This Is How You Speak to Your Mountain and Tell It to Move | Tony Evans Sermon

Tony Evans
29 Sept 202427:49

Summary

TLDRThe transcript discusses faith in God and the concept of 'moving mountains,' based on biblical teachings. It explains how mountains in the Bible symbolize large obstacles or challenges that require divine intervention. Jesus' cursing of the fig tree is used as an example of having faith in God to transform situations. The message emphasizes the importance of genuine faith, prayer, and forgiveness in overcoming life's difficulties. The speaker also distinguishes between God's unconditional and conditional will, urging believers to trust in God's power to move their personal 'mountains.'

Takeaways

  • 🌄 Mountains in the Bible symbolize not just physical obstacles but also kingdoms and overwhelming challenges in life.
  • 🌿 The fig tree symbolizes false appearances – it had leaves but no fruit, representing deception or religion without substance.
  • 🙏 Jesus emphasizes faith in God as the key to moving mountains, urging believers to rely on God's word, will, and character.
  • 💡 The fig tree incident serves as a metaphor for spiritual barrenness: outward appearances of faith without inner reality and life.
  • 💬 Jesus encourages believers to speak to their mountains (problems) and trust that God can move them.
  • ⚡ Like electricity, we have access to God's power, but we need to 'flip the switch' through faith and action to see results.
  • 💭 Believers are urged to have faith not in their own strength but in God's ability to transform situations.
  • 📖 Faith and prayer, according to God’s will, are key to seeing miracles and overcoming obstacles.
  • 💔 Forgiveness is crucial in mountain-moving faith – harboring unforgiveness blocks God’s work in our lives.
  • 🔑 Jesus teaches that conditions must often be met for God’s will to be fulfilled, distinguishing between His unconditional and conditional will.

Q & A

  • What is the main theme of the sermon in the script?

    -The main theme of the sermon is about having faith in God to move the 'mountains' in our lives, which represent challenges or obstacles that are too big for us to handle on our own.

  • What are the three ways the Bible uses the term 'mountain'?

    -The Bible uses 'mountain' in three ways: 1) as a physical mountain, 2) as a symbol for kingdoms (e.g., God's kingdom, Satan's kingdom, the kingdom of men), and 3) as a metaphor for insurmountable obstacles or challenges in life.

  • What does the fig tree represent in the sermon?

    -The fig tree represents deception and false appearances. Though it had leaves suggesting it would bear fruit, it had none. This symbolizes external appearances without internal substance or reality, much like false religion.

  • How does Jesus link the withering of the fig tree to the temple cleansing?

    -Jesus links the withering of the fig tree to the temple cleansing by showing that just as the fig tree appeared fruitful but was barren, the temple appeared to be a place of worship but was filled with corruption and lacking spiritual substance.

  • What does Jesus mean by 'having faith in God' when discussing moving mountains?

    -Having faith in God means trusting in His word, will, and character. It involves relying on God to move the obstacles in life, rather than depending on our own strength or faith in ourselves.

  • What is the difference between God's unconditional will and conditional will?

    -God's unconditional will refers to things He decides to do regardless of human actions. His conditional will depends on human actions such as faith, obedience, and prayer. Prayers and actions align us with His conditional will.

  • What role does forgiveness play in moving mountains according to the sermon?

    -Forgiveness is a condition for moving mountains. Jesus teaches that we must forgive others if we want God to move the mountains in our lives. Holding on to unforgiveness can block God's work in our lives.

  • What does Jesus mean by 'speaking to your mountain'?

    -Speaking to your mountain refers to addressing the problems or obstacles in your life with faith in God. It involves confidently declaring that the obstacle will be removed, based on your trust in God's power.

  • How can believers 'flip the switch' in their relationship with God?

    -Believers can 'flip the switch' by activating the power of God in their lives through prayer, faith, and living in alignment with God's will. Just as electricity is available but must be turned on, God's power is available to those who live in faith.

  • What lesson can be learned from the closing story about the husband and wife in the script?

    -The lesson from the story is that sometimes the problem we perceive in others might actually be a problem within ourselves. Before we assume the issue is external, we should first examine ourselves.

Outlines

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🗻 Faith and the Power to Move Mountains

The first paragraph discusses the concept of faith in Jesus Christ and how believers have the power to 'move mountains,' or overcome significant obstacles in their lives. It explains the biblical use of 'mountains' to symbolize physical barriers, kingdoms, and overwhelming problems. The story of Jesus cursing a fig tree that appeared to bear fruit but was deceptive is used to illustrate the idea that faith can lead to the removal of such deceptive obstacles. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of prayer and fasting as a means to achieve this divine intervention.

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🌳 The Parable of the Fig Tree and the Temple

Paragraph two continues the narrative of Jesus' actions with the fig tree and connects it to his cleansing of the temple. The fig tree, which appeared to have figs but was actually barren, is juxtaposed with the temple, where Jesus expected to find genuine worship but instead found commerce and hypocrisy. The paragraph highlights the contrast between outward appearances and the reality of spiritual life, stressing that true faith requires more than just religious activity—it requires a genuine connection with God.

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🌱 The Mustard Seed Faith

In the third paragraph, the concept of 'mustard seed faith' is introduced, emphasizing that even a small amount of faith in God can lead to significant outcomes. The paragraph explains that faith should be placed in God's word, will, and character, not in one's own abilities. It also discusses the idea of speaking to one's 'mountain,' or problem, with the confidence that God will act. The paragraph encourages believers to have a conversation with their problems, knowing that with faith in God, these issues can be resolved.

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⚡ The Power of Connection and Faith

Paragraph four uses the analogy of electricity to explain the believer's access to God's power. It discusses how faith in Jesus Christ provides access to divine power, but it is up to the individual to 'flip the switch' and implement that power in their lives. The paragraph also touches on the difference between God's unconditional will, which will happen regardless, and conditional will, which depends on the believer's actions and faith. It encourages believers to act in faith, even when the outcome is uncertain.

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🙏 The Condition of Forgiveness

The fifth paragraph delves into the importance of forgiveness as a condition for moving mountains through prayer. It distinguishes between forgiveness and reconciliation, explaining that one can forgive without necessarily being reconciled. The paragraph stresses that holding onto bitterness or a desire for revenge can block God's power from working in one's life. It encourages believers to release their need for personal vengeance and trust in God's justice, thus clearing the way for divine intervention.

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🗣️ Speaking to Your Mountain

The final paragraph concludes with a call to action, encouraging believers to speak to their mountains (problems) with the confidence that God will move them. It reinforces the idea that meeting the conditions set by God, such as forgiveness, is necessary to experience his power. The paragraph ends with a humorous anecdote about a husband misunderstanding his wife's apparent hearing problem, which serves as a reminder to ensure that we are addressing the real issues in our lives and not just the symptoms.

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Keywords

💡Mountain

In the Bible, a 'mountain' often symbolizes something that is too large or impossible for someone to handle alone. It can represent physical obstacles, kingdoms (such as God's or Satan's), or overwhelming challenges in one's life. The speaker refers to mountains as challenges or obstacles in a believer's life that require divine intervention to overcome.

💡Faith

Faith is a central concept in the video, representing a deep trust in God. The speaker emphasizes that faith, even as small as a mustard seed, can enable believers to move 'mountains' or overcome large obstacles. Faith is highlighted as essential for believers to witness the power of God in their lives and to enact His will.

💡Fig Tree

The fig tree in the video symbolizes deceptive appearances, as it bore leaves indicating fruit, but had none. Jesus curses it as a lesson about faith and authenticity. It represents how people or institutions can look fruitful on the outside but lack substance within. The fig tree's withering shows the importance of genuine faith and substance in one's life.

💡Temple Cleansing

Jesus cleanses the temple to illustrate that religious spaces should focus on genuine worship and not mere rituals or commerce. This event connects to the fig tree's lesson by condemning religious appearances without true devotion. Jesus drives out the merchants to emphasize that the temple should be a 'house of prayer' and not a place for personal profit.

💡Conditional Will of God

God's conditional will refers to events that depend on certain conditions, such as human prayer, obedience, and faith. The speaker explains that some of God's actions are conditional upon believers meeting specific requirements, such as forgiveness and faith. This concept encourages believers to actively participate in God’s plans through their actions and prayers.

💡Unconditional Will of God

God’s unconditional will refers to events that will occur regardless of human actions or prayers. These are actions God has predetermined. The speaker contrasts this with God's conditional will to emphasize that while some things are unchangeable, others depend on believers' faith and obedience.

💡Prayer

Prayer is portrayed as a means of communication with God, allowing believers to express their needs and align with God’s will. In the video, Jesus encourages believers to have both prayer (speaking to God) and faith to move mountains. Prayer is emphasized as crucial for establishing a connection with God and seeking His intervention.

💡Forgiveness

Forgiveness is depicted as a prerequisite for God’s intervention in believers' lives. The speaker highlights that believers must forgive others as a condition for God to respond to their prayers. This concept underscores the importance of letting go of vengeance and trusting God with justice, as a way to open oneself to divine aid.

💡House of Prayer

The 'House of Prayer' represents the true purpose of the temple, which is to be a place dedicated to worship and communion with God. The speaker critiques those who misuse religious spaces for personal gain, highlighting that a true 'House of Prayer' is focused on spiritual connection and worship rather than material transactions.

💡Mustard Seed Faith

The speaker uses 'mustard seed faith' to illustrate that even a small amount of genuine faith in God can lead to significant results. This concept, drawn from Jesus' teachings, emphasizes that believers don’t need enormous faith to see God’s power; they simply need sincere and focused trust in Him.

Highlights

Believers in Jesus Christ have the power to speak to their 'mountains,' representing obstacles, and see God transform situations.

Mountains in the Bible can refer to literal mountains, kingdoms, or overwhelming obstacles requiring divine intervention.

Jesus cursed the fig tree for being deceptive, as it appeared fruitful but had no actual figs, symbolizing false appearances without true substance.

Between cursing the fig tree and the tree withering, Jesus visited the temple and found false religion, which parallels the deceptive fig tree.

Religion without true spiritual reality is like a tree with leaves but no fruit – all appearance without substance or life.

Jesus’ main message was against 'fake religion'—activity and external practices without real connection to God.

Faith in God means trusting in His will, word, and character, and this faith can move mountains or obstacles.

Mountains can 'relocate' when believers have faith in the true God and are aligned with His will.

Speaking to the mountain represents addressing the problems in one's life with faith, not just praying to God but directly confronting the issue.

Jesus used the example of the fig tree to teach that true life and faith in God bring visible results, just like fruitful trees.

God’s will is divided into His unconditional will (what He does regardless of actions) and conditional will (what happens based on obedience and faith).

Many prayers go unanswered because they do not meet the conditions of God’s will, requiring faith and obedience.

Forgiveness is a condition for moving mountains—holding onto unforgiveness can block God’s ability to act on your behalf.

Forgiveness does not necessarily mean reconciliation but is about releasing the desire for revenge and letting God handle the situation.

The sermon calls for Christians to live authentically, bearing spiritual fruit, and making God the center of their lives and worship.

Transcripts

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if you are a believer in Jesus Christ

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you have access to flip the switch to

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see God move mountains things that are

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too big for you to handle out of your

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life to speak into a situation and see

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God transform it and when you speak to

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your Mountain it says the mountain will

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relocate itself

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mountains in the Bible are used in a

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number of

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ways first of all there is the physical

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Mountain that we normally use the word

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to refer

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to but also in the Bible Mountain also

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refers to kingdoms the kingdom of God is

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called a mountain the kingdom of Satan

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is called a

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mountain and the kingdom of men is

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called a mountain it's referring to a

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rule over a sphere the word mountain is

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used of

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that the Third Way that the word

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mountain is used in the Bible as it is

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used in this passage is for an

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unoversity it's just too big

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you can't get over the

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hump it's too awesome in its problematic

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impact on your life it's a mountain

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those are called mountains Zechariah 4:7

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uses the word mountain in this way some

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obstacle that looms large in your

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life to which you need Divine help to

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move and so Jesus wants to talk about

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moving a

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mountain so give your Mountain whatever

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name that

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applies In this passage today Jesus

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talks about moving

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mountains and it is introduced by a fig

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tree Peter says to Jesus Jesus verse 20

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the fig tree that you cursed

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yesterday has withered to Day from the

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root up you pronounced a curse yesterday

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we came out here today and what you said

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yesterday not only has happened today

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but it is super happened cuz it is

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withered not only with the Fig part but

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it is withered from the root up so

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whatever you said has completely

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reversed this

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situation we find in verse 12 Jesus is

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hungry and Jesus wants to get something

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to eat he looks and he sees a fig tree

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in leaf that is the leaves were out when

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the leaves are out on a fig tree that

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means they are figs the leaves are the

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external validation that figs are on the

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tree Jesus being hungry goes over to the

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Fig Tree in Leaf to get figs we're also

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told it was not the season for figs so

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the tree is showing fig Leaf when it's

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not even the season for figs to grow so

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Jesus sees something out of the norm and

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goes over in his Humanity because he's

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hungry but when he goes over he

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discovers there are leaves with no figs

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the Fig Tree was a

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deception it was trickery because there

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were no figs so Jesus curses the Fig

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Tree he says because you are a deceiving

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tree I'm hungry you gave me the visible

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impression you could feed me when I came

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over there was nothing but a good look

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but no substance and so I'm going to

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curse your external activity because of

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the absence of an internal reality that

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is the situation of the fig tree

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yesterday so today Peter wants to know

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Peter is just odd by not only did he

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curse it but it's withed from the root

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up that's CU of

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yesterday the fake fig tree looking

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theart with no reality however between

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the fig tree

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yesterday and the fig tree

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today there is a story let's look at the

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story to tie the two days of the fig

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tree together it says in verse 15

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between the two fig tree events Jesus

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comes to Jerusalem enters the temple he

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drives out those who were buying and

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selling in the temple overturned the

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tables of the money changers and the

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seats of those who were selling doves

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and he would not permit anyone to carry

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merchandise through the temple and he

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began to teach them saying is it not

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written my house shall be called a house

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of prayer for all the nations but you

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have made it a robbers Den Follow Me Now

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on

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yesterday Jesus was hungry and he went

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to a fig tree that looked like it was

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was real but when he got up close there

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were no figs there was no reality the

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following day he goes to church the

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temple and where he should have found

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folk worshiping God where he should have

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found folk praying to God where he

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should have found folk living for God he

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found fake

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religion not the real thing now it was

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in the right building cuz it was in the

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temple it had the right folk cuz they

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were the priest but it didn't have

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spiritual reality they were shucking and

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Jing in church they were playing

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religion in church they had the leaves

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and the leaves should have meant you

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should find God here you should find his

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presence here you should find his power

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here but when Jesus showed up all they

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were doing were playing games in the

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house of the Lord there was no reality

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to their religion

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you see religion without reality is leaf

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without Life religion without reality is

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leaf without substance you can look the

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part but when we get up close and peer

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close there is no spiritual life

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spiritual reality you see between the

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fig tree yesterday and the fig tree

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today is the temple story and in the

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temple story which is Jesus's major

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point is you're supposed to be reality

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but all I see is Christian leaves I

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don't see the spirit of God the power of

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God the presence of God all you're doing

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is trying to make money all you're doing

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is having programs all you're doing is

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activity that has absolutely nothing to

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do with spiritual reality you got fake

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Church going on in fact he goes on to

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say when he quotes the Old Testament my

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shall be known as a House of Prayer he

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says no my house should be a house of

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prayer that the thing that should draw

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you here is your corporate contact with

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him not your human contact with who's

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ever standing on the podium he says God

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must be the center of it because if God

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is not the center you're operating with

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Christian leaves you're operating with

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religious illusion and so when he talks

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about that it says Peter says to

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him Master Rabbi yes Lord the tree has

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withered from the root up I mean you

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curse the tree but in 24 hours this

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whole tree is

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gone how could you do this in that short

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amount of

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time Jesus it says

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answers now it's interesting it says

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Jesus answered but technically Peter

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didn't ask a question

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all Peter said was the tree is withered

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from the root up well that's not a

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question that's a statement but Jesus

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knew what he was getting at what Peter

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was getting at is how could something

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that big happen this fast that that's

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the question Jesus knew what his

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question was tree is fine yesterday you

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curse it yesterday it's gone today how

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could all that happen in 24 hours and

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that's when Jesus now gives him and

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gives you and me his secret for moving

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mountains things in your life that are

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too big for you to handle on your own

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and for anybody else you know to handle

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for you he says in verse

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22 have faith in God fact Jesus says in

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Matthew chapter 17: 20 and 21 if you

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have the faith the grain of a mustard

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seed you can say to this mountain using

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the word Mountain be moved and the

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mountain will be moved he says and this

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comes through fasting and prayer he says

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Mustard Seed Faith can work if it's in

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the right object don't have faith in

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your faith have faith in the right

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object to put faith in God means that

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you must put Faith In God's word God's

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Will and God's character and when you

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have faith in that God now we can

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discuss Mountain Moving prayers if you

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don't have faith in that God then you're

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asking the wrong person to move the

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mountain because you're not asking the

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person whom you are to truly have faith

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in he then says You must put confidence

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in God his will his way his word what do

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you do next with your Mountain here's

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what you

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do he

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says whoever says to this mountain

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yes be taken up and cast into the

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sea so Jesus is probably on the Mount of

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Olives 15 miles downhill is the Dead Sea

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he

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says if God is working for

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you you can say to this mountain be

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moved and it will relocate

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itself the problem is the mountain you

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want to get the mountain off of you you

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want it to relocate itself away from you

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he

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says if there's figs on your tree there

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is life you have faith in the true

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God then you can do with your Mountain

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what you saw me do Peter with

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mine I spoke to

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it he talks about praying to God but

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then he talks about speaking to your

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Mountain

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prayer is when I talk this way my

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mountain is what I'm experiencing out

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here in my daily life he says if there's

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figs on the tree real life you're not

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withering if you have faith in the real

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God not the god of your own making his

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will his word and his character then you

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can have a conversation with your

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problem cuz the mountain is your problem

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and when you speak to your Mountain it

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says the mountain

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will relocate itself means get out of

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your face the mountain will relocate

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itself

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appliances you can turn on the lights in

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have the

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relationship because they're connected

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to your home so therefore you have

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access to

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over and turn on your lights or turn on

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access to power they don't give you

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implementation of power you have to

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Implement what the relationship has

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accessed if you are a believer in Jesus

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Christ you've got access if you are

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bearing fruit you've been paying your

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bills and now you have access to flip

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the switch to see God move mountains

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things that are too big for you to

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handle out of your life because he is a

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mounting moving God to see you ability

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to speak into a situation

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and see God transform it now this raises

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a question and the question is in what

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Jesus says after this and it's a

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question in everybody's heart and mind

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he

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says all things with which you pray and

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ask believe that you have received them

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and they will be granted

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you whatever whenever you stand praying

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forgive if you have anything against

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anyone so that your father heaven will

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also forgive

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you in verse 24 he makes a staggering

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statement whatever you have asked for

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believe you have received it in other

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words you haven't received it yet but

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believe you have received it even though

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you haven't received it so you expect it

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but you haven't received

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it the difference between

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God's unconditional will

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and his conditional will

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yes God's unconditional will is what he

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decides to do regardless of what anybody

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else does in other words he's going to

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do it period his sovereignty has decided

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this is what I'm going to do and no

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matter what you do don't do what

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somebody else does they don't do nothing

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will change cuz this is my unconditional

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will that is it's not tied to any

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conditions I'm just is going to do it

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because I have my prerogative to do it

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the reason why God tells us to pray is

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so that we can link into his conditional

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will because his unconditional will is

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going to happen whether we pray or not

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but his conditional will only happens if

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we obey if we pray if we believe and if

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we have figs on the tree that is we are

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we are full of Divine Life operating

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within us so that's condition so many of

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the things that we pray for we don't get

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because we didn't me meet the conditions

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it didn't F fit God's conditional will

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cuz if it's his unconditional will it's

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going to happen regardless but if it's

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his conditional will it happens if only

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if certain factors are made and that's

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why in the scriptures we're told that we

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have to qualify for certain things to

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happen because it's tied to his

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conditional will so how do you know if

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something you're asking for is

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unconditional he's going to do it or not

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do it anyway or conditional let me

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answer that two ways number one many

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times you don't know okay many times God

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is silent on whether it's unconditional

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or conditional so guess what you do you

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treat it like it's conditional if you

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not sure then you treat it like it's

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conditional and you do everything you're

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supposed to do so that if it is

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unconditional you've met all the

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standards for God to fulfill his if it

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is conditional for God to fulfill his

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conditional will regarding that

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situation but then there's another

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Answer 1 John 5: 14- 15 says and we have

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this

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confidence that if we ask anything

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according to his will he hears us and if

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we know he hears us we know that he will

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grant what we have requested so here's

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another secret to God's conditional will

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when God is operating on a conditional

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will and he wants you to qualify to move

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this mountain that you are facing what

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he will do is give you an inbred

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confidence or a sense of assurance or a

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sense of peace or a sense of of for

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realness that this thing is going to

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happen because when God is doing

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something big in your life he has to do

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two things at the same time prepare the

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thing that he wants done and prepare you

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for the thing he's doing both things

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have to collide if you are not being

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prepared then you're not ready you're

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like the children in the wilderness

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because you're not ready for the

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promised land because you won't meet the

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conditions but he also has to get the

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promised land ready so that when you

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arrive there and he's ready to move the

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mountain the mountain is already ready

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to obey it's in the hands of almighty

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God of whether it's conditional or

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unconditional but what I don't want it

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to happen is I don't want it to be

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conditional and I didn't do what I was

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supposed to

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do but then one more thing and it's an

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important thing he

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says whoever whenever you're standing

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praying

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forgive if if you have anything against

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anyone so your father in heaven will

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forgive you okay watch this forgiveness

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is a condition of moving mountains

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forgiveness is not necessarily

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reconciliation you can forgive without

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being reconciled for example suppose the

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person you need to forgive has died you

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can't reconcile with them suppose the

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person you need to forgive you don't

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even know where they are anymore you

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can't reconcile with them or the person

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you need to forgive doesn't want to

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repent yeah doesn't want to say I'm

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sorry doesn't want to confess then you

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can't reconcile with them so sometimes

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people marry forgiveness and

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Reconciliation and make them the same

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thing those are not the same thing

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forgiveness can lead to reconciliation

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but forgiveness is not the same as

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reconciliation forgiveness is where you

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are not seeking revenge against the

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offender okay I am not seeking Vengeance

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vengeance is mine saith the Lord I will

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repay you are not seeking to repay now

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you can repay in a lot of way you can

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pray physically you want them hurt you

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want you're carrying around bitterness

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and resentment because of what they did

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and you are carrying around uh that

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feeling of wanting them to go through a

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vengeful experience because of a

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legitimate reason that you have what God

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is saying is you blocking me moving your

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Mountain because what you're wanting

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from me is my forgiveness for you well

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if you want my forgiveness for you you

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got to be willing to offer it to

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somebody else now unless you have the

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right view of God you're not going to do

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that because you think I'm going to

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repay this I'mma get my posy to repay

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this cuz cuz that you shouldn't have

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done that to me and and and I'mma get

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you for doing that well what you just

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did you didn't have faith in the god of

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the Bible you just put faith in you and

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your posy cuz the god of the Bible says

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if you let me handle it vengeance is

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mine saith the Lord I will repay so you

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got to have faith in the god of the

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Bible which keeps you from needing

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Vengeance for yourself not necessarily

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reconciliation but Vengeance for

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yourself see the reason why Joseph

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Joseph could forgive his brothers for

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selling them into slavery putting them

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in a hole selling them to the Israelites

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he says he forgive he say I forgive you

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and the reason I can forgive you is you

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meant it for evil but God meant it for

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good god is so big he used your mess to

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create my Miracle that's unless you have

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that view of God you will do the wrong

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thing because you don't have faith in

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God I'm trying to create for me for you

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for us this bigger view of God that we

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have faith in that God that we are life

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Christians not Leaf Christians we don't

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just come come to church on Sunday we

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want to make this house a House of

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Prayer not just a house of preaching a

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house where we cry out to God and where

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we see Miracles Happening Here I want

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people to come not for the preacher or

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the sermon but because of the power

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that's happening lives are changed

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Miracles are taking place sicknesses are

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healed marriages are restored sins are

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overcome addictions are are cancelled

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that's why they come and then if they

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come for that the preaching becomes

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extra because they're coming for the

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power of God in this house that's what

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we're crying for and so if you meet the

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qualifications you want to be an

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authentic Life Christian you want to cry

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out to God in prayer and in faith you're

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going to speak to the mountain and

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you're going to forgive those who need

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to be forgiven whether that's writing a

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letter sending a note making a call if

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those people are contactable or just

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acknowledging to God if they aren't I

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release them Lord I don't feel like

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releasing them I don't even want to

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release them but I do know I want my

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mountain move so because I want my

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mountain move in the name of Jesus

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Christ I release them from their offense

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against me I'm going let you handle them

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cuz I need you to move this mountain in

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my

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life and when we

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qualify for the Mountain Moving work of

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God we will see mountains

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move things that God once moved

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we'll see them moved and we will see

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God's power in this house and that's

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what I want we've got a

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mountain you have mountains oh yes and

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if you don't have one keep

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living you're going to have a

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mountain something too big for you to

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move just make sure that when you face

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your Mountain you have qualified for the

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conditional will of God to see that

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mountain move

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in

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closing there was a husband who went to

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the doctor on behalf of his wife he says

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doc my wife have a has a hearing problem

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she can't hear well I can be talking to

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her screaming across the room and she

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doesn't hear the doctor said okay well I

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tell you what let's set an appointment

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you bring her in next

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week but between now and next week I

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want you to run a

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test said doc what's the test says stand

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15 feet away and when she's cooking ask

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her what she's cooking if she doesn't

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answer then go 10 feet away and ask her

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what she's cooking if she doesn't answer

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go 5 feet away and ask her what she's

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cooking if she still doesn't answer go

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right up to her ear and Shout in her ear

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what are you cooking to see whether she

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answers then because that'll give me a

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measurement of how many feet it takes

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before she's hearing he says okay I'll

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do it he went home 15 ft away dear what

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are you cooking

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nothing he goes 10 ft away dear what are

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you cooking nothing he goes 5 feet away

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dear what are you cooking nothing goes

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right up to a ear

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dear what are you cooking she says for

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the fourth time vegetable

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stew see the problem may just be you a

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