Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Better Together

June 2, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Better Together | June 2, 2026

Joel osteen: well, god bless
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Joel osteen: well, god bless you! it's always a joy to
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You! it's always a joy to come into your homes.
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If you're ever in the houston
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If you're ever in the houston area, please stop by and be
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Area, please stop by and be a part of our services.
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A part of our services. i promise you we'll make
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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You feel right at home. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about these three men who
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About these three men who were out in the wilderness.
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Were out in the wilderness. they came to this violent
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They came to this violent raging river and they needed
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Raging river and they needed to get to the other side.
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To get to the other side. the first man prayed, "god
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The first man prayed, "god please give me the strength
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Please give me the strength to make it across."
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To make it across." and poof! god gave him big
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And poof! god gave him big arms and strong legs.
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Arms and strong legs. he was able to swim across
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He was able to swim across in two hours.
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In two hours. the next man prayed, "god
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The next man prayed, "god please give me the strength
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Please give me the strength and the tools to make it
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And the tools to make it across."
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Across." and poof! god gave him a
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And poof! god gave him a boat. he was able to row
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Boat. he was able to row across in 30 minutes.
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Across in 30 minutes. the next man prayed, "god
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The next man prayed, "god give me the strength, the
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Give me the strength, the tools, and the intelligence
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Tools, and the intelligence to make it across."
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To make it across." and poof! god turned him
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And poof! god turned him into a woman. (laughter)
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Into a woman. (laughter) she looked at the map, hiked
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She looked at the map, hiked five minutes up the stream,
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Five minutes up the stream, and walked across the bridge.
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And walked across the bridge. (laughter)
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(laughter) say it like you mean it!
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Say it like you mean it! especially the women.
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Especially the women. 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
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I can do what it says i can do. today, i will be taught
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Do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i boldly
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert,
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Confess: 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
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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You. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about "better together".
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About "better together". it's easy to do life on our
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It's easy to do life on our own and think we don't need
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Own and think we don't need any help. but you won't
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Any help. but you won't reach your highest potential
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Reach your highest potential by yourself. god has
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By yourself. god has ordained people to come into
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Ordained people to come into your life to strengthen you,
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Your life to strengthen you, to encourage you, to push
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To encourage you, to push you toward your purpose.
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You toward your purpose. you've seen birds that fly
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You've seen birds that fly in formation. when geese
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In formation. when geese make that v, it takes 40%
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Make that v, it takes 40% less energy for them to
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Less energy for them to fly. they could do it by
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Fly. they could do it by themselves but they
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Themselves but they understand this principle.
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Understand this principle. they won't go as far if
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They won't go as far if they fly solo.
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They fly solo. and over 30 times in the
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And over 30 times in the scripture, it says "one
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Scripture, it says "one another".
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Another". love one another.
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Love one another. encourage one another.
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Encourage one another. serve one another.
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Serve one another. comfort one another.
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Comfort one another. you need "one another's"
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You need "one another's" around you. don't isolate
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Around you. don't isolate yourself and think, "well,
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Yourself and think, "well, i'm strong enough. i'm
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I'm strong enough. i'm tough enough. i'm talented
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Tough enough. i'm talented enough."
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Enough." you may be for what you have
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You may be for what you have in mind but not for what god
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In mind but not for what god has in mind. he has something
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Has in mind. he has something bigger, something more
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Bigger, something more rewarding that you can't
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Rewarding that you can't do by yourself.
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Do by yourself. are you flying solo? or
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Are you flying solo? or do you have a community
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Do you have a community of faith? people flying
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Of faith? people flying with you, watching over
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With you, watching over you, encouraging you,
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You, encouraging you, inspiring you?
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Inspiring you? after the football game the
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After the football game the other night, the star running
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Other night, the star running back was being interviewed.
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Back was being interviewed. he had had a great game and
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He had had a great game and set a record for the amount
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Set a record for the amount of yards he had rushed.
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Of yards he had rushed. the reporter asked him how
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The reporter asked him how he did it. the first thing
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He did it. the first thing he said was, "it was because
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He said was, "it was because of my offensive line.
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Of my offensive line. those guys that block for
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Those guys that block for me, they're the best. and
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Me, they're the best. and my coaches that poured into
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My coaches that poured into me, they made me better.
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Me, they made me better. and my trainers that helped
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And my trainers that helped me to get stronger."
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Me to get stronger." he recognized that we need
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He recognized that we need each other. you can be good
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Each other. you can be good by yourself but you can't
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By yourself but you can't be great by yourself.
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Be great by yourself. you won't become all you were
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You won't become all you were created to be without the
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Created to be without the right people around you.
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Right people around you. you can go 60% but when you
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You can go 60% but when you get in formation, when you
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Get in formation, when you have a family of faith
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Have a family of faith blocking for you, praying
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Blocking for you, praying for you, encouraging you,
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For you, encouraging you, you'll go 40% further.
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You'll go 40% further. and the scripture says here,
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And the scripture says here, "forsake not the assembling
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"forsake not the assembling of yourselves together."
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Of yourselves together." and when we come together
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And when we come together as a body of believers united
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As a body of believers united in faith, there's something
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In faith, there's something that happens that you cannot
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That happens that you cannot get on your own. we draw
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Get on your own. we draw strength from each other.
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Strength from each other. as your praise gets mixed
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As your praise gets mixed with their praise, power
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With their praise, power is released, healing is
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Is released, healing is released; joy is released.
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Released; joy is released. every time we come together
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Every time we come together you're being refreshed,
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You're being refreshed, restored, reenergized.
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Restored, reenergized. it's like your batteries are
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It's like your batteries are being recharged.
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Being recharged. what the week took out of
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What the week took out of you, god is putting back in
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You, god is putting back in you. and it's good to
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You. and it's good to worship on your own.
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Worship on your own. it's important to pray by
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It's important to pray by yourself.
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Yourself. but something happens
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But something happens corporately that doesn't
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Corporately that doesn't happen individually.
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Happen individually. people tell me all the time
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People tell me all the time when i drove into the parking
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When i drove into the parking lot, i could feel something
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Lot, i could feel something different.
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Different. a man came last week and he
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A man came last week and he had never been to church.
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Had never been to church. he had tattoos all over his
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He had tattoos all over his face, his arms, and it
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Face, his arms, and it looked like he had lived a
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Looked like he had lived a rough life. he said, "i
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Rough life. he said, "i don't know what's wrong
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Don't know what's wrong with me. the whole time
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With me. the whole time i've been here, i couldn't
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I've been here, i couldn't stop weeping. i've never
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Stop weeping. i've never felt this before."
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Felt this before." and this building is a
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And this building is a former sports arena. there
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Former sports arena. there have been large events in
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Have been large events in here for 30 years. nobody
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Here for 30 years. nobody walked around weeping.
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Walked around weeping. what's the difference?
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What's the difference? when we come together in
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When we come together in faith, an ordinary building
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Faith, an ordinary building becomes a house of god.
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Becomes a house of god. (applause)
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(applause) your faith mixed with
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Your faith mixed with everybody else's faith
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Everybody else's faith creates something powerful.
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Creates something powerful. it breaks bondages. it lifts
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It breaks bondages. it lifts depression. it brings
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Depression. it brings healing. it restores joy.
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Healing. it restores joy. and i'm glad you watch.
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And i'm glad you watch. i'm glad you listen. but
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I'm glad you listen. but don't let this be a
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Don't let this be a substitute for going to
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Substitute for going to your local church. let it
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Your local church. let it be an addition. you need to
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Be an addition. you need to be around a community of
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Be around a community of faith. and i know it takes
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Faith. and i know it takes effort. you have to get up
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Effort. you have to get up early, get your kids
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Early, get your kids dressed, drive somewhere on
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Dressed, drive somewhere on your day off when there's
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Your day off when there's a lot of other things you
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A lot of other things you could be doing. but you will
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Could be doing. but you will never give god something
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Never give god something without him giving you
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Without him giving you more back in return.
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More back in return. (applause)
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(applause) you give god the first part
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You give god the first part of your week. take a few
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Of your week. take a few hours to assemble together,
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Hours to assemble together, connect with other believers;
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Connect with other believers; god will make up the time.
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God will make up the time. he can give you one idea,
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He can give you one idea, one good break that will
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One good break that will put you six months down the
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Put you six months down the road. god sees the sacrifice.
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Road. god sees the sacrifice. every time you obey, there's
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Every time you obey, there's a blessing that follows.
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A blessing that follows. there have been times that
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There have been times that i've come and had a lot on
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I've come and had a lot on my mind. dealing with
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My mind. dealing with challenges. but when i walk
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Challenges. but when i walk in these doors and hear
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In these doors and hear the songs of praise and
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See the smile on your face,
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See the smile on your face, i can feel the victory in
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I can feel the victory in the room. all of a sudden,
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The room. all of a sudden, i have a new perspective.
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I have a new perspective. i'm reminded that god is
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I'm reminded that god is bigger than anything that
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Bigger than anything that i'm facing, that he's in
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I'm facing, that he's in control of my life.
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Control of my life. it's like that heaviness
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It's like that heaviness lifts right off.
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Lifts right off. i have a whole new attitude.
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I have a whole new attitude. what is that? god refreshing,
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Restoring, reenergizing.
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Restoring, reenergizing. i could have stayed at home
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I could have stayed at home and hoped to get better and
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And hoped to get better and prayed for joy and believed
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Prayed for joy and believed for a breakthrough.
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For a breakthrough. but there's power in
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But there's power in connectivity. your faith
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Connectivity. your faith is making me stronger.
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Is making me stronger. your praise is helping fight
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Your praise is helping fight my battles. your smile is
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My battles. your smile is giving me joy. when we come
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Giving me joy. when we come together, it's not only
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Together, it's not only refueling you, but it's
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Refueling you, but it's helping others. and
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Helping others. and sometimes we think, "well,
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Sometimes we think, "well, everything's great in my
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Everything's great in my life. i don't need to come."
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Life. i don't need to come." why don't you come and let
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Why don't you come and let your praise be for somebody
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Your praise be for somebody else? why don't you let
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Else? why don't you let your worship create an
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Your worship create an atmosphere for god to
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Atmosphere for god to bless others. your smile
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Bless others. your smile can be what keeps them
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Can be what keeps them going. your hug can be
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Going. your hug can be what puts them back on
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What puts them back on their feet.
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Their feet. i talked to someone that's
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I talked to someone that's been at lakewood for over
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Been at lakewood for over 40 years. when i was growing
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40 years. when i was growing up, they helped take care
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Up, they helped take care of me as a young boy.
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Of me as a young boy. they were telling me about
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They were telling me about how much the church meant
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How much the church meant to them and how they wouldn't
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To them and how they wouldn't have made it through some
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Have made it through some tough times if it wasn't
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Tough times if it wasn't for lakewood. and they were
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For lakewood. and they were so grateful for what they
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So grateful for what they had received. but all i
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Had received. but all i could think about is how
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Could think about is how much i had received from
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Much i had received from them. about how many other
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Them. about how many other people they've impacted
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People they've impacted with their faithfulness,
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With their faithfulness, giving, serving, year
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Giving, serving, year after year.
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After year. you being here is making
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You being here is making us all stronger.
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Us all stronger. your faithfulness is what's
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Your faithfulness is what's causing some people to keep
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Causing some people to keep moving forward. they came
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Moving forward. they came in and didn't think they
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In and didn't think they could go on. but when they
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Could go on. but when they heard your praise, when
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Heard your praise, when they saw your smile, your
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They saw your smile, your encouragement, it breathed
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Encouragement, it breathed new life back into their
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New life back into their spirit.
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Spirit. "well joel, not me. i'm
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"well joel, not me. i'm just one person in this
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Just one person in this big crowd. i'm just sitting
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Big crowd. i'm just sitting way up top."
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Way up top." yes, but your presence made
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Yes, but your presence made the atmosphere better.
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The atmosphere better. you brought god with you.
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You brought god with you. you brought faith with you.
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You brought faith with you. you came with expectancy.
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You came with expectancy. and the scripture says,
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And the scripture says, "where two or three are
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"where two or three are gathered in the name of
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Gathered in the name of jesus, god is in the midst."
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Jesus, god is in the midst." how about when two or three
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How about when two or three hundred are gathered?
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Hundred are gathered? or two or three thousand?
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Or two or three thousand? or 20 or 30 thousand?
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Or 20 or 30 thousand? i believe that it's
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I believe that it's multiplied.
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Multiplied. every one of us is causing
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Every one of us is causing there to be greater faith,
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There to be greater faith, greater strength, greater
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Greater strength, greater joy.
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Joy. together, we're better.
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Together, we're better. together we're stronger.
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Together we're stronger. together we're more powerful.
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Together we're more powerful. and it's good to watch.
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And it's good to watch. it's good to listen.
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It's good to listen. i believe we're connected
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I believe we're connected in the spirit.
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In the spirit. but if you live in this area,
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But if you live in this area, don't go the next 30 years
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Don't go the next 30 years and miss out. we need you.
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And miss out. we need you. not only will you make us
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Not only will you make us better but i'll make a
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Better but i'll make a promise to you, we'll make
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Promise to you, we'll make you better.
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You better. what you like on television
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What you like on television is multiplied in person.
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Is multiplied in person. but wherever you live,
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But wherever you live, get plugged in to a good
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Get plugged in to a good bible-based church.
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Bible-based church. and here's the key: don't
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And here's the key: don't compare that church to
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Compare that church to this church. your pastor
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This church. your pastor may not be as good-looking
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May not be as good-looking as me. (laughter)
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As me. (laughter) i don't know why i say
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I don't know why i say that! but that's okay.
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That! but that's okay. the blessing is in the
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The blessing is in the obedience of assembling
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Obedience of assembling together.
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Together. it goes on to say, "as the
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It goes on to say, "as the matter of some is." that
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Matter of some is." that means some used to be
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Means some used to be plugged in. some used to
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Plugged in. some used to make god a priority. they
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Make god a priority. they used to be faithful,
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Used to be faithful, giving, serving, attending.
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Giving, serving, attending. but they got distracted,
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But they got distracted, they got busy.
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They got busy. what they're really saying
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What they're really saying is, "i can fly solo. i can
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Is, "i can fly solo. i can do life on my own." the
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Do life on my own." the problem with not having a
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Problem with not having a community of faith is you
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Community of faith is you get out from under
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Get out from under protection.
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Protection. when you're with a body of
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When you're with a body of believers, you not only have
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Believers, you not only have people watching over you but
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People watching over you but god covers you. he puts a
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God covers you. he puts a hedge of protection that
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Hedge of protection that will make it more difficult
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Will make it more difficult to get off course.
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To get off course. a man i know, he and his
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A man i know, he and his family, when i was growing up
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Family, when i was growing up they were some of our main
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They were some of our main leaders here at lakewood.
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Leaders here at lakewood. really great people. and
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Really great people. and i was friends with his
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I was friends with his children. but he got
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Children. but he got distracted. he decided he
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Distracted. he decided he didn't need a community of
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Didn't need a community of faith, he was going to fly
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Faith, he was going to fly solo, live isolated, nobody
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Solo, live isolated, nobody to watch after him. he ended
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To watch after him. he ended up losing his marriage. he
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Up losing his marriage. he turned to alcohol. he went
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Turned to alcohol. he went way down hill and now none
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Way down hill and now none of his children will have
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Of his children will have anything to do with him.
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Anything to do with him. i thought about how different
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I thought about how different his life would be if he would
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His life would be if he would have just stayed connected,
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Have just stayed connected, if he would have continued
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If he would have continued that commitment to make god
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That commitment to make god a priority. being here each
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A priority. being here each week and serving with others.
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Week and serving with others. when you're in the house of
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When you're in the house of the lord, there is a
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The lord, there is a protection that god puts on
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Protection that god puts on you. there are battles that
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You. there are battles that you won't have to fight,
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You won't have to fight, temptations you won't have
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Temptations you won't have to deal with, struggles you
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To deal with, struggles you won't have to go through
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Won't have to go through because you're connected,
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Because you're connected, you're plugged in, and you're
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You're plugged in, and you're honoring god.
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Honoring god. and i can't think of a better
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And i can't think of a better gift to give your children
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Gift to give your children than to raise them in the
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Than to raise them in the house of the lord.
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House of the lord. some people won't understand.
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Some people won't understand. why are you getting up early
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Why are you getting up early on your day off to not just
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On your day off to not just go to church but you go
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Go to church but you go early to serve. you stay
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Early to serve. you stay late to help others. what's
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Late to help others. what's wrong with you?
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Wrong with you? they don't realize that's not
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They don't realize that's not only refueling you, but the
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Only refueling you, but the scripture says, "when you're
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Scripture says, "when you're planted in the house of the
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Planted in the house of the lord you will flourish."
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Lord you will flourish." when you're plugged in,
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When you're plugged in, faithful, you make being at
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Faithful, you make being at god's house a priority; there
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God's house a priority; there is a blessing on your life
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Is a blessing on your life that will cause you to bloom,
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That will cause you to bloom, to blossom, to flourish.
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To blossom, to flourish. you will reach levels that
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You will reach levels that you could not reach on
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You could not reach on your own.
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Your own. david said, "i love your
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David said, "i love your sanctuary, the place where
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Sanctuary, the place where your glory shines."
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Your glory shines." do you know what's happening
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Do you know what's happening right now? god's glory is
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Right now? god's glory is shining down on you.
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Shining down on you. his favor. his strength.
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His favor. his strength. his healing. his
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His healing. his encouragement.
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Encouragement. your week will go better
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Your week will go better because you're covered
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Because you're covered with the glory of god.
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With the glory of god. that good break you had
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That good break you had recently. that client that
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Recently. that client that called and placed an
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Called and placed an unexpected order. that car
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Unexpected order. that car that swerved just at the
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That swerved just at the last minute and barely
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Last minute and barely missed you. it wasn't a
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Missed you. it wasn't a lucky break, that was the
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Lucky break, that was the blessing that comes from
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Blessing that comes from being planted in the house
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Being planted in the house of the lord. that's god's
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Of the lord. that's god's glory shining down, covering
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Glory shining down, covering you, favoring you, protecting
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You, favoring you, protecting you; keeping you safe.
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You; keeping you safe. but today there are so many
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But today there are so many distractions. good things
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Distractions. good things can keep us from god's best.
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Can keep us from god's best. "well, joel, i've got soccer
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"well, joel, i've got soccer today. i've got some errands
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Today. i've got some errands to run. i've got a busy
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To run. i've got a busy week. i'm going to stay
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Week. i'm going to stay home and rest." all good
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Home and rest." all good things. but when you realize
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Things. but when you realize the benefits of coming
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The benefits of coming together, you'll rearrange
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Together, you'll rearrange your schedule so you can be
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Your schedule so you can be in the house of the lord.
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In the house of the lord. it's all what we make
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It's all what we make important.
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Important. i love sports. i've seen
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I love sports. i've seen people go to a football
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People go to a football game, sit outside in 20
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Game, sit outside in 20 degree weather, freezing
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Degree weather, freezing cold, traffic is terrible.
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Cold, traffic is terrible. they have to walk a mile
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They have to walk a mile to the stadium. sit in the
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To the stadium. sit in the upper deck. can't even see
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Upper deck. can't even see because their eyelashes
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Because their eyelashes are frozen. they don't
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Are frozen. they don't complain. they don't get
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Complain. they don't get upset. they're a fan.
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Upset. they're a fan. they love their team.
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They love their team. what if we had that same
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What if we had that same spirit? i'm a fan. i'm going
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Spirit? i'm a fan. i'm going to the house of the lord!
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To the house of the lord! not to cheer on my team but
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Not to cheer on my team but to worship my god, to thank
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To worship my god, to thank him for what he's done, to
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Him for what he's done, to draw strength from other
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Draw strength from other believers. to have his
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Believers. to have his glory shine down on me.
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Glory shine down on me. it says, "don't forsake
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It says, "don't forsake assembling together and
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Assembling together and so much more as you see
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So much more as you see the day approaching."
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The day approaching." it's saying, "be sure you
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It's saying, "be sure you come together but as the
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Come together but as the times start getting darker,
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Times start getting darker, there's more trouble, more
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There's more trouble, more calamity; then make
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Calamity; then make especially sure that you
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Especially sure that you come together."
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Come together." we are living in a day where
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We are living in a day where almost every week there's
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Almost every week there's an incredible tragedy.
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An incredible tragedy. school shootings, people
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School shootings, people driving buses into innocent
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Driving buses into innocent people, viruses that are hard
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People, viruses that are hard to contain, flooding,
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To contain, flooding, earthquakes. if there was
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Earthquakes. if there was ever a day we should come
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Ever a day we should come together not out of fear
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Together not out of fear but to draw strength and
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But to draw strength and encouragement from each
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Encouragement from each other, it would be today.
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Other, it would be today. yet this is a day when there
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Yet this is a day when there are more distractions than
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Are more distractions than ever. we're busier, we have
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Ever. we're busier, we have more opportunities.
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More opportunities. you have to make it a
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You have to make it a priority that as for me and
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Priority that as for me and my house, we're not only
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My house, we're not only going to serve the lord,
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Going to serve the lord, we're going to go to the
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We're going to go to the house of the lord.
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House of the lord. in the house of the lord,
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In the house of the lord, there's protection, there's
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There's protection, there's healing, there's
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Healing, there's encouragement.
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Encouragement. it prepares you for what
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It prepares you for what you're going to face during
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You're going to face during the week. you'll make
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The week. you'll make better decisions. you'll
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Better decisions. you'll have more creativity. you'll
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Have more creativity. you'll see more of god's favor.
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See more of god's favor. i saw a report on penguins.
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They live in a climate where
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They live in a climate where the weather can get down
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The weather can get down to 40 below zero with winds
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To 40 below zero with winds of 120 miles an hour. the
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Of 120 miles an hour. the way they survive is they
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Way they survive is they all huddle together.
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All huddle together. they stand side by side all
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They stand side by side all around, as many as 6,000
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Around, as many as 6,000 in a group. their feathers
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In a group. their feathers catch the warmth from their
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Catch the warmth from their bodies and the temperature
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Bodies and the temperature from the center of the
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From the center of the huddle can get up to 70
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Huddle can get up to 70 degrees. their protection
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Degrees. their protection is in their connectivity.
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Is in their connectivity. but if one of those penguins
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But if one of those penguins decided he was going to do
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Decided he was going to do life on his own, he doesn't
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Life on his own, he doesn't have time to huddle, he's got
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Have time to huddle, he's got places to go, people to see,
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Places to go, people to see, he's going to fly solo; it
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He's going to fly solo; it wouldn't be long until he
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Wouldn't be long until he was in penguin heaven.
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Was in penguin heaven. he couldn't make it by
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He couldn't make it by himself. his survival is
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Himself. his survival is dependent on staying
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Dependent on staying connected. it's the same
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Connected. it's the same way with us. with all that's
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Way with us. with all that's going on in the world,
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Going on in the world, distractions, calamities,
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Distractions, calamities, opportunities for compromise,
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Opportunities for compromise, with all that cold, you can't
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With all that cold, you can't make it by yourself. you
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Make it by yourself. you need the warmth, the
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Need the warmth, the strength, the encouragement,
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Strength, the encouragement, the support from other
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The support from other believers. you have to
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Believers. you have to stay connected. it's time
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Stay connected. it's time to get plugged in. don't go
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To get plugged in. don't go another year flying solo.
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Another year flying solo. you don't know what you're
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You don't know what you're missing doing life without
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Missing doing life without a community of faith. and
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A community of faith. and the scripture says when we
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The scripture says when we come together in unity there
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Come together in unity there is a commanded blessing.
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Is a commanded blessing. we are here today from all
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We are here today from all walks of life, all races, all
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Walks of life, all races, all social standings. democrats.
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Social standings. democrats. republicans. aggies.
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Republicans. aggies. longhorns. cougars. rich.
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Longhorns. cougars. rich. poor. young. old. when we
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Poor. young. old. when we walk in the door, we put
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Walk in the door, we put all that down. we are here
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All that down. we are here as one family to worship the
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As one family to worship the god who spoke worlds into
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God who spoke worlds into existence. it doesn't matter
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Existence. it doesn't matter where you've been, the
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Where you've been, the mistakes you've made, what
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Mistakes you've made, what nationality you are, who
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Nationality you are, who you voted for, what your
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You voted for, what your occupation is. we realize
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Occupation is. we realize even though we have
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Even though we have differences, we are
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Differences, we are woshipping the same god.
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And because there is a spirit
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And because there is a spirit of unity because we know
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Of unity because we know we're all a part of the same
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We're all a part of the same family, god says every time
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Family, god says every time we come together, he's going
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We come together, he's going to command a blessing.
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To command a blessing. he commands favor, commands
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He commands favor, commands healing, commands joy,
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Healing, commands joy, commands breakthroughs.
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Commands breakthroughs. and what stopped you in the
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And what stopped you in the past, every time you show
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Past, every time you show up it's getting a little bit
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Up it's getting a little bit weaker. you keep coming
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Weaker. you keep coming together, faithfully week
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Together, faithfully week after week; one day that
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After week; one day that commanded blessing is going
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Commanded blessing is going to break every force that's
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To break every force that's holding you back. you're
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Holding you back. you're going to step into a new
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Going to step into a new level of your destiny.
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In acts, chapter 1, jesus had
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In acts, chapter 1, jesus had risen from the dead and he
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Risen from the dead and he told his followers to not
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Told his followers to not leave jerusalem but to wait
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Leave jerusalem but to wait for the promise of the holy
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For the promise of the holy spirit. scholars say there
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Spirit. scholars say there were around 500 people
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Were around 500 people there. but in chapter 2,
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There. but in chapter 2, when the holy spirit came,
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When the holy spirit came, only 120 were in the upper
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Only 120 were in the upper room. the other 380 maybe
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Room. the other 380 maybe they were busy, maybe they
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They were busy, maybe they had errands to run, maybe
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Had errands to run, maybe they were tired.
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They were tired. whatever the reason, they
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Whatever the reason, they missed what god promised.
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Missed what god promised. those 120 people in the upper
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Those 120 people in the upper room, the scripture says they
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Room, the scripture says they were in one place, in one
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Were in one place, in one accord. they were together
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Accord. they were together in unity and suddenly the
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In unity and suddenly the holy spirit came like a
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Holy spirit came like a rushing mighty wind.
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Rushing mighty wind. when you're in unity,
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When you're in unity, connected with other
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Connected with other believers there will be
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Believers there will be some suddenlies. suddenly
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Some suddenlies. suddenly your health will improve.
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Your health will improve. suddenly your business will
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Suddenly your business will take off. suddenly you'll
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Take off. suddenly you'll meet the right person.
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Meet the right person. and in this year of yes
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And in this year of yes because you are planted in
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Because you are planted in the house of the lord, you're
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The house of the lord, you're going to see unexpected
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Going to see unexpected favor, sudden turnarounds,
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Favor, sudden turnarounds, things you couldn't make
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Things you couldn't make happen, god is suddenly going
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Happen, god is suddenly going to cause them to happen.
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To cause them to happen. i read about redwood trees.
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I read about redwood trees. they're the tallest trees in
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They're the tallest trees in the world. they can reach
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The world. they can reach heights of 350 feet and
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Heights of 350 feet and live for 2000 years. they're
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Live for 2000 years. they're incredibly resilient,
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Incredibly resilient, withstanding strong wind,
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Withstanding strong wind, storms, pests, or things that
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Storms, pests, or things that would take other trees down.
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Would take other trees down. what's interesting is the
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What's interesting is the redwood's roots only go
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Redwood's roots only go down 6-12 feet in the ground.
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Down 6-12 feet in the ground. the largest root is one inch
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The largest root is one inch in diameter.
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In diameter. how can these small roots
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How can these small roots that only go down a fraction
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That only go down a fraction of the height of the tree
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Of the height of the tree keep them up?
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Keep them up? what's unique about the
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What's unique about the redwood is its roots
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Redwood is its roots intertwine with other
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Intertwine with other redwood's roots. they spread
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Redwood's roots. they spread out 100 feet and connect with
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Out 100 feet and connect with the roots of all the redwoods
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The roots of all the redwoods around. so when the wind
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Around. so when the wind blows, even if it's a strong
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Storm, the redwood doesn't
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Storm, the redwood doesn't just rely on its own roots,
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Just rely on its own roots, the whole forest is linked
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The whole forest is linked together. the wind is not
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Together. the wind is not blowing against one tree,
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Blowing against one tree, it's blowing against
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It's blowing against thousands of trees.
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Thousands of trees. that's how the redwood can
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That's how the redwood can stand hundreds and hundreds
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Stand hundreds and hundreds of years. it has the whole
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Of years. it has the whole strength of the whole forest.
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Strength of the whole forest. and when you're planted in
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And when you're planted in the house of the lord, your
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The house of the lord, your roots get connected to my
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Roots get connected to my roots and their roots.
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Roots and their roots. before long, you have a
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Before long, you have a support system that cannot
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Support system that cannot be shaken. when the storms
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Be shaken. when the storms come, what would have
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Come, what would have normally blown you over by
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Normally blown you over by yourself because you're
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Yourself because you're connected to other redwoods,
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Connected to other redwoods, we're there to stabilize
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We're there to stabilize you, to steady you, to
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You, to steady you, to encourage you.
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Encourage you. for that storm to take you
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For that storm to take you out it would have to take
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Out it would have to take all of us out and that's
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All of us out and that's not possible.
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Not possible. one can chase a thousand,
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One can chase a thousand, two can put ten thousand
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Two can put ten thousand to flight. how about when
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To flight. how about when we're all connected?
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We're all connected? together we can't be
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Together we can't be defeated. together we're
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Defeated. together we're powerful. the wind may be
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Powerful. the wind may be blowing against you today,
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Blowing against you today, in your health, your
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In your health, your finances, a relationship,
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Finances, a relationship, trying to push you down
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Trying to push you down telling you it's never going
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Telling you it's never going to work out, you have too
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To work out, you have too many obstacles. you need
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Many obstacles. you need to know you have a lot of
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To know you have a lot of redwoods around you.
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Redwoods around you. you are surrounded by a
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You are surrounded by a community of faith.
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Community of faith. we're not going to let you
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We're not going to let you go down. the enemy is not
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Go down. the enemy is not just dealing with you, he
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Just dealing with you, he has to deal with all of us.
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Has to deal with all of us. our roots are connected.
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Our roots are connected. we are planted in the house
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We are planted in the house of the lord. you may get
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Of the lord. you may get weak but we're going to
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Weak but we're going to hold you up. the storms
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Hold you up. the storms may blow but we're going
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May blow but we're going to stabilize you. you may
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To stabilize you. you may feel like giving up but
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Feel like giving up but we're going to keep
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We're going to keep pushing you forward.
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Pushing you forward. that's the benefit of being
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That's the benefit of being connected. it's not just
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Connected. it's not just your prayers, it's all of
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Your prayers, it's all of our prayers. we're in this
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Our prayers. we're in this together. a family of faith.
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Together. a family of faith. when my dad went to be with
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When my dad went to be with the lord and i stepped up to
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The lord and i stepped up to minister, i could feel the
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Minister, i could feel the strength from people praying.
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Strength from people praying. i could feel the support,
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I could feel the support, the loyalty, how people
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The loyalty, how people wanted me to succeed.
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Wanted me to succeed. i was shaky. i didn't think
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I was shaky. i didn't think i could do this but i had a
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I could do this but i had a bunch of redwoods around
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Bunch of redwoods around me. people that helped me
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Me. people that helped me to stay up when i couldn't
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To stay up when i couldn't stay up on my own. you don't
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Stay up on my own. you don't have to do life by yourself.
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Have to do life by yourself. if you're a redwood all out
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If you're a redwood all out on your own, you're not
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On your own, you're not going to last very long.
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Going to last very long. you were designed to be
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You were designed to be connected. you need a
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Connected. you need a family of faith. that's
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Family of faith. that's why we're here. every week,
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Why we're here. every week, we're going to steady you,
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We're going to steady you, encourage you, challenge
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Encourage you, challenge you, inspire you. we didn't
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You, inspire you. we didn't meet by accident. you
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Meet by accident. you didn't just flip across
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Didn't just flip across this channel. you didn't
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This channel. you didn't just decide to show up at
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Just decide to show up at lakewood today, god in his
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Lakewood today, god in his divine destiny has connected
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Divine destiny has connected us. together we're better.
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Us. together we're better. now my question is are you
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Now my question is are you flying solo? are you doing
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Flying solo? are you doing life on your own? that's
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Life on your own? that's going to keep you from your
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Going to keep you from your highest potential. we need
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Highest potential. we need you. plugged in. committed.
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You. plugged in. committed. faithful for the long haul.
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Faithful for the long haul. without you we won't be as
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Without you we won't be as strong. you have something
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Strong. you have something to offer that nobody else
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To offer that nobody else has. when you're planted
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Has. when you're planted in the house of the lord,
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In the house of the lord, you'll not only go to new
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You'll not only go to new heights but you've created
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Heights but you've created an atmosphere for god to
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An atmosphere for god to bless others.
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Bless others. this is the year to get
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This is the year to get connected. if you'll do
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Connected. if you'll do this, i believe and declare
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This, i believe and declare because we're together
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Because we're together in unity god is about to
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In unity god is about to command a blessing on
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Command a blessing on your life. you're going to
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Your life. you're going to bloom, blossom, flourish
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Bloom, blossom, flourish and see the glorious future
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And see the glorious future that he has in store. in
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That he has in store. in jesus' name. if you receive
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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) i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, lord jesus,
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Just say, lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior.
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Savior. if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again. get in a good
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Born again. get in a good bible based church.
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Bible based church. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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Every day we can live:
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Every day we can live: discouraged, angry,
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Discouraged, angry, depressed, defeated.
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Depressed, defeated. is it possible
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Is it possible to turn these negatives
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To turn these negatives into an outlook
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Into an outlook filled with purpose,
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Filled with purpose, happiness and joy?
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Happiness and joy? every day we make choices.
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Every day we make choices. how we see ourselves,
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How we see ourselves, how we respond to challenges,
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How we respond to challenges, how we approach
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How we approach what's in front of us.
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What's in front of us. i've written
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A devotional called today
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A devotional called today i choose: devotions
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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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For a better life. it's designed to help
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It's designed to help you make those choices
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You make those choices on purpose, to choose
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On purpose, to choose faith over fear
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Faith over fear and peace
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And peace over frustration
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Over frustration and kindness over offense.
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And kindness over offense. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with scripture
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With scripture and practical encouragement
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And practical encouragement to help you live
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To help you live with confidence and victory.
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With confidence and victory. you can't wait to see
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You can't wait to see what kind of day
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What kind of day it's going to be.
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It's going to be. you have to decide
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You have to decide ahead of time.
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Ahead of time. when you do,
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When you do, you can step into
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You can step into a more blessed, fulfilled life.
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A more blessed, fulfilled life. i'd love to send you a copy.
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I'd love to send you a copy. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount,
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For your gift of any amount, we would like to
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We would like to send you a copy of today
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Send you a copy of today i choose: devotions
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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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Every day begins with a choice,
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Every day begins with a choice, and this inspiring book
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And this inspiring book is packed
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Is packed with powerful devotional truths
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With powerful devotional truths that will help you
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That will help you in the specific challenges
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In the specific challenges you face in life,
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You face in life, including: today,
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Including: today, i choose to
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I choose to turn down the noise,
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Turn down the noise, to believe
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To believe what i cannot see,
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What i cannot see, to be happy,
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To be happy, to trust god's timing.
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To trust god's timing. they will transform
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They will transform your attitude, your outlook,
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Your attitude, your outlook, your entire day.
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Your entire day. as you embrace
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As you embrace these biblical principles,
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These biblical principles, you'll see problems dissolve,
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You'll see problems dissolve, hope restored, mountains move.
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Choose the joy and happiness
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Choose the joy and happiness god has chosen for you.
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God has chosen for you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of today
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Your copy of today i choose: devotions
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I choose: devotions for a better life,
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For a better life, available this month
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Available this month by simply visiting us
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By simply visiting us at joelosteen.com
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At joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Or call 888-567-joel. call or click anytime,
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24 hours a day. when you make choices
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When you make choices based on what
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Based on what god says about you,
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God says about you, you're going to live happier,
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You're going to live happier, have more peace,
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Have more peace, and you'll be a bigger blessing
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And you'll be a bigger blessing to others.
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To others. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. we sure appreciate your prayer
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We sure appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity helps us
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Helps us take this message
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Take this message to people around the world.
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To people around the world. and a special
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And a special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. and until we meet again,
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And until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to
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Be sure to request your copy of today
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Request your copy of today i choose: devotions
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I choose: devotions for a better life,
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For a better life, available this month
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Available this month by simply visiting us
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At joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Or call 888-567-joel. call or click anytime,
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Call or click anytime, 24 hours a day.
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24 hours a day. you can also receive the today
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You can also receive the today i choose to rejoice
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I choose to rejoice signature edition art
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Signature edition art print created to encourage
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Print created to encourage faith
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Faith and purpose-filled living.
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And purpose-filled living. this beautifully-framed
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This beautifully-framed 12 by 15 art
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12 by 15 art piece features
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Piece features the powerful promise
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The powerful promise of psalm 118:24.
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Of psalm 118:24. this is the day
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This is the day the lord has made.
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The lord has made. we will rejoice
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We will rejoice and be glad in it.
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And be glad in it. choose every morning
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Choose every morning to begin
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To begin with a declaration of god's
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With a declaration of god's eternal promise.
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Eternal promise. you can request these
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You can request these inspiring resources
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Joel Osteen - Better Together

June 2, 2026 | 27:29

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