Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Be Selective In What You Feed Yourself

August 16, 2025 | S25 E228 | 29:54

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Be Selective In What You Feed Yourself | August 16, 2025

Well, god bless you.
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Well, god bless you. it's joy to come into your
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Well, god bless you. it's joy to come into your homes.
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It's joy to come into your homes. we love you.
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Homes. we love you. if you're ever in our area
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We love you. if you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of
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If you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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One of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning
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Feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in.
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But thanks so much for tuning in. thank you again for coming out
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In. thank you again for coming out today.
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Thank you again for coming out today. i like to start with something
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Today. i like to start with something funny.
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about this wealthy man.
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Funny. i heard about this wealthy man. he was known for being
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I heard about this wealthy man. he was known for being eccentric.
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He was known for being eccentric. he was having a big party at his
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Eccentric. he was having a big party at his house.
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He was having a big party at his house. in his backyard he had a huge
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House. in his backyard he had a huge pool filled with alligators and
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In his backyard he had a huge pool filled with alligators and sharks.
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Pool filled with alligators and sharks. he said to the guests, "anyone
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Sharks. he said to the guests, "anyone that will swim across my pool
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He said to the guests, "anyone that will swim across my pool i'll give you anything you
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That will swim across my pool i'll give you anything you want."
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I'll give you anything you want." in a few minutes there was a big
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Want." in a few minutes there was a big splash.
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In a few minutes there was a big splash. a man was in there going
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Splash. a man was in there going 90-to-nothing, dodging
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A man was in there going 90-to-nothing, dodging alligators, maneuvering around
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90-to-nothing, dodging alligators, maneuvering around the sharks.
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Alligators, maneuvering around the sharks. he made it to the other side
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The sharks. he made it to the other side just in the nick of time and got
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He made it to the other side just in the nick of time and got out as frantic as can be.
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Just in the nick of time and got out as frantic as can be. the wealthy man said, "i can't
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Out as frantic as can be. the wealthy man said, "i can't believe it. you're the bravest
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The wealthy man said, "i can't believe it. you're the bravest person i've ever met.
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Believe it. you're the bravest person i've ever met. now what is it that you would
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Person i've ever met. now what is it that you would want?"
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Now what is it that you would want?" the man said, "what i want more
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Want?" the man said, "what i want more than anything else is the name
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The man said, "what i want more than anything else is the name of the person that pushed me
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Than anything else is the name of the person that pushed me in." (laughter/applause)
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Of the person that pushed me in." (laughter/applause) hold up your bibles and say it
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In." (laughter/applause) hold up your bibles and say it like you mean it.
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Hold up your bibles and say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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Like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today about being selective with what
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I want to talk to you today about being selective with what you feed yourself.
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About being selective with what you feed yourself. our ears and our eyes are the
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You feed yourself. our ears and our eyes are the gates to our soul.
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Our ears and our eyes are the gates to our soul. what we watch, what we listen
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Gates to our soul. what we watch, what we listen to, who we associate with,
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What we watch, what we listen to, who we associate with, that's constantly feeding us.
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To, who we associate with, that's constantly feeding us. you've heard the saying, "you
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That's constantly feeding us. you've heard the saying, "you are what you eat."
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You've heard the saying, "you are what you eat." if you eat junk food all the
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Are what you eat." if you eat junk food all the time - twinkies, sodas, candy
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If you eat junk food all the time - twinkies, sodas, candy bars - you're not going to be
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Time - twinkies, sodas, candy bars - you're not going to be very healthy. why?
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Bars - you're not going to be very healthy. why? you're feeding yourself the
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Very healthy. why? you're feeding yourself the wrong things.
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You're feeding yourself the wrong things. in the same way, if you're
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Wrong things. in the same way, if you're watching things that are
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In the same way, if you're watching things that are unwholesome, listening to things
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Watching things that are unwholesome, listening to things that are dragging you down,
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Unwholesome, listening to things that are dragging you down, hanging around people that
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That are dragging you down, hanging around people that gossip, then because you are
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Hanging around people that gossip, then because you are feeding your inner man junk food
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Gossip, then because you are feeding your inner man junk food you're not going to be as strong
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Feeding your inner man junk food you're not going to be as strong and become all that god has
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You're not going to be as strong and become all that god has created you to be.
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And become all that god has created you to be. you have to be extremely careful
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Created you to be. you have to be extremely careful as to what you take in.
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You have to be extremely careful as to what you take in. today more than ever we have
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As to what you take in. today more than ever we have opportunity to feed on wrong
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Today more than ever we have opportunity to feed on wrong things.
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Opportunity to feed on wrong things. there are over 500 channels on
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Things. there are over 500 channels on television.
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There are over 500 channels on television. we have the internet,
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Television. we have the internet, smartphones, magazines,
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We have the internet, smartphones, magazines, billboards.
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Smartphones, magazines, billboards. every place we turn there is
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Billboards. every place we turn there is information trying to influence
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Every place we turn there is information trying to influence us. it's not all bad.
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Information trying to influence us. it's not all bad. there is nothing wrong with
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Us. it's not all bad. there is nothing wrong with being entertained but you have
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There is nothing wrong with being entertained but you have to stay on guard.
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Being entertained but you have to stay on guard. with the good wholesome
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To stay on guard. with the good wholesome entertainment comes a bunch of
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With the good wholesome entertainment comes a bunch of trash.
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Entertainment comes a bunch of trash. programs now have people airing
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Trash. programs now have people airing out their dirty laundry, showing
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Programs now have people airing out their dirty laundry, showing you all the conflict, the
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Out their dirty laundry, showing you all the conflict, the backstabbing, the jealousy, the
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You all the conflict, the backstabbing, the jealousy, the dysfunction.
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Backstabbing, the jealousy, the dysfunction. with so many outlets the shock
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Dysfunction. with so many outlets the shock value keeps getting turned up
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With so many outlets the shock value keeps getting turned up higher and higher.
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Value keeps getting turned up higher and higher. what we thought was far out and
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Higher and higher. what we thought was far out and bizarre 20 years ago is no big
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What we thought was far out and bizarre 20 years ago is no big deal now.
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Bizarre 20 years ago is no big deal now. it's just totally normal.
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Deal now. it's just totally normal. that shock value, yes, it can
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It's just totally normal. that shock value, yes, it can get your attention.
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That shock value, yes, it can get your attention. yes, it can be entertaining in a
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Get your attention. yes, it can be entertaining in a sense but it's also filling your
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Yes, it can be entertaining in a sense but it's also filling your mind with trash.
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Sense but it's also filling your mind with trash. it's also poisoning your spirit.
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Mind with trash. it's also poisoning your spirit. if you put trash in you're going
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It's also poisoning your spirit. if you put trash in you're going to get trash out.
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If you put trash in you're going to get trash out. if you're watching programs
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To get trash out. if you're watching programs where people are constantly
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If you're watching programs where people are constantly compromising, being unfaithful
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Where people are constantly compromising, being unfaithful in relationships, don't be
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Compromising, being unfaithful in relationships, don't be surprised if you find yourself
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In relationships, don't be surprised if you find yourself in that situation.
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Surprised if you find yourself in that situation. if you're watching people being
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In that situation. if you're watching people being dishonest, stabbing people in
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If you're watching people being dishonest, stabbing people in the back, doing whatever they
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Dishonest, stabbing people in the back, doing whatever they can to get ahead, that's all
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The back, doing whatever they can to get ahead, that's all going into your subconscious
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Can to get ahead, that's all going into your subconscious mind.
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Going into your subconscious mind. little by little it's becoming
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Mind. little by little it's becoming more and more acceptable.
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Little by little it's becoming more and more acceptable. what's happening is it's
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More and more acceptable. what's happening is it's desensitizing you.
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What's happening is it's desensitizing you. the shock value is wearing off.
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Desensitizing you. the shock value is wearing off. before long you may think, "hey,
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The shock value is wearing off. before long you may think, "hey, that's really no big deal."
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Before long you may think, "hey, that's really no big deal." proverbs 15 says, "only a fool
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That's really no big deal." proverbs 15 says, "only a fool feeds on trash."
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Proverbs 15 says, "only a fool feeds on trash." friends, you're going to become
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Feeds on trash." friends, you're going to become what you eat.
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Friends, you're going to become what you eat. take inventory of what you are
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What you eat. take inventory of what you are feeding yourself.
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Take inventory of what you are feeding yourself. what are you watching?
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Feeding yourself. what are you watching? what are you listening to?
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What are you watching? what are you listening to? what kind of values is that
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What are you listening to? what kind of values is that portraying?
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What kind of values is that portraying? is it building you up?
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Portraying? is it building you up? is it wholesome?
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Is it building you up? is it wholesome? inspiring you to be better?
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Is it wholesome? inspiring you to be better? if not, make the necessary
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Inspiring you to be better? if not, make the necessary changes.
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If not, make the necessary changes. don't feed on trash.
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Changes. don't feed on trash. when you watch something on
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Don't feed on trash. when you watch something on television, you watch a movie,
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When you watch something on television, you watch a movie, it's just like you're inviting
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Television, you watch a movie, it's just like you're inviting those people into your house.
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It's just like you're inviting those people into your house. you need to ask yourself, "do i
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Those people into your house. you need to ask yourself, "do i want them in my home?
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You need to ask yourself, "do i want them in my home? do i want to hear all their
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Want them in my home? do i want to hear all their secrets? do i want see all
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Do i want to hear all their secrets? do i want see all their dirty laundry?"
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Secrets? do i want see all their dirty laundry?" some of what is on tv today is
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Their dirty laundry?" some of what is on tv today is to appeal to the lowest common
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Some of what is on tv today is to appeal to the lowest common denominator.
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To appeal to the lowest common denominator. people fighting with family
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Denominator. people fighting with family members.
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People fighting with family members. all kinds of bizarre situations.
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Members. all kinds of bizarre situations. it's kind of like a wreck out on
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All kinds of bizarre situations. it's kind of like a wreck out on the freeway where everybody
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It's kind of like a wreck out on the freeway where everybody wants to stop and just see what
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The freeway where everybody wants to stop and just see what happened.
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Wants to stop and just see what happened. that bar keeps getting set lower
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Happened. that bar keeps getting set lower and lower.
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That bar keeps getting set lower and lower. do yourself a favor; stay far
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And lower. do yourself a favor; stay far away from that no matter how off
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Do yourself a favor; stay far away from that no matter how off the wall it gets.
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Away from that no matter how off the wall it gets. i was at a grocery store a few
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The wall it gets. i was at a grocery store a few months ago.
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I was at a grocery store a few months ago. at the checkout line one of the
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Months ago. at the checkout line one of the magazine headlines read,
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At the checkout line one of the magazine headlines read, "two-headed man in a love
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Magazine headlines read, "two-headed man in a love triangle with an alien from
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"two-headed man in a love triangle with an alien from outer space. details inside."
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Triangle with an alien from outer space. details inside." (laughter)
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Outer space. details inside." (laughter) i thought, "no, thanks. i am
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(laughter) i thought, "no, thanks. i am not a garbage can. i'm not
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I thought, "no, thanks. i am not a garbage can. i'm not going to fill my mind with
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Not a garbage can. i'm not going to fill my mind with poison. only a fool feeds on
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Going to fill my mind with poison. only a fool feeds on trash." (applause)
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Poison. only a fool feeds on trash." (applause) listen, life is too short.
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Trash." (applause) listen, life is too short. your time is too valuable to
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Listen, life is too short. your time is too valuable to feed on anything other than what
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Your time is too valuable to feed on anything other than what is building you up.
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Feed on anything other than what is building you up. psalm 119 says, "god, keep me
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Is building you up. psalm 119 says, "god, keep me from paying attention to what is
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Psalm 119 says, "god, keep me from paying attention to what is worthless."
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From paying attention to what is worthless." every time we turn on the
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Worthless." every time we turn on the television we should pray that
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Every time we turn on the television we should pray that prayer.
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Television we should pray that prayer. "god, keep me from what's
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Prayer. "god, keep me from what's worthless."
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"god, keep me from what's worthless." every time we get on the
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Worthless." every time we get on the internet, walk by the magazine
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Every time we get on the internet, walk by the magazine rack, "god, help me not to waste
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Internet, walk by the magazine rack, "god, help me not to waste my time getting hooked on
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Rack, "god, help me not to waste my time getting hooked on something that's not adding any
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My time getting hooked on something that's not adding any value to my life."
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Something that's not adding any value to my life." here's what i've learned, if
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Value to my life." here's what i've learned, if you're not selective in what you
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Here's what i've learned, if you're not selective in what you watch, the television will
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You're not selective in what you watch, the television will determine your character.
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Watch, the television will determine your character. the television will determine
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Determine your character. the television will determine who you are.
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The television will determine who you are. statistics tell us the average
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Who you are. statistics tell us the average person will spend more time
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Statistics tell us the average person will spend more time watching television than
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Person will spend more time watching television than anything else other than working
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Watching television than anything else other than working and sleeping.
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Anything else other than working and sleeping. when it's all added up ten years
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And sleeping. when it's all added up ten years of our life will have been spent
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When it's all added up ten years of our life will have been spent watching tv.
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Of our life will have been spent watching tv. by the time a child graduates
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Watching tv. by the time a child graduates from high school he will have
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By the time a child graduates from high school he will have watched 18,000 hours of
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From high school he will have watched 18,000 hours of television compared to 12,000
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Watched 18,000 hours of television compared to 12,000 hours spent in school.
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Television compared to 12,000 hours spent in school. parents, don't let the
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Hours spent in school. parents, don't let the television be a babysitter for
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Parents, don't let the television be a babysitter for your children.
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Television be a babysitter for your children. don't put your five-year-old in
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Your children. don't put your five-year-old in there and let them watch
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Don't put your five-year-old in there and let them watch whatever they want.
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There and let them watch whatever they want. you choose something wholesome,
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Whatever they want. you choose something wholesome, something that's going to
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You choose something wholesome, something that's going to strengthen their values.
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Something that's going to strengthen their values. (applause)
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Strengthen their values. (applause) not something that will erode
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(applause) not something that will erode what you are teaching them.
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Not something that will erode what you are teaching them. i read where the number of
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What you are teaching them. i read where the number of violent acts during prime time
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I read where the number of violent acts during prime time is 12 per hour.
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Violent acts during prime time is 12 per hour. the number of violent acts
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Is 12 per hour. the number of violent acts during cartoons is 42 per hour.
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The number of violent acts during cartoons is 42 per hour. if you plant your children in
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During cartoons is 42 per hour. if you plant your children in front of the television they may
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If you plant your children in front of the television they may grow into something that you
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Front of the television they may grow into something that you don't like.
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Grow into something that you don't like. very often television glamorizes
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Don't like. very often television glamorizes the wrong things.
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Very often television glamorizes the wrong things. most marriages portrayed on
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The wrong things. most marriages portrayed on tv are not healthy, loyal,
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Most marriages portrayed on tv are not healthy, loyal, faithful.
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Tv are not healthy, loyal, faithful. tv guide said, "91% of intimacy
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Faithful. tv guide said, "91% of intimacy shown on television is outside
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Tv guide said, "91% of intimacy shown on television is outside of marriage."
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Shown on television is outside of marriage." nine times out of ten what's
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Of marriage." nine times out of ten what's glamorized is the affair.
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Nine times out of ten what's glamorized is the affair. "that's the fun. that's the
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Glamorized is the affair. "that's the fun. that's the passion."
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"that's the fun. that's the passion." being unfaithful. running
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Passion." being unfaithful. running around. "you only live once."
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Being unfaithful. running around. "you only live once." if you watch that long enough
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Around. "you only live once." if you watch that long enough it's going to chip away at what
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If you watch that long enough it's going to chip away at what you know is right.
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It's going to chip away at what you know is right. if you're not careful it will
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You know is right. if you're not careful it will cause you to lower your standard
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If you're not careful it will cause you to lower your standard and think, "hey, everybody else
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Cause you to lower your standard and think, "hey, everybody else is doing it."
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And think, "hey, everybody else is doing it." that's television determining
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Is doing it." that's television determining your character.
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That's television determining your character. be selective.
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Your character. be selective. when something comes on that you
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Be selective. when something comes on that you know is not good be disciplined
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When something comes on that you know is not good be disciplined to change the channel.
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Know is not good be disciplined to change the channel. that's why god created the
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To change the channel. that's why god created the remote control. (laughter)
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That's why god created the remote control. (laughter) you don't even have to get up.
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Remote control. (laughter) you don't even have to get up. just push the button.
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You don't even have to get up. just push the button. switch on by. (applause)
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Just push the button. switch on by. (applause) if not, you're feeding the
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Switch on by. (applause) if not, you're feeding the flesh.
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If not, you're feeding the flesh. anytime you feed the flesh it's
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Flesh. anytime you feed the flesh it's going to lead you away from
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Anytime you feed the flesh it's going to lead you away from god's best.
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Going to lead you away from god's best. the scripture says, "it is the
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God's best. the scripture says, "it is the thought life that pollutes us."
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The scripture says, "it is the thought life that pollutes us." if we watch the wrong images,
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Thought life that pollutes us." if we watch the wrong images, the wrong thoughts will follow.
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If we watch the wrong images, the wrong thoughts will follow. before long you'll find yourself
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The wrong thoughts will follow. before long you'll find yourself in temptation that could have
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Before long you'll find yourself in temptation that could have been avoided if you would have
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In temptation that could have been avoided if you would have just been disciplined in what
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Been avoided if you would have just been disciplined in what you watched.
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Just been disciplined in what you watched. i like to watch television,
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You watched. i like to watch television, especially sports.
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I like to watch television, especially sports. but i've learned sometimes when
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Especially sports. but i've learned sometimes when a questionable commercial comes
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But i've learned sometimes when a questionable commercial comes on, even during the ballgame,
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A questionable commercial comes on, even during the ballgame, i've got to switch off for 30
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On, even during the ballgame, i've got to switch off for 30 seconds and come back when
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I've got to switch off for 30 seconds and come back when it's over.
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Seconds and come back when it's over. i'm not going to let that
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It's over. i'm not going to let that pollute me.
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I'm not going to let that pollute me. the other day i was at a hotel
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Pollute me. the other day i was at a hotel gym working out.
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The other day i was at a hotel gym working out. every tv in this little gym was
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Gym working out. every tv in this little gym was tuned in to the making of the
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Every tv in this little gym was tuned in to the making of the sports illustrated swimsuit
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Tuned in to the making of the sports illustrated swimsuit edition. (laughter)
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Sports illustrated swimsuit edition. (laughter) i asked the young man working
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Edition. (laughter) i asked the young man working there would he please switch
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I asked the young man working there would he please switch it over to the football game.
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There would he please switch it over to the football game. i know he probably thought i'm
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It over to the football game. i know he probably thought i'm stiff, old fashioned, strange.
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I know he probably thought i'm stiff, old fashioned, strange. but you've got to come to the
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Stiff, old fashioned, strange. but you've got to come to the point where you realize your
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But you've got to come to the point where you realize your destiny is too great, your
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Point where you realize your destiny is too great, your assignment too important.
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Destiny is too great, your assignment too important. you future is too bright to let
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Assignment too important. you future is too bright to let something pollute your life.
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You future is too bright to let something pollute your life. (applause)
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Something pollute your life. (applause) we have enough to overcome
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(applause) we have enough to overcome that we can't get away from.
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We have enough to overcome that we can't get away from. let's not make it harder by
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That we can't get away from. let's not make it harder by putting unwholesome things in.
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Let's not make it harder by putting unwholesome things in. well, you say, "joel, it's not
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Putting unwholesome things in. well, you say, "joel, it's not hurting me. i'm strong.
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Well, you say, "joel, it's not hurting me. i'm strong. it's just entertainment."
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Hurting me. i'm strong. it's just entertainment." yes, it may be entertaining you
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It's just entertainment." yes, it may be entertaining you but it's filling you with all
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Yes, it may be entertaining you but it's filling you with all kinds of wrong values.
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But it's filling you with all kinds of wrong values. sooner or later if you put trash
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Kinds of wrong values. sooner or later if you put trash in, somehow, some way, the trash
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Sooner or later if you put trash in, somehow, some way, the trash is going to come out.
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In, somehow, some way, the trash is going to come out. years ago there was a very
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Is going to come out. years ago there was a very popular cable television show
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Years ago there was a very popular cable television show where every other word was a
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Popular cable television show where every other word was a curse word and had to be bleeped
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Where every other word was a curse word and had to be bleeped out.
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Curse word and had to be bleeped out. it was the furthest thing from
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Out. it was the furthest thing from wholesome and uplifting that you
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It was the furthest thing from wholesome and uplifting that you could possibly find.
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Wholesome and uplifting that you could possibly find. this person i knew, he was
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Could possibly find. this person i knew, he was hooked.
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This person i knew, he was hooked. he loved watching it and he was
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Hooked. he loved watching it and he was trying to convince me why it was
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He loved watching it and he was trying to convince me why it was okay.
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Trying to convince me why it was okay. he said, "joel, if you can just
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Okay. he said, "joel, if you can just get past all the cursing and
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He said, "joel, if you can just get past all the cursing and past all the cheating and past
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Get past all the cursing and past all the cheating and past all the dysfunction you'll find
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Past all the cheating and past all the dysfunction you'll find that really they're a loving,
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All the dysfunction you'll find that really they're a loving, caring family." (laughter)
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That really they're a loving, caring family." (laughter) and i don't even doubt that
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Caring family." (laughter) and i don't even doubt that that's true.
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And i don't even doubt that that's true. but here's the point i'm making.
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That's true. but here's the point i'm making. you could go out to the garbage
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But here's the point i'm making. you could go out to the garbage dumpster today and if you dig
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You could go out to the garbage dumpster today and if you dig around long enough you could
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Dumpster today and if you dig around long enough you could probably find a little piece of
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Around long enough you could probably find a little piece of a biscuit that's halfway edible.
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Probably find a little piece of a biscuit that's halfway edible. but you know as well as i do
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A biscuit that's halfway edible. but you know as well as i do it's not worth digging in the
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But you know as well as i do it's not worth digging in the trash trying to find one little
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It's not worth digging in the trash trying to find one little morsel of something good.
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Trash trying to find one little morsel of something good. you're better than that.
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Morsel of something good. you're better than that. (applause)
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You're better than that. (applause) you are a temple of the most
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(applause) you are a temple of the most high god, called, chosen,
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You are a temple of the most high god, called, chosen, appointed, approved.
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High god, called, chosen, appointed, approved. now do your best to keep your
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Appointed, approved. now do your best to keep your temple pure.
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Now do your best to keep your temple pure. when i was younger i had a
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Temple pure. when i was younger i had a sports car that i loved so much.
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When i was younger i had a sports car that i loved so much. i took great care of it.
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Sports car that i loved so much. i took great care of it. it was a performance car.
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I took great care of it. it was a performance car. it had a big engine.
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It was a performance car. it had a big engine. i would wash that car
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It had a big engine. i would wash that car practically every other day and
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I would wash that car practically every other day and i would only put the very best
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Practically every other day and i would only put the very best in the engine.
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I would only put the very best in the engine. every three months i would
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In the engine. every three months i would change the oil whether it needed
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Every three months i would change the oil whether it needed it or not.
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Change the oil whether it needed it or not. i put the high performance oil
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It or not. i put the high performance oil in it, not regular oil, but this
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I put the high performance oil in it, not regular oil, but this oil cost about twice as much as
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In it, not regular oil, but this oil cost about twice as much as regular oil.
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Oil cost about twice as much as regular oil. back then if you wanted to you
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Regular oil. back then if you wanted to you could put regular gasoline.
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Back then if you wanted to you could put regular gasoline. but i always put the highest
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Could put regular gasoline. but i always put the highest octane gasoline.
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But i always put the highest octane gasoline. i wanted that car to perform at
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Octane gasoline. i wanted that car to perform at the highest possible level.
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I wanted that car to perform at the highest possible level. well, that's the way you need to
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The highest possible level. well, that's the way you need to see yourself.
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Well, that's the way you need to see yourself. you are a high performance,
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See yourself. you are a high performance, extremely valuable, incredibly
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You are a high performance, extremely valuable, incredibly talented, uniquely gifted
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Extremely valuable, incredibly talented, uniquely gifted person.
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Talented, uniquely gifted person. how much better will you run?
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Person. how much better will you run? how much faster will you go?
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How much better will you run? how much faster will you go? how much fuller will your life
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How much faster will you go? how much fuller will your life be if you will be selective as
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How much fuller will your life be if you will be selective as to what you put into your
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Be if you will be selective as to what you put into your engine?
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To what you put into your engine? sure, you can get by with
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Engine? sure, you can get by with watching things that are
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Sure, you can get by with watching things that are questionable, listening to
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Watching things that are questionable, listening to things that drag you down and
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Questionable, listening to things that drag you down and hanging around people that erode
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Things that drag you down and hanging around people that erode your values.
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Hanging around people that erode your values. your car will run.
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Your values. your car will run. but i'm talking about reaching
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Your car will run. but i'm talking about reaching your highest potential.
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But i'm talking about reaching your highest potential. i'm talking about becoming
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Your highest potential. i'm talking about becoming everything that god has created
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I'm talking about becoming everything that god has created you to be.
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Everything that god has created you to be. see, i've learned god is not
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You to be. see, i've learned god is not trying to keep us from
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See, i've learned god is not trying to keep us from something.
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Trying to keep us from something. he is trying to get us to
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Something. he is trying to get us to something.
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He is trying to get us to something. in other words, god is not just
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Something. in other words, god is not just trying to make our life
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In other words, god is not just trying to make our life miserable, just be super strict.
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Trying to make our life miserable, just be super strict. and, "you can't watch that.
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Miserable, just be super strict. and, "you can't watch that. you can't hang out with them.
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And, "you can't watch that. you can't hang out with them. you can't have any fun."
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You can't hang out with them. you can't have any fun." it's just the opposite.
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You can't have any fun." it's just the opposite. if you will do it god's way you
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It's just the opposite. if you will do it god's way you will have more fun than you've
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If you will do it god's way you will have more fun than you've ever had before.
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Will have more fun than you've ever had before. god will take you places greater
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Ever had before. god will take you places greater than you've ever imagined.
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God will take you places greater than you've ever imagined. (applause)
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Than you've ever imagined. (applause) god is trying to get you to an
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(applause) god is trying to get you to an abundant, fulfilled,
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God is trying to get you to an abundant, fulfilled, amazing life.
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Abundant, fulfilled, amazing life. now let's do our part and be
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Amazing life. now let's do our part and be selective.
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Now let's do our part and be selective. all through the scripture our
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Selective. all through the scripture our life is compared to the life of
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All through the scripture our life is compared to the life of an eagle.
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Life is compared to the life of an eagle. if you study the eagle you'll
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An eagle. if you study the eagle you'll find that its strength is found
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If you study the eagle you'll find that its strength is found in its diet.
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Find that its strength is found in its diet. what's interesting is the eagle
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In its diet. what's interesting is the eagle will not eat anything dead.
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What's interesting is the eagle will not eat anything dead. unless he's in captivity, the
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Will not eat anything dead. unless he's in captivity, the eagle only feeds off of live
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Unless he's in captivity, the eagle only feeds off of live food.
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Eagle only feeds off of live food. other birds like the buzzard,
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Food. other birds like the buzzard, the vulture, the crow, they feed
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Other birds like the buzzard, the vulture, the crow, they feed off of dead carcasses.
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The vulture, the crow, they feed off of dead carcasses. they'll eat anything they can.
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Off of dead carcasses. they'll eat anything they can. not the eagle.
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They'll eat anything they can. not the eagle. he doesn't take the easy way
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Not the eagle. he doesn't take the easy way out.
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He doesn't take the easy way out. he flies over the stream and
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Out. he flies over the stream and looks for fish.
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He flies over the stream and looks for fish. he will swoop down and get a
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Looks for fish. he will swoop down and get a fresh salmon for dinner.
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He will swoop down and get a fresh salmon for dinner. the scripture tells us that we
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Fresh salmon for dinner. the scripture tells us that we should, "mount up with wings,"
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The scripture tells us that we should, "mount up with wings," not as the buzzard.
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Should, "mount up with wings," not as the buzzard. not as the vulture.
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Not as the buzzard. not as the vulture. not as the chicken.
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Not as the vulture. not as the chicken. "with wings as eagles."
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Not as the chicken. "with wings as eagles." just like the eagle our strength
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"with wings as eagles." just like the eagle our strength is going to be in our diet.
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Just like the eagle our strength is going to be in our diet. our strength is going to be what
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Is going to be in our diet. our strength is going to be what we're taking in.
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Our strength is going to be what we're taking in. you can't go around all day
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We're taking in. you can't go around all day eating dead food and expect to
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You can't go around all day eating dead food and expect to be strong and healthy.
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Eating dead food and expect to be strong and healthy. if you're hanging around people
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Be strong and healthy. if you're hanging around people that gossip all the time
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If you're hanging around people that gossip all the time recognize what they're feeding
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That gossip all the time recognize what they're feeding you is dead.
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Recognize what they're feeding you is dead. if you're watching things that
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You is dead. if you're watching things that are questionable and
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If you're watching things that are questionable and unwholesome, you're eating dead
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Are questionable and unwholesome, you're eating dead food.
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Unwholesome, you're eating dead food. and yes, the eagle can survive
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Food. and yes, the eagle can survive eating with the chickens, the
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And yes, the eagle can survive eating with the chickens, the buzzards, the crows.
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Eating with the chickens, the buzzards, the crows. but the problem is he's never
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Buzzards, the crows. but the problem is he's never going to soar.
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But the problem is he's never going to soar. he's never going to become all
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Going to soar. he's never going to become all god has created him to be.
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He's never going to become all god has created him to be. some of you today, if you would
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God has created him to be. some of you today, if you would just change your diet you would
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Some of you today, if you would just change your diet you would go to a new level.
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Just change your diet you would go to a new level. if you would make the decision
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Go to a new level. if you would make the decision to quit watching the programs
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If you would make the decision to quit watching the programs that are polluting your mind and
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To quit watching the programs that are polluting your mind and causing you to compromise.
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That are polluting your mind and causing you to compromise. if you would quit hanging out
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Causing you to compromise. if you would quit hanging out with the people that are always
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If you would quit hanging out with the people that are always gossiping and keeping you
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With the people that are always gossiping and keeping you stirred up.
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Gossiping and keeping you stirred up. if you would quit eating so many
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Stirred up. if you would quit eating so many dead things you would see god's
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If you would quit eating so many dead things you would see god's favor in a greater way.
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Dead things you would see god's favor in a greater way. you're going to become what you
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Favor in a greater way. you're going to become what you eat.
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You're going to become what you eat. maybe you've gone to lunch with
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Eat. maybe you've gone to lunch with the same people at work year
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Maybe you've gone to lunch with the same people at work year after year.
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The same people at work year after year. they're negative. they
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After year. they're negative. they complain. they talk bad about
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They're negative. they complain. they talk bad about other people.
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Complain. they talk bad about other people. you don't have to hurt their
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Other people. you don't have to hurt their feelings.
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You don't have to hurt their feelings. you don't have to go in there
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Feelings. you don't have to go in there tomorrow and make some big
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You don't have to go in there tomorrow and make some big announcement.
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Tomorrow and make some big announcement. "man, i heard something at
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Announcement. "man, i heard something at church. i'm getting away from
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"man, i heard something at church. i'm getting away from you."
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Church. i'm getting away from you." if you do, don't tell them it
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You." if you do, don't tell them it was me. (laughter)
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If you do, don't tell them it was me. (laughter) no, just very subtlety you
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Was me. (laughter) no, just very subtlety you need to start spending less and
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No, just very subtlety you need to start spending less and less time with them.
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Need to start spending less and less time with them. gradually start breaking away
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Less time with them. gradually start breaking away little by little.
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Gradually start breaking away little by little. you are an eagle.
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Little by little. you are an eagle. you were never meant to feed
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You are an eagle. you were never meant to feed off of dead food.
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You were never meant to feed off of dead food. if they want to be a crow, a
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Off of dead food. if they want to be a crow, a chicken, a buzzard, that's up to
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If they want to be a crow, a chicken, a buzzard, that's up to them.
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Chicken, a buzzard, that's up to them. that's their choice but that's
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Them. that's their choice but that's not who you are.
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That's their choice but that's not who you are. psalm 1 says, "do not sit
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Not who you are. psalm 1 says, "do not sit inactive in the path of the
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Psalm 1 says, "do not sit inactive in the path of the ungodly."
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Inactive in the path of the ungodly." if you want to be blessed you
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Ungodly." if you want to be blessed you can't sit there passively and
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If you want to be blessed you can't sit there passively and let that gossip poison you.
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Can't sit there passively and let that gossip poison you. it's not up to god.
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Let that gossip poison you. it's not up to god. it's up to you.
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It's not up to god. it's up to you. he is saying, "find somewhere
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It's up to you. he is saying, "find somewhere else to eat lunch."
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He is saying, "find somewhere else to eat lunch." when a program comes on that's
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Else to eat lunch." when a program comes on that's not wholesome and you feel the
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When a program comes on that's not wholesome and you feel the alarm going off, you cannot sit
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Not wholesome and you feel the alarm going off, you cannot sit inactive.
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Alarm going off, you cannot sit inactive. you've got to pick up the remote
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Inactive. you've got to pick up the remote control and change the channel.
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You've got to pick up the remote control and change the channel. god is not going to do it for
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Control and change the channel. god is not going to do it for you.
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God is not going to do it for you. be proactive not inactive.
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You. be proactive not inactive. or maybe all your friends are
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Be proactive not inactive. or maybe all your friends are going to see a movie.
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Or maybe all your friends are going to see a movie. you don't feel good about it.
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Going to see a movie. you don't feel good about it. there's an alarm going off down
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You don't feel good about it. there's an alarm going off down in here.
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There's an alarm going off down in here. well, you can't just go with the
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In here. well, you can't just go with the flow and think, "well, they may
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Well, you can't just go with the flow and think, "well, they may get upset.
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Flow and think, "well, they may get upset. they may not understand.
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Get upset. they may not understand. they may make fun of me.
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They may not understand. they may make fun of me. they may think i'm
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They may make fun of me. they may think i'm old-fashioned."
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They may think i'm old-fashioned." you have to ask yourself, "am i
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Old-fashioned." you have to ask yourself, "am i going to live to please people
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You have to ask yourself, "am i going to live to please people or am i going to live to please
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Going to live to please people or am i going to live to please god?
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Or am i going to live to please god? am i going to be a buzzard and
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God? am i going to be a buzzard and stay on the ground?"
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Am i going to be a buzzard and stay on the ground?" "or am i going to be an eagle
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Stay on the ground?" "or am i going to be an eagle and soar?"
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"or am i going to be an eagle and soar?" don't sit inactive.
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And soar?" don't sit inactive. listen, if you're going to be an
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Don't sit inactive. listen, if you're going to be an eagle it's going to take more
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Listen, if you're going to be an eagle it's going to take more work.
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Eagle it's going to take more work. it's going to take being
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Work. it's going to take being disciplined.
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It's going to take being disciplined. some of your friends may not
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Disciplined. some of your friends may not understand.
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Some of your friends may not understand. they may get upset.
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Understand. they may get upset. here's what i've learned.
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They may get upset. here's what i've learned. not everyone is willing to pay
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Here's what i've learned. not everyone is willing to pay the price to be an eagle.
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Not everyone is willing to pay the price to be an eagle. yes, everyone wants to soar but
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The price to be an eagle. yes, everyone wants to soar but not everyone is willing to deny
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Yes, everyone wants to soar but not everyone is willing to deny their flesh and not feed off of
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Not everyone is willing to deny their flesh and not feed off of dead food.
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Their flesh and not feed off of dead food. bottom line is this; if you're
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Dead food. bottom line is this; if you're going to soar with the eagles,
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Bottom line is this; if you're going to soar with the eagles, you can't hang out with the
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Going to soar with the eagles, you can't hang out with the chickens.
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You can't hang out with the chickens. you cannot sit inactive when you
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Chickens. you cannot sit inactive when you know something is not god's
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You cannot sit inactive when you know something is not god's best.
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Know something is not god's best. you've got to be bold, rise up
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Best. you've got to be bold, rise up and make that change.
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You've got to be bold, rise up and make that change. years ago victoria and i were at
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And make that change. years ago victoria and i were at a broadway play.
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Years ago victoria and i were at a broadway play. it was a top-rated show.
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A broadway play. it was a top-rated show. somebody had given us very
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It was a top-rated show. somebody had given us very expensive tickets right up
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Somebody had given us very expensive tickets right up front.
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Expensive tickets right up front. we got there but every other
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Front. we got there but every other word was a curse word for the
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We got there but every other word was a curse word for the first fifteen minutes.
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Word was a curse word for the first fifteen minutes. some of the scenes were very
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First fifteen minutes. some of the scenes were very risque.
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Some of the scenes were very risque. i kept thinking that it was
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Risque. i kept thinking that it was going to get better but it never
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I kept thinking that it was going to get better but it never did.
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Going to get better but it never did. finally i whispered to victoria,
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Did. finally i whispered to victoria, "i don't want to feed myself
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Finally i whispered to victoria, "i don't want to feed myself this junk."
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"i don't want to feed myself this junk." i value who i am.
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This junk." i value who i am. we just very quietly and
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I value who i am. we just very quietly and discreetly stepped out.
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We just very quietly and discreetly stepped out. yes, the tickets were expensive.
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Discreetly stepped out. yes, the tickets were expensive. yes, it was valuable.
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Yes, the tickets were expensive. yes, it was valuable. but do you know what's more
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Yes, it was valuable. but do you know what's more valuable?
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But do you know what's more valuable? the temple that god has given
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Valuable? the temple that god has given me.
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The temple that god has given me. i'm not going to sit inactive
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Me. i'm not going to sit inactive and let somebody dump trash into
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I'm not going to sit inactive and let somebody dump trash into me.
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And let somebody dump trash into me. friends, we are not garbage
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Me. friends, we are not garbage cans.
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Friends, we are not garbage cans. our ears and eyes are not trash
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Cans. our ears and eyes are not trash receptors.
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Our ears and eyes are not trash receptors. people have every right to make
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Receptors. people have every right to make the play, make the movie, make
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People have every right to make the play, make the movie, make the program, but we have every
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The play, make the movie, make the program, but we have every right not to watch.
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The program, but we have every right not to watch. i was driving home years ago in
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Right not to watch. i was driving home years ago in my car and i had a long day.
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I was driving home years ago in my car and i had a long day. a lot had come against me.
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My car and i had a long day. a lot had come against me. i turned the radio on.
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A lot had come against me. i turned the radio on. the first thing i heard was,
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I turned the radio on. the first thing i heard was, "you're no good. you're no
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The first thing i heard was, "you're no good. you're no good. you're no good."
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"you're no good. you're no good. you're no good." (laughter)
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Good. you're no good." (laughter) i thought it was over.
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(laughter) i thought it was over. then she said, "baby, you're no
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I thought it was over. then she said, "baby, you're no good." (laughter)
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Then she said, "baby, you're no good." (laughter) i thought, "i've got enough to
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Good." (laughter) i thought, "i've got enough to deal with than having this lady
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I thought, "i've got enough to deal with than having this lady that i don't even know tell me
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Deal with than having this lady that i don't even know tell me four times that i'm no good."
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That i don't even know tell me four times that i'm no good." i didn't sit inactive.
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Four times that i'm no good." i didn't sit inactive. i pushed the button and turned
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I didn't sit inactive. i pushed the button and turned on the lakewood cd.
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I pushed the button and turned on the lakewood cd. i heard, "i am a friend of god,"
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On the lakewood cd. i heard, "i am a friend of god," "lord, you are good. all the
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I heard, "i am a friend of god," "lord, you are good. all the time you are good." (applause)
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"lord, you are good. all the time you are good." (applause) it's amazing the difference
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Time you are good." (applause) it's amazing the difference between dead food and
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It's amazing the difference between dead food and live food.
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Between dead food and live food. i was in a restaurant once.
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Live food. i was in a restaurant once. a guy was up there playing his
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I was in a restaurant once. a guy was up there playing his guitar and singing.
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A guy was up there playing his guitar and singing. he announced that he had just
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Guitar and singing. he announced that he had just written a new song and we all
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He announced that he had just written a new song and we all turned around to listen.
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Written a new song and we all turned around to listen. i'm sure he meant well but this
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Turned around to listen. i'm sure he meant well but this was the saddest most depressing
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I'm sure he meant well but this was the saddest most depressing song.
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Was the saddest most depressing song. he started singing about how his
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Song. he started singing about how his wife had left him, he was
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He started singing about how his wife had left him, he was brokenhearted and lonely and had
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Wife had left him, he was brokenhearted and lonely and had nowhere to go, no friends.
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Brokenhearted and lonely and had nowhere to go, no friends. he's just going to ride off into
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Nowhere to go, no friends. he's just going to ride off into the sunset.
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He's just going to ride off into the sunset. fade away depressed and
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The sunset. fade away depressed and defeated.
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Fade away depressed and defeated. about halfway through the song
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Defeated. about halfway through the song i thought, "man, i'm coming
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About halfway through the song i thought, "man, i'm coming with you. i'm depressed too."
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I thought, "man, i'm coming with you. i'm depressed too." (laughter)
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With you. i'm depressed too." (laughter) i didn't want to eat the rest
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(laughter) i didn't want to eat the rest of my dinner. all that's doing
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I didn't want to eat the rest of my dinner. all that's doing is feeding you death.
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Of my dinner. all that's doing is feeding you death. i like what somebody said.
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Is feeding you death. i like what somebody said. "if you play a country western
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I like what somebody said. "if you play a country western song backwards the man gets his
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"if you play a country western song backwards the man gets his wife back, his horse back and
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Song backwards the man gets his wife back, his horse back and his dog back."
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Wife back, his horse back and his dog back." (laughter/applause)
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His dog back." (laughter/applause) if you're going to be an eagle
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(laughter/applause) if you're going to be an eagle you've got to learn to tune
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If you're going to be an eagle you've got to learn to tune things like that out.
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You've got to learn to tune things like that out. can't always get away.
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Things like that out. can't always get away. you may not have a choice but
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Can't always get away. you may not have a choice but you can tune it out and not
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You may not have a choice but you can tune it out and not dwell on it.
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You can tune it out and not dwell on it. in other words, you may work
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Dwell on it. in other words, you may work around people that are negative
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In other words, you may work around people that are negative and sour.
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Around people that are negative and sour. you are in an environment where
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And sour. you are in an environment where there's dead food and you have
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You are in an environment where there's dead food and you have no control over it.
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There's dead food and you have no control over it. here's the key; before you get
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No control over it. here's the key; before you get there you need to put in extra
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Here's the key; before you get there you need to put in extra amounts of live food to get your
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There you need to put in extra amounts of live food to get your inner man built up and strong.
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Amounts of live food to get your inner man built up and strong. listen to good praise music.
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Inner man built up and strong. listen to good praise music. put on good faith-building
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Listen to good praise music. put on good faith-building messages, things that are going
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Put on good faith-building messages, things that are going to combat that negative.
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Messages, things that are going to combat that negative. i know a gentleman that for many
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To combat that negative. i know a gentleman that for many years he struggled with
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I know a gentleman that for many years he struggled with depression.
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Years he struggled with depression. he got my cd's on not losing
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Depression. he got my cd's on not losing your joy.
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He got my cd's on not losing your joy. every day on the way to work he
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Your joy. every day on the way to work he listened to them over and over,
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Every day on the way to work he listened to them over and over, month after month, even year
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Listened to them over and over, month after month, even year after year.
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Month after month, even year after year. he said, "joel, i've heard them
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After year. he said, "joel, i've heard them probably a thousand times.
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He said, "joel, i've heard them probably a thousand times. i practically have them
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Probably a thousand times. i practically have them memorized. but that's what
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I practically have them memorized. but that's what helps me to stay strong and
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Memorized. but that's what helps me to stay strong and overcome."
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Helps me to stay strong and overcome." see, he understands the
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Overcome." see, he understands the importance of feeding himself
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See, he understands the importance of feeding himself live food.
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Importance of feeding himself live food. sometimes what your thoughts
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Live food. sometimes what your thoughts will feed you is dead.
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Sometimes what your thoughts will feed you is dead. you cannot sit inactive.
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Will feed you is dead. you cannot sit inactive. put something in you that will
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You cannot sit inactive. put something in you that will feed you victory.
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Put something in you that will feed you victory. it doesn't have to be my
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Feed you victory. it doesn't have to be my messages.
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It doesn't have to be my messages. it can be somebody else's.
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Messages. it can be somebody else's. they're not as good as mine.
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It can be somebody else's. they're not as good as mine. but feed you something live.
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They're not as good as mine. but feed you something live. (laughter) i'm only kidding.
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But feed you something live. (laughter) i'm only kidding. i read where the average
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(laughter) i'm only kidding. i read where the average american spends 400 hours a year
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I read where the average american spends 400 hours a year in their car driving back and
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American spends 400 hours a year in their car driving back and forth to work.
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In their car driving back and forth to work. many people use that time to
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Forth to work. many people use that time to feed themselves the wrong
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Many people use that time to feed themselves the wrong things.
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Feed themselves the wrong things. i like to listen to the news.
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Things. i like to listen to the news. i like to stay informed.
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I like to listen to the news. i like to stay informed. but i've learned the news
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I like to stay informed. but i've learned the news doesn't keep you built up.
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But i've learned the news doesn't keep you built up. once you hear what you need to
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Doesn't keep you built up. once you hear what you need to know you need to move on and use
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Once you hear what you need to know you need to move on and use that time to feed yourself life.
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Know you need to move on and use that time to feed yourself life. listen to something that's going
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That time to feed yourself life. listen to something that's going to help you grow, something
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Listen to something that's going to help you grow, something that's going to inspire you to
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To help you grow, something that's going to inspire you to be better.
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That's going to inspire you to be better. one study showed that if you
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Be better. one study showed that if you would take that same drive time
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One study showed that if you would take that same drive time and listen to good teaching cd's
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Would take that same drive time and listen to good teaching cd's then after three years it's the
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And listen to good teaching cd's then after three years it's the equivalent of spending two years
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Then after three years it's the equivalent of spending two years in college.
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Equivalent of spending two years in college. people tell me all the time,
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In college. people tell me all the time, "joel, i listen to your messages
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People tell me all the time, "joel, i listen to your messages while i run each day, while i'm
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"joel, i listen to your messages while i run each day, while i'm at the gym."
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While i run each day, while i'm at the gym." one lady said, "joel, i listen
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At the gym." one lady said, "joel, i listen to you every night before i go
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One lady said, "joel, i listen to you every night before i go to bed. you always put me right
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To you every night before i go to bed. you always put me right to sleep."
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To bed. you always put me right to sleep." i thought, "thanks a lot."
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To sleep." i thought, "thanks a lot." (laughter)
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I thought, "thanks a lot." (laughter) i love the new technology.
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(laughter) i love the new technology. with these podcasts you can have
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I love the new technology. with these podcasts you can have them downloaded to your computer
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With these podcasts you can have them downloaded to your computer and listen to the messages
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Them downloaded to your computer and listen to the messages anytime you want.
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And listen to the messages anytime you want. this year we will give away
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Anytime you want. this year we will give away nearly 60 million of my
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This year we will give away nearly 60 million of my messages.
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Nearly 60 million of my messages. it's all free of charge.
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Messages. it's all free of charge. all you've got to do is sign up
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It's all free of charge. all you've got to do is sign up and it'll come every week to
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All you've got to do is sign up and it'll come every week to your computer and it's a brand
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And it'll come every week to your computer and it's a brand new message that will feed you
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Your computer and it's a brand new message that will feed you life. you should take advantage
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New message that will feed you life. you should take advantage of it. (applause)
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Life. you should take advantage of it. (applause) this week i heard victoria's
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Of it. (applause) this week i heard victoria's cell phone going off on the
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This week i heard victoria's cell phone going off on the kitchen table. it was buzzing.
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Cell phone going off on the kitchen table. it was buzzing. i went and picked it up and the
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Kitchen table. it was buzzing. i went and picked it up and the message read, "i can do all
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I went and picked it up and the message read, "i can do all things through christ."
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Message read, "i can do all things through christ." she has programmed her phone
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Things through christ." she has programmed her phone every two hours to send her a
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She has programmed her phone every two hours to send her a scripture.
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Every two hours to send her a scripture. "you are fearfully and
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Scripture. "you are fearfully and wonderfully made."
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"you are fearfully and wonderfully made." "you are more than a conqueror."
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Wonderfully made." "you are more than a conqueror." she calls that her text message
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"you are more than a conqueror." she calls that her text message from god.
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She calls that her text message from god. all through the day she is
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From god. all through the day she is feeding herself life.
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All through the day she is feeding herself life. well, you say, "joel, god has
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Feeding herself life. well, you say, "joel, god has never sent me a text message."
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Well, you say, "joel, god has never sent me a text message." faith without works is dead.
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Never sent me a text message." faith without works is dead. program it yourself.
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Faith without works is dead. program it yourself. (laughter/applause)
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Program it yourself. (laughter/applause) friends, we are going to become
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(laughter/applause) friends, we are going to become what we eat. don't feed on
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Friends, we are going to become what we eat. don't feed on trash. be an eagle.
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What we eat. don't feed on trash. be an eagle. be disciplined in what you
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Trash. be an eagle. be disciplined in what you watch, what you listen to.
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Be disciplined in what you watch, what you listen to. make a decision to get rid of
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Watch, what you listen to. make a decision to get rid of anything that's dead.
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Make a decision to get rid of anything that's dead. don't let that poison you.
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Anything that's dead. don't let that poison you. you were created to soar.
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Don't let that poison you. you were created to soar. some of you today, if you would
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You were created to soar. some of you today, if you would just change your diet, if you
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Some of you today, if you would just change your diet, if you would just get rid of the
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Just change your diet, if you would just get rid of the negative influences; you would
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Would just get rid of the negative influences; you would see god's favor in a new way.
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Negative influences; you would see god's favor in a new way. take inventory of what you're
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See god's favor in a new way. take inventory of what you're putting in.
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Take inventory of what you're putting in. what are you watching?
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Putting in. what are you watching? what are you listening to?
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What are you watching? what are you listening to? who are you hanging out with?
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What are you listening to? who are you hanging out with? and then ask yourself a very
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Who are you hanging out with? and then ask yourself a very important question.
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And then ask yourself a very important question. "what is this feeding me?"
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Important question. "what is this feeding me?" if it's not feeding you life
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"what is this feeding me?" if it's not feeding you life don't sit inactive. be bold.
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If it's not feeding you life don't sit inactive. be bold. make the necessary changes.
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Don't sit inactive. be bold. make the necessary changes. if you will be selective with
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Make the necessary changes. if you will be selective with what you feed yourself i can
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If you will be selective with what you feed yourself i can promise you this, you will grow.
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What you feed yourself i can promise you this, you will grow. you will rise higher.
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Promise you this, you will grow. you will rise higher. and i believe and declare you
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You will rise higher. and i believe and declare you will become everything god has
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And i believe and declare you will become everything god has created you to be and you're
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Will become everything god has created you to be and you're going to have everything god
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Created you to be and you're going to have everything god intended for you to have.
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Going to have everything god intended for you to have. amen? do you receive it today?
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Intended for you to have. amen? do you receive it today? (cheering/applause)
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Amen? do you receive it today? (cheering/applause) we never like to close our
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(cheering/applause) we never like to close our broadcast without giving you an
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We never like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come in to my heart.
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I repent of my sins. come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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Come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Born again. get in a good bible-based church.
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Get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Church. keep god first place. he is going to take you places
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Keep god first place. he is going to take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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It's easy to get stuck
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It's easy to get stuck in life
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In life because of fear
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Because of fear and lack of confidence,
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And lack of confidence, or we've been
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Or we've been through disappointments.
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Through disappointments. but i'm excited
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But i'm excited about victoria's new book,
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About victoria's new book, graced to go.
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Graced to go. it'll help you move past
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It'll help you move past what's holding you back
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What's holding you back and step into new levels
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And step into new levels of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. my heart for this book
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My heart for this book is that you will discover
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Is that you will discover the courage,
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The courage, the gifts, and the faith
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The gifts, and the faith that god has put in you
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That god has put in you so that you can see
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So that you can see your dreams come to pass.
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Your dreams come to pass. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. the obstacles are not too big.
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The obstacles are not too big. the grace of god equips
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The grace of god equips you to go beyond
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You to go beyond your comfort zone
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Your comfort zone and overcome
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And overcome what looks impossible.
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What looks impossible. you are stronger than you think.
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You are stronger than you think. you are not alone.
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You are not alone. you are graced to go.
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You are graced to go. as our way of saying
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As our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month, we'll send you
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This month, we'll send you victoria osteen's
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Victoria osteen's brand new book,
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Brand new book, graced to go:
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Graced to go: step into the
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Step into the bigger, bolder life
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Bigger, bolder life that belongs to you.
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That belongs to you. this inspiring resource
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This inspiring resource will help
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Will help you break through
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You break through fear, insecurity,
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Fear, insecurity, or regret
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Or regret and activate the faith
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And activate the faith to move forward.
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To move forward. each chapter will
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Each chapter will stir your spirit,
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Stir your spirit, renew your perspective,
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Renew your perspective, and empower you to live boldly.
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And empower you to live boldly. you don't have to wait
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You don't have to wait for perfect conditions.
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For perfect conditions. god's grace meets you
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God's grace meets you where you are
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Where you are and propels you into a future
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And propels you into a future full of purpose and peace.
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Full of purpose and peace. with an additional gift,
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With an additional gift, we'll send you the
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We'll send you the graced to go bold bundle,
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Graced to go bold bundle, featuring graced to go
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Featuring graced to go by victoria osteen,
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By victoria osteen, and pray bold
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And pray bold by joel osteen.
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By joel osteen. these two powerful books
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Break hesitation, and help you believe big again.
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And help you believe big again. grace is power.
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Grace is power. when you receive it by faith,
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When you receive it by faith, it enables you
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It enables you to take the next step
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To take the next step so you can become
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So you can become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. victoria and i are so grateful
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Victoria and i are so grateful to spend this time with you.
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To spend this time with you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day,
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You and your family every day, and thank you so much
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And 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. special thank you to our
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Special thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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Online every sunday morning, download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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The new joel osteen network, social media,
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Social media, of course
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Of course listen on sirius xm 24/7.
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Listen on sirius xm 24/7. we'll help you stay encouraged
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We'll help you stay encouraged and inspired.
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And inspired. these two powerful books
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Break hesitation, and help you believe big again.
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And help you believe big again. be sure to request your copy
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Be sure to request your copy of these powerful resources
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Of these powerful resources today.
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Today. for an additional donation
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For an additional donation this month,tional donation
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This month,tional donation we are also offering
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We are also offering the nlt large print
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The nlt large print thin line reference bible.
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Thin line reference bible. this bible also enables you
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This bible also enables you to connect
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To connect through your smartphone
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Through your smartphone or tablet
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Or tablet to a vast, power-packed
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To a vast, power-packed array of study notes,
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Array of study notes, devotionals, interactive maps,
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Devotionals, interactive maps, videos, worship music.
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Videos, worship music. you can request
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You can request these inspiring resources
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These inspiring resources by calling 888-567-joel
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By calling 888-567-joel or logging on to
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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Joelosteen.com today. call or click anytime,
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Call or click anytime, 24 hours a day.
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24 hours a day. if you're a pastor,
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If you're a pastor, we'd like to invite you to
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We'd like to invite you to our pastors gathering.
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Our pastors gathering. we'd be honored
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We'd be honored to spend the day with you
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To spend the day with you here at lakewood.
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Here at lakewood. we'll share some of the things
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We'll share some of the things we've learned, insights,
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We've learned, insights, and behind the scenes.
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And behind the scenes. it'll be a time of inspiration
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It'll be a time of inspiration and encouragement.
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And encouragement. we'd love to meet you.
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Joel Osteen - Be Selective In What You Feed Yourself

August 16, 2025 | S25 E228 | 29:54

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