope

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<v Speaker 2>that maybe things could be different, maybe the pain you're

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<v Speaker 2>facing will work out one day.

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<v Speaker 4>There's a story that is thousands of years old.

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<v Speaker 2>It's called the Odyssey. There's a movie that'll be coming

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<v Speaker 2>out soon, and the story is the journey of a

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<v Speaker 2>man trying to find his way home. And it's interesting

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<v Speaker 2>because we don't actually know who the actual writer of

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<v Speaker 2>the story is. It's Homer's Iliot, but we don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if Homer was a real person. We don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>it was a group of people. But what we do

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<v Speaker 2>know is we know a good story, and this story

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<v Speaker 2>is about a man trying to find his way through life.

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<v Speaker 2>And in my interest in stories, I was listening to

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<v Speaker 2>the director talk about the sty watching interviews about how

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<v Speaker 2>they navigated the story, and there was something so profound

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<v Speaker 2>that one of the interview he said, in the middle

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<v Speaker 2>of the interview, he said, you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know, it's easier than you think to find yourself in

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<v Speaker 3>the wrong story. This actor was.

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<v Speaker 2>Talking about all these movies that they've done, and there

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<v Speaker 2>was this one moment where they were acting out a

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<v Speaker 2>scene in a previous movie and they had this monologue

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<v Speaker 2>they were supposed to deliver, and it was a man

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<v Speaker 2>giving an apology to a massive group of people. And

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<v Speaker 2>he started the scene and they called action and he

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<v Speaker 2>started giving his lines and he said, I felt it

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<v Speaker 2>deep in my bones, and I started crying, and.

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<v Speaker 3>The emotion was there, and the room was dead silent.

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<v Speaker 2>I delivered this monologue one of the greatest, greatest pieces

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<v Speaker 2>of acting I've ever done. Said The director called cut.

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<v Speaker 2>He's in tears. He wipes his face and the director goes.

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<v Speaker 3>Nope, that ain't.

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<v Speaker 4>He's like, what do you mean to say that? That? Would

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<v Speaker 4>you see that tears? Emotion? I had the room, he said.

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<v Speaker 2>The director walked to him and said, you're in the

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<v Speaker 2>wrong movie.

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<v Speaker 4>You're in the wrong movie.

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<v Speaker 2>The gentleman giving this apology is not giving an apology.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, I want you to give this next time

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<v Speaker 2>like you're an accepting an award. And the actor said

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<v Speaker 2>he immediately realized I was in the right lines, but somehow,

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<v Speaker 2>deep down I was living the wrong story. Here's what

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<v Speaker 2>you need to know about every story. Every story has

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<v Speaker 2>key parts that make it a great story. It has

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<v Speaker 2>a plot, it has a setting, it has characters, it

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<v Speaker 2>has conflict. But there are two things I want to

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<v Speaker 2>talk about today in every great story, and that is,

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<v Speaker 2>every story has an author, and most stories have a narrator.

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<v Speaker 4>And here's what I want to say to you today.

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<v Speaker 4>For we look to Jesus the author and finisher.

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<v Speaker 2>We all have the same author. But here's what you

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<v Speaker 2>And what's happening to them is only about who they're

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<v Speaker 3>And a narrator can ruin a good.

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<v Speaker 2>And today I have a very simple message for you today,

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<v Speaker 2>of your story. Do not get it twisted. It wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>every day of your life. He knows exactly how it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna go. And the Bible tells us that He has

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<v Speaker 2>good plans for you, that he orchestrates everything, that all

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<v Speaker 2>things work together for the good of those who love

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<v Speaker 2>God and are calling to according to His purpose. And

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<v Speaker 2>we can look all throughout the Bible and see great

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<v Speaker 2>stories by the greatest author. The only problem is if

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<v Speaker 2>you're not careful, fear will sneak in and start narrating

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<v Speaker 2>God's story back to you.

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<v Speaker 4>He forgot about you.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody's see and you could be in your story being

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<v Speaker 2>protected by God. And that's the reason your friendships are clicking.

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<v Speaker 2>But the narrator of fear will tell you it's because

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<v Speaker 2>the same reason that they left you. It's because something's

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<v Speaker 2>wrong on the inside of you. And today I want

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<v Speaker 2>to remind you you get to choose your narrator.

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<v Speaker 4>It's your choice.

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<v Speaker 2>If I could choose it for you, I would, But

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<v Speaker 2>this ain't my story, it's yours. You've got to choose

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<v Speaker 2>how you see your life. You've got to choose how

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<v Speaker 2>you look back on your history. You've got to decide

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<v Speaker 2>if trauma will always be everything you ever know.

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<v Speaker 3>You've got to decide if it stops with you.

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<v Speaker 2>You've got to decide if you want to change your bloodline.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody else is the Pastor's not gonna magically do it

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<v Speaker 2>for you. It's you, the spirit of God on the

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<v Speaker 2>inside of you, and you've got a decision to make.

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<v Speaker 2>What's gonna be your story. Your mama can't write your story.

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<v Speaker 2>Your daddy can't write your story. The money in the

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<v Speaker 2>bank can't write your story. Your good deeds can't write

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<v Speaker 2>your story. Going to church can't write your story. Begetting

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<v Speaker 2>a new degree can't write your story. Being the boss

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<v Speaker 2>can't write your story. You're gonna have to look yourself

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<v Speaker 2>in the.

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<v Speaker 3>Mirror and decide.

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<v Speaker 2>As for me and my house, I'm taking my story back.

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<v Speaker 2>And some of you have been so lazy with your story.

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<v Speaker 2>You've given your story to the first bad person you

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<v Speaker 2>met You gave your story to that first person you dated.

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<v Speaker 2>You gave your story to a doctor's report. You gave

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<v Speaker 2>your story to abandon me, you gave your story to loneliness,

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<v Speaker 2>you gave your story to depression.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm here to remind you you.

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<v Speaker 2>Better get some power back up in yourself and remind yourself,

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<v Speaker 2>this is my story.

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<v Speaker 3>Ain't nobody else living it for me?

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<v Speaker 4>Sure as heck, ain't gonna let fear live my story.

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<v Speaker 3>It stops today.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm done.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm done.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm done.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sick and tired of blaming everybody else. I'm sick and

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<v Speaker 2>tired of waiting on somebody to give me a handout.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sick and tired of trying to control God with

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<v Speaker 2>my prayers and trying to make him.

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<v Speaker 3>Fix everything that's broken.

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<v Speaker 2>But thank God that the power that raised Christ from

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<v Speaker 2>the dead lives up on the inside of me, and

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<v Speaker 2>He's empowered me right here, right now, on this day,

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<v Speaker 2>to take.

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<v Speaker 4>My story back.

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<v Speaker 3>Someho I just need to say that, say I'm taking

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<v Speaker 3>my story back.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, some of y'all Your shoulders just got lighter because

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<v Speaker 2>it's the first time you realize you had that choice.

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<v Speaker 2>Taking my story back, we find Paul talking to a

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<v Speaker 2>young man named Timothy, and Paul knows what Timothy doesn't know,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's he's fighting for his story. At this time

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<v Speaker 2>in church history, Paul finds himself in prison. He is

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<v Speaker 2>going to die in what the Alogians believe to be months,

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<v Speaker 2>and all the first generation disciples and apostles.

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<v Speaker 4>Are dying, and Timothy's next.

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<v Speaker 2>Timothy is a young man pastoring a church in Ephesus,

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<v Speaker 2>and it is growing out of his control, and there

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<v Speaker 2>is cultural pressure, and he lives in a city that

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<v Speaker 2>one of the temples of Ardemais, which was the one

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<v Speaker 2>of the seven Wonders of the world at his time.

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<v Speaker 2>And all that means is there's a lot of confusion,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of cultural pressure, there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>leadership pressure, and there is this early movement that is

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<v Speaker 2>budding and taking over the world. And Paul starts to

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<v Speaker 2>realize he doesn't know he's next. He doesn't know this

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<v Speaker 2>is a about to be his story. So he writes

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<v Speaker 2>him a letter and he says, hey, Timothy, first I

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<v Speaker 2>want to say I miss you, I love you, and

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to know I've seen the faith that

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<v Speaker 2>started in your great grandmother. Some of you only hear

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<v Speaker 2>because your great grandmother. You're only here because somebody who

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<v Speaker 2>ain't here. What's praying for you? He says, I saw

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<v Speaker 2>the faith in your great grandmother Lois and in your

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<v Speaker 2>mother Eunice. But they're gone now, they ain't here. This

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<v Speaker 2>is your story, and he's telling him you may not

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<v Speaker 2>realize it, but fear is standing at the door trying

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<v Speaker 2>to see if it can take your story. So he

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<v Speaker 2>says to him, God has not given you a spirit

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<v Speaker 2>of fear. In the original language, this word is not

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<v Speaker 2>like fear, like oh gosh, I'm scared because something jumped

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<v Speaker 2>around the corner. Is the word would be a military

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<v Speaker 2>term that would refer to a coward in battle. What

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<v Speaker 2>it's saying is, it's like a soldier standing on the

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<v Speaker 2>front lines with all his friends and his platoon and

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<v Speaker 2>all his group of people, and they went through training together,

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<v Speaker 2>and they went over the plan together, and they decided

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<v Speaker 2>that we're gonna stand on this.

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<v Speaker 3>Front line, and all of a sudden, one of the gentlemen.

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<v Speaker 2>Sees sees what's ahead in it, and it's a coward.

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<v Speaker 2>It's one who runs away from the fight, and Paul

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<v Speaker 2>comes to Timothy, and I'm coming to you to say

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<v Speaker 2>that God did not make you a coward. Fear tried

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<v Speaker 2>to tell you you were a coward. That's why you've

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<v Speaker 2>avoided difficult things in your life. That's why you've avoided commitment.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why you've avoid stepping out and you're living your dream.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why you've avoided talking to certain people because fear

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<v Speaker 2>tries to narrate to you that you're a coward and

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<v Speaker 2>it could never work, and nobody's gonna listen to you,

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<v Speaker 2>and they'll never hear you, and you'll never be anybody again.

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<v Speaker 2>And your time is up and your time is over.

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<v Speaker 2>So just step back and let the other people do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Just step back and let the qualified people do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Just step back and let the perfect people do it.

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<v Speaker 2>But no, God has not made you a coward.

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<v Speaker 4>You've got to decide to live your story.

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<v Speaker 2>And I want to walk you through today. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>do it clearly, but quickly. Four different types of fear

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<v Speaker 2>that try to narrate your story. Four different types of

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<v Speaker 2>fear that try to narrate your story. Now, my idea

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<v Speaker 2>and theory with this is that no matter who you are,

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<v Speaker 2>no matter your background, no matter how you are raised,

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<v Speaker 2>that every human on planet Earth shares four core fear. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>that every fear you have stems from these four fears.

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<v Speaker 4>Now I need to warn you.

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<v Speaker 2>In just a couple of seconds, they're gonna throw a

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<v Speaker 4>And the graph is absolutely ridiculous, Just gonna prepare you.

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<v Speaker 4>It's got so.

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<v Speaker 2>Many words and so many different things, and I love it,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've already decided that before telling you about it.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm gonna slow you, walk you through some of

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<v Speaker 2>these so you can hopefully identify how these fears are

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<v Speaker 2>impacting you. Okay, throw the ridiculously worded chart on the screen. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna they're gonna put it up on here on

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<v Speaker 2>the side as we walk through these, so you can know.

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<v Speaker 2>But these are four core fears that we all have. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>throw the first one up where we starting out here.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's when I have a cheat code under here.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, here we go.

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<v Speaker 2>The first fear that you all want to deal with

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<v Speaker 2>is the fear of man. We all have this fear,

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<v Speaker 2>and the core question is what if people think about

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<v Speaker 2>me at some point in your life? You are struggling

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<v Speaker 2>with what do people think about me? And your life

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<v Speaker 2>is determined by what they think. So if they think

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<v Speaker 2>you're special, you're special. If they don't think you're special,

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<v Speaker 2>you're not. And here's how that shows up in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>The emotions that shows up as insecurity, it shows up

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<v Speaker 2>as shame, It shows up as jealousy and loneliness and

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<v Speaker 2>self doubt.

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<v Speaker 3>Why because your value is.

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<v Speaker 4>Determined by what they think about you.

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<v Speaker 2>So here's what happens your behaviors. You start hiding, You

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<v Speaker 2>start performing for people. You start comparing yourself, isolating yourself,

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<v Speaker 2>avoiding decisions. Why because you are so concerned with other

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<v Speaker 2>people's life And the truth is they're controlling your story.

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<v Speaker 4>You're not.

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<v Speaker 2>So you don't say stuff because you're worried about what

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<v Speaker 2>they'll think. You don't step out because of what your

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<v Speaker 2>family might say.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't do what you know you're supposed to do.

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<v Speaker 3>Because your core fear.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that my value comes from your acceptance of me.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm only important if you think I'm important. So

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta earn this money and prove to my dad,

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<v Speaker 2>and I gotta earn this thing and show them that

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<v Speaker 2>they were wrong. Why Because if you don't think I'm enough.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if I am enough, so I gotta

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<v Speaker 2>prove it to you. And it's all motivated, narrated by

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<v Speaker 2>directed by.

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<v Speaker 4>Fear, the fear of what they think, the fear of man.

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<v Speaker 2>The next thing we've got to go to is the

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<v Speaker 2>fear of failure, the fear of failure, the fear of failure,

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<v Speaker 2>the fear of failure. Now the question with this one

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<v Speaker 2>is is what if I can't do it? So this

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<v Speaker 2>is different because fear of man will have you thinking

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<v Speaker 2>what do they think about me? But the other one,

430
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<v Speaker 2>there's something on the inside of you that thinks, what

431
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<v Speaker 2>if I step out there and.

432
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<v Speaker 3>It don't work. What if I try this and I'm embarrassed?

433
00:25:00.680 --> 00:25:02.720
<v Speaker 2>What if I try to do this in it and

434
00:25:02.799 --> 00:25:03.480
<v Speaker 2>it can't happen.

435
00:25:03.519 --> 00:25:06.279
<v Speaker 3>So it shows up as stress and frustration.

436
00:25:05.960 --> 00:25:09.440
<v Speaker 2>And you're discouraged and there's pressure and anxiety because you

437
00:25:09.480 --> 00:25:14.799
<v Speaker 2>are overwhelmed with the idea that it will fail. The

438
00:25:14.880 --> 00:25:18.799
<v Speaker 2>business might fail, the marriage might fail, the relationship might fail,

439
00:25:18.880 --> 00:25:21.799
<v Speaker 2>the idea might fail, that your kids might fail.

440
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<v Speaker 3>So what do you do?

441
00:25:22.680 --> 00:25:30.519
<v Speaker 2>You try to control everything. You quit early so you

442
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<v Speaker 2>have an excuse. Oh, I know this one because if

443
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<v Speaker 2>you quit before you really had to try, we don't

444
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<v Speaker 2>know if you weren't good enough or if you just

445
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<v Speaker 2>didn't try. So it's easy to downplay your own giftings,

446
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<v Speaker 2>so you have an excuse.

447
00:25:46.039 --> 00:25:47.680
<v Speaker 4>To require less of yourself.

448
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<v Speaker 2>Oh, I didn't even really want to go to college.

449
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<v Speaker 2>I didn't even really want to start the business. I

450
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<v Speaker 2>didn't even really want to be married.

451
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<v Speaker 4>No, that's not true.

452
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<v Speaker 2>You wanted it more than anything you've ever wanted in

453
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<v Speaker 2>your life. You were just so afraid that you might

454
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<v Speaker 2>fail that you thought the only way to deal with

455
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<v Speaker 2>this is not to deal with the fear of failure,

456
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<v Speaker 2>but to run away as fast as you can, because

457
00:26:12.599 --> 00:26:16.079
<v Speaker 2>what if you fail? And there's another one that couples itself.

458
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<v Speaker 4>With the fear of failure that not everybody knows, but

459
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<v Speaker 4>some of you do.

460
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<v Speaker 2>And it's kind of up under the fear of failure,

461
00:26:22.839 --> 00:26:28.200
<v Speaker 2>but it's the fear of success. Some of you know

462
00:26:28.240 --> 00:26:32.119
<v Speaker 2>it's gonna work, and you're terrified of what that means.

463
00:26:34.200 --> 00:26:36.680
<v Speaker 2>Fear of man, the fear of failure. The next one

464
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<v Speaker 2>is the fear of inadequacy. This fear tries to narrate

465
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<v Speaker 2>your story, and here's the story.

466
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<v Speaker 3>It tells you you're broken.

467
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<v Speaker 2>The fear of man is about what they think. The

468
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<v Speaker 2>fear of failure is about your skill and the talent

469
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<v Speaker 2>you have, or the idea you have. But the fear

470
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<v Speaker 2>of inadequacy tells you it doesn't matter where you go,

471
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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't matter how much you learn, matter what you

472
00:27:00.680 --> 00:27:06.160
<v Speaker 2>think about yourself. Something's broken with you. You don't have

473
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<v Speaker 2>all the pieces, and you'll never be enough. And that

474
00:27:08.880 --> 00:27:12.440
<v Speaker 2>last failure is your whole life. And there's something broken

475
00:27:12.559 --> 00:27:18.200
<v Speaker 2>and intrinsically wrong with you. You're the reason your family

476
00:27:18.240 --> 00:27:21.119
<v Speaker 2>isn't together. You're the reason the marriage didn't work out.

477
00:27:21.319 --> 00:27:23.559
<v Speaker 2>You're the reason your kids are messed up. You're the

478
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<v Speaker 2>reason nobody's chosen you, and you're the reason you'll never

479
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<v Speaker 2>get promoted.

480
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<v Speaker 4>And you're in these lives they try to narrate your story.

481
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<v Speaker 2>There's the fear of man, the fear of failure, the

482
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<v Speaker 2>fear of inadequacy, and the fourth and final one is

483
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<v Speaker 2>the fear of loss. Some of you are so gripped

484
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<v Speaker 2>by the idea, what if.

485
00:27:50.720 --> 00:27:57.519
<v Speaker 4>I lose what I love? What if I lose what's

486
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<v Speaker 4>kept me safe? So you don't realize it. But as

487
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<v Speaker 4>a kid you had to figure out how to keep

488
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<v Speaker 4>yourself safe. So you devised a plan.

489
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<v Speaker 3>Of action that worked for you when you were five.

490
00:28:16.039 --> 00:28:17.559
<v Speaker 3>But now you're thirty five.

491
00:28:18.960 --> 00:28:21.839
<v Speaker 2>And your life is built on these things you have

492
00:28:22.039 --> 00:28:28.519
<v Speaker 2>kept and accumulated, and if you lose a dollar. This

493
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<v Speaker 2>is what is so funny about how we engage with finances,

494
00:28:32.519 --> 00:28:34.640
<v Speaker 2>because some of you think if you had enough money

495
00:28:34.640 --> 00:28:36.680
<v Speaker 2>in the bank, you wouldn't be afraid, and it ain't true,

496
00:28:38.039 --> 00:28:41.559
<v Speaker 2>because there's no amount of money that can have your

497
00:28:41.680 --> 00:28:48.039
<v Speaker 2>soul at peace. Ten billion dollars in the bank account, you'll.

498
00:28:47.799 --> 00:28:48.519
<v Speaker 3>Still be worried.

499
00:28:48.519 --> 00:28:50.039
<v Speaker 2>But what if the economy goes down? And what if

500
00:28:50.039 --> 00:28:52.000
<v Speaker 2>something bad happens? And what if I can't pay for this?

501
00:28:52.079 --> 00:28:53.519
<v Speaker 2>And what if they take it all? And what if

502
00:28:53.519 --> 00:28:56.200
<v Speaker 2>I miss something? And I why because I'm afraid that

503
00:28:56.319 --> 00:28:58.640
<v Speaker 2>if I lose this, I don't know who I am.

504
00:28:58.880 --> 00:29:01.400
<v Speaker 2>If I lose this tie, I don't know who I am.

505
00:29:01.480 --> 00:29:03.920
<v Speaker 2>If I lose this job, I don't know who I am.

506
00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:06.559
<v Speaker 2>If I lose these friends, I don't know who I am.

507
00:29:06.599 --> 00:29:09.720
<v Speaker 3>If I lose this spouse, I don't I don't know.

508
00:29:09.960 --> 00:29:17.960
<v Speaker 2>I don't know who I am. Now the question is

509
00:29:17.960 --> 00:29:20.640
<v Speaker 2>what do we do. I'm gonna give you three simple

510
00:29:20.680 --> 00:29:24.400
<v Speaker 2>things to do, and we're gonna go home. The first

511
00:29:24.440 --> 00:29:26.759
<v Speaker 2>thing you're gonna do, if you're gonna rewrite your story,

512
00:29:26.799 --> 00:29:29.200
<v Speaker 2>you gotta first thing you gotta do is you gotta

513
00:29:29.200 --> 00:29:31.640
<v Speaker 2>recognize which one of these jokers is trying to write

514
00:29:31.640 --> 00:29:32.160
<v Speaker 2>your story?

515
00:29:33.799 --> 00:29:34.519
<v Speaker 3>Which one is it?

516
00:29:36.720 --> 00:29:39.240
<v Speaker 2>Do you find yourself thinking about what people think about

517
00:29:39.279 --> 00:29:41.119
<v Speaker 2>you all day?

518
00:29:41.880 --> 00:29:45.279
<v Speaker 3>Which one is it? Who's writing your story right now?

519
00:29:45.440 --> 00:29:47.880
<v Speaker 2>Are you writing your story or that opinion of that

520
00:29:47.920 --> 00:29:49.680
<v Speaker 2>person you've never met writing your story?

521
00:29:50.720 --> 00:29:52.839
<v Speaker 3>Are you writing your story or is it a dead

522
00:29:52.920 --> 00:29:54.480
<v Speaker 3>loved one that never looked.

523
00:29:54.240 --> 00:29:56.319
<v Speaker 2>At you and never saw you and never acknowledged you.

524
00:29:56.480 --> 00:29:58.279
<v Speaker 3>And now you're a grown person.

525
00:29:58.160 --> 00:30:01.559
<v Speaker 2>Talking to someone at your job like they're that person? Why?

526
00:30:01.640 --> 00:30:06.680
<v Speaker 3>Because you're not writing your story? They are? Who's living

527
00:30:06.759 --> 00:30:09.480
<v Speaker 3>your story? Who's writing your story? And I don't.

528
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<v Speaker 2>Honestly, we can go through these and it's important that

529
00:30:11.920 --> 00:30:16.359
<v Speaker 2>you recognize it. You've got to acknowledge. For my life,

530
00:30:16.480 --> 00:30:20.599
<v Speaker 2>this has been the thing that has written my story.

531
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<v Speaker 3>I know these all too well because the truth is,

532
00:30:23.759 --> 00:30:24.119
<v Speaker 3>all of.

533
00:30:24.079 --> 00:30:27.400
<v Speaker 2>Them, at different points, have written my story.

534
00:30:29.000 --> 00:30:30.480
<v Speaker 4>I always thought some of you know this.

535
00:30:30.599 --> 00:30:33.119
<v Speaker 2>I told this story a billion times, but usually it's

536
00:30:33.200 --> 00:30:35.519
<v Speaker 2>in your early adolescence years where you start to pick

537
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<v Speaker 2>up this narrator. And in sixth grade, I picked up

538
00:30:38.039 --> 00:30:39.400
<v Speaker 2>a narrator and I was at a.

539
00:30:39.319 --> 00:30:40.039
<v Speaker 4>Free throw line.

540
00:30:40.119 --> 00:30:42.240
<v Speaker 2>It was the game winning free throws and I missed

541
00:30:42.480 --> 00:30:43.359
<v Speaker 2>both of them.

542
00:30:43.759 --> 00:30:46.039
<v Speaker 4>And we lost the game. Dang, Dad, but the my god, that's.

543
00:30:45.880 --> 00:30:50.960
<v Speaker 2>Crazy, that's crazy, I said, I missed both.

544
00:30:51.000 --> 00:30:55.240
<v Speaker 3>He said, my god, come on, Dad, what was that? Man,

545
00:30:56.319 --> 00:30:57.720
<v Speaker 3>Let's go free throw right now for.

546
00:30:57.680 --> 00:30:58.599
<v Speaker 4>Me and you.

547
00:30:58.680 --> 00:31:05.519
<v Speaker 2>No, he said, my god, that's the thing about having

548
00:31:05.480 --> 00:31:07.559
<v Speaker 2>a church that talked back to you that it doesn't stop.

549
00:31:07.759 --> 00:31:12.200
<v Speaker 2>So and then I felt so small you right, felt

550
00:31:12.200 --> 00:31:13.880
<v Speaker 2>like nothing, absolutely nothing at all.

551
00:31:13.920 --> 00:31:19.279
<v Speaker 3>It's like, wait, don't I'm so insecure. You got reason

552
00:31:19.319 --> 00:31:21.440
<v Speaker 3>to be sonned. No, wait, Dad, I didn't.

553
00:31:23.559 --> 00:31:26.799
<v Speaker 2>Okay, she's got hit in the head.

554
00:31:28.160 --> 00:31:29.000
<v Speaker 3>Terrible free throws.

555
00:31:29.039 --> 00:31:32.799
<v Speaker 2>Okay, this is why I'm so broken right there.

556
00:31:32.839 --> 00:31:34.400
<v Speaker 4>That's what happened in my head when I missed it.

557
00:31:34.720 --> 00:31:46.039
<v Speaker 6>My god, so I shoot the free throws, I miss them.

558
00:31:46.240 --> 00:31:51.240
<v Speaker 2>And this was the line that ran with no stoppage

559
00:31:51.279 --> 00:31:54.480
<v Speaker 2>in my head until about three or four years ago,

560
00:31:54.559 --> 00:31:58.559
<v Speaker 2>when I sat down with my friend, it was you're

561
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<v Speaker 2>good enough to be the captain.

562
00:32:02.039 --> 00:32:05.559
<v Speaker 4>You're good enough to be the leader. You're good enough

563
00:32:06.039 --> 00:32:06.519
<v Speaker 4>for the Koch.

564
00:32:06.599 --> 00:32:10.039
<v Speaker 2>It trusts you while time runs out. You're good enough

565
00:32:10.400 --> 00:32:12.839
<v Speaker 2>to draw the foul. You're good enough to be the

566
00:32:12.920 --> 00:32:15.359
<v Speaker 2>leader at the free throw line. But when it comes

567
00:32:15.400 --> 00:32:21.799
<v Speaker 2>down to it, you don't have what it tains. And

568
00:32:21.839 --> 00:32:27.599
<v Speaker 2>it controlled my whole life. Terrified first years of my

569
00:32:27.640 --> 00:32:29.519
<v Speaker 2>marriage because I thought, I'm good enough to find the

570
00:32:29.599 --> 00:32:31.799
<v Speaker 2>right girl. I'm good enough to get married, but I

571
00:32:31.839 --> 00:32:35.599
<v Speaker 2>don't know if I'm good enough to stay married. I'm

572
00:32:35.599 --> 00:32:37.960
<v Speaker 2>good enough to become a pastor, but I don't good

573
00:32:38.000 --> 00:32:39.240
<v Speaker 2>to know if I'm good enough to.

574
00:32:39.400 --> 00:32:45.759
<v Speaker 4>Stay a pastor. And you've got to recognize who's writing

575
00:32:45.799 --> 00:32:47.640
<v Speaker 4>your story.

576
00:32:48.079 --> 00:32:51.960
<v Speaker 2>And after you recognize it, you gotta do the every

577
00:32:52.160 --> 00:32:55.759
<v Speaker 2>single day of your life work to replace it.

578
00:32:57.880 --> 00:33:00.400
<v Speaker 3>Now, this is important thing. I gotta I gotta tell

579
00:33:00.440 --> 00:33:01.680
<v Speaker 3>you we're gonna, we're gonna get out of here.

580
00:33:01.720 --> 00:33:03.200
<v Speaker 4>But I can't emphasize this enough.

581
00:33:03.720 --> 00:33:07.720
<v Speaker 2>You don't go to the altar one time and your

582
00:33:07.759 --> 00:33:11.440
<v Speaker 2>story all of a sudden be replaced. Well, I went

583
00:33:11.480 --> 00:33:15.319
<v Speaker 2>to the altar at the prayer conference, so I know what.

584
00:33:17.079 --> 00:33:22.319
<v Speaker 3>That's not. That's beautiful. There's a supernatural encounter. But the

585
00:33:22.359 --> 00:33:23.240
<v Speaker 3>Bible says.

586
00:33:22.960 --> 00:33:25.119
<v Speaker 2>Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but

587
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<v Speaker 2>be transformed by the renewing.

588
00:33:29.319 --> 00:33:30.039
<v Speaker 3>Of your mind.

589
00:33:31.000 --> 00:33:34.200
<v Speaker 2>Not that you can be transformed by your mind being renewed,

590
00:33:35.400 --> 00:33:36.240
<v Speaker 2>the renewing.

591
00:33:36.480 --> 00:33:39.799
<v Speaker 3>Every single day. You gotta wake up, you gotta remind yourself.

592
00:33:39.960 --> 00:33:45.319
<v Speaker 2>Wait a second, My value is not determined by my performance.

593
00:33:45.599 --> 00:33:47.799
<v Speaker 2>So if I get up here and miss both of

594
00:33:47.839 --> 00:33:51.680
<v Speaker 2>them again, I am still important, I am still called,

595
00:33:51.759 --> 00:33:55.759
<v Speaker 2>i am still chosen, i am still valued. I'm still

596
00:33:55.799 --> 00:33:58.880
<v Speaker 2>the man for Abby, I'm still the father for those kids.

597
00:33:58.920 --> 00:34:02.000
<v Speaker 3>I'm still the past that this generation needs.

598
00:34:02.240 --> 00:34:12.440
<v Speaker 2>Regardless of my performance, you gotta replace it with the truth.

599
00:34:14.239 --> 00:34:15.599
<v Speaker 4>So each one of these they have a truth.

600
00:34:15.639 --> 00:34:17.679
<v Speaker 2>One of the ideas is the fear of man will

601
00:34:17.679 --> 00:34:20.559
<v Speaker 2>tell you your value is only important because of what

602
00:34:20.599 --> 00:34:22.920
<v Speaker 2>they say about you. The truth is, your value is

603
00:34:22.960 --> 00:34:31.360
<v Speaker 2>what God says about you. And he says, you're loved,

604
00:34:32.199 --> 00:34:42.480
<v Speaker 2>You're chosen, And here's the greatest one your mind, You're his.

605
00:34:44.519 --> 00:34:48.719
<v Speaker 2>So any earthly parent knows. Oh my gosh, I have

606
00:34:48.760 --> 00:34:53.079
<v Speaker 2>to tell this story. I have to tell the story yesterday.

607
00:34:54.119 --> 00:35:00.760
<v Speaker 2>My beautiful daughter, Jade October. She is beautiful, she's the sweetest,

608
00:35:01.239 --> 00:35:07.519
<v Speaker 2>she comes marching down the steps ball and crying. She

609
00:35:07.599 --> 00:35:09.559
<v Speaker 2>starts crying, and this proceeded to be like an hour

610
00:35:09.599 --> 00:35:15.119
<v Speaker 2>and a half thing where she said, Daddy, I'm trying

611
00:35:15.159 --> 00:35:20.239
<v Speaker 2>to be fashion like you and Aunt Laurie, and I

612
00:35:20.280 --> 00:35:21.000
<v Speaker 2>can't do it.

613
00:35:23.440 --> 00:35:26.320
<v Speaker 4>This is real, I mean bawling. We had to FaceTime

614
00:35:26.760 --> 00:35:27.320
<v Speaker 4>Aunt Laurie.

615
00:35:28.239 --> 00:35:31.039
<v Speaker 2>She sat the phone up and went through every piece

616
00:35:31.079 --> 00:35:34.280
<v Speaker 2>of clothing she owns, holding it up to the camera.

617
00:35:34.880 --> 00:35:39.159
<v Speaker 3>See, I can't wear this. These don't fit me.

618
00:35:40.719 --> 00:35:43.239
<v Speaker 4>And I can know like just and this is just

619
00:35:43.599 --> 00:35:45.519
<v Speaker 4>a four year o little girl. And I had to

620
00:35:45.559 --> 00:35:49.360
<v Speaker 4>sit her little chubby cheeks down. I squished her little face.

621
00:35:52.480 --> 00:35:55.440
<v Speaker 4>I said, girl, Daddy loves you no matter what you wear,

622
00:35:58.440 --> 00:36:01.920
<v Speaker 4>cares about these clothes I love. I get it. I'm

623
00:36:01.920 --> 00:36:03.119
<v Speaker 4>not sure what I'm wearing.

624
00:36:02.880 --> 00:36:09.800
<v Speaker 2>Tomorrow, but you need to know I love you no

625
00:36:09.880 --> 00:36:16.920
<v Speaker 2>matter what. And some of you you need to know God,

626
00:36:17.000 --> 00:36:20.880
<v Speaker 2>Oh he will kneel down.

627
00:36:22.760 --> 00:36:28.239
<v Speaker 4>The Bible says it. Then the word became flesh and

628
00:36:28.519 --> 00:36:34.400
<v Speaker 4>dwelt among us. That's the eternal infinite God kneeling down.

629
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<v Speaker 2>They say, hey, your value is not what they said

630
00:36:38.639 --> 00:36:43.639
<v Speaker 2>about you, because before you were in your mother's womb.

631
00:36:43.880 --> 00:36:48.639
<v Speaker 2>I knew you. I love your mama, I love you Daddy,

632
00:36:49.440 --> 00:36:53.840
<v Speaker 2>but I knew you before they did. And you've got

633
00:36:53.880 --> 00:36:56.079
<v Speaker 2>to go through and you've got to replace each one

634
00:36:56.119 --> 00:36:58.360
<v Speaker 2>of these. The fear of man will tell you your value

635
00:36:58.679 --> 00:37:01.719
<v Speaker 2>is what they think about you. If you're a failure,

636
00:37:01.760 --> 00:37:03.840
<v Speaker 2>will tell you your value is your performance.

637
00:37:05.480 --> 00:37:09.480
<v Speaker 4>But the gospel is your performance is not what saves you.

638
00:37:10.920 --> 00:37:13.199
<v Speaker 2>This is why you gotta be careful with religion, because

639
00:37:13.199 --> 00:37:15.920
<v Speaker 2>some of you think you're saved because you're a good person,

640
00:37:17.639 --> 00:37:21.039
<v Speaker 2>which the sentence is flawed in and of itself, because

641
00:37:21.039 --> 00:37:23.599
<v Speaker 2>the goal is not a good person, and there aren't

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<v Speaker 2>good and bad people. The scripture says, for all have

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<v Speaker 2>sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. So

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<v Speaker 2>to say you're a good person is to only in

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<v Speaker 2>of itself compare yourself to someone you think is a

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<v Speaker 2>bad person, and that puts you in the judgment seats.

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<v Speaker 2>And let me tell your friend, I love you, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>glad you're a church to say, but me and you

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<v Speaker 2>should not be in the judgment seats. I don't determine

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<v Speaker 2>good and bad. I don't say who's good in What

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<v Speaker 2>I recognize is that the grace of God had to

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<v Speaker 2>come find all of us.

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<v Speaker 3>No matter what we did, no matter how good we

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<v Speaker 3>thought you were. You could do all that work, and

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<v Speaker 3>the Great still had to reach down and find you.

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<v Speaker 2>The fear of inadequacy tells you that something's broken. By

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<v Speaker 2>God says, you're my masterpiece.

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<v Speaker 7>And the fear of loss only makes sense when you realize,

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<v Speaker 7>think of the thing you be most terrified to lose

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<v Speaker 7>over anything else, your own life.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, modern church we straight away from conversations like this,

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<v Speaker 2>but the early Church was built on conversations like this

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<v Speaker 2>because they knew, even.

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<v Speaker 4>If I lose my.

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<v Speaker 2>Life, I'm going to open my eyes and look Him

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<v Speaker 2>in the face. So crucify me upside down if you

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<v Speaker 2>want to Stephen being stoned to death, says God.

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<v Speaker 3>Forgive them. I'm not scared right now because I know

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<v Speaker 3>I'm about to see you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not terrified right now because I know where I

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<v Speaker 2>go when I die, and I got some friends up there.

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<v Speaker 3>That's waiting on. Man.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited to see Abraham, and I'm.

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<v Speaker 3>Excited to see David. I'm excited to see Moses. I

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<v Speaker 3>know what's gonna happen to me. So even if I

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<v Speaker 3>lose everything.

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<v Speaker 4>I'll be all right. You've got to replace it. The

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<v Speaker 4>last thing you've got to do is it.

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<v Speaker 2>Your life will only make sense when you release it.

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<v Speaker 2>And here's the most powerful thing you could recognize. On

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<v Speaker 2>one hand, this is your story. But on the other hand,

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<v Speaker 2>this ain't your story.

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<v Speaker 4>You didn't do this. You think your life is about you.

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<v Speaker 4>You think you on this earth for you.

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<v Speaker 2>You think those kids were about you.

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<v Speaker 4>You think God gave you that idea for you.

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<v Speaker 3>You think we up in this church for us.

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<v Speaker 4>The most beautiful thing that will.

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<v Speaker 2>Bring peace to your life is you realize this is

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<v Speaker 2>not your story and you are.

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<v Speaker 3>Not the main character. This is why your life doesn't make.

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<v Speaker 2>Sense because humans make horrible main characters.

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<v Speaker 3>We do all right at.

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<v Speaker 2>Supporting actors and extras, but we make terrible main characters.

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<v Speaker 2>There is only one man who can handle the weight

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<v Speaker 2>and the glory and the expectation and the intricacies and

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<v Speaker 2>the understandings of what it takes to stand in human

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<v Speaker 2>history and say, I am the main character and it's

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<v Speaker 2>not you, friend, and your life will never make sense

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<v Speaker 2>as long as you think it's about you. Before we

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<v Speaker 2>find this in our example, Jesus as I close, for

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<v Speaker 2>he is on the cross, pinned there by the people

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<v Speaker 2>he made, and the scripture says he is on the

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<v Speaker 2>cross and says, into your hands, do I release.

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<v Speaker 4>My spirits? Because even Jesus knew in that guard this

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<v Speaker 4>ain't my story. God, if there's any other way, because they're.

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<v Speaker 2>Gonna beat me, and the weight of the sin of

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<v Speaker 2>human history is about.

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<v Speaker 3>To be on my shoulders. Think about this.

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<v Speaker 2>Think of your worst moment, the darkest you felt, the

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<v Speaker 2>heaviest you felt, when you were.

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<v Speaker 3>Gonna take your life. I don't know what moment, but

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<v Speaker 3>think of.

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<v Speaker 2>That moment, and then multiply it past every person who's

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<v Speaker 2>ever lived, every person who is alive, and every person.

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<v Speaker 3>Who will ever be born. And Jesus is on the

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<v Speaker 3>cross with all of that.

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<v Speaker 2>On him, not metaphorically, not idealistically, in reality, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>in the garden thinking about this reality, and he knows

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<v Speaker 2>what it's gonna take, and he knows how it's gonna feel.

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<v Speaker 2>He starts to think to himself, God, if there is

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<v Speaker 2>any there's any other way, But.

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<v Speaker 4>This isn't my.

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<v Speaker 2>Story, So not my will, but yours be done. And

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<v Speaker 2>I want to tell you, friend, if you want to

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<v Speaker 2>get your story back, it's kind of confusing because you

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<v Speaker 2>gotta let it go.

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<v Speaker 4>For he wants to gain his life.

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<v Speaker 3>What's loves it.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to pray for you today that the Spirit

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<v Speaker 2>of God would empower you to recognize who's been writing

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<v Speaker 2>your that he would empower you to replace that lie

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<v Speaker 2>with His truth. And the easiest way to do that

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<v Speaker 2>is to read what God says about you in this book.

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<v Speaker 4>When you read that book, it changes your life. And

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<v Speaker 4>then that we all might find the courage to ultimately

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<v Speaker 4>release our story back to God.

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<v Speaker 2>Would you buy your heads and close your eyes, Lord Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you, Thank you for including us in your story.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for giving us a role even though we

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<v Speaker 2>were unqualified. Thank you for looking past our bad auditions

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<v Speaker 2>of holiness and the times we misrepresented you to include

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<v Speaker 2>us in your story. And right now I pray supernaturally

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<v Speaker 2>that the spirit of God will begin to illuminate where

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<v Speaker 2>people are living a story that is not the one

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<v Speaker 2>You've called them to live.

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<v Speaker 4>And I pay fear would be released.

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<v Speaker 2>From their body, from their mind, from their thoughts, from

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<v Speaker 2>the control center of their life.

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<v Speaker 4>And may the peace of God, which.

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<v Speaker 2>Transcends understanding, May the security of God, may deep trust

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<v Speaker 2>in God rule and reign in their life and in

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<v Speaker 2>their mind. God, I pray that starting today, everyone under

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<v Speaker 2>the sound of my voice is going to live a

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<v Speaker 2>new story.

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<v Speaker 4>Every head bow and every eye close.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're in this room, you've never said to Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>as your Lord and savior. And really, this is the

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<v Speaker 2>ultimate moment of releasing your story. I said it before,

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<v Speaker 2>but as good as you are, you're not a great

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<v Speaker 2>main character. But it is in putting the right character

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<v Speaker 2>in the right position that you start to see all

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<v Speaker 2>the other characters will make sense. And to make it

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<v Speaker 2>plain to you, your life won't make sense until Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>runs your life. And I'm not talking about a partial commitment.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not talking about giving him your couple of little things.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking about laying your life down at the altar

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<v Speaker 2>and saying I'm done. I can't do it, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want it. Jesus take control, and I promise you, when

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<v Speaker 2>you make that choice, it'll change your life forever. It's

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<v Speaker 2>what you've been looking for, it's what your soul has

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<v Speaker 2>been searching for. It's why you feel overwhelmed, it's why

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<v Speaker 2>you feel like you can't handle it. It's because as

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<v Speaker 2>great as you are. You were not made to be

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<v Speaker 2>in that role. But when you release to Jesus, he

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<v Speaker 2>gives you the clarity, the power of the understanding to

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<v Speaker 2>live this life with him. If you want to accept

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus today, I'm gonna count to three, and you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>raise your hand boldly.

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<v Speaker 4>One. He loves you. Two. Today is the day of salvation.

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<v Speaker 4>Don't wait another day.

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<v Speaker 2>Three, right now in this room, lift your hand if

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<v Speaker 2>you want to accept Jesus to be your Lord and savior.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm so proud of you, buddy, so proud of you.

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<v Speaker 2>I got you up there, so proud of you, so

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<v Speaker 2>proud of you. I see you right here, dog, I

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<v Speaker 2>got you, So proud of you, I got you right here.

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<v Speaker 4>Say it.

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<v Speaker 2>So proud of you, so proud of you online. If

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<v Speaker 2>you made that choice, We're so proud. Here's what we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna do altogether, as a family. We're gonna pray out

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<v Speaker 2>loud together for the benefit of those who are praying

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<v Speaker 2>for the first time. Everybody out loud, repeat this after me.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody say Dear God, thank you for loving me.

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<v Speaker 4>Dear Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>I admit I've made mistakes, and I've tried to make

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<v Speaker 2>myself the main character. But today I release my life

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<v Speaker 2>to you, change me, restore me, make me new in

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus name my prayer.

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<v Speaker 4>Amen.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, can we celebrate people.

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<v Speaker 4>Who just made that choice?

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<v Speaker 2>Go ahead and stand up to your feet. If you

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<v Speaker 2>just made that choice, it's the best choice you could

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<v Speaker 2>ever make. We would love to know about it. There's

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<v Speaker 2>some information on the screen. You can text us to

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<v Speaker 2>let us know. If you're in the room, give somebody

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<v Speaker 2>a hug and tell them you made that choice.

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<v Speaker 4>It's the best choice.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, listen, our worship team's gonna worship in just a moment.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you just need to sit in the presence

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<v Speaker 2>of God and you can do that. Next week, you

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to miss it. We start a brand new

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<v Speaker 2>series with pastor Tim Ross.

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<v Speaker 3>He released the.

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<v Speaker 2>Book Oh Yeah, pastrim Ross is gonna be here new

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<v Speaker 2>series called The Missing Peace, and it's gonna be a beautiful,

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<v Speaker 2>beautiful continuation of releasing fear and finding real peace in

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<v Speaker 2>your life. So make sure you're here next week. That

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<v Speaker 2>you're here, I want to pray for you and we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna go out of here. If you need prayer for anything.

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<v Speaker 2>Our team is gonna be up here at the front

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<v Speaker 2>and in the back.

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<v Speaker 3>But I love you, Lord God. I thank you for

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<v Speaker 3>everybody in this room.

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<v Speaker 2>I thank you that your peace, your power, and the

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<v Speaker 2>purpose of God follows them all this week and they

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<v Speaker 2>live confidently knowing that you chose them, that You're with them,

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<v Speaker 2>and that they will live a beautiful and bright and

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<v Speaker 2>big story. It's in the beautiful name of Jesus, we pray,

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<v Speaker 2>and everybody said, Amen, Amen, Amen, let's worship together.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for joining us today. If you said that

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<v Speaker 1>prayer and accept it Jesus into your heart, it's the

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<v Speaker 1>best decision you could ever make. We want to celebrate

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<v Speaker 1>with you, and we have some tools to help you

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<v Speaker 1>for listening. Now go out and live a transform life.

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