John Hagee - The Power of Your Mind

November 25, 2024 | S

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  • ♪ music ♪ pastor john hagee: today
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  • Pastor john hagee: today we continue our sermon series
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  • We continue our sermon series "absolute power"
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  • "absolute power" with this sermon,
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  • With this sermon, "the power of your mind."
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  • "the power of your mind." absolute power can transform
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  • Absolute power can transform every one of your problems
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  • Every one of your problems into an opportunity
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  • Into an opportunity for success.
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  • For success. absolute power will birth
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  • Absolute power will birth a new dawn of hope
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  • A new dawn of hope in your life,
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  • In your life, help you realize the goals
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  • Help you realize the goals and dreams with a birth
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  • And dreams with a birth of confidence,
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  • Of confidence, personal potential,
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  • Personal potential, and communication.
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  • And communication. absolute power will make
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  • Absolute power will make the impossible possible.
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  • The impossible possible. absolute power will take sorrow
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  • Absolute power will take sorrow and transform it to joy.
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  • And transform it to joy. defeat will become victory.
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  • Defeat will become victory. stress will become peace.
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  • Stress will become peace. doubt will become faith,
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  • Doubt will become faith, and fear becomes hope.
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  • And fear becomes hope. god has given you absolute
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  • God has given you absolute power for your life.
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  • Power for your life. [amen!]
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  • [amen!] it's in the word of god.
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  • It's in the word of god. you are a child of god,
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  • You are a child of god, in the kingdom of god,
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  • In the kingdom of god, which rules the earth.
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  • Which rules the earth. therefore, you have the right
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  • Therefore, you have the right to have access to
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  • To have access to that power.
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  • That power. read with me romans 12:2.
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  • Read with me romans 12:2. "and do not be conformed to
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  • "and do not be conformed to this world,
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  • This world, but be transformed
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  • But be transformed by the renewing of your mind
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  • By the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is
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  • That you may prove what is the good and acceptable
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  • The good and acceptable and perfect will of god."
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  • And perfect will of god." father god,
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  • Father god, thank you for the joy
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  • Thank you for the joy of being in the house
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  • Of being in the house of the lord today.
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  • Of the lord today. help us to discover
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  • Help us to discover the power that we have;
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  • The power that we have; that our lives shall be filled
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  • That our lives shall be filled with the joy and the blessings
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  • With the joy and the blessings of god.
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  • Of god. in the authority
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  • In the authority of your name,
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  • Of your name, we pray and ask it.
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  • We pray and ask it. 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. when you read the word of god,
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  • When you read the word of god, you have to consider
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  • You have to consider the power of your mind.
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  • The power of your mind. our thoughts
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  • Our thoughts are the decorations
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  • Are the decorations inside the sanctuary
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  • Inside the sanctuary where we all live.
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  • Where we all live. what does that?
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  • What does that? our thoughts.
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  • Our thoughts. the human mind,
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  • The human mind, what a wonderful thing it
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  • What a wonderful thing it happens to be.
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  • Happens to be. i am told by authorities
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  • I am told by authorities that you have the mental
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  • That you have the mental capacity to remember
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  • Capacity to remember everything that's in
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  • Everything that's in a set of encyclopedias;
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  • A set of encyclopedias; that you have the capacity
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  • That you have the capacity to learn at least six languages
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  • To learn at least six languages fluently.
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  • Fluently. now obviously,
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  • Now obviously, i'm not fulfilling
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  • I'm not fulfilling the full capacity of my mind
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  • The full capacity of my mind 'cause i can't do
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  • 'cause i can't do that.
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  • That. the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "you will keep him
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  • "you will keep him in perfect peace whose mind
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  • In perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you."
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  • Is stayed on you." why?
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  • Why? "because he trusts in you,"
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  • "because he trusts in you," isaiah 26:3.
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  • Isaiah 26:3. the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "be not conformed to
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  • "be not conformed to this world,
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  • This world, but you be transformed by
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  • But you be transformed by the renewing of your mind
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  • The renewing of your mind that you may prove what is
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  • That you may prove what is the acceptable and perfect
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  • The acceptable and perfect will of god,"
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  • Will of god," ephesians 4:23,
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  • Ephesians 4:23, "and be renewed in the
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  • "and be renewed in the spirit of your mind that you
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  • Spirit of your mind that you put on the new man which was
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  • Put on the new man which was according to the word
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  • According to the word in true righteousness
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  • In true righteousness and holiness."
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  • And holiness." true righteousness
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  • True righteousness is something america must
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  • Is something america must rediscover.
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  • Rediscover. the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "let this mind be in you
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  • "let this mind be in you which was also in
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  • Which was also in christ jesus,"
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  • Christ jesus," philippians 2:5.
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  • Philippians 2:5. the message in the entirety
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  • The message in the entirety of the word of god is clear.
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  • Of the word of god is clear. if you want to change
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  • If you want to change your life for the better,
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  • Your life for the better, you have to control
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  • You have to control your thoughts.
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  • Your thoughts. change your thoughts
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  • Change your thoughts and you can change your life.
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  • And you can change your life. the bible says it this way:
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  • The bible says it this way: as a man/woman thinketh,
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  • As a man/woman thinketh, so is she or he.
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  • So is she or he. say that with me,
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  • Say that with me, as a man thinketh,
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  • As a man thinketh, so is he.
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  • So is he. the power of your mind
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  • The power of your mind can transform impossible
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  • Can transform impossible to possible.
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  • To possible. this book says nothing
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  • This book says nothing is impossible to you.
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  • Is impossible to you. and if you really believe
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  • And if you really believe that,
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  • That, that will transform
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  • That will transform your life.
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  • Your life. that's a fact.
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  • That's a fact. the power of your mind
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  • The power of your mind can transform "i can't"
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  • Can transform "i can't" to "i will,"
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  • To "i will," sorrow into joy,
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  • Sorrow into joy, defeat into victory,
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  • Defeat into victory, stress into peace,
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  • Stress into peace, doubt into faith.
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  • Doubt into faith. david said,
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  • David said, "thy word have i hidden
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  • "thy word have i hidden in my heart."
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  • In my heart." what did he mean by that?
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  • What did he mean by that? hidden in his heart means
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  • Hidden in his heart means he memorized it.
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  • He memorized it. do you read the bible enough
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  • Do you read the bible enough to have any of it memorized?
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  • To have any of it memorized? because when you get in
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  • Because when you get in a spiritual battle,
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  • A spiritual battle, you don't have time to listen
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  • You don't have time to listen to a tape series.
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  • To a tape series. you need help right then
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  • You need help right then from the word of god.
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  • From the word of god. david said,
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  • David said, "thy word have i memorized
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  • "thy word have i memorized in my heart that i might not
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  • In my heart that i might not sin against god."
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  • Sin against god." that means to miss the mark
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  • That means to miss the mark of god.
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  • Of god. god's word says,
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  • God's word says, "nothing is impossible
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  • "nothing is impossible to those that believe."
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  • To those that believe." say that with me.
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  • Say that with me. "nothing is impossible
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  • "nothing is impossible to those that believe."
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  • To those that believe." and when you start believing
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  • And when you start believing that simple verse,
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  • That simple verse, your life will never be
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  • Your life will never be the same.
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  • The same. give the lord praise
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  • Give the lord praise in the house.
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  • In the house. (applause)
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  • (applause) change your thoughts,
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  • Change your thoughts, and you'll change
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  • And you'll change your world.
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  • Your world. if you think you can,
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  • If you think you can, you will.
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  • You will. if you think you're beaten,
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  • If you think you're beaten, you are.
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  • You are. if you think you will fail,
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  • If you think you will fail, you will fail.
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  • You will fail. it's not what you're going
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  • It's not what you're going through,
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  • Through, it's what you're going to
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  • It's what you're going to that makes the difference.
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  • That makes the difference. [amen!]
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  • [amen!] (applause)
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  • (applause) this bible says
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  • This bible says in so many words,
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  • In so many words, "if you're in a storm,
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  • "if you're in a storm, keep rowing.
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  • Keep rowing. just keep rowing.
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  • Just keep rowing. you're gonna reach the shore.
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  • You're gonna reach the shore. don't worry about the winds.
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  • Don't worry about the winds. don't see the waves.
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  • Don't see the waves. just keep rowing the boat.
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  • Just keep rowing the boat. god's in the boat with you.
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  • God's in the boat with you. and you're gonna make it to
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  • And you're gonna make it to the other side."
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  • The other side." (applause)
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  • (applause) if you're in a fight,
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  • If you're in a fight, fight to win.
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  • Fight to win. there's no such thing
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  • There's no such thing as a half-hearted fight.
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  • As a half-hearted fight. fight to win!
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  • Fight to win! if you've been knocked down,
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  • If you've been knocked down, get up!
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  • Get up! you're not defeated
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  • You're not defeated until you stay down.
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  • Until you stay down. proverbs 24:16 says,
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  • Proverbs 24:16 says, "the righteous fall
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  • "the righteous fall seven times
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  • Seven times and rise yet again."
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  • And rise yet again." if you've been knocked down,
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  • If you've been knocked down, get up,
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  • Get up, wipe the blood off your face,
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  • Wipe the blood off your face, and get back in the hunt.
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  • And get back in the hunt. you will prevail!
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  • You will prevail! (applause)
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  • (applause) st. paul said like this;
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  • St. paul said like this; "finally brethren,
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  • "finally brethren, whatsoever things are true --"
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  • Whatsoever things are true --" these are eight things.
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  • These are eight things. "whatsoever things are true,
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  • "whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are noble,
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  • Whatsoever things are noble, whatsoever things are just,
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  • Whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
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  • Whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
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  • Whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are
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  • Whatsoever things are of good report,
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  • Of good report, full of virtue,
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  • Full of virtue, praise-worthy,
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  • Praise-worthy, think on these things."
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  • Think on these things." you think on those eight
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  • You think on those eight things,
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  • Things, and your life will instantly
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  • And your life will instantly begin to feel the presence
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  • Begin to feel the presence of god and the peace
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  • Of god and the peace that god brings.
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  • That god brings. your thoughts become words.
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  • Your thoughts become words. your words become actions.
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  • Your words become actions. your actions determine
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  • Your actions determine the quality of your life,
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  • The quality of your life, the quality of
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  • The quality of your marriage,
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  • Your marriage, the quality of
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  • The quality of your business,
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  • Your business, the quality of america,
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  • The quality of america, and eventually
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  • And eventually your eternal soul.
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  • Your eternal soul. what comes out of your mouth
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  • What comes out of your mouth is the mirror of your heart.
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  • Is the mirror of your heart. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] your mind and thoughts,
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  • Your mind and thoughts, you think are reflected in
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  • You think are reflected in what we call your attitude.
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  • What we call your attitude. you are responsible
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  • You are responsible for what you think about,
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  • For what you think about, what you brood about,
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  • What you brood about, what you worry about.
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  • What you worry about. how many of you looking
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  • How many of you looking at me right now,
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  • At me right now, and some of you
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  • And some of you by television,
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  • By television, there are certain topics
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  • There are certain topics in your life that when it goes
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  • In your life that when it goes into your brain,
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  • Into your brain, suddenly you start to brood
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  • Suddenly you start to brood about it,
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  • About it, and in about five minutes,
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  • And in about five minutes, you have steam coming out
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  • You have steam coming out your ears?
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  • Your ears? you're accomplishing
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  • You're accomplishing absolutely nothing.
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  • Absolutely nothing. i mean,
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  • I mean, you feel like you could bite
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  • You feel like you could bite a nail in half.
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  • A nail in half. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) your attitude is contagious.
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  • Your attitude is contagious. fear is contagious.
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  • Fear is contagious. courage is contagious.
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  • Courage is contagious. you start sharing that
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  • You start sharing that in your family
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  • In your family or in your prayer group,
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  • Or in your prayer group, and suddenly it becomes
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  • And suddenly it becomes a different family.
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  • A different family. st. paul said
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  • St. paul said in 1 corinthians 3,
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  • In 1 corinthians 3, "the three greatest words
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  • "the three greatest words in the human language
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  • In the human language are faith, hope, and love,"
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  • Are faith, hope, and love," and they are all contagious.
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  • And they are all contagious. once you adopt them,
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  • Once you adopt them, it instantly begins to flood
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  • It instantly begins to flood your family with that.
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  • Your family with that. it's your choice which
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  • It's your choice which thoughts you allow to enter
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  • Thoughts you allow to enter into your mind and determine
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  • Into your mind and determine your decisions
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  • Your decisions and your quality of life.
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  • And your quality of life. what is an attitude?
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  • What is an attitude? it's the advance man
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  • It's the advance man of who you really are.
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  • Of who you really are. your roots are hidden,
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  • Your roots are hidden, but the fruit will always
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  • But the fruit will always come right out of here.
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  • Come right out of here. [amen!]
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  • [amen!] it's your best friend,
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  • It's your best friend, or it's your worst enemy.
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  • Or it's your worst enemy. it draws people to you,
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  • It draws people to you, or people are repelled
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  • Or people are repelled from you because of your sour
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  • From you because of your sour and bitter attitude.
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  • And bitter attitude. it's never content
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  • It's never content until it's expressed.
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  • Until it's expressed. it determines your success
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  • It determines your success or your failure.
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  • Or your failure. your thought life does not
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  • Your thought life does not depend on the circumstance.
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  • Depend on the circumstance. we have a rock-ribbed
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  • We have a rock-ribbed confidence based on the word
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  • Confidence based on the word of god that endures
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  • Of god that endures no matter what the circumstance
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  • No matter what the circumstance happens to be.
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  • Happens to be. listen to these three words:
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  • Listen to these three words: ability is what you're
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  • Ability is what you're capable of doing.
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  • Capable of doing. motivation determines what
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  • Motivation determines what you do.
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  • You do. and attitude determines how
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  • And attitude determines how well you do it.
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  • Well you do it. again, the bible says,
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  • Again, the bible says, "as a man or a woman
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  • "as a man or a woman thinketh,
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  • Thinketh, so is that person."
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  • So is that person." you are what you are,
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  • You are what you are, and you are where you are
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  • And you are where you are because of the thought life
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  • Because of the thought life that you have embraced
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  • That you have embraced in your life.
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  • In your life. your attitude determines
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  • Your attitude determines your attainments.
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  • Your attainments. compare the lives of
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  • Compare the lives of st. paul and doubting thomas.
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  • St. paul and doubting thomas. st. paul writes in the bible
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  • St. paul writes in the bible that he was beaten and left
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  • That he was beaten and left for dead in the streets
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  • For dead in the streets of jerusalem.
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  • Of jerusalem. he was stoned.
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  • He was stoned. he was shipwrecked a night
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  • He was shipwrecked a night and a day in the deep.
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  • And a day in the deep. he was bitten by
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  • He was bitten by a deadly viper.
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  • A deadly viper. he shook it off.
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  • He shook it off. and people began to worship
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  • And people began to worship him because the viper was
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  • Him because the viper was so deadly,
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  • So deadly, they couldn't see why
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  • They couldn't see why he wasn't even getting sick.
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  • He wasn't even getting sick. he was thrown into prison
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  • He was thrown into prison in chains
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  • In chains and sang in the midnight hour.
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  • And sang in the midnight hour. and then paul puts pen
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  • And then paul puts pen to parchment and says,
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  • To parchment and says, "these light afflictions."
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  • "these light afflictions." say that with me.
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  • Say that with me. "these light afflictions."
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  • "these light afflictions." i guarantee you any
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  • I guarantee you any 21st century christian
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  • 21st century christian who was beaten, stoned,
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  • Who was beaten, stoned, and thrown in prison
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  • And thrown in prison for their testimony
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  • For their testimony would be writing a book about
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  • Would be writing a book about whine and shine.
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  • Whine and shine. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) paul said,
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  • Paul said, "these light afflictions
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  • "these light afflictions are not worthy to be compared
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  • Are not worthy to be compared with the joy of the reward
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  • With the joy of the reward that god has prepared
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  • That god has prepared for those that love him."
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  • For those that love him." we are more than conquerors
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  • We are more than conquerors through christ.
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  • Through christ. nothing is impossible
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  • Nothing is impossible to those that believe.
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  • To those that believe. the victory is ours
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  • The victory is ours through christ the lord.
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  • Through christ the lord. the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "rejoice,
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  • "rejoice, and again i say, rejoice."
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  • And again i say, rejoice." the victory is yours
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  • The victory is yours over all things,
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  • Over all things, over every situation.
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  • Over every situation. nothing can defeat you
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  • Nothing can defeat you because nothing is impossible.
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  • Because nothing is impossible. give the lord praise
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  • Give the lord praise in the house.
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  • In the house. (applause)
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  • (applause) from the apostle paul
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  • From the apostle paul to doubting thomas.
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  • To doubting thomas. after the resurrection
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  • After the resurrection of jesus,
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  • Of jesus, thomas said,
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  • Thomas said, "i can't believe that he is
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  • "i can't believe that he is risen from the dead
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  • Risen from the dead until i touch his body."
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  • Until i touch his body." now when you've had jesus
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  • Now when you've had jesus for a pastor
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  • For a pastor for three and a half years,
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  • For three and a half years, there just is no better.
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  • There just is no better. but here is this whiney,
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  • But here is this whiney, thumb-sucking believer --
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  • Thumb-sucking believer -- (laughter)
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  • (laughter) -- saying,
  • 00:11:26.713 --> 00:11:27.247
  • -- saying, "unless i can touch him,
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  • "unless i can touch him, i'm just not going to believe."
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  • I'm just not going to believe." (laughter)
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  • (laughter) well, hooray for you.
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  • Well, hooray for you. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) stop saying, "i can't."
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  • Stop saying, "i can't." and start saying,
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  • And start saying, "i can do all things through
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  • "i can do all things through christ who strengthens me."
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  • Christ who strengthens me." (applause)
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  • Everything in an instant.
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  • Everything in an instant. but in that moment,
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  • But in that moment, a familiar word comes to mind
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  • A familiar word comes to mind when you've read so many times
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  • When you've read so many times that it's
  • 00:11:49.069 --> 00:11:49.269
  • That it's now etched in your memory.
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  • Now etched in your memory. this is why it's so important
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  • This is why it's so important to be intentional
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  • To be intentional about strengthening
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  • About strengthening your faith
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  • Your faith by reading the word regularly
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  • By reading the word regularly and spending time
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  • And spending time with fellow believers.
  • 00:11:56.076 --> 00:11:56.977
  • With fellow believers. you equip yourself
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  • You equip yourself to face adversity
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  • To face adversity when it comes
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  • In your journey of prayer and growing closer to god.
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  • And growing closer to god. child of god
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  • Child of god see him and faith believing
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  • See him and faith believing with great expectation
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  • With great expectation that what you ask in
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  • That what you ask in his name is already done.
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  • This book says, "you shall receive power
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  • "you shall receive power after that the holy ghost
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  • After that the holy ghost has come upon you."
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  • Has come upon you." that power is absolute power.
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  • That power is absolute power. it's power over the world,
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  • It's power over the world, the flesh, and the devil.
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  • The flesh, and the devil. it's power over powers,
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  • It's power over powers, and principalities
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  • And principalities in the heavenlies.
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  • In the heavenlies. it's power over sickness,
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  • It's power over sickness, power over disease,
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  • Power over disease, power of poverty --
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  • Power of poverty -- "it is the lord that gives
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  • "it is the lord that gives you the ability to prosper."
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  • You the ability to prosper." -- power over fear,
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  • -- power over fear, and insecurity.
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  • And insecurity. "lo, i am with you always,
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  • "lo, i am with you always, even to the ends
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  • Even to the ends of the earth."
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  • Of the earth." our god is an awesome god!
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  • Our god is an awesome god! he is an all-powerful god!
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  • He is an all-powerful god! (applause)
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  • (applause) rejoice and be exceedingly
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  • Rejoice and be exceedingly glad!
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  • Glad! give the lord praise
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  • Give the lord praise in the house!
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  • In the house! (applause)
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  • (applause) it will be impossible to
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  • It will be impossible to estimate the numbers of jobs
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  • Estimate the numbers of jobs lost, promotions missed,
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  • Lost, promotions missed, sales not made,
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  • Sales not made, marriages ruined,
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  • Marriages ruined, churches destroyed
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  • Churches destroyed by whiney, thumb-sucking,
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  • By whiney, thumb-sucking, pity-pot,
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  • Pity-pot, bible-thumping babies
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  • Bible-thumping babies who have no grit
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  • Who have no grit and no fortitude to fight
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  • And no fortitude to fight the fight.
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  • The fight. let me tell you something,
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  • Let me tell you something, church.
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  • Church. we are in a fight for
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  • We are in a fight for the soul of this nation!
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  • The soul of this nation! we are going to fight
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  • We are going to fight the good fight.
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  • The good fight. we are going to sing,
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  • We are going to sing, "onward christian soldiers
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  • "onward christian soldiers marching as to war."
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  • Marching as to war." we're taking no prisoners.
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  • We're taking no prisoners. in god we trust.
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  • In god we trust. and in this book we stand!
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  • And in this book we stand! give the lord praise
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  • Give the lord praise in the house!
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  • In the house! (applause)
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  • (applause) one of my favorite quotations
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  • One of my favorite quotations of all time is given by
  • 00:14:10.443 --> 00:14:13.046
  • Of all time is given by president calvin coolidge.
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  • President calvin coolidge. he says, "press on.
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  • He says, "press on. nothing in the world
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  • Nothing in the world can take the place
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  • Can take the place of persistence.
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  • Of persistence. talent will not.
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  • Talent will not. nothing in the world is more
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  • Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful men
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  • Common than unsuccessful men with talent."
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  • With talent." he continues by saying,
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  • He continues by saying, "genius will not.
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  • "genius will not. the world is full of
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  • The world is full of educated derelicts."
  • 00:14:32.832 --> 00:14:35.035
  • Educated derelicts." and having attended three
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  • And having attended three universities i can tell you
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  • Universities i can tell you that's the truth.
  • 00:14:37.804 --> 00:14:39.439
  • That's the truth. "persistence and determination
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  • "persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
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  • Alone are omnipotent." end of quote.
  • 00:14:42.876 --> 00:14:44.144
  • End of quote. life is like a wheelbarrow.
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  • Life is like a wheelbarrow. you get nowhere
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  • You get nowhere till you start pushing.
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  • Till you start pushing. [amen!]
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  • [amen!] sitting down and whining
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  • Sitting down and whining about it is never going to
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  • About it is never going to get you anything,
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  • Get you anything, because nobody cares.
  • 00:14:57.924 --> 00:15:00.727
  • Because nobody cares. you need to understand
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  • You need to understand that you and god
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  • That you and god can accomplish anything.
  • 00:15:03.897 --> 00:15:06.132
  • Can accomplish anything. if you can get it here
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  • If you can get it here and here,
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  • And here, and it matches (slaps) here,
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  • And it matches (slaps) here, you're on your way
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  • You're on your way to victory --
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  • To victory -- [amen!]
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  • [amen!] -- absolute victory --
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  • -- absolute victory -- [woo-hoo!]
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  • [woo-hoo!] -- absolute power --
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  • -- absolute power -- (applause)
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  • (applause) -- in an absolute god.
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  • -- in an absolute god. (whistling)
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  • (whistling) give the lord a shout of praise
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  • Give the lord a shout of praise in the house.
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  • In the house. (applause)
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  • (applause) the attitude of fortitude
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  • The attitude of fortitude turns adversity
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  • Turns adversity into advantage.
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  • Into advantage. if what you're doing
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  • If what you're doing doesn't have resistance,
  • 00:15:32.525 --> 00:15:34.294
  • Doesn't have resistance, then what you're doing
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  • Then what you're doing is not worth doing.
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  • Is not worth doing. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] every project i've ever
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  • Every project i've ever tried to do in the kingdom
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  • Tried to do in the kingdom of god,
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  • Of god, there was a self-anointed
  • 00:15:41.901 --> 00:15:43.169
  • There was a self-anointed resistance committee saying,
  • 00:15:43.236 --> 00:15:45.372
  • Resistance committee saying, "you can't do that.
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  • "you can't do that. we don't have the money to do
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  • We don't have the money to do that.
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  • That. we'll never get that done."
  • 00:15:49.776 --> 00:15:51.211
  • We'll never get that done." but we did.
  • 00:15:51.277 --> 00:15:52.178
  • But we did. why?
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  • Why? because it was god's will
  • 00:15:52.679 --> 00:15:54.047
  • Because it was god's will based on god's word
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  • Based on god's word for god's glory.
  • 00:15:55.415 --> 00:15:56.549
  • For god's glory. god funded it, (slaps)
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  • God funded it, (slaps) and we put it together.
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  • And we put it together. thank god for what's here.
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  • Thank god for what's here. it is to the glory of god
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  • It is to the glory of god who says,
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  • Who says, "nothing is impossible
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  • "nothing is impossible to those who believe,"
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  • To those who believe," and will try to do it!
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  • And will try to do it! (applause)
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  • (applause) resistance.
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  • Resistance. look at resistance
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  • Look at resistance as a friend.
  • 00:16:14.667 --> 00:16:15.835
  • As a friend. resistance of water.
  • 00:16:15.902 --> 00:16:17.337
  • Resistance of water. without resistance of water,
  • 00:16:17.404 --> 00:16:18.738
  • Without resistance of water, a ship cannot float.
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  • A ship cannot float. without the resistance
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  • Without the resistance of air,
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  • Of air, a jet plane can't fly.
  • 00:16:22.409 --> 00:16:24.577
  • A jet plane can't fly. without the resistance
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  • Without the resistance of gravity,
  • 00:16:25.578 --> 00:16:26.346
  • Of gravity, you can't get up
  • 00:16:26.413 --> 00:16:27.047
  • You can't get up and walk out of this room.
  • 00:16:27.113 --> 00:16:29.649
  • And walk out of this room. have you run into
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  • Have you run into a stone wall?
  • 00:16:30.650 --> 00:16:31.518
  • A stone wall? then go over it.
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  • Then go over it. go around it.
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  • Go around it. go under it.
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  • Go under it. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] fight the good fight.
  • 00:16:35.722 --> 00:16:36.556
  • Fight the good fight. quitting is not an option.
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  • Quitting is not an option. quitting is not an option.
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  • Quitting is not an option. you will prevail.
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  • You will prevail. nothing is impossible.
  • 00:16:42.195 --> 00:16:44.064
  • Nothing is impossible. adversity is opportunity
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  • Adversity is opportunity to those who possess
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  • To those who possess the attitude
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  • The attitude of divine fortitude.
  • 00:16:48.468 --> 00:16:50.503
  • Of divine fortitude. a rubber band is effective
  • 00:16:50.570 --> 00:16:52.005
  • A rubber band is effective only when it's stretched.
  • 00:16:52.072 --> 00:16:54.074
  • Only when it's stretched. a turtle gets nowhere until
  • 00:16:54.140 --> 00:16:55.675
  • A turtle gets nowhere until it sticks its neck out.
  • 00:16:55.742 --> 00:16:57.911
  • It sticks its neck out. remember the tea kettle.
  • 00:16:57.977 --> 00:16:59.312
  • Remember the tea kettle. though it's up to it's neck
  • 00:16:59.379 --> 00:17:00.580
  • Though it's up to it's neck in hot water,
  • 00:17:00.647 --> 00:17:01.714
  • In hot water, it sings its best song.
  • 00:17:01.781 --> 00:17:04.384
  • It sings its best song. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] kites rise against the wind,
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  • Kites rise against the wind, not with the wind.
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  • Not with the wind. i love this statement
  • 00:17:08.988 --> 00:17:09.789
  • I love this statement by winston churchill;
  • 00:17:09.856 --> 00:17:11.624
  • By winston churchill; "the nose of a bulldog is
  • 00:17:11.691 --> 00:17:13.259
  • "the nose of a bulldog is shaped back so he can bite
  • 00:17:13.326 --> 00:17:15.995
  • Shaped back so he can bite and breathe
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  • And breathe without turning loose."
  • 00:17:17.197 --> 00:17:19.165
  • Without turning loose." i love that.
  • 00:17:19.232 --> 00:17:20.800
  • I love that. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) (makes biting sound)
  • 00:17:22.068 --> 00:17:23.269
  • (makes biting sound) (laughter)
  • 00:17:23.336 --> 00:17:24.304
  • (laughter) what do you see when you look
  • 00:17:24.370 --> 00:17:26.372
  • What do you see when you look at a mighty oak tree?
  • 00:17:26.439 --> 00:17:28.541
  • At a mighty oak tree? it began out as a tiny seed
  • 00:17:28.608 --> 00:17:31.711
  • It began out as a tiny seed in the soil that had to
  • 00:17:31.778 --> 00:17:32.946
  • In the soil that had to struggle and push its way up
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  • Struggle and push its way up through the rock
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  • Through the rock to the sunshine.
  • 00:17:36.015 --> 00:17:37.350
  • To the sunshine. it fights its way up to air
  • 00:17:37.417 --> 00:17:39.219
  • It fights its way up to air only to wrestle with storms.
  • 00:17:39.285 --> 00:17:41.287
  • Only to wrestle with storms. then comes frost.
  • 00:17:41.354 --> 00:17:42.455
  • Then comes frost. then comes snow,
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  • Then comes snow, before it can become
  • 00:17:43.923 --> 00:17:44.991
  • Before it can become a mighty oak.
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  • A mighty oak. it doesn't happen overnight.
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  • It doesn't happen overnight. it accomplished
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  • It accomplished over the adversity
  • 00:17:49.762 --> 00:17:51.131
  • Over the adversity because adversity leads to
  • 00:17:51.197 --> 00:17:52.866
  • Because adversity leads to achievement.
  • 00:17:52.932 --> 00:17:54.134
  • Achievement. adversity leads to
  • 00:17:54.200 --> 00:17:55.668
  • Adversity leads to achievement.
  • 00:17:55.735 --> 00:17:56.836
  • Achievement. god uses no one who does not
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  • God uses no one who does not graduate from his university
  • 00:18:00.940 --> 00:18:03.143
  • Graduate from his university of adversity.
  • 00:18:03.209 --> 00:18:05.378
  • Of adversity. look at the bible.
  • 00:18:05.445 --> 00:18:07.080
  • Look at the bible. joseph came to the throne of
  • 00:18:07.147 --> 00:18:08.448
  • Joseph came to the throne of egypt through the pit
  • 00:18:08.515 --> 00:18:09.883
  • Egypt through the pit his brothers threw him in.
  • 00:18:09.949 --> 00:18:12.819
  • His brothers threw him in. he came through
  • 00:18:12.886 --> 00:18:13.386
  • He came through the slanderous charge
  • 00:18:13.453 --> 00:18:16.422
  • The slanderous charge of potiphar's desperate
  • 00:18:16.489 --> 00:18:17.390
  • Of potiphar's desperate housewife who accused him
  • 00:18:17.457 --> 00:18:19.559
  • Housewife who accused him of rape.
  • 00:18:19.626 --> 00:18:20.894
  • Of rape. joseph went to an egyptian
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  • Joseph went to an egyptian prison for 12 years because
  • 00:18:22.395 --> 00:18:25.298
  • Prison for 12 years because of what that woman said.
  • 00:18:25.365 --> 00:18:28.034
  • Of what that woman said. he became the prime minister
  • 00:18:28.101 --> 00:18:29.369
  • He became the prime minister of egypt,
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  • Of egypt, the most powerful man
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  • The most powerful man in the world,
  • 00:18:31.504 --> 00:18:32.272
  • In the world, in 24 hours.
  • 00:18:32.338 --> 00:18:33.506
  • In 24 hours. think about this; from
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  • Think about this; from the jailhouse to the penthouse
  • 00:18:34.707 --> 00:18:37.243
  • The jailhouse to the penthouse in 24 hours.
  • 00:18:37.310 --> 00:18:39.078
  • In 24 hours. the favor of god,
  • 00:18:39.145 --> 00:18:40.346
  • The favor of god, in one day,
  • 00:18:40.413 --> 00:18:41.581
  • In one day, can erase the failure
  • 00:18:41.648 --> 00:18:43.316
  • Can erase the failure of 12 years.
  • 00:18:43.383 --> 00:18:46.753
  • Of 12 years. (applause)
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  • (applause) if that 12 needs to be 40,
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  • If that 12 needs to be 40, 40 years,
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  • 40 years, god can take you where
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  • God can take you where he wants you to go,
  • 00:18:56.596 --> 00:18:58.464
  • He wants you to go, and no one can stop you.
  • 00:18:58.531 --> 00:19:00.733
  • And no one can stop you. adversity in joseph's life
  • 00:19:00.800 --> 00:19:05.505
  • Adversity in joseph's life was the furnace that
  • 00:19:05.572 --> 00:19:06.539
  • Was the furnace that transformed this fuzzy-faced
  • 00:19:06.606 --> 00:19:08.841
  • Transformed this fuzzy-faced teenager with a wild
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  • Teenager with a wild sport coat into a statesman
  • 00:19:11.077 --> 00:19:13.446
  • Sport coat into a statesman of steel,
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  • Of steel, who by the way saved
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  • Who by the way saved the world from starvation.
  • 00:19:16.182 --> 00:19:18.818
  • The world from starvation. his words of declaration
  • 00:19:18.885 --> 00:19:21.020
  • His words of declaration crushed the chains
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  • Crushed the chains of slavery
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  • Of slavery for the jewish people.
  • 00:19:23.122 --> 00:19:24.724
  • For the jewish people. his words liberated
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  • His words liberated the jewish people to leave
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  • The jewish people to leave slavery in egypt
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  • Slavery in egypt for the milk and honey
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  • For the milk and honey of the promised land,
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  • Of the promised land, because words and thoughts
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  • Because words and thoughts go together to make
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  • Go together to make a mission that's possible.
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  • A mission that's possible. why?
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  • Why? he had grit.
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  • He had grit. he had fortitude.
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  • He had fortitude. he rode the winds
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  • He rode the winds of adversity to the highest
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  • Of adversity to the highest pinnacle of success.
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  • Pinnacle of success. when he opened his mouth
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  • When he opened his mouth when he got in front of
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  • When he got in front of pharaoh,
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  • Pharaoh, he didn't say, "oh,
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  • He didn't say, "oh, terrible times are coming."
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  • Terrible times are coming." he said,
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  • He said, "we're going to have
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  • "we're going to have seven years of abundance,"
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  • Seven years of abundance," and "we're going to save."
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  • And "we're going to save." and when he saved
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  • And when he saved enough food to feed the world,
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  • Enough food to feed the world, the hunger times came.
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  • The hunger times came. but they had plenty because
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  • But they had plenty because there was a man in the camp
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  • There was a man in the camp who had god's mind
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  • Who had god's mind and god's will.
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  • And god's will. and the world was saved
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  • And the world was saved by this teenager who went
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  • By this teenager who went through a university
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  • Through a university of adversity.
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  • Of adversity. moses tended sheep
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  • Moses tended sheep for 40 years on the back side
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  • For 40 years on the back side of the desert.
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  • Of the desert. he was listed in egypt
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  • He was listed in egypt as public enemy number one
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  • As public enemy number one before god sent him
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  • Before god sent him thundering into
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  • Thundering into pharaoh's court, shouting,
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  • Pharaoh's court, shouting, "let my people go."
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  • "let my people go." the point is,
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  • The point is, god uses no one until he
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  • God uses no one until he puts you in a blast furnace
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  • Puts you in a blast furnace to check out your fortitude
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  • To check out your fortitude factor.
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  • Factor. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] and if you say,
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  • And if you say, "this is all i can take,"
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  • "this is all i can take," then that's where god will
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  • Then that's where god will let you level off
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  • Let you level off for the rest of your life.
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  • For the rest of your life. but as long as you stay
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  • But as long as you stay the course and keep pursuing
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  • The course and keep pursuing the purposes and will of god,
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  • The purposes and will of god, he will take you from glory
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  • He will take you from glory to glory to glory.
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  • To glory to glory. the fights will get bigger.
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  • The fights will get bigger. the enemies will be tougher.
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  • The enemies will be tougher. but god will show you
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  • But god will show you a strength you didn't dream
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  • A strength you didn't dream ever existed.
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  • Ever existed. and you will be victorious
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  • And you will be victorious in the end;
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  • In the end; i promise you!
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  • I promise you! [yes!]
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  • [yes!] (applause)
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  • (applause) abraham lincoln became
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  • Abraham lincoln became america's greatest president
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  • America's greatest president after being defeated 12 times
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  • After being defeated 12 times for public office.
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  • For public office. he ran the 13th time
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  • He ran the 13th time against impossible odds
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  • Against impossible odds and won.
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  • And won. he pushed and he prodded
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  • He pushed and he prodded the congress
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  • The congress of the united states to pass
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  • Of the united states to pass the 13th amendment
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  • The 13th amendment forever ending slavery in
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  • Forever ending slavery in the united states of america.
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  • The united states of america. god bless the sacred memory
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  • God bless the sacred memory of abraham lincoln.
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  • Of abraham lincoln. (applause)
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  • (applause) a small businessman's
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  • A small businessman's clothing store was threatened
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  • Clothing store was threatened with extinction
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  • With extinction by a national chain
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  • By a national chain that bought all the property
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  • That bought all the property in the block
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  • In the block surrounding that little store.
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  • Surrounding that little store. the big store came to
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  • The big store came to the guy,
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  • The guy, a little guy with
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  • A little guy with a little store in the middle
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  • A little store in the middle and said, "sell out,
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  • And said, "sell out, or we will break you."
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  • Or we will break you." he said,
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  • He said, "i'm not selling."
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  • "i'm not selling." the mega corporation,
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  • The mega corporation, true to its threat,
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  • True to its threat, built a massive store
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  • Built a massive store surrounding that small,
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  • Surrounding that small, little store.
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  • Little store. that store stretched
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  • That store stretched all the way to the end
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  • All the way to the end of the block.
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  • Of the block. it consumed the block.
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  • It consumed the block. and when they got through,
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  • And when they got through, they had a huge
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  • They had a huge advertising campaign.
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  • Advertising campaign. and they put up a banner
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  • And they put up a banner stretching the whole width
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  • Stretching the whole width of the store that said,
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  • Of the store that said, "grand opening."
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  • "grand opening." and the little guy
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  • And the little guy with the little store
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  • With the little store right in the middle
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  • Right in the middle put across his business,
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  • Put across his business, "main entrance."
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  • "main entrance." (laughter)
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  • (laughter) that's what god's looking
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  • That's what god's looking for.
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  • For. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) little is much when god is
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  • Little is much when god is in it.
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  • In it. [amen!]
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  • [amen!] if you have a little faith,
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  • If you have a little faith, and can you practice this,
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  • And can you practice this, there's nothing that god
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  • There's nothing that god assigns for you to do
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  • Assigns for you to do that you can't do.
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  • That you can't do. if ten people in a row
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  • If ten people in a row come to you saying,
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  • Come to you saying, "you'll never get that
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  • "you'll never get that done,"
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  • Done," it's proof positive god is
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  • It's proof positive god is in it.
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  • In it. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] never, ever doubt the faith
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  • Never, ever doubt the faith and the mission that god
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  • And the mission that god gives you.
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  • Gives you. [amen!]
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  • [amen!] now there are some of you
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  • Now there are some of you in this room and some of you
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  • In this room and some of you watching by television
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  • Watching by television that have fear of the future,
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  • That have fear of the future, self-doubt.
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  • Self-doubt. some of you lack
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  • Some of you lack self-confidence to try.
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  • Self-confidence to try. ♪ music ♪
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  • ♪ music ♪ some of you in your life
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  • Some of you in your life have an absence of peace
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  • Have an absence of peace because of the problems
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  • Because of the problems you're going through.
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  • You're going through. some of you have fear
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  • Some of you have fear that's strangling your hope
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  • That's strangling your hope for tomorrow.
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  • For tomorrow. ♪ music ♪
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  • ♪ music ♪ i assure you
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  • I assure you that when you commit that
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  • That when you commit that to the lord,
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  • To the lord, you will be victorious
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  • You will be victorious in every dimension
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  • In every dimension of your life.
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  • Of your life. [amen!]
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  • [amen!] how many of you in this room
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  • How many of you in this room can say, "pastor,
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  • Can say, "pastor, i recognize i need to change
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  • I recognize i need to change my thought life now
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  • My thought life now to accomplish god's mission
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  • To accomplish god's mission in my life"?
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  • In my life"? let me see your hand.
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  • Let me see your hand. ♪ music ♪
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  • ♪ music ♪ would you please stand?
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  • Would you please stand? i want to have a prayer
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  • I want to have a prayer with you.
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  • With you. ♪ music ♪
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  • ♪ music ♪ those of you that are
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  • Those of you that are watching by television,
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  • Watching by television, join us.
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  • Join us. extend your hand toward
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  • Extend your hand toward the television screen
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  • The television screen and pray this prayer.
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  • And pray this prayer. heavenly father,
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  • Heavenly father, i surrender my life to you.
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  • I surrender my life to you. i surrender my thoughts
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  • I surrender my thoughts to you.
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  • To you. and from this day forward,
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  • And from this day forward, i rebuke every thought
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  • I rebuke every thought that destroys
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  • That destroys or impedes
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  • Or impedes god's assignment
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  • God's assignment from being fulfilled
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  • From being fulfilled in my life.
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  • In my life. right now,
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  • Right now, i receive confidence,
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  • I receive confidence, i receive peace
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  • I receive peace for the future,
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  • For the future, i receive hope
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  • I receive hope for tomorrow,
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  • For tomorrow, because god is with me,
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  • Because god is with me, and nothing
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  • And nothing shall be impossible
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  • Shall be impossible unto me.
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  • Unto me. amen.
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  • Amen. give the lord praise
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  • Give the lord praise in the house of god.
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  • In the house of god. (applause)
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  • (applause) pastor john hagee: god wants
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  • Pastor john hagee: god wants to show you great
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  • To show you great and mighty things.
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  • And mighty things. keep your mind focused on
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  • Keep your mind focused on jesus and he will lead you
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  • Jesus and he will lead you in the right direction.
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  • In the right direction. pastor matt hagee: the steps
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  • Pastor matt hagee: the steps of the righteous are ordered
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  • Of the righteous are ordered of the lord.
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  • Of the lord. devote yourself to reading
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  • Devote yourself to reading his word and praying
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  • His word and praying every day.
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  • Every day. stay tuned,
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  • Stay tuned, pastor hagee has a blessing
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  • Pastor hagee has a blessing just for you.
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  • Just for you.
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  • Is the heartbeat of change,
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  • Is the heartbeat of change, there's a powerful force
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  • There's a powerful force that unites us all,
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  • That unites us all, partnership.
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  • Partnership. it's the conduit through which
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  • It's the conduit through which we reach the masses.
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  • We reach the masses. hagee ministries has
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  • Hagee ministries has the ability to go beyond
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  • The ability to go beyond borders,
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  • Borders, sharing stories that resonate
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  • Sharing stories that resonate with people across the globe.
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  • With people across the globe. every click,
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  • Every click, every share,
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  • Every share, every connection,
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  • Every connection, carrying with them
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  • Carrying with them the teachings that can
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  • The teachings that can transform lives.
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  • Transform lives. your partnership is a beacon
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  • Your partnership is a beacon of hope,
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  • Of hope, a source of inspiration
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  • A source of inspiration for those seeking light
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  • For those seeking light in a sometimes dark world.
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  • In a sometimes dark world. call the number on the screen
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  • Call the number on the screen or go to jhm.org/partner
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  • Or go to jhm.org/partner ♪ music
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  • In a nation divided where
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  • In a nation divided where faith and freedom
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  • Faith and freedom are under fire
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  • Are under fire pastor john hagee delivers
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  • Pastor john hagee delivers a powerful call
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  • A powerful call to return
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  • To return to the timeless truths
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  • To the timeless truths that shaped america
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  • That shaped america discover how these
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  • Discover how these divine principles
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  • Divine principles offer the key
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  • Offer the key to happiness, peace
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  • To happiness, peace and prosperity
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  • And prosperity to save america
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  • To save america a guide to living aligned
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  • A guide to living aligned with god's truth
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  • With god's truth get your copy today
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  • Get your copy today at j.h.m.org
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  • You've been watching
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  • Hagee ministries. and now,
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  • And now, your blessing
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  • Your blessing with pastor john hagee.
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  • With pastor john hagee.
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  • Pastor john hagee: and now
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  • Pastor john hagee: and now may the lord bless you
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  • 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 be gracious unto you,
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  • And be gracious unto you, giving you his peace.
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  • Giving you his peace. as you commit your way to him,
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  • As you commit your way to him, as you surrender to
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  • As you surrender to his sovereign will as the lord
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  • His sovereign will as the lord of your life,
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  • Of your life, may you know that,
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  • May you know that, with your prayer and praise,
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  • With your prayer and praise, god is going to bring you
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  • God is going to bring you through the storms with
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  • Through the storms with his mighty power,
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  • His mighty power, giving you his peace.
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  • Giving you his peace. may you remember that
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  • May you remember that no matter what happens,
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  • No matter what happens, you are safely sheltered
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  • You are safely sheltered in the loving arms of god.
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  • In the loving arms of god. because this is the covenant
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  • Because this is the covenant that god has made with
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  • That god has made with his children;
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  • His children; if we follow him
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  • If we follow him in righteousness,
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  • In righteousness, lasting joy will be ours
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  • Lasting joy will be ours for all eternity.
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  • For all eternity. in the authority
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  • In the authority of jesus' name,
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  • Of jesus' name, i want you to receive
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  • I want you to receive this blessing.
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  • This blessing. amen and amen.
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