Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Be A Now Person

December 18, 2025 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Be A Now Person | December 18, 2025

(applause)
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(applause) well, god bless you. it's a
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Well, god bless you. it's a joy to come into your homes.
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Joy to come into your homes. we love you.
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We love you. if you're ever in our area
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If you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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One of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. but thank you for tuning in.
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But thank you for tuning in. and thanks again for coming
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And thanks again for coming out.
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Out. i like to start with something
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I like to start with something funny.
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Funny. i heard about this man.
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I heard about this man. he was at the airline ticket
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He was at the airline ticket counter hollering and screaming
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Counter hollering and screaming at the agent, being so rude.
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At the agent, being so rude. as he continued to rant and
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As he continued to rant and rave, the agent was just as calm
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Rave, the agent was just as calm and polite as can be, treated
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And polite as can be, treated him so respectfully, like it
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Him so respectfully, like it didn't even bother her.
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Didn't even bother her. he left and the next man stepped
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He left and the next man stepped up and said, "wow! i am so
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Up and said, "wow! i am so impressed. you must be a
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Impressed. you must be a christian. how could you
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Christian. how could you possibly be so kind to him?"
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Possibly be so kind to him?" she smiled and said, "oh, it
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She smiled and said, "oh, it wasn't that hard. see, he's
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Wasn't that hard. see, he's going to detroit but his bags
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Going to detroit but his bags are going to bangkok."
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Are going to bangkok." (laughter/applause)
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(laughter/applause) hold your bible up and
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Hold your bible up and say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Of god. i boldly confess:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about being a now person.
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About being a now person. it's easy to put things off.
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It's easy to put things off. we plan on doing it.
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We plan on doing it. we have good intentions.
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We have good intentions. we're just going to do it later.
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We're just going to do it later. "one day i'm going to start
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"one day i'm going to start exercising."
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Exercising." "one day i'm going to get my
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"one day i'm going to get my finances in order."
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Finances in order." "one day i'm going to forgive
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"one day i'm going to forgive that person that hurt me."
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That person that hurt me." the problem with this kind of
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The problem with this kind of thinking is "one day" never
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Thinking is "one day" never comes. there will always be
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Comes. there will always be some reason not to do it.
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Some reason not to do it. how many people know down in
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How many people know down in their heart things they need to
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Their heart things they need to change?
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Change? god has been dealing with them
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God has been dealing with them for months, maybe even years,
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For months, maybe even years, but they keep making excuses.
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But they keep making excuses. "soon as i get through this busy
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"soon as i get through this busy season then i'll spend more time
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Season then i'll spend more time with my family. as soon as the
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With my family. as soon as the price of gas goes down then
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Price of gas goes down then i'll start tithing my income.
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I'll start tithing my income. soon as my child gets out of
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Soon as my child gets out of diapers then i'm going to get my
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Diapers then i'm going to get my family back in church."
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Family back in church." they try to justify it knowing
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They try to justify it knowing that they're planning to do it.
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That they're planning to do it. but good intentions don't equal
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But good intentions don't equal obedience.
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Obedience. the quicker you do what you feel
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The quicker you do what you feel down in your spirit the happier
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Down in your spirit the happier you're going to be.
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You're going to be. the reason some people go
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The reason some people go around with this heaviness is
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Around with this heaviness is they've got so much unfinished
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They've got so much unfinished business.
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Business. they know they need to forgive.
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They know they need to forgive. they know they need to treat
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They know they need to treat someone better.
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Someone better. but they just keep putting
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But they just keep putting it off.
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It off. the longer we put it off the
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The longer we put it off the more difficult it's going to
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More difficult it's going to become.
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Become. i heard a poem.
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I heard a poem. "procrastination is my weakness.
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"procrastination is my weakness. it only brings me sorrow.
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It only brings me sorrow. i know i should give it up.
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I know i should give it up. in fact, i will...tomorrow."
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In fact, i will...tomorrow." (laughter)
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(laughter) friends, tomorrow never comes.
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Friends, tomorrow never comes. it's always out in the future.
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It's always out in the future. when god brings something to
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When god brings something to light if you'll deal with it
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Light if you'll deal with it right at the first you'll have a
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Right at the first you'll have a special grace.
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Special grace. you'll feel god's enabling power
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You'll feel god's enabling power helping you to do it.
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Helping you to do it. god will never ask you to do
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God will never ask you to do something and then not give you
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Something and then not give you the ability to do it.
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The ability to do it. but when we're passive and we
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But when we're passive and we think, "yes, i know i need to do
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Think, "yes, i know i need to do it. maybe next week."
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It. maybe next week." next week turns into next month.
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Next week turns into next month. next month turns into next year.
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Next month turns into next year. what happens is we miss that
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What happens is we miss that season of grace.
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Season of grace. let me ask you, "is there
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Let me ask you, "is there something you're putting off?"
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Something you're putting off?" you know you should take that
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You know you should take that class to improve your skills but
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Class to improve your skills but you're going to do it later.
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You're going to do it later. you know you should get up a
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You know you should get up a little earlier to have that
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Little earlier to have that quiet time but you haven't got
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Quiet time but you haven't got around to it.
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Around to it. this is a call to action.
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This is a call to action. your destiny stands before you.
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Your destiny stands before you. god has something amazing in
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God has something amazing in your future.
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Your future. but it says in proverbs,
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But it says in proverbs, "complacency kills."
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"complacency kills." being passive will keep you from
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Being passive will keep you from god's best.
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God's best. one lady told me how she hadn't
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One lady told me how she hadn't balanced her checkbook in so
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Balanced her checkbook in so long she just closed the account
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Long she just closed the account and opened up a brand new one.
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And opened up a brand new one. at least she took action.
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At least she took action. (laughter)
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(laughter) i have people tell me, "joel,
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I have people tell me, "joel, i'm going to start giving.
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I'm going to start giving. i'm going to start tithing my
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I'm going to start tithing my income as soon as i make more
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Income as soon as i make more money."
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Money." no, don't wait until you have
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No, don't wait until you have $1,000. tithe on the $10 you
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$1,000. tithe on the $10 you have right now; little things.
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Have right now; little things. (applause)
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(applause) you drive home. you see that
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You drive home. you see that garage you've been meaning to
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Garage you've been meaning to clean for six months. every
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Clean for six months. every time you look out there it
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Time you look out there it depresses you. don't go another
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Depresses you. don't go another day like that. put your foot
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Day like that. put your foot down.
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Down. like larry the cable guy says,
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Like larry the cable guy says, "git-r-done."
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"git-r-done." do something about it.
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Do something about it. (laughter/applause)
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(laughter/applause) it's amazing how much more
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It's amazing how much more we'll enjoy life if we don't
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We'll enjoy life if we don't put things off. when we
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Put things off. when we procrastinate it causes us to
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Procrastinate it causes us to feel badly about ourselves.
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Feel badly about ourselves. i knew a man at the gym years
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I knew a man at the gym years ago. he started having some
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Ago. he started having some health issues.
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Health issues. i found out that he didn't have
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I found out that he didn't have insurance and he was struggling
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Insurance and he was struggling financially.
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Financially. i knew deep down i was supposed
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I knew deep down i was supposed to help him. i felt it so
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To help him. i felt it so strongly, something saying,
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Strongly, something saying, "joel, give him a gift."
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"joel, give him a gift." i had good intentions.
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I had good intentions. god knew my heart but i kept
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God knew my heart but i kept putting it off.
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Putting it off. the first week, i saw him at the
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The first week, i saw him at the gym and thought, "oh, man.
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Gym and thought, "oh, man. i forgot my checkbook again."
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I forgot my checkbook again." next month, still hadn't done
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Next month, still hadn't done anything. every time i saw him
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Anything. every time i saw him i felt a gnawing feeling right
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I felt a gnawing feeling right down in here.
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Down in here. one day i simply did what i'm
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One day i simply did what i'm asking you to do.
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Asking you to do. i left the gym, went home and
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I left the gym, went home and got my checkbook, wrote him a
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Got my checkbook, wrote him a gift, stuck it in his gym bag.
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Gift, stuck it in his gym bag. as soon as i did that i felt the
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As soon as i did that i felt the heaviness release off of me.
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Heaviness release off of me. see, god doesn't reward good
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See, god doesn't reward good intentions.
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Intentions. he rewards obedience.
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He rewards obedience. and so often we think like i
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And so often we think like i did, "i'm planning on being a
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Did, "i'm planning on being a blessing. i'm planning on
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Blessing. i'm planning on volunteering. i'm planning on
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Volunteering. i'm planning on eating healthier."
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Eating healthier." we need to move from planning to
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We need to move from planning to doing.
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Doing. i was reading about this
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I was reading about this 42-year-old executive.
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42-year-old executive. he was on the cover of newsweek
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He was on the cover of newsweek magazine years ago.
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Magazine years ago. the headline read, "the wiz kid
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The headline read, "the wiz kid of wall street."
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Of wall street." he had a brilliant mind.
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He had a brilliant mind. he had helped start several
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He had helped start several major companies.
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Major companies. the reporter that was doing the
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The reporter that was doing the story went back to the town he
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Story went back to the town he had lived in some years before
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Had lived in some years before and interviewed people that knew
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And interviewed people that knew him.
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Him. he found out there was an
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He found out there was an alcoholic that lived in the city
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Alcoholic that lived in the city park with this man's same name.
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Park with this man's same name. toward the end of the interview
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Toward the end of the interview he kind of laughed and said, "i
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He kind of laughed and said, "i found out something you may not
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Found out something you may not know. there was a homeless man
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Know. there was a homeless man that lived in your city at the
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That lived in your city at the same time you did. he had your
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Same time you did. he had your same name, your same age, your
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Same name, your same age, your same race. what a coincidence."
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Same race. what a coincidence." this executive said, "that
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This executive said, "that wasn't a different man. that
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Wasn't a different man. that was me. i was an alcoholic.
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Was me. i was an alcoholic. i was homeless, doing nothing
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I was homeless, doing nothing with my life."
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With my life." the reporter's eyes got so big
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The reporter's eyes got so big and said, "tell me more."
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And said, "tell me more." he said, "when i was living in
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He said, "when i was living in the city park using newspapers
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The city park using newspapers to cover me up i always knew one
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To cover me up i always knew one day i would be successful.
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Day i would be successful. i knew one day i would be
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I knew one day i would be sitting here but i was just
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Sitting here but i was just waiting to get started."
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Waiting to get started." many people are like him.
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Many people are like him. they may not be homeless, may
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They may not be homeless, may not have a big addiction, but
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Not have a big addiction, but they're waiting to get started.
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They're waiting to get started. they have incredible gifts,
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They have incredible gifts, talents, businesses, ideas,
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Talents, businesses, ideas, movies, books, inventions, but
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Movies, books, inventions, but they keep putting off moving
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They keep putting off moving forward, thinking, "one day i'll
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Forward, thinking, "one day i'll take a step of faith. one day
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Take a step of faith. one day i'll be more disciplined. one
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I'll be more disciplined. one day i'll get my life
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Day i'll get my life straightened out. one day i'll
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Straightened out. one day i'll go back to school."
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Go back to school." no, don't live waiting for one
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No, don't live waiting for one day. start doing what you know
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Day. start doing what you know to do today.
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To do today. friends, life is short.
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Friends, life is short. time is flying by.
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Time is flying by. you can't afford to put off what
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You can't afford to put off what god has put in your heart.
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God has put in your heart. you don't have time to live with
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You don't have time to live with things holding you back.
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Things holding you back. you have seeds of greatness on
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You have seeds of greatness on the inside.
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The inside. today can be your new beginning.
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Today can be your new beginning. today could be the start of
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Today could be the start of something amazing.
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Something amazing. if we're going to reach our
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If we're going to reach our highest potential we have to be
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Highest potential we have to be "now" people because there are
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"now" people because there are some opportunities that god
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Some opportunities that god brings across our path that have
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Brings across our path that have a limited window. they are not
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A limited window. they are not always going to be there.
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Always going to be there. the prophet joel said in the
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The prophet joel said in the scripture to, "wake up the
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Scripture to, "wake up the mighty men."
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Mighty men." wake up the mighty women.
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Wake up the mighty women. i know i am looking at the
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I know i am looking at the mighty men, the mighty women,
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Mighty men, the mighty women, right now of faith.
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Right now of faith. you are history makers.
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You are history makers. (applause)
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(applause) you are world changers.
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You are world changers. god wants you to leave your mark
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God wants you to leave your mark on this generation.
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On this generation. but there is an enemy of your
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But there is an enemy of your soul.
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Soul. one of his main tools is
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One of his main tools is procrastination.
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Procrastination. if he can't deceive you into
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If he can't deceive you into getting totally off course he
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Getting totally off course he will use something much more
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Will use something much more subtle.
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Subtle. he will try to get you to put it
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He will try to get you to put it off, to be passive, to have an
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Off, to be passive, to have an "i'll do it later" attitude.
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"i'll do it later" attitude. no, the scripture says, "today
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No, the scripture says, "today when you hear god's voice do not
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When you hear god's voice do not turn away."
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Turn away." when you hear god speaking to
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When you hear god speaking to you be a "now" person.
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You be a "now" person. "today i'm going to respond.
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"today i'm going to respond. today i'm going to make changes.
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Today i'm going to make changes. today i'm going to come up
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Today i'm going to come up higher."
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Higher." your act of obedience is what
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Your act of obedience is what triggers god's supernatural
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Triggers god's supernatural favor.
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Favor. this is what happened to a young
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This is what happened to a young lady in the scripture named
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Lady in the scripture named esther. she was an orphan.
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Esther. she was an orphan. she didn't necessarily feel
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She didn't necessarily feel qualified. but her cousin
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Qualified. but her cousin mordecai said, "esther, you
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Mordecai said, "esther, you have come to the kingdom for
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Have come to the kingdom for such a time as this."
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Such a time as this." he was saying, "esther, this is
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He was saying, "esther, this is a window of opportunity to make
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A window of opportunity to make your mark on this generation."
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Your mark on this generation." it wasn't something that she
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It wasn't something that she could decide to do five years
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Could decide to do five years from now, after she got out of
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From now, after she got out of college, after she raised her
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College, after she raised her children. this was a destiny
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Children. this was a destiny moment. she was supposed to
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Moment. she was supposed to stand before the king and ask
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Stand before the king and ask him to save the people of
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Him to save the people of israel. mordecai said something
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Israel. mordecai said something interesting, "esther, if you
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Interesting, "esther, if you don't do it, it will still
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Don't do it, it will still happen. god's plan will come to
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Happen. god's plan will come to pass. but you will miss your
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Pass. but you will miss your opportunity to be a part of it."
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Opportunity to be a part of it." see, when we put things off
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See, when we put things off we're not stopping god's plan.
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We're not stopping god's plan. we're stopping the fullness of
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We're stopping the fullness of what god has in store for us.
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What god has in store for us. esther stepped out in faith and
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Esther stepped out in faith and helped save the people of
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Helped save the people of israel.
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Israel. today, she is listed as one of
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Today, she is listed as one of the heroes of faith.
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The heroes of faith. friends, it's not how talented
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Friends, it's not how talented you are, what family you come
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You are, what family you come from, or how many people know
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From, or how many people know your name.
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Your name. when you walk in god's ways he
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When you walk in god's ways he will take you places that you've
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Will take you places that you've never dreamed of. god will help
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Never dreamed of. god will help you to accomplish what you
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You to accomplish what you could not accomplish on your
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Could not accomplish on your own. (applause)
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Own. (applause) i want to light a fire on the
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I want to light a fire on the inside. some of you are
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Inside. some of you are allowing something small to
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Allowing something small to keep you from god's best.
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Keep you from god's best. unforgiveness is small.
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Unforgiveness is small. fear is small. an addiction is
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Fear is small. an addiction is small. being undisciplined is
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Small. being undisciplined is small. you have the seed of
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Small. you have the seed of almighty god.
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Almighty god. the greatest force in the
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The greatest force in the universe is breathing in your
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Universe is breathing in your direction.
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Direction. there is no challenge too
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There is no challenge too difficult for you.
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Difficult for you. don't miss your season.
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Don't miss your season. i think about joshua and caleb.
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I think about joshua and caleb. when they came back from spying
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When they came back from spying out the promised land they said,
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Out the promised land they said, "moses, we are well able to take
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"moses, we are well able to take the land. let us go in at
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The land. let us go in at once."
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Once." notice, not next week. not next
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Notice, not next week. not next year. they were "now" people.
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Year. they were "now" people. but if you over-analyze your
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But if you over-analyze your situation and you think about
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Situation and you think about all the "what if's" and you try
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All the "what if's" and you try to get approval from all your
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To get approval from all your family and friends you'll never
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Family and friends you'll never move off of dead center.
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Move off of dead center. when god puts something in your
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When god puts something in your heart and deep down you know
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Heart and deep down you know it's a destiny moment, it's a
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It's a destiny moment, it's a window of opportunity, you don't
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Window of opportunity, you don't need ten confirmations, three
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Need ten confirmations, three angels to appear, lightning to
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Angels to appear, lightning to strike next door.
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Strike next door. no, be like joshua and caleb,
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No, be like joshua and caleb, "i'm going to go in at once.
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"i'm going to go in at once. i'm not going to delay.
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I'm not going to delay. i'm not going to make excuses.
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I'm not going to make excuses. i'm not going to argue with god.
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I'm not going to argue with god. i'm going to do what he is
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I'm going to do what he is asking me to do."
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Asking me to do." romans 13 says, "it is high time
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Romans 13 says, "it is high time to wake up out of your sleep for
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To wake up out of your sleep for your salvation is closer than
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Your salvation is closer than when you first believed."
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When you first believed." some of you have let life push
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Some of you have let life push you down. you're not pursuing
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You down. you're not pursuing what god has put in your heart.
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What god has put in your heart. you've become passive. but god
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You've become passive. but god is saying, "it's high time to
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Is saying, "it's high time to wake up."
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Wake up." notice the phrasing. not just
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Notice the phrasing. not just time but high time. that means
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Time but high time. that means it's incredibly important.
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It's incredibly important. you are coming in to a destiny
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You are coming in to a destiny moment. you are sitting on the
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Moment. you are sitting on the launching pad.
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Launching pad. god is about to thrust you to a
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God is about to thrust you to a new level. what he has in your
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New level. what he has in your future is going to far
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Future is going to far supersede what he has in your
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Supersede what he has in your past. now is not the time to be
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Past. now is not the time to be passive, to be sloppy, to be
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Passive, to be sloppy, to be undisciplined.
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Undisciplined. now more than ever is the time
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Now more than ever is the time to get focused. take care of
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To get focused. take care of business. don't put things off.
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Business. don't put things off. why is this so important?
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Why is this so important? your salvation is nearer than
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Your salvation is nearer than it's ever been.
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It's ever been. that means you are closer to
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That means you are closer to seeing that dream come to pass
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Seeing that dream come to pass than you've ever been.
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Than you've ever been. you are closer to meeting the
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You are closer to meeting the right person than you've ever
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Right person than you've ever been. you're coming into the
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Been. you're coming into the final stretch.
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Final stretch. that healing, that breakthrough,
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That healing, that breakthrough, that promotion, that provision
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That promotion, that provision is already headed your way.
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Is already headed your way. you may not be able to see it.
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You may not be able to see it. don't worry about it. it can
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Don't worry about it. it can see you. your victory is right
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See you. your victory is right around the corner.
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Around the corner. now it's our high time to do
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Now it's our high time to do what god is asking us to do.
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What god is asking us to do. we have to be in position to
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We have to be in position to receive what god has in store.
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Receive what god has in store. in the scripture there was a
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In the scripture there was a lady that had been sick with a
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Lady that had been sick with a bleeding disorder for twelve
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Bleeding disorder for twelve years. she had been to the best
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Years. she had been to the best doctors, received the finest
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Doctors, received the finest treatment, but she continued to
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Treatment, but she continued to go downhill.
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Go downhill. but one day she got word that
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But one day she got word that jesus was coming through her
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Jesus was coming through her town. when she heard that
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Town. when she heard that something came alive on the
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Something came alive on the inside. in her spirit she knew
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Inside. in her spirit she knew it was a destiny moment, a
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It was a destiny moment, a window of opportunity.
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Window of opportunity. now she could have talked
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Now she could have talked herself out of it. thought,
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Herself out of it. thought, "man, i've been to the best
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"man, i've been to the best doctors. it's going to be so
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Doctors. it's going to be so crowded. i don't feel well."
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Crowded. i don't feel well." it would have been easy for her
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It would have been easy for her to dismiss it, to be passive,
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To dismiss it, to be passive, but she didn't do that.
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But she didn't do that. she knew it was her high time.
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She knew it was her high time. she knew her healing was headed
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She knew her healing was headed her way.
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Her way. instead of putting it off, you
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Instead of putting it off, you know the story, she fought her
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Know the story, she fought her way through the crowd and
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Way through the crowd and touched the edge of jesus' robe.
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Touched the edge of jesus' robe. when she did immediately she was
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When she did immediately she was made whole.
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Made whole. but i thought about how many
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But i thought about how many other people were there like her
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Other people were there like her in that same type of situation.
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In that same type of situation. they were sick. they were
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They were sick. they were discouraged. they had trouble.
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Discouraged. they had trouble. but they just watched jesus pass
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But they just watched jesus pass by. they thought, "maybe next
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By. they thought, "maybe next time somebody will help me.
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Time somebody will help me. maybe one day i'll have a
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Maybe one day i'll have a chance. maybe one time it won't
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Chance. maybe one time it won't be so crowded."
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Be so crowded." no, making excuses keeps us from
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No, making excuses keeps us from our miracle.
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Our miracle. the right attitude is, "it's my
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The right attitude is, "it's my high time. i'm close to my
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High time. i'm close to my healing. i'm close to my
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Healing. i'm close to my breakthrough. i'm close to
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Breakthrough. i'm close to seeing my family restored."
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Seeing my family restored." that's what it means to wake up
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That's what it means to wake up out of your sleep.
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Out of your sleep. you know there are destiny
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You know there are destiny moments in front of you.
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Moments in front of you. you're on the lookout.
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You're on the lookout. you're not going to miss your
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You're not going to miss your season.
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Season. in the old testament, god spoke
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In the old testament, god spoke to the people about rebuilding
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To the people about rebuilding the temple.
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The temple. it says in the book of haggai,
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It says in the book of haggai, "the people said, 'the time has
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"the people said, 'the time has not yet come to rebuild the
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Not yet come to rebuild the lord's house,' even though cyrus
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Lord's house,' even though cyrus had ordered it eighteen years
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Had ordered it eighteen years earlier."
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Earlier." notice god had told them to
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Notice god had told them to rebuild it eighteen years before
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Rebuild it eighteen years before but they were still saying,
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But they were still saying, "it's not the right time. let's
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"it's not the right time. let's do it later."
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Do it later." i don't believe when they put it
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I don't believe when they put it off the first time they ever
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Off the first time they ever planned on putting it off for
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Planned on putting it off for eighteen years. it just kept
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Eighteen years. it just kept growing. the first year, "let's
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Growing. the first year, "let's don't do it now. i'm busy."
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Don't do it now. i'm busy." second year, "it's not
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Second year, "it's not convenient. let's do it some
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Convenient. let's do it some other time." eighteen years
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Other time." eighteen years later and they're still putting
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Later and they're still putting it off.
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It off. what happens when we don't do
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What happens when we don't do what god is asking us to do?
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What god is asking us to do? verse six says, "you have sown
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Verse six says, "you have sown much but reaped little.
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Much but reaped little. you've earned your wages but
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You've earned your wages but you're putting them in a bag
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You're putting them in a bag with holes in it."
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With holes in it." verse seven says, "consider your
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Verse seven says, "consider your ways."
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Ways." notice what happens when we put
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Notice what happens when we put things off.
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Things off. it's like we're trying to fill
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It's like we're trying to fill up a bag that has holes in it.
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Up a bag that has holes in it. we can't seem to get ahead.
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We can't seem to get ahead. there's always something holding
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There's always something holding us back.
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Us back. what do we need to do?
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What do we need to do? consider our ways.
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Consider our ways. let's make sure we're not doing
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Let's make sure we're not doing like them, putting things off,
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Like them, putting things off, thinking, "one day i'll pursue
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Thinking, "one day i'll pursue that dream. one day i'll
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That dream. one day i'll forgive that person that hurt
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Forgive that person that hurt me. one day i'll get serious
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Me. one day i'll get serious about my relationship with
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About my relationship with god."
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God." your heart is right. you have
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Your heart is right. you have good intentions. but if you're
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Good intentions. but if you're not careful one day can turn
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Not careful one day can turn into one year. one year can
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Into one year. one year can turn into a lifetime.
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Turn into a lifetime. what could be worse than to come
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What could be worse than to come to the end of our life and have
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To the end of our life and have all these regrets, "if i'd only
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All these regrets, "if i'd only forgiven. if i'd only been more
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Forgiven. if i'd only been more disciplined. if i'd only taken
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Disciplined. if i'd only taken that step of faith."
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That step of faith." don't let that be you. you may
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Don't let that be you. you may have put things off a lot
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Have put things off a lot longer than you should have
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Longer than you should have but the good news is it's not
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But the good news is it's not too late to get started.
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Too late to get started. you can still rebuild your
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You can still rebuild your temple, so to speak.
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Temple, so to speak. you can still become everything
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You can still become everything god has created you to be.
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God has created you to be. don't make excuses. don't wait
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Don't make excuses. don't wait for a more convenient time.
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For a more convenient time. it says in ecclesiastes, "if we
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It says in ecclesiastes, "if we wait for all the conditions to
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Wait for all the conditions to be just right we'll never move
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Be just right we'll never move off of dead center."
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Off of dead center." make a decision to just do it!
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Make a decision to just do it! be a now person. your destiny
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Be a now person. your destiny is calling out. (applause)
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Is calling out. (applause) my grandfather on my dad's side
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My grandfather on my dad's side was a very good man, a hard
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Was a very good man, a hard worker.
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Worker. but granddaddy didn't have any
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But granddaddy didn't have any kind of spiritual upbringing.
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Kind of spiritual upbringing. none of his relatives knew
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None of his relatives knew anything about god. my father
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Anything about god. my father was the first one in the family
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Was the first one in the family at the age of seventeen to come
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At the age of seventeen to come to know the lord.
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To know the lord. granddaddy osteen was a very
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Granddaddy osteen was a very quiet, reserved man.
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Quiet, reserved man. my father shared his faith with
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My father shared his faith with granddaddy many times but he
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Granddaddy many times but he wouldn't hear it.
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Wouldn't hear it. he said, "john, when i'm dead,
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He said, "john, when i'm dead, i'm dead like a dog. just roll
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I'm dead like a dog. just roll me over in the ditch."
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Me over in the ditch." my father would say, "no, daddy.
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My father would say, "no, daddy. you've got to live on somewhere
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You've got to live on somewhere after the stars fall like autumn
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After the stars fall like autumn leaves."
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Leaves." it just went in one ear and out
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It just went in one ear and out the other. it didn't have any
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The other. it didn't have any effect on him.
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Effect on him. year after year went by.
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Year after year went by. one sunday my father was up in
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One sunday my father was up in the pulpit at the church he
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The pulpit at the church he pastored at that time.
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Pastored at that time. granddaddy walked in the church
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Granddaddy walked in the church for the first time and sat on
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For the first time and sat on the back row.
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The back row. my father was so thrilled.
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My father was so thrilled. it was a dream come true.
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It was a dream come true. right in the middle of his
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Right in the middle of his message granddaddy got up,
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Message granddaddy got up, walked down the aisle and stood
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Walked down the aisle and stood at the altar, interrupted the
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At the altar, interrupted the whole service.
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Whole service. he said, "john, i'm finishing
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He said, "john, i'm finishing today what i started over 40
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Today what i started over 40 years ago."
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Years ago." daddy said, "what do you mean?"
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Daddy said, "what do you mean?" granddaddy told how when he was
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Granddaddy told how when he was in his early 20's he was out in
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In his early 20's he was out in the woods and a huge snowstorm
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The woods and a huge snowstorm unexpectedly came in; a
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Unexpectedly came in; a blizzard. he got lost. he
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Blizzard. he got lost. he walked for hours and hours.
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Walked for hours and hours. he couldn't see anything.
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He couldn't see anything. temperature below zero.
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Temperature below zero. night fell. now he's out there
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Night fell. now he's out there in the dark all alone. he was
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In the dark all alone. he was sure that he was going to
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Sure that he was going to freeze to death. his body was
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Freeze to death. his body was starting to shut down. he got
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Starting to shut down. he got very sleepy. he was about to
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Very sleepy. he was about to lay down in the snow. before he
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Lay down in the snow. before he did, under his breath he said,
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Did, under his breath he said, "god, if you will spare my life
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"god, if you will spare my life and help me to make it through
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And help me to make it through this storm then i'll serve
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This storm then i'll serve you."
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You." he laid down in the snow
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He laid down in the snow expecting that to be the end.
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Expecting that to be the end. the next morning he woke up just
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The next morning he woke up just as warm as toast. somehow god
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As warm as toast. somehow god had kept him alive.
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Had kept him alive. he said, "john, i've put this
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He said, "john, i've put this off for 40 years but today i'm
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Off for 40 years but today i'm going to make good on the
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Going to make good on the promise that i made god."
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Promise that i made god." (applause)
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(applause) my grandfather never missed
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My grandfather never missed another sunday at that church.
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Another sunday at that church. one day they asked him to become
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One day they asked him to become an usher. you would have
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An usher. you would have thought they had asked him to
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Thought they had asked him to become the president of the
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Become the president of the united states. (laughter)
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United states. (laughter) he was so proud, so excited.
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He was so proud, so excited. granddaddy only owned one suit.
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Granddaddy only owned one suit. when he died that suit that he
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When he died that suit that he was buried in, in the pockets
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Was buried in, in the pockets there were church bulletins and
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There were church bulletins and church offering envelopes and
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Church offering envelopes and tracts from the church where he
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Tracts from the church where he had served.
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Had served. how many of us, like my
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How many of us, like my grandfather, have made a promise
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Grandfather, have made a promise to god?
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To god? "god, if you will help me
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"god, if you will help me through this tough time, then
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Through this tough time, then i'll serve you.
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I'll serve you. god, if you will give me this
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God, if you will give me this job, then i'll get back in
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Job, then i'll get back in church.
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Church. god, if you will heal my child,
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God, if you will heal my child, if you will help me to pass this
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If you will help me to pass this college course.
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College course. god, if you will show me mercy."
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God, if you will show me mercy." god did his part. my question
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God did his part. my question is, "have you done your part?"
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Is, "have you done your part?" have you made good on the
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Have you made good on the promise that you made god?
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Promise that you made god? (applause)
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(applause) if not...don't put it off any
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If not...don't put it off any longer. it's not too late to
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Longer. it's not too late to forgive. it's not too late to
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Forgive. it's not too late to get back in church. it's not
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Get back in church. it's not too late to pursue a dream.
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Too late to pursue a dream. god wouldn't have allowed you to
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God wouldn't have allowed you to hear this message unless he had
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Hear this message unless he had another window of opportunity in
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Another window of opportunity in front of you.
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Front of you. this is your high time.
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This is your high time. you are closer to your new
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You are closer to your new beginning than you realize.
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Beginning than you realize. that dream is within reach.
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That dream is within reach. that promise is within reach.
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That promise is within reach. you may have put it off eighteen
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You may have put it off eighteen years like the people in
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Years like the people in haggai's day. even 40 years
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Haggai's day. even 40 years like my grandfather. good news
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Like my grandfather. good news is god is not mad at you.
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Is god is not mad at you. he is not holding that against
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He is not holding that against you.
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You. if you will make good on the
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If you will make good on the promise that you made god then
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Promise that you made god then you will step into a life that's
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You will step into a life that's more rewarding, more fulfilling,
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More rewarding, more fulfilling, than you ever even dreamed of.
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Than you ever even dreamed of. (applause) i read last week
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(applause) i read last week about this 104-year-old lady
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About this 104-year-old lady that just graduated from high
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That just graduated from high school. they asked her why she
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School. they asked her why she went back to finish.
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Went back to finish. she told how when she was ten
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She told how when she was ten years old she was taken out of
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Years old she was taken out of school to help her parents on
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School to help her parents on the farm make ends meet.
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The farm make ends meet. she promised her mother that she
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She promised her mother that she would finish high school.
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Would finish high school. she said, "i didn't want to die
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She said, "i didn't want to die without keeping my promise."
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Without keeping my promise." have you made a promise to god,
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Have you made a promise to god, a promise to your parent, or
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A promise to your parent, or maybe you promised yourself,
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Maybe you promised yourself, "i'm not going to live with this
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"i'm not going to live with this bitterness.
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Bitterness. i'm not going to go around with
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I'm not going to go around with this anger."
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This anger." make good on your promise.
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Make good on your promise. maybe you promised yourself,
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Maybe you promised yourself, "i'm not going to get stuck at
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"i'm not going to get stuck at this job and settle here when
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This job and settle here when i've got so much more in me."
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I've got so much more in me." keep your promise.
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Keep your promise. maybe you promised yourself,
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Maybe you promised yourself, "i'm not going to hang around
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"i'm not going to hang around these people that are dragging
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These people that are dragging me down my whole life."
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Me down my whole life." has it been a year? five years?
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Has it been a year? five years? 20 years? what are you waiting
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20 years? what are you waiting for? you owe it to yourself.
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For? you owe it to yourself. here's my assignment; think of
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Here's my assignment; think of at least one area that you've
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At least one area that you've been procrastinating in: your
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Been procrastinating in: your health, your finances, a
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Health, your finances, a relationship, not taking a step
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Relationship, not taking a step of faith.
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Of faith. make a decision that you're
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Make a decision that you're going to start working on it
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Going to start working on it today.
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Today. you don't have time to wait
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You don't have time to wait another year to forgive, to get
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Another year to forgive, to get back in shape, to pursue a
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Back in shape, to pursue a dream.
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Dream. this is your high time.
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This is your high time. you are close to seeing that
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You are close to seeing that promise come to pass.
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Promise come to pass. if you will be a now person and
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If you will be a now person and be quick to do what god is
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Be quick to do what god is asking you to do then i believe
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Asking you to do then i believe and declare healing is coming.
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And declare healing is coming. promotion is coming.
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Promotion is coming. favor is coming.
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Favor is coming. breakthroughs are coming.
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Breakthroughs are coming. you're going to live the
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You're going to live the abundant life that god has in
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Abundant life that god has in store.
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Store. if you receive it can you say,
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If you receive it can you say, "amen" this morning? (amen.)
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"amen" this morning? (amen.) (cheering/applause)
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(cheering/applause) well, we never like to close our
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Well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving you an
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Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come in to my heart.
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Come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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You got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. he is going to take you places
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He is going to take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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That you've never dreamed of. .
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What if every plan you set,
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What if every plan you set, every habit you formed,
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Every habit you formed, and every decision you made
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And every decision you made became a pathway
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Became a pathway to see god move in your life?
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To see god move in your life? we all have hopes and dreams;
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We all have hopes and dreams; things we're believing for.
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Things we're believing for. when you start the year
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When you start the year in faith,
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In faith, expecting god's goodness,
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Expecting god's goodness, you are setting the tone
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You are setting the tone for a blessed new year.
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We'd love to send you our 2026
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We'd love to send you our 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. you can write down your dreams
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You can write down your dreams and goals,
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And goals, plus use it for your everyday
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Plus use it for your everyday activities and reminders.
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Activities and reminders. it's important
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It's important to feed your faith
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To feed your faith on a daily basis.
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On a daily basis. this planner, it's
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This planner, it's not just a calendar,
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Not just a calendar, it's filled with scriptures
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It's filled with scriptures and inspiration
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And inspiration to help you stay encouraged
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To help you stay encouraged and keep believing
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And keep believing for what god
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For what god has put in your heart.
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Has put in your heart. 2026 is your year
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2026 is your year to see the goodness of god
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To see the goodness of god in greater ways.
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In greater ways. let go of what
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Let go of what didn't work out and get ready
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Didn't work out and get ready for the new things
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For the new things god has in store.
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God has in store. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of the 2026
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A copy of the 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. each month features
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Each month features a fresh theme of encouragement,
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A fresh theme of encouragement, a guiding scripture
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A guiding scripture to stand on.
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To stand on. room to write your goals,
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Room to write your goals, prayers, and vision.
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Prayers, and vision. space for faith steps,
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Space for faith steps, because faith isn't passive,
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Because faith isn't passive, it's active.
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It's active. a monthly qr code
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A monthly qr code linking to a message or video
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Linking to a message or video to keep your spirit lifted.
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To keep your spirit lifted. with the 2026
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With the 2026 faith for today planner,
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Faith for today planner, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that living by faith
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That living by faith makes room for god to do
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Makes room for god to do what only he can do.
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What only he can do. breakthrough in your business.
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Breakthrough in your business. god's healing touch.
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God's healing touch. loved ones returning to faith.
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Loved ones returning to faith. request your copy of the planner
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Request your copy of the planner and step into the new year
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And step into the new year with bold faith, fresh hope,
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With bold faith, fresh hope, and daily encouragement
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And daily encouragement to strengthen your spirit
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To strengthen your spirit and face every challenge
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And face every challenge with confidence.
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With confidence. no matter what's happening
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No matter what's happening around you,
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Around you, faith can rise up in you.
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Faith can rise up in you. keep believing
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Keep believing and expecting a blessed 2026.
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And expecting a blessed 2026. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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As we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end gift
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Making a special year-end gift to help
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To help keep the ministry strong.
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Keep the ministry strong. we so appreciate
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We so appreciate all the champion
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All the champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly support.
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For your monthly support. we wish you and your family
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We wish you and your family a very merry christmas.
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A very merry christmas. till we see you next time,
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Till we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of the 2026
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Your copy of the 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Or call 888-567-joel. we are also offering the
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We are also offering the faith to share bundle.
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Faith to share bundle. keep one. give one.
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Keep one. give one. give the gift of faith,
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Give the gift of faith, focus, and fresh hope
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Focus, and fresh hope for someone
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For someone special in your life.
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Special in your life. you can also request the god's
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Word work study collection. this empowering collection
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This empowering collection includes the niv
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Includes the niv the message parallel bible,
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A beautifully crafted leather bookmark and pen,
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Leather bookmark and pen, and how to read your bible
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And how to read your bible and enjoy it,
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And enjoy it, along with two planners.
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Along with two planners. for a special year-end gift
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For a special year-end gift this month,
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This month, you can request these
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You can request these inspiring resources
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Joel Osteen - Be A Now Person

December 18, 2025 | 29:55

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