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Joel Osteen - Build Your Alter

February 23, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Build Your Alter | February 23, 2026

>joel: god bless you. it's
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media.
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Channel, social media. and you can come visit us
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And you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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In person. we'd love to have you be a part of
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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One of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about these elderly women,
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About these elderly women, they were in their late
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They were in their late eighties. they were driving
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Eighties. they were driving down the freeway together
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Down the freeway together when they were pulled
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When they were pulled over by a policeman.
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Over by a policeman. the officer asked the
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The officer asked the driver, “ma'am, do you
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Driver, “ma'am, do you realize you're only going
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Realize you're only going 35mph?” she said, “yes
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35mph?” she said, “yes officer, i realize that.”
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Officer, i realize that.” he said, “why are you going
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He said, “why are you going so slow?” she said,
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So slow?” she said, “because that's what the
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“because that's what the sign says.” he kind of
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Sign says.” he kind of laughed and said, “no ma'am,
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Laughed and said, “no ma'am, that's the number of the
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That's the number of the freeway. this is highway
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Freeway. this is highway 35. and by the way, why do
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35. and by the way, why do these other passengers look
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These other passengers look so terrified?” she smiled
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So terrified?” she smiled and said, “because we just
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And said, “because we just got off highway 95.”
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Got off highway 95.” say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have
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What it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can
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What it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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Do what it says i can do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess: my mind
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus'
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Be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about build your altar.
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About build your altar. we can all look back in
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We can all look back in life and see times where
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Life and see times where god made a way.
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God made a way. he protected us from an
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He protected us from an accident. he sustained us
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Accident. he sustained us in a slow time, he promoted
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In a slow time, he promoted us when we didn't deserve
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Us when we didn't deserve it, he strengthened us
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It, he strengthened us when we were weak,
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When we were weak, brought us through that
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Brought us through that loss. those weren't
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Loss. those weren't lucky breaks. they weren't
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Lucky breaks. they weren't just a coincidence.
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Just a coincidence. that was the hand of god
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That was the hand of god protecting you, healing
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Protecting you, healing you, favoring you.
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You, favoring you. in the old testament, when
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In the old testament, when these things happened, the
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These things happened, the people took time to build
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People took time to build an altar to thank god for
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An altar to thank god for what he'd done.
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What he'd done. they would look back at
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They would look back at those altars and that was
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Those altars and that was fuel for their faith.
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Fuel for their faith. they knew if he did it back
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They knew if he did it back then, he would do it again.
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Then, he would do it again. today we should still be
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Today we should still be building altars. it's easy
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Building altars. it's easy to take things for granted,
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To take things for granted, get so busy, that we don't
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Get so busy, that we don't recognize the blessing of
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Recognize the blessing of god. but when you take
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God. but when you take time to acknowledge what
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Time to acknowledge what god has done, you realize
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God has done, you realize he brought you through the
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He brought you through the pandemic. some people
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Pandemic. some people didn't make it. he gave you
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Didn't make it. he gave you that person to love. you
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That person to love. you were at the right place at
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Were at the right place at the right time. he healed
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The right time. he healed you when it didn't look
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You when it didn't look good. he opened that door
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Good. he opened that door and now you're further
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And now you're further than you ever imagined.
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Than you ever imagined. when you pause to say,
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When you pause to say, “god, i recognize this
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“god, i recognize this didn't happen on my own.
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Didn't happen on my own. this is your goodness.
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This is your goodness. thank you for your favor.
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Thank you for your favor. thank you for your mercy.
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Thank you for your mercy. lord, i'm grateful for what
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Lord, i'm grateful for what you've done.” that's
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You've done.” that's building an altar.
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Building an altar. god told the israelites in
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God told the israelites in exodus 20, “build altars in
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Exodus 20, “build altars in the places where i remind
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The places where i remind you who i am, and i will
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You who i am, and i will bless you there.” god will
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Bless you there.” god will bless you where you've
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Bless you where you've built altars. when you're
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Built altars. when you're always thanking god for
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Always thanking god for what he's done, remembering
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What he's done, remembering his goodness, talking about
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His goodness, talking about how he's made ways where
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How he's made ways where you didn't see a way.
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You didn't see a way. while you're thanking him,
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While you're thanking him, god says he will bless you.
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God says he will bless you. you're there to express
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You're there to express your gratitude, but when
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Your gratitude, but when you're at the altar, god
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You're at the altar, god says i will be good to you.
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Says i will be good to you. this begs the question; are
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This begs the question; are we not being blessed
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We not being blessed because we're not building
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Because we're not building altars? are we not seeing
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Altars? are we not seeing favor, because we're not
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Favor, because we're not acknowledging god's
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Acknowledging god's goodness? god said build
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Goodness? god said build altars where i remind you
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Altars where i remind you who i am. we all have
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Who i am. we all have times where we know it
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Times where we know it was the hand of god.
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Was the hand of god. that car on the freeway
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That car on the freeway should have hit you, but
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Should have hit you, but somehow, at the last second
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Somehow, at the last second it missed. that wasn't a
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It missed. that wasn't a lucky break. those were
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Lucky break. those were angels assigned to protect
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Angels assigned to protect you. take time to build
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You. take time to build an altar. that contract
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An altar. that contract at work, should have gone
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At work, should have gone to three other people.
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To three other people. they had more experience.
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They had more experience. they looked better on paper
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They looked better on paper but somehow you were chosen.
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But somehow you were chosen. that was the favor of god
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That was the favor of god causing you to stand out.
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Causing you to stand out. have you built your altar?
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Have you built your altar? i talked to a young couple.
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I talked to a young couple. they were told they
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They were told they couldn't have children.
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Couldn't have children. she had taken all the
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She had taken all the fertility treatments,
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Fertility treatments, nothing more the doctors
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Nothing more the doctors could do. but seven years
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Could do. but seven years later, against all odds,
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Later, against all odds, they brought their baby
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They brought their baby boy after the service.
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Boy after the service. at those places, where you
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At those places, where you see the hand of god, what
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See the hand of god, what are you supposed to do?
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Are you supposed to do? just take the blessing and
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Just take the blessing and move on? no, build an
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Move on? no, build an altar. pause for a few
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Altar. pause for a few minutes to say, “god, i
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Minutes to say, “god, i recognize this is your
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Recognize this is your mighty hand at work.
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Mighty hand at work. i give you the praise.
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I give you the praise. i give you the honor.”
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I give you the honor.” when you get in a habit of
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When you get in a habit of building altars, then
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Building altars, then you'll look back over your
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You'll look back over your life and see all these
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Life and see all these times where you should have
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Times where you should have been stuck, depressed,
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Been stuck, depressed, defeated but god stepped in
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Defeated but god stepped in and did what only he can do.
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And did what only he can do. as you see all these
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As you see all these different altars, all the
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Different altars, all the reminders of god's
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Reminders of god's goodness, that will not
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Goodness, that will not only encourage you that god
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Only encourage you that god can do it again, but god
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Can do it again, but god says he will bless you at
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Says he will bless you at the altars you've built.
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The altars you've built. he'll bless you as you go
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He'll bless you as you go back and remember the good
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Back and remember the good things he's done.
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Things he's done. we went
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We went through a two-year battle
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Through a two-year battle to acquire the compaq
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To acquire the compaq center. this building was
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Center. this building was owned by the city. we
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Owned by the city. we needed ten council members
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Needed ten council members to vote for us. we had all
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To vote for us. we had all ten but two days before
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Ten but two days before the main vote, one of our
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The main vote, one of our council members said he
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Council members said he wasn't going to be there.
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Wasn't going to be there. he received so much
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He received so much pressure from the other
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Pressure from the other side. him not being there
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Side. him not being there meant we were one short.
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Meant we were one short. but a day before the main
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But a day before the main vote, one of the council
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Vote, one of the council members, that had been
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Members, that had been against us for two years,
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Against us for two years, suddenly changed his mind
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Suddenly changed his mind and decided to vote for
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And decided to vote for us. the vote was on a
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Us. the vote was on a wednesday morning.
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Wednesday morning. victoria and myself, and
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Victoria and myself, and all of our team were there,
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All of our team were there, plus about a hundred people
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Plus about a hundred people from lakewood. we packed
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From lakewood. we packed the city council room.
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The city council room. they went through the
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They went through the council members one by one.
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Council members one by one. do you vote yes or no for
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Do you vote yes or no for lakewood having the compaq
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Lakewood having the compaq center? my heart was
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Center? my heart was beating so fast. it was
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Beating so fast. it was very dramatic. they came
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Very dramatic. they came to the last man. we had
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To the last man. we had nine. he paused, seemed
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Nine. he paused, seemed like five minutes. we were
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Like five minutes. we were waiting and waiting.
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Waiting and waiting. he finally looked up and
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He finally looked up and smiled and said, “yes.
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Smiled and said, “yes. i vote for them.” we got
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I vote for them.” we got the building. when the
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The building. when the meeting was over, ten
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Meeting was over, ten minutes later, we all went
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Minutes later, we all went out on the steps of city
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Out on the steps of city hall and began to thank
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Hall and began to thank god. we didn't plan it,
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God. we didn't plan it, but we started singing
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But we started singing praises, declaring the
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Praises, declaring the greatness of our god,
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Greatness of our god, thanking him that he made
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Thanking him that he made a way where we didn't see
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A way where we didn't see a way. it just came up
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A way. it just came up out of us. impromptu.
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Out of us. impromptu. i'm sure people walking
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I'm sure people walking around downtown thought,
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Around downtown thought, “what are these people
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“what are these people doing? singing, shouting,
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Doing? singing, shouting, celebrating.” like noah,
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Celebrating.” like noah, the first thing we did was
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The first thing we did was build an altar. “god, we
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Build an altar. “god, we recognize your hand of
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Recognize your hand of favor. you've opened a
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Favor. you've opened a door we never dreamed
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Door we never dreamed would open. you've caused
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Would open. you've caused us to defeat giants.”
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Us to defeat giants.” right there on the steps
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Right there on the steps of city hall, we built
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Of city hall, we built an altar. you can build
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An altar. you can build an altar wherever you
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An altar wherever you are. your car can become
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Are. your car can become an altar, your office can
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An altar, your office can be an altar, walking in
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Be an altar, walking in the park can become an
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The park can become an altar. at the places that
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Altar. at the places that remind you who god is,
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Remind you who god is, when he does things that
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When he does things that only he can do, don't just
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Only he can do, don't just think that was nice. build
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Think that was nice. build an altar. acknowledge his
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An altar. acknowledge his greatness. thank him for
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Greatness. thank him for his favor. god will bless
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His favor. god will bless you where you've built
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You where you've built altars. in the old
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Altars. in the old testament, when the
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Testament, when the people were facing
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People were facing difficulties, often they
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Difficulties, often they would start their prayers
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Would start their prayers by reminding god who he is
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By reminding god who he is and thanking him for what
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And thanking him for what he'd done. they would go
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He'd done. they would go back and look at their
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Back and look at their altars, the times in the
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Altars, the times in the past where god had made
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Past where god had made a way. this is what king
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A way. this is what king jehoshaphat did. he and
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Jehoshaphat did. he and the people of judah were
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The people of judah were surrounded by three
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Surrounded by three powerful armies. they
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Powerful armies. they were outnumbered ten
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Were outnumbered ten to one. he called the
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To one. he called the people together. they met
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People together. they met in the courtyard, at their
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In the courtyard, at their city hall. he looked up to
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City hall. he looked up to the heavens and said, “oh
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The heavens and said, “oh lord, you are powerful and
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Lord, you are powerful and mighty and no one can stand
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Mighty and no one can stand against you. are you not
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Against you. are you not the god that drove the
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The god that drove the inhabitants out of this
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Inhabitants out of this land? are you not the
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Land? are you not the god that gave it to our
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God that gave it to our ancestor abraham? are you
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Ancestor abraham? are you not the god that provided
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Not the god that provided this temple for us to
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This temple for us to worship in?” they reminded
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Worship in?” they reminded god of all their past
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God of all their past victories. they looked
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Victories. they looked back at those altars they
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Back at those altars they had built, that fueled
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Had built, that fueled their faith. they knew
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Their faith. they knew god did it back then and
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God did it back then and he would do it again.
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He would do it again. all of us have some of
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All of us have some of these “am i not the god”
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These “am i not the god” stories. when you look
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Stories. when you look back over your life, you
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Back over your life, you need to remember what god
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Need to remember what god has done. am i not the
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Has done. am i not the god that brought you
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God that brought you through the pandemic?
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Through the pandemic? am i not the god that
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Am i not the god that caused that contract to
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Caused that contract to go through? am i not the
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Go through? am i not the god that put you at the
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God that put you at the right place and you met
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Right place and you met your spouse? am i not
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Your spouse? am i not the god that turned that
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The god that turned that child around? make sure
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Child around? make sure you're building altars,
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You're building altars, recognizing his favor,
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Recognizing his favor, thanking him for his
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Thanking him for his goodness. that's where
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Goodness. that's where he's promised to bless
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He's promised to bless you, at the altars you've
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You, at the altars you've built. i'm celebrating a
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Built. i'm celebrating a birthday today, as you
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Birthday today, as you know. i finally made it
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Know. i finally made it to thirty-nine. you know
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To thirty-nine. you know what i did? you know what
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What i did? you know what i did early this morning,
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I did early this morning, long before the sun rose,
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Long before the sun rose, i built an altar. “god,
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I built an altar. “god, thank you for bringing
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Thank you for bringing me through another year.
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Me through another year. thank you for giving me
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Thank you for giving me favor, opening new doors,
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Favor, opening new doors, blessing my family, keeping
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Blessing my family, keeping me healthy, still good
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Me healthy, still good looking. lord, thank you
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Looking. lord, thank you for sustaining me. you
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For sustaining me. you didn't let my enemies
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Didn't let my enemies defeat me. i can say
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Defeat me. i can say like david, “by this i
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Like david, “by this i know the lord is on my
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Know the lord is on my side, my enemies could
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Side, my enemies could not take me out.” i look
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Not take me out.” i look back over my life and see
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Back over my life and see some other altars that i've
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Some other altars that i've built. at seven years old,
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Built. at seven years old, i was in a car accident,
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I was in a car accident, injured my head. by the
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Injured my head. by the grace of god, i'm still
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Grace of god, i'm still here, just a little bit
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Here, just a little bit crazy. god helped me
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Crazy. god helped me survive being raised with
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Survive being raised with my brother paul, another
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My brother paul, another great miracle. he caused
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Great miracle. he caused me to walk into a jewelry
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Me to walk into a jewelry store and meet beautiful
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Store and meet beautiful victoria. he's blessed me
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Victoria. he's blessed me with two amazing children.
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With two amazing children. when my father passed, god
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When my father passed, god gave me strength in the
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Gave me strength in the storm, helped me learn how
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Storm, helped me learn how to minister. now when i
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To minister. now when i face giants, i'm tempted
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Face giants, i'm tempted to get discouraged, i can
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To get discouraged, i can hear god saying, “am i not
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Hear god saying, “am i not the god that gave you the
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The god that gave you the compaq center? am i not
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Compaq center? am i not the god that changed that
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The god that changed that city council member's
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City council member's mind? am i not the god
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Mind? am i not the god that healed your mother
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That healed your mother of terminal cancer?
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Of terminal cancer? am i not the god that
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Am i not the god that pushed back that
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Pushed back that eighteen-wheeler that was
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Eighteen-wheeler that was about to run over you?
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About to run over you? am i not the god that
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Am i not the god that promoted you when you
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Promoted you when you didn't feel qualified, that
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Didn't feel qualified, that brought talent out that you
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Brought talent out that you didn't know you had?” look
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Didn't know you had?” look back over your life, at all
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Back over your life, at all those places where you
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Those places where you should have altars, where
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Should have altars, where god has done unusual,
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God has done unusual, uncommon things. don't
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Uncommon things. don't take them for granted.
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Take them for granted. “joel that's great that
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“joel that's great that your having a birthday,
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Your having a birthday, but hey, everybody has a
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But hey, everybody has a birthday. it's really no
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Birthday. it's really no big deal.” when you have
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Big deal.” when you have the right perspective,
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The right perspective, it is a big deal. god
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It is a big deal. god gave you breath to
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Gave you breath to breathe for another year.
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Breathe for another year. he woke you up this morning.
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He woke you up this morning. he told your heart to beat.
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He told your heart to beat. he's the one that sustained
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He's the one that sustained you. he's protected you
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You. he's protected you from things you know
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From things you know nothing about.
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Nothing about. the disappointment, the
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The disappointment, the loss, it may not have been
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Loss, it may not have been easy, but you're still
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Easy, but you're still standing. still healthy.
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Standing. still healthy. still blessed. if it had
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Still blessed. if it had not been for the goodness
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Not been for the goodness of god, where would you
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Of god, where would you be? sometimes you build
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Be? sometimes you build an altar, simply for the
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An altar, simply for the fact that you're still
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Fact that you're still here. the enemy couldn't
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Here. the enemy couldn't finish you off. you may
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Finish you off. you may be up against some big
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Be up against some big obstacles, but god is
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Obstacles, but god is saying, “am i not the god
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Saying, “am i not the god that parted the red sea?
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That parted the red sea? am i not the god that
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Am i not the god that closed the mouths of lions?
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Closed the mouths of lions? am i not the god that gave
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Am i not the god that gave sarah a baby at ninety?
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Sarah a baby at ninety? am i not the god that has
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Am i not the god that has brought you this far, that
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Brought you this far, that has protected you, promoted
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Has protected you, promoted you, favored you, made ways
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You, favored you, made ways where you didn't see a
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Where you didn't see a way?” when you look back at
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Way?” when you look back at all those altars, those
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All those altars, those places that remind you who
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Places that remind you who god is, and you thank him
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God is, and you thank him for what he's done.
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For what he's done. god says he'll bless you at
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God says he'll bless you at the altars you've built.
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The altars you've built. don't miss out on favor,
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Don't miss out on favor, healing, protection,
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Healing, protection, because you're not building
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Because you're not building any altars. take time every
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Any altars. take time every day to thank god for what
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Day to thank god for what he's done. recognize his
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He's done. recognize his goodness in your life.
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Goodness in your life. in genesis 12, god told
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In genesis 12, god told abraham that he was going
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Abraham that he was going to become the father of
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To become the father of many nations, that his
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Many nations, that his descendants would own all
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Descendants would own all the land, that he was going
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The land, that he was going to be blessed and become a
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To be blessed and become a great blessing.
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Great blessing. when abraham heard this
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When abraham heard this promise, verse 8 says,
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Promise, verse 8 says, “he built an altar and
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“he built an altar and worshiped the lord.” what's
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Worshiped the lord.” what's interesting is the promise
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Interesting is the promise hadn't come to pass.
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Hadn't come to pass. he wasn't a father.
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He wasn't a father. his wife sarah was barren.
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His wife sarah was barren. they didn't have any
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They didn't have any children. he wasn't
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Children. he wasn't greatly blessed. he didn't
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Greatly blessed. he didn't own any land. yet he built
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Own any land. yet he built an altar simply to thank
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An altar simply to thank god for what he promised.
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God for what he promised. this is showing us a
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This is showing us a principle. don't wait
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Principle. don't wait for the promise to come
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For the promise to come to pass, thank god in
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To pass, thank god in advance for what he said
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Advance for what he said he would do. “god, you
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He would do. “god, you said my children will
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Said my children will be mighty in the land.”
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Be mighty in the land.” there may not be any sign
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There may not be any sign of it. they're off course,
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Of it. they're off course, running with the wrong
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Running with the wrong crowd. “joel, when it
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Crowd. “joel, when it becomes a reality, then
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Becomes a reality, then i'll thank god.” no, do
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I'll thank god.” no, do like abraham. build your
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Like abraham. build your altar now. thank god
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Altar now. thank god before you see the
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Before you see the promise, that's what
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Promise, that's what faith is all about.
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Faith is all about. when god sees you at the
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When god sees you at the altar, when he hears you
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Altar, when he hears you thanking him, praising him,
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Thanking him, praising him, declaring his goodness,
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Declaring his goodness, that's when angels go to
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That's when angels go to work. that's when doors
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Work. that's when doors will open, healing will
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Will open, healing will come, favor is released.
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Come, favor is released. “lord, you said i will lend
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“lord, you said i will lend and not borrow. you said
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And not borrow. you said my cup would run over.
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My cup would run over. you said i will have a
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You said i will have a bountiful year.” that's
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Bountiful year.” that's the promise. now build
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The promise. now build the altar. “lord, thank
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The altar. “lord, thank you that you're my
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You that you're my provider. thank you that
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Provider. thank you that you have supernatural
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You have supernatural increase.
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Increase. maybe you're dealing with an
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Maybe you're dealing with an illness. god said he
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Illness. god said he would restore health
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Would restore health back unto you. he said
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Back unto you. he said he would heal you of
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He would heal you of your wounds. “when i
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Your wounds. “when i feel better, i'm going
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Feel better, i'm going to build that altar.”
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To build that altar.” no build it now. that's
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No build it now. that's what's going to activate
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What's going to activate the healing. “lord, thank
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The healing. “lord, thank you that i am healed.
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You that i am healed. thank you that i will run
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Thank you that i will run and not be weary. that
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And not be weary. that strength, energy, vitality
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Strength, energy, vitality is flowing through me
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Is flowing through me right now.” abraham left
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Right now.” abraham left that place where he built
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That place where he built the altar and traveled to
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The altar and traveled to a different area. by this
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A different area. by this time, he had become very
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Time, he had become very blessed, with cattle,
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Blessed, with cattle, silver and gold. he was
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Silver and gold. he was seeing the promise come
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Seeing the promise come to pass. his nephew, lot,
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To pass. his nephew, lot, and all of his flocks were
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And all of his flocks were there with him. the land
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There with him. the land couldn't support them
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Couldn't support them both. he told lot to
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Both. he told lot to choose where he wanted
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Choose where he wanted to go and abraham would
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To go and abraham would relocate. lot chose the
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Relocate. lot chose the best part of the land.
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Best part of the land. the place with plenty of
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The place with plenty of springs and lush pastures.
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Springs and lush pastures. it looked like a garden.
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It looked like a garden. abraham got stuck with just
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Abraham got stuck with just the opposite. his land was
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The opposite. his land was dry and not nearly as
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Dry and not nearly as desirable. it didn't seem
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Desirable. it didn't seem fair. abraham should have
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Fair. abraham should have gotten to choose, but he
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Gotten to choose, but he took the high road. after
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Took the high road. after this disappointment, after
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This disappointment, after he was having to start
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He was having to start over, god came to him
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Over, god came to him and said, “abraham, look
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And said, “abraham, look around, for as far as you
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Around, for as far as you can see, i'm going to give
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Can see, i'm going to give you that land for you and
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You that land for you and your descendants.” what
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Your descendants.” what did abraham do?
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Did abraham do? the scripture says, “he
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The scripture says, “he built an altar to the
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Built an altar to the lord.” he didn't have the
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Lord.” he didn't have the land yet. he was
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Land yet. he was discouraged, coming off
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Discouraged, coming off a disappointment, but he
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A disappointment, but he began to thank god for
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Began to thank god for what he promised. he knew
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What he promised. he knew the power of an altar.
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The power of an altar. they didn't wait for the
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They didn't wait for the fulfillment, for the land
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Fulfillment, for the land to become theirs. they
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To become theirs. they thanked god in advance.
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Thanked god in advance. god has spoken promises
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God has spoken promises to all of us.
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To all of us. he's whispered things in
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He's whispered things in your spirit that may seem
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Your spirit that may seem impossible. how can you
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Impossible. how can you accomplish that dream,
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Accomplish that dream, how can you get well,
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How can you get well, how can your family be
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How can your family be restored? you have the
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Restored? you have the promise. now do your
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Promise. now do your part and build the altar.
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Part and build the altar. thank god that it's on the
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Thank god that it's on the way. remind him of his
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Way. remind him of his greatness. go back over
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Greatness. go back over some of your, “am i not
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Some of your, “am i not the god” stories. make
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The god” stories. make them personal. “are you
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Them personal. “are you not the god that opened
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Not the god that opened that door i couldn't open?
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That door i couldn't open? are you not the god that
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Are you not the god that prospered me despite how
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Prospered me despite how i was raised? are you not
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I was raised? are you not the god that freed me
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The god that freed me from the addiction, that
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From the addiction, that blessed me with a spouse,
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Blessed me with a spouse, that protected me in the
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That protected me in the pandemic, that turned my
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Pandemic, that turned my child around, that caused
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Child around, that caused that contract to go
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That contract to go through?” when you look
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Through?” when you look back at the altars you've
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Back at the altars you've built, you thank god for
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Built, you thank god for what he's done, that's fuel
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What he's done, that's fuel for your faith.
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For your faith. that makes it easier to
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That makes it easier to build those altars looking
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Build those altars looking forward, thanking god for
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Forward, thanking god for what he's about to do.
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What he's about to do. lakewood was started on
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Lakewood was started on mother's day in 1959.
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Mother's day in 1959. my parents were coming off
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My parents were coming off a great disappointment.
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A great disappointment. my father had been
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My father had been pastoring for many years
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Pastoring for many years when they asked him to
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When they asked him to leave the church. they
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Leave the church. they didn't like his new
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Didn't like his new message of faith and
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Message of faith and victory. my parents were
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Victory. my parents were so discouraged. they felt
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So discouraged. they felt the sting of rejection.
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The sting of rejection. it didn't seem fair.
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It didn't seem fair. but god wouldn't have
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But god wouldn't have allowed the disappointment
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Allowed the disappointment if he didn't have a purpose
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If he didn't have a purpose for it. it looked like a
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For it. it looked like a setback but really it was
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Setback but really it was a setup to move them into
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A setup to move them into a new level of their
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A new level of their destiny. there was a lady
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Destiny. there was a lady that owned an old rundown
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That owned an old rundown feed store. she told my
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Feed store. she told my parents that they could
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Parents that they could use that little building
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Use that little building for a church. that's where
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For a church. that's where they started lakewood,
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They started lakewood, never knowing what god
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Never knowing what god was up to. the truth is
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Was up to. the truth is they had to be pushed
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They had to be pushed out. they had to be asked
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Out. they had to be asked to leave. it was a part
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To leave. it was a part of god's divine plan.
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Of god's divine plan. instead of being bitter,
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Instead of being bitter, they built an altar.
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They built an altar. they said, “god, thank you
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They said, “god, thank you for this little building.
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For this little building. thank you for this
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Thank you for this opportunity.” they never
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Opportunity.” they never dreamed it would be what
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Dreamed it would be what it is today. but we look
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It is today. but we look back now at that altar
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Back now at that altar that was built sixty-four
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That was built sixty-four years ago and we can say,
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Years ago and we can say, “lord, thank you for your
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“lord, thank you for your faithfulness. thank you
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Faithfulness. thank you for sustaining us. we
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For sustaining us. we recognize we have not
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Recognize we have not done this on our own, this
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Done this on our own, this is your hand of blessing.”
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Is your hand of blessing.” when things get difficult,
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When things get difficult, i can hear god saying, “am
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I can hear god saying, “am i not the god that gave you
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I not the god that gave you the feed store? am i not
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The feed store? am i not the god that sustained
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The god that sustained you when people said it
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You when people said it wouldn't last? am i not
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Wouldn't last? am i not the god that took the
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The god that took the original ninety members
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Original ninety members and multiplied them into
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And multiplied them into thousands? am i not the
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Thousands? am i not the god that turned that
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God that turned that disappointment into a
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Disappointment into a blessing that would take
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Blessing that would take you into the compaq
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You into the compaq center?” when you remember
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Center?” when you remember what god has done, it gives
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What god has done, it gives you faith to believe for
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You faith to believe for the greater things he has
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The greater things he has in store. in the scripture,
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In store. in the scripture, jacob was dishonest. he
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Jacob was dishonest. he tricked his father into
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Tricked his father into giving him the blessing
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Giving him the blessing that belonged to his
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That belonged to his older brother esau. he
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Older brother esau. he had already cheated esau
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Had already cheated esau out of his birthright.
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Out of his birthright. when esau found out about
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When esau found out about this, he was furious.
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This, he was furious. jacob had to flee for his
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Jacob had to flee for his life. he went far away and
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Life. he went far away and worked for his uncle laban.
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Worked for his uncle laban. all the while in hiding,
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All the while in hiding, hoping esau wouldn't find
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Hoping esau wouldn't find out. twenty years went by,
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Out. twenty years went by, jacob wanted to return
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Jacob wanted to return home. he didn't know what
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Home. he didn't know what esau would think, so he
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Esau would think, so he sent messengers to tell
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Sent messengers to tell esau that he wanted to
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Esau that he wanted to see him. esau agreed.
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See him. esau agreed. their two parties met on
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Their two parties met on the road. it was this
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The road. it was this incredible moment, this
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Incredible moment, this drama. you can imagine
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Drama. you can imagine how apprehensive jacob
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How apprehensive jacob was, thinking, “this may
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Was, thinking, “this may be the end. he may want
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Be the end. he may want revenge. he could wipe
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Revenge. he could wipe me and my whole family
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Me and my whole family out.” the big moment
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Out.” the big moment finally arrived. esau
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Finally arrived. esau came up with four hundred
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Came up with four hundred men. i'm sure jacob
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Men. i'm sure jacob thought, “oh great, a
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Thought, “oh great, a whole army.” esau walked
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Whole army.” esau walked over and reached out both
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Over and reached out both arms and hugged jacob.
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Arms and hugged jacob. he kissed him. they both
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He kissed him. they both had tears running down
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Had tears running down their cheeks. esau went
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Their cheeks. esau went and hugged jacob's wives
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And hugged jacob's wives and their children.
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And their children. there was little joseph,
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There was little joseph, jacob's young son, watching
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Jacob's young son, watching all this take place.
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All this take place. he had been so worried.
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He had been so worried. he'd heard about the feud
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He'd heard about the feud between his father and esau.
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Between his father and esau. he was expecting the worst
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He was expecting the worst but he saw his uncle esau
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But he saw his uncle esau treat his father with such
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Treat his father with such kindness. esau told jacob
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Kindness. esau told jacob to follow him, he would
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To follow him, he would lead the way home. when
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Lead the way home. when jacob arrived, the
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Jacob arrived, the scripture says, “jacob
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Scripture says, “jacob built an altar there and
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Built an altar there and named it, el elohe, which
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Named it, el elohe, which means the mighty god.”
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Means the mighty god.” jacob didn't just take it
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Jacob didn't just take it for granted, think, “i got
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For granted, think, “i got lucky.” no, he built an
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Lucky.” no, he built an altar and said, “this was
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Altar and said, “this was the mighty god. this was
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The mighty god. this was something greater than i
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Something greater than i ever imagined.” we all
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Ever imagined.” we all have these times where we
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Have these times where we can say like jacob, that
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Can say like jacob, that was the mighty god.
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Was the mighty god. getting the compaq center,
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Getting the compaq center, the mighty god. healing
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The mighty god. healing my mother of cancer,
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My mother of cancer, the mighty god. freeing
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The mighty god. freeing you from that addiction,
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You from that addiction, the mighty god. turning
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The mighty god. turning your child around, the
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Your child around, the mighty god. you may have
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Mighty god. you may have some big challenges,
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Some big challenges, let me encourage you,
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Let me encourage you, the mighty god is still
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The mighty god is still at work. the mighty god
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At work. the mighty god is still healing.
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Is still healing. the mighty god is still
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The mighty god is still parting red seas, still
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Parting red seas, still defeating giants, still
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Defeating giants, still raising lazarus, still
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Raising lazarus, still opening supernatural doors.
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Opening supernatural doors. every morning, when little
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Every morning, when little joseph would go out, he
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Joseph would go out, he would see that altar that
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Would see that altar that his father built out of
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His father built out of thanksgiving to god for
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Thanksgiving to god for resolving the conflict.
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Resolving the conflict. fast forward thirty years,
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Fast forward thirty years, now joseph was second in
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Now joseph was second in command of all of egypt.
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Command of all of egypt. there was a great famine in
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There was a great famine in the land, his brothers came
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The land, his brothers came to the palace to try to buy
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To the palace to try to buy food. these were the same
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Food. these were the same brothers that threw him
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Brothers that threw him into a pit thirteen years
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Into a pit thirteen years earlier and eventually sold
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Earlier and eventually sold him as a slave. the
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Him as a slave. the brothers that were so
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Brothers that were so jealous that they betrayed
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Jealous that they betrayed him and made his life
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Him and made his life miserable. now they were
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Miserable. now they were standing before joseph,
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Standing before joseph, but they didn't recognize
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But they didn't recognize him. this was his big
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Him. this was his big chance to get revenge.
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Chance to get revenge. he can finally pay them
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He can finally pay them back. but joseph's mind
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Back. but joseph's mind went back to that scene
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Went back to that scene where he saw his uncle
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Where he saw his uncle forgave his father. he
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Forgave his father. he remembered the altar at
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Remembered the altar at their house, always out
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Their house, always out playing always seeing it.
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Playing always seeing it. that said to him, am i not
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That said to him, am i not the god who brought peace
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The god who brought peace when you should have had
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When you should have had conflict? am i not the
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Conflict? am i not the god that caused esau to
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God that caused esau to forgive? am i not the god
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Forgive? am i not the god that showed your father
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That showed your father mercy for his mistakes,
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Mercy for his mistakes, the god who gave him a
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The god who gave him a second chance?” joseph
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Second chance?” joseph could have gotten revenge,
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Could have gotten revenge, instead he treated his
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Instead he treated his brothers like esau
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Brothers like esau treated his father.
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Treated his father. he forgave them. he was
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He forgave them. he was kind. he had them all
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Kind. he had them all come to egypt and live
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Come to egypt and live with him. when you're
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With him. when you're constantly building
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Constantly building altars, recognizing god's
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Altars, recognizing god's goodness, thanking him
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Goodness, thanking him for what he's done,
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For what he's done, that's not just affecting
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That's not just affecting you, it's affecting your
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You, it's affecting your children, your
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Children, your grandchildren. what if
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Grandchildren. what if jacob had not built that
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Jacob had not built that altar. what if he'd
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Altar. what if he'd thought, “man i was
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Thought, “man i was lucky, esau didn't destroy
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Lucky, esau didn't destroy me. i'm glad he was in a
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Me. i'm glad he was in a good mood.” we wouldn't
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Good mood.” we wouldn't be talking about jacob.
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Be talking about jacob. we probably wouldn't be
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We probably wouldn't be talking about joseph.
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Talking about joseph. are you missing blessings,
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Are you missing blessings, favor, breakthroughs
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Favor, breakthroughs because you're not building
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Because you're not building an altar? at the place
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An altar? at the place you build an altar, god
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You build an altar, god says he's going to bless
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Says he's going to bless you. my challenge to us
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You. my challenge to us is let's build a lot of
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Is let's build a lot of altars. be aware of the
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Altars. be aware of the goodness of god in your
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Goodness of god in your life. take time every day
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Life. take time every day to thank him. look back
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To thank him. look back at the great things he's
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At the great things he's done. you've had times
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Done. you've had times where you saw the mighty
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Where you saw the mighty god at work, doing what
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God at work, doing what only he can do. remember
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Only he can do. remember those am i not the god
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Those am i not the god moments. am i not the
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Moments. am i not the god that healed you,
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God that healed you, that freed you, that
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That freed you, that promoted you, that
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Promoted you, that sustained you.
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Sustained you. if you'll build your
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If you'll build your altars, i believe and
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Altars, i believe and declare, you're going to
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Declare, you're going to see the mighty god do
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See the mighty god do things you've never dreamed.
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Things you've never dreamed. supernatural doors are
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Supernatural doors are about to open, healing,
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About to open, healing, provision, restoration, the
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Provision, restoration, the fullness of your destiny,
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Fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name. if you
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In jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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Receive it, can you say amen?
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Many people believe
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Many people believe that god can heal.
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That god can heal. but when nothing is improving,
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But when nothing is improving, our prayers are
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Our prayers are not being answered,
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Not being answered, it's easy to think:
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It's easy to think: will god heal me?
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Will god heal me? the truth is,
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The truth is, god still loves to heal.
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God still loves to heal. i've witnessed
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I've witnessed god's healing power
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God's healing power firsthand in my own family.
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Firsthand in my own family. when situations
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When situations seemed impossible,
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Seemed impossible, and medically
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And medically speaking,
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Speaking, there were no options,
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There were no options, god stepped in and made a way.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you our new devotional,
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God still loves to heal.
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It's filled with scripture
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It's filled with scripture and encouragement
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And encouragement designed to strengthen
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Designed to strengthen your faith
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Your faith and help
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And help you believe for healing.
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You believe for healing. even when you can't see it,
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Even when you can't see it, god is still working.
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God is still working. as you stand firm and declare
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As you stand firm and declare his promises,
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His promises, healing is on the way.
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The same god who healed in
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The same god who healed in the bible
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Is still healing today.
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Is still healing today. your generous support
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Your generous support is so important to help us
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Is so important to help us share the message of hope.
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Share the message of hope. and as our way of saying
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And as our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount,
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Pastor
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Joel would like to send you
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Joel would like to send you a copy of god
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Still loves to heal.
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Still loves to heal. this new seasonal devotional
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Will guide younal devotional
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Will guide younal devotional through a weekly rhythm
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Through a weekly rhythm where you'll be encouraged
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Where you'll be encouraged by life-changing insight
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By life-changing insight that will strengthen
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That will strengthen and encourage
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And encourage you in your faith.
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You in your faith. jesus cares
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Jesus cares about you physically,
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About you physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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Mentally, and emotionally. he forgives us, delivers
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He forgives us, delivers us, and he heals
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Us, and he heals us and makes us whole.
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Us and makes us whole. with this
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With this inspiring devotional resource,
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Inspiring devotional resource, you'll go on a healing journey.
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You'll go on a healing journey. you'll enter into god's rest
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You'll enter into god's rest and restoration, knowing
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And restoration, knowing his promises are true
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His promises are true yesterday, today, and forever.
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Yesterday, today, and forever. receive your copy
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Receive your copy of this powerful
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And experience god's goodness
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God's goodness and healing power.
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And healing power. my mother was
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My mother was miraculously healed
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From terminal cancer.
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My sisterinal cancer.
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Lisa was healed
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From a birth injury
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From a birth injury similar to cerebral palsy.
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Similar to cerebral palsy. what god did for us,
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What god did for us, he can do for you.
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Victoria and i
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Are going to be praying for you
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Are going to be praying for you this month,
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This month, especially for healing for
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Especially for healing for you and your family,
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You and your family, not just physically,
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Not just physically, but mentally
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But mentally and emotionally
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And emotionally that you will be
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That you will be completely whole.
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Completely whole. we appreciate your prayer
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We appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is impacting people
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Around the world.
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And specialworld.
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And specialworld. thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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Your copy of godst
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Still loves to heal.
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Still loves to heal. available this month
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By simply visiting us
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At joelosteen.com
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At joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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And you can fill your year
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And you can fill your year with strength, peace,
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With strength, peace, and encouragement
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And encouragement with the healing
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And wholeness collection.
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And wholeness collection. it features god's
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Word for every season,
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Word for every season, a guided four-part
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A guided four-part journal series to help anchor
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Journal series to help anchor your heart to his promises.
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Your heart to his promises. plus, god still loves to heal,
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Plus, god still loves to heal, and the blessing
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And the blessing of taking communion.
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Of taking communion. together,
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Together, they'll strengthen your faith,
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They'll strengthen your faith, renew your hope,
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Renew your hope, and remind you
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That jesus still heals
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And restores today.als
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And restores today.als you can request these
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You can request these inspiring resources
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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If you've never
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If you've never been to lakewood,
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Been to lakewood, we have a great opportunity
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We have a great opportunity for you.
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For you. we call it homecoming weekend.
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We call it homecoming weekend. we'd love to meet
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We'd love to meet you and your family,
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You and your family, and you can see the building
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And you can see the building and attend one of the services.
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And attend one of the services. it's a great time
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It's a great time to be a part
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To be a part of the lakewood family.
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Looking forward to seeing
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Looking forward to seeing you at homecoming weekend.
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Joel Osteen - Build Your Alter

February 23, 2026 | 27:29

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