Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Break The Chains

May 11, 2025 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Break The Chains | May 11, 2025

Joel: god bless you. it's
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Joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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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 this senior citizen. he
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About this senior citizen. he was driving down the freeway
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Was driving down the freeway in his brand-new corvette
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In his brand-new corvette with the top down going 80
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With the top down going 80 miles an hour, when he saw
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Miles an hour, when he saw flashing red lights in his
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Flashing red lights in his rear-view mirror from a state
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Rear-view mirror from a state trooper. without thinking
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Trooper. without thinking about it, he floored it, took
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About it, he floored it, took it up to 100 miles an hour.
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It up to 100 miles an hour. he heard the sirens behind
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He heard the sirens behind him and finally came to his
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Him and finally came to his senses and pulled over. he
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Senses and pulled over. he said, “officer, i'm so sorry.
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Said, “officer, i'm so sorry. i don't know what i was
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I don't know what i was doing.” the trooper said,
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Doing.” the trooper said, “listen, it's friday, four
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“listen, it's friday, four o'clock, my shift is over in
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O'clock, my shift is over in 30 minutes. if you'll tell me
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30 minutes. if you'll tell me a reason you were speeding
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A reason you were speeding that i've never heard before,
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That i've never heard before, i'll let you go.” the man
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I'll let you go.” the man thought about it and said,
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Thought about it and said, “officer, years ago my wife
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“officer, years ago my wife ran off with a state trooper,
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Ran off with a state trooper, and i thought you were
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And i thought you were bringing her back.”
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Bringing her back.” (laughter) he said, “have a
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(laughter) he said, “have a great weekend.”
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Great weekend.” say it like you mean it. this
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about break the chains. we
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About break the chains. we all have things that are
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All have things that are trying to hold us back. it
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Trying to hold us back. it can be fear, addictions,
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Can be fear, addictions, negative things people have
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Negative things people have said. now that's damaging our
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Said. now that's damaging our self-image, keeping us from
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Self-image, keeping us from believing in who we are.
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Believing in who we are. sometimes it's mistakes we've
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Sometimes it's mistakes we've made. we keep rehearsing it,
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Made. we keep rehearsing it, living down on ourselves. the
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Living down on ourselves. the past is restricting us. or
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Past is restricting us. or maybe we're dealing with an
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Maybe we're dealing with an illness, a child's off
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Illness, a child's off course, we can't seem to get
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Course, we can't seem to get ahead in our finances. we
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Ahead in our finances. we want to move forward, but
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Want to move forward, but it's like these forces keep
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It's like these forces keep pulling us back. it's easy to
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Pulling us back. it's easy to get comfortable being
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Get comfortable being constrained. to learn to live
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Constrained. to learn to live with things that are limiting
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With things that are limiting us. just accept, “this is who
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Us. just accept, “this is who i am.” chained to this
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I am.” chained to this addiction. chained to my
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Addiction. chained to my past. chained to how i was
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Past. chained to how i was raised. but god did not
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Raised. but god did not create us to live bound. one
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Create us to live bound. one reason jesus came, died and
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Reason jesus came, died and rose again was so you could
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Rose again was so you could be free. not partially free.
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Be free. not partially free. not most of the way free.
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Not most of the way free. the scripture says, “you will
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The scripture says, “you will be unquestionably free.” that
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Be unquestionably free.” that means there's no doubt.
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Means there's no doubt. you're not having to fake it,
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You're not having to fake it, pretend. you're healthy.
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Pretend. you're healthy. you're whole. your children
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You're whole. your children are excelling. you're living
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Are excelling. you're living a victorious life.
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A victorious life. yes, there will be seasons of
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Yes, there will be seasons of struggling, times where you
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Struggling, times where you feel restricted, nothing is
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Feel restricted, nothing is improving, but you have to
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Improving, but you have to keep this down in your
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Keep this down in your spirit, those chains are not
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Spirit, those chains are not permanent. that depression is
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Permanent. that depression is not how your story ends.
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Not how your story ends. living in lack, low
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Living in lack, low self-esteem, a temper you
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Self-esteem, a temper you can't control. those powers
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Can't control. those powers may be too much for you, but
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May be too much for you, but they are not too much for our
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They are not too much for our god. sometimes we've done all
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God. sometimes we've done all we can. we've prayed. we've
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We can. we've prayed. we've stayed in faith, but
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Stayed in faith, but nothing's changing. it's
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Nothing's changing. it's tempting to feel discouraged.
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Tempting to feel discouraged. “there's nothing more that i
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“there's nothing more that i can do.” that's when the most
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Can do.” that's when the most high is going to step in and
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High is going to step in and do what you couldn't do. he's
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Do what you couldn't do. he's the chain breaker. he came to
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The chain breaker. he came to take off of you what the
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Take off of you what the enemy put on you. to loose
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Enemy put on you. to loose chains, to break the bondages.
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Chains, to break the bondages. acts 2 says, “god raised
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Acts 2 says, “god raised jesus up, having loosed the
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Jesus up, having loosed the chains of death, for it was
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Chains of death, for it was not possible that he could be
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Not possible that he could be held by it.” because you
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Held by it.” because you belong to christ, you need to
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Belong to christ, you need to have that attitude, “it's not
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Have that attitude, “it's not possible that these chains
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Possible that these chains can hold me.” the same spirit
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Can hold me.” the same spirit that raised christ from the
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That raised christ from the dead, lives on the inside of
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Dead, lives on the inside of you. don't get comfortable
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You. don't get comfortable being constrained. don't
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Being constrained. don't accept the limitations as
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Accept the limitations as your lot in life. the forces
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Your lot in life. the forces that are for you are greater
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That are for you are greater than those that are against
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Than those that are against you. “joel, i think i'll
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You. “joel, i think i'll always deal with this
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Always deal with this addiction, my child will
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Addiction, my child will always be off course. i can't
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Always be off course. i can't get ahead, we've always been
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Get ahead, we've always been broke, at a disadvantage.”
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Broke, at a disadvantage.” try a different approach.
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Try a different approach. “it's not possible that these
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“it's not possible that these chains can stay, for i know
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Chains can stay, for i know who my god is. it's not
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Who my god is. it's not possible that this addiction,
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Possible that this addiction, this trouble at work, this
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This trouble at work, this fear, keeps me bound, for my
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Fear, keeps me bound, for my god is greater. my god is
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God is greater. my god is stronger. he's more powerful
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Stronger. he's more powerful and he's fighting my
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And he's fighting my battles.” you have to be free
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Battles.” you have to be free on the inside, before you'll
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On the inside, before you'll be free on the outside.
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Be free on the outside. victory starts in our
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Victory starts in our thinking. as long as we
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Thinking. as long as we believe, “i'm stuck here. i'm
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Believe, “i'm stuck here. i'm lonely, i'm at a
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Lonely, i'm at a disadvantage.” then we're
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Disadvantage.” then we're going to stay there. give god
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Going to stay there. give god something to work with.
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Something to work with. instead of complaining about
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Instead of complaining about what's holding you back, turn
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What's holding you back, turn it around. “lord, i want to
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It around. “lord, i want to thank you that you're the
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Thank you that you're the chain breaker. that every
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Chain breaker. that every force that's holding me back
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Force that's holding me back is being broken. that i will
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Is being broken. that i will live and not die. that i am
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Live and not die. that i am free from this addiction.
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Free from this addiction. that my children are mighty
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That my children are mighty in the land.”
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In mark chapter 5, there was
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In mark chapter 5, there was a man that was deranged. he
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A man that was deranged. he had lost his mental health.
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Had lost his mental health. it got so bad; people
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It got so bad; people couldn't control him. they
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Couldn't control him. they had to send him away. he was
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Had to send him away. he was living among the tombs in
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Living among the tombs in this desolate area. they
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This desolate area. they tried chaining him up, but he
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Tried chaining him up, but he was too strong, he kept
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Was too strong, he kept getting loose. he was so
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Getting loose. he was so troubled, night and day he
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Troubled, night and day he would wander around,
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Would wander around, constantly cutting himself.
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Constantly cutting himself. this wasn't the man just
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This wasn't the man just going crazy. the scripture
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Going crazy. the scripture says, “an unclean spirit had
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Says, “an unclean spirit had come into the man.” this was
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Forces of darkness trying to
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Forces of darkness trying to keep him from his destiny.
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Keep him from his destiny. look at how the enemy works.
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Look at how the enemy works. this man is bound, tormented,
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This man is bound, tormented, living in a graveyard. it
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Living in a graveyard. it seems like he was stuck. this
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Seems like he was stuck. this power was too much for him.
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Power was too much for him. but the scripture says,
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But the scripture says, “jesus came to destroy the
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“jesus came to destroy the works of the enemy.” you are
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Works of the enemy.” you are not powerless against forces
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Not powerless against forces that come against you. the
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That come against you. the power in you is greater than
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Power in you is greater than any power that will try to
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Any power that will try to stop you. these forces come
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Stop you. these forces come against us all, trying to
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Against us all, trying to bind us, cause us to live
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Bind us, cause us to live troubled, worried, addicted.
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Troubled, worried, addicted. the good news is the enemy
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The good news is the enemy doesn't have the final say.
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Doesn't have the final say. don't believe those lies that
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Don't believe those lies that you'll always be that way.
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You'll always be that way. god is watching over you. he
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God is watching over you. he sees what's happening. he
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Sees what's happening. he knows the struggles, the
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Knows the struggles, the unfair things, what you can't
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Unfair things, what you can't overcome. he's not going to
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Overcome. he's not going to leave you stranded. he's not
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Leave you stranded. he's not going to let you stay bound.
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Going to let you stay bound. it may be a friday in your
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It may be a friday in your life, but sunday is coming.
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For three days, it lookedg.
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For three days, it lookedg. like jesus was defeated. he
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Like jesus was defeated. he was crucified by the
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Was crucified by the soldiers. satan finally
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Soldiers. satan finally thought he stopped him. had
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Thought he stopped him. had him bound up, chained. i can
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See the forces of darkness
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See the forces of darkness having a big party,
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Having a big party, celebrating their victory.
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Celebrating their victory. there's music, dancing and
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There's music, dancing and shouting. but one of the
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Shouting. but one of the demons looks over and sees
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Demons looks over and sees this figure coming toward
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This figure coming toward them. his eyes are like fire.
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Them. his eyes are like fire. his hair white like wool. his
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His hair white like wool. his face shines like the sun.
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Face shines like the sun. they're confused. they think,
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They're confused. they think, “who is this person?” jesus
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“who is this person?” jesus smiles and says, “i'm back.”
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Smiles and says, “i'm back.” he didn't just defeat the
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He didn't just defeat the enemy, but he took the keys
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Enemy, but he took the keys to death and hell. he said,
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To death and hell. he said, “i was dead, but i am alive
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“i was dead, but i am alive forevermore.” the good news
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Forevermore.” the good news is god has the key to every
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Is god has the key to every chain the enemy tries to put
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Chain the enemy tries to put on you. there's not a bondage
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On you. there's not a bondage he can't free you from. not a
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He can't free you from. not a problem he can't turn around.
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Problem he can't turn around. not a sickness he can't heal.
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Not a sickness he can't heal. not an addiction he can't
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Not an addiction he can't break. not a fire he can't
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Break. not a fire he can't bring you out of. just ask
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Bring you out of. just ask the three hebrew teenagers.
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The three hebrew teenagers. not a red sea he can't part.
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Not a red sea he can't part. just ask moses. not a giant
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Just ask moses. not a giant he can't defeat. just ask
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He can't defeat. just ask david. not a door he can't
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David. not a door he can't open. just ask paul and
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Open. just ask paul and silas. you are not doing life
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Silas. you are not doing life by yourself. the most high
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By yourself. the most high god is working behind the
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God is working behind the scenes, fighting for you,
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Scenes, fighting for you, loosing chains, bringing
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Loosing chains, bringing victory.
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Victory. it's significant that this
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It's significant that this man was living in a cemetery.
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Man was living in a cemetery. a cemetery represents dead
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A cemetery represents dead things. it's a place that we
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Things. it's a place that we may visit, but we're not
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May visit, but we're not supposed to live there.
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Supposed to live there. sometimes like him, we're
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Sometimes like him, we're living in the cemetery of our
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Living in the cemetery of our failures. reliving all the
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Failures. reliving all the mistakes we've made. the
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Mistakes we've made. the cemetery of our hurts.
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Cemetery of our hurts. focused on who did us wrong,
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Focused on who did us wrong, who walked away. the cemetery
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Who walked away. the cemetery of bad breaks, doors that
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Of bad breaks, doors that closed. “why i'd come down
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Closed. “why i'd come down with this illness?” as long
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With this illness?” as long as your thoughts are in the
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As your thoughts are in the cemetery, dwelling on dead
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Cemetery, dwelling on dead things, you're going to stay
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Things, you're going to stay stuck. you have to get out of
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Stuck. you have to get out of that graveyard mentality;
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That graveyard mentality; come over to a place of
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Come over to a place of faith, of hope, of victory.
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Faith, of hope, of victory. the enemy would love to keep
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The enemy would love to keep you in the cemetery. focused
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You in the cemetery. focused on all the negative. dwelling
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On all the negative. dwelling on the disappointments. do
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On the disappointments. do yourself a favor, get out of
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Yourself a favor, get out of that graveyard. quit reliving
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That graveyard. quit reliving all the discouraging things
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All the discouraging things and thinking about how
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And thinking about how impossible it is. you may
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Impossible it is. you may visit every once in a while,
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Visit every once in a while, but you can't stay there.
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But you can't stay there. when mary was at the tomb, on
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When mary was at the tomb, on that sunday morning, looking
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That sunday morning, looking for jesus. she was so
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For jesus. she was so distraught, upset. an angel
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Distraught, upset. an angel said, “mary, why do you seek
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Said, “mary, why do you seek the living among the dead?”
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The living among the dead?” he was saying, “you're at the
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He was saying, “you're at the wrong place. if you're
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Wrong place. if you're looking for jesus, he's not
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Looking for jesus, he's not in the grave anymore. he has
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In the grave anymore. he has risen.” the grave was only
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Risen.” the grave was only temporary. you've got to go
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Temporary. you've got to go to where he is. some of us
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To where he is. some of us are seeking the living among
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Are seeking the living among the dead. we want joy, peace,
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The dead. we want joy, peace, new relationships, but we're
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New relationships, but we're looking in dead places. what
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Looking in dead places. what used to be, what didn't work
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Used to be, what didn't work out, mistakes that we've
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Out, mistakes that we've made. nothing will change
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Made. nothing will change until you come out of that
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Until you come out of that cemetery. shift your thoughts
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Cemetery. shift your thoughts to things that are positive,
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To things that are positive, hopeful. start expecting some
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Hopeful. start expecting some turnarounds. start believing
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Turnarounds. start believing that your sunday is coming.
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That your sunday is coming. start declaring that the
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Start declaring that the chain breaker is on the way.
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Chain breaker is on the way. faith is what causes god to
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Work. is what causes god to
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Work. is what causes god to verse 4 says, “no person
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Verse 4 says, “no person could bind this man, not even
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Could bind this man, not even with chains. for when they
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With chains. for when they locked him up, he was so
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Locked him up, he was so strong, he would snap the
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Strong, he would snap the chains.” i always saw that as
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Chains.” i always saw that as negative. he was so deranged,
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Negative. he was so deranged, he couldn't be chained. but
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Maybe god was showing us a
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Maybe god was showing us a principle, that no person can
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Principle, that no person can chain you. that no matter
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Chain you. that no matter what they did, they can't
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What they did, they can't keep you bound. no matter
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Keep you bound. no matter what they said, they can't
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What they said, they can't stop your destiny. no matter
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Stop your destiny. no matter how unfair it was, it can't
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How unfair it was, it can't hold you back. there is a
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Hold you back. there is a power in you that will break
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Power in you that will break chains, a force that will
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Chains, a force that will supersede what should stop
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Supersede what should stop you. now quit believing the
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You. now quit believing the limitations that people try
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Limitations that people try to put on you. they would
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To put on you. they would love to chain you up to how
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Love to chain you up to how they see you. “you're not
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They see you. “you're not talented enough, smart
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Talented enough, smart enough, attractive enough.
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Enough, attractive enough. you've made too many
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You've made too many mistakes, you're too far off
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Mistakes, you're too far off course, you're too sick.”
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Course, you're too sick.” those are chains that will
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Those are chains that will try to limit your destiny.
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Try to limit your destiny. but no person can chain you.
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But no person can chain you. what they say doesn't
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What they say doesn't determine who you are. they
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Determine who you are. they didn't breathe life into you.
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Didn't breathe life into you. they didn't plan your days
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They didn't plan your days for good. they didn't create
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For good. they didn't create you in their own image. god
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You in their own image. god did. he called you. he
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Did. he called you. he equipped you. he empowered
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Equipped you. he empowered you. he crowned you with his
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You. he crowned you with his favor. now, break out of
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Favor. now, break out of those chains of how people
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Those chains of how people are trying to define you. the
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Are trying to define you. the only power they have over you
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Only power they have over you is the power that you give
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Is the power that you give them. if you believe what
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Them. if you believe what they said, then it can become
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They said, then it can become a reality. why don't you tune
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A reality. why don't you tune that out and believe what god
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That out and believe what god says about you.
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Says about you. they tell you, “you're not
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They tell you, “you're not attractive.” break that
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Attractive.” break that chain. “i am fearfully and
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Chain. “i am fearfully and wonderfully made. i am a
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Wonderfully made. i am a masterpiece.” “you're not
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Masterpiece.” “you're not talented. you'll never be
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Talented. you'll never be successful.” “i can do all
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Successful.” “i can do all things through christ. i am
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Things through christ. i am the head and not the tail.”
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The head and not the tail.” “you've made too many
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“you've made too many mistakes. you don't deserve
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Mistakes. you don't deserve to be blessed.” “i am
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To be blessed.” “i am forgiven. i am redeemed. i am
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Forgiven. i am redeemed. i am worthy.” that's how you break
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Worthy.” that's how you break chains. “yeah, but you've had
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Chains. “yeah, but you've had so many setbacks. you've gone
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So many setbacks. you've gone through loss. it's all
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Through loss. it's all downhill from here.” don't
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Downhill from here.” don't stay in that graveyard. don't
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Stay in that graveyard. don't let them chain you in the
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Let them chain you in the cemetery. that's not where
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Cemetery. that's not where you live. “lord, i thank you
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You live. “lord, i thank you that you have beauty for
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That you have beauty for these ashes. that what was
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These ashes. that what was meant for harm, you're
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Meant for harm, you're turning to my advantage.” no
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Turning to my advantage.” no person can chain you. no
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Person can chain you. no force of darkness can hold
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Force of darkness can hold you back. you're a child of
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The most high god. child of
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The most high god. child of when my father went to be
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When my father went to be with the lord, and i stepped
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With the lord, and i stepped up to pastor the church,
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Up to pastor the church, there were all these chains
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There were all these chains trying to stop me. sometimes
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Trying to stop me. sometimes it's our own thoughts that
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It's our own thoughts that are trying to lock us up.
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Are trying to lock us up. “joel, you don't know how to
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“joel, you don't know how to minister. you're not
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Minister. you're not qualified. you're not
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Qualified. you're not talented enough. you're not
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Talented enough. you're not as smart as your father.”
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As smart as your father.” those were chains trying to
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Those were chains trying to keep me from my destiny. i
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Keep me from my destiny. i overheard others saying,
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Overheard others saying, “he's not as good as his
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“he's not as good as his father. i don't think the
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Father. i don't think the church is going to make it.”
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Church is going to make it.” people were trying to put
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People were trying to put chains on me. the newspaper
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Here in town, did a big
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Here in town, did a big article on my father's
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Article on my father's passing. at one point, they
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Passing. at one point, they said the worst thing that
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Said the worst thing that could happen is for one of
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Could happen is for one of the sons to take over. they
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The sons to take over. they listed all these examples of
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Listed all these examples of where it didn't work out. i
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Where it didn't work out. i thought, thanks so much for
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Thought, thanks so much for your encouragement. but
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Your encouragement. but here's the key, no person can
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Here's the key, no person can keep you bound. they may put
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Keep you bound. they may put a chain on you, but you have
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A chain on you, but you have the power to break that
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The power to break that chain. greater is he that's
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Chain. greater is he that's in you than he that's trying
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In you than he that's trying to stop you.
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To stop you. you may be dealing with some
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You may be dealing with some chains now. people trying to
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Chains now. people trying to limit you. you're tempted to
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Limit you. you're tempted to live in the cemetery,
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Live in the cemetery, rehearsing all the negative,
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Rehearsing all the negative, but i believe today there's a
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But i believe today there's a chain breaking anointing
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Chain breaking anointing coming. you're going to feel
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Coming. you're going to feel a power that you've never
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A power that you've never felt to break chains of
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Felt to break chains of depression, chains of
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Depression, chains of insecurity, chains of lack
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Insecurity, chains of lack and struggle. you're about to
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And struggle. you're about to see a supernatural release. a
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See a supernatural release. a release into freedom, into
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Release into freedom, into abundance, into joy, into
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Abundance, into joy, into great relationships. it's the
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Great relationships. it's the power of the most high
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Power of the most high breathing on your life,
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Breathing on your life, thrusting you into your
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Thrusting you into your destiny.
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Destiny. my father was raised very
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My father was raised very poor. they were farmers. they
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Poor. they were farmers. they lost everything during the
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Lost everything during the great depression. at
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Great depression. at seventeen years old, daddy
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Seventeen years old, daddy gave his life to christ, the
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Gave his life to christ, the first one in the family. he
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First one in the family. he felt god calling him to
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Felt god calling him to become a pastor. he told his
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Become a pastor. he told his parents he was going to leave
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Parents he was going to leave home and go out start
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Home and go out start ministering. they meant well,
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Ministering. they meant well, but they said, “john, you
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But they said, “john, you don't know how to minister.
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Don't know how to minister. all you know how to do is
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All you know how to do is work on the farm. you're
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Work on the farm. you're going get out there and fail.
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Going get out there and fail. you better stay here with
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You better stay here with us.” they put this chain on
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Us.” they put this chain on him. locked him up to who
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Him. locked him up to who they thought he was. people
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They thought he was. people will try to define you into
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Will try to define you into the version of how they see
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The version of how they see you. the problem is they
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You. the problem is they can't see the greatness god
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Can't see the greatness god put in you. they can't see
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Put in you. they can't see the gifts and talents. they
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The gifts and talents. they can't see the books, the
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Can't see the books, the businesses, the influence,
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Businesses, the influence, the abundance. they'll try to
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The abundance. they'll try to lock you up into what they
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Lock you up into what they see right now, but they're
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See right now, but they're not seeing the full you.
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Not seeing the full you. they're seeing a partial
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They're seeing a partial version of who god made you
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Version of who god made you to be.
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To be. don't let their limited view
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Don't let their limited view keep you from growing,
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Keep you from growing, stretching, believing,
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Stretching, believing, dreaming. they may try to
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Dreaming. they may try to chain you. the good news is
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Chain you. the good news is no person can keep you bound.
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No person can keep you bound. you can break the chains. the
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You can break the chains. the power god put in you is a
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Power god put in you is a chain breaking power. it's
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Chain breaking power. it's greater than any force that's
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Greater than any force that's trying to stop you. now you
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Trying to stop you. now you have to do your part. you
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Have to do your part. you can't live with a defeated
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Can't live with a defeated mentality, believing the lies
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Mentality, believing the lies that you've reached your
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That you've reached your destiny, “i'll never get
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Destiny, “i'll never get well, i'll never own my
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Well, i'll never own my house, i don't think i'll
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House, i don't think i'll ever meet the right person.”
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Ever meet the right person.” do yourself a favor, come out
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Do yourself a favor, come out of that graveyard. quit
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Of that graveyard. quit looking for the living among
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Looking for the living among the dead. god didn't bring
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The dead. god didn't bring you this far to leave you.
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You this far to leave you. you wouldn't be hearing this
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You wouldn't be hearing this if you weren't about to break
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If you weren't about to break some chains. you have to rise
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Some chains. you have to rise up. i know, circumstances may
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Up. i know, circumstances may have put in the cemetery,
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Have put in the cemetery, someone tried to lock you up.
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Someone tried to lock you up. the right attitude is, “i'm
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The right attitude is, “i'm not staying here. i am coming
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Not staying here. i am coming into freedom. i'm coming into
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Into freedom. i'm coming into wholeness, into health, into
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Wholeness, into health, into abundance into victory.” yes,
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Abundance into victory.” yes, we go through some fridays,
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We go through some fridays, but the chains can't hold
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But the chains can't hold you. sunday is coming.
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In 1996, a star basketball
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In 1996, a star basketball player was drafted right out
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Player was drafted right out of high school into the nba
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Of high school into the nba by the charlotte hornets. he
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By the charlotte hornets. he was so excited. it was a
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Was so excited. it was a dream come true. but before
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Dream come true. but before he ever played a game, the
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He ever played a game, the hornets told him that he was
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Hornets told him that he was of no use to them. that he
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Wasn't what they wanted after
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Wasn't what they wanted after all. they traded him to the
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All. they traded him to the los angeles lakers. this
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Los angeles lakers. this young man was taken aback. he
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Young man was taken aback. he believed he was good enough
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Believed he was good enough to play, but their opinions
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To play, but their opinions were like chains. “you don't
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Were like chains. “you don't have what it takes. you're
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Have what it takes. you're not talented enough. you're
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Not talented enough. you're not going to make it in the
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Not going to make it in the nba.” you can't stop people
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Nba.” you can't stop people from putting chains on you,
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From putting chains on you, but you can break the chains.
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But you can break the chains. you have the power to unlock
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You have the power to unlock what they said, to dismiss
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What they said, to dismiss it, to not dwell on it.
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It, to not dwell on it. that's what he did. he didn't
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That's what he did. he didn't pay it any attention. his
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Pay it any attention. his attitude was, “your opinion
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Attitude was, “your opinion doesn't determine who i am. i
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Doesn't determine who i am. i am not limited by how you
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Am not limited by how you define me. i am who god says
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Define me. i am who god says i am.” eighteen years later,
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I am.” eighteen years later, after winning five world
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After winning five world championships, making the
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Championships, making the all-star team eighteen times
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All-star team eighteen times in a row, four times the most
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In a row, four times the most valuable player, two times
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Valuable player, two times the scoring champion of the
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The scoring champion of the league, kobe bryant posted a
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League, kobe bryant posted a picture on social media. he
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Picture on social media. he was holding his jersey. he
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Was holding his jersey. he had a pleasant smile. the
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Had a pleasant smile. the caption read, “eighteen years
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Caption read, “eighteen years ago, i was told i was of no
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Ago, i was told i was of no use.”
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Use.” don't let the chains people
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Don't let the chains people put on you, keep you from
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Put on you, keep you from your greatness. break out of
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Your greatness. break out of those chains. get out of that
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Those chains. get out of that graveyard thinking. “can't do
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Graveyard thinking. “can't do it, too big, challenge too
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It, too big, challenge too great.” you and god are a
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Great.” you and god are a majority. the chain breaker
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Majority. the chain breaker lives on the inside of you.
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Lives on the inside of you. the power that raised christ
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The power that raised christ from the dead. think about
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From the dead. think about how all the forces of
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How all the forces of darkness tried to keep jesus
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Darkness tried to keep jesus in the grave. the enemy did
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In the grave. the enemy did his best, but his best was
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His best, but his best was not enough. god is fighting
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Not enough. god is fighting for you. his power is
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For you. his power is stronger than what someone
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Stronger than what someone said. it's stronger than a
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Said. it's stronger than a chain of addiction, a chain
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Chain of addiction, a chain of anger, a chain of lack.
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Of anger, a chain of lack. the enemy wouldn't be trying
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The enemy wouldn't be trying to chain you if he didn't
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To chain you if he didn't know you were a threat. he
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Know you were a threat. he wouldn't try to hold you back
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Wouldn't try to hold you back if he didn't know you have
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If he didn't know you have greatness in you, that you're
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Greatness in you, that you're destined to set new
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Destined to set new standards, to take your
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Standards, to take your family where they've never
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Been.y where they've never
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Been.y where they've never this man living in the
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This man living in the graveyards, to try to ease
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Graveyards, to try to ease the pain he would cut
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The pain he would cut himself. using rocks to
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Himself. using rocks to scrape, to injure. there was
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Scrape, to injure. there was blood, infection, scarring.
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Blood, infection, scarring. we may not cut ourselves
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We may not cut ourselves physically, but sometimes
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Physically, but sometimes we're cutting ourselves
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We're cutting ourselves mentally. cutting ourselves
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Mentally. cutting ourselves down, devaluing who we are,
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Down, devaluing who we are, thinking we're not enough,
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Thinking we're not enough, with this negative recording
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With this negative recording playing in our mind. you
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Would think since the enemy
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Would think since the enemy has this man isolated, in the
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Has this man isolated, in the graveyard, his mind
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Graveyard, his mind tormented, that he would
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Tormented, that he would leave him alone. that that
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Leave him alone. that that would be enough. but the
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Would be enough. but the scripture says, “he comes to
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Scripture says, “he comes to steal, kill and destroy. but
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Steal, kill and destroy. but jesus said, don't get me
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Jesus said, don't get me mixed up with him. i came
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Mixed up with him. i came that you might have life and
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That you might have life and have it more abundantly.”
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Have it more abundantly.” not just make it through, not
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Not just make it through, not just get your sanity
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Just get your sanity back, but to have an
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Back, but to have an abundance of joy, an
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Abundance of joy, an abundance of peace, a great
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Abundance of peace, a great family, seeing dreams come to
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Family, seeing dreams come to pass.
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Pass. this man had a family back
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This man had a family back home. no doubt children that
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Home. no doubt children that loved to see him. this mother
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Loved to see him. this mother was distraught. the man she
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Was distraught. the man she loved is not in his right
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Loved is not in his right mind. i can see his parents
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Mind. i can see his parents weeping, heartbroken, seeing
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Weeping, heartbroken, seeing their little boy, the son
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Their little boy, the son they raised, now in this
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They raised, now in this terrible condition. sometimes
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Terrible condition. sometimes we can't change it on our
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We can't change it on our own. we prayed. we believed,
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Own. we prayed. we believed, but it hasn't worked out. in
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But it hasn't worked out. in the scripture, there were
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The scripture, there were times that the disciples
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Times that the disciples prayed. they did what they
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Prayed. they did what they were supposed to, but the
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Were supposed to, but the person didn't get well. jesus
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Person didn't get well. jesus had to come. the good news is
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Had to come. the good news is god knows when we've done all
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God knows when we've done all we can. we tried to break it,
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We can. we tried to break it, but it didn't happen. we did
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But it didn't happen. we did our best. we stood in faith,
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Our best. we stood in faith, but nothing is improving. we
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But nothing is improving. we can feel hopeless. what more
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Can feel hopeless. what more can we do? this is the way
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This family felt.s the way
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This family felt.s the way jesus was in galilee teaching
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Jesus was in galilee teaching the people. at the end of a
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The people. at the end of a long day, he said to the
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Long day, he said to the disciples, “let us cross to
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Disciples, “let us cross to the other side of the lake.”
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The other side of the lake.” they were tired. they wanted
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They were tired. they wanted to rest, but jesus had an
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To rest, but jesus had an agenda that they knew nothing
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Agenda that they knew nothing about. the other side of the
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About. the other side of the lake was the tombs where this
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Lake was the tombs where this man lived. while they were
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Man lived. while they were sailing that night, you
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Sailing that night, you remember the huge storm. they
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Remember the huge storm. they ran and woke jesus up, “don't
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Ran and woke jesus up, “don't you care that we perish?
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You care that we perish? we're about to die.” jesus
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We're about to die.” jesus stood up and spoke to the
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Storm. everything calmed
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Storm. everything calmed down. in a few hours, they
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Down. in a few hours, they reached the shore. jesus got
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Reached the shore. jesus got out of the boat. the first
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Out of the boat. the first thing, this man came running.
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Thing, this man came running. no clothes, bleeding, hair
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No clothes, bleeding, hair disheveled, thin, frail. he
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Disheveled, thin, frail. he fell at jesus feet. jesus
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Fell at jesus feet. jesus said to the unclean spirit,
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Said to the unclean spirit, “come out of this man.” in
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“come out of this man.” in the unseen realm, chains were
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The unseen realm, chains were broken. forces of darkness
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Broken. forces of darkness left him. instantly he was
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Left him. instantly he was healed. the scripture says,
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Healed. the scripture says, “they saw the man sitting,
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“they saw the man sitting, fully clothed, totally sane,
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Fully clothed, totally sane, in his right mind.” look at
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In his right mind.” look at the goodness of god. for
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The goodness of god. for years, he's been deranged.
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Years, he's been deranged. then the chain breaker shows
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Then the chain breaker shows up. now he's whole. now he's
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Up. now he's whole. now he's free. now he's going back to
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Free. now he's going back to his family. i can see his
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His family. i can see his children running out to hug
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Children running out to hug him. “daddy's home.” his wife
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Him. “daddy's home.” his wife weeping. his parents never
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Weeping. his parents never thought they would see this
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Thought they would see this day. but god is fighting for
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Day. but god is fighting for us, when we can't fight for
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Us, when we can't fight for ourselves. he's going to
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Ourselves. he's going to break chains that you
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Break chains that you couldn't break on your own.
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Couldn't break on your own. it's going to happen sooner
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It's going to happen sooner than later. things that have
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Than later. things that have bogged you down, taken your
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Bogged you down, taken your joy, caused you heartache,
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Joy, caused you heartache, your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. after the man was healed,
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After the man was healed, jesus got back on the boat
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Jesus got back on the boat and went back to galilee. in
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And went back to galilee. in other words, he traveled all
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Other words, he traveled all night across the lake,
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Night across the lake, endured a storm, just to get
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Endured a storm, just to get to this man that couldn't get
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To this man that couldn't get free by himself. god knows
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Free by himself. god knows when it's too much. he's not
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When it's too much. he's not going to leave you helpless.
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Going to leave you helpless. you may have done what you
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You may have done what you can, but you can't seem to
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Can, but you can't seem to get free, from the trouble,
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Get free, from the trouble, the bitterness, the
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The bitterness, the addiction. can i encourage
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Addiction. can i encourage you? god is crossing the lake
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You? god is crossing the lake right now. he hears your
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Right now. he hears your cries. he sees the pain, the
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Cries. he sees the pain, the injustice. he's on his way.
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Injustice. he's on his way. he's going to break chains
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He's going to break chains that you couldn't break. it's
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That you couldn't break. it's not that you didn't have
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Not that you didn't have enough faith. you didn't work
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Enough faith. you didn't work hard enough. you made too
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Hard enough. you made too many mistakes. no some
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Many mistakes. no some chains, only god can break.
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Chains, only god can break. other times, he'll give you
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Other times, he'll give you the power to do it. but when
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The power to do it. but when you can't, don't lose heart,
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You can't, don't lose heart, the chain breaker is coming.
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The chain breaker is coming. if jesus will spend all night
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If jesus will spend all night crossing a lake, just to get
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Crossing a lake, just to get to this one man, he'll do
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To this one man, he'll do what he needs to do to get to
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What he needs to do to get to you. he's not going to leave
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You. he's not going to leave you lonely, broken, addicted.
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You lonely, broken, addicted. he's headed your way. peace
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He's headed your way. peace is coming. freedom is coming.
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Is coming. freedom is coming. joy is coming. health is
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Joy is coming. health is coming.
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Coming. this is one of the principles
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This is one of the principles we celebrate on resurrection
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We celebrate on resurrection sunday. we couldn't free
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Sunday. we couldn't free ourselves from our sin. we
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Ourselves from our sin. we were separated from god.
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Were separated from god. there was no way for us to be
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There was no way for us to be redeemed and restored. jesus
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Redeemed and restored. jesus didn't cross a lake, but he
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Didn't cross a lake, but he went to a cross. he gave his
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Went to a cross. he gave his life for you and for me.
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Life for you and for me. nobody took it from him, he
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Nobody took it from him, he laid it down. the nails
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Laid it down. the nails didn't hold him on the cross,
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Didn't hold him on the cross, love held him on the cross.
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Love held him on the cross. he defeated the enemy once
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He defeated the enemy once and for all, paid the price
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And for all, paid the price for our sins. he went to the
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For our sins. he went to the grave, but he didn't stay
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Grave, but he didn't stay there, he came out alive,
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There, he came out alive, with all power in his hand.
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With all power in his hand. just like he rescued this man
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Just like he rescued this man who was stuck, god rescued
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Who was stuck, god rescued us. now we can live free,
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Us. now we can live free, whole and victorious.
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Whole and victorious. are there chains holding you
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Are there chains holding you back today? have you gotten
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Back today? have you gotten comfortable being
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Comfortable being constrained. learning to live
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Constrained. learning to live with things that are limiting
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With things that are limiting you. don't settle there.
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You. don't settle there. don't live in that cemetery,
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Don't live in that cemetery, looking for the living among
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Looking for the living among the dead. get your passion
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The dead. get your passion back. you are more powerful
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Back. you are more powerful than you think. the spirit of
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Than you think. the spirit of the most high god is on the
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The most high god is on the inside of you. break those
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Inside of you. break those chains of what people have
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Chains of what people have spoken over you. you are not
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Spoken over you. you are not who they say you are. they
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Who they say you are. they don't control your destiny.
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Don't control your destiny. “joel, i tried in the past,
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“joel, i tried in the past, but i wasn't able to.” this
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But i wasn't able to.” this is a new day. you are
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Is a new day. you are stepping in to a chain
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Stepping in to a chain breaking anointing. you're
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Breaking anointing. you're going to feel a supernatural
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Going to feel a supernatural power to do what you couldn't
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Power to do what you couldn't do before. where god releases
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Do before. where god releases you from what's holding you
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You from what's holding you back. i believe and declare,
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Back. i believe and declare, chains of addictions are
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Chains of addictions are being broken right now.
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Being broken right now. chains of defeat, mediocrity,
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Chains of defeat, mediocrity, lack are being broken. chains
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Lack are being broken. chains of insecurity, generational
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Of insecurity, generational limitations, family baggage,
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Limitations, family baggage, those chains are breaking. i
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Those chains are breaking. i declare freedom, wholeness,
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Declare freedom, wholeness, abundance, the fullness of
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Abundance, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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Each week, i stand on
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Each week, i stand on this stage
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This stage and remind you
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And remind you of what god says about you.
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Of what god says about you. because it's easy
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Because it's easy to be defined by
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To be defined by who people say we are,
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Who people say we are, or by our own
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Or by our own negative thoughts;
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Negative thoughts; that we're not talented,
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That we're not talented, our problems too big.
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Our problems too big. the key is to go back to
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The key is to go back to who god says you are.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my new book, 101 great things
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My new book, 101 great things god says about you.
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God says about you. i'll help you discover
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I'll help you discover your true identity.
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Your true identity. god says you're blessed.
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God says you're blessed. you're chosen. you're forgiven.
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You're chosen. you're forgiven. you have seeds of greatness.
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You have seeds of greatness. your future is bright.
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Your future is bright. when you get in agreement
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When you get in agreement with god and declare
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With god and declare his promises,
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His promises, you'll rise higher
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You'll rise higher and become
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And become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's brand
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A copy of joel's brand new resource,
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New resource, 101 great things
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101 great things god says about you:
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God says about you: faith reminders
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Faith reminders when you need them most.
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When you need them most. as you read and reflect,
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As you read and reflect, the story of your life, the way
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The story of your life, the way you see yourself,
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You see yourself, will radically change.
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Will radically change. it will become a reflection
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It will become a reflection of god himself
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Of god himself and what he says about you.
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And what he says about you. use this resource
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Use this resource to encourage your heart
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To encourage your heart and remind you
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And remind you of who you are in him.
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Of who you are in him. you are everything
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You are everything god says about you
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God says about you within these pages,
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Within these pages, so read it, experience it,
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So read it, experience it, and believe it.
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And believe it. as an added bonus,
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As an added bonus, you can detach
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You can detach the beautiful poster
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The beautiful poster at the back of the book to read
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At the back of the book to read and declare these reminders
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And declare these reminders every day.
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Every day. yes, you are
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Yes, you are who god says you are.
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Who god says you are. now is your time to start
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Now is your time to start believing it.
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Believing it. as you dwell on
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As you dwell on what god says about you,
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What god says about you, you're going to see yourself
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You're going to see yourself for who you really are: strong,
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For who you really are: strong, talented, valuable, a victor,
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Talented, valuable, a victor, never a victim.
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Never a victim. victoria
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Victoria and i want you to know
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And i want you to know that we love you
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That we love you and we pray for you every day.
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And we pray for you every day. thanks so much for your prayer
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Thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. special the world.
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Special the world. 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 your monthly support.
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For your monthly support. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday
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Online every sunday morning, download
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Morning, download our daily podcast,
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Our daily podcast, listen on sirius xm,
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Listen on sirius xm, watch our youtube channel,
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Watch our youtube channel, and the new joel osteen network
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And the new joel osteen network streaming 24 hours a day
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Streaming 24 hours a day until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of 101 great things
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Your copy of 101 great things god says about you.
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God says about you. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Joel Osteen - Break The Chains

May 11, 2025 | 27:29

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