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Our Burning Bushes

In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley

Charles Stanley

January 10, 2021

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In Touch is the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

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Our Burning Bushes

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- Dr. Charles Stanley: Think
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- Dr. Charles Stanley: Thinkabout those times
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about those timeswhen God has specifically said
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when God has specifically saidsomething to you.
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something to you.Maybe you ignored it; maybe you
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Maybe you ignored it; maybe yousaid, "Well, that couldn't
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said, "Well, that couldn'tpossibly be God."
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possibly be God."Or maybe you said, "Well, yes,
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Or maybe you said, "Well, yes,that is."
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that is."But if you've felt God
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But if you've felt Godhad spoken to you,
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had spoken to you,what did you say to Him?
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what did you say to Him?How did you respond?
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what did you say to Him?How did you respond?
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- Dr. Stanley: Four decades
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- Dr. Stanley: Four decadesago, we started In Touch
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ago, we started In TouchMinistries to lead people
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Ministries to lead peopleworldwide into a growing
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worldwide into a growingrelationship with Jesus Christ.
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relationship with Jesus Christ.Throughout the years, we've seen
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Throughout the years, we've seenGod's greatness, His love, and
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God's greatness, His love, andHis blessings in such awesome
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His blessings in such awesomeways that we just want everyone
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ways that we just want everyoneto know Him.
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to know Him.So, let's open God's Word and
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- Ann White: We all carry
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- Ann White: We all carrywounds and baggage from
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wounds and baggage fromour past.
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our past.I learned very early in life to
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I learned very early in life tohide my fears and insecurities,
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hide my fears and insecurities,to lock them up where no one
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to lock them up where no onewould see.
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would see.As I grew in the Lord,
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As I grew in the Lord,I began to face these wounds and
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I began to face these wounds andI gave them to God.
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I gave them to God.Then it occurred to me
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Then it occurred to meI couldn't be the only woman
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I couldn't be the only womanpretending I have it all
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pretending I have it alltogether.
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together.There were many people who
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There were many people whocontributed to my healing, and
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contributed to my healing, andCharles Stanley was one of them.
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Charles Stanley was one of them.As I began to look outward,
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As I began to look outward,I was inspired by his passion
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I was inspired by his passionto reach the world for Christ.
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to reach the world for Christ.His teaching inspired me to
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His teaching inspired me tofollow God's leading and teach
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follow God's leading and teachother women.
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other women.In prison, these women risk
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In prison, these women riskbeing forgotten.
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being forgotten.And I am thrilled to be able
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And I am thrilled to be ableto give them an
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to give them anIn Touch Audio Bible
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In Touch Audio Biblemade specifically for prisons.
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made specifically for prisons.- Dr. Stanley: Where's God in
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- Dr. Stanley: Where's God inall of this?
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all of this?I want you to turn, if you will,
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I want you to turn, if you will,to Colossians--
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to Colossians--- Ann: I teach these women
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- Ann: I teach these womenwhat I've learned about
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what I've learned aboutunpacking my baggage.
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unpacking my baggage.- Dr. Stanley: I want us to
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- Dr. Stanley: I want us toread these first seven verses
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read these first seven versesof this chapter.
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of this chapter.- Ann: When we surrender
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- Ann: When we surrenderour hurts to God, He gives us
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our hurts to God, He gives ustrue freedom.
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- male announcer: Next on "In
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- Dr. Stanley: When is the
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- Dr. Stanley: When is thelast time you've felt God
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last time you've felt Godspeak to your heart?
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speak to your heart?Very specifically about
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Very specifically aboutsomething you asked Him about?
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something you asked Him about?Maybe never, but maybe often?
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Maybe never, but maybe often?Our text is about how God spoke
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Our text is about how God spoketo Moses, and so, He spoke
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to Moses, and so, He spokethrough a burning bush.
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through a burning bush.And so, I titled this message
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And so, I titled this message"Our Burning Bushes," and here's
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"Our Burning Bushes," and here'sthe reason.
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the reason.I think about in my own life how
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I think about in my own life howGod has spoken to get my
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God has spoken to get myattention, oftentimes.
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attention, oftentimes.It has come in times
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It has come in timesunexpectedly and personally to
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unexpectedly and personally tome about something in my life.
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me about something in my life.Challenged me to trust Him in an
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Challenged me to trust Him in anarea, maybe, that was a little
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area, maybe, that was a littledifficult.
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difficult.Each has had a powerful and
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Each has had a powerful andlasting impact on my life.
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lasting impact on my life.So, I want you to turn to Exodus
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So, I want you to turn to Exoduschapter three and look at the
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chapter three and look at theburning bush and how God spoke
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burning bush and how God spoketo Moses in this third chapter
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to Moses in this third chapterof Exodus.
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of Exodus."Now, Moses was pasturing the
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"Now, Moses was pasturing theflock of Jethro his
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flock of Jethro hisfather-in-law, the priest of
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father-in-law, the priest ofMidian; and he'd led the flock
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Midian; and he'd led the flockto the west side of the
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to the west side of thewilderness and came to Horeb,
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wilderness and came to Horeb,the mountain of God," which we
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the mountain of God," which wecall Sinai.
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call Sinai."The angel of the Lord appeared
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"The angel of the Lord appearedto him in a blazing fire from
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to him in a blazing fire fromthe midst of a bush; and he
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the midst of a bush; and helooked, and behold, the bush was
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looked, and behold, the bush wasburning with fire, yet the bush
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burning with fire, yet the bushwas not consumed.
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was not consumed.So, Moses said, 'I must turn
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So, Moses said, 'I must turnaside now and see this marvelous
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aside now and see this marveloussight, why the bush is not
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sight, why the bush is notburned up.'
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burned up.'When the Lord saw that
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When the Lord saw thathe turned aside to look,
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he turned aside to look,God called to him from the midst
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God called to him from the midstof the bush and said,
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of the bush and said,'Moses, Moses!'
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'Moses, Moses!'And he said, 'Here I am.'
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And he said, 'Here I am.'Then He said, 'Do not come
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Then He said, 'Do not comenear here; remove your sandals
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near here; remove your sandalsfrom your feet, for the place on
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from your feet, for the place onwhich you're standing
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which you're standingis holy ground.'
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is holy ground.'He said also, 'I am the God
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He said also, 'I am the Godof your father, the God of
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of your father, the God ofAbraham, the God of Isaac,
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Abraham, the God of Isaac,the God of Jacob.'
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the God of Jacob.'Then Moses hid his face, for he
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Then Moses hid his face, for hewas afraid to look at God."
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was afraid to look at God."Now, I want you to think
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Now, I want you to thinkabout something.
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about something.I want you to think about the
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I want you to think about thefact that God still speaks to us
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fact that God still speaks to ustoday.
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today.Now, He speaks primarily through
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Now, He speaks primarily throughHis Word, but that's not the
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His Word, but that's not theonly way.
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only way.And so, what I want to do is to
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And so, what I want to do is togive you a few examples of how
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give you a few examples of howGod has spoken in my own life,
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God has spoken in my own life,which I call burning bushes
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which I call burning bushesfor me.
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for me.Everybody's not the same.
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Everybody's not the same.He doesn't have the same
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He doesn't have the samemessage.
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message.But these are life-changing
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But these are life-changingsituations and circumstances and
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I call them burning bushes for
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I call them burning bushes forthe simple reason they came
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the simple reason they cameunexpectedly to me; I did not
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unexpectedly to me; I did notask for them.
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ask for them.Secondly, they challenged me to
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Secondly, they challenged me tofully trust the Lord and obey
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fully trust the Lord and obeyHim in a given situation.
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Him in a given situation.And thirdly, each has had
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And thirdly, each has hada powerful and lasting effect on
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a powerful and lasting effect onmy life, not only my life but
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my life, not only my life butalso people around the world.
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also people around the world.So, when we think about burning
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So, when we think about burningbushes, think about those times
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bushes, think about those timeswhen God has specifically said
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when God has specifically saidsomething to you.
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something to you.Maybe you ignored it; maybe you
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Maybe you ignored it; maybe yousaid, "Well, that couldn't
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said, "Well, that couldn'tpossibly be God."
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possibly be God."Or maybe you said, "Well, yes,
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Or maybe you said, "Well, yes,that is."
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that is."But if you've felt God
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But if you've felt Godhad spoken to you,
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had spoken to you,what did you say to Him?
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How did you respond?
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How did you respond?So, remember this, I'm not
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So, remember this, I'm notexpecting everybody to have the
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expecting everybody to have thesame kind of experiences I've
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same kind of experiences I'vehad, but these are burning
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had, but these are burningbushes in my life because they
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bushes in my life because theywere moments that made a very
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were moments that made a verydistinct difference that has
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distinct difference that haslasted all these years.
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lasted all these years.And so, when I begin, I want to
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And so, when I begin, I want tobegin with this story.
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begin with this story.First of all, I--it was in my
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First of all, I--it was in mysecond year in seminary and
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second year in seminary andI was doing pretty good.
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I was doing pretty good.And so, I was thinking about the
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And so, I was thinking about thefuture and what God wanted,
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future and what God wanted,and so forth.
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and so forth.And I was down praying one
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And I was down praying onenight, and God spoke to my heart
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night, and God spoke to my heartvery clearly and here's what
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very clearly and here's whatHe said.
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He said."Whatever you accomplish in
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"Whatever you accomplish inlife, you'll have to accomplish
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life, you'll have to accomplishon your knees, not by your
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on your knees, not by yourpreaching; not by your
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preaching; not by yourpositions.
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positions.Everything you ever accomplish
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Everything you ever accomplishin the ministry you'll
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in the ministry you'llaccomplish on your knees.
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accomplish on your knees.That's My pattern for you."
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That's My pattern for you."And I can look back over these
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And I can look back over theseyears and realize time after
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years and realize time aftertime after time, when I faced
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time after time, when I facedvery, very difficult situations,
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very, very difficult situations,that's where I went, to my
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that's where I went, to myprayer mat, asking God to give
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prayer mat, asking God to giveme direction.
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me direction.And I could think of a lot of
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And I could think of a lot ofthings to tell you about, they
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things to tell you about, theywere very difficult situations
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were very difficult situationsin my life, very difficult, but
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in my life, very difficult, butI never forgot that.
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I never forgot that.Whatever you accomplish in life,
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Whatever you accomplish in life,you'll accomplish on your knees.
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you'll accomplish on your knees.That was just as telling to me
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That was just as telling to meas what God said to Moses.
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as what God said to Moses.God is still speaking today.
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God is still speaking today.Sometimes He speaks strictly
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Sometimes He speaks strictlythrough His Word.
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through His Word.Sometimes he speaks in other
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Sometimes he speaks in otherways.
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ways.I was in Bartow, Florida.
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I was in Bartow, Florida.I moved from Fruitland to Ohio
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I moved from Fruitland to Ohioto Miami, and then to a little
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to Miami, and then to a littletown of Bartow in Florida.
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town of Bartow in Florida.And I was just happy as a lark
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And I was just happy as a larkthere.
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there.And it was just
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And it was justa fantastic place.
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a fantastic place.I was up in Alexandria,
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I was up in Alexandria,Virginia, preaching a revival
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Virginia, preaching a revivaland I came home each night from
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and I came home each night fromthe meeting.
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the meeting.And we were having a good
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And we were having a goodmeeting and people were being
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meeting and people were beingsaved and lives are being
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saved and lives are beingchanged.
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changed.And I came home every night and
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And I came home every night andI was troubled in my heart.
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I was troubled in my heart.So, I said, "What's this all
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So, I said, "What's this allabout, Lord?
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about, Lord?I mean, You are blessing and
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I mean, You are blessing andYou're doing what I've asked You
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You're doing what I've asked Youto do and what's this all
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to do and what's this allabout?"
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about?"Well, three nights I went to
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Well, three nights I went toprayer asking God, kneeling down
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prayer asking God, kneeling downbefore the Word, by the bed and
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before the Word, by the bed andsaying, "Lord, what are You
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saying, "Lord, what are Yousaying to me?
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saying to me?Why am I so troubled?
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Why am I so troubled?What's going on that I don't
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What's going on that I don'tknow about?"
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know about?"The fourth night I came back,
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The fourth night I came back,knelt down by the bed and began
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knelt down by the bed and beganto pray.
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to pray.And I said, "Lord, what are You
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And I said, "Lord, what are Yousaying to me?"
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saying to me?"It's like God said to me, "I'm
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It's like God said to me, "I'mgoing to move you."
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going to move you."I thought, "Well, I've only been
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I thought, "Well, I've only beenin Bartow eleven months."
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in Bartow eleven months."That--eleven months.
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That--eleven months.And then I asked the question,
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And then I asked the question,"When?"
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"When?"I can see this as good as I can
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I can see this as good as I cansee you.
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see you.This big screen in front of me,
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This big screen in front of me,lower left-hand corner to the
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lower left-hand corner to thetop right corner in big, bold
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top right corner in big, boldblack letters, "September."
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black letters, "September."This was April.
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This was April.I thought, "Well, what's that
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I thought, "Well, what's thatall about?
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all about?I've only been here, Lord, You
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I've only been here, Lord, Youwouldn't bring me all the way
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wouldn't bring me all the wayfrom Miami to Bartow and tell me
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from Miami to Bartow and tell meto leave in September."
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to leave in September."So, I just tried to pray my way
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So, I just tried to pray my waythrough that.
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through that.Next night I came home; came
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Next night I came home; cameback to the hotel.
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back to the hotel.Got down to pray, and it was
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Got down to pray, and it waslike God was a thousand miles
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like God was a thousand milesaway.
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away.I couldn't pray.
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I couldn't pray.I tried to pray and there's
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I tried to pray and there'snothing.
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nothing.Where was God?
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Where was God?Monday morning at nine o'clock,
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Monday morning at nine o'clock,Felix Snipes, who was a member
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Felix Snipes, who was a memberof First Baptist, this church.
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of First Baptist, this church.He passed away few, two or three
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He passed away few, two or threeyears ago.
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years ago.He was on the phone, he said,
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He was on the phone, he said,"Charles, this is Felix."
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"Charles, this is Felix."And we talked because I'd been
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And we talked because I'd beenin revivals with him when he led
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in revivals with him when he ledthe music and so forth, he was
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the music and so forth, he wasgreat at that.
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great at that.And in the course of our
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And in the course of ourconversation, he said, "I want
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conversation, he said, "I wantto talk to you about something
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to talk to you about somethingyou never thought about."
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you never thought about."I said, "Well, what's that,
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I said, "Well, what's that,Felix?"
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Felix?"He said, "We need an associate
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He said, "We need an associatepastor at First Baptist
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pastor at First BaptistAtlanta."
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Atlanta."I said, "Forget it.
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I said, "Forget it.I have no interest in going to
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I have no interest in going toAtlanta, and especially do I not
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Atlanta, and especially do I nothave any interest in going to
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have any interest in going tothe First Baptist Church."
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the First Baptist Church.""Well, would you pray about it?"
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"Well, would you pray about it?"And I said, "Yes, I'll pray
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And I said, "Yes, I'll prayabout it."
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about it."So, finally, we hung up the
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So, finally, we hung up thephone.
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phone.When I hung up the phone,
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When I hung up the phone,I broke out crying.
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I broke out crying.And to make a long story short,
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And to make a long story short,September the 30th, I moved
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Now, does God speak to everybody
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Now, does God speak to everybodythe same way?
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the same way?No, He doesn't.
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No, He doesn't.And I, certainly, I understand
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And I, certainly, I understandthat and no question in my mind
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that and no question in my mindabout that.
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about that.And then, for example, probably
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And then, for example, probablyone of the biggest challenges in
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one of the biggest challenges inmy life.
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my life.I had come to Atlanta to be the
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I had come to Atlanta to be theassociate pastor.
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associate pastor.And I began to preach the only
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And I began to preach the onlyway I knew to preach, and God
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way I knew to preach, and Godbegan to bless, and He blessed
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began to bless, and He blessedand He blessed.
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and He blessed.My only responsibility was to
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My only responsibility was topreach on Sunday night, that was
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preach on Sunday night, that wasmy responsibility.
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my responsibility.Well, the pastor was gone most
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Well, the pastor was gone mostof the time on Sunday morning.
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of the time on Sunday morning.So, I ended up preaching Sunday
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So, I ended up preaching Sundaymorning and Sunday night.
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morning and Sunday night.So, these seven men ran
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So, these seven men raneverything, and they had
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everything, and they hada meeting and I was sitting
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a meeting and I was sittingwith them and had no say.
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with them and had no say.In one of those meetings, this
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In one of those meetings, thisis what they said.
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is what they said.They were trying to figure out
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They were trying to figure outsomething and couldn't decide
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something and couldn't decidewhat to do.
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what to do.Finally, I said, "Well, why
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Finally, I said, "Well, whydon't we pray about it?"
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don't we pray about it?"I can still see this man.
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I can still see this man.He was an attorney.
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He was an attorney.He was sitting to my right.
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He was sitting to my right.He said, "This is business,
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He said, "This is business,leave God out of this."
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leave God out of this."When he said that, the hammer
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When he said that, the hammercame down for me.
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came down for me.I didn't say a word.
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I didn't say a word.I just started praying, "Well,
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I just started praying, "Well,Lord, I know why You sent me."
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Lord, I know why You sent me."For the next year, people began
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For the next year, people beganto join the church and the
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to join the church and thechurch began to grow and then
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church began to grow and thenafter a little while the war
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after a little while the warstarted.
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started.They decided they had to get rid
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They decided they had to get ridof me because I did not adhere
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of me because I did not adhereto what these seven men who ran
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to what these seven men who raneverything did.
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everything did.They controlled everything.
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They controlled everything.Then we were going to have
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Then we were going to havea business meeting to vote
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a business meeting to voteto fire me.
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to fire me.And that Sunday morning was
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And that Sunday morning wasprobably one of those bushes
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probably one of those bushesthat I'm talking about, because
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that I'm talking about, becausethey were going to vote on
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they were going to vote onWednesday, and so, I had to
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Wednesday, and so, I had topreach on that Sunday morning.
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preach on that Sunday morning.That Sunday morning, I had no
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That Sunday morning, I had nosermon.
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sermon.And it's probably the most
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And it's probably the mosttrying moment in my life.
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trying moment in my life.Here sat a whole bunch of people
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Here sat a whole bunch of peoplewho were getting ready to vote
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who were getting ready to voteagainst me on Wednesday and I
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against me on Wednesday and Ihad to preach on Sunday morning,
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had to preach on Sunday morning,but I didn't have a message.
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but I didn't have a message.And I'm sitting there thinking,
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And I'm sitting there thinking,"The choir's getting ready to
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"The choir's getting ready tosing and I don't have a sermon."
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sing and I don't have a sermon."And here sitting all my enemies,
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And here sitting all my enemies,and I don't have a sermon, so
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and I don't have a sermon, sothey're going to say, "See,
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they're going to say, "See,he can't preach."
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he can't preach."And so, the choir sang.
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And so, the choir sang.They sat down.
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They sat down.I opened up, walked up and
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I opened up, walked up andopened up the Bible and it
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opened up the Bible and itflipped open to this verse,
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flipped open to this verse,"Trust in the Lord with all your
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"Trust in the Lord with all yourheart, lean not to your own
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heart, lean not to your ownunderstanding; in all your ways
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understanding; in all your waysacknowledge Him and He'll make
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acknowledge Him and He'll makeyour path straight."
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your path straight."And then I just exploded with
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And then I just exploded withthe Word of God for about
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the Word of God for aboutthirty-five minutes.
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thirty-five minutes.People started getting up,
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People started getting up,coming down the aisle, want to
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coming down the aisle, want tojoin the church.
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join the church.People getting up, leaving
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People getting up, leavingbecause they didn't like what
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because they didn't like whatI said.
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I said.And there was just all of this
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And there was just all of thisgoing on and on and on.
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going on and on and on.Well, they were very upset.
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Well, they were very upset.And so, they had the meeting.
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And so, they had the meeting.And so, I slipped in the side,
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And so, I slipped in the side,oh, under the balcony in the
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oh, under the balcony in thedark, where nobody knew I was
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dark, where nobody knew I wasthere.
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there.And so, I sat over there and
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And so, I sat over there andlistened to them.
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listened to them.Over and over and over they got
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Over and over and over they gotup and told why they needed
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up and told why they neededto have a new pastor.
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to have a new pastor.But here's the interesting
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But here's the interestingthing.
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thing.Not one person who stood up said
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Not one person who stood up saidone negative thing about me.
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one negative thing about me.And I'm sitting out there
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And I'm sitting out therethinking, "Well, Lord, if I was
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thinking, "Well, Lord, if I wastrying to get rid of me, here's
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trying to get rid of me, here'swhat I'd say."
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what I'd say."Ha, ha, ha!
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Ha, ha, ha!Not a one of them, what did God
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Not a one of them, what did Godsay?
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say?"No weapon formed against you
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"No weapon formed against youwill prosper."
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will prosper."So, we voted and of course, God
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So, we voted and of course, Godgave me the position which I'm
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gave me the position which I'mgrateful for, for all these
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So, the question: does God
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So, the question: does Godspeak?
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speak?He speaks in His own ways.
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He speaks in His own ways.And He doesn't speak to us all
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And He doesn't speak to us allthe same way.
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the same way.But listen, He's willing to
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But listen, He's willing tospeak to you if you're willing
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speak to you if you're willingto listen.
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to listen.And if you're willing to be,
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And if you're willing to be,listen, He'll give you a little
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listen, He'll give you a littlebit and give you the opportunity
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bit and give you the opportunityto obey Him.
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to obey Him.Or He'll give you the full story
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Or He'll give you the full storyif you're willing to obey Him.
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if you're willing to obey Him.And have I always been willing
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And have I always been willingto obey Him?
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to obey Him?Not at first.
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Not at first.Then I would mention one other
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Then I would mention one otherSunday.
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Sunday.God knows how to get my
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God knows how to get myattention.
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attention.One other Sunday, no sermon.
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One other Sunday, no sermon.Monday, worked Tuesday,
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Monday, worked Tuesday,Wednesday, by Thursday I sort of
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Wednesday, by Thursday I sort ofknow where I'm going and I'm
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know where I'm going and I'mpretty well into it.
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pretty well into it.And I thought, and I'm the
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And I thought, and I'm thepastor now.
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pastor now.And no sermon.
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And no sermon.So, Saturday morning, no sermon.
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So, Saturday morning, no sermon.At noon, no sermon.
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At noon, no sermon.Two o'clock, no sermon.
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Two o'clock, no sermon.Now, I'm praying and asking, I'm
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Now, I'm praying and asking, I'mnot doing something else.
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not doing something else.I'm in the study praying and
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I'm in the study praying andasking God to show me what this
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asking God to show me what thisis all about.
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is all about.Six o'clock in the evening,
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Six o'clock in the evening,no message.
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no message.And so, I said, "God, what in
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And so, I said, "God, what inthe world are You doing?
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the world are You doing?Tomorrow, I don't have anything.
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Tomorrow, I don't have anything.You've shut my mouth."
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You've shut my mouth."I fell on the floor and I
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I fell on the floor and Istretched out and I thought,
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stretched out and I thought,"God, whatever it is, please
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"God, whatever it is, pleasetell me."
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tell me."Here's what He said to me.
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Here's what He said to me.And we were just beginning at
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And we were just beginning atthat time.
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that time."You must never ask for one
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"You must never ask for onepenny on television or radio.
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penny on television or radio.You must trust Me to decide how
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You must trust Me to decide howfar and wide this ministry goes.
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far and wide this ministry goes.You're never to ask for money."
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You're never to ask for money."I said, "Okay, God, You have my
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I said, "Okay, God, You have mycommitment.
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commitment.I never will."
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I never will."I never have.
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I never have.We're all over the world,
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Then I'll give you one other
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Then I'll give you one otherillustration.
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illustration.I was--the Southern Baptist
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I was--the Southern BaptistConvention was in great turmoil.
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Convention was in great turmoil.And so, they wanted to put me up
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And so, they wanted to put me upas president, I said no.
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as president, I said no.Absolutely not.
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Absolutely not.Had no interest in it.
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Had no interest in it.To begin with, don't know how,
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To begin with, don't know how,don't even know how to be
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don't even know how to bea president at convention.
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a president at convention.So, a group of us met, and we
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So, a group of us met, and weprayed and prayed and prayed,
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prayed and prayed and prayed,and there was a little lady
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and there was a little ladythere who was a missionary.
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there who was a missionary.She was eighty-three years of
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She was eighty-three years ofage, so we met together and she
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age, so we met together and sheand the rest of us were pastors,
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and the rest of us were pastors,there were about seven or eight
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there were about seven or eightof us, and she was sitting right
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of us, and she was sitting rightbeside me.
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beside me.And so, we were going to pray,
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And so, we were going to pray,and she said, ha-ha-ha, she
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and she said, ha-ha-ha, shesaid, "Charles Stanley, get on
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said, "Charles Stanley, get onyour knees and repent of your
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your knees and repent of yoursins."
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sins."Ha-ha-ha!
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Ha-ha-ha!I can still remember that.
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I can still remember that.It wasn't funny then because
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It wasn't funny then becausewe all got down to pray.
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we all got down to pray.And we prayed and she prayed
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And we prayed and she prayedfor me.
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for me.I still remember her calling me
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I still remember her calling meCharles Stanley.
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Charles Stanley.And so, we all left and went
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And so, we all left and wentback to our hotel room.
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back to our hotel room.And I was just thinking about
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And I was just thinking aboutall and saying, "Thank You,
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all and saying, "Thank You,Lord, that's over, praise God.
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Lord, that's over, praise God.I don't have to do this no
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I don't have to do this nomatter what they think."
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matter what they think."The next morning, I got up.
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The next morning, I got up.I can still see this in my mind.
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I can still see this in my mind.I got dressed, walked toward the
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I got dressed, walked toward thedoor, reached for the doorknob,
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door, reached for the doorknob,it's like God said, "Do not
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it's like God said, "Do nottouch that doorknob until you're
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touch that doorknob until you'rewilling to obey Me."
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willing to obey Me."I knelt at the end of the bed
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I knelt at the end of the bedand began to weep.
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and began to weep.I wept a while because number
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I wept a while because numberone, I was afraid.
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one, I was afraid.I didn't know how to be the
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I didn't know how to be thepresident of the convention.
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president of the convention.I didn't want to be, and I had
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I didn't want to be, and I hadmany, many, many, many people
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many, many, many, many peoplewho were absolutely against me.
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who were absolutely against me.And so, I had legitimate reasons
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And so, I had legitimate reasonsfor saying no.
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for saying no.But in God's eyes, He didn't
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But in God's eyes, He didn'taccept that.
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accept that.I went back to that same group
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I went back to that same groupand finally they said,
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and finally they said,"Stanley, are you going to be
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"Stanley, are you going to beobedient or not?"
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obedient or not?"I said, "Yes, I am."
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I said, "Yes, I am."And I told them why.
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And I told them why.I won the election.
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I won the election.And so, I was simply being
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And so, I was simply beingobedient to God.
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obedient to God.Was I still afraid?
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Was I still afraid?Yes, I was.
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Yes, I was.I'm simply saying this.
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I'm simply saying this.If you listen to God, He will do
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If you listen to God, He will dothings that you don't expect.
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things that you don't expect.And He'll do things you don't
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And He'll do things you don'twant Him to do.
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want Him to do.But you have to decide whether
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But you have to decide whetheryou're going to be obedient
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you're going to be obedientor not.
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or not.So, I could give you
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So, I could give youillustration after illustration
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illustration after illustrationof things, but what I wanted you
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of things, but what I wanted youto see, is each time I got
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to see, is each time I gotdirection, I'm listening to God.
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direction, I'm listening to God.Now, here's what I want you
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Now, here's what I want youto understand.
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to understand.I want you to understand this:
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I want you to understand this:God is just as willing to speak
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God is just as willing to speakto you as He is me.
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to you as He is me.You, listen, you--God has a plan
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You, listen, you--God has a planfor you just He does for me.
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for you just He does for me.And sometimes we think, "Well,
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And sometimes we think, "Well,God wouldn't speak to me."
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God wouldn't speak to me."Yes, He will.
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Yes, He will.He will if you'll listen to Him.
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He will if you'll listen to Him.And probably most of the people
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And probably most of the peoplein here have something they're
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in here have something they'retalking to God about, some
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talking to God about, somedecision you're willing to talk
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decision you're willing to talkto God about.
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to God about.Watch this carefully: You have
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Watch this carefully: You havethe Holy Spirit living inside of
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the Holy Spirit living inside ofyou who is just as willing to
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you who is just as willing tospeak and make clear to you His
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A burning bush does not have to
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A burning bush does not have tobe something with literal fire.
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be something with literal fire.The burning bush is a crucial,
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The burning bush is a crucial,critical decision you're trying
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critical decision you're tryingto make in your life.
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to make in your life.You want to make the right one,
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You want to make the right one,and so, you ask God until He
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and so, you ask God until Hegives you clear direction.
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gives you clear direction.You said, "Well," watch this
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You said, "Well," watch thisnow.
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now.You say, "Well, I've prayed and
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You say, "Well, I've prayed andprayed, and prayed."
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prayed, and prayed."Here's what I've discovered.
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Here's what I've discovered.If I pray and pray and pray
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If I pray and pray and prayabout something either I'm not
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about something either I'm notlistening.
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listening.Secondly, either I'm hearing
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Secondly, either I'm hearingsomething I do not want to hear,
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something I do not want to hear,and so, I don't want to hear
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and so, I don't want to hearwhat He says do.
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what He says do.And when I think about the fact
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And when I think about the factthat the God who created this
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that the God who created thisuniverse is willing to make
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universe is willing to makeHimself known to you and to me
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Himself known to you and to meas individuals no matter where
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as individuals no matter wherewe come from.
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we come from.He's willing to make clear to us
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He's willing to make clear to usthe next decision we need
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the next decision we needto make.
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to make.So, the reason I call it a
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So, the reason I call it aburning bush is because it was a
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burning bush is because it was alife-changer for Moses, and most
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life-changer for Moses, and mostof these were life-changers
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of these were life-changersfor me.
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for me.And there may be life changes
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And there may be life changesfor you, if you will ask Him,
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for you, if you will ask Him,watch this carefully, if you ask
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watch this carefully, if you askHim, and don't just back off and
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Him, and don't just back off andlet Him do the speaking.
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let Him do the speaking.You may not hear anything for a
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You may not hear anything for afew days or a few weeks, but as
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few days or a few weeks, but aslong as you're praying, you're
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long as you're praying, you'relinked up with, listen, you're
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linked up with, listen, you'relinked up with omniscience.
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linked up with omniscience.The God who knows everything and
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The God who knows everything andwho knows the best.
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who knows the best.And every single one of us would
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And every single one of us wouldhave to admit if we were honest,
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have to admit if we were honest,God always chooses the best,
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God always chooses the best,amen?
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amen?That's pretty weak.
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That's pretty weak.God always chooses
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God always choosesthe best, amen?
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the best, amen?- congregation: Amen!
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- congregation: Amen!- Dr. Stanley: Now, remember
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- Dr. Stanley: Now, rememberthis, when He's talking,
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this, when He's talking,He sees the beginning
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He sees the beginningto the end.
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to the end.When we're praying, we just see
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When we're praying, we just seeright here.
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right here.But remember this: The reason we
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But remember this: The reason wecan trust Him is because we know
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can trust Him is because we knowthat Who's doing the talking
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that Who's doing the talkingsees the end result already.
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sees the end result already.He would never tell you to do
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He would never tell you to dosomething that is not best
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something that is not bestfor you.
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for you.That's the way God operates.
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That's the way God operates.And when I think about how
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And when I think about howblessed we are, now we have
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blessed we are, now we haveJesus, now we have the
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Jesus, now we have theHoly Spirit.
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Holy Spirit.I don't know what you're facing
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I don't know what you're facingin life, but this I know, you
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in life, but this I know, youhave a God who loves you, has
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have a God who loves you, hasa plan for your life.
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a plan for your life.You're not, listen, you're not
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You're not, listen, you're notone of a bunch, you're not one
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one of a bunch, you're not oneof a group, you're not a nobody,
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of a group, you're not a nobody,you're somebody.
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you're somebody.You're somebody for whom God
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You're somebody for whom Godhas a plan.
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has a plan.A God who is willing to show you
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A God who is willing to show youthe plan, willing to guide you
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the plan, willing to guide youstep-by-step.
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step-by-step.He's not going to give you the
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He's not going to give you thefull story.
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full story.He's going to lead you
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He's going to lead youstep-by-step because watch this,
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step-by-step because watch this,that's the way He operates.
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that's the way He operates.We obey Him today, we obey Him
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We obey Him today, we obey Himtoday and today, and today, and
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today and today, and today, andtoday, and today, and you know
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today, and today, and you knowwhat?
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what?Little by little, He'll get us
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Little by little, He'll get usto exactly where He wants us.
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to exactly where He wants us.Sometimes quickly, sometimes not
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Sometimes quickly, sometimes notso quickly.
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so quickly.Listen, if you will do
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Listen, if you will dowhat you've heard this
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what you've heard thismorning, maybe in a few weeks,
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morning, maybe in a few weeks,a few months, it may be a year
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a few months, it may be a yearor so, whatever it might be.
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or so, whatever it might be.You've got some question.
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You've got some question.You're going to see how God's
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You're going to see how God'sgoing to work in your life.
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going to work in your life.He doesn't work in everybody's
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He doesn't work in everybody'slife the same, but He'll work
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life the same, but He'll workin your life.
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in your life.He's God, you're one of His
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He's God, you're one of Hischildren, He created you, He has
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children, He created you, He hasa plan for your life, He wants
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a plan for your life, He wantsto direct your life because when
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to direct your life because whenHe directs your life and you
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He directs your life and youobey Him, you'll bring Him glory
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obey Him, you'll bring Him gloryand honor.
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and honor.You become a testimony to people
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You become a testimony to peoplewho need to know that God is
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who need to know that God isa personal God and willing to
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a personal God and willing toanswer the petition of their
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answer the petition of theirheart.
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heart.You say, "Well, I'm not even
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You say, "Well, I'm not evena Christian."
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a Christian."I can tell you the next thing He
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I can tell you the next thing Hewants you to do.
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wants you to do.He wants you to confess your
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He wants you to confess yoursins to Him, ask Him to forgive
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sins to Him, ask Him to forgiveyou of your sin.
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you of your sin.Surrender your life to Him and
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Surrender your life to Him andwatch Him work.
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watch Him work.Wait for Him to speak to your
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Wait for Him to speak to yourheart, which He will certainly
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heart, which He will certainlydo.
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do.Because the moment you receive
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Because the moment you receiveChrist as your Savior, the
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Christ as your Savior, theHoly Spirit comes into your life
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Holy Spirit comes into your lifeto dwell, and to live, and to
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to dwell, and to live, and togive guidance and direction for
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give guidance and direction foryour life.
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your life.You'll never be the same again.
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You'll never be the same again.He's willing, you ought to do
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He's willing, you ought to doit.
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it.I challenge you, surrender your
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I challenge you, surrender yourlife to Him, and watch Him work.
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life to Him, and watch Him work.Amen?
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Amen?Father, we love You and praise
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Father, we love You and praiseYou, and thank You that You're
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You, and thank You that You'reso ready to be a blessing
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so ready to be a blessingto Your children.
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to Your children.Willing to give us instruction
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Willing to give us instructionand divine guidance.
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and divine guidance.Willing to meet our need.
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Willing to meet our need.I pray that any person who hears
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I pray that any person who hearsthis message, and every person
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this message, and every personwho hears it who is not
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who hears it who is nota follower of Jesus will
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a follower of Jesus willimmediately, right now, confess
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immediately, right now, confesstheir sinfulness, surrender
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their sinfulness, surrendertheir life to You, and watch
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their life to You, and watchYou work.
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You work.Thank You for loving us with
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Thank You for loving us witha love we'll never fully
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a love we'll never fullyunderstand till we get
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understand till we getto heaven.
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to heaven.And we pray this in Jesus's
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- announcer: If you've been
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- announcer: If you've beenblessed by today's program,
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- female: Some people think the
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- female: Some people think theBible is so boring.
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Bible is so boring.- female: That it's no longer
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- female: That it's no longerrelevant.
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relevant.- male: That it teaches us we
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- male: That it teaches us wecan't have any fun.
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can't have any fun.- female: Yeah!
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- female: Yeah!- male: But the Bible is a book
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- male: But the Bible is a bookfor my life.
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for my life.- all: Your life.
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- all: Your life.- all: Our lives.
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- all: Our lives.- female: It gives me
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- female: It gives meperspective.
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perspective.- male: It's fulfilling.
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- male: It's fulfilling.- female: It's historical.
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- female: It's historical.- male: God's Word for us.
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- male: God's Word for us.- male: He's not just in here.
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- male: He's not just in here.- female: He's in here.
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- female: He's in here.- female: So read the book
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- female: So read the bookthat's written to you.
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that's written to you.- both: To us.
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- both: To us.- male: To us.
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- male: To us.- male: To us.
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- male: To us.- Dr. Stanley: From God.
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- Dr. Stanley: From God.- female announcer: The Life
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- female announcer: The LifePrinciples Bible from
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[music]
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- all: Wow.
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- all: Wow.- male: Wow, wow.
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- male: Wow, wow.- male: Surprise.
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- male: Surprise.- female: Thank you, guys.
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- female: Thank you, guys.- female: The flowers are
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- female: The flowers arebeautiful.
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beautiful.- female: Yes, looking forward
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- female: Yes, looking forwardto it.
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to it.- female announcer: Even though
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- female announcer: Even thoughlife might take turns you
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- male: Hey, Briscoe, let's go.
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- male: Hey, Briscoe, let's go.- announcer: God created you
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- announcer: God created youwith a plan to fulfill an
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You may not realize how
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You may not realize howprofoundly God desires to
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profoundly God desires towork in you and impact others
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Just imagine what your life
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Just imagine what your lifemight look like a year from now
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might look like a year from nowafter connecting daily with your
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after connecting daily with yourheavenly Father.
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heavenly Father."God's Purpose for Your Life,"
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"God's Purpose for Your Life,"a new year-long devotional
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- male announcer: "In Touch,"
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leading people worldwide into
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a growing relationship with
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Jesus Christ and strengthening
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the local church.
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This program is sponsored
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by In Touch Ministries and
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is made possible by the grace
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of God and your faithful
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