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Joel Osteen - Another Ingredient Is Coming

April 25, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Another Ingredient Is Coming | April 25, 2026

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(applause) well, god bless you.
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(applause) well, god bless you. it's joy to come into your
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Well, god bless you. it's joy to come into your homes.
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It's joy to come into your homes. if you're ever
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Homes. if you're ever if you're ever in our area
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If you're ever if you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of
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If you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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One of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in
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Feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in and thank you again for coming
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But thanks so much for tuning in and thank you again for coming out.
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And thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something
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Out. i like to start with something funny.
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about this scientist.
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Funny. i heard about this scientist. he said to god, "we've decided
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I heard about this scientist. he said to god, "we've decided we no longer need you.
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He said to god, "we've decided we no longer need you. we can clone people.
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We no longer need you. we can clone people. we can transplant hearts and do
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We can clone people. we can transplant hearts and do all kinds of things once
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We can transplant hearts and do all kinds of things once considered miraculous."
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All kinds of things once considered miraculous." god said, "that's fine.
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Considered miraculous." god said, "that's fine. but to prove you don't need me,
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God said, "that's fine. but to prove you don't need me, let's have a man-making contest.
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But to prove you don't need me, let's have a man-making contest. the only requirement is you have
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Let's have a man-making contest. the only requirement is you have to make man out of dirt."
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The only requirement is you have to make man out of dirt." the scientist said, "great!"
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To make man out of dirt." the scientist said, "great!" he quickly reached down to pick
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The scientist said, "great!" he quickly reached down to pick up a handful of dirt.
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He quickly reached down to pick up a handful of dirt. god said, "not so fast.
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Up a handful of dirt. god said, "not so fast. go get your own dirt."
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God said, "not so fast. go get your own dirt." (laughter/applause)
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Go get your own dirt." (laughter/applause) hold up your bible.
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(laughter/applause) hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess:
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Of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today about there's another ingredient
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I want to talk to you today about there's another ingredient coming.
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About there's another ingredient coming. we all face disappointments in
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Coming. we all face disappointments in life and situations that we
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We all face disappointments in life and situations that we don't understand.
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Life and situations that we don't understand. it's easy to get discouraged
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Don't understand. it's easy to get discouraged and think, "why did that happen
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It's easy to get discouraged and think, "why did that happen to me? why did that friend
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And think, "why did that happen to me? why did that friend betray me? why did i get laid
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To me? why did that friend betray me? why did i get laid off? why wasn't i raised in a
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Betray me? why did i get laid off? why wasn't i raised in a good childhood like you, joel?"
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Off? why wasn't i raised in a good childhood like you, joel?" no, life is not always fair but
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Good childhood like you, joel?" no, life is not always fair but god is fair.
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No, life is not always fair but god is fair. and he said in romans 8, "all
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God is fair. and he said in romans 8, "all things work together for good
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And he said in romans 8, "all things work together for good to those that love the lord."
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Things work together for good to those that love the lord." the key word is "together."
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To those that love the lord." the key word is "together." you cannot isolate one part of
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The key word is "together." you cannot isolate one part of your life, one divorce, one bad
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You cannot isolate one part of your life, one divorce, one bad childhood, one disappointment.
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Your life, one divorce, one bad childhood, one disappointment. that in itself may not be good
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Childhood, one disappointment. that in itself may not be good but god is not finished.
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That in itself may not be good but god is not finished. your life is not over because
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But god is not finished. your life is not over because you had a bad break.
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Your life is not over because you had a bad break. don't get stuck where you are.
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You had a bad break. don't get stuck where you are. there is another ingredient
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Don't get stuck where you are. there is another ingredient coming.
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There is another ingredient coming. that means the right people,
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Coming. that means the right people, the right opportunities, are
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That means the right people, the right opportunities, are in your future.
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The right opportunities, are in your future. if you'll get your passion back
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In your future. if you'll get your passion back and start moving forward you'll
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If you'll get your passion back and start moving forward you'll see what god promised.
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And start moving forward you'll see what god promised. it will all come together and
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See what god promised. it will all come together and work out for your good.
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It will all come together and work out for your good. when our children were small
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Work out for your good. when our children were small one of their favorite things to
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When our children were small one of their favorite things to do was make chocolate chip
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One of their favorite things to do was make chocolate chip cookies.
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Do was make chocolate chip cookies. we had done it so much we didn't
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Cookies. we had done it so much we didn't even have to look at the recipe.
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We had done it so much we didn't even have to look at the recipe. we knew exactly what to put in.
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Even have to look at the recipe. we knew exactly what to put in. jonathan, just five or six years
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We knew exactly what to put in. jonathan, just five or six years old, he would get the brown
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Jonathan, just five or six years old, he would get the brown sugar, the butter, the eggs.
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Old, he would get the brown sugar, the butter, the eggs. little alexandra, just three
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Sugar, the butter, the eggs. little alexandra, just three years old, she would get the
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Little alexandra, just three years old, she would get the flour, baking soda, vanilla.
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Years old, she would get the flour, baking soda, vanilla. we were very precise to put in
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Flour, baking soda, vanilla. we were very precise to put in the exact amount in the exact
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We were very precise to put in the exact amount in the exact order it was called for.
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The exact amount in the exact order it was called for. but one time, about half-way
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Order it was called for. but one time, about half-way through making a batch of
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But one time, about half-way through making a batch of cookies, i realized that we
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Through making a batch of cookies, i realized that we didn't have any baking soda.
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Cookies, i realized that we didn't have any baking soda. i didn't feel like going up to
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Didn't have any baking soda. i didn't feel like going up to the store.
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I didn't feel like going up to the store. so we decided to not put the
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The store. so we decided to not put the baking soda in.
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So we decided to not put the baking soda in. i thought, "no big deal. it's
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Baking soda in. i thought, "no big deal. it's just a teaspoon."
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I thought, "no big deal. it's just a teaspoon." we had put two and half cups of
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Just a teaspoon." we had put two and half cups of flour. what difference was a
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We had put two and half cups of flour. what difference was a little teaspoon full going to
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Flour. what difference was a little teaspoon full going to make?
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Little teaspoon full going to make? but when we took the cookies out
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Make? but when we took the cookies out of the oven they were as flat as
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But when we took the cookies out of the oven they were as flat as could be. they had not risen
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Of the oven they were as flat as could be. they had not risen one bit; totally tasteless.
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Could be. they had not risen one bit; totally tasteless. what was the problem?
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One bit; totally tasteless. what was the problem? an ingredient was left out.
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What was the problem? an ingredient was left out. a small amount made a huge
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An ingredient was left out. a small amount made a huge difference.
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A small amount made a huge difference. some people are bitter on life
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Difference. some people are bitter on life because they haven't waited for
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Some people are bitter on life because they haven't waited for all the ingredients to come
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Because they haven't waited for all the ingredients to come together.
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All the ingredients to come together. god is the master chef.
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Together. god is the master chef. the recipe for your life has
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God is the master chef. the recipe for your life has already been established.
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The recipe for your life has already been established. the scripture talks about how
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Already been established. the scripture talks about how god has planned your days for
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The scripture talks about how god has planned your days for good from beginning to end.
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God has planned your days for good from beginning to end. god knows exactly what to add
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Good from beginning to end. god knows exactly what to add and when to add it.
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God knows exactly what to add and when to add it. he's not going to do like i did
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And when to add it. he's not going to do like i did and leave out an important
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He's not going to do like i did and leave out an important ingredient.
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And leave out an important ingredient. he is going to put in just the
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Ingredient. he is going to put in just the right amount at just the right
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He is going to put in just the right amount at just the right time so you can become
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Right amount at just the right time so you can become everything he's created you
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Time so you can become everything he's created you to be.
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Everything he's created you to be. why don't you trust him?
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To be. why don't you trust him? you may not understand something
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Why don't you trust him? you may not understand something right now but one day you will.
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You may not understand something right now but one day you will. it's going to all come together.
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Right now but one day you will. it's going to all come together. but the mistake we make too
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It's going to all come together. but the mistake we make too often is we isolate one incident
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But the mistake we make too often is we isolate one incident and it causes us to lose our
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Often is we isolate one incident and it causes us to lose our passion.
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And it causes us to lose our passion. i had a lady tell me recently
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Passion. i had a lady tell me recently how her husband of many years
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I had a lady tell me recently how her husband of many years left her for another woman.
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How her husband of many years left her for another woman. she was so devastated.
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Left her for another woman. she was so devastated. she couldn't understand it.
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She was so devastated. she couldn't understand it. and i know that's hard.
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She couldn't understand it. and i know that's hard. that's painful.
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And i know that's hard. that's painful. but that is not the end.
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That's painful. but that is not the end. if that person leaving was going
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But that is not the end. if that person leaving was going to keep you from your destiny
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If that person leaving was going to keep you from your destiny god would have never allowed it.
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To keep you from your destiny god would have never allowed it. this may be hard to swallow but
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God would have never allowed it. this may be hard to swallow but if they left you, you didn't
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This may be hard to swallow but if they left you, you didn't need them. if they walked away
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If they left you, you didn't need them. if they walked away they weren't a part of your
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Need them. if they walked away they weren't a part of your destiny. (applause)
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They weren't a part of your destiny. (applause) there's another ingredient
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Destiny. (applause) there's another ingredient coming, somebody better,
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There's another ingredient coming, somebody better, somebody that god ordained,
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Coming, somebody better, somebody that god ordained, somebody that will treat you
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Somebody that god ordained, somebody that will treat you like a queen or a king, somebody
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Somebody that will treat you like a queen or a king, somebody that will value you, celebrate
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Like a queen or a king, somebody that will value you, celebrate you, somebody that cannot live
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That will value you, celebrate you, somebody that cannot live without you.
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You, somebody that cannot live without you. there is something called the
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Without you. there is something called the "gift of goodbye." (laughter)
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There is something called the "gift of goodbye." (laughter) they may think... they may
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"gift of goodbye." (laughter) they may think... they may think they did you harm but
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They may think... they may think they did you harm but they're doing you a favor.
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Think they did you harm but they're doing you a favor. blow them a kiss and don't ever
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They're doing you a favor. blow them a kiss and don't ever look back. just keep moving
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Blow them a kiss and don't ever look back. just keep moving forward. (cheering/applause)
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Look back. just keep moving forward. (cheering/applause) now some of you, you've got to
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Forward. (cheering/applause) now some of you, you've got to quit mourning over what you've
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Now some of you, you've got to quit mourning over what you've lost.
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Quit mourning over what you've lost. quit being discouraged over what
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Lost. quit being discouraged over what didn't work out.
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Quit being discouraged over what didn't work out. it's not over until god says
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Didn't work out. it's not over until god says it's over.
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It's not over until god says it's over. i heard somebody say, "god
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It's over. i heard somebody say, "god always ends on, 'all is well.'"
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I heard somebody say, "god always ends on, 'all is well.'" so if all is not well in your
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Always ends on, 'all is well.'" so if all is not well in your life that simply means it is not
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So if all is not well in your life that simply means it is not the end.
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Life that simply means it is not the end. keep moving forward.
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The end. keep moving forward. another ingredient is coming.
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Keep moving forward. another ingredient is coming. a lot of times, like this lady,
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Another ingredient is coming. a lot of times, like this lady, people are soured on life
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A lot of times, like this lady, people are soured on life because they can't understand
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People are soured on life because they can't understand why something has happened.
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Because they can't understand why something has happened. but everything is not going to
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Why something has happened. but everything is not going to make sense if you isolate it.
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But everything is not going to make sense if you isolate it. if you look at it just on its
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Make sense if you isolate it. if you look at it just on its own you'll get discouraged.
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If you look at it just on its own you'll get discouraged. you have to remind yourself it
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Own you'll get discouraged. you have to remind yourself it has not yet all come together.
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You have to remind yourself it has not yet all come together. it's not supposed to make sense
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Has not yet all come together. it's not supposed to make sense by itself.
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It's not supposed to make sense by itself. imagine my children, when they
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By itself. imagine my children, when they were smaller, wanted to make
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Imagine my children, when they were smaller, wanted to make some chocolate chip cookies but
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Were smaller, wanted to make some chocolate chip cookies but we didn't have time to bake
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Some chocolate chip cookies but we didn't have time to bake them.
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We didn't have time to bake them. so i got the ingredients out and
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Them. so i got the ingredients out and gave them to jonathan to eat
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So i got the ingredients out and gave them to jonathan to eat separately.
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Gave them to jonathan to eat separately. "jonathan, here's a cup of brown
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Separately. "jonathan, here's a cup of brown sugar. eat this. wash it down
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"jonathan, here's a cup of brown sugar. eat this. wash it down with this tablespoon of
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Sugar. eat this. wash it down with this tablespoon of vanilla. here's the raw eggs.
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With this tablespoon of vanilla. here's the raw eggs. when you're done with that
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Vanilla. here's the raw eggs. when you're done with that here's two cups of flour.
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When you're done with that here's two cups of flour. okay, here's your two sticks of
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Here's two cups of flour. okay, here's your two sticks of butter. now, jonathan.
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Okay, here's your two sticks of butter. now, jonathan. you officially have chocolate
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Butter. now, jonathan. you officially have chocolate chip cookies on the inside."
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You officially have chocolate chip cookies on the inside." (laughter)
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Chip cookies on the inside." (laughter) somehow it doesn't work that
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(laughter) somehow it doesn't work that way.
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Somehow it doesn't work that way. the key is, it has to all be
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Way. the key is, it has to all be mixed together.
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The key is, it has to all be mixed together. in the same way, you cannot
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Mixed together. in the same way, you cannot isolate one part of your life
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In the same way, you cannot isolate one part of your life and think, "oh, this tastes bad.
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Isolate one part of your life and think, "oh, this tastes bad. i went through a divorce.
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And think, "oh, this tastes bad. i went through a divorce. i had a lousy childhood.
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I went through a divorce. i had a lousy childhood. i started a business that
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I had a lousy childhood. i started a business that failed. i had to take a year of
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I started a business that failed. i had to take a year of chemotherapy. look what i've
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Failed. i had to take a year of chemotherapy. look what i've been through."
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Chemotherapy. look what i've been through." that's not supposed to taste
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Been through." that's not supposed to taste good by itself.
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That's not supposed to taste good by itself. you've got to wait for god to
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Good by itself. you've got to wait for god to bring it all together.
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You've got to wait for god to bring it all together. he's got another ingredient that
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Bring it all together. he's got another ingredient that he's going to add to your life.
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He's got another ingredient that he's going to add to your life. (applause)
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He's going to add to your life. (applause) that person that left you,
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(applause) that person that left you, that's painful. that's bitter
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That person that left you, that's painful. that's bitter on its own.
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That's painful. that's bitter on its own. but when god brings it all
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On its own. but when god brings it all together and brings you somebody
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But when god brings it all together and brings you somebody greater than you ever dreamed
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Together and brings you somebody greater than you ever dreamed of, you're not even going to
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Greater than you ever dreamed of, you're not even going to miss that old goat that left
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Of, you're not even going to miss that old goat that left you. (laughter)
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Miss that old goat that left you. (laughter) all the bitterness will be
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You. (laughter) all the bitterness will be gone.
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All the bitterness will be gone. it's just a matter of time
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Gone. it's just a matter of time before it comes together.
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It's just a matter of time before it comes together. the person that lied about you,
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Before it comes together. the person that lied about you, tried to ruin your reputation,
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The person that lied about you, tried to ruin your reputation, by itself that tastes bad.
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Tried to ruin your reputation, by itself that tastes bad. but that's only one ingredient.
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By itself that tastes bad. but that's only one ingredient. god knows how to vindicate you.
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But that's only one ingredient. god knows how to vindicate you. god knows how to make wrongs
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God knows how to vindicate you. god knows how to make wrongs right.
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God knows how to make wrongs right. he can prepare a table before
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Right. he can prepare a table before you in the presence of your
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He can prepare a table before you in the presence of your enemies.
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You in the presence of your enemies. when you're facing that sickness
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Enemies. when you're facing that sickness and maybe having to take the
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When you're facing that sickness and maybe having to take the treatment, it's easy to think,
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And maybe having to take the treatment, it's easy to think, "man, god is not even concerned
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Treatment, it's easy to think, "man, god is not even concerned about me. look what i'm going
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"man, god is not even concerned about me. look what i'm going through."
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About me. look what i'm going through." no, god has you in the palm of
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Through." no, god has you in the palm of his hand.
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No, god has you in the palm of his hand. he said, "no weapon formed
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His hand. he said, "no weapon formed against you will prosper."
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He said, "no weapon formed against you will prosper." "weeping may endure for a
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Against you will prosper." "weeping may endure for a night-" here's the promise "-joy
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"weeping may endure for a night-" here's the promise "-joy is coming in the morning."
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Night-" here's the promise "-joy is coming in the morning." god is saying "it may get tough.
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Is coming in the morning." god is saying "it may get tough. you may face some situations
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God is saying "it may get tough. you may face some situations that are bitter. but if you'll
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You may face some situations that are bitter. but if you'll stay in faith and not let the
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That are bitter. but if you'll stay in faith and not let the bitterness get on the inside,"
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Stay in faith and not let the bitterness get on the inside," god says, "i'm not at a loss.
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Bitterness get on the inside," god says, "i'm not at a loss. i have another ingredient that
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God says, "i'm not at a loss. i have another ingredient that can turn the bitter into sweet."
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I have another ingredient that can turn the bitter into sweet." several years after victoria and
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Can turn the bitter into sweet." several years after victoria and i were married we received an
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Several years after victoria and i were married we received an unexpected tax bill in the mail.
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I were married we received an unexpected tax bill in the mail. the man that was doing our tax
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Unexpected tax bill in the mail. the man that was doing our tax returns lived in another state.
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The man that was doing our tax returns lived in another state. he wasn't familiar with a
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Returns lived in another state. he wasn't familiar with a certain tax law in texas.
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He wasn't familiar with a certain tax law in texas. now we owed thousands and
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Certain tax law in texas. now we owed thousands and thousands of dollars.
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Now we owed thousands and thousands of dollars. to make matters worse, over
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Thousands of dollars. to make matters worse, over half of what we owed were in
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To make matters worse, over half of what we owed were in penalties.
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Half of what we owed were in penalties. i thought, "god, this is not
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Penalties. i thought, "god, this is not fair. i hired a professional.
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I thought, "god, this is not fair. i hired a professional. he messed up. now i'm having to
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Fair. i hired a professional. he messed up. now i'm having to pay for his mistakes."
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He messed up. now i'm having to pay for his mistakes." we were discouraged.
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Pay for his mistakes." we were discouraged. we were a young couple.
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We were discouraged. we were a young couple. we were trying to save money
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We were a young couple. we were trying to save money for a down payment on a home.
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We were trying to save money for a down payment on a home. this was going to take all of
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For a down payment on a home. this was going to take all of our funds.
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This was going to take all of our funds. we ended up finding this man to
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Our funds. we ended up finding this man to help us get it straightened out.
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We ended up finding this man to help us get it straightened out. he was a tax attorney.
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Help us get it straightened out. he was a tax attorney. for several weeks he was at our
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He was a tax attorney. for several weeks he was at our house every night, going over
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For several weeks he was at our house every night, going over the documents, filling out new
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House every night, going over the documents, filling out new forms.
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The documents, filling out new forms. we would eat dinner together,
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Forms. we would eat dinner together, run errands together.
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We would eat dinner together, run errands together. we ended up becoming very good
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Run errands together. we ended up becoming very good friends.
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We ended up becoming very good friends. ten years later, i was working
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Friends. ten years later, i was working in the television department
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Ten years later, i was working in the television department here at lakewood.
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In the television department here at lakewood. a man stopped me before service
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Here at lakewood. a man stopped me before service and said, "joel, my cousin has a
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A man stopped me before service and said, "joel, my cousin has a construction permit for the last
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And said, "joel, my cousin has a construction permit for the last full-power commercial television
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Construction permit for the last full-power commercial television station in houston. he'd like
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Full-power commercial television station in houston. he'd like you to be a part of it."
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Station in houston. he'd like you to be a part of it." as you know, a tv station in a
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You to be a part of it." as you know, a tv station in a major market is extremely
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As you know, a tv station in a major market is extremely valuable.
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Major market is extremely valuable. but i didn't know where to
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Valuable. but i didn't know where to start. i was young.
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But i didn't know where to start. i was young. i thought, "i don't know
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Start. i was young. i thought, "i don't know anything about negotiating a
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I thought, "i don't know anything about negotiating a contract for a tv station."
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Anything about negotiating a contract for a tv station." then it dawned on me, "i'll call
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Contract for a tv station." then it dawned on me, "i'll call my attorney friend, the one i
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Then it dawned on me, "i'll call my attorney friend, the one i met during my tax problem."
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My attorney friend, the one i met during my tax problem." in three months he handed us a
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Met during my tax problem." in three months he handed us a contract.
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In three months he handed us a contract. the station was ours.
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Contract. the station was ours. we put it on the air.
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The station was ours. we put it on the air. eventually my father went to be
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We put it on the air. eventually my father went to be with the lord.
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Eventually my father went to be with the lord. now i was the pastor.
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With the lord. now i was the pastor. three years later, we acquired
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Now i was the pastor. three years later, we acquired the compaq center; this place.
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Three years later, we acquired the compaq center; this place. we found out it was going to
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The compaq center; this place. we found out it was going to cost about $100 million dollars
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We found out it was going to cost about $100 million dollars to renovate, so we decided to
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Cost about $100 million dollars to renovate, so we decided to sell the television station.
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To renovate, so we decided to sell the television station. we sold it for a huge profit.
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Sell the television station. we sold it for a huge profit. it was those funds that were
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We sold it for a huge profit. it was those funds that were instrumental in us renovating
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It was those funds that were instrumental in us renovating this place.
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Instrumental in us renovating this place. what i want you to see is when
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This place. what i want you to see is when it all comes together it'll make
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What i want you to see is when it all comes together it'll make sense.
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It all comes together it'll make sense. that tax problem on its own was
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Sense. that tax problem on its own was very bitter. it didn't seem
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That tax problem on its own was very bitter. it didn't seem fair. but had i not had that
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Very bitter. it didn't seem fair. but had i not had that problem i would have never met
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Fair. but had i not had that problem i would have never met the attorney and become good
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Problem i would have never met the attorney and become good friends.
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The attorney and become good friends. without the attorney, i would
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Friends. without the attorney, i would have probably never pursued the
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Without the attorney, i would have probably never pursued the tv station.
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Have probably never pursued the tv station. without the television station
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Tv station. without the television station we may not have been able to
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Without the television station we may not have been able to renovate this facility like we
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We may not have been able to renovate this facility like we really wanted to.
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Renovate this facility like we really wanted to. friends, god knows what he is
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Really wanted to. friends, god knows what he is doing. he's got it all figured
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Friends, god knows what he is doing. he's got it all figured out. (applause)
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Doing. he's got it all figured out. (applause) in life you will face
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Out. (applause) in life you will face situations that don't make
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In life you will face situations that don't make sense.
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Situations that don't make sense. on their own it seems bitter.
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Sense. on their own it seems bitter. you may think like i did,
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On their own it seems bitter. you may think like i did, "god, it's not fair. why is
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You may think like i did, "god, it's not fair. why is this happening?"
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"god, it's not fair. why is this happening?" let me assure you, god has a
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This happening?" let me assure you, god has a plan. there's another
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Let me assure you, god has a plan. there's another ingredient coming.
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Plan. there's another ingredient coming. somewhere down the road, in a
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Ingredient coming. somewhere down the road, in a month, in a year, in 20 years,
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Somewhere down the road, in a month, in a year, in 20 years, you're going to see god work it
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Month, in a year, in 20 years, you're going to see god work it all for your good.
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You're going to see god work it all for your good. when you face these situations
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All for your good. when you face these situations that don't make sense it's very
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When you face these situations that don't make sense it's very powerful to say, "god, i don't
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That don't make sense it's very powerful to say, "god, i don't understand it but i trust you.
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Powerful to say, "god, i don't understand it but i trust you. god, it doesn't seem fair but
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Understand it but i trust you. god, it doesn't seem fair but i know you're fair. i'm not
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God, it doesn't seem fair but i know you're fair. i'm not going to get bitter. i'm not
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I know you're fair. i'm not going to get bitter. i'm not going to lose my passion.
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Going to get bitter. i'm not going to lose my passion. i'm going to keep pressing
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Going to lose my passion. i'm going to keep pressing forward knowing that you are in
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I'm going to keep pressing forward knowing that you are in complete control."
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Forward knowing that you are in complete control." here's what i've learned.
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Complete control." here's what i've learned. nothing in life happens to you;
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Here's what i've learned. nothing in life happens to you; it happens for you.
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Nothing in life happens to you; it happens for you. god wouldn't have allowed it if
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It happens for you. god wouldn't have allowed it if he didn't have a purpose.
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God wouldn't have allowed it if he didn't have a purpose. if that person that left you, if
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He didn't have a purpose. if that person that left you, if that bad break, if that sickness
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If that person that left you, if that bad break, if that sickness was going to keep you from your
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That bad break, if that sickness was going to keep you from your destiny, god would have never
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Was going to keep you from your destiny, god would have never permitted it.
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Destiny, god would have never permitted it. the enemy is not in control of
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Permitted it. the enemy is not in control of your life.
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The enemy is not in control of your life. god is in control.
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Your life. god is in control. the enemy can't even touch you
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God is in control. the enemy can't even touch you without asking god for
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The enemy can't even touch you without asking god for permission.
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Without asking god for permission. keep the right perspective.
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Permission. keep the right perspective. instead of getting bitter and
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Keep the right perspective. instead of getting bitter and discouraged.
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Instead of getting bitter and discouraged. no, our attitude should be,
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Discouraged. no, our attitude should be, "this is not happening to me.
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No, our attitude should be, "this is not happening to me. it's happening for me.
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"this is not happening to me. it's happening for me. god said he is going to take
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It's happening for me. god said he is going to take what's meant for my harm and use
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God said he is going to take what's meant for my harm and use it to my advantage.
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What's meant for my harm and use it to my advantage. it may be bitter right now but i
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It to my advantage. it may be bitter right now but i know a secret; another
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It may be bitter right now but i know a secret; another ingredient is coming."
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Know a secret; another ingredient is coming." i heard about a man that was out
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Ingredient is coming." i heard about a man that was out in his boat and a big storm came
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I heard about a man that was out in his boat and a big storm came up and his boat capsized.
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In his boat and a big storm came up and his boat capsized. he ended up stranded on a
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Up and his boat capsized. he ended up stranded on a deserted island.
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He ended up stranded on a deserted island. month after month went by.
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Deserted island. month after month went by. he was so miserable all by
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Month after month went by. he was so miserable all by himself.
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He was so miserable all by himself. just when he thought it couldn't
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Himself. just when he thought it couldn't get any worse, when he was out
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Just when he thought it couldn't get any worse, when he was out gathering food one day, he came
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Get any worse, when he was out gathering food one day, he came back and the little thatched
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Gathering food one day, he came back and the little thatched roof hut that he built had
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Back and the little thatched roof hut that he built had caught on fire. he sat there
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Roof hut that he built had caught on fire. he sat there and watched it burn to the
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Caught on fire. he sat there and watched it burn to the ground. it was like pouring
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And watched it burn to the ground. it was like pouring salt in the wounds.
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Ground. it was like pouring salt in the wounds. he said, "god, i give up. i ask
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Salt in the wounds. he said, "god, i give up. i ask you to help me and one bad
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He said, "god, i give up. i ask you to help me and one bad thing after another happens."
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You to help me and one bad thing after another happens." about that time, he looked way
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Thing after another happens." about that time, he looked way off in the distance.
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About that time, he looked way off in the distance. he saw a boat coming toward him.
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Off in the distance. he saw a boat coming toward him. he perked up. it got closer
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He saw a boat coming toward him. he perked up. it got closer and closer.
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He perked up. it got closer and closer. sure enough, it was the coast
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And closer. sure enough, it was the coast guard, came and rescued him.
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Sure enough, it was the coast guard, came and rescued him. he was so thrilled. got on the
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Guard, came and rescued him. he was so thrilled. got on the boat. gave everybody a big hug.
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He was so thrilled. got on the boat. gave everybody a big hug. he said to the captain, "how in
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Boat. gave everybody a big hug. he said to the captain, "how in the world did you find me?"
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He said to the captain, "how in the world did you find me?" the captain said, "we saw the
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The world did you find me?" the captain said, "we saw the smoke from the fire that you
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The captain said, "we saw the smoke from the fire that you built." (applause)
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Smoke from the fire that you built." (applause) sometimes what we think is a
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Built." (applause) sometimes what we think is a disappointment is god simply
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Sometimes what we think is a disappointment is god simply getting us in position to go to
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Disappointment is god simply getting us in position to go to a new level.
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Getting us in position to go to a new level. i didn't like the tax problem
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A new level. i didn't like the tax problem but i sure do like being in the
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I didn't like the tax problem but i sure do like being in the compaq center.
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But i sure do like being in the compaq center. (laughter/applause)
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Compaq center. (laughter/applause) when your hut is on fire, if
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(laughter/applause) when your hut is on fire, if your hut ever gets on fire, keep
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When your hut is on fire, if your hut ever gets on fire, keep the right perspective.
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Your hut ever gets on fire, keep the right perspective. don't start complaining.
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The right perspective. don't start complaining. god wouldn't have allowed it
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Don't start complaining. god wouldn't have allowed it unless he had a purpose.
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God wouldn't have allowed it unless he had a purpose. it may not make sense right now
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Unless he had a purpose. it may not make sense right now but one day when it comes
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It may not make sense right now but one day when it comes together it will make sense.
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But one day when it comes together it will make sense. in the scripture there is a lady
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Together it will make sense. in the scripture there is a lady named naomi.
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In the scripture there is a lady named naomi. her name means, "my joy."
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Named naomi. her name means, "my joy." every time someone said,
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Her name means, "my joy." every time someone said, "hello, naomi" they were
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Every time someone said, "hello, naomi" they were saying, "hello, my joy."
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"hello, naomi" they were saying, "hello, my joy." "good morning, naomi."
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Saying, "hello, my joy." "good morning, naomi." good morning, my joy.
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"good morning, naomi." good morning, my joy. she must have been a very happy,
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Good morning, my joy. she must have been a very happy, joyful person.
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She must have been a very happy, joyful person. but naomi went through a series
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Joyful person. but naomi went through a series of losses. her husband died.
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But naomi went through a series of losses. her husband died. she was very devastated.
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Of losses. her husband died. she was very devastated. her sons were killed in a
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She was very devastated. her sons were killed in a battle. all these things came
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Her sons were killed in a battle. all these things came against her.
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Battle. all these things came against her. she made the mistake of letting
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Against her. she made the mistake of letting the bitterness get on the
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She made the mistake of letting the bitterness get on the inside.
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The bitterness get on the inside. yes, there's a proper time for
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Inside. yes, there's a proper time for grieving but you can't let a
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Yes, there's a proper time for grieving but you can't let a season of mourning turn into
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Grieving but you can't let a season of mourning turn into a lifetime of mourning.
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Season of mourning turn into a lifetime of mourning. her attitude was, "i've been
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A lifetime of mourning. her attitude was, "i've been through too much. my dreams are
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Her attitude was, "i've been through too much. my dreams are all shattered. never be happy
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Through too much. my dreams are all shattered. never be happy again. just leave me in my
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All shattered. never be happy again. just leave me in my pain."
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Again. just leave me in my pain." she was so discouraged that she
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Pain." she was so discouraged that she changed her name from naomi to
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She was so discouraged that she changed her name from naomi to mara. mara means, "sorrow."
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Changed her name from naomi to mara. mara means, "sorrow." now when somebody said,
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Mara. mara means, "sorrow." now when somebody said, "hello, naomi" she said,
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Now when somebody said, "hello, naomi" she said, "don't call me that. i don't
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"hello, naomi" she said, "don't call me that. i don't have any joy. i don't have any
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"don't call me that. i don't have any joy. i don't have any hope. call me by my new name,
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Have any joy. i don't have any hope. call me by my new name, sorrow."
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Hope. call me by my new name, sorrow." like naomi, you may have been
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Sorrow." like naomi, you may have been through a loss, maybe a dream
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Like naomi, you may have been through a loss, maybe a dream has died.
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Through a loss, maybe a dream has died. my challenge to you is don't let
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Has died. my challenge to you is don't let life change your name.
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My challenge to you is don't let life change your name. there's another ingredient
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Life change your name. there's another ingredient coming. god still has something
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There's another ingredient coming. god still has something great in your future.
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Coming. god still has something great in your future. he has not forgotten about you.
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Great in your future. he has not forgotten about you. god sees every sparrow, every
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He has not forgotten about you. god sees every sparrow, every little bird that falls to the
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God sees every sparrow, every little bird that falls to the ground.
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Little bird that falls to the ground. how much more is god concerned
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Ground. how much more is god concerned about you?
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How much more is god concerned about you? i've learned the depth of your
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About you? i've learned the depth of your past is an indication of the
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I've learned the depth of your past is an indication of the height of your future.
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Past is an indication of the height of your future. when construction workers are
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Height of your future. when construction workers are going to build a large
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When construction workers are going to build a large skyscraper they have to first go
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Going to build a large skyscraper they have to first go down deep to lay a foundation.
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Skyscraper they have to first go down deep to lay a foundation. the taller the building the
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Down deep to lay a foundation. the taller the building the deeper the foundation.
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The taller the building the deeper the foundation. you may have been through an
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Deeper the foundation. you may have been through an unfair situation, lost a loved
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You may have been through an unfair situation, lost a loved one, friend betrayed you, you're
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Unfair situation, lost a loved one, friend betrayed you, you're dealing with a sickness.
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One, friend betrayed you, you're dealing with a sickness. it would be easy to get
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Dealing with a sickness. it would be easy to get discouraged and just settle
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It would be easy to get discouraged and just settle there. but you have to realize
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Discouraged and just settle there. but you have to realize god is going down deep because
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There. but you have to realize god is going down deep because he has something big in your
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God is going down deep because he has something big in your future.
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He has something big in your future. you may be low right now but he
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Future. you may be low right now but he is getting you prepared to go
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You may be low right now but he is getting you prepared to go high.
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Is getting you prepared to go high. there are new levels of joy, new
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High. there are new levels of joy, new levels of influence, new
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There are new levels of joy, new levels of influence, new opportunities, new relationships
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Levels of influence, new opportunities, new relationships up ahead of you.
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Opportunities, new relationships up ahead of you. now don't do like she did and
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Up ahead of you. now don't do like she did and let what you've been through
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Now don't do like she did and let what you've been through become your identity.
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Let what you've been through become your identity. don't become known as the person
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Become your identity. don't become known as the person that had cancer, the person that
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Don't become known as the person that had cancer, the person that lost a loved one, the person
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That had cancer, the person that lost a loved one, the person that went through that bitter
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Lost a loved one, the person that went through that bitter divorce.
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That went through that bitter divorce. no, that's not who you are.
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Divorce. no, that's not who you are. that's what you went through.
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No, that's not who you are. that's what you went through. you are a child of the most high
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That's what you went through. you are a child of the most high god, created in his image, with
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You are a child of the most high god, created in his image, with a destiny to fulfill.
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God, created in his image, with a destiny to fulfill. (applause)
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A destiny to fulfill. (applause) your name is not sadness,
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(applause) your name is not sadness, sorrow, defeat, mediocrity.
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Your name is not sadness, sorrow, defeat, mediocrity. your name is victory.
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Sorrow, defeat, mediocrity. your name is victory. your name is joy.
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Your name is victory. your name is joy. your name is favor.
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Your name is joy. your name is favor. your name is abundance.
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Your name is favor. your name is abundance. your name is bright future.
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Your name is abundance. your name is bright future. no matter what life deals you,
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Your name is bright future. no matter what life deals you, you've got to have the attitude,
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No matter what life deals you, you've got to have the attitude, "i am in it to win it. i may
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You've got to have the attitude, "i am in it to win it. i may have been through a lot but
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"i am in it to win it. i may have been through a lot but i've come too far to stop now.
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Have been through a lot but i've come too far to stop now. i am not going to get negative.
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I've come too far to stop now. i am not going to get negative. i'm not going to live bitter.
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I am not going to get negative. i'm not going to live bitter. i'm going to keep moving
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I'm not going to live bitter. i'm going to keep moving forward. i know what's in my
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I'm going to keep moving forward. i know what's in my future is greater than what's
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Forward. i know what's in my future is greater than what's in my past." (applause)
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Future is greater than what's in my past." (applause) listen, god is not going to
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In my past." (applause) listen, god is not going to allow one event or one person
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Listen, god is not going to allow one event or one person to ruin your life.
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Allow one event or one person to ruin your life. your destiny cannot be stopped
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To ruin your life. your destiny cannot be stopped by a bad break, an injustice, an
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Your destiny cannot be stopped by a bad break, an injustice, an unfair situation.
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By a bad break, an injustice, an unfair situation. all the forces of darkness
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Unfair situation. all the forces of darkness cannot stop what god has
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All the forces of darkness cannot stop what god has ordained.
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Cannot stop what god has ordained. yes, you'll have to fight off
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Ordained. yes, you'll have to fight off the bitterness, the self-pity,
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Yes, you'll have to fight off the bitterness, the self-pity, the resentment.
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The bitterness, the self-pity, the resentment. but if you'll keep moving
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The resentment. but if you'll keep moving forward the right ingredients
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But if you'll keep moving forward the right ingredients will come.
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Forward the right ingredients will come. this is what happened to my
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Will come. this is what happened to my father. he was married at a
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This is what happened to my father. he was married at a very early age.
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Father. he was married at a very early age. unfortunately, the marriage
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Very early age. unfortunately, the marriage didn't work out. he was
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Unfortunately, the marriage didn't work out. he was devastated. he thought his days
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Didn't work out. he was devastated. he thought his days of ministry were over.
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Devastated. he thought his days of ministry were over. he didn't think he would ever
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Of ministry were over. he didn't think he would ever have a family.
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He didn't think he would ever have a family. it's like the people of israel.
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Have a family. it's like the people of israel. he came to the water, thought
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It's like the people of israel. he came to the water, thought his dreams were coming to pass,
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He came to the water, thought his dreams were coming to pass, only to find out the waters were
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His dreams were coming to pass, only to find out the waters were bitter. life didn't turn out
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Only to find out the waters were bitter. life didn't turn out the way he had hoped.
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Bitter. life didn't turn out the way he had hoped. every voice told him, "you're a
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The way he had hoped. every voice told him, "you're a failure. you blew it. nothing
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Every voice told him, "you're a failure. you blew it. nothing good is in your future."
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Failure. you blew it. nothing good is in your future." but the scripture says,
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Good is in your future." but the scripture says, "god's calling is irrevocable."
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But the scripture says, "god's calling is irrevocable." you may make mistakes.
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"god's calling is irrevocable." you may make mistakes. you may go through some failures
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You may make mistakes. you may go through some failures but god does not change his
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You may go through some failures but god does not change his mind. his calling is still on
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But god does not change his mind. his calling is still on your life. he still has a
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Mind. his calling is still on your life. he still has a destiny for you to fulfill.
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Your life. he still has a destiny for you to fulfill. if you fall down you've got to
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Destiny for you to fulfill. if you fall down you've got to get back up and get in the game.
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If you fall down you've got to get back up and get in the game. god has another ingredient that
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Get back up and get in the game. god has another ingredient that will turn your bitter waters
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God has another ingredient that will turn your bitter waters into sweet. (applause)
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Will turn your bitter waters into sweet. (applause) my father shook off the
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Into sweet. (applause) my father shook off the self-pity. he received god's
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My father shook off the self-pity. he received god's mercy. he quit listening to
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Self-pity. he received god's mercy. he quit listening to the condemning voices.
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Mercy. he quit listening to the condemning voices. he started moving forward.
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The condemning voices. he started moving forward. one day he was at the hospital
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He started moving forward. one day he was at the hospital visiting one of his church
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One day he was at the hospital visiting one of his church members.
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Visiting one of his church members. he saw a beautiful young nurse
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Members. he saw a beautiful young nurse that he had never seen before.
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He saw a beautiful young nurse that he had never seen before. it was my mother.
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That he had never seen before. it was my mother. he was so taken by her he would
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It was my mother. he was so taken by her he would look for any possible reason he
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He was so taken by her he would look for any possible reason he could find to go up to that
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Look for any possible reason he could find to go up to that hospital.
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Could find to go up to that hospital. i mean, he would go visit your
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Hospital. i mean, he would go visit your great uncle's, third cousin's,
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I mean, he would go visit your great uncle's, third cousin's, next door neighbor if you asked
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Great uncle's, third cousin's, next door neighbor if you asked him to. (laughter)
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Next door neighbor if you asked him to. (laughter) he was almost hoping that some
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Him to. (laughter) he was almost hoping that some of his church members would get
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He was almost hoping that some of his church members would get sick so could go up to the
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Of his church members would get sick so could go up to the hospital. (laughter)
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Sick so could go up to the hospital. (laughter) my mother didn't realize what
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Hospital. (laughter) my mother didn't realize what was going on. she told her
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My mother didn't realize what was going on. she told her nurse friends, "that pastor has
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Was going on. she told her nurse friends, "that pastor has the sickest congregation i've
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Nurse friends, "that pastor has the sickest congregation i've ever seen." (laughter)
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The sickest congregation i've ever seen." (laughter) one day it dawned on her,
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Ever seen." (laughter) one day it dawned on her, he was up there to see her.
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One day it dawned on her, he was up there to see her. long story short, they fell
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He was up there to see her. long story short, they fell in love and got married.
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Long story short, they fell in love and got married. god blessed them with four
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In love and got married. god blessed them with four average children and one
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God blessed them with four average children and one exceptional child. (laughter)
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Average children and one exceptional child. (laughter) i didn't say it was me.
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Exceptional child. (laughter) i didn't say it was me. (applause)
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I didn't say it was me. (applause) he went on to have a ministry
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(applause) he went on to have a ministry that spanned 50 years and
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He went on to have a ministry that spanned 50 years and touched the world.
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That spanned 50 years and touched the world. he was married to my mother for
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Touched the world. he was married to my mother for 44 years.
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He was married to my mother for 44 years. what happened?
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44 years. what happened? god added another ingredient.
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What happened? god added another ingredient. it was my mother that turned
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God added another ingredient. it was my mother that turned the bitter waters into sweet.
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It was my mother that turned the bitter waters into sweet. (cheering/applause)
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The bitter waters into sweet. (cheering/applause) some of you, like my father,
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(cheering/applause) some of you, like my father, you've gone through
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Some of you, like my father, you've gone through disappointments.
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You've gone through disappointments. maybe you've made poor choices
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Disappointments. maybe you've made poor choices and now you're beating yourself
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Maybe you've made poor choices and now you're beating yourself up, no passion, no dreams.
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And now you're beating yourself up, no passion, no dreams. you've got to get back in the
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Up, no passion, no dreams. you've got to get back in the game.
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You've got to get back in the game. it starts by forgiving yourself.
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Game. it starts by forgiving yourself. receive god's mercy.
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It starts by forgiving yourself. receive god's mercy. quit listening to the condemning
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Receive god's mercy. quit listening to the condemning voices.
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Quit listening to the condemning voices. that mistake did not stop god's
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Voices. that mistake did not stop god's plan.
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That mistake did not stop god's plan. shake off the self-pity and move
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Plan. shake off the self-pity and move forward and you'll see god add
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Shake off the self-pity and move forward and you'll see god add another ingredient.
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Forward and you'll see god add another ingredient. david put it this way, "i have
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Another ingredient. david put it this way, "i have pitched my tent in the land of
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David put it this way, "i have pitched my tent in the land of hope."
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Pitched my tent in the land of hope." my question, "where have you
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Hope." my question, "where have you pitched your tent?"
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My question, "where have you pitched your tent?" do you know god has another
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Pitched your tent?" do you know god has another ingredient?
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Do you know god has another ingredient? do you believe that together
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Ingredient? do you believe that together it's all going to work for your
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Do you believe that together it's all going to work for your good?
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It's all going to work for your good? or are you doing like naomi and
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Good? or are you doing like naomi and letting life change your name?
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Or are you doing like naomi and letting life change your name? you can't understand why
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Letting life change your name? you can't understand why something has happened.
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You can't understand why something has happened. no, you've got your tent pitched
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Something has happened. no, you've got your tent pitched in the wrong location.
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No, you've got your tent pitched in the wrong location. if you want to see god's favor,
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In the wrong location. if you want to see god's favor, if you want to see god add new
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If you want to see god's favor, if you want to see god add new ingredients, you've got to pack
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If you want to see god add new ingredients, you've got to pack up your belongings and move out
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Ingredients, you've got to pack up your belongings and move out of the land of discouragement.
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Up your belongings and move out of the land of discouragement. it's time to leave self-pity
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Of the land of discouragement. it's time to leave self-pity estates.
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It's time to leave self-pity estates. move out of the nothing good
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Estates. move out of the nothing good ever happens to me subdivision
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Move out of the nothing good ever happens to me subdivision and come on over to the land of
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Ever happens to me subdivision and come on over to the land of hope, the land of faith, the
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And come on over to the land of hope, the land of faith, the land where you know "bam's!"
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Hope, the land of faith, the land where you know "bam's!" are in your future. (applause)
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Land where you know "bam's!" are in your future. (applause) when life tries to push you
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Are in your future. (applause) when life tries to push you down, when you face situations
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When life tries to push you down, when you face situations you don't understand, don't
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Down, when you face situations you don't understand, don't isolate them.
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You don't understand, don't isolate them. don't try to figure it out and
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Isolate them. don't try to figure it out and say, "oh, man. this doesn't
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Don't try to figure it out and say, "oh, man. this doesn't taste good."
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Say, "oh, man. this doesn't taste good." remember, that's not the whole
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Taste good." remember, that's not the whole recipe.
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Remember, that's not the whole recipe. that's just one ingredient.
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Recipe. that's just one ingredient. god wouldn't have allowed it
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That's just one ingredient. god wouldn't have allowed it unless he had a purpose, like
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God wouldn't have allowed it unless he had a purpose, like the hut on fire, like my tax
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Unless he had a purpose, like the hut on fire, like my tax problem.
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The hut on fire, like my tax problem. it's not happening to you.
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Problem. it's not happening to you. it's happening for you.
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It's not happening to you. it's happening for you. god is going to use it to your
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It's happening for you. god is going to use it to your advantage.
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God is going to use it to your advantage. many of you have been faithful.
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Advantage. many of you have been faithful. you've passed the test, done the
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Many of you have been faithful. you've passed the test, done the right thing when the wrong thing
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You've passed the test, done the right thing when the wrong thing was happening.
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Right thing when the wrong thing was happening. you need to get ready.
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Was happening. you need to get ready. god is about to add an
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You need to get ready. god is about to add an ingredient.
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God is about to add an ingredient. that person you've been waiting
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Ingredient. that person you've been waiting for, "bam!" they're about to
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That person you've been waiting for, "bam!" they're about to show up.
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For, "bam!" they're about to show up. that problem that's dogged
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Show up. that problem that's dogged you for years, "bam!"
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That problem that's dogged you for years, "bam!" a breakthrough.
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You for years, "bam!" a breakthrough. "bam!" vindication.
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A breakthrough. "bam!" vindication. that sickness, that chronic pain
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"bam!" vindication. that sickness, that chronic pain you thought you had to live
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That sickness, that chronic pain you thought you had to live with. "bam!" healing.
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You thought you had to live with. "bam!" healing. "bam!" a new beginning.
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With. "bam!" healing. "bam!" a new beginning. or maybe that dream you've been
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"bam!" a new beginning. or maybe that dream you've been believing for.
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Or maybe that dream you've been believing for. "bam!" a good break.
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Believing for. "bam!" a good break. "bam!" a divine connection.
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"bam!" a good break. "bam!" a divine connection. i want you to go out expecting
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"bam!" a divine connection. i want you to go out expecting some "bam's!" this week.
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I want you to go out expecting some "bam's!" this week. listen, friends, if you will
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Some "bam's!" this week. listen, friends, if you will keep your tent pitched in the
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Listen, friends, if you will keep your tent pitched in the land of hope, god promises you
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Keep your tent pitched in the land of hope, god promises you will never be permanently
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Land of hope, god promises you will never be permanently disappointed.
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Will never be permanently disappointed. at just the right time he is
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Disappointed. at just the right time he is going to add just the right
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At just the right time he is going to add just the right ingredients.
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Going to add just the right ingredients. i believe and declare together
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Ingredients. i believe and declare together it's going to all work out for
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I believe and declare together it's going to all work out for your good. in jesus' name.
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It's going to all work out for your good. in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say,
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Your good. in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say, "amen" today? (amen/applause)
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If you receive it, can you say, "amen" today? (amen/applause) .
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"amen" today? (amen/applause) . well, we never like to close
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. well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving you
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Well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come in to my heart.
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I repent of my sins. come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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Come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Got born again. get in a good bible-based church.
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Get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Church. keep god first place. he's going to take you places
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Keep god first place. he's going to take you places you've never dreamed of.
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Life throws so much at us.
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Life throws so much at us. disappointments,
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Disappointments, failures, challenges.
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Failures, challenges. we can feel so out of touch
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We can feel so out of touch that we no longer
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That we no longer recognize ourselves.
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Recognize ourselves. life has a way of changing us.
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Life has a way of changing us. at one time
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At one time we were outgoing
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We were outgoing and excited about our dreams.
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And excited about our dreams. but when we go
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But when we go through disappointments
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Through disappointments and people do us
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And people do us wrong, it's easy
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Wrong, it's easy to lose that positive,
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To lose that positive, passionate person
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Passionate person that we used to be.
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In my new book,
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In my new book, rediscovering the forgotten
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Rediscovering the forgotten you, i'll help you
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You, i'll help you get back to who you really are.
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Get back to who you really are. the joyful you,
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The joyful you, the confident you,
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The confident you, the talented you.
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The talented you. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. you haven't been
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You haven't been through too much.
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Through too much. you may have lost
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You may have lost part of yourself,
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Part of yourself, but you can find yourself.
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But you can find yourself. god is in the business
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God is in the business of restoring what was lost.
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Of restoring what was lost. healing what was broken.
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Healing what was broken. you haven't seen the
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You haven't seen the best version of you yet.
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Best version of you yet. it's still in front of you.
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It's still in front of you. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount,
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For your gift of any amount, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book,
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Brand new book, rediscovering
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Rediscovering the forgotten you.
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The forgotten you. take back your passion,
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Take back your passion, reignite your dreams,
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Reignite your dreams, and embrace the life
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And embrace the life you were created to live.
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You were created to live. this book shares
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This book shares uplifting scripture
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And personal stories
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And personal stories that will help you
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That will help you release bitterness, silence,
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Release bitterness, silence, self-defeating
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Self-defeating thoughts, and embrace
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Thoughts, and embrace by faith
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By faith the vision of the life
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The vision of the life god designed for you.
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God designed for you. life's challenges
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Life's challenges might have distorted
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Might have distorted the true you,
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The true you, but now you can reclaim,
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But now you can reclaim, revitalize and restore
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Revitalize and restore the version of yourself
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The version of yourself that you once knew,
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That you once knew, or the version that you know
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Or the version that you know god has made you to be:
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God has made you to be: filled with hopes and dreams,
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Filled with hopes and dreams, optimism and confidence.
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Optimism and confidence. request your copy today
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Request your copy today and discover
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And discover the best version of you yet.
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God is about to breathe
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God is about to breathe new life, new passion,
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New life, new passion, new dreams into your heart.
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New dreams into your heart. what he started,
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What he started, he's going to finish.
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He's going to finish. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i are praying
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Victoria and i are praying for you and your family,
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For you and your family, for god's very best.
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For god's very best. thank you so much
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity helps people
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Helps people all over the world.
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All over the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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Consider becoming one. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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Joel Osteen - Another Ingredient Is Coming

April 25, 2026 | 27:29

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