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Joel Osteen - Become A Miracle

February 12, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Become A Miracle | February 12, 2026

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(applause) well, god bless you. it's
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Well, god bless you. it's always a joy to come into your
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Always a joy to come into your homes. if you're ever in our
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Homes. if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a
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Area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. thanks
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Feel right at home. thanks so much for tuning in and thank
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So much for tuning in and thank you again for coming out today.
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You again for coming out today. i like to start with something
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about this
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Funny. i heard about this minister. he was walking down
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Minister. he was walking down the street when he came upon
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The street when he came upon this group of young boys that
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This group of young boys that were surrounding a small dog.
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Were surrounding a small dog. he asked them what they were
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He asked them what they were doing. they explained they were
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Doing. they explained they were having a contest. and whoever
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Having a contest. and whoever could tell the biggest lie
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Could tell the biggest lie would get to keep the dog.
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Would get to keep the dog. the minister launched in to a
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The minister launched in to a 10-minute sermon starting with
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10-minute sermon starting with "don't you know lying is a sin?"
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"don't you know lying is a sin?" and ending with "when i was
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And ending with "when i was your age, i never told a lie."
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Your age, i never told a lie." there was complete silence.
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There was complete silence. just when he thought he had
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Just when he thought he had gotten through to them, the
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Gotten through to them, the youngest boy spoke up and said,
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Youngest boy spoke up and said, "all right, give him the dog."
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"all right, give him the dog." (laughter)
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(laughter) hold up your bible. say it like
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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You mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about becoming a miracle.
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About becoming a miracle. many people right now are
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Many people right now are praying for a miracle. they're
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Praying for a miracle. they're saying, "god, please send me
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Saying, "god, please send me a friend. god, i need help with
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A friend. god, i need help with these children. i need
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These children. i need training. god i need a good
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Training. god i need a good break."
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Break." we have to realize we can become
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We have to realize we can become the miracle they need. god uses
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The miracle they need. god uses people. he has no hands to heal
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People. he has no hands to heal except our hands. no voice to
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Except our hands. no voice to encourage except our voice.
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Encourage except our voice. no arms to hug except our arms.
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No arms to hug except our arms. and god will bring people across
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And god will bring people across our path so we can be the answer
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Our path so we can be the answer to their prayer. and you may
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To their prayer. and you may not realize it but you are a
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Not realize it but you are a miracle waiting to happen.
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Miracle waiting to happen. somebody you know is lonely.
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Somebody you know is lonely. they're praying for a friend.
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They're praying for a friend. you're the miracle that they're
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You're the miracle that they're waiting for. somebody got a bad
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Waiting for. somebody got a bad medical report. they're
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Medical report. they're worried. praying, "god, please
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Worried. praying, "god, please send me a sign. let me know
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Send me a sign. let me know that you're still in control."
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That you're still in control." you are that sign. a simple
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You are that sign. a simple phone call, "hey, i'm thinking
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Phone call, "hey, i'm thinking about you. i want to let you
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About you. i want to let you know it's all going to work
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Know it's all going to work out." you just became their
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Out." you just became their miracle.
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Miracle. somebody is discouraged,
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Somebody is discouraged, saying, "god, i don't
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Saying, "god, i don't understand this subject. i'm
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Understand this subject. i'm not going to pass this course.
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Not going to pass this course. god send me somebody."
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God send me somebody." you are that somebody.
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You are that somebody. take time to become the miracle.
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Take time to become the miracle. be aware of who's in your life.
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Be aware of who's in your life. they're not there by accident.
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They're not there by accident. god put them there on purpose.
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God put them there on purpose. it's because you are full of
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It's because you are full of miracles. there is healing in
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Miracles. there is healing in you. there is restoration,
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You. there is restoration, there's friendship, there are
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There's friendship, there are new beginnings. and life is so
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New beginnings. and life is so much more rewarding when you
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Much more rewarding when you realize "i can be the answer
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Realize "i can be the answer to somebody's prayer. i can
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To somebody's prayer. i can lift the fallen. i can restore
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Lift the fallen. i can restore the broken. i can be kind to a
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The broken. i can be kind to a stranger. i can become
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Stranger. i can become someone's miracle."
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Someone's miracle." my brother, paul, is in africa
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My brother, paul, is in africa right now. and most of you know
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Right now. and most of you know he's a surgeon. for the next
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He's a surgeon. for the next several months, he'll be
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Several months, he'll be operating on less fortunate
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Operating on less fortunate people way back in the middle
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People way back in the middle of nowhere. it's a remote
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Of nowhere. it's a remote village, hundreds of miles from
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Village, hundreds of miles from the nearest city. the clinic is
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The nearest city. the clinic is just a small tin building. it
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Just a small tin building. it barely has electricity, minimal
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Barely has electricity, minimal medical supplies, only one
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Medical supplies, only one doctor. on a recent visit, a
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Doctor. on a recent visit, a young man came in in the middle
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Young man came in in the middle of the night that had been
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Of the night that had been gored by an elephant tusk,
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Gored by an elephant tusk, right through his mid-section.
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Right through his mid-section. paul took him back to the
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Paul took him back to the makeshift operating room to
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Makeshift operating room to hopefully spare his life.
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Hopefully spare his life. the problem was there was no
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The problem was there was no blood in the blood supply to
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Blood in the blood supply to replenish him with. paul could
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Replenish him with. paul could have thought, "too bad,
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Have thought, "too bad, i'd love to help you but you're
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I'd love to help you but you're going to need several pints of
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Going to need several pints of blood. it's just not your lucky
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Blood. it's just not your lucky day." no, before he operated,
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Day." no, before he operated, he took 30 minutes and gave his
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He took 30 minutes and gave his blood. he operated on the young
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Blood. he operated on the young man, then replenished the blood
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Man, then replenished the blood he had lost with his own blood.
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He had lost with his own blood. what was he doing? becoming a
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What was he doing? becoming a miracle. he could have prayed,
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Miracle. he could have prayed, "god, he's in bad shape. he sure
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"god, he's in bad shape. he sure needs a miracle." no, paul
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Needs a miracle." no, paul realized "i am his miracle."
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Realized "i am his miracle." (applause)
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(applause) we all know that god can do
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We all know that god can do great things. we know god can
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Great things. we know god can do miracles. but what i want us
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Do miracles. but what i want us to see is he's put miracles in
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To see is he's put miracles in you. you can be the answer to
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You. you can be the answer to someone's prayer. you can be
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Someone's prayer. you can be the good break they're looking
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The good break they're looking for. you can be the help
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For. you can be the help they've been longing to have.
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They've been longing to have. and it may not be something as
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And it may not be something as dramatic as saving their life.
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Dramatic as saving their life. it may be just teaching your
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It may be just teaching your co-worker the skills you know.
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Co-worker the skills you know. helping that family that's
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Helping that family that's struggling with the rent.
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Struggling with the rent. taking that young man to
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Taking that young man to baseball practice with your
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Baseball practice with your son each week. it's no big deal
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Son each week. it's no big deal to you but it's a miracle to
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To you but it's a miracle to them. it's what will push them
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Them. it's what will push them toward their destiny.
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Toward their destiny. a good friend of mine grew up in
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A good friend of mine grew up in the projects, very poor.
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The projects, very poor. he came from a single parent
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He came from a single parent family and there wasn't always
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Family and there wasn't always stability in the home. his
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Stability in the home. his dream was to become a
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Dream was to become a television journalist. he loved
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Television journalist. he loved to read and write. against all
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To read and write. against all odds, he got a scholarship to a
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Odds, he got a scholarship to a major university. he's african
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Major university. he's african american. he was accepted at
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American. he was accepted at this mostly white ivy league
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This mostly white ivy league school. his roommate came from
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School. his roommate came from a very prestigious, influential
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A very prestigious, influential family.
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Family. he came from just the opposite,
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He came from just the opposite, from the projects, a low-income
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From the projects, a low-income family.
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Family. but these two young men hit it
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But these two young men hit it off and became the best of
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Off and became the best of friends. he told his roommate
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Friends. he told his roommate his dream of becoming a
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His dream of becoming a journalist. his roommate said,
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Journalist. his roommate said, "if you're going to be a
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"if you're going to be a journalist, you've got to have
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Journalist, you've got to have a better vocabulary. you don't
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A better vocabulary. you don't know enough words."
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Know enough words." everyday, this roommate would
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Everyday, this roommate would get the dictionary out and teach
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Get the dictionary out and teach his friend one new word. have
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His friend one new word. have him use it in sentences all
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Him use it in sentences all through the day. this went on
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Through the day. this went on for four straight years.
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For four straight years. what was this roommate doing?
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What was this roommate doing? becoming a miracle. he took
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Becoming a miracle. he took time to care. he realized his
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Time to care. he realized his friend was in his life for a
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Friend was in his life for a reason. today, this young man
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Reason. today, this young man is one of the top newscasters
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Is one of the top newscasters in america. he works for a
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In america. he works for a major network, seen on one of
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Major network, seen on one of the most prestigious news
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The most prestigious news programs.
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Programs. but i wonder where he would be
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But i wonder where he would be if his roommate had not taken
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If his roommate had not taken time to become a miracle.
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Time to become a miracle. that's
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That's what it says in proverbs 11:
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What it says in proverbs 11: "when you refresh others, you
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"when you refresh others, you will be refreshed."
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Will be refreshed." if you want your dream to come
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If you want your dream to come to pass, help somebody else's
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To pass, help somebody else's dream come to pass. if you need
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Dream come to pass. if you need a miracle, become a miracle.
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A miracle, become a miracle. when you take time to invest in
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When you take time to invest in others, the seeds you sow will
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Others, the seeds you sow will always come back to you.
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Always come back to you. i met two ladies after the
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I met two ladies after the service a few years ago and one
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Service a few years ago and one of them was a little older and
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Of them was a little older and one younger. i thought they
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One younger. i thought they were mother and daughter.
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Were mother and daughter. but the older one said, "no,
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But the older one said, "no, we're not but she's just like my
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We're not but she's just like my daughter." and she told how
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Daughter." and she told how before we moved the church
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Before we moved the church from the northeast location
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From the northeast location to this new facility, she
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To this new facility, she didn't know if she would be
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Didn't know if she would be able to continue to come. she's
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Able to continue to come. she's a widow and not used to driving
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A widow and not used to driving on the freeways. she was very
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On the freeways. she was very concerned about it. one day
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Concerned about it. one day after service, she was telling
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After service, she was telling a group of friends her dilemma.
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A group of friends her dilemma. and this young lady that she had
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And this young lady that she had never met before overheard what
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Never met before overheard what she was saying. she stepped up
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She was saying. she stepped up and said, "how about i'll come
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And said, "how about i'll come pick you up each sunday and
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Pick you up each sunday and bring you?" the lady looked at
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Bring you?" the lady looked at her very surprised and she
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Her very surprised and she said, "are you serious? where
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Said, "are you serious? where do you live?" come to find out,
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Do you live?" come to find out, they lived 30 minutes apart.
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They lived 30 minutes apart. but that didn't stop this young
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But that didn't stop this young lady. she could have thought,
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Lady. she could have thought, "well, i'd love to help you but
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"well, i'd love to help you but that's a long way and i'm busy
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That's a long way and i'm busy in my career and gas is really
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In my career and gas is really high." no, she saw this as an
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High." no, she saw this as an opportunity to become a miracle.
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Opportunity to become a miracle. now every sunday morning, like
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Now every sunday morning, like clockwork, she pulls up in her
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Clockwork, she pulls up in her driveway, 9:30 in the morning,
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Driveway, 9:30 in the morning, and brings her to church.
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And brings her to church. after this older lady told me
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After this older lady told me the story, she hugged this young
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The story, she hugged this young girl and said, "joel, she's my
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Girl and said, "joel, she's my miracle."
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Miracle." and you can't help everyone but
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And you can't help everyone but you can help someone. there are
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You can help someone. there are people god has put in your path
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People god has put in your path that are connected to your
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That are connected to your destiny. as you help them rise
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Destiny. as you help them rise higher, then you will rise
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Higher, then you will rise higher. as you meet their
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Higher. as you meet their needs, god will meet your
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Needs, god will meet your needs. as you become a miracle,
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Needs. as you become a miracle, god will give you miracles.
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God will give you miracles. but just the opposite is true.
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But just the opposite is true. if we're too busy to help
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If we're too busy to help someone else, we're not going to
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Someone else, we're not going to have the help we need. if we're
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Have the help we need. if we're too caught up in our own dreams
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Too caught up in our own dreams to invest in others, or too
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To invest in others, or too worried about our own problems
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Worried about our own problems to encourage somebody else,
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To encourage somebody else, we're going to get stuck.
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We're going to get stuck. reaching your highest potential
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Reaching your highest potential is dependent on you helping
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Is dependent on you helping someone else reach their
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Someone else reach their potential. it's like a
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Potential. it's like a boomerang. when you help
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Boomerang. when you help somebody else rise higher, it
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Somebody else rise higher, it always comes back to you and
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Always comes back to you and you'll rise higher.
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You'll rise higher. jesus told a parable in luke,
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Jesus told a parable in luke, chapter 10, about a man that
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Chapter 10, about a man that was walking down the road when
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Was walking down the road when he was attacked and beaten by
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He was attacked and beaten by these bandits. they left him on
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These bandits. they left him on the ground, almost dead.
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The ground, almost dead. in a little while, a priest came
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In a little while, a priest came by. he saw the man from a
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By. he saw the man from a distance and thought, "boy,
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Distance and thought, "boy, he's in bad shape. he sure
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He's in bad shape. he sure needs a miracle. i'll be
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Needs a miracle. i'll be praying for him." he kept on
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Praying for him." he kept on going. another man came by, a
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Going. another man came by, a levite. he did a little better.
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Levite. he did a little better. he went over to the man, checked
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He went over to the man, checked him out, felt sorry for him.
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Him out, felt sorry for him. he thought, "boy this is really
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He thought, "boy this is really unfair. i hope somebody helps
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Unfair. i hope somebody helps him" and went on down the road.
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Him" and went on down the road. the third man, a samaritan came
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The third man, a samaritan came by. like the first two, he
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By. like the first two, he thought, "boy he sure needs a
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Thought, "boy he sure needs a miracle." but he took it one
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Miracle." but he took it one step further and said, "you
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Step further and said, "you know what? i am his miracle.
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Know what? i am his miracle. i'm at the right place at the
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I'm at the right place at the right time. god put him in my
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Right time. god put him in my path so i can be a healer, so i
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Path so i can be a healer, so i can be a restorer, so i can
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Can be a restorer, so i can give him a new beginning."
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Give him a new beginning." the samaritan went to him, got
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The samaritan went to him, got down on his knees and began to
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Down on his knees and began to care for him. he gave him water
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Care for him. he gave him water from his canteen. he took off
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From his canteen. he took off his scarf and bandaged up his
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His scarf and bandaged up his wounds. he then gently lifted
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Wounds. he then gently lifted him off the ground, placed him
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Him off the ground, placed him on his animal. he helped him
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On his animal. he helped him mile after mile as they walked
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Mile after mile as they walked to the nearest city. they got
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To the nearest city. they got to the local inn, the hotel, he
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To the local inn, the hotel, he paid the owner. he said, "you
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Paid the owner. he said, "you take care of him. let him stay
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Take care of him. let him stay as long as he would like. give
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As long as he would like. give him anything that he needs. and
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Him anything that he needs. and i promise you this, i'll come
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I promise you this, i'll come back and pay for any extra
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Back and pay for any extra expenses."
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Expenses." my question today is: which man
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My question today is: which man are you? it's easy to get so
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Are you? it's easy to get so busy. "joel, i don't have time
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Busy. "joel, i don't have time to help others. i got my own
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To help others. i got my own problems." no, helping others
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Problems." no, helping others can be the key to seeing your
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Can be the key to seeing your situation turn around. those
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Situation turn around. those people you see that need
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People you see that need encouragement, that need a ride,
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Encouragement, that need a ride, that need you to give blood,
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That need you to give blood, that need help accomplishing a
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That need help accomplishing a dream, those are opportunities
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Dream, those are opportunities for you to go to a higher
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For you to go to a higher level. when you refresh others,
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Level. when you refresh others, you will be refreshed.
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You will be refreshed. and it's interesting; the first
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And it's interesting; the first example jesus used was a priest.
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Example jesus used was a priest. he couldn't stop. he had to get
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He couldn't stop. he had to get to the temple. he had his
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To the temple. he had his religious duties to fulfill. he
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Religious duties to fulfill. he didn't have time to bother with
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Didn't have time to bother with this man. after all, if he
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This man. after all, if he helped him, he might get his
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Helped him, he might get his white robe bloody. he might not
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White robe bloody. he might not look presentable at the temple.
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Look presentable at the temple. he had all kinds of excuses.
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He had all kinds of excuses. but can i tell you true religion
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But can i tell you true religion gets dirty. true religion
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Gets dirty. true religion doesn't hide behind stained
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Doesn't hide behind stained glass or fancy clothes. it goes
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Glass or fancy clothes. it goes to where the needs are. and
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To where the needs are. and when you get down low to lift
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When you get down low to lift somebody up, in god's eyes, you
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Somebody up, in god's eyes, you can't get any higher. the
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Can't get any higher. the closest thing to the heart of
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Closest thing to the heart of god is helping hurting people.
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God is helping hurting people. and when you take time to
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And when you take time to restore the broken, you pour the
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Restore the broken, you pour the healing oil on their wounds,
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Healing oil on their wounds, encouraging them, wiping away
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Encouraging them, wiping away their tears, letting them know
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Their tears, letting them know that there are new beginnings,
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That there are new beginnings, that's the religion jesus talked
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That's the religion jesus talked about. true religion doesn't
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About. true religion doesn't judge people to see if they
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Judge people to see if they deserve our help. "well, she's
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Deserve our help. "well, she's in need joel, but i don't think
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In need joel, but i don't think she's living the right kind of
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She's living the right kind of life." "he's hurting but it's
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Life." "he's hurting but it's his own fault. he's got the
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His own fault. he's got the addiction. they brought the
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Addiction. they brought the trouble on themselves."
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Trouble on themselves." no, jesus said, "it's the sick
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No, jesus said, "it's the sick who need the doctor, not the
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Who need the doctor, not the healthy." and god didn't call
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Healthy." and god didn't call us to judge people, he called
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Us to judge people, he called us to heal people. he called us
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Us to heal people. he called us to restore people. he called us
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To restore people. he called us to become their miracles.
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To become their miracles. anybody can find fault. anybody
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Anybody can find fault. anybody can be critical and come up
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Can be critical and come up with excuses to pass on by.
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With excuses to pass on by. that's easy.
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That's easy. but where are the people that
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But where are the people that will take time to care? where
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Will take time to care? where are the people that will get
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Are the people that will get down and dirty and help love
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Down and dirty and help love them back into wholeness? this
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Them back into wholeness? this third man, the samaritan, he
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Third man, the samaritan, he immediately went to the man and
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Immediately went to the man and started helping him, making a
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Started helping him, making a difference. he didn't think
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Difference. he didn't think twice. he became the miracle.
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Twice. he became the miracle. that's the kind of people i want
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That's the kind of people i want us to be. not passer-byers.
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Us to be. not passer-byers. not too busy in our career.
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Not too busy in our career. too busy with church work.
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Too busy with church work. not people like the second man
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Not people like the second man that feels sorry for them.
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That feels sorry for them. "i wish it hadn't happened.
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"i wish it hadn't happened. i feel bad. i'm going to be
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I feel bad. i'm going to be praying." no let's become the
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Praying." no let's become the miracle. god is counting on us.
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Miracle. god is counting on us. you can lift the fallen.
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You can lift the fallen. you can heal the hurting.
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You can heal the hurting. you can be a friend to the
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You can be a friend to the lonely. you can help a dream
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Lonely. you can help a dream come to pass. you are full of
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Come to pass. you are full of miracles.
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Miracles. a friend of mine, a young lady
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A friend of mine, a young lady named tammy trent. she is a
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Named tammy trent. she is a popular christian singer. she
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Popular christian singer. she told how she and her husband
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Told how she and her husband went to a tropical island for a
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Went to a tropical island for a vacation to celebrate their
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Vacation to celebrate their eleventh anniversary. her
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Eleventh anniversary. her husband was a very skilled
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Husband was a very skilled diver. he could go underwater
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Diver. he could go underwater without an air tank for six or
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Without an air tank for six or seven minutes at a time. they
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Seven minutes at a time. they got to the beach on the first
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Got to the beach on the first day so excited. the husband
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Day so excited. the husband jumped in the water and started
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Jumped in the water and started exploring the underwater caves.
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Exploring the underwater caves. tammy stayed on the beach to
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Tammy stayed on the beach to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
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Enjoy the beautiful scenery. ten minutes went by and she
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Ten minutes went by and she didn't see a sign of her
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Didn't see a sign of her husband. got a little worried.
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Husband. got a little worried. twenty minutes, still no sign.
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Twenty minutes, still no sign. thirty minutes. still didn't
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Thirty minutes. still didn't see her husband. she began to
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See her husband. she began to panic. she told the
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Panic. she told the authorities. they sent out
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Authorities. they sent out boats and started looking hour
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Boats and started looking hour after hour. long story short;
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After hour. long story short; her husband drowned. they found
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Her husband drowned. they found his body the next day. tammy
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His body the next day. tammy was not only in shock, totally
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Was not only in shock, totally devastated, but she was in this
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Devastated, but she was in this foreign country, all alone,
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Foreign country, all alone, with nobody that she knew.
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With nobody that she knew. her parents immediately made
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Her parents immediately made arrangements to come the next
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Arrangements to come the next day. the problem is this all
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Day. the problem is this all happened on september 10th,
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Happened on september 10th, 2001. the next day was 9-11.
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2001. the next day was 9-11. all flights were grounded.
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All flights were grounded. she was there for days by
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She was there for days by herself. she felt alone and
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Herself. she felt alone and forgotten. she was so numb she
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Forgotten. she was so numb she couldn't even think straight.
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Couldn't even think straight. she finally was able to pray and
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She finally was able to pray and said, "god, if you still care,
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Said, "god, if you still care, send somebody to help me.
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Send somebody to help me. god, send somebody to let me
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God, send somebody to let me know that you are still there."
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Know that you are still there." a few minutes there was a knock
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A few minutes there was a knock on her hotel door. it was the
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On her hotel door. it was the housekeeper. she was an older
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Housekeeper. she was an older jamaican woman. she said,
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Jamaican woman. she said, "i don't mean to get in your
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"i don't mean to get in your business but when i was
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Business but when i was cleaning the room next door
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Cleaning the room next door i couldn't help but hear you
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I couldn't help but hear you crying through the walls and
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Crying through the walls and i was wondering if there is
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I was wondering if there is anything that i could pray with
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Anything that i could pray with you about." tammy told her what
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You about." tammy told her what had happened and this older
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Had happened and this older jamaican housekeeper put her
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Jamaican housekeeper put her loving arms around tammy and
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Loving arms around tammy and held her like she was her own
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Held her like she was her own daughter. that moment,
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Daughter. that moment, thousands of miles from home,
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Thousands of miles from home, tammy knew that god was still
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Tammy knew that god was still in control. (applause)
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In control. (applause) but see, this housekeeper she
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But see, this housekeeper she took time to be a healer.
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Took time to be a healer. she was sensitive to the needs
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She was sensitive to the needs around her, even hearing the
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Around her, even hearing the cries from another room. she
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Cries from another room. she knew one reason she was here
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Knew one reason she was here on earth was to help wipe away
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On earth was to help wipe away the tears. that day she poured
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The tears. that day she poured healing oil on tammy's wounds.
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Healing oil on tammy's wounds. she became a miracle.
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She became a miracle. the scripture talks about how
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The scripture talks about how one day god will wipe away all
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One day god will wipe away all the tears. there will be no
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The tears. there will be no tragedy, no more sickness, no
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Tragedy, no more sickness, no more pain. but in the meantime
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More pain. but in the meantime god is counting on you and me
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God is counting on you and me to wipe away those tears. are
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To wipe away those tears. are you lifting the fallen? are you
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You lifting the fallen? are you restoring the broken? are you
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Restoring the broken? are you taking time to help somebody in
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Taking time to help somebody in need? it's great to come to
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Need? it's great to come to church and celebrate. this is
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Church and celebrate. this is important. we come to be
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Important. we come to be encouraged and filled up and
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Encouraged and filled up and strengthened. but our real
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Strengthened. but our real assignment begins when we leave
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Assignment begins when we leave this building.
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This building. don't be a passer-byer.
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Don't be a passer-byer. that's god wanting you to bring
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That's god wanting you to bring healing. there's a tear that
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Healing. there's a tear that needs to be wiped away.
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Needs to be wiped away. years ago i went into this
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Years ago i went into this restaurant to eat lunch. it was
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Restaurant to eat lunch. it was a little diner. you order your
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A little diner. you order your food up at the front. as i was
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Food up at the front. as i was walking to the counter i saw
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Walking to the counter i saw this man sitting at a table by
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This man sitting at a table by himself. our eyes met. he
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Himself. our eyes met. he nodded at me. when they did i
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Nodded at me. when they did i immediately felt compassion
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Immediately felt compassion toward him. i knew i was
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Toward him. i knew i was supposed to encourage him in
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Supposed to encourage him in some way. but he was dressed in
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Some way. but he was dressed in a nice suit. he looked well to
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A nice suit. he looked well to do. i was in my shorts and had
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Do. i was in my shorts and had our son jonathan with me. he
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Our son jonathan with me. he was about two years old at the
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Was about two years old at the time. i thought, "i'm not going
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Time. i thought, "i'm not going to go encourage him. he's doing
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To go encourage him. he's doing just fine." i kept putting it
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Just fine." i kept putting it off and putting it off but
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Off and putting it off but i couldn't get away from it.
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I couldn't get away from it. i ordered my food. on the way
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I ordered my food. on the way out, since he had nodded at me,
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Out, since he had nodded at me, i decided to stop by his table.
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I decided to stop by his table. and just being friendly i said,
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And just being friendly i said, "hello" and asked him how it was
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"hello" and asked him how it was going. he kind of laughed and
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Going. he kind of laughed and said, "not very well. things
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Said, "not very well. things are kinda rough." i didn't
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Are kinda rough." i didn't think much about it. i just
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Think much about it. i just smiled and said, "well, i know
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Smiled and said, "well, i know this. it's going to get
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This. it's going to get better." he thanked me and that
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Better." he thanked me and that was the end of the
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Was the end of the conversation. ten, fifteen
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Conversation. ten, fifteen seconds and i left. a few
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Seconds and i left. a few months later i received a
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Months later i received a letter in the mail from him.
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Letter in the mail from him. he told how he was at the lowest
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He told how he was at the lowest point of his life at that time.
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Point of his life at that time. he was going through a divorce.
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He was going through a divorce. his whole world had fallen
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His whole world had fallen apart. for months he had been
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Apart. for months he had been in depression. but he said,
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In depression. but he said, "when you made that statement
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"when you made that statement that it's going to get better
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That it's going to get better it was like something reignited
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It was like something reignited on the inside." that day was a
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On the inside." that day was a turning point in his life. he
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Turning point in his life. he came out of the depression.
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Came out of the depression. he got his fire back. today, he
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He got his fire back. today, he is moving forward. but here's
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Is moving forward. but here's what i want you to see.
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What i want you to see. i didn't say anything profound.
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I didn't say anything profound. i didn't feel chill bumps when i
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I didn't feel chill bumps when i said it. i simply took time to
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Said it. i simply took time to show him that i cared.
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Show him that i cared. we don't realize what we carry.
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We don't realize what we carry. we've got the most powerful
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We've got the most powerful force in the universe on the
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Force in the universe on the inside. what may seem ordinary
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Inside. what may seem ordinary to us, no big deal, but when
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To us, no big deal, but when god breathes on it, it becomes
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God breathes on it, it becomes extraordinary. it can be
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Extraordinary. it can be life-giving. a simple act of
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Life-giving. a simple act of kindness. a simple hug. words
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Kindness. a simple hug. words of encouragement. letting
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Of encouragement. letting somebody know that you care.
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Somebody know that you care. that can be the spark that
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That can be the spark that brings them back to life.
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Brings them back to life. in 1995 a young lady gave birth
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In 1995 a young lady gave birth to baby twin girls. they were
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To baby twin girls. they were born very premature. one of
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Born very premature. one of them was diagnosed with a
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Them was diagnosed with a severe heart problem and wasn't
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Severe heart problem and wasn't expected to live. the
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Expected to live. the hospital's policy was to keep
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Hospital's policy was to keep the babies in separate
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The babies in separate incubators. several days passed
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Incubators. several days passed and this one baby continued to
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And this one baby continued to go downhill and was very close
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Go downhill and was very close to death. one of the nurses
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To death. one of the nurses felt strongly that the babies
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Felt strongly that the babies should be put in the same
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Should be put in the same incubator like they were in
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Incubator like they were in their mother's womb. after much
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Their mother's womb. after much hard work and much persuasion,
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Hard work and much persuasion, she convinced the hospital to
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She convinced the hospital to make an exception to their
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Make an exception to their policy and the babies were put
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Policy and the babies were put in the same incubator side by
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In the same incubator side by side. overnight, somehow the
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Side. overnight, somehow the healthy baby managed to put her
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Healthy baby managed to put her arm around her little sick
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Arm around her little sick sister. much to everyone's
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Sister. much to everyone's surprise that little sister's
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Surprise that little sister's health started to improve.
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Health started to improve. her temperature came back to
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Her temperature came back to normal. her heart stabilized.
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Normal. her heart stabilized. little by little, day after day,
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Little by little, day after day, she got better and better.
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She got better and better. today, both of those young
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Today, both of those young ladies are perfectly healthy.
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Ladies are perfectly healthy. i brought a picture of the
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I brought a picture of the babies right here. it's called
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Babies right here. it's called ...it's called, "the rescuing
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...it's called, "the rescuing hug." (applause)
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Hug." (applause) here's my point. we don't
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Here's my point. we don't always see how powerful we
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Always see how powerful we really are. god has put healing
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Really are. god has put healing in you. your hugs can cause
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In you. your hugs can cause people to get better. your kind
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People to get better. your kind words can put people back on
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Words can put people back on their feet. the scripture says,
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Their feet. the scripture says, "a gentle tongue brings
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"a gentle tongue brings healing." a phone call, giving
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Healing." a phone call, giving them a ride, taking them out to
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Them a ride, taking them out to dinner, encouraging them in
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Dinner, encouraging them in their dreams. there are
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Their dreams. there are miracles in you waiting to
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Miracles in you waiting to happen. and some people just
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Happen. and some people just need to know that you believe
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Need to know that you believe in them. when you tell them,
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In them. when you tell them, "hey, you're amazing. you're
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"hey, you're amazing. you're going to do great things. i'm
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Going to do great things. i'm praying for you."
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Praying for you." that may seem simple to you but
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That may seem simple to you but to the other person it can be
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To the other person it can be life-giving. it can help them
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Life-giving. it can help them blossom into all they were
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Blossom into all they were created to be.
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Created to be. i saw a report on the news
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I saw a report on the news awhile back. it was about a
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Awhile back. it was about a young lady named meghan. she
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Young lady named meghan. she was a junior in high school and
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Was a junior in high school and a star long distance runner on
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A star long distance runner on the track team. at the state
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The track team. at the state track finals she had already
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Track finals she had already won first place in the
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Won first place in the 1600-meter race. now she was
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1600-meter race. now she was competing in the 3200-meter.
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Competing in the 3200-meter. as she came around the final
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As she came around the final curve, about 50 meters from the
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Curve, about 50 meters from the finish line, she saw the girl in
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Finish line, she saw the girl in front of her start to wobble.
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Front of her start to wobble. her knees began to buckle. she
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Her knees began to buckle. she couldn't run in a straight
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Couldn't run in a straight line, finally fell to the
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Line, finally fell to the ground. what happened next made
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Ground. what happened next made news around the world. instead
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News around the world. instead of meghan passing her by,
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Of meghan passing her by, seeing that as an opportunity
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Seeing that as an opportunity to beat another runner, meghan
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To beat another runner, meghan stopped running, went over to
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Stopped running, went over to the girl, picked her up off the
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The girl, picked her up off the ground, put her arm around her
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Ground, put her arm around her shoulders and began to carry
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Shoulders and began to carry her toward the finish line.
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Her toward the finish line. (applause)
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(applause) the people in the stands began
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The people in the stands began to cheer. there wasn't a dry
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To cheer. there wasn't a dry eye in the place. when she got
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Eye in the place. when she got to the finish line meghan
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To the finish line meghan turned so her opponent could
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Turned so her opponent could cross the line in front of her.
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Cross the line in front of her. technically, they should have
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Technically, they should have both been disqualified because
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Both been disqualified because you're not allowed to touch
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You're not allowed to touch another runner but the state
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Another runner but the state made an exception and gave them
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Made an exception and gave them both a finishing time. meghan
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Both a finishing time. meghan said afterward, "helping her
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Said afterward, "helping her cross that finish line was more
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Cross that finish line was more satisfying to me than winning
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Satisfying to me than winning the state championship."
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The state championship." (applause)
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(applause) it's great to receive a miracle
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It's great to receive a miracle but there's no greater feeling
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But there's no greater feeling than to become a miracle.
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Than to become a miracle. who are you carrying? who are
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Who are you carrying? who are you lifting up? who are you
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You lifting up? who are you helping to cross that finish
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Helping to cross that finish line? your destiny is connected
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Line? your destiny is connected to helping others.
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To helping others. isaiah put it this way. "when
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Isaiah put it this way. "when you feed the hungry, when you
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You feed the hungry, when you clothe the naked, when you help
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Clothe the naked, when you help those in need, then your light
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Those in need, then your light will break forth like the dawn
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Will break forth like the dawn and your healing will quickly
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And your healing will quickly come."
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Come." if you will make it your
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If you will make it your business to become a miracle god
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Business to become a miracle god will make it his business to
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Will make it his business to give you miracles. you will
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Give you miracles. you will never lack his blessings and
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Never lack his blessings and favor. friends, you are the
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Favor. friends, you are the answer to somebody's prayer.
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Answer to somebody's prayer. you can give a rescuing hug this
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You can give a rescuing hug this week. you can help a friend
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Week. you can help a friend cross the finish line. you are
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Cross the finish line. you are the miracle that they're
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The miracle that they're believing for. when you go out
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Believing for. when you go out each day have this attitude,
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Each day have this attitude, "i'm a miracle waiting to
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"i'm a miracle waiting to happen." if you will live not
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Happen." if you will live not thinking about how you can get
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Thinking about how you can get a miracle but how you can
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A miracle but how you can become a miracle, then i
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Become a miracle, then i believe and declare, just like
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Believe and declare, just like god promised, your light is
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God promised, your light is going to break forth like the
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Going to break forth like the dawn. your healing, your
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Dawn. your healing, your promotion, your vindication
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Promotion, your vindication will quickly come. you will
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Will quickly come. you will rise higher, overcome every
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Rise higher, overcome every obstacle and become everything
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Obstacle and become everything that god has created you to be.
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That god has created you to be. in jesus' name. if you receive
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In jesus' name. if you receive it can you say, "amen" today?
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It can you say, "amen" today? (applause)
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(applause) well, we never like to close
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Well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving you
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Our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord
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Pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Jesus, i repent of my sins. come into my heart. i make you
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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My lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good
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Born again. get in a good bible-based church. keep god
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Bible-based church. keep god first place. he is going to
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First place. he is going to take you places that you've
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Take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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Many people believe
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Many people believe that god can heal.
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That god can heal. but when nothing is improving,
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But when nothing is improving, our prayers are
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Our prayers are not being answered,
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Not being answered, it's easy to think:
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It's easy to think: will god heal me?
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Will god heal me? the truth is,
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The truth is, god still loves to heal.
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God still loves to heal. i've witnessed
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I've witnessed god's healing power
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God's healing power firsthand in my own family.
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Firsthand in my own family. when situations
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When situations seemed impossible,
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Seemed impossible, and medically
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And medically speaking,
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Speaking, there were no options,
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There were no options, god stepped in and made a way.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you our new devotional,
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God still loves to heal.
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It's filled with scripture
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It's filled with scripture and encouragement
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And encouragement designed to strengthen
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Designed to strengthen your faith
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Your faith and help
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And help you believe for healing.
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You believe for healing. even when you can't see it,
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Even when you can't see it, god is still working.
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God is still working. as you stand firm and declare
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As you stand firm and declare his promises,
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His promises, healing is on the way.
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The same god who healed in
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The same god who healed in the bible
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Is still healing today.
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Is still healing today. your generous support
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Your generous support is so important to help us
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Is so important to help us share the message of hope.
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Share the message of hope. and as our way of saying
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And as our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount,
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Pastor
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Joel would like to send you
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Joel would like to send you a copy of god
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Still loves to heal.
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Still loves to heal. this new seasonal devotional
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Will guide younal devotional
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Will guide younal devotional through a weekly rhythm
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Through a weekly rhythm where you'll be encouraged
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Where you'll be encouraged by life-changing insight
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By life-changing insight that will strengthen
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That will strengthen and encourage
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And encourage you in your faith.
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You in your faith. jesus cares
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Jesus cares about you physically,
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About you physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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Mentally, and emotionally. he forgives us, delivers
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He forgives us, delivers us, and he heals
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Us, and he heals us and makes us whole.
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Us and makes us whole. with this
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With this inspiring devotional resource,
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Inspiring devotional resource, you'll go on a healing journey.
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You'll go on a healing journey. you'll enter into god's rest
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You'll enter into god's rest and restoration, knowing
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And restoration, knowing his promises are true
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His promises are true yesterday, today, and forever.
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Yesterday, today, and forever. receive your copy
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Receive your copy of this powerful
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Of this powerful new book
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New book and experience
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And experience god's goodness
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God's goodness and healing power.
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Be sure to request
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Your copy of godst
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Your copy of godst still loves to heal,
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Available this month
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By simply visiting us
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At joelosteen.com
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At joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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My mother was
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My mother was miraculously healed
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From terminal cancer.
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My sisterinal cancer.
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Lisa was healed
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From a birth injury
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From a birth injury similar to cerebral palsy.
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Similar to cerebral palsy. what god did for us,
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What god did for us, he can do for you.
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Victoria and i
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Are going to be praying for you
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Are going to be praying for you this month,
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This month, especially for healing for
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Especially for healing for you and your family,
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You and your family, not just physically,
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Not just physically, but mentally
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But mentally and emotionally
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And emotionally that you will be
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That you will be completely whole.
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Completely whole. we appreciate your prayer
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We appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is impacting people
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Around the world.
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And specialworld.
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And specialworld. thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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Your copy of godst
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Still loves to heal.
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Still loves to heal. available this month
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By simply visiting us
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At joelosteen.com
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At joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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And you can fill your year
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And you can fill your year with strength, peace,
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With strength, peace, and encouragement
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And encouragement with the healing
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And wholeness collection.
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And wholeness collection. it features god's
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Word for every season,
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Word for every season, a guided four-part
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A guided four-part journal series to help anchor
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Journal series to help anchor your heart to his promises.
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Your heart to his promises. plus, god still loves to heal,
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Plus, god still loves to heal, and the blessing
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And the blessing of taking communion.
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Of taking communion. together,
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Together, they'll strengthen your faith,
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They'll strengthen your faith, renew your hope,
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Renew your hope, and remind you
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That jesus still heals
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And restores today.als
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And restores today.als you can request these
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You can request these inspiring resources
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Inspiring resources by calling 888-567-joel
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By calling 888-567-joel or logging on to
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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Joelosteen.com today. call or click anytime
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Joel Osteen - Become A Miracle

February 12, 2026 | 27:29

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