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Hagee Ministries | John Hagee - Joseph: God Has Caused Me To Forget | November 7, 2025
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- ♪ music ♪ pastor john hagee: turn with
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- Pastor john hagee: turn with us to genesis 41:51,
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- Us to genesis 41:51, as we talk today on the theme
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- As we talk today on the theme "god has caused me to forget."
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- "god has caused me to forget." this is a teaching sermon.
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- This is a teaching sermon. it is a concept presented
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- It is a concept presented by joseph,
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- By joseph, who had two sons,
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- Who had two sons, manasseh and ephraim.
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- Manasseh and ephraim. their two names reflect
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- Their two names reflect the cornerstone doctrines
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- The cornerstone doctrines of christianity.
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- Of christianity. manasseh means
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- Manasseh means god has caused me to forget.
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- God has caused me to forget. say that with me.
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- Say that with me. god has caused me to forget.
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- God has caused me to forget. ephraim's name is
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- Ephraim's name is god has made me fruitful.
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- God has made me fruitful. the fruitful there means
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- The fruitful there means financial abundance.
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- Financial abundance. the questions regarding
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- The questions regarding manasseh are:
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- Manasseh are: is it possible to totally
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- Is it possible to totally forget a great wrong that has
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- Forget a great wrong that has been done to you?
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- Been done to you? is forgetting a great wrong
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- Is forgetting a great wrong tied to forgiveness?
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- Tied to forgiveness? if i haven't forgotten it,
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- If i haven't forgotten it, have i forgiven it?
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- Have i forgiven it? and if i haven't forgiven it,
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- And if i haven't forgiven it, am i a christian?
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- Am i a christian? and i'm teaching this,
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- And i'm teaching this, because there are people
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- Because there are people who have been taught contrary
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- Who have been taught contrary to that.
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- To that. questions regarding ephraim.
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- Questions regarding ephraim. god has made me fruitful.
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- God has made me fruitful. he's talking about
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- He's talking about an explosion of prosperity
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- An explosion of prosperity in egypt.
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- In egypt. how can god bring explosive
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- How can god bring explosive prosperity to you
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- Prosperity to you and to your family
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- And to your family and to your business?
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- And to your business? believe me;
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- Believe me; god wants you to prosper
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- God wants you to prosper more than you want to prosper.
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- More than you want to prosper. you just have to learn to play
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- You just have to learn to play the rules by god's rules,
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- The rules by god's rules, not yours.
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- Not yours. genesis 41:51,
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- Genesis 41:51, ready?
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- Ready? "joseph called the name of
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- "joseph called the name of his firstborn manasseh:
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- His firstborn manasseh: 'for god has made me forget
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- 'for god has made me forget all my toil and all
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- All my toil and all my father's house.'
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- My father's house.' and the name of the second
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- And the name of the second he called ephraim:
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- He called ephraim: 'for god has caused me
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- 'for god has caused me to be fruitful in the land
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- To be fruitful in the land of my affliction.'"
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- Of my affliction.'" father god,
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- Father god, let us today look at the word
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- Let us today look at the word of god and let it be a source
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- Of god and let it be a source of comfort to us and a source
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- Of comfort to us and a source of deliverance for us
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- Of deliverance for us and a source of bringing to us
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- And a source of bringing to us the unlimited prosperity
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- The unlimited prosperity that god has promised
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- That god has promised the righteous.
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- The righteous. in jesus' name,
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- In jesus' name, we pray and ask these things.
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- We pray and ask these things. and all of god's children
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- And all of god's children said, amen.
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- Said, amen. [amen!]
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- [amen!] you may be seated.
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- You may be seated. let's consider manasseh,
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- Let's consider manasseh, god has caused me to forget.
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- God has caused me to forget. is it possible to forget
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- Is it possible to forget a great wrong?
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- A great wrong? did joseph forget the day
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- Did joseph forget the day his brothers ripped off
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- His brothers ripped off his coat of many colors
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- His coat of many colors and threw him into the pit?
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- And threw him into the pit? did he forget the debate
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- Did he forget the debate his brothers had
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- His brothers had that he overheard while he
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- That he overheard while he was in that pit
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- Was in that pit whether to kill him or not,
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- Whether to kill him or not, to sell him as a slave?
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- To sell him as a slave? the scripture records
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- The scripture records in genesis 41:51,
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- In genesis 41:51, "god has made me to forget."
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- "god has made me to forget." listen to the next three
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- Listen to the next three words.
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- Words. "god has made me to forget
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- "god has made me to forget all my trouble
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- All my trouble and all my father's house."
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- And all my father's house." if he forgot about it,
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- If he forgot about it, why is he writing about it?
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- Why is he writing about it? because he still remembers it.
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- Because he still remembers it. what's the point?
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- What's the point? some of you have been taught
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- Some of you have been taught or you have read,
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- Or you have read, if you totally forgive
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- If you totally forgive someone,
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- Someone, you will forget the offense.
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- You will forget the offense. that's nonsense.
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- That's nonsense. that simply is not true.
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- That simply is not true. it's very important for you
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- It's very important for you to hear this.
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- To hear this. listen to me.
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- Listen to me. there are people in
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- There are people in this audience and multitudes
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- This audience and multitudes watching whose past is filled
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- Watching whose past is filled with a special kind of pain,
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- With a special kind of pain, daughters who have been
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- Daughters who have been molested by a member of
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- Molested by a member of their family,
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- Their family, children who were abandoned by
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- Children who were abandoned by mothers or fathers or both.
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- Mothers or fathers or both. you were deserted as a wife
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- You were deserted as a wife and left to struggle alone
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- And left to struggle alone to raise your children.
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- To raise your children. your child died and you walked
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- Your child died and you walked into the cemetery and placed
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- Into the cemetery and placed your child into the yawning
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- Your child into the yawning mouth of the grave.
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- Mouth of the grave. and you have been bitter
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- And you have been bitter with god ever since,
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- With god ever since, for taking your child.
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- For taking your child. in your life,
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- In your life, there is one day,
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- There is one day, one moment in time,
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- One moment in time, one black page in your life
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- One black page in your life story,
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- Story, if you could rip that page
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- If you could rip that page out,
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- Out, your life would be wonderful.
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- Your life would be wonderful. it would be beautiful.
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- It would be beautiful. it would be perfect.
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- It would be perfect. but that one moment in time
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- But that one moment in time has soiled the memory of
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- Has soiled the memory of your life.
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- Your life. how can i rip that page out?
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- How can i rip that page out? that's what i'm talking to you
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- That's what i'm talking to you about right now.
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- About right now. first,
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- First, be willing to forgive,
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- Be willing to forgive, not forget.
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- Not forget. be willing to forgive,
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- Be willing to forgive, because forgiveness is, first,
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- Because forgiveness is, first, an act of your will.
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- An act of your will. if you wait until you feel
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- If you wait until you feel like forgiving,
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- Like forgiving, you will never do it.
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- You will never do it. you have to be willing
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- You have to be willing to forgive.
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- To forgive. [amen.]
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- [amen.] it's not a feeling.
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- It's not a feeling. forgiveness is a choice.
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- Forgiveness is a choice. it's an act of your will.
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- It's an act of your will. question:
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- Question: do you prefer the peace of god
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- Do you prefer the peace of god or the bitterness of the past?
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- Or the bitterness of the past? [amen.]
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- [amen.] i know people who love to tell
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- I know people who love to tell those stories of how they
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- Those stories of how they were wronged,
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- Were wronged, and one day they're going to
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- And one day they're going to really rip their head out.
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- Really rip their head out. (laughter)
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- (laughter) pour soul,
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- Pour soul, you're the prisoner.
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- You're the prisoner. [amen.]
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- [amen.] you're in the prison those
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- You're in the prison those other people have created.
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- Other people have created. and you've let that happen
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- And you've let that happen to you.
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- To you. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] peace is better than
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- Peace is better than bitterness.
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- Bitterness. joy is better than anger.
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- Joy is better than anger. [amen.]
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- [amen.] love is better than hate.
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- Love is better than hate. [amen.]
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- [amen.] you're not really living until
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- You're not really living until you've forgiven somebody.
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- You've forgiven somebody. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] [yes!]
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- [yes!] (applause)
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- (applause) joseph totally forgave
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- Joseph totally forgave his brothers.
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- His brothers. he gathered them in a room,
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- He gathered them in a room, the ones that had betrayed
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- The ones that had betrayed him,
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- Him, the ones that sold him,
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- The ones that sold him, the ones that hurt him,
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- The ones that hurt him, and he kissed them.
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- And he kissed them. think about that.
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- Think about that. i mean, it's mind boggling.
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- I mean, it's mind boggling. you must totally forgive
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- You must totally forgive the person or persons
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- The person or persons that hurt you.
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- That hurt you. release them!
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- Release them! and the moment you release
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- And the moment you release them,
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- Them, you are the one that walks out
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- You are the one that walks out of prison!
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- Of prison! in your mind,
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- In your mind, you're saying,
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- You're saying, "it's not fair.
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- "it's not fair. they won't get caught.
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- They won't get caught. they're going to get away
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- They're going to get away with this.
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- With this. they'll never be found out.
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- They'll never be found out. no one will ever know."
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- No one will ever know." wrong.
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- Wrong. god saw it.
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- God saw it. heaven's angels wrote it down.
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- Heaven's angels wrote it down. judgment day is coming,
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- Judgment day is coming, and they will pay!
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- And they will pay! they will pay for all eternity
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- They will pay for all eternity what they've done to you.
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- What they've done to you. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] god is trying to liberate you
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- God is trying to liberate you from their control of you
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- From their control of you by your willingness
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- By your willingness to forgive.
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- To forgive. (applause)
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- (applause) forgiveness is not excusing
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- Forgiveness is not excusing what they did.
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- What they did. listen to this.
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- Listen to this. forgiveness demands a change.
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- Forgiveness demands a change. forgiveness demands a change.
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- Forgiveness demands a change. to grant forgiveness of sin
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- To grant forgiveness of sin without a change in conduct
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- Without a change in conduct is to make the grace of god
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- Is to make the grace of god an accomplice to evil.
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- An accomplice to evil. god's grace grants you
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- God's grace grants you the time to get forgiveness,
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- The time to get forgiveness, but it's not a license to keep
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- But it's not a license to keep on sinning.
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- On sinning. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] [amen!]
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- [amen!] [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] "he who forsakes his sin shall
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- "he who forsakes his sin shall have mercy with the lord."
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- Have mercy with the lord." go back to the new testament.
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- Go back to the new testament. jesus,
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- Jesus, the woman caught in the act of
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- The woman caught in the act of adultery,
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- Adultery, they lived under the law
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- They lived under the law of moses.
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- Of moses. that woman,
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- That woman, according to the law of moses,
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- According to the law of moses, should have been stoned
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- Should have been stoned right there.
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- Right there. jesus forgave the woman,
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- Jesus forgave the woman, and listen to these words.
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- And listen to these words. "i forgive you,
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- "i forgive you, but go and sin no more."
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- But go and sin no more." i want you to change.
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- I want you to change. i want you to change.
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- I want you to change. you must change.
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- You must change. forgiveness is not pardoning
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- Forgiveness is not pardoning what they did.
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- What they did. a pardon is a legal
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- A pardon is a legal transaction that releases
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- Transaction that releases an offender from
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- An offender from the consequence of their sin.
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- The consequence of their sin. in the bible,
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- In the bible, every rapist,
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- Every rapist, every child abuser,
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- Every child abuser, every sex trafficker is going
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- Every sex trafficker is going to pay in the day of judgment.
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- To pay in the day of judgment. every wife beater,
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- Every wife beater, every murderer,
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- Every murderer, all of these people running
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- All of these people running around right now that are
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- Around right now that are destroying other people,
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- Destroying other people, there's going to come a day
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- There's going to come a day that they look god almighty
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- That they look god almighty in the eye,
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- In the eye, and god almighty is going to
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- And god almighty is going to place on them a judgment
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- Place on them a judgment that will just absolutely
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- That will just absolutely boggle your mind.
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- Boggle your mind. don't let the bitterness of
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- Don't let the bitterness of what's happened to you
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- What's happened to you control your happiness.
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- Control your happiness. every person in this nation,
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- Every person in this nation, who commits murder now,
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- Who commits murder now, is going to be condemned to
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- Is going to be condemned to the lake of fire forever
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- The lake of fire forever and forever and forever.
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- And forever and forever. can they be saved?
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- Can they be saved? absolutely, they can be saved.
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- Absolutely, they can be saved. but those of you who think
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- But those of you who think you're getting by
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- You're getting by with all this,
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- With all this, all this madness we're
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- All this madness we're watching on television,
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- Watching on television, there's a great judgment day
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- There's a great judgment day coming.
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- Coming. [amen!]
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- [amen!] there's a great judgment day
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- There's a great judgment day coming,
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- Coming, and you're going to pay over
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- And you're going to pay over and over and over
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- And over and over for all eternity.
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- For all eternity. (applause)
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- (applause) forgiveness is not
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- Forgiveness is not reconciliation.
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- Reconciliation. forgiveness and reconciliation
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- Forgiveness and reconciliation are not the same.
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- Are not the same. reconciliation requires
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- Reconciliation requires the participation
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- The participation of two people.
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- Of two people. the person you forgive may not
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- The person you forgive may not want to see you,
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- Want to see you, may not want to talk to you,
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- May not want to talk to you, but who cares?
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- But who cares? you can forgive them
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- You can forgive them so that you are free
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- So that you are free from them.
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- From them. [amen!]
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- [amen!] if you don't do that,
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- If you don't do that, you are in a prison they
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- You are in a prison they create,
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- Create, and you give them the lock to
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- And you give them the lock to the front door.
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- The front door. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] forgiveness is not forgetting.
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- Forgiveness is not forgetting. joseph didn't forget
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- Joseph didn't forget and you won't forget.
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- And you won't forget. you can break the bondage
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- You can break the bondage of the past.
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- Of the past. you can live with peace
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- You can live with peace and not swim in the sewer
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- And not swim in the sewer of bitterness,
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- Of bitterness, hate and revenge all of
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- Hate and revenge all of your life.
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- Your life. jesus is our example
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- Jesus is our example on the cross,
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- On the cross, crucified by the very human
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- Crucified by the very human beings he created.
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- Beings he created. the creator was being murdered
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- The creator was being murdered by the created.
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- By the created. from head to foot,
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- From head to foot, he is bleeding.
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- He is bleeding. his response,
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- His response, "father, forgive them,
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- "father, forgive them, for they know not what
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- For they know not what they do."
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- They do." [hallelujah.]
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- [hallelujah.] he forgave those who murdered
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- He forgave those who murdered him while they were doing it.
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- Him while they were doing it. today,
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- Today, i want you to experience
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- I want you to experience manasseh,
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- Manasseh, god has made me forget.
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- God has made me forget. now let's meet
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- Now let's meet joseph's second son, ephraim,
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- Joseph's second son, ephraim, god has caused me to be
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- God has caused me to be fruitful.
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- Fruitful. can say it another way,
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- Can say it another way, god has caused me
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- God has caused me to be --
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- To be -- have financial abundance.
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- Have financial abundance. joseph is referring to wealth,
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- Joseph is referring to wealth, success and abundance
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- Success and abundance in egypt.
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- In egypt. joseph wrote this book
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- Joseph wrote this book in the midst of seven years
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- In the midst of seven years when grain was flowing into
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- When grain was flowing into the country at his direction.
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- The country at his direction. "joseph had stored up
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- "joseph had stored up high quantities of grain.
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- High quantities of grain. like the sand of the sea."
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- Like the sand of the sea." hear that phrase?
- 00:10:51.378 --> 00:10:52.612
- Hear that phrase? there was so much of it;
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- There was so much of it; they actually stopped keeping
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- They actually stopped keeping records of it because it was
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- Records of it because it was beyond the capacity of
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- Beyond the capacity of the egyptian government
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- The egyptian government to keep a record of that much
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- To keep a record of that much grain.
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- Grain. i think christians,
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- I think christians, many christians,
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- Many christians, have a poverty complex:
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- Have a poverty complex: jesus is poor,
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- Jesus is poor, i'm poor,
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- I'm poor, i'm like jesus.
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- I'm like jesus. well, let me help you
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- Well, let me help you with that.
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- With that. jesus wasn't poor.
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- Jesus wasn't poor. [amen!]
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- [amen!] when he was born,
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- When he was born, kings, groups of kings,
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- Kings, groups of kings, brought him chests of gold
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- Brought him chests of gold and silver
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- And silver and precious ointments.
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- And precious ointments. he had a house.
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- He had a house. jesus owned the world.
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- Jesus owned the world. he was a long way from broke.
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- He was a long way from broke. [amen!]
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- [amen!] [yes.]as season,
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- Remember,
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- Bethlehem was no accident.
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- Long before the world
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- Was formed.
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- God chose that
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- Holy night for the savior
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- Of all mankind to be born.
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- At hagee ministries,
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- We want to help you rediscover
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- The priceless treasures
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- Of christmas hope, peace, joy,
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- And redemption through christ
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- Has the word of god
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- Blessed your life.
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- Do you want to share the gospel
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- With the next generation?
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- And with your gift of
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- The 25 days
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- Of christmas devotional
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- And a set of white,
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- Wooden blocks
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- Engraved with peace,
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- Joy and love.
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- Take refuge in the word
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- And he will give his angels
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- Charge over you
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- To keep you
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- In all of your ways.
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- All you have to do
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- Is call upon his mighty name.
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- Don't let this christmas pass
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- You by.
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- Draw near to the savior
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- Who came to give you
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- Eternal hope.
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- Call the number on your screen
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- Or visit jhm.org/noel
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- Hmmm.
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- Hmmm. "i will open the windows
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- "i will open the windows of heaven,"
- 00:12:33.880 --> 00:12:34.381
- Of heaven," the bible says,
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- The bible says, "and i will bless you with
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- "and i will bless you with blessings that you cannot
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- Blessings that you cannot contain."
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- Contain." [amen!]
- 00:12:39.186 --> 00:12:39.753
- [amen!] what did joseph do to bring
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- What did joseph do to bring record-shattering prosperity
- 00:12:40.821 --> 00:12:42.756
- Record-shattering prosperity to egypt?
- 00:12:42.823 --> 00:12:43.957
- To egypt? what can you learn from joseph
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- What can you learn from joseph that will bring shattering
- 00:12:45.592 --> 00:12:46.760
- That will bring shattering prosperity to your life?
- 00:12:46.827 --> 00:12:49.062
- Prosperity to your life? joseph knew it's god's will
- 00:12:49.129 --> 00:12:51.498
- Joseph knew it's god's will for his children to prosper.
- 00:12:51.565 --> 00:12:53.400
- For his children to prosper. god had told his grandfather,
- 00:12:53.466 --> 00:12:55.068
- God had told his grandfather, abraham, "i will bless you...
- 00:12:55.135 --> 00:12:57.170
- Abraham, "i will bless you... and i will make you
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- And i will make you a blessing."
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- A blessing." "abraham," the bible says,
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- "abraham," the bible says, "was very rich."
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- "was very rich." hear that?
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- Hear that? he was very rich in cattle,
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- He was very rich in cattle, in gold and silver.
- 00:13:05.879 --> 00:13:07.347
- In gold and silver. those are still pretty good
- 00:13:07.414 --> 00:13:09.082
- Those are still pretty good investments to have.
- 00:13:09.149 --> 00:13:10.951
- Investments to have. joshua 1:8,
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- Joshua 1:8, "this book of the law
- 00:13:12.319 --> 00:13:13.253
- "this book of the law shall not depart out of
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- Shall not depart out of your mouth...
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- Your mouth... for then you shall make
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- For then you shall make your way prosperous,
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- Your way prosperous, and then you shall have
- 00:13:17.591 --> 00:13:19.392
- And then you shall have great success."
- 00:13:19.459 --> 00:13:20.927
- Great success." "do not lay up treasures
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- "do not lay up treasures for yourself on earth...
- 00:13:22.429 --> 00:13:23.864
- For yourself on earth... but lay up treasures for
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- But lay up treasures for yourself in heaven,
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- Yourself in heaven, where neither moths,
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- Where neither moths, nor rust,
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- Nor rust, nor thieves break in
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- Nor thieves break in and steal."
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- And steal." why?
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- Why? because in the kingdom of god,
- 00:13:32.873 --> 00:13:34.841
- Because in the kingdom of god, what you give to god,
- 00:13:34.908 --> 00:13:36.543
- What you give to god, you're going to meet again
- 00:13:36.610 --> 00:13:38.111
- You're going to meet again on the other side.
- 00:13:38.178 --> 00:13:39.913
- On the other side. the day is going to come
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- The day is going to come when all you will have
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- When all you will have is what you sent to put in
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- Is what you sent to put in the hands of god for eternity.
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- The hands of god for eternity. [amen!]
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- [amen!] you'll not take it with you.
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- You'll not take it with you. i have done hundreds
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- I have done hundreds of funerals.
- 00:13:52.626 --> 00:13:53.860
- Of funerals. i have buried some very rich
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- I have buried some very rich people.
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- People. you know how much of it
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- You know how much of it they leave?
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- They leave? all of it.
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- All of it. (laughter)
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- (laughter) [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] all of it.
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- All of it. [amen!]
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- [amen!] when you get on the other
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- When you get on the other side,
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- Side, you're going to get to see
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- You're going to get to see what you gave to the lord.
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- What you gave to the lord. the only investment you will
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- The only investment you will ever see again is that.
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- Ever see again is that. god has said to you,
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- God has said to you, "beloved, i wish above
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- "beloved, i wish above all things --"
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- All things --" listen to that.
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- Listen to that. "i wish above all things that
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- "i wish above all things that you prosper and be in good
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- You prosper and be in good health even as your soul
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- Health even as your soul prospers."
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- Prospers." look at what joseph did
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- Look at what joseph did to bring economic prosperity
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- To bring economic prosperity to egypt.
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- To egypt. genesis 47:23:
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- Genesis 47:23: and joseph said to the people,
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- And joseph said to the people, "look, here is seed for you,
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- "look, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land."
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- And you shall sow the land." all prosperity in the bible
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- All prosperity in the bible comes from the seed source.
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- Comes from the seed source. every farmer knows if you
- 00:14:37.437 --> 00:14:39.005
- Every farmer knows if you don't plant seed,
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- Don't plant seed, you don't have a harvest.
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- You don't have a harvest. spiritual prosperity comes
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- Spiritual prosperity comes from seed.
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- From seed. genesis 3:15,
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- Genesis 3:15, "the seed of the woman --"
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- "the seed of the woman --" that would be jesus.
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- That would be jesus. the woman would be mary.
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- The woman would be mary. "-- shall crush the head of
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- "-- shall crush the head of the serpent."
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- The serpent." that would be satan.
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- That would be satan. the holy spirit planted seed
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- The holy spirit planted seed in mary's womb,
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- In mary's womb, and satan's kingdom
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- And satan's kingdom was defeated that day.
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- Was defeated that day. [amen!]
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- [amen!] consider the financial realm.
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- Consider the financial realm. joseph told every egyptian,
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- Joseph told every egyptian, "plant your seed."
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- "plant your seed." say that with me.
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- Say that with me. "plant your seed."
- 00:15:08.068 --> 00:15:08.768
- "plant your seed." i want you to listen to this.
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- I want you to listen to this. this boy, joseph,
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- This boy, joseph, rules the world,
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- Rules the world, and he has this financial plan
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- And he has this financial plan for the universe
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- For the universe that god gave him.
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- That god gave him. we would call it a flat tax.
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- We would call it a flat tax. he says,
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- He says, "pharaoh gets 20%,
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- "pharaoh gets 20%, and you who planted the seed,
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- And you who planted the seed, get 80%."
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- Get 80%." how many of you would love
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- How many of you would love to have a flat tax in america
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- To have a flat tax in america where you paid 20% --
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- Where you paid 20% -- (applause)
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- (applause) -- and you got to keep 80%
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- -- and you got to keep 80% of what you made?
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- Of what you made? [yes.]
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- [yes.] [amen!]
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- [amen!] (applause)
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- (applause) think about that.
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- Think about that. (applause)
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- (applause) jesus, who is your joseph,
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- Jesus, who is your joseph, told us in luke 6:38,
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- Told us in luke 6:38, "give," plant your seed,
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- "give," plant your seed, "and it shall be given
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- "and it shall be given to you."
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- To you." the egyptians did that
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- The egyptians did that and they were pagans.
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- And they were pagans. every opportunity you have
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- Every opportunity you have to give,
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- To give, which means to plant,
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- Which means to plant, is actually an opportunity
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- Is actually an opportunity to increase your income.
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- To increase your income. when the offering plate
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- When the offering plate comes by,
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- Comes by, it's planting time.
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- It's planting time. you can plant it.
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- You can plant it. god brings the 30, 60,
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- God brings the 30, 60, hundredfold return.
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- Hundredfold return. the bible says,
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- The bible says, "give, and it shall be given
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- "give, and it shall be given unto you;
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- Unto you; pressed down,
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- Pressed down, shaken together,
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- Shaken together, and running over."
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- And running over." "whatsoever a man sows,
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- "whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
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- That shall he also reap." if you plant apple seeds,
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- If you plant apple seeds, you get apples.
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- You get apples. if you plant peach seeds,
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- If you plant peach seeds, you get peach trees.
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- You get peach trees. if you plant finances,
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- If you plant finances, you receive finances.
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- You receive finances. the "it" is the reproduction
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- The "it" is the reproduction of the seed that you give.
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- Of the seed that you give. if you want love,
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- If you want love, give love.
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- Give love. [amen!]
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- [amen!] if you plant hate,
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- If you plant hate, you'll receive hate.
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- You'll receive hate. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] you sow wild oats,
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- You sow wild oats, you reap wild oats.
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- You reap wild oats. and when you reap those
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- And when you reap those wild oats,
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- Wild oats, you can't go home and pray for
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- You can't go home and pray for crop failure.
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- Crop failure. they come up too.
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- They come up too. joseph expected a harvest
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- Joseph expected a harvest sufficient to feed egypt
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- Sufficient to feed egypt and the world for 14 years.
- 00:16:56.076 --> 00:16:58.144
- And the world for 14 years. the people ask,
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- The people ask, "well pastor, you mean that
- 00:16:58.912 --> 00:17:00.346
- "well pastor, you mean that if i give to the lord,
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- If i give to the lord, i should expect a gain?"
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- I should expect a gain?" absolutely.
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- Absolutely. [amen!]
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- [amen!] [amen!]
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- [amen!] absolutely.
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- Absolutely. that's god's promise.
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- That's god's promise. [amen.]
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- [amen.] matthew 13:3,
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- Matthew 13:3, "behold, a sower went out
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- "behold, a sower went out to sow."
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- To sow." "the seed fell on good
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- "the seed fell on good ground...
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- Ground... some brought forth fruit,
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- Some brought forth fruit, some a hundred told,
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- Some a hundred told, some sixty,
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- Some sixty, some thirty."
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- Some thirty." but in all of that,
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- But in all of that, it simply says the increase
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- It simply says the increase is going to come.
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- Is going to come. look at joseph's gain
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- Look at joseph's gain in genesis 41:49.
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- In genesis 41:49. joseph had stored up high
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- Joseph had stored up high quantities of grain.
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- Quantities of grain. it was like the sand
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- It was like the sand of the sea.
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- Of the sea. he bought all of egypt
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- He bought all of egypt and the surrounding countries
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- And the surrounding countries with grain.
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- With grain. people say,
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- People say, "well pastor,
- 00:17:41.588 --> 00:17:42.155
- "well pastor, i'm so financial behind;
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- I'm so financial behind; i'll never catch up."
- 00:17:43.256 --> 00:17:44.624
- I'll never catch up." wrong!
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- Wrong! 2 corinthians, paul writes,
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- 2 corinthians, paul writes, chapter 9,
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- Chapter 9, "god is able to make it up to
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- "god is able to make it up to you by giving you everything
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- You by giving you everything you need and more so that
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- You need and more so that there will not only be enough
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- There will not only be enough for your needs --" listen.
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- For your needs --" listen. "but plenty left over to give,
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- "but plenty left over to give, to joyfully give to others."
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- To joyfully give to others." [amen!]
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- [amen!] he can give back to you what
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- He can give back to you what the enemy has stolen.
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- The enemy has stolen. he can give back what you lost
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- He can give back what you lost in bankruptcy.
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- In bankruptcy. he can give back what you lost
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- He can give back what you lost in the business venture,
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- In the business venture, give back what you lost
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- Give back what you lost when you were unemployed.
- 00:18:17.190 --> 00:18:18.558
- When you were unemployed. your only hope of catching up
- 00:18:18.625 --> 00:18:20.426
- Your only hope of catching up is to be planting seed
- 00:18:20.493 --> 00:18:21.794
- Is to be planting seed in the kingdom of god,
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- In the kingdom of god, expecting god's miracle
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- Expecting god's miracle multiplication.
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- Multiplication. there will be plenty left
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- There will be plenty left over,
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- Over, so much left over that you can
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- So much left over that you can give joyfully to others.
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- Give joyfully to others. god is no respecter of
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- God is no respecter of persons.
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- Persons. if it worked for joseph,
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- If it worked for joseph, it'll work for you.
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- It'll work for you. it will work for me.
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- It will work for me. [amen!]
- 00:18:37.877 --> 00:18:38.444
- [amen!] i assure you i have lived
- 00:18:38.511 --> 00:18:39.979
- I assure you i have lived this book.
- 00:18:40.046 --> 00:18:41.047
- This book. it works!
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- It works! [yes, it does.]
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- [yes, it does.] joseph to the egyptians,
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- Joseph to the egyptians, he said, "here's the seed.
- 00:18:44.617 --> 00:18:46.753
- He said, "here's the seed. you go plant it.
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- You go plant it. you'll have something to eat."
- 00:18:48.154 --> 00:18:49.889
- You'll have something to eat." plant your seed before god can
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- Plant your seed before god can meet your need.
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- Meet your need. without seedtime,
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- Without seedtime, it is impossible to have
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- It is impossible to have a harvest.
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- A harvest. if you give nothing,
- 00:18:57.197 --> 00:18:58.565
- If you give nothing, you --
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- You -- [get nothing.]
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- [get nothing.] -- receive nothing.
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- -- receive nothing. god can increase what you give
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- God can increase what you give a hundredfold,
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- A hundredfold, but nothing times nothing
- 00:19:05.905 --> 00:19:07.607
- But nothing times nothing equals --
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- Equals -- [nothing.]
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- [nothing.] -- nothing.
- 00:19:09.409 --> 00:19:10.777
- -- nothing. isn't that wonderful math?
- 00:19:10.843 --> 00:19:12.378
- Isn't that wonderful math? (laughter)
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- (laughter) when what you have
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- When what you have in your hand is not enough
- 00:19:14.180 --> 00:19:16.216
- In your hand is not enough to meet your need,
- 00:19:16.282 --> 00:19:17.717
- To meet your need, it's your seed.
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- It's your seed. you give your way out of
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- You give your way out of a jam.
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- A jam. and people say,
- 00:19:24.624 --> 00:19:25.024
- And people say, "well i really have nothing
- 00:19:25.091 --> 00:19:26.059
- "well i really have nothing to give."
- 00:19:26.125 --> 00:19:26.826
- To give." not according to the bible.
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- Not according to the bible. 2 corinthians 9:10,
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- 2 corinthians 9:10, god says,
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- God says, "god who gives seed to farmers
- 00:19:31.030 --> 00:19:32.932
- "god who gives seed to farmers to plant will give you more
- 00:19:32.999 --> 00:19:35.668
- To plant will give you more and more seed to plant,
- 00:19:35.735 --> 00:19:37.237
- And more seed to plant, and will make it grow so that
- 00:19:37.303 --> 00:19:38.771
- And will make it grow so that you can give away more and
- 00:19:38.838 --> 00:19:41.040
- You can give away more and more fruit from your harvest."
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- More fruit from your harvest." [amen!]
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- [amen!] if your intention
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- If your intention is to give it,
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- Is to give it, god says,
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- God says, i'm going to get it to you.
- 00:19:48.348 --> 00:19:49.616
- I'm going to get it to you. god doesn't have trouble
- 00:19:49.682 --> 00:19:50.583
- God doesn't have trouble getting the money to you.
- 00:19:50.650 --> 00:19:51.818
- Getting the money to you. he has trouble getting it
- 00:19:51.884 --> 00:19:52.785
- He has trouble getting it through you.
- 00:19:52.852 --> 00:19:54.187
- Through you. (laughter)
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- (laughter) genesis 47 said,
- 00:19:55.521 --> 00:19:57.223
- Genesis 47 said, "and then --
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- "and then -- "and it shall come to pass
- 00:19:58.191 --> 00:19:59.525
- "and it shall come to pass in the harvest that you shall
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- In the harvest that you shall give one-fifth to pharaoh."
- 00:20:00.960 --> 00:20:03.529
- Give one-fifth to pharaoh." that's 20%,
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- That's 20%, and 80% to the people.
- 00:20:05.231 --> 00:20:08.268
- And 80% to the people. the nation said to joseph,
- 00:20:08.334 --> 00:20:09.869
- The nation said to joseph, "you have saved our lives."
- 00:20:09.936 --> 00:20:11.838
- "you have saved our lives." remember that these people
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- Remember that these people were pagans.
- 00:20:13.039 --> 00:20:14.440
- Were pagans. christ has saved your life.
- 00:20:14.507 --> 00:20:16.476
- Christ has saved your life. [amen!]
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- [amen!] he has saved my life.
- 00:20:17.176 --> 00:20:18.645
- He has saved my life. [amen!]
- 00:20:18.711 --> 00:20:19.279
- [amen!] he has given to you
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- He has given to you everlasting life.
- 00:20:20.313 --> 00:20:21.914
- Everlasting life. [amen!]
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- [amen!] [hallelujah.]
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- [hallelujah.] question:
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- Question: are you giving god what's
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- Are you giving god what's right or what's left?
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- Right or what's left? joseph built the storehouses
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- Joseph built the storehouses of egypt.
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- Of egypt. joseph controlled
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- Joseph controlled the storehouses of egypt.
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- The storehouses of egypt. joseph controlled the wealth
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- Joseph controlled the wealth of the world.
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- Of the world. genesis 41 says,
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- Genesis 41 says, "pharaoh said to all of
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- "pharaoh said to all of the egyptians,
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- The egyptians, 'go to joseph.
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- 'go to joseph. whatever he says,
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- Whatever he says, you do it.'"
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- You do it.'" and joseph opened
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- And joseph opened the storehouse
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- The storehouse and there was no grain
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- And there was no grain without joseph.
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- Without joseph. joseph here is the type of
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- Joseph here is the type of christ,
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- Christ, who is god.
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- Who is god. he controls this world.
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- He controls this world. he controls your wealth.
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- He controls your wealth. he controls your health,
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- He controls your health, all of it.
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- All of it. the day will come when all you
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- The day will come when all you will have is what you have
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- Will have is what you have given to god.
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- Given to god. that's why he says,
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- That's why he says, "lay up for yourselves
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- "lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,"
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- Treasures in heaven," because you're going see
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- Because you're going see them again some day.
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- Them again some day. [yes.]
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- [yes.] joseph saved egypt.
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- Joseph saved egypt. genesis 41:57,
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- Genesis 41:57, "so all the countries came to
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- "so all the countries came to joseph to egypt to buy grain,
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- Joseph to egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe
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- Because the famine was severe in all of the world."
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- In all of the world." god gives you wealth,
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- God gives you wealth, not to horde it,
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- Not to horde it, but to bless other people.
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- But to bless other people. [amen!]
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- [amen!] you're not god's banker.
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- You're not god's banker. you are god's pipeline.
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- You are god's pipeline. and when you start giving it
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- And when you start giving it to other people,
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- To other people, you will be shocked at how god
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- You will be shocked at how god comes to you and begins to
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- Comes to you and begins to trust you with more
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- Trust you with more and with more and with more.
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- And with more and with more. james 4:3 says,
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- James 4:3 says, "you ask and do not receive,
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- "you ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss,
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- Because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on
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- That you may spend it on your own pleasure."
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- Your own pleasure." boy.
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- Boy. the scene from
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- The scene from "schindler's list,"
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- "schindler's list," how many of you've seen
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- How many of you've seen that movie?
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- That movie? schindler was a german
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- Schindler was a german industrialist who worked
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- Industrialist who worked during the second world war,
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- During the second world war, making, allegedly,
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- Making, allegedly, pots and pans for the nazis.
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- Pots and pans for the nazis. but he also used his wealth
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- But he also used his wealth to purchase the lives of jews
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- To purchase the lives of jews from their german captors.
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- From their german captors. he saved approximately
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- He saved approximately a thousand jewish people.
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- A thousand jewish people. but on the last day
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- But on the last day when the war was ending,
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- When the war was ending, and he knew that he was going
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- And he knew that he was going to be considered
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- To be considered a war criminal,
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- A war criminal, standing surrounded by
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- Standing surrounded by the people he had saved,
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- The people he had saved, he looked at his gold ring
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- He looked at his gold ring and he wept.
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- And he wept. and he said,
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- And he said, "i could have given this ring
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- "i could have given this ring and saved five more lives."
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- And saved five more lives." he looked at his luxury car,
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- He looked at his luxury car, and said,
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- And said, "that would have saved
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- "that would have saved a hundred more lives."
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- A hundred more lives." some day,
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- Some day, we're going to stand in
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- We're going to stand in eternity and we're going to
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- Eternity and we're going to see the opportunities
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- See the opportunities that we had if we had just
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- That we had if we had just stepped out in faith
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- Stepped out in faith and made it happen.
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- And made it happen. when you're doing something
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- When you're doing something spiritual that's for
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- Spiritual that's for the kingdom of god,
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- The kingdom of god, think big,
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- Think big, because god is your banker
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- Because god is your banker and he will back you
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- And he will back you to the hilt.
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- To the hilt. i can tell you that
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- I can tell you that from experience.
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- From experience. i have taken steps as a pastor
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- I have taken steps as a pastor that people said,
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- That people said, "you have lost your mind."
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- "you have lost your mind." and god came through
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- And god came through like we had all the money
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- Like we had all the money in the world.
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- In the world. [amen!]
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- [amen!] we were never late on
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- We were never late on any payment at any time,
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- Any payment at any time, because when you're doing it
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- Because when you're doing it for the god of god,
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- For the god of god, god will supply the need.
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- God will supply the need. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] (applause)
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- (applause) and then lastly,
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- And then lastly, you place the seed into
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- You place the seed into anointed hands.
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- Anointed hands. pharaoh said,
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- Pharaoh said, "take the harvest to joseph."
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- "take the harvest to joseph." say that with me.
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- Say that with me. "take the harvest to joseph."
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- "take the harvest to joseph." what you have in your hand
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- What you have in your hand never looks big enough
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- Never looks big enough to reach your goal.
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- To reach your goal. when you want what you've
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- When you want what you've never done,
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- Never done, you need to plant your seed.
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- You need to plant your seed. and what you have --
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- And what you have -- when what you have in your
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- When what you have in your hand is not enough to meet
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- Hand is not enough to meet that need,
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- That need, you plant your seed,
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- You plant your seed, and the harvest will come.
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- And the harvest will come. god is looking for a way
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- God is looking for a way to bless you.
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- To bless you. [amen!]
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- [amen!] all you have to do is to obey
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- All you have to do is to obey his word.
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- His word. can we stand to our feet?
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- Can we stand to our feet? ♪ music ♪
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- Our most gracious heavenly father,
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- Heavenly father, there are people
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- There are people in this room that have been
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- In this room that have been wounded in their life
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- Wounded in their life with things that are so bitter
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- With things that are so bitter that they need to be liberated
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- That they need to be liberated today by the power of
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- Today by the power of forgiveness.
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- Seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness,
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- And his righteousness, then watch as the windows
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- Then watch as the windows of heaven pour out
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- Of heaven pour out untold blessings,
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- Untold blessings, as you pursue the purposes
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- As you pursue the purposes of god for your life.
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- Of god for your life. our god is a good god
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- In every area of your life. receive this blessing,
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- Receive this blessing, in the authority
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- In the authority of jesus' name.
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