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Hagee Ministries | John Hagee - The Ideal Woman | May 11, 2025
- Pastor john hagee: when
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- Pastor john hagee: when the artist of proverbs 31
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- The artist of proverbs 31 lifted his brush to paint
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- Lifted his brush to paint the portrait that would embody
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- The portrait that would embody the ideal woman,
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- The ideal woman, he made that face the face
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- He made that face the face of a mother.
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- Of a mother. the scripture does not mention
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- The scripture does not mention her physical beauty.
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- Her physical beauty. it does not mention the grace
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- It does not mention the grace of her form or her figure.
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- Of her form or her figure. the scripture does not mention
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- The scripture does not mention her business accomplishments,
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- Her business accomplishments, nor her clubs.
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- Nor her clubs. the bible does not mention
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- The bible does not mention her press clippings
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- Her press clippings or the prominence in society.
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- Or the prominence in society. but god takes the time to say
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- But god takes the time to say that she was a loving mother.
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- That she was a loving mother. women can render their service
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- Women can render their service in many secular fields,
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- In many secular fields, but her highest
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- But her highest and best field,
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- And best field, in god's opinion,
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- In god's opinion, is that of being a mother.
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- Is that of being a mother. when she holds the next
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- When she holds the next generation to her breast
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- Generation to her breast and she rocks it to sleep
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- And she rocks it to sleep in her arms,
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- In her arms, she puts her fingerprints
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- She puts her fingerprints on that generation for time
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- On that generation for time and eternity.
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- And eternity. she leaves her footprints
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- She leaves her footprints in the sands of time.
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- In the sands of time. america's future is not being
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- America's future is not being determined by politicians
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- Determined by politicians in washington.
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- In washington. it's being determined
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- It's being determined by mothers all over
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- By mothers all over the united states of america.
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- The united states of america. when mothers instill into
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- When mothers instill into their children the ingredients
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- Their children the ingredients of honesty,
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- Of honesty, morality,
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- Morality, responsibility,
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- Responsibility, integrity,
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- Integrity, truth,
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- Truth, industry,
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- Industry, and a sense of honor,
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- And a sense of honor, america's future will be
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- America's future will be secure.
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- Secure. abandon those righteous
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- Abandon those righteous principles,
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- Principles, and america is finished.
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- And america is finished. and i assure you,
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- And i assure you, this nation right now is
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- This nation right now is struggling with morality.
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- Struggling with morality. it is struggling with
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- It is struggling with its relationship to the word
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- Its relationship to the word of god.
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- Of god. if there was ever a time for
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- If there was ever a time for mothers and fathers to stand
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- Mothers and fathers to stand together in the defense
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- Together in the defense and the integrity of
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- And the integrity of the proclamation of the word
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- The proclamation of the word of god for the redemption
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- Of god for the redemption of this nation,
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- Of this nation, it's right now.
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- It's right now. [amen.]
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- [amen.] (applause)
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- (applause) the ideal woman of proverbs 31
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- The ideal woman of proverbs 31 is not ideal because she was
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- Is not ideal because she was a mother.
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- A mother. she was ideal because she was
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- She was ideal because she was a successful mother.
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- A successful mother. giving birth does not make you
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- Giving birth does not make you a successful mother.
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- A successful mother. what you do after that child
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- What you do after that child comes home with you determines
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- Comes home with you determines your success or your failure.
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- Your success or your failure. not every mother
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- Not every mother is successful.
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- Is successful. they do not enrich the life of
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- They do not enrich the life of their children.
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- Their children. they impoverish them.
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- They impoverish them. they are toxic parents.
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- They are toxic parents. they do not bless
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- They do not bless their children.
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- Their children. those children are cursed.
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- Those children are cursed. by their abuse,
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- By their abuse, by their lovelessness,
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- By their lovelessness, by their neglect,
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- By their neglect, they provoke their children
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- They provoke their children to wrath.
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- To wrath. "provoke not your children
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- "provoke not your children to wrath."
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- To wrath." you are responsible
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- You are responsible for provoking or blessing
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- For provoking or blessing your children.
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- Your children. [amen.]
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- [amen.] you provoke your children
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- You provoke your children to wrath by unreasonable
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- To wrath by unreasonable expectations.
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- Expectations. you can't walk and chew
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- You can't walk and chew bubble gum at the same time,
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- Bubble gum at the same time, but you want your child to be
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- But you want your child to be an all-american athlete.
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- An all-american athlete. (laughter)
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- (laughter) you provoke your children to
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- You provoke your children to delinquency through abuse,
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- Delinquency through abuse, through the absence of just
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- Through the absence of just not ever being a part of
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- Not ever being a part of their lives.
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- Their lives. a few years ago,
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- A few years ago, i performed the funeral of
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- I performed the funeral of a mother,
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- A mother, and her two sons passed
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- And her two sons passed her casket,
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- Her casket, and looked into that casket
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- And looked into that casket like she was a piece of stone.
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- Like she was a piece of stone. there was no emotion.
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- There was no emotion. there was not a tear.
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- There was not a tear. there was not a sign of
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- There was not a sign of regret.
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- Regret. months later,
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- Months later, i performed the funeral of
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- I performed the funeral of an hispanic housemaid.
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- An hispanic housemaid. and those same two anglo boys
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- And those same two anglo boys came by that casket and wept
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- Came by that casket and wept their hearts out.
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- Their hearts out. their grief was without limit.
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- Their grief was without limit. their emotion was beyond
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- Their emotion was beyond description.
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- Description. after the service,
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- After the service, i went and asked them, "why?"
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- I went and asked them, "why?" they quickly answered,
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- They quickly answered, "pastor, the maid raised us.
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- "pastor, the maid raised us. our mother was interested in
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- Our mother was interested in making money and being
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- Making money and being successful and keeping up
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- Successful and keeping up her social facade.
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- Her social facade. but this dear lady --"
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- But this dear lady --" they called her by name.
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- They called her by name. "-- was the one who came to us
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- "-- was the one who came to us when we cried at night.
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- When we cried at night. when we had a fever,
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- When we had a fever, she was there.
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- She was there. when we were hungry,
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- When we were hungry, she fed us.
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- She fed us. when we came home from school,
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- When we came home from school, she met us at the door.
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- She met us at the door. she was the one who welcomed
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- She was the one who welcomed us home with hugs and kisses.
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- Us home with hugs and kisses. this was our mother."
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- This was our mother." when one generation of mothers
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- When one generation of mothers cease to teach their children
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- Cease to teach their children the way of the lord,
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- The way of the lord, when one generation abandoned
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- When one generation abandoned the house of god,
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- The house of god, when one generation failed
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- When one generation failed to teach their children how
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- To teach their children how to pray,
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- To pray, throw morality to the wind,
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- Throw morality to the wind, turn their children over to
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- Turn their children over to public schools for guidance,
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- Public schools for guidance, america will fall
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- America will fall just like the roman empire.
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- Just like the roman empire. i want to tell you right now,
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- I want to tell you right now, the america we have right now
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- The america we have right now is not the america i was
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- Is not the america i was raised with as a child.
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- Raised with as a child. we are not who we used to be.
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- We are not who we used to be. we are not getting better.
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- We are not getting better. we were a nation that had
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- We were a nation that had patriotism to burn.
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- Patriotism to burn. if someone had taken a flag
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- If someone had taken a flag and snatched it down from
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- And snatched it down from a pole,
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- A pole, they would have been ripped
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- They would have been ripped on that site.
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- On that site. that would never have been
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- That would never have been permitted.
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- Permitted. (applause)
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- (applause) the roman empire fell.
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- The roman empire fell. governments can fail.
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- Governments can fail. here are the five reasons
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- Here are the five reasons the roman empire failed.
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- The roman empire failed. government corruption.
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- Government corruption. america has government
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- America has government corruption just as bad as
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- Corruption just as bad as the roman empire.
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- The roman empire. [amen.]
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- [amen.] rome had an economic crisis.
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- Rome had an economic crisis. so does america right now.
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- So does america right now. the "wall street journal"
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- The "wall street journal" repeatedly says,
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- Repeatedly says, "the crisis is coming
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- "the crisis is coming and is unavoidable."
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- And is unavoidable." we spent so much money,
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- We spent so much money, we'll never be able to pay it
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- We'll never be able to pay it back.
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- Back. thirdly,
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- Thirdly, a declining birthrate
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- A declining birthrate in the roman empire.
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- In the roman empire. america's abortion policy,
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- America's abortion policy, killing over 60 million
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- Killing over 60 million children,
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- Children, we have a declining birthrate.
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- We have a declining birthrate. we really don't have enough
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- We really don't have enough children being born to sustain
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- Children being born to sustain our nation.
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- Our nation. four,
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- Four, rome fell because of
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- Rome fell because of a crime wave.
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- A crime wave. as america,
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- As america, we have a crime wave.
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- We have a crime wave. criminals are arrested by
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- Criminals are arrested by police and turned loose
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- Police and turned loose by district attorneys
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- By district attorneys within the hour.
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- Within the hour. america has become
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- America has become a playground for criminals.
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- A playground for criminals. it's time for the american
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- It's time for the american people to stand up for
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- People to stand up for the police force and get them
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- The police force and get them back on duty.
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- Back on duty. (applause)
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- (applause) rome's fifth reason for
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- Rome's fifth reason for failure was the invasion of
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- Failure was the invasion of the barbarians.
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- The barbarians. this nation is being
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- This nation is being overwhelmed by foreigners
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- Overwhelmed by foreigners and invaders.
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- And invaders. our government leaders are
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- Our government leaders are openly admitting on national
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- Openly admitting on national television that these aliens
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- Television that these aliens will,
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- Will, in one time or another,
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- In one time or another, attack us.
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- Attack us. the answer is to close
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- The answer is to close the border!
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- The border! [yes.]
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- [yes.] (applause)
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- (applause) i didn't learn to pray
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- I didn't learn to pray at the schoolhouse.
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- At the schoolhouse. i learned to pray
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- I learned to pray at my mother's house.
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- At my mother's house. [yes.]
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- [yes.] [amen.]
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- [amen.] i watched her fast and pray
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- I watched her fast and pray for three years for god to
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- For three years for god to heal my brother from grand mal
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- Heal my brother from grand mal seizures caused by epilepsy.
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- Seizures caused by epilepsy. if you've ever seen
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- If you've ever seen an epileptic seizure,
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- An epileptic seizure, that's a grandmal seizure.
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- That's a grandmal seizure. it's gut-wrenching.
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- It's gut-wrenching. the person falls to the floor
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- The person falls to the floor jerking like they had been hit
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- Jerking like they had been hit behind the head with a club,
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- Behind the head with a club, foaming at the mouth,
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- Foaming at the mouth, often urinating on themselves.
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- Often urinating on themselves. that was my brother's life
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- That was my brother's life from the eighth grade
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- From the eighth grade to the tenth grade.
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- To the tenth grade. the doctor said,
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- The doctor said, "there is simply no medical
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- "there is simply no medical cure for what he has."
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- Cure for what he has." my mother said,
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- My mother said, "the bible says hard things
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- "the bible says hard things come through fasting
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- Come through fasting and prayer."
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- And prayer." i watched her fast and pray
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- I watched her fast and pray for three years.
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- For three years. she lost so much weight;
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- She lost so much weight; she had to buy herself
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- She had to buy herself a new wardrobe.
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- A new wardrobe. on a tuesday night
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- On a tuesday night in our church--
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- In our church-- mother taught tuesday
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- Mother taught tuesday and thursday night.
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- And thursday night. those were the days
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- Those were the days when church was a central core
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- When church was a central core of socialization.
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- Of socialization. after the service was over,
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- After the service was over, she called my brother forward
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- She called my brother forward and prayed for him.
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- And prayed for him. she touched him and he fell
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- She touched him and he fell to the floor like he had been
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- To the floor like he had been shot.
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- Shot. everyone in the audience
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- Everyone in the audience was certain he was having
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- Was certain he was having a seizure.
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- A seizure. but my mother said,
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- But my mother said, "he will never have another
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- "he will never have another seizure.
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- Seizure. god has just healed him."
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- God has just healed him." [hallelujah.]
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- [hallelujah.] from that moment till the day
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- From that moment till the day he died,
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- He died, he never had another seizure
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- He never had another seizure and was never seriously ill.
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- And was never seriously ill. (applause)
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- (applause) this ministry is a monument
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- This ministry is a monument to my mother's prayer life,
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- To my mother's prayer life, not my father's,
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- Not my father's, my mother.
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- My mother. as a senior in high school
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- As a senior in high school in houston, texas,
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- In houston, texas, i had just received
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- I had just received an appointment to west point
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- An appointment to west point military academy from
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- Military academy from senator lyndon baines johnson.
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- Senator lyndon baines johnson. i had a zero interest
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- I had a zero interest in the church.
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- In the church. "subzero" would be
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- "subzero" would be a better word.
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- A better word. (laughter)
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- (laughter) i personally detested
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- I personally detested the church because of its
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- The church because of its radical teachings about
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- Radical teachings about the condemnation of sports.
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- The condemnation of sports. now you have to understand
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- Now you have to understand legalism to understand what
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- Legalism to understand what i'm saying.
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- I'm saying. i was a four-sport letterman
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- I was a four-sport letterman in school.
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- In school. my father never attended
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- My father never attended a game.
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- A game. he never allowed it to be
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- He never allowed it to be discussed in our house.
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- Discussed in our house. as far as he was concerned,
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- As far as he was concerned, it was sin on steroids.
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- It was sin on steroids. as far as i was concerned,
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- As far as i was concerned, it was heaven on earth.
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- It was heaven on earth. we were at war for six years.
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- We were at war for six years. we didn't speak to each other
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- We didn't speak to each other for weeks at a time
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- For weeks at a time for those six years.
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- For those six years. in november of 1957,
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- In november of 1957, my mother organized a women's
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- My mother organized a women's prayer group to pray for
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- Prayer group to pray for my salvation.
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- My salvation. it was shortly after i got
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- It was shortly after i got that appointment to
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- That appointment to west point.
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- West point. my mother said to
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- My mother said to these ladies,
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- These ladies, and they did all this
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- And they did all this in secret,
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- In secret, "if he leaves this church
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- "if he leaves this church without christ in his life,
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- Without christ in his life, he will never darken the door
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- He will never darken the door of the church again."
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- Of the church again." and she was absolutely right.
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- And she was absolutely right. and she was absolutely right.
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- And she was absolutely right. mom and her prayer warriors
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- Mom and her prayer warriors went to war with the prince of
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- Went to war with the prince of darkness over my spiritual
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- Darkness over my spiritual future.
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- Future. making a long story
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- Making a long story very short,
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- Very short, the power of their prayers
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- The power of their prayers over two and a half months,
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- Over two and a half months, changed the direction of
- 00:10:45.472 --> 00:10:46.840
- Changed the direction of my life from a military career
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- My life from a military career to the ministry.
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- To the ministry. without my mother's prayer,
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- Without my mother's prayer, i would never have ever
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- I would never have ever entered the ministry.
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- Entered the ministry. without my mother's prayer,
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- Without my mother's prayer, this church wouldn't be here.
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- This church wouldn't be here. cornerstone christian school
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- Cornerstone christian school would not be here.
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- Would not be here. the sanctuary of hope
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- The sanctuary of hope would not be here.
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- Would not be here. christians united for israel
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- Christians united for israel would not be here.
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- Would not be here. global evangelism television
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- Global evangelism television would not be here.
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- Would not be here. what's the point?
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- What's the point? the point is,
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- The point is, mothers of cornerstone church,
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- Mothers of cornerstone church, mothers of america,
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- Mothers of america, do not underestimate the power
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- Do not underestimate the power of your prayers to change
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- Of your prayers to change the world.
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- The world. [yes.]
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- [yes.] (applause)
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- Seven powerful words
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- That resonate through time.
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- You are the light of the world.
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- As believers,
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- We are commissioned to be light
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- In a world
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- Surrounded in darkness,
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- Pain and loss.
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- Now is the time to stand up,
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- Speak out and shine
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- Brightly for jesus.
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- To help you in this journey
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- For your gift of any amount
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- This month,
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- We would love to send you
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- Pastor john's
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- Brand new devotional,
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- Darkness to destiny
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- Unleashing god's
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- Power in a dark world.
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- Additionally,
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- For your gift of $150,
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- Along with darkness to destiny,
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- We will also send you
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- The “don't whine, shine”
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- Matthew 5:16 magnet
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- As well as the brand new,
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- Let your light shine
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- Matthew 5:16
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- Candle and accompanying
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- Let your light shine
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- Matthew 5:16
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- Matches, to continue
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- To strengthen
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- You as you
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- Step into new levels of victory
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- Every day.
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- Call the number on screen
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- Or go to jhm.org/light
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- (applause)
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- (applause) you have awesome power.
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- You have awesome power. use it!
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- Use it! [yes.]
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- [yes.] susanna wesley had
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- Susanna wesley had 19 children.
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- 19 children. i mean that's an agonizing
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- I mean that's an agonizing thought.
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- Thought. (laughter)
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- (laughter) and she took time to pray with
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- And she took time to pray with each of those children
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- Each of those children every day.
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- Every day. she said, quote,
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- She said, quote, "the house was so full of
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- "the house was so full of children.
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- Children. the only thing i could do to
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- The only thing i could do to get privacy was to pull
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- Get privacy was to pull the apron up over my head
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- The apron up over my head and pray."
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- And pray." [amen.]
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- [amen.] (laughter)
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- (laughter) she had two sons,
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- She had two sons, charles and john wesley.
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- Charles and john wesley. and they shook america and
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- And they shook america and england with a revival that
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- England with a revival that literally turned this nation
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- Literally turned this nation and europe to christ.
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- And europe to christ. they were the founders of the
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- They were the founders of the methodist church that embraced
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- Methodist church that embraced the bible as the foundation of
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- The bible as the foundation of methodism.
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- Methodism. susanna wesley left
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- Susanna wesley left her fingerprints upon
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- Her fingerprints upon the earth
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- The earth through her children.
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- Through her children. she literally shook the world
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- She literally shook the world for christ,
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- For christ, because she instilled that
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- Because she instilled that in her children.
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- In her children. [hallelujah.]
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- [hallelujah.] what was the secret of
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- What was the secret of this mother's success
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- This mother's success in proverbs 31?
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- In proverbs 31? it was no accident.
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- It was no accident. her success was planned.
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- Her success was planned. it was directed of god.
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- It was directed of god. she was a woman who feared
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- She was a woman who feared the lord.
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- The lord. our generation will praise
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- Our generation will praise a woman for her looks
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- A woman for her looks in the miss america pageant.
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- In the miss america pageant. we will praise a woman for
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- We will praise a woman for her bridge club championship,
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- Her bridge club championship, her accomplishments
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- Her accomplishments in industry,
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- In industry, calling her
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- Calling her "the woman of the year."
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- "the woman of the year." but god says the woman
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- But god says the woman who needs to be praised
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- Who needs to be praised are those who fear the lord.
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- Are those who fear the lord. the mother of proverbs 31
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- The mother of proverbs 31 was a strong woman.
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- Was a strong woman. her strength was not physical.
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- Her strength was not physical. she was strong in her loyalty
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- She was strong in her loyalty to god.
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- To god. [hallelujah.]
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- [hallelujah.] i have known mothers who were
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- I have known mothers who were married to godless men,
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- Married to godless men, who sunday after sunday came
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- Who sunday after sunday came to the house of god alone.
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- To the house of god alone. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] her children are dressed.
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- Her children are dressed. she is radiant.
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- She is radiant. her husband is not there.
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- Her husband is not there. this is the forgotten woman.
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- This is the forgotten woman. this is the forgotten mother.
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- This is the forgotten mother. this congregation has some
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- This congregation has some forgotten mothers,
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- Forgotten mothers, wives who are struggling to
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- Wives who are struggling to rear their children
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- Rear their children in the fear and the admonition
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- In the fear and the admonition of the lord,
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- Of the lord, while the husband ignores
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- While the husband ignores his duty,
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- His duty, his responsibility to god
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- His responsibility to god and to his family.
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- And to his family. to the fathers of america who
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- To the fathers of america who have abandoned your children
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- Have abandoned your children through your own arrogance
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- Through your own arrogance and self-gratification,
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- And self-gratification, if there's an ounce of
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- If there's an ounce of morality about you,
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- Morality about you, go home and be a responsible
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- Go home and be a responsible father to your wife
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- Father to your wife and to your children.
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- And to your children. (applause)
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- (applause) there are forgotten parents
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- There are forgotten parents in america's rest homes,
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- In america's rest homes, wondering where their children
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- Wondering where their children are.
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- Are. [yep.]
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- [yep.] it's a mystery to me how one
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- It's a mystery to me how one man and one woman can raise
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- Man and one woman can raise six children,
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- Six children, and those six children can't
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- And those six children can't take care of those two parents
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- Take care of those two parents when they become older.
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- When they become older. [yep.]
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- [yep.] [true.]
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- [true.] i don't understand that.
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- I don't understand that. i've told my children
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- I've told my children when they are in my house,
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- When they are in my house, "when i get old,
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- "when i get old, i'm coming to live with you."
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- I'm coming to live with you." (laughter & applause)
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- (laughter & applause) yeah.
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- Yeah. (applause)
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- (applause) "i'm going to do for you
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- "i'm going to do for you what you did for me."
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- What you did for me." (laughter)
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- (laughter) "i'm going to get in your
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- "i'm going to get in your new car and i'm going to spin
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- New car and i'm going to spin that thing in a circle until
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- That thing in a circle until the tires smoke off."
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- The tires smoke off." (laughter)
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- (laughter) "be sure your sins will find
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- "be sure your sins will find you out."
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- You out." (laughter)
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- (laughter) i went to a rest home to see
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- I went to a rest home to see an elderly mother who had been
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- An elderly mother who had been a member of our church
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- A member of our church in the days of her health.
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- In the days of her health. she was living the last days
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- She was living the last days of her life.
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- Of her life. she said to me, "pastor,
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- She said to me, "pastor, would you tell my son to come
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- Would you tell my son to come see me?"
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- See me?" i said, "where is he?
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- I said, "where is he? does he live in another
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- Does he live in another continent?
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- Continent? she said, "no.
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- She said, "no. he's less than two miles away
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- He's less than two miles away in perfect health."
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- In perfect health." he just had no time for
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- He just had no time for his mother.
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- His mother. she was a forgotten woman.
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- She was a forgotten woman. [yes.]
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- [yes.] i went to that man's house,
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- I went to that man's house, and i gave him a tongue
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- And i gave him a tongue lashing that i'm sure he will
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- Lashing that i'm sure he will remember till the day he dies.
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- Remember till the day he dies. but he went to see his mother
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- But he went to see his mother that day.
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- That day. [amen.]
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- [amen.] go home today.
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- Go home today. (applause)
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- (applause) go home today.
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- Go home today. and if your mother lives and
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- And if your mother lives and she's a proverbs 31 woman--
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- She's a proverbs 31 woman-- hear that?
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- Hear that? if she's a proverbs 31 woman,
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- If she's a proverbs 31 woman, tell her you love her.
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- Tell her you love her. thank god for her.
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- Thank god for her. she is an angel from god
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- She is an angel from god to your life.
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- To your life. [hallelujah.]
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- [hallelujah.] this woman in proverbs 31
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- This woman in proverbs 31 was not only strong,
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- Was not only strong, but her mouth was filled with
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- But her mouth was filled with wisdom and kindness.
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- Wisdom and kindness. she was kind in her speech.
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- She was kind in her speech. she did not hide a two-edged
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- She did not hide a two-edged sword behind lipstick.
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- Sword behind lipstick. she was not always
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- She was not always back-stabbing,
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- Back-stabbing, cutting down and criticizing
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- Cutting down and criticizing her children and her husband.
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- Her children and her husband. "the law of kindness."
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- "the law of kindness." kindness ruled her speech
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- Kindness ruled her speech always.
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- Always. does that describe you?
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- Does that describe you? proverbs 31,
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- Proverbs 31, the woman is a homemaker.
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- The woman is a homemaker. in her hands,
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- In her hands, she holds to the distaff,
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- She holds to the distaff, and grips the spindle
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- And grips the spindle with her hand.
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- With her hand. there are many labor-saving
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- There are many labor-saving devices that have been
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- Devices that have been invented to make motherhood
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- Invented to make motherhood easier,
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- Easier, but it's still not
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- But it's still not an easy task.
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- An easy task. i challenge any man to tell me
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- I challenge any man to tell me a mother is not
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- A mother is not a working woman.
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- A working woman. if you don't think so,
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- If you don't think so, just stay home one day
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- Just stay home one day and replace her.
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- And replace her. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] take her place.
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- Take her place. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] you wash the dishes.
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- You wash the dishes. (applause)
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- (applause) you vacuum the carpets.
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- You vacuum the carpets. you dust the furniture.
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- You dust the furniture. you chase the children through
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- You chase the children through the house.
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- The house. you change their diapers.
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- You change their diapers. you take them to
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- You take them to the music lessons,
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- The music lessons, the baseball practice.
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- The baseball practice. race home and get supper fixed
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- Race home and get supper fixed for her husband.
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- For her husband. and when he comes through
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- And when he comes through the door,
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- The door, look like miss america
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- Look like miss america with a rose in her teeth.
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- With a rose in her teeth. [amen.]
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- [amen.] get serious.
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- Get serious. (laughter)
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- (laughter) get serious.
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- Get serious. [yes, get serious.]
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- [yes, get serious.] if you go home and her hair is
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- If you go home and her hair is in her face,
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- In her face, and she looks like she's been
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- And she looks like she's been in a fight all day,
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- In a fight all day, she has.
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- She has. (laughter & applause)
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- (laughter & applause) the proverbs 31 woman
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- The proverbs 31 woman is a worker.
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- Is a worker. the bible says,
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- The bible says, "she sets about her work
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- "she sets about her work vigorously.
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- Vigorously. her lamp does not go out
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- Her lamp does not go out at night."
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- At night." some in this auditorium had
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- Some in this auditorium had mothers that took in sewings
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- Mothers that took in sewings to feed you.
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- To feed you. they swept buildings.
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- They swept buildings. they became maids.
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- They became maids. they worked relentlessly.
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- They worked relentlessly. they did whatever they had
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- They did whatever they had to do to take care of you.
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- To do to take care of you. you are blessed.
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- You are blessed. your mother's industry broke
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- Your mother's industry broke the yoke of poverty
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- The yoke of poverty in your life.
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- In your life. the quality of your life was
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- The quality of your life was born in the blood, sweat,
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- Born in the blood, sweat, and tears of your mother's
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- And tears of your mother's industry.
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- Industry. i look into the future,
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- I look into the future, and i see a dark cloud
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- And i see a dark cloud on america's horizon.
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- On america's horizon. there's now a large number of
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- There's now a large number of america's young mothers
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- America's young mothers who have never worked
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- Who have never worked and they never intend to,
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- And they never intend to, because they have been
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- Because they have been supported by the government
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- Supported by the government all of their life
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- All of their life with some kind of welfare.
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- With some kind of welfare. and their children believe
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- And their children believe it is the government's
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- It is the government's responsibility to feed
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- Responsibility to feed and clothe them.
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- And clothe them. i want you to hear
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- I want you to hear god's policy about that.
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- God's policy about that. "the man that does not work
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- "the man that does not work should not eat."
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- Should not eat." that's in this book.
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- That's in this book. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] get off the couch
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- Get off the couch and go to work.
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- And go to work. you deserve nothing
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- You deserve nothing until you work for it.
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- Until you work for it. (applause)
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- (applause) proverbs said this wonderful
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- Proverbs said this wonderful woman was not afraid of
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- Woman was not afraid of the cold.
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- The cold. why?
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- Why? because in the springtime,
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- Because in the springtime, she made the garments
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- She made the garments her child would need
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- Her child would need for the winter.
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- For the winter. she provides beforehand what's
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- She provides beforehand what's needed coming down the road.
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- Needed coming down the road. mother,
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- Mother, winter is coming for
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- Winter is coming for your children.
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- Your children. there is the springtime
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- There is the springtime when they're home with you.
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- When they're home with you. then they leave for school,
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- Then they leave for school, and your time is less.
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- And your time is less. and then they leave home,
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- And then they leave home, and it's wintertime.
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- And it's wintertime. the day will come when
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- The day will come when your daughter will be asked
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- Your daughter will be asked to sacrifice her virginity
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- To sacrifice her virginity for some man's lust,
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- For some man's lust, when your son will be asked to
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- When your son will be asked to risk his life for a sniff
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- Risk his life for a sniff of fentanyl that could
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- Of fentanyl that could very possibly kill him.
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- Very possibly kill him. if you do your work
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- If you do your work in the springtime,
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- In the springtime, when that time comes,
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- When that time comes, your young lady will slap
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- Your young lady will slap the thunder out of that boy.
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- The thunder out of that boy. (applause)
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- (applause) don't face the future
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- Don't face the future with fear.
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- With fear. make good use of our
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- Make good use of our springtime.
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- Springtime. "train up a child in the way
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- "train up a child in the way he should go,"
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- He should go," the bible says,
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- The bible says, "and when he is older
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- "and when he is older he will not depart from it."
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- He will not depart from it." the day will come when you may
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- The day will come when you may send your son to war.
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- Send your son to war. [yes.]
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- [yes.] you can't go with them.
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- You can't go with them. you send your daughter
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- You send your daughter up the aisle to be married.
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- Up the aisle to be married. you cannot go with your
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- You cannot go with your daughter on her honeymoon.
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- Daughter on her honeymoon. (laughter)
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- (laughter) i have seen some mothers
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- I have seen some mothers (chuckles)
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- (chuckles) who wanted to.
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- Who wanted to. (laughter)
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- (laughter) send your child to college
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- Send your child to college and face every enticement
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- And face every enticement known to man.
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- Known to man. you can't go with them.
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- You can't go with them. but the teaching that you
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- But the teaching that you engrave in their hearts
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- Engrave in their hearts in the springtime
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- In the springtime will save them at wintertime.
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- Will save them at wintertime. [yes.]
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- [yes.] the day will come at the end
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- The day will come at the end of your life when you will
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- Of your life when you will take summary of your
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- Take summary of your accomplishments and failures.
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- Accomplishments and failures. i have seen hundreds of people
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- I have seen hundreds of people die.
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- Die. i have been there
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- I have been there when they were breathing
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- When they were breathing their very last breath.
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- Their very last breath. and they often analyzed
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- And they often analyzed the things in their life
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- The things in their life that they would like to have
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- That they would like to have changed and done differently.
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- Changed and done differently. the day will come at the end
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- The day will come at the end of your life when you will
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- Of your life when you will take summary of
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- Take summary of your accomplishments
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- Your accomplishments and your failures.
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- And your failures. i read an article
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- I read an article by erma bombeck.
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- By erma bombeck. erma was a syndicated
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- Erma was a syndicated columnist,
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- Columnist, who wrote for 900 newspapers
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- Who wrote for 900 newspapers and was celebrated around
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- And was celebrated around the world.
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- The world. she wrote this article when
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- She wrote this article when she was told she was dying
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- She was told she was dying with cancer.
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- With cancer. the title is "if i had my life
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- The title is "if i had my life to live over again."
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- To live over again." erma writes,
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- Erma writes, "i would have invited friends
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- "i would have invited friends over for dinner,
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- Over for dinner, even if the carpet was stained
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- Even if the carpet was stained or the sofa was faded."
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- Or the sofa was faded." "i would have shared more of
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- "i would have shared more of the responsibility carried by
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- The responsibility carried by my husband."
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- My husband." "instead of wishing away
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- "instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy...
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- Nine months of pregnancy... i would have cherished every
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- I would have cherished every moment and realized that the
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- Moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me
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- Wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life
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- Was the only chance in life to assist god in a miracle."
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- To assist god in a miracle." "there would have been more
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- "there would have been more i love you...
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- I love you... and more i'm sorry."
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- And more i'm sorry." "if i had my life to live over
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- "if i had my life to live over again,
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- Again, i would seize every
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- I would seize every minute...and consider it
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- Minute...and consider it a gift from god."
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- A gift from god." "i would quit sweating
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- "i would quit sweating the small stuff."
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- The small stuff." don't worry about who doesn't
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- Don't worry about who doesn't like you,
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- Like you, who has more,
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- Who has more, or who's doing what.
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- Or who's doing what. instead,
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- Instead, let's cherish the
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- Let's cherish the relationships we have
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- Relationships we have with those that love us.
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- With those that love us. let us consider about what god
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- Let us consider about what god has blessed us with and what
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- Has blessed us with and what we're going to do each day
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- We're going to do each day to promote our self mentally,
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- To promote our self mentally, physically,
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- Physically, emotionally,
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- Emotionally, and spiritually.
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- And spiritually. she concludes by saying,
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- She concludes by saying, "life is too short to let it
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- "life is too short to let it pass you by.
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- Pass you by. we only have one shot at life,
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- We only have one shot at life, and then it's gone.
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- And then it's gone. cherish each day as a gift
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- Cherish each day as a gift from god."
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- From god." end of story.
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- End of story. [amen.]
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- [amen.] end of story.
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- End of story. (applause)
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- (applause) i'd like for the mothers
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- I'd like for the mothers to stand.
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- To stand. i want to have a prayer
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- I want to have a prayer for you.
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- For you. ♪ music
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- ♪ music our most gracious
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- Our most gracious heavenly father,
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- Heavenly father, we have gathered here today
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- We have gathered here today to honor the mothers of
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- To honor the mothers of cornerstone church and
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- Cornerstone church and the mothers who are watching
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- The mothers who are watching this telecast across america
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- This telecast across america and around the world.
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- And around the world. father god,
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- Father god, look from the balconies
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- Look from the balconies of heaven,
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- Of heaven, and pour out your love,
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- And pour out your love, your joy,
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- Your joy, and your peace that surpasses
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- And your peace that surpasses all understanding.
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- All understanding. give each mother the courage
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- Give each mother the courage to face the future,
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- To face the future, knowing that their child
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- Knowing that their child has the potential to bless
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- Has the potential to bless the world.
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- The world. let their children live under
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- Let their children live under the joy and delight of knowing
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- The joy and delight of knowing that nothing is impossible
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- That nothing is impossible to those that believe
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- To those that believe and are called according to
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- And are called according to the purposes of god.
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- The purposes of god. we ask these things,
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- We ask these things, in jesus' name.
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- In jesus' name. amen and amen.
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- Hagee ministries continues to proclaim the unadulterated
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- Hope, health,
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- Health, and education to the young
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- And education to the young mothers and their children
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- Mothers and their children that call
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- That call the sanctuary of hope
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- The sanctuary of hope home.
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- Home. as we walk this road together,
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- As we walk this road together, we are providing humanitarian
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- We are providing humanitarian aid across israel
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- Aid across israel and helping with relief
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- And helping with relief efforts and community service
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- Efforts and community service initiatives at home
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- Initiatives at home and abroad.
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- And abroad. together, we are transforming
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- Together, we are transforming the nations of the world
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- The nations of the world for jesus christ.
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- For jesus christ. we are excited to reach
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- We are excited to reach the younger generations
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- The younger generations as we expand into areas
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- Podcasts, social media,
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- Social media, and live web streaming.
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- And live web streaming. your action today can become
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- And now your blessing
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- And now your blessing with pastor john hagee.
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- Amen and amen.
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- Amen and amen. ♪ music
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- ♪ music and now may the lord bless you
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- And now may the lord bless you and may the lord keep you.
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- And may the lord keep you. and may the lord make his face
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- And may the lord make his face to shine upon you.
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- To shine upon you. and may the lord be gracious
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- And may the lord be gracious unto you
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- Unto you and give you his peace.
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- And give you his peace. may the mothers in
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- May the mothers in this congregation and those
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- This congregation and those watching by television across
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- Watching by television across america and around the world
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- America and around the world feel the nearness of
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- Feel the nearness of jesus christ right now.
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- Jesus christ right now. let the peace of god that
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- Let the peace of god that surpasses all understanding
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- Surpasses all understanding flood their hearts and minds.
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- Flood their hearts and minds. may they be overwhelmed with
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- May they be overwhelmed with hope and joy for the future,
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- Hope and joy for the future, regardless of the
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- Regardless of the circumstances of the moment.
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- Circumstances of the moment. for our god is an awesome god.
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- For our god is an awesome god. let their hearts burn with
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- Let their hearts burn with the passion that there is no
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- The passion that there is no limitation on my child to be
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- Limitation on my child to be a world changer when they're
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- A world changer when they're raised in the environment
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- Raised in the environment of righteousness.
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- Of righteousness. receive this blessing,
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- Receive this blessing, in jesus' name.
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- In jesus' name. amen.
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- Amen. amen.
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