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Joel Osteen - Breaking Negative Cycles

December 8, 2025 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Breaking Negative Cycles | December 8, 2025

> joel: god bless you.
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> joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us
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Stay connected with us during the week, through
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During the week, through our daily podcast, our
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Our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Youtube channel, social media. and you can come
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd
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Visit us in person. we'd love to have you be a
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Love to have you be a part of one of our services.
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Part of one of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. my brother paul sent
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My brother paul sent me this one.
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Me this one. it's so corny, i haven't
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It's so corny, i haven't told it in ten years,
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Told it in ten years, that's how bad it is.
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That's how bad it is. but here we go.
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But here we go. i heard about bubba.
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I heard about bubba. he was outside doing yard
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He was outside doing yard work with his weed eater,
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Work with his weed eater, when he accidentally cut
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When he accidentally cut off his cat's tail.
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Off his cat's tail. the cat was in the bushes,
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The cat was in the bushes, bubba didn't see him. he
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Bubba didn't see him. he felt so badly.
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Felt so badly. he grabbed the tail,
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He grabbed the tail, grabbed the cat, said to
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Grabbed the cat, said to his friend, “i'm going to
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His friend, “i'm going to walmart.” his friend said,
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Walmart.” his friend said, “walmart? why walmart?”
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“walmart? why walmart?” bubba said, “hello,
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Bubba said, “hello, they're the largest
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They're the largest re-tailer in the world.”
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Re-tailer in the world.” paul's cell number is 713-.
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Paul's cell number is 713-. come on, say it like you
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Come on, say it like you mean it. this is my
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Mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says
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Bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says
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I am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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I have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word
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Will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess:
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Of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you
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I want to talk to you today about breaking
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Today about breaking negative cycles.
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Negative cycles. most of the things we
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Most of the things we struggle with didn't
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Struggle with didn't start with us.
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Start with us. they've been passed down
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They've been passed down in our family line.
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In our family line. you don't get to choose
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You don't get to choose your battles.
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Your battles. you didn't get to pick what
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You didn't get to pick what you'll have to deal with.
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You'll have to deal with. just as you inherit your
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Just as you inherit your parents dna, which
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Parents dna, which determines your eye color,
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Determines your eye color, how tall you'll be, what
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How tall you'll be, what kind of hair you'll have,
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Kind of hair you'll have, you also inherit attitudes,
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You also inherit attitudes, habits, and behaviors from
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Habits, and behaviors from those that have gone before
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Those that have gone before you.
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You. research shows how
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Research shows how depression can be passed
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Depression can be passed down.
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Down. anger, low self-esteem,
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Anger, low self-esteem, addictions.
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Addictions. it was in your bloodline,
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It was in your bloodline, and it showed up with you.
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And it showed up with you. the scripture calls this an
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The scripture calls this an iniquity.
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Iniquity. that means a hereditary
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That means a hereditary weakness.
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Weakness. i've seen families that
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I've seen families that can't get along.
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Can't get along. parents arguing, cousins
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Parents arguing, cousins upset, siblings bitter,
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Upset, siblings bitter, grandparents at odds.
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Grandparents at odds. that's a spirit of strife,
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That's a spirit of strife, a spirit of division that
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A spirit of division that keeps getting passed down.
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Keeps getting passed down. i knew this young man
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I knew this young man growing up, his father was
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Growing up, his father was indicted for fraud.
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Indicted for fraud. he went to prison.
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He went to prison. this young man told me how
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This young man told me how his grandfather was the
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His grandfather was the same way.
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Same way. he was so upset with them,
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He was so upset with them, couldn't understand why
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Couldn't understand why they would make poor
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They would make poor choices, why they cheat
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Choices, why they cheat people.
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People. twenty years later, a
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Twenty years later, a friend called and said,
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Friend called and said, “did you hear about so and
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“did you hear about so and so, he's in trouble for
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So, he's in trouble for fraud.” he didn't choose it.
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Fraud.” he didn't choose it. it chose him. it will
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It chose him. it will continue to go from
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Continue to go from generation to generation
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Generation to generation until someone rises up and
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Until someone rises up and says, “i'm going to break
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Says, “i'm going to break this negative cycle.” it
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This negative cycle.” it didn't start with you, the
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Didn't start with you, the good news is it can end
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Good news is it can end with you.
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With you. you can be the one that
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You can be the one that effects generations to come.
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Effects generations to come. you can make it easier on
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You can make it easier on your children and
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Your children and grandchildren.
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Grandchildren. it's good to look back at
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It's good to look back at your family history and
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Your family history and see, “what are we good at,
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See, “what are we good at, what do we excel in, and
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What do we excel in, and what are the weaknesses,
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What are the weaknesses, where do i see a pattern of
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Where do i see a pattern of mediocrity, compromise, and
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Mediocrity, compromise, and failure?” when you
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Failure?” when you understand those same
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Understand those same spirits are coming after
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Spirits are coming after you, then you can be on
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You, then you can be on guard. you can be prepared,
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Guard. you can be prepared, say, “no thanks, depression
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Say, “no thanks, depression you are not welcome here.
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You are not welcome here. no thanks, i'm not giving
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No thanks, i'm not giving in to this addiction, this
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In to this addiction, this compromise.
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Compromise. no thanks i'm not living
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No thanks i'm not living inferior, insecure, angry,
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Inferior, insecure, angry, bitter.” don't let that
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Bitter.” don't let that iniquity continue on.
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Iniquity continue on. it's been in your family
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It's been in your family line, but the reason you're
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Line, but the reason you're hearing this is so you can
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Hearing this is so you can put an end to it.
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Put an end to it. i heard this phrase.
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I heard this phrase. it ran in my family, until
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It ran in my family, until it ran into me.
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It ran into me. you're the difference maker.
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You're the difference maker. you're called to set a new
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You're called to set a new standard. you're the
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Standard. you're the exception.
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Exception. everyone in your family was
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Everyone in your family was negative, except you.
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Negative, except you. everyone was broke, except
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Everyone was broke, except you.
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You. everyone addicted, except
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Everyone addicted, except you.
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You. everyone bitter, except you.
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Everyone bitter, except you. i'm looking at exceptional
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I'm looking at exceptional people, people that stand
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People, people that stand out, people that defy the
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Out, people that defy the odds, people that break
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Odds, people that break barriers.
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Barriers. in numbers 25, the
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In numbers 25, the israelites had gotten off
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Israelites had gotten off course.
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Course. this false prophet named
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This false prophet named balaam, encouraged the
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Balaam, encouraged the midianite women to lure the
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Midianite women to lure the israelites into worshiping
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Israelites into worshiping their idols.
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Their idols. they fell right into that
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They fell right into that trap.
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Trap. they began feasting with
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They began feasting with the midianites and
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The midianites and worshiping the god baal.
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Worshiping the god baal. there were all kinds of
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There were all kinds of immorality and compromise
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Immorality and compromise going on.
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Going on. god was very displeased.
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God was very displeased. this plague broke out and
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This plague broke out and twenty-four thousand
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Twenty-four thousand israelites were killed.
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Israelites were killed. it looked like that would
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It looked like that would continue on.
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Continue on. moses warned the people
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Moses warned the people that they needed to change
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That they needed to change but they weren't listening.
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But they weren't listening. one of the israelites took
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One of the israelites took a midianite woman into his
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A midianite woman into his tent, in defiance of what
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Tent, in defiance of what moses said.
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Moses said. everyone was standing
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Everyone was standing around watching wondering
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Around watching wondering what was going to happen.
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What was going to happen. then a young man named
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Then a young man named phinehas, rose up, went
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Phinehas, rose up, went into the tent and put an
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Into the tent and put an end to it.
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End to it. the scripture says,
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The scripture says, “phinehas had the courage
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“phinehas had the courage to step in and the plague
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To step in and the plague was stopped.” all this
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Was stopped.” all this compromising, mediocrity,
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Compromising, mediocrity, and one person stepped in
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And one person stepped in and said, “i'm going to
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And said, “i'm going to honor god, i'm going to
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Honor god, i'm going to live with integrity, i'm
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Live with integrity, i'm going to do the right
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Going to do the right thing.” and the plague
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Thing.” and the plague ended.
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Ended. you can stop the plague in
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You can stop the plague in your family.
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Your family. you can be the phinehas.
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You can be the phinehas. there may be negative
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There may be negative baggage, people
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Baggage, people compromising, addictions,
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Compromising, addictions, mediocrity.
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Mediocrity. it just takes one phinehas,
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It just takes one phinehas, one man, one woman to break
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One man, one woman to break the cycle of defeat.
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The cycle of defeat. my prayer is god give us
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My prayer is god give us phinehas'.
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Phinehas'. give us people who will
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Give us people who will rise up, not just accept
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Rise up, not just accept the dysfunction, not just
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The dysfunction, not just live with the defeat, but
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Live with the defeat, but will have the courage to
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Will have the courage to make a difference, to put
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Make a difference, to put an end to what's limiting
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An end to what's limiting us.
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Us. phinehas had to kill the
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Phinehas had to kill the compromise, kill the
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Compromise, kill the disrespect, kill the
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Disrespect, kill the worshipping of idols.
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Worshipping of idols. it was drastic, it was
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It was drastic, it was extreme.
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Extreme. but what you don't kill,
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But what you don't kill, will end up killing you.
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Will end up killing you. there are negative things
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There are negative things in our family line that we
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In our family line that we have to say, “you cannot
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Have to say, “you cannot live in my life.” it's
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Live in my life.” it's symbolic.
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Symbolic. you have to kill the anger,
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You have to kill the anger, kill the addiction, kill
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Kill the addiction, kill the unforgiveness.
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The unforgiveness. you can stop the plague,
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You can stop the plague, but as long as you allow
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But as long as you allow these things to live, it's
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These things to live, it's going to kill your dreams,
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Going to kill your dreams, kill your peace, kill your
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Kill your peace, kill your freedom, kill your purpose.
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Freedom, kill your purpose. be a phinehas.
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Be a phinehas. have the courage to step up.
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Have the courage to step up. our attitude should be,
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Our attitude should be, “this may have been passed
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“this may have been passed down, but it's not going to
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Down, but it's not going to get past me.
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Get past me. this is where it ends.
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This is where it ends. this is where the
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This is where the depression stops.
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Depression stops. this is where the
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This is where the addiction, the low
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Addiction, the low self-esteem, the poverty
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Self-esteem, the poverty mindset comes to an end.”
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Mindset comes to an end.” don't live with the
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Don't live with the dysfunction, break the
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Dysfunction, break the dysfunction.
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Dysfunction. “nobody in my family is
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“nobody in my family is successful.
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Successful. we just barely get by.”
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We just barely get by.” that's what was passed down
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That's what was passed down to you.
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To you. that's the way it's been
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That's the way it's been but you're a phinehas.
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But you're a phinehas. you're putting an end to
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You're putting an end to that.
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That. you're called to rise
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You're called to rise higher.
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Higher. you're called to put a stop
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You're called to put a stop to that plague.
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To that plague. “joel, everyone in my
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“joel, everyone in my family struggles with
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Family struggles with addictions, we all
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Addictions, we all compromise, we all have
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Compromise, we all have anger issues.” that would
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Anger issues.” that would be a good excuse to stay
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Be a good excuse to stay that way if not for one
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That way if not for one thing, you're a phinehas.
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Thing, you're a phinehas. you have the courage to
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You have the courage to step in. god has destined
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Step in. god has destined you to break the negative
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You to break the negative cycle, to set your family
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Cycle, to set your family on a new course, to reach
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On a new course, to reach levels that you've never
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Levels that you've never seen.
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Seen. now, don't miss your chance.
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Now, don't miss your chance. this is a window of
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This is a window of opportunity, a door that
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Opportunity, a door that will not always be open.
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Will not always be open. it may be difficult, but
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It may be difficult, but god won't ask you to do
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God won't ask you to do something and not give you
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Something and not give you the grace to do it.
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The grace to do it. your children are counting
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Your children are counting on you.
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On you. your great grandchildren,
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Your great grandchildren, their destinies hang in the
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Their destinies hang in the balance.
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Balance. will they deal with the
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Will they deal with the same things you do?
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Same things you do? or will you put an end to
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Or will you put an end to it?
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It? will you be the one to
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Will you be the one to break that negative cycle
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Break that negative cycle and stop the plague?
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And stop the plague? i already know the answer.
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I already know the answer. i'm looking at phinehas'.
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I'm looking at phinehas'. i'm look at looking at
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I'm look at looking at barrier breakers.
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Barrier breakers. i'm looking at people who
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I'm looking at people who are called, equipped and
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Are called, equipped and anointed.
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Anointed. the power in you is greater
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The power in you is greater than any power that's
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Than any power that's trying to stop you.
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Trying to stop you. you're going to feel a new
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You're going to feel a new sense of courage.
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Sense of courage. god's favor is going to be
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God's favor is going to be on you in a greater way.
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On you in a greater way. things you've struggled
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Things you've struggled with in the past are not
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With in the past are not going to be a struggle
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Going to be a struggle anymore.
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Anymore. chains that have held you
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Chains that have held you back are being broken.
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Back are being broken. strongholds that have kept
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Strongholds that have kept you captive are coming down.
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You captive are coming down. god is going to do what you
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God is going to do what you can't do on your own.
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Can't do on your own. when you stand for
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When you stand for righteousness, when you
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Righteousness, when you refuse to compromise, when
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Refuse to compromise, when you say, “no, i'm not
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You say, “no, i'm not hanging around these same
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Hanging around these same friends that are holding me
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Friends that are holding me back”, when you break out
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Back”, when you break out of that negative mindset
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Of that negative mindset and believe bigger, pray
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And believe bigger, pray bolder, dream larger,
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Bolder, dream larger, you're going to see the
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You're going to see the hand of god turn things
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Hand of god turn things around.
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Around. think about all those
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Think about all those people living with a
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People living with a plague, and one man rose up
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Plague, and one man rose up and did something about it.
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And did something about it. one man broke that cycle
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One man broke that cycle that had killed twenty-four
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That had killed twenty-four thousand people.
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Thousand people. how many people are going
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How many people are going to live better off because
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To live better off because you had the courage to step
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You had the courage to step up?
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Up? how many of your relatives
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How many of your relatives will look back and say,
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Will look back and say, “wow, thank god for
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“wow, thank god for phinehas, thank god for
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Phinehas, thank god for julie, thank god for uncle
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Julie, thank god for uncle robert, thank god for
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Robert, thank god for marcela, now we're free.
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Marcela, now we're free. now we're blessed.
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Now we're blessed. now we're confident.
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Now we're confident. now we're successful.”
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Now we're successful.” because you're a phinehas,
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Because you're a phinehas, because you killed what
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Because you killed what could have killed you,
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Could have killed you, you're impacting
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You're impacting generations to come.
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Generations to come. you're one of those heroes
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You're one of those heroes of faith.
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“joel, i don't think you're
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“joel, i don't think you're talking about me.
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Talking about me. i'm not phinehas, i still
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I'm not phinehas, i still struggle with an addiction,
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Struggle with an addiction, i still have a problem with
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I still have a problem with my temper.
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My temper. i'm still dealing with
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I'm still dealing with poverty and lack.” no let
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Poverty and lack.” no let me encourage you, phinehas
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Me encourage you, phinehas is in you.
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Is in you. the barrier breaker is in
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The barrier breaker is in you.
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You. the same power that raised
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The same power that raised christ from the dead lives
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Christ from the dead lives on the inside of you.
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On the inside of you. yes, there's a battle in
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Yes, there's a battle in your bloodline, but the
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Your bloodline, but the good news is you're going
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Good news is you're going to win. that phinehas
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To win. that phinehas spirit is going to rise up
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Spirit is going to rise up in a new way, and you're
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In a new way, and you're going to put a stop to
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Going to put a stop to what's stopping you.
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What's stopping you. those weaknesses that have
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Those weaknesses that have been passed down, are just
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Been passed down, are just what they're called.
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What they're called. they're weak.
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They're weak. they're no match for you.
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They're no match for you. a friend of mine was raised
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A friend of mine was raised in a good family.
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In a good family. when he was a toddler, his
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When he was a toddler, his father, in his early
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Father, in his early twenties, got a job at this
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Twenties, got a job at this large transportation
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Large transportation company.
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Company. he was at an entry level
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He was at an entry level position, out washing the
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Position, out washing the vehicles.
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Vehicles. he was a hard worker,
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He was a hard worker, always on time, went the
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Always on time, went the extra mile.
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Extra mile. those were the good things
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Those were the good things that had been passed down.
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That had been passed down. we all have these positive
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We all have these positive attributes in our family
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Attributes in our family line, people that passed
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Line, people that passed down courage, talent, good
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Down courage, talent, good attitudes.
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Attitudes. the key is to take the
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The key is to take the positive, build on the good
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Positive, build on the good things, and leave the
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Things, and leave the negative behind.
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Negative behind. this man's parents and
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This man's parents and grandparents, they were
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Grandparents, they were good people, but they
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Good people, but they struggled with alcohol.
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Struggled with alcohol. over time, they both ended
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Over time, they both ended up becoming alcoholics.
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Up becoming alcoholics. that was the environment he
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That was the environment he was raised in. well, he
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Was raised in. well, he received promotion after
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Received promotion after promotion.
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Promotion. from out washing the cars
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From out washing the cars to supervising the
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To supervising the department.
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Department. then head of operations.
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Then head of operations. ten years later, he was in
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Ten years later, he was in senior management.
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Senior management. everything was going great.
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Everything was going great. his family was blessed, but
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His family was blessed, but in this new position, the
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In this new position, the people he worked with would
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People he worked with would go out several times a week
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At lunch and drink.
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At lunch and drink. they called it liquid lunch.
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They called it liquid lunch. he never touched alcohol,
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He never touched alcohol, knowing what his parents
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Knowing what his parents and grandparents struggled
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And grandparents struggled with.
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With. but he didn't want to seem
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But he didn't want to seem odd, like he was too
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Odd, like he was too square, so he started
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Square, so he started drinking.
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Drinking. just a few times a week, no
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Just a few times a week, no big deal.
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Big deal. he didn't realize that
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He didn't realize that alcohol gene was lying
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Alcohol gene was lying dormant in his dna.
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Dormant in his dna. he was predisposed to
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He was predisposed to alcoholism, that was passed
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Alcoholism, that was passed down to him. he made the
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Down to him. he made the mistake of waking up that
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Mistake of waking up that gene.
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Gene. he started drinking more
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He started drinking more and more.
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And more. the scripture says, “don't
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The scripture says, “don't give the enemy a foothold.”
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Give the enemy a foothold.” don't open the door.
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Don't open the door. if you crack it a little,
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If you crack it a little, he's going to push and push.
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He's going to push and push. he'd love for all that
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He'd love for all that negative baggage to go from
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Negative baggage to go from generation to generation.
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Generation to generation. before long, it started
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Before long, it started affecting this father.
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Affecting this father. he started showing up late
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He started showing up late to work.
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To work. started missing
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Started missing appointments.
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Appointments. he got to where some days,
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He got to where some days, he wouldn't come home from
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He wouldn't come home from work, wasn't with the
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Work, wasn't with the family anymore.
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Family anymore. it got so bad, he lost his
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It got so bad, he lost his job, started living in
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Job, started living in shelters.
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Shelters. my friend told me how they
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My friend told me how they were the perfect family,
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Were the perfect family, living the american dream
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Living the american dream and then alcoholism
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And then alcoholism destroyed their life.
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Destroyed their life. my friend is in the
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My friend is in the entertainment industry now,
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Entertainment industry now, very successful.
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Very successful. he said, “joel, i don't
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He said, “joel, i don't touch alcohol.
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Touch alcohol. not because of religious
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Not because of religious reasons, but i know i'm
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Reasons, but i know i'm predisposed to alcoholism.”
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Predisposed to alcoholism.” when you look back in your
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When you look back in your family line, you see things
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Family line, you see things that have caused heartache
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That have caused heartache and pain, things that have
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And pain, things that have kept people from their
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Kept people from their potential, it's important
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Potential, it's important to recognize that those
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To recognize that those genes are passed down.
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Genes are passed down. you're predisposed to that.
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You're predisposed to that. but here's the beauty, that
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But here's the beauty, that doesn't mean it's going to
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Doesn't mean it's going to automatically happen.
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Automatically happen. you get to choose whether
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You get to choose whether you activate that gene, or
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You activate that gene, or whether you leave it lying
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Whether you leave it lying dormant.
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Dormant. his father activated it,
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His father activated it, and it ruined his life.
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And it ruined his life. his son chose to leave it
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His son chose to leave it dormant and he's living a
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Dormant and he's living a blessed, free, favor filled
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Blessed, free, favor filled life.
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Life. alcoholism ran in his
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Alcoholism ran in his family, until it ran into
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Family, until it ran into him. he was a phinehas.
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Him. he was a phinehas. he had the courage to step
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He had the courage to step up and put an end to it.
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Up and put an end to it. his attitude was, “this
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His attitude was, “this alcoholism didn't start
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Alcoholism didn't start with me, but it's going to
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With me, but it's going to stop with me.
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Stop with me. i'm the difference maker.”
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I'm the difference maker.” i know some of you are
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I know some of you are thinking, “joel, it's too
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Thinking, “joel, it's too late for me.
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Late for me. i've already activated that
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I've already activated that gene.” no, you can
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Gene.” no, you can deactivate it.
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Deactivate it. you have the power to turn
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You have the power to turn it off.
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It off. you can be the one to break
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You can be the one to break the negative cycle.
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The negative cycle. now, it may not be alcohol
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Now, it may not be alcohol for you, it may be
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For you, it may be bitterness, low
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Bitterness, low self-esteem, anger.
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Self-esteem, anger. there's a gene lying
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There's a gene lying dormant.
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Dormant. don't wake that up.
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Don't wake that up. don't open the door.
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Don't open the door. you're going to be tempted.
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You're going to be tempted. my friend told how in the
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My friend told how in the entertainment industry,
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Entertainment industry, practically every event,
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Practically every event, every meeting, there's
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Every meeting, there's alcohol.
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Alcohol. people expect him to drink.
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People expect him to drink. i asked him how he dealt
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I asked him how he dealt with it.
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With it. he said, “joel, i'm bold
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He said, “joel, i'm bold about it.
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About it. when people pressure me, i
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When people pressure me, i say listen i come from a
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Say listen i come from a family of alcoholics, i've
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Family of alcoholics, i've seen it ruin their life,
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Seen it ruin their life, and i'm not going to let it
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And i'm not going to let it ruin mine.” when you look
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Ruin mine.” when you look back at your history, there
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Back at your history, there may be things that are fine
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May be things that are fine for other people, but you
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For other people, but you know you shouldn't do it
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Know you shouldn't do it because you've been
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Because you've been predisposed to it.
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Predisposed to it. you don't want to wake up
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You don't want to wake up that gene.
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That gene. be aware and be diligent.
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Be aware and be diligent. don't play with fire.
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Don't play with fire. don't think you can
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Don't think you can compromise just a little,
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Compromise just a little, be dishonest just a little,
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Be dishonest just a little, run with the wrong crowd
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Run with the wrong crowd just a little.
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Just a little. it's not worth the chance.
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It's not worth the chance. what are you going to wake
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What are you going to wake up?
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Up? what genes are you going to
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What genes are you going to activate?
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Activate? god told phinehas, “because
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God told phinehas, “because you had the courage to step
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You had the courage to step up and stop this plague,
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Up and stop this plague, i'm going to make a
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I'm going to make a covenant of peace with you
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Covenant of peace with you and your family.
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And your family. your descendants will be
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Your descendants will be priests for all time.” look
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Priests for all time.” look at how god works.
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At how god works. when you step up and put an
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When you step up and put an end to the plague, when you
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End to the plague, when you stop the negative baggage,
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Stop the negative baggage, the addiction, the
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The addiction, the depression, the lack.
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Depression, the lack. god says, “i'm not only
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God says, “i'm not only going to honor you and your
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Going to honor you and your family, but i'm going to
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Family, but i'm going to show favor to your
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Show favor to your descendants.
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Descendants. i'm going to place a
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I'm going to place a lasting blessing on your
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Lasting blessing on your family line.” i know today
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Family line.” i know today i'm walking in favor
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I'm walking in favor because of those that went
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Because of those that went before me.
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Before me. i'm walking in blessings
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I'm walking in blessings because i had people that
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Because i had people that honored god.
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Honored god. my father broke the
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My father broke the negative cycle of poverty
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Negative cycle of poverty in our family.
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In our family. he was raised very poor,
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He was raised very poor, during the great depression.
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During the great depression. many times, they didn't
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Many times, they didn't have money for food and
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Have money for food and clothing.
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Clothing. it looked like that poverty
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It looked like that poverty spirit, that lack
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Spirit, that lack mentality, that defeat
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Mentality, that defeat mindset would be passed
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Mindset would be passed down to him. but at
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Down to him. but at seventeen years old, when
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Seventeen years old, when he gave his life to christ,
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He gave his life to christ, the first one in his
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The first one in his family, something rose up
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Family, something rose up in him. he said, “my
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In him. he said, “my children will never be
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Children will never be raised in the poverty and
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Raised in the poverty and defeat that i'm raised in."
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Defeat that i'm raised in." that gene was there but he
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That gene was there but he deactivated it.
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Deactivated it. he was a phinehas.
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He was a phinehas. he said, "this plague is
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He said, "this plague is stopping with me." he
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Stopping with me." he didn't just sit back; he
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Didn't just sit back; he took steps of faith.
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Took steps of faith. he had to hitchhike.
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He had to hitchhike. he didn't have a car, but
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He didn't have a car, but he went out and started
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He went out and started ministering.
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Ministering. god opened doors, made ways.
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God opened doors, made ways. my father left our family
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My father left our family blessed, successful, not
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Blessed, successful, not just with resources, but
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Just with resources, but with a new mindset.
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With a new mindset. that our god is all
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That our god is all powerful, that when we
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Powerful, that when we believe he can take you
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Believe he can take you where you never dreamed.
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Where you never dreamed. that when you honor him,
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That when you honor him, he'll open doors that no
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He'll open doors that no person can shut, that he'll
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Person can shut, that he'll give you compaq centers,
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Give you compaq centers, that he'll heal you from
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That he'll heal you from cancer.
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Cancer. our children have enough
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Our children have enough negative things to deal
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Negative things to deal with.
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With. i don't want them
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I don't want them predisposed to doubt,
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Predisposed to doubt, predisposed to fear,
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Predisposed to fear, addictions, compromise.
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Addictions, compromise. i want them predisposed to
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I want them predisposed to faith, predisposed to
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Faith, predisposed to blessings, predisposed to
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Blessings, predisposed to godliness, to integrity, to
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Godliness, to integrity, to generosity.to integrity, to
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Generosity.to integrity, to i want them to succeed
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I want them to succeed because of me and not in
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Because of me and not in spite of me.
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Spite of me. in the scripture, isaac was
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In the scripture, isaac was very old and about to pass.
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Very old and about to pass. he was nearly blind.
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He was nearly blind. he sent word for his son
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He sent word for his son esau to come in and he was
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Esau to come in and he was going to give him the
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Going to give him the blessing that belonged to
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Blessing that belonged to the first-born son.
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The first-born son. his wife rebecca loved
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His wife rebecca loved their son jacob more than
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Their son jacob more than esau.
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Esau. she told jacob to dress up
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She told jacob to dress up like esau, go in there and
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Like esau, go in there and pretend to be his brother,
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Pretend to be his brother, so he could get the best
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So he could get the best blessing.
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Blessing. esau was very hairy.
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Esau was very hairy. so she made jacob some
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So she made jacob some animal skin to put on his
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Animal skin to put on his arms. jacob went in and
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Arms. jacob went in and tricked their father and
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Tricked their father and received the blessing.
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Received the blessing. it wasn't just the mother
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It wasn't just the mother that was deceitful, jacob
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That was deceitful, jacob had that same spirit.
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Had that same spirit. he was dishonest. remember
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He was dishonest. remember how earlier he tricked his
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How earlier he tricked his brother out of his
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Brother out of his birthright.
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Birthright. it didn't stop there.
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It didn't stop there. his uncle laban was
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His uncle laban was dishonest. he tricked
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Dishonest. he tricked jacob, said he was going to
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Jacob, said he was going to give him one daughter in
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Give him one daughter in marriage, but when jacob
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Marriage, but when jacob woke up the morning after
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Woke up the morning after the wedding, he looked over
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The wedding, he looked over in bed and it was the other
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In bed and it was the other sister.
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Sister. surprise.
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Surprise. notice how that same spirit
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Notice how that same spirit traveled through the family
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Traveled through the family line.
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Line. deceit, manipulation,
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Deceit, manipulation, dishonesty.
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Dishonesty. that's not a coincidence.
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That's not a coincidence. that's a spirit that keeps
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That's a spirit that keeps getting passed down.
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Getting passed down. it just needs a phinehas,
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It just needs a phinehas, for someone to rise up and
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For someone to rise up and say, “no, we're not living
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Say, “no, we're not living like this.
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Like this. i recognize what's
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I recognize what's happening.
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Happening. i'm going to live as a
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I'm going to live as a person of honor, true to my
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Person of honor, true to my word, with integrity.”
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Word, with integrity.” in the old testament, god
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In the old testament, god told saul to go and kill
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Told saul to go and kill all the amalekites, to not
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All the amalekites, to not spare anyone or anything.
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Spare anyone or anything. saul went out and defeated
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Saul went out and defeated the enemy, but he spared
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The enemy, but he spared king agag.
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King agag. when he returned home, the
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When he returned home, the prophet samuel came and
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Prophet samuel came and said, “saul, god told you
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Said, “saul, god told you to destroy the entire army,
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To destroy the entire army, but you've spared the
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But you've spared the king.” fast forward
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King.” fast forward hundreds of years later,
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Hundreds of years later, esther was in the palace
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Esther was in the palace and a man by the name of
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And a man by the name of hamaan was trying to get
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Hamaan was trying to get rid of her and all the jews.
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Rid of her and all the jews. it says hamaan was an agite.
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It says hamaan was an agite. an agite was a descendant
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An agite was a descendant of king agag.
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Of king agag. if saul would have taken
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If saul would have taken care of his enemy when god
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Care of his enemy when god gave him the power to do
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Gave him the power to do it, then esther wouldn't
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It, then esther wouldn't have this problem five
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Have this problem five hundred years later.
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Hundred years later. could it be if you don't
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Could it be if you don't rise up and put a stop to
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Rise up and put a stop to what's hindering you, then
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What's hindering you, then hundreds of years from now,
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Hundreds of years from now, your family will still be
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Your family will still be struggling with it?
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Struggling with it? god is saying, “this is
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God is saying, “this is your time.
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Your time. this is your moment.” your
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This is your moment.” your destiny is calling out.
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Destiny is calling out. you can either put up with
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You can either put up with it and let it conquer you
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It and let it conquer you or you can put your foot
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Or you can put your foot down and say, “no, i'm
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Down and say, “no, i'm going to be a phinehas.
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Going to be a phinehas. i'm going to put a stop to
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I'm going to put a stop to what's holding us back.
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What's holding us back. i'm going to deal with this
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I'm going to deal with this addiction, this anger, this
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Addiction, this anger, this compromise, this depression.
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Compromise, this depression. i'm not going to let my
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I'm not going to let my history keep me from my
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History keep me from my destiny.”
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Destiny.” yes, we all have negative
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Yes, we all have negative things in our family line,
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Things in our family line, but when you gave your life
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But when you gave your life to christ, you became a new
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To christ, you became a new creation.
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Creation. he put some new genes in
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He put some new genes in you.
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You. there is strength in your
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There is strength in your genes, there's freedom in
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Genes, there's freedom in your genes, there's health,
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Your genes, there's health, abundance, victory is in
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Abundance, victory is in your genes.
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Your genes. “well, joel, this is
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“well, joel, this is encouraging but everyone in
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Encouraging but everyone in my family gets divorced.
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My family gets divorced. everyone has addictions.
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Everyone has addictions. everyone struggles in their
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Everyone struggles in their finances.” here's the catch.
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Finances.” here's the catch. you're not everyone.
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You're not everyone. you're the exception.
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You're the exception. you're a phinehas.
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You're a phinehas. you have more knowledge
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You have more knowledge than they had.
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Than they had. the favor on your life is
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The favor on your life is stronger, the blessing is
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Stronger, the blessing is greater, the anointing is
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Greater, the anointing is more powerful.
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More powerful. they may have lived with
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They may have lived with it, but you were raised up
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It, but you were raised up to put an end to it.
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To put an end to it. you're the difference maker.
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You're the difference maker. you can break that negative
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You can break that negative cycle.
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Cycle. in 1874, a member of the
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In 1874, a member of the new york prison board
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New york prison board noticed that six people
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Noticed that six people from the same family were
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From the same family were serving in one of the
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Serving in one of the prisons.
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Prisons. he was intrigued by it and
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He was intrigued by it and did a study.
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Did a study. he traced their family line
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He traced their family line back to a man by the name
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Back to a man by the name of max jukes.
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Of max jukes. he was born in 1720.
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He was born in 1720. he was known in the town as
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He was known in the town as the troublemaker, a heavy
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The troublemaker, a heavy drinker with no integrity.
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Drinker with no integrity. he married a woman just
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He married a woman just like him and they had six
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Like him and they had six daughters and two sons.
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Daughters and two sons. 1200 of their descendants
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1200 of their descendants were studied, of those 310
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Were studied, of those 310 were homeless, 180
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Were homeless, 180 alcoholics, 160 were drug
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Alcoholics, 160 were drug addicts, 150 became
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Addicts, 150 became criminals that served time
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Criminals that served time in prison.
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In prison. another family was studied
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Another family was studied that lived around that same
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That lived around that same time.
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Time. his name was jonathan
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His name was jonathan edwards.
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Edwards. he was a famous theologian
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He was a famous theologian and the president of
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And the president of princeton university.
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Princeton university. he married his wife, sarah,
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He married his wife, sarah, they had eleven children.
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They had eleven children. he was a devoted family man
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He was a devoted family man that honored god.
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That honored god. 1400 of their descendants
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1400 of their descendants were studied.
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Were studied. among them 13 were college
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Among them 13 were college presidents, 65 were
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Presidents, 65 were professors, 100 were
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Professors, 100 were lawyers, 66 were
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Lawyers, 66 were physicians, 85 were authors
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Physicians, 85 were authors of classic books, 32 were
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Of classic books, 32 were state judges, 80 were
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State judges, 80 were holders of public office
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Holders of public office including three u.s.
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Including three u.s. senators, 3 governors and
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Senators, 3 governors and one vice president of the
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One vice president of the united states.
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United states. it makes a difference what
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It makes a difference what you're passing down.
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You're passing down. your choices will affect
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Your choices will affect generations to come.
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Generations to come. you may have things in your
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You may have things in your family line that have been
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Family line that have been there for generations,
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There for generations, addictions, poverty,
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Addictions, poverty, divorce, compromise.
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Divorce, compromise. it's going to stay there
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It's going to stay there until someone rises up and
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Until someone rises up and puts a stop to it.
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Puts a stop to it. i'm saying you're the
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I'm saying you're the phinehas.
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Phinehas. you're the one god has
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You're the one god has raised up to break the
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Raised up to break the negative cycle.
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Negative cycle. this is not an option.
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This is not an option. you have to kill it, or it
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You have to kill it, or it will kill your dreams, it
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Will kill your dreams, it will kill your potential,
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Will kill your potential, it will kill your purpose.
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It will kill your purpose. there's a battle in your
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There's a battle in your bloodline.
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Bloodline. you didn't choose it, but
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You didn't choose it, but you can win it.
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You can win it. the forces that are for you
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The forces that are for you are greater than forces
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Are greater than forces that are against you.
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That are against you. if you'll rise up and be a
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If you'll rise up and be a phinehas, i believe and
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Phinehas, i believe and declare, like god did for
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Declare, like god did for him, there's going to be a
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Him, there's going to be a blessing on your family
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Blessing on your family line.
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Line. you're going to see favor
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You're going to see favor that you've never seen.
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That you've never seen. addictions are being
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Addictions are being broken, depression, strife,
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Broken, depression, strife, low self-esteem. you're
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Low self-esteem. you're going to rise higher, and
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Going to rise higher, and become all you were created
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Become all you were created to be, in jesus' name.
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To be, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen?
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What if every plan you set,
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What if every plan you set, every habit you formed,
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Every habit you formed, and every decision you made
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And every decision you made became a pathway
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Became a pathway to see god move in your life?
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To see god move in your life? we all have hopes and dreams;
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We all have hopes and dreams; things we're believing for.
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Things we're believing for. when you start the year
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When you start the year in faith,
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In faith, expecting god's goodness,
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Expecting god's goodness, you are setting the tone
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You are setting the tone for a blessed new year.
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We'd love to send you our 2026
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Faith for today planner. you can write down your dreams
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You can write down your dreams and goals,
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And goals, plus use it for your everyday
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Plus use it for your everyday activities and reminders.
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Activities and reminders. it's important
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It's important to feed your faith
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To feed your faith on a daily basis.
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On a daily basis. this planner, it's
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This planner, it's not just a calendar,
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Not just a calendar, it's filled with scriptures
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It's filled with scriptures and inspiration
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And inspiration to help you stay encouraged
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To help you stay encouraged and keep believing
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And keep believing for what god
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For what god has put in your heart.
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Has put in your heart. 2026 is your year
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2026 is your year to see the goodness of god
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To see the goodness of god in greater ways.
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In greater ways. let go of what
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Let go of what didn't work out and get ready
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Didn't work out and get ready for the new things
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For the new things god has in store.
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God has in store. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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Makes room for god to do what only he can do.
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To strengthen your spirit and face every challenge
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And face every challenge with confidence.
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With confidence. no matter what's happening
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No matter what's happening around you,
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Around you, faith can rise up in you.
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Faith can rise up in you. keep believing
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Keep believing and expecting a blessed 2026.
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And expecting a blessed 2026. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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For your monthly support. we wish you and your family
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We wish you and your family a very merry christmas.
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A very merry christmas. till we see you next time,
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Till we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Joel Osteen - Breaking Negative Cycles

December 8, 2025 | 29:55

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