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[Music] uh [Music] we're gonna take our fish and say take your soul to the road and vote and vote [Applause] most powerful tools of white supremacy is distraction we can either manipulate our people's power or we can build our people's power [Applause] i believe as people of faith we are not just fighting for the future of our country we are fighting for the soul of our nation become necessary to use our bodies to help redeem the soul of a nation then we must do it we've got to step into our role as the conscience and call america to account and make america follow its own promises with its best practices that's what we can do because of our unique place in the history of this country we have never waited on anyone to free us we've always done it amongst ourselves how many know jesus is real [Music] [Music] [Music] i can feel it [Music] [Music] uh some of y'all too young to remember this one [Music] never shall forget [Music] you enjoy your gun okay [Music] [Music] sure [Music] hey [Music] here you all know what time it is we're moving into a brand new year you know what it is i made it [Music] thank you um with me [Music] [Music] i [Music] and i'm glad about it [Music] god bless you you say vote and then someone says democracy is a chef those people don't speak for me the system is rigged you say vote and then someone says it doesn't matter if this day is ready that stays blue this thing is already unlocked you say vote and then someone says hey i'm making a statement by not voting and then you say well i can't hear it this is not about the white house this is about your house if you're not registered to vote you can't sit on a jury you can't choose your mayor you can't choose your city council you can't even choose your district attorney you can't decide which measures will help your family and which will put them at risk democracy is not a sham it's a job it's our job and it took too long to get it to just let it fly you say vote because there are supposed people out there that don't want you to friends hey this is reverend dr nishel guidry dean of chapel at spelman college here in atlanta georgia dropping in very quickly to remind you of a few very critical dates as we here in georgia are preparing for a super important hypercritical senate runoff election in january is january the 5th that is the day y'all that is the day that we gotta flip one mo time that is the date of our senate runoff election and we need for you to have a plan to either have already voted on the 5th of january or to go vote on the 5th of january many of us are exhausted from this year but we just have one more push that we have to make so that we can flip this senate so i know that we can do it make your plan and go to blackchurchrocks.org once again that's blackchurchrocks.org to check your registration status and get all the information that you need to go cast your vote one more time on january 5th god bless you thank you and let's do this one more time georgia [Music] well it's something the lord gave that the world can't take away and this is your joy anybody got joy make some noise right now [Music] there's freedom though you captured me and i've got joy instead of morning [Music] and so much joy [Music] [Music] can we spread some joy that's beauty [Music] and so much joy here we go [Music] you [Music] you give me so much joy it's [Music] me never been more secure knowing your heart i've never been more secure [Music] you god [Music] never been more secure [Music] [Music] [Music] you give me joy [Music] we'll make some noise [Music] that's it if you got joy [Music] is [Music] [Music] over the world [Music] we love you [Music] [Music] um [Music] you are the [Music] and i am [Music] lord i'm amazed when i think about my life how you brought me through summer days and held me in the lonely night and you blessed me [Music] your love to me oh yes you are yes you are i'm grateful to you lord cause you bring me you are the reason [Music] you are and i just want to say that you are the reason i made it through the storms every step of the way thank you for mercy and lord i thank you for grace bringing me through and you are the reason that no weapons [Music] [Applause] so great [Music] you are the reason i live oh you are the reason i'm still here and i am forever grateful to i'm standing here today oh lord i'm grateful for [Music] hallelujah [Music] and we believe that this state is on the verge of stopping the entire country and ultimately we know we can't let nobody turn us around this is still a good live city if it turns out that the senate is hinging on one seat and there's only one race left that's right this will literally be the epicenter of the entire country right so we ready music has an ability to be able to help us feel connected and that's because music has a way of speaking for the spirit and it is the spirit we're going to change this country with it is going to be standing in a space of our power and in the fullness of our spirit of love and the spirit of humanity that is what's going to transform america [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you are the light that brightens up the darkness we see clearly who you are [Music] you're not afraid of all the fears that shaped me you fought the battle and gave me the win you hold my future so my past can't break me i'm so glad i'm in your hands [Music] i still remember when you called my name come on [Music] father [Music] defend [Music] good god [Applause] fingers god [Music] [Music] you'll always be [Music] [Music] [Music] is foreign [Music] [Music] god [Music] [Music] hey everybody this is your homegirl phoenix and i am so excited and honored to be hosting the black church rocks podcast this is the souls to the polls limited series in this series i'm going to be sharing reflections of my experience that i had while on the 2020 souls to the polls bus tour this tour was hosted by michael mcbride and the black church pack and it was like going to church you guys your vote is not a gift to the elected official it is a gift to yourself and to your family to the people that you love for those of us who are concerned with freedom and liberation like yes protests yes i'm not willing to take any tool off of the table in pursuit of liberation and freedom for my people and for myself and my family and my community i want you to find your neighbor wherever you are family members i want you to remind them who they are i just want you to shout out somebody say neighbor i'd like to introduce myself tell them my name is victory come on everybody let's lift up that praise hey come on come on rock like a church why everybody come up we're taking it [Music] hey come on everybody say i've got evidence is everybody confidence come [Applause] my name is let everybody know who you are [Music] is my name is victory everybody is what's your name victory everybody [Music] most championships are one in the fourth quarter and that's where we are with just 24 hours left on the scoreboard it's not tied we're about to win we've got amazing leadership at the helm and i'm excited 2020 has blown atlanta away in terms of leadership look what we've lost we've lost the honorable john lewis reverend ct vivia we've lost uh dr lowry but look at what benjamin elijah may said for many years at morehouse strong men just keep on coming we've got two men who are coming to make a difference and make an impact the reality is all of us found out this year you can still make a touchdown after you've been tackled there's been a whole lot of blockers those who are trying to block us from getting stimulus block us from getting tested block us from getting health care but i'm so thankful that we've got two men who refuse to drop the ball on our community our nation and even on the next generation whatever it is that you have to do be mindful of what frederick douglass told us many years ago he said i got more prayers answered when i got off my knees the black church pack is not just praying but we're getting off our knees and we're marching to the polls here's what i need you to do get on the phone i need you to get on social media text every person you know and tell them tomorrow is the final play we've got to go vote we've got to make a difference we've got to improve our nation and i'm believing by faith that this time tomorrow we'll all be dancing in the end zone because america will be great for the first time hey look i recorded a song a while back that encouraged so many people and i really want to share it today it's a song that reminds us that in spite of what you're going through we serve a god that not only loves us but that can bring us back it's a song entitled broken recorded it live with tasha cops leonard and i want to share today i hear the voice of god will tearing me be broken [Music] i heal my heart and my soul [Music] knowing one day [Music] you said let this mind be lord you said let this mind be in you that world [Music] [Applause] [Music] put me mad put me back together [Music] again [Applause] again [Music] [Music] are today open your mouth and sing it with us put me back [Music] when we bang together [Music] i love it [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] now [Music] to all my georgia family hey guess what it's that time again i need you to take your souls to the polls this tuesday and vote come on let's make history again you guys are the center the focus the spotlight is on you i know you won't let us down listen i don't know if i feel more uh unfortunate that we have to meet like this or if i feel more fortunate that we can either way i want to share a song [Music] a new song and uh i just think it's amazing god would think to release a song like this knowing what was about to happen [Music] since you have this time use it to heal [Music] they are the best and the worst you've created loving and hating and opinionated loners and basements and those congregated deeply [Music] far from the peaceful shore i was thinking the ocean of thoughts they were thinking don't know what validation i was seeking deliver me from people people when you said you could heal me from anything did you mean peace point them out i won't say their names i don't know the damage or which one to blame is just [Music] who had their joy taken away are out here taken from other people people people people heal me from people people help me forgive people people help me to serve people people help me to love people oh even crazy people people trolling people people self-righteous people people internal people people hating people coughing people disrespectful people but forgive me when i'm one of [Music] those [Music] me georgia we just came through let's do it again on january 5th for the country and for the culture here's what's at stake in these senate runoff elections one a new senate majority could give america a raise fifteen dollars an hour minimum wage nationwide coaching it's about time two a new senate majority can work to get cobit under control provide more support for black families and businesses and pass major economic relief three protect the planet literally new leaders in the senate can fight back on climate change and create good paying clean energy jobs stay focused georgia you got this voting starts december 14th and election day is january 5th vote early if you can [Music] so this next song is not my song but it's my song if you know what i mean it's something that i know to be true in my life and that is god will take care of you he's been taking care of me he's going to take care of me i can trust and i can believe that is it all right if we sing it yeah let's go god will take care of you [Music] beneath his ways oh god we'll take care of you i know god will take care of you through every day will take care of you god will take care of you all that you need say that god will take good care of you [Music] i know that god will he'll take good care of you through every day come on healthy [Music] [Music] hallelujah come oh [Music] take good care of you [Music] hey [Music] [Applause] hallelujah okay [Music] hey [Music] and vote you

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Published: Sun Jan 10 2021