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Joel Osteen - The Battle Cry of Faith

February 27, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The Battle Cry of Faith | February 27, 2026

Joel: god bless you. it's
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Joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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Our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny each week. i
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Something funny each week. i heard about this family. they
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Heard about this family. they lived way back in the woods.
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Lived way back in the woods. they never left their little
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They never left their little town, never watched
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Town, never watched television. one day they took
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Television. one day they took a vacation to new york city.
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A vacation to new york city. the father was showing his
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The father was showing his son this famous skyscraper.
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Son this famous skyscraper. they were so impressed. they
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They were so impressed. they were especially intrigued by
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Were especially intrigued by the elevator. they didn't
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The elevator. they didn't know what it was. this
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Know what it was. this elderly woman walked up,
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Elderly woman walked up, pushed a button, the walls
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Pushed a button, the walls opened up, she stepped into a
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Opened up, she stepped into a little room, the walls closed
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Little room, the walls closed back up. they sat there
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Back up. they sat there contemplating what they had
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Contemplating what they had just seen. in a few seconds,
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Just seen. in a few seconds, the walls opened back up and
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The walls opened back up and this beautiful 24-year-old
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This beautiful 24-year-old girl stepped out. almost in
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Girl stepped out. almost in disbelief, the son said,
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Disbelief, the son said, "dad, what just happened?"
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"dad, what just happened?" the dad said, "i don't know
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The dad said, "i don't know son, but go get your mother.”
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Son, but go get your mother.” say it like you mean it. this
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about the battle cry of
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About the battle cry of faith. we all have times when
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Faith. we all have times when things come against us. the
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Things come against us. the medical report is not good, a
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Medical report is not good, a child is in trouble, our
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Child is in trouble, our business had a setback. it's
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Business had a setback. it's easy to talk about the
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Easy to talk about the problem. “why did this
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Problem. “why did this happen? i'll never get well.
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Happen? i'll never get well. this relationship is not
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This relationship is not going to make it.” what we're
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Going to make it.” what we're saying in the battle will
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Saying in the battle will determine whether we come out
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Determine whether we come out or whether we get stuck
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Or whether we get stuck there. we all have a battle
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There. we all have a battle cry. we're all saying
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Cry. we're all saying something about the
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Something about the challenge. the problem with
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Challenge. the problem with some people is their battle
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Some people is their battle cry is negative. it's
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Cry is negative. it's creating a sound of defeat.
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Creating a sound of defeat. “i can't do it.” a sound of
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“i can't do it.” a sound of doubt, “it's never going to
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Doubt, “it's never going to happen. a sound of weakness,
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Happen. a sound of weakness, “this is too much for me.”
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“this is too much for me.” their battle cry is what's
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Their battle cry is what's limiting their life. in
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Limiting their life. in difficult times, more than
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Difficult times, more than ever, you need to have a
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Ever, you need to have a battle cry of faith. create a
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Battle cry of faith. create a sound of victory. “yes, this
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Sound of victory. “yes, this problem is big, but i know my
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Problem is big, but i know my god is bigger.” a sound of
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God is bigger.” a sound of healing. “this sickness
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Healing. “this sickness didn't come to stay. it came
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Didn't come to stay. it came to pass. i am god's property.
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To pass. i am god's property. it cannot live in my body.” a
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It cannot live in my body.” a sound of praise, “lord, thank
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Sound of praise, “lord, thank you that you're making ways
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You that you're making ways where i don't see a way.” or
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Where i don't see a way.” or you had that financial
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You had that financial setback. how about a sound of
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Setback. how about a sound of abundance? not, “i'll never
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Abundance? not, “i'll never get ahead. this has done me
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Get ahead. this has done me in.” no, “father thank you
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In.” no, “father thank you that blessings are chasing me
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That blessings are chasing me down. surely goodness and
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Down. surely goodness and mercy is following me.”
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Mercy is following me.” it's tempting to talk about
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It's tempting to talk about how big the problem is, but
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How big the problem is, but you need to turn it around
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You need to turn it around and talk about how big your
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And talk about how big your god is. god responds to
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God is. god responds to faith. when he hears you
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Faith. when he hears you speaking victory in the midst
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Speaking victory in the midst of the trouble, bragging on
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Of the trouble, bragging on his greatness when you're
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His greatness when you're surrounded by enemies,
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Surrounded by enemies, praising him despite
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Praising him despite obstacles that look
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Obstacles that look permanent, that's when he'll
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Permanent, that's when he'll step in and you'll see
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Step in and you'll see supernatural healing, the
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Supernatural healing, the problem suddenly turn around,
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Problem suddenly turn around, the right people show up.
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The right people show up. when you have a battle cry of
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When you have a battle cry of faith god will show himself
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Faith god will show himself strong in your life.
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Strong in your life. this is what happened with
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This is what happened with king abijah and the people of
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King abijah and the people of judah. in 2 chronicles 13,
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Judah. in 2 chronicles 13, king jeroboam and his army
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King jeroboam and his army had surrounded judah. judah
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Had surrounded judah. judah was outnumbered, trapped on
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Was outnumbered, trapped on every side. they were quickly
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Every side. they were quickly closing in. the people of
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Closing in. the people of judah were good people. they
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Judah were good people. they had honored god. others in
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Had honored god. others in that area had compromised and
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That area had compromised and gone astray. but verse 13
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Gone astray. but verse 13 says, “they had not forsaken
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Says, “they had not forsaken god. they had kept him first
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God. they had kept him first place but now they're facing
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Place but now they're facing this huge army. just because
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This huge army. just because you do the right thing
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You do the right thing doesn't mean you're not going
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Doesn't mean you're not going to have some big battles. the
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To have some big battles. the reason you face big
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Reason you face big challenges is because you
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Challenges is because you have a big destiny. the enemy
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Have a big destiny. the enemy doesn't bring big adversity
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Doesn't bring big adversity to small people. he knows
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To small people. he knows you're a difference maker.
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You're a difference maker. you're a giant killer. you
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You're a giant killer. you are destined to leave your
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Are destined to leave your mark. so don't be surprised
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Mark. so don't be surprised if at times you find yourself
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If at times you find yourself outnumbered. surrounded by
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Outnumbered. surrounded by trouble, surrounded by
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Trouble, surrounded by sickness, surrounded by lack.
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Sickness, surrounded by lack. that's a critical time. what
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That's a critical time. what you're saying in the
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You're saying in the difficulty, your battle cry
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Difficulty, your battle cry is going to make you or break
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Is going to make you or break you.
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You. king abijah could have
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King abijah could have complained, “god why did this
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Complained, “god why did this happen? we don't have a
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Happen? we don't have a chance. we'll never defeat
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Chance. we'll never defeat them.” he could have created
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Them.” he could have created a sound of doubt, a sound of
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A sound of doubt, a sound of defeat, a sound of self-pity.
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Defeat, a sound of self-pity. but the word judah means
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But the word judah means “praise”. the reason they
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“praise”. the reason they were in that city is they
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Were in that city is they were all praisers. they were
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Were all praisers. they were known as people that declared
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Known as people that declared the greatness of god, that
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The greatness of god, that went around thanking him for
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Went around thanking him for his goodness, talking about
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His goodness, talking about his promises, singing about
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His promises, singing about his mercies. the commander of
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His mercies. the commander of the enemy army gave the
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The enemy army gave the signal to attack. they all
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Signal to attack. they all started running toward judah.
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Started running toward judah. the scripture says, “the
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The scripture says, “the priests blew the trumpets,
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Priests blew the trumpets, and the men of judah began to
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And the men of judah began to shout. at the sound of their
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Shout. at the sound of their battle cry, god defeated
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Battle cry, god defeated jeroboam and routed the
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Jeroboam and routed the enemy.” they didn't have to
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Enemy.” they didn't have to fight. god fought the battle
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Fight. god fought the battle for them. but notice what
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For them. but notice what activated god's power, what
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Activated god's power, what brought the favor, what
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Brought the favor, what caused the supernatural
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Caused the supernatural breakthrough, at the sound of
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Breakthrough, at the sound of their battle cry. they had a
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Their battle cry. they had a battle cry of faith. “god
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Battle cry of faith. “god this enemy is no match for
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This enemy is no match for you.” a battle cry of
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You.” a battle cry of victory, “you haven't brought
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Victory, “you haven't brought us this far to leave us.” a
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Us this far to leave us.” a battle cry of praise, “you're
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Battle cry of praise, “you're the most high god. all power
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The most high god. all power and might is in your hands.”
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And might is in your hands.” when you have the right
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When you have the right battle cry, all of heaven
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Battle cry, all of heaven goes to work. when you create
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Goes to work. when you create that sound of victory, the
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That sound of victory, the sound of faith, the sound of
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Sound of faith, the sound of abundance, supernatural
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Abundance, supernatural things will happen.
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Things will happen. if the people of judah had
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If the people of judah had complained, talked about how
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Complained, talked about how big the enemy was, how it
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Big the enemy was, how it wasn't fair, we wouldn't be
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Wasn't fair, we wouldn't be reading about them. it would
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Reading about them. it would have been a different ending.
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Have been a different ending. what kind of battle cry do
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What kind of battle cry do you have? what sound are you
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You have? what sound are you creating when you're
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Creating when you're surrounded by trouble, the
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Surrounded by trouble, the medical report wasn't good,
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Medical report wasn't good, that coworker took your
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That coworker took your contract. it's tempting to
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Contract. it's tempting to talk about the problem, “god
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Talk about the problem, “god i don't understand. i'm a
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I don't understand. i'm a good person. the experts say
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Good person. the experts say i'm not going to get well.
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I'm not going to get well. when am i going to meet
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When am i going to meet someone? i've been single so
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Someone? i've been single so long.” zip that up. that's
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Long.” zip that up. that's the wrong battle cry. if you
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The wrong battle cry. if you want the creator of the
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Want the creator of the universe to show up, you need
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Universe to show up, you need to have a battle cry of faith.
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To have a battle cry of faith. if you're struggling in your
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If you're struggling in your finances, don't go around
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Finances, don't go around talking lack, not enough, “i
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Talking lack, not enough, “i can't get ahead. i'll never
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Can't get ahead. i'll never live in a nice neighborhood.”
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Live in a nice neighborhood.” that's a defeated battle cry.
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That's a defeated battle cry. that doesn't get god's
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That doesn't get god's attention. try a new
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Attention. try a new approach. “i will lend and
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Approach. “i will lend and not borrow. what i touch
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Not borrow. what i touch prospers and succeeds. i live
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Prospers and succeeds. i live under the open windows of
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Under the open windows of heaven. no good thing will
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Heaven. no good thing will god withhold because i walk
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God withhold because i walk uprightly.” there's nothing
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Uprightly.” there's nothing more powerful than declaring
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More powerful than declaring what god says about you. find
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What god says about you. find the promises in the
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The promises in the scripture. let that be your
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Scripture. let that be your battle cry. not talking about
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Battle cry. not talking about how you feel, how impossible
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How you feel, how impossible it looks, what the experts
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It looks, what the experts say, what's happened in your
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Say, what's happened in your family in the past. this is a
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Family in the past. this is a new day. your battle cry
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New day. your battle cry needs to be a sound of
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Needs to be a sound of victory, a sound of
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Victory, a sound of abundance, a sound of
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Abundance, a sound of healing. when thoughts are
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Healing. when thoughts are telling you that, “you've
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Telling you that, “you've seen your best days. you've
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Seen your best days. you've been through so much. it's
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Been through so much. it's all downhill from here.”
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All downhill from here.” don't go around repeating
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Don't go around repeating that, speaking defeat into
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That, speaking defeat into your future. you may have
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Your future. you may have gone through some bad breaks,
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Gone through some bad breaks, things that weren't fair. it
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Things that weren't fair. it looks like you're stuck. you
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Looks like you're stuck. you know what can change it? the
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Know what can change it? the right battle cry. “god, i
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Right battle cry. “god, i thank you that you're taking
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Thank you that you're taking me from glory to glory. that
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Me from glory to glory. that i haven't seen, heard or
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I haven't seen, heard or imagined what you have in
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Imagined what you have in store. my latter days will be
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Store. my latter days will be better than my former days.”
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Better than my former days.” i talked to a man that was in
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I talked to a man that was in town at the medical center
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Town at the medical center for treatment. he has
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For treatment. he has incurable cancer. the doctors
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Incurable cancer. the doctors told him that he had three to
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Told him that he had three to five years to live. he had
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Five years to live. he had accepted it and thought that
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Accepted it and thought that he'd make the most of these
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He'd make the most of these last years and just do his
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Last years and just do his best. but i encouraged him
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Best. but i encouraged him that our god is a healer and
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That our god is a healer and that he has the final say,
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That he has the final say, and when we believe all
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And when we believe all things are possible. i
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Things are possible. i challenged him to start
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Challenged him to start speaking victory over his
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Speaking victory over his life, start declaring god's
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Life, start declaring god's promises. he changed his
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Promises. he changed his battle cry from being
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Battle cry from being passive, “this is okay. i can
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Passive, “this is okay. i can deal with it.” to, “god i
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Deal with it.” to, “god i believe that healing is
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Believe that healing is flowing through me. that you
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Flowing through me. that you can do what medicine cannot
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Can do what medicine cannot do. thank you for a
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Do. thank you for a supernatural breakthrough.”
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Supernatural breakthrough.” he created a new sound, a
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He created a new sound, a sound of victory, a sound of
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Sound of victory, a sound of faith, a sound of healing.
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Faith, a sound of healing. he would come every three
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He would come every three months to houston for a
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Months to houston for a checkup. about two years
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Checkup. about two years later, he stopped by after
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Later, he stopped by after service. he had a big smile.
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Service. he had a big smile. he said, “joel, i just got a
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He said, “joel, i just got a report from my doctors. the
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Report from my doctors. the leading expert said, in all
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Leading expert said, in all his years of practice, he's
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His years of practice, he's never seen this, but i don't
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Never seen this, but i don't have cancer anymore.” they
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Have cancer anymore.” they couldn't explain it. he
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Couldn't explain it. he showed me his paperwork. the
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Showed me his paperwork. the main doctor had written,
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Main doctor had written, “possibly divine
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“possibly divine intervention.” medically
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Intervention.” medically speaking there was no way.
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Speaking there was no way. but when you have a battle
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But when you have a battle cry of faith, god will do
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Cry of faith, god will do supernatural things.
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Supernatural things. supernatural healing,
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Supernatural healing, supernatural doors open, your
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Supernatural doors open, your business takes off.
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Business takes off. supernatural restoration,
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Supernatural restoration, your child turns around. your
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Your child turns around. your family's brought back
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Family's brought back together. that's what
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Together. that's what happened for judah. at the
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Happened for judah. at the sound of their battle cry,
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Sound of their battle cry, god defeated the enemy. it's
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God defeated the enemy. it's the same way today. at the
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The same way today. at the sound of your battle cry, god
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Sound of your battle cry, god goes to work. you may not see
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Goes to work. you may not see anything happening, but
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Anything happening, but miracles are set into motion.
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Miracles are set into motion. behind the scenes things are
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Behind the scenes things are taking place. keep speaking
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Taking place. keep speaking faith. keep declaring his
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Faith. keep declaring his promises, keep bragging on
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Promises, keep bragging on his greatness.
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His greatness. king abijah eventually died,
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King abijah eventually died, and his son asa took the
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And his son asa took the throne. asa and the people of
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Throne. asa and the people of judah had many years of peace
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Judah had many years of peace and favor. he had an army of
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And favor. he had an army of five hundred thousand men.
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Five hundred thousand men. everything was going great.
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Everything was going great. then this army from another
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Then this army from another country came to attack. they
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Country came to attack. they had one million men. asa was
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Had one million men. asa was outnumbered two to one. he
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Outnumbered two to one. he could have been depressed and
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Could have been depressed and complained, but asa learned
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Complained, but asa learned from his father what do in
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From his father what do in difficult times. verse 11
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Difficult times. verse 11 says, “asa cried out to the
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Says, “asa cried out to the lord his god.” here comes his
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Lord his god.” here comes his battle cry. “oh lord, no one
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Battle cry. “oh lord, no one but you can save the
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But you can save the powerless from the mighty.
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Powerless from the mighty. you are our god. our trust is
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You are our god. our trust is in you alone. it is in your
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In you alone. it is in your name that we have come
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Name that we have come against this vast people.”
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Against this vast people.” instead of complaining,
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Instead of complaining, “we're outnumbered. we don't
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“we're outnumbered. we don't know what to do.” he's
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Know what to do.” he's declaring the greatness of
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Declaring the greatness of our god. “no one can stand
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Our god. “no one can stand against you. our trust is not
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Against you. our trust is not in our weapons, not in our
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In our weapons, not in our strategy; god, you alone can
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Strategy; god, you alone can bring down the mighty.” verse
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Bring down the mighty.” verse 12 says, “so the lord
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12 says, “so the lord defeated the enemy in the
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Defeated the enemy in the presence judah.” same thing
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Presence judah.” same thing that happened for his father.
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That happened for his father. they not only won, but it
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They not only won, but it says, “asa and the people of
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Says, “asa and the people of judah carried off vast
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Judah carried off vast amounts of spoils.” god will
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Amounts of spoils.” god will make the enemy pay for
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Make the enemy pay for bringing the trouble. you
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Bringing the trouble. you won't come out the same,
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Won't come out the same, you'll come out better.
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You'll come out better. you may be in a battle now.
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You may be in a battle now. things are coming against you
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Things are coming against you in your health, your
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In your health, your finances, or a relationship.
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Finances, or a relationship. you feel outnumbered. it's
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You feel outnumbered. it's tempting to start
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Tempting to start complaining, living
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Complaining, living discouraged, talking about
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Discouraged, talking about how nothing is changing.
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How nothing is changing. don't fall into that trap.
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Don't fall into that trap. now more than ever, you need
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Now more than ever, you need to have a battle cry of
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To have a battle cry of faith. don't magnify the
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Faith. don't magnify the problems, magnify your god.
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Problems, magnify your god. talk about his greatness.
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Talk about his greatness. that's what asa did. he could
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That's what asa did. he could have talked about the enemy,
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Have talked about the enemy, how big they were, how
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How big they were, how impossible it looked. but he
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Impossible it looked. but he said, “god, there's no one
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Said, “god, there's no one like you.” a great battle cry
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Like you.” a great battle cry in times of trouble is to
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In times of trouble is to remind yourself who god is.
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Remind yourself who god is. “lord, i want to thank you
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“lord, i want to thank you that you're the all-powerful,
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That you're the all-powerful, creator of the universe.
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Creator of the universe. you're the god who stopped
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You're the god who stopped the sun for joshua. the god
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The sun for joshua. the god who parted the red sea for
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Who parted the red sea for moses. the god who defeated a
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Moses. the god who defeated a giant with a sling shot. the
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Giant with a sling shot. the god who protected teenagers
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God who protected teenagers in a fiery furnace. the god
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In a fiery furnace. the god who made elisha invisible to
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Who made elisha invisible to the enemy. the god who
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The enemy. the god who rescued jonah with a whale.
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Rescued jonah with a whale. the god who raised lazarus
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The god who raised lazarus from the dead. the god who
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From the dead. the god who calmed the storm with your
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Calmed the storm with your words. the god who healed my
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Words. the god who healed my mother of cancer. the god who
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Mother of cancer. the god who gave us the compaq center.
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Gave us the compaq center. you are the great i am. our
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You are the great i am. our trust is in you alone.” who
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Trust is in you alone.” who can stand against our god? no
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Can stand against our god? no one can stop what he has
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One can stop what he has purposed for your life. no
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Purposed for your life. no bad break, no sickness, no
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Bad break, no sickness, no addiction, no environment.
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Addiction, no environment. you may be outnumbered. in
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You may be outnumbered. in the natural, the odds are
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The natural, the odds are against you. but when you
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Against you. but when you have this battle cry of
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Have this battle cry of faith, the supernatural god
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Faith, the supernatural god goes to work. one touch of
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Goes to work. one touch of his favor and enemies are
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His favor and enemies are defeated, healing comes,
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Defeated, healing comes, addictions are broken,
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Addictions are broken, trouble turns around, the
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Trouble turns around, the right people track you down.
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Right people track you down. god will do things that you
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God will do things that you can't explain.
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Can't explain. yes, we're all going to have
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Yes, we're all going to have challenges, things come
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Challenges, things come against us. it's easy to get
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Against us. it's easy to get discouraged, but god is
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Discouraged, but god is looking for people like asa.
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Looking for people like asa. people like judah. people
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People like judah. people that don't fall apart when
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That don't fall apart when they're outnumbered, that
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They're outnumbered, that don't get sour and give up on
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Don't get sour and give up on their dreams, but people that
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Their dreams, but people that have a battle cry of victory.
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Have a battle cry of victory. people that speak faith in
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People that speak faith in the midst of doubt. people
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The midst of doubt. people that praise when they could
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That praise when they could be complaining. people that
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Be complaining. people that declare favor in a famine.
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Declare favor in a famine. that's how you're going to
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That's how you're going to reach your full potential.
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Reach your full potential. you have to go through the
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You have to go through the battles to become who you
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Battles to become who you were created to be. god is
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Were created to be. god is not going to eliminate every
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Not going to eliminate every challenge. he'll keep you
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Challenge. he'll keep you from certain things, but
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From certain things, but there are battles that are
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There are battles that are necessary for your destiny.
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Necessary for your destiny. you have to go through the
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You have to go through the betrayal, through the
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Betrayal, through the difficulty, through being
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Difficulty, through being outnumbered to see the new
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Outnumbered to see the new levels that god has for you.
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Levels that god has for you. this is what happened to the
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This is what happened to the israelites. god had brought
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Israelites. god had brought them out of slavery. they
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Them out of slavery. they wandered in the desert for
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Wandered in the desert for many years. the parents had
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Many years. the parents had died, but now their grown
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Died, but now their grown children had finally made it
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Children had finally made it to the place god promised
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To the place god promised them, the land flowing with
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Them, the land flowing with milk and honey, where they
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Milk and honey, where they would have houses they didn't
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Would have houses they didn't build, eat from vineyards
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Build, eat from vineyards they didn't plant. the
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They didn't plant. the problem was the city of
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Problem was the city of jericho stood between them
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Jericho stood between them and the promised land. they
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And the promised land. they couldn't go around it. they
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Couldn't go around it. they couldn't take a back way.
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Couldn't take a back way. they had to pass through it
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They had to pass through it to get to their destiny.
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To get to their destiny. there will always be a
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There will always be a jericho before you get to
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Jericho before you get to your promised land. you may
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Your promised land. you may have an obstacle in your path
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Have an obstacle in your path today. a sickness, trouble at
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Today. a sickness, trouble at work, a challenge in your
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Work, a challenge in your family. thoughts will tell
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Family. thoughts will tell you, “it's never going to
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You, “it's never going to change. you've been dealing
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Change. you've been dealing with this a long time.” what
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With this a long time.” what you can't see is you're at
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You can't see is you're at jericho. you are closer than
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Jericho. you are closer than you think. this is not the
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You think. this is not the time to get discouraged and
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Time to get discouraged and give up on those promises.
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Give up on those promises. this is the time to stir your
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This is the time to stir your faith. god didn't bring you
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Faith. god didn't bring you all the way to jericho to let
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All the way to jericho to let that last obstacle defeat
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That last obstacle defeat you. he didn't take you
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You. he didn't take you through all that you've been
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Through all that you've been through to have this trouble,
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Through to have this trouble, this sickness, cause you to
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This sickness, cause you to get stuck and settle there.
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Get stuck and settle there. jericho was no ordinary city.
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Jericho was no ordinary city. it had a huge wall around it.
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It had a huge wall around it. it was fortified. not with a
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It was fortified. not with a little fence they threw up in
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Little fence they threw up in a few days. this wall was
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A few days. this wall was made out of stone and mortar.
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Made out of stone and mortar. it was fifteen feet thick at
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It was fifteen feet thick at the top, so wide that
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The top, so wide that soldiers on horses rode
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Soldiers on horses rode around watching over the
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Around watching over the city, on the lookout for
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City, on the lookout for invaders. it's significant
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Invaders. it's significant that the israelites had to
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That the israelites had to conquer other cities and get
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Conquer other cities and get passed other areas to get to
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Passed other areas to get to where they were, but nothing
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Where they were, but nothing they faced was as strong and
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They faced was as strong and fortified as jericho. when
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Fortified as jericho. when you come to your biggest
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You come to your biggest challenge, that's a sign
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Challenge, that's a sign you're close to what you've
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You're close to what you've been believing for. don't get
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Been believing for. don't get discouraged by jericho.
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Discouraged by jericho. you're just one victory away
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You're just one victory away from seeing blessing and
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From seeing blessing and favor like you've never seen.
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Favor like you've never seen. god told joshua to have the
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God told joshua to have the people march around the walls
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People march around the walls for six days, once a day. and
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For six days, once a day. and on the seventh day, they were
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On the seventh day, they were to march around seven times.
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To march around seven times. they were instructed to not
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They were instructed to not say a word. no talking, no
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Say a word. no talking, no whispering, no complaining.
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Whispering, no complaining. god knew if he didn't tell
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God knew if he didn't tell them not to speak, they would
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Them not to speak, they would have talked themselves out of
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Have talked themselves out of it. “what are we doing out
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It. “what are we doing out here walking around the wall?
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Here walking around the wall? we look like fools. this is
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We look like fools. this is not doing any good. i'm hot,
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Not doing any good. i'm hot, i'm thirsty, it's dusty.
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I'm thirsty, it's dusty. let's go back home.”
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Let's go back home.” sometimes god asks you to do
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Sometimes god asks you to do things that don't make sense.
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Things that don't make sense. to forgive the person that
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To forgive the person that did you wrong. to volunteer
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Did you wrong. to volunteer in the kids' areas. “god, i
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In the kids' areas. “god, i want to be on the platform.”
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Want to be on the platform.” to teach that class when you
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To teach that class when you don't feel qualified. don't
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Don't feel qualified. don't talk yourself out of it. pass
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Talk yourself out of it. pass the test. do what you know
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The test. do what you know you're supposed to do. that's
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You're supposed to do. that's leading you to something
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Leading you to something greater. on the seventh day,
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Greater. on the seventh day, the seventh time around, god
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The seventh time around, god told them they were to let
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Told them they were to let out a great shout. i can see
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Out a great shout. i can see them going around once,
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Them going around once, twice, five times, six times.
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Twice, five times, six times. on that seventh time, verse
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On that seventh time, verse 16 says, “joshua commanded
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16 says, “joshua commanded the people, “shout, for the
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The people, “shout, for the lord has given you the city.”
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Lord has given you the city.” this wasn't just people being
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This wasn't just people being loud, emotional. this was a
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Loud, emotional. this was a battle cry of victory. “god,
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Battle cry of victory. “god, we believe these walls are
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We believe these walls are coming down. what you
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Coming down. what you promised is on the way.
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Promised is on the way. nothing's can stand against
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Nothing's can stand against you.” they were declaring the
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You.” they were declaring the greatness of our god. verse
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Greatness of our god. verse 20 says, “suddenly the walls
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20 says, “suddenly the walls collapsed, and the israelites
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Collapsed, and the israelites went in and captured the
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Went in and captured the city.” those six days they
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City.” those six days they walked around the walls, they
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Walked around the walls, they were being obedient, showing
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Were being obedient, showing god that they trust him. but
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God that they trust him. but without the shout, the walls
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Without the shout, the walls wouldn't have come down. that
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Wouldn't have come down. that battle cry of faith is what
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Battle cry of faith is what activated god's power.
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Activated god's power. there may be some walls up in
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There may be some walls up in your life. things you're
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Your life. things you're believing to change. it's
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Believing to change. it's important to pray, to
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Important to pray, to believe, to trust but what
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Believe, to trust but what brings the walls down is that
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Brings the walls down is that shout of praise, that shout
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Shout of praise, that shout of faith, when you declare
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Of faith, when you declare the greatness of god. all
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The greatness of god. all through the day, down in your
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Through the day, down in your spirit, “father, thank you
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Spirit, “father, thank you that you're bigger than this
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That you're bigger than this cancer. that i will live and
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Cancer. that i will live and not die. thank you that as
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Not die. thank you that as for me and my house, we will
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For me and my house, we will serve the lord. thank you
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Serve the lord. thank you that the enemies i see today
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That the enemies i see today i will see no more.” that's
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I will see no more.” that's the sound that causes angels
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The sound that causes angels to go to work, doors to open,
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To go to work, doors to open, problems to turn around. it
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Problems to turn around. it says, when they shouted
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Says, when they shouted suddenly the walls came down.
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Suddenly the walls came down. when you have this battle cry
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When you have this battle cry of faith, you'll have some
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Of faith, you'll have some suddenlies. suddenly your
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Suddenlies. suddenly your health improves, suddenly you
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Health improves, suddenly you meet the right person,
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Meet the right person, suddenly your business takes
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Suddenly your business takes off.
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Off. “i don't know, joel. you
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“i don't know, joel. you should see my medical report.
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Should see my medical report. my business is slow. all my
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My business is slow. all my family we struggle with this
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Family we struggle with this same addiction.” the enemy
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Same addiction.” the enemy would love to deceive you
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Would love to deceive you into talking about the
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Into talking about the problem and declaring defeat,
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Problem and declaring defeat, mediocrity, lack. you have to
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Mediocrity, lack. you have to change your battle cry. how
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Change your battle cry. how about a sound of victory?
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About a sound of victory? “father, thank you that this
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“father, thank you that this is a new day, that freedom is
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Is a new day, that freedom is coming to my house.” a sound
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Coming to my house.” a sound of faith. “lord, i thank you
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Of faith. “lord, i thank you that this trouble is only
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That this trouble is only temporary, that things are
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Temporary, that things are changing in my favor.”
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Changing in my favor.” years ago, victoria and i
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Years ago, victoria and i were in a situation where
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Were in a situation where someone had done us wrong,
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Someone had done us wrong, said things that weren't
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Said things that weren't true. now it was a big legal
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True. now it was a big legal ordeal. we were having to
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Ordeal. we were having to meet with attorneys and go
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Meet with attorneys and go through all the process. it
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Through all the process. it was a waste of time and
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Was a waste of time and energy. it had gone on for
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Energy. it had gone on for months and months. we did our
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Months and months. we did our best to stay on the high road
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Best to stay on the high road knowing that god was still in
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Knowing that god was still in control. but there were times
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Control. but there were times we were tempted to talk about
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We were tempted to talk about the problem, “this is not
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The problem, “this is not right. why did it happen?
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Right. why did it happen? what if it doesn't work out?”
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What if it doesn't work out?” we had to do what i'm asking
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We had to do what i'm asking you to do. we zipped that up
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You to do. we zipped that up and switched over into faith.
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And switched over into faith. “father, thank you that no
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“father, thank you that no weapon formed against us will
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Weapon formed against us will prosper. lord, you said the
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Prosper. lord, you said the trap the enemy set for us,
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Trap the enemy set for us, they will fall in themselves.”
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They will fall in themselves.” after a couple of years of
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After a couple of years of this long, drawn-out process,
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This long, drawn-out process, it was coming down to the
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It was coming down to the final day, where a decision
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Final day, where a decision would be made. we had to be
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Would be made. we had to be downtown at eight in the
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Downtown at eight in the morning. we decided to meet
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Morning. we decided to meet our team beforehand at seven.
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Our team beforehand at seven. we drove there quietly. we
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We drove there quietly. we pulled into the parking lot.
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Pulled into the parking lot. we had already prayed that
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We had already prayed that morning. but victoria said,
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Morning. but victoria said, “joel, we need to do
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“joel, we need to do something before we go in. we
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Something before we go in. we should put on some praise
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Should put on some praise music and thank god for the
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Music and thank god for the victory.” that sounded good.
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Victory.” that sounded good. we had the lakewood cd. there
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We had the lakewood cd. there was a song back then called,
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Was a song back then called, “we have overcome.” real
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“we have overcome.” real upbeat, from a live
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Upbeat, from a live recording. at the end, the
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Recording. at the end, the worship leader came on and he
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Worship leader came on and he said, “come on, shout the
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Said, “come on, shout the victory, like you've already
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Victory, like you've already won.” i was just listening,
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Won.” i was just listening, enjoying the music. victoria
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Enjoying the music. victoria let out a shout like she was
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Let out a shout like she was at a ballgame. i nearly
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At a ballgame. i nearly jumped out of my seat. she
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Jumped out of my seat. she looked at me and said, “come
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Looked at me and said, “come on joel, you have to shout
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On joel, you have to shout for it.” it was like 6:30 in
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For it.” it was like 6:30 in the morning. i was barely
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The morning. i was barely awake. she was over there
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Awake. she was over there shouting, “hallelujah. thank
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Shouting, “hallelujah. thank you father that it's already
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You father that it's already done.” it's good to pray.
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Done.” it's good to pray. it's good to believe, but the
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It's good to believe, but the shout is what brings the
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Shout is what brings the walls down. we went in that
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Walls down. we went in that day and before the preceding
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Day and before the preceding started, their side came out
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Started, their side came out and said, “we've dropped
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And said, “we've dropped everything. it's all clear.
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Everything. it's all clear. the case is closed.” when you
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The case is closed.” when you have a battle cry of faith,
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Have a battle cry of faith, the creator of the universe
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The creator of the universe goes to work. nothing can
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Goes to work. nothing can stand against our god!
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Stand against our god! what kind of sound are you
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What kind of sound are you creating? a sound of defeat,
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Creating? a sound of defeat, a sound of lack, a sound of
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A sound of lack, a sound of it's never going happen.
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It's never going happen. that's going to limit your
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That's going to limit your life. what you're up against
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Life. what you're up against may look bigger. you're
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May look bigger. you're outnumbered, surrounded. what
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Outnumbered, surrounded. what you can't see is the most
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You can't see is the most high god is right there with
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High god is right there with you. he's surrounding
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You. he's surrounding everything that's surrounding
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Everything that's surrounding you. it looks like a setback,
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You. it looks like a setback, but really it's a setup for
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But really it's a setup for him to show out in your life.
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Him to show out in your life. now do your part, no more
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Now do your part, no more talking about the problem,
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Talking about the problem, how impossible it is. have a
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How impossible it is. have a battle cry of faith,
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Battle cry of faith, declaring the greatness of
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Declaring the greatness of our god. if you'll do this, i
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Our god. if you'll do this, i believe and declare, like
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Believe and declare, like joshua, you're about to see
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Joshua, you're about to see some walls come down. you're
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Some walls come down. you're coming in to your seventh
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Coming in to your seventh day, where impossible
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Day, where impossible situations suddenly turn in
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Situations suddenly turn in your favor. like asa, when
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Your favor. like asa, when you're outnumbered, god is
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You're outnumbered, god is going to step in and bring
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Going to step in and bring supernatural healing,
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Supernatural healing, supernatural breakthroughs,
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Supernatural breakthroughs, supernatural abundance, in
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Supernatural abundance, in jesus' name. if you receive
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say amen?
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It, can you say amen? (applause)
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Many people believe
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Many people believe that god can heal.
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That god can heal. but when nothing is improving,
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But when nothing is improving, our prayers are
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Our prayers are not being answered,
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Not being answered, it's easy to think:
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It's easy to think: will god heal me?
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Will god heal me? the truth is,
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The truth is, god still loves to heal.
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God still loves to heal. i've witnessed
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I've witnessed god's healing power
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God's healing power firsthand in my own family.
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Firsthand in my own family. when situations
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When situations seemed impossible,
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Seemed impossible, and medically
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And medically speaking,
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Speaking, there were no options,
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There were no options, god stepped in and made a way.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you our new devotional,
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God still loves to heal.
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It's filled with scripture
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It's filled with scripture and encouragement
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And encouragement designed to strengthen
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Designed to strengthen your faith
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Your faith and help
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And help you believe for healing.
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You believe for healing. even when you can't see it,
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Even when you can't see it, god is still working.
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God is still working. as you stand firm and declare
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As you stand firm and declare his promises,
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His promises, healing is on the way.
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The same god who healed in
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The same god who healed in the bible
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Is still healing today.
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Is still healing today. your generous support
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Your generous support is so important to help us
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Is so important to help us share the message of hope.
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Share the message of hope. and as our way of saying
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And as our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount,
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Pastor
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Joel would like to send you
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Joel would like to send you a copy of god
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Still loves to heal.
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Still loves to heal. this new seasonal devotional
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Will guide younal devotional
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Will guide younal devotional through a weekly rhythm
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Through a weekly rhythm where you'll be encouraged
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Where you'll be encouraged by life-changing insight
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By life-changing insight that will strengthen
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That will strengthen and encourage
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And encourage you in your faith.
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You in your faith. jesus cares
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Jesus cares about you physically,
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About you physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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Mentally, and emotionally. he forgives us, delivers
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He forgives us, delivers us, and he heals
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Us, and he heals us and makes us whole.
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Us and makes us whole. with this
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With this inspiring devotional resource,
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Inspiring devotional resource, you'll go on a healing journey.
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You'll go on a healing journey. you'll enter into god's rest
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You'll enter into god's rest and restoration, knowing
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And restoration, knowing his promises are true
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His promises are true yesterday, today, and forever.
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Yesterday, today, and forever. receive your copy
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Receive your copy of this powerful
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Of this powerful new book
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New book and experience
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And experience god's goodness
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God's goodness and healing power.
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And healing power. my mother was
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My mother was miraculously healed
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From terminal cancer.
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My sisterinal cancer.
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Lisa was healed
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From a birth injury
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From a birth injury similar to cerebral palsy.
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Similar to cerebral palsy. what god did for us,
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What god did for us, he can do for you.
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Victoria and i
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Are going to be praying for you
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Are going to be praying for you this month,
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This month, especially for healing for
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Especially for healing for you and your family,
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You and your family, not just physically,
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Not just physically, but mentally
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But mentally and emotionally
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And emotionally that you will be
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That you will be completely whole.
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Completely whole. we appreciate your prayer
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We appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is impacting people
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Around the world.
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And specialworld.
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And specialworld. 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. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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Your copy of godst
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Still loves to heal.
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Still loves to heal. available this month
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By simply visiting us
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At joelosteen.com
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At joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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And you can fill your year
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And you can fill your year with strength, peace,
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With strength, peace, and encouragement
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And encouragement with the healing
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And wholeness collection.
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And wholeness collection. it features god's
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Word for every season,
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Word for every season, a guided four-part
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A guided four-part journal series to help anchor
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Journal series to help anchor your heart to his promises.
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Your heart to his promises. plus, god still loves to heal,
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Plus, god still loves to heal, and the blessing
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And the blessing of taking communion.
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Of taking communion. together,
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Together, they'll strengthen your faith,
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They'll strengthen your faith, renew your hope,
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Renew your hope, and remind you
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That jesus still heals
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And restores today.als
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And restores today.als you can request these
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You can request these inspiring resources
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Inspiring resources by calling 888-567-joel
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By calling 888-567-joel or logging on to
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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If you've never
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If you've never been to lakewood,
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Been to lakewood, we have a great opportunity
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We have a great opportunity for you.
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For you. we call it homecoming weekend.
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We call it homecoming weekend. we'd love to meet
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We'd love to meet you and your family,
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You and your family, and you can see the building
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And you can see the building and attend one of the services.
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And attend one of the services. it's a great time
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It's a great time to be a part
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To be a part of the lakewood family.
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Looking forward to seeing
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Looking forward to seeing you at homecoming weekend.
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Joel Osteen - The Battle Cry of Faith

February 27, 2026 | 27:29

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