Joel Osteen - Call Out The King In You

November 23, 2025 | 29:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Call Out The King In You | November 23, 2025
  • Joel: god bless you. it's
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  • Joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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  • Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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  • I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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  • With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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  • Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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  • Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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  • Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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  • Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of
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  • Have you be a part of one of our services.
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  • I like to start with
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  • I like to start with something funny. i heard
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  • Something funny. i heard about this baptist man named
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  • About this baptist man named bill. he liked to sneak off
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  • Bill. he liked to sneak off to the horse races and bet.
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  • To the horse races and bet. one day, he saw a catholic
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  • One day, he saw a catholic priest step on to the track
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  • Priest step on to the track and bless a horse. sure
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  • And bless a horse. sure enough, the horse won first
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  • Enough, the horse won first place. he blessed another
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  • Place. he blessed another horse, the horse won again.
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  • Horse, the horse won again. bill went to the atm and took
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  • Bill went to the atm and took out all of his money. this
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  • Out all of his money. this time, he saw the priest not
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  • Time, he saw the priest not only touch the horses'
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  • Only touch the horses' forehead but touch his eyes,
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  • Forehead but touch his eyes, his ears and all of his legs.
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  • His ears and all of his legs. feeling confident, he bet all
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  • Feeling confident, he bet all of his money. but in the
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  • Of his money. but in the middle of the race, the horse
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  • Middle of the race, the horse fell over dead. bill went to
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  • Fell over dead. bill went to the priest and said, “what in
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  • The priest and said, “what in the world happened?” the
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  • The world happened?” the priest said, “that's the
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  • Priest said, “that's the problem with you protestants,
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  • Problem with you protestants, you don't know the difference
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  • You don't know the difference between the blessing and the
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  • Between the blessing and the last rites.”
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  • Last rites.” all right guys, y'all, say it
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  • All right guys, y'all, say it like you mean it. this is my
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  • Like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i
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  • Bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i
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  • Am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i
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  • Have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will be
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  • Can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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  • Taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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  • Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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  • Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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  • I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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  • Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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  • I want to talk to you today about call out the king in
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  • About call out the king in you. on the inside of each
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  • You. on the inside of each one of us is a strong,
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  • One of us is a strong, confident, victorious person.
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  • Confident, victorious person. you were created to reign in
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  • You were created to reign in life. you've been crowned
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  • Life. you've been crowned with favor, a royal
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  • With favor, a royal priesthood, destined to
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  • Priesthood, destined to overcome obstacles and
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  • Overcome obstacles and accomplish your dreams.
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  • Accomplish your dreams. there's a king in you. but
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  • There's a king in you. but that's not the only thing.
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  • That's not the only thing. there are negative forces,
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  • There are negative forces, fear, insecurity, doubt. you
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  • Fear, insecurity, doubt. you go through a disappointment
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  • Go through a disappointment and discouragement comes. you
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  • And discouragement comes. you make a mistake and guilt
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  • Make a mistake and guilt shows up. you face a big
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  • Shows up. you face a big obstacle and think, “i can't
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  • Obstacle and think, “i can't do it. i'm not able.” the
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  • Do it. i'm not able.” the king is in you the whole
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  • King is in you the whole time, but here's the key, he
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  • Time, but here's the key, he doesn't come out
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  • Doesn't come out automatically. you have to
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  • Automatically. you have to rise up in the face of the
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  • Rise up in the face of the fear, when you're tempted to
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  • Fear, when you're tempted to worry, the medical report
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  • Worry, the medical report doesn't look good, and say,
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  • Doesn't look good, and say, “i will not fear. no weapon
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  • “i will not fear. no weapon formed against me will
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  • Formed against me will prosper.” when thoughts of
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  • Prosper.” when thoughts of inferiority come, “you're not
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  • Inferiority come, “you're not good enough. you don't
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  • Good enough. you don't measure up. nobody likes
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  • Measure up. nobody likes you.” call out the king. “i
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  • You.” call out the king. “i am fearfully and wonderfully
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  • Am fearfully and wonderfully made. i've been handpicked by
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  • Made. i've been handpicked by the creator of the universe.”
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  • The creator of the universe.” or you're tempted to
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  • Or you're tempted to compromise, give in to
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  • Compromise, give in to temptation. everything in
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  • Temptation. everything in your senses says, “just do
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  • Your senses says, “just do it. it's not going to hurt
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  • It. it's not going to hurt anything.” no call out the
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  • Anything.” no call out the king. “i am disciplined. i am
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  • King. “i am disciplined. i am focused. i make decisions
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  • Focused. i make decisions that honor god.” that's how
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  • That honor god.” that's how you call out the king in you.
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  • You call out the king in you. but too many times, we're
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  • But too many times, we're calling out the wrong things.
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  • Calling out the wrong things. “joel, i'm a victim. i've had
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  • “joel, i'm a victim. i've had a lot of bad breaks. life
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  • A lot of bad breaks. life hasn't treated me fair.” god
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  • Hasn't treated me fair.” god never said life would be
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  • Never said life would be fair. that we wouldn't have
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  • Fair. that we wouldn't have hardships, injustice,
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  • Hardships, injustice, betrayal, but he did say, he
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  • Betrayal, but he did say, he would take what was meant for
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  • Would take what was meant for your harm and turn it for
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  • Your harm and turn it for your good, that he would pay
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  • Your good, that he would pay you back double for the
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  • You back double for the trouble, that he has beauty
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  • Trouble, that he has beauty for those ashes. but you have
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  • For those ashes. but you have to do your part. the victim
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  • To do your part. the victim will naturally come out, the
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  • Will naturally come out, the bitterness, the chip on your
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  • Bitterness, the chip on your shoulder. that happens
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  • Shoulder. that happens without you asking. that's
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  • Without you asking. that's the flesh, the carnal nature.
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  • The flesh, the carnal nature. you have to call out the
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  • You have to call out the king. he's waiting for you to
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  • King. he's waiting for you to summons him. once he hears
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  • Summons him. once he hears you rise up in faith,
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  • You rise up in faith, declaring god's promises,
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  • Declaring god's promises, staying in peace when you
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  • Staying in peace when you could be upset, the king in
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  • Could be upset, the king in you shows up. that's the
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  • You shows up. that's the strong, confident, trusting
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  • You.
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  • God said you were created to
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  • God said you were created to reign. the word reign means
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  • Reign. the word reign means to rule, to have authority.
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  • To rule, to have authority. but it's not necessarily to
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  • But it's not necessarily to rule over people, rule over
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  • Rule over people, rule over circumstances. pay my
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  • Circumstances. pay my neighbor back, make this
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  • Neighbor back, make this problem go away. no, it's to
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  • Problem go away. no, it's to rule over your thoughts, rule
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  • Rule over your thoughts, rule over your attitude. rule over
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  • Over your attitude. rule over the temptation, over the
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  • The temptation, over the anger, the worry, the doubt.
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  • Anger, the worry, the doubt. don't use your energy trying
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  • Don't use your energy trying to rule things that you have
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  • To rule things that you have no control over. you can't
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  • No control over. you can't control other people, the
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  • Control other people, the boss that's unfair, the
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  • Boss that's unfair, the relative that gets on your
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  • Relative that gets on your nerve, the traffic. all that
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  • Nerve, the traffic. all that worry and stress is going to
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  • Worry and stress is going to steal your peace, where you
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  • Steal your peace, where you can't sleep at night. you
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  • Can't sleep at night. you don't enjoy your family, too
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  • Don't enjoy your family, too frustrated to pursue dreams.
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  • Frustrated to pursue dreams. the problem is you're trying
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  • The problem is you're trying to rule things that you have
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  • To rule things that you have no authority over. try a
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  • No authority over. try a better approach and rule over
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  • Better approach and rule over your emotions. rule over the
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  • Your emotions. rule over the bad attitude. rule over
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  • Bad attitude. rule over feeling sorry for yourself.
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  • Feeling sorry for yourself. that's calling out the king.
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  • That's calling out the king. that's how you rise above
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  • That's how you rise above those challenges. when life
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  • Those challenges. when life throws you a curve, people do
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  • Throws you a curve, people do you wrong, the negative
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  • You wrong, the negative chatter. don't call out the
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  • Chatter. don't call out the complainer, the victim, the
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  • Complainer, the victim, the compromiser. there's a king
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  • Compromiser. there's a king in you. a victorious, strong,
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  • In you. a victorious, strong, confident, peaceful, joyful
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  • Confident, peaceful, joyful person, but you have to call
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  • Person, but you have to call him out.
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  • Him out. somebody said, “joel, don't
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  • Somebody said, “joel, don't tell me i'm good. i'm
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  • Tell me i'm good. i'm valuable. i'm disciplined. i
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  • Valuable. i'm disciplined. i need to hear that i'm a
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  • Need to hear that i'm a sinner. i'm unworthy. i'm
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  • Sinner. i'm unworthy. i'm broken. i've got issues.” the
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  • Broken. i've got issues.” the problem with that approach,
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  • Problem with that approach, is you're moving toward who
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  • Is you're moving toward who you think you are. your
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  • You think you are. your thoughts are going to become
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  • Thoughts are going to become a reality. even
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  • A reality. even subconsciously you're
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  • Subconsciously you're gravitating toward what
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  • Gravitating toward what you're telling yourself. the
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  • You're telling yourself. the scripture says you will
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  • Scripture says you will become what you believe. the
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  • Become what you believe. the enemy would love for you to
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  • Enemy would love for you to believe that you're mediocre,
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  • Believe that you're mediocre, you'll always struggle.
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  • You'll always struggle. you're an addict, you'll
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  • You're an addict, you'll never be free. or you're not
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  • Never be free. or you're not attractive, you're not
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  • Attractive, you're not valuable, nobody wants you.
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  • Valuable, nobody wants you. if you let those thoughts
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  • If you let those thoughts play, you're giving them a
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  • Play, you're giving them a right to become a reality.
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  • Right to become a reality. quit calling out the wrong
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  • Quit calling out the wrong you, the lonely you, the
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  • You, the lonely you, the addicted you, the broke you.
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  • Addicted you, the broke you. there's a king in you waiting
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  • There's a king in you waiting for your call. instead of,
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  • For your call. instead of, “i'm a sinner. so unworthy.”
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  • “i'm a sinner. so unworthy.” no how about, “i used to be a
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  • No how about, “i used to be a sinner, but i've been saved
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  • Sinner, but i've been saved by grace. now i'm a son. i
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  • By grace. now i'm a son. i used to be unworthy, but god
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  • Used to be unworthy, but god has made me worthy. i'm
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  • Has made me worthy. i'm covered by the blood of
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  • Covered by the blood of jesus, redeemed, forgiven, a
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  • Jesus, redeemed, forgiven, a new creation,” when you have
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  • New creation,” when you have that kind of attitude, it's
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  • That kind of attitude, it's going to help you resist the
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  • Going to help you resist the temptation, make better
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  • Temptation, make better decisions. that's what you're
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  • Decisions. that's what you're moving toward, valuable,
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  • Moving toward, valuable, worthy, forgiven. if you go
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  • Worthy, forgiven. if you go around focused on your flaws,
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  • Around focused on your flaws, how you don't measure up, you
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  • How you don't measure up, you don't deserve god's goodness.
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  • Don't deserve god's goodness. that's going to pull you
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  • That's going to pull you down, cause you to compromise
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  • Down, cause you to compromise more. the king in you will
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  • More. the king in you will help you overcome the bad
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  • Help you overcome the bad habits. when the king rises
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  • Habits. when the king rises up, you can rule over the
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  • Up, you can rule over the temptation, rule over the
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  • Temptation, rule over the things that are holding you
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  • Things that are holding you back.
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  • Back. but the enemy would love for
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  • But the enemy would love for us to live thinking, we're
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  • Us to live thinking, we're not good enough. we're so
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  • Not good enough. we're so unworthy, so undeserving.
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  • Unworthy, so undeserving. that's the way you used to
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  • That's the way you used to be, but when you gave your
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  • Be, but when you gave your life to christ, he put on you
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  • Life to christ, he put on you a robe of righteousness. one
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  • A robe of righteousness. one translation calls it, the
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  • Translation calls it, the robe of god's approval. that
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  • Robe of god's approval. that doesn't mean you do
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  • Doesn't mean you do everything right. we all make
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  • Everything right. we all make mistakes, but you should live
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  • Mistakes, but you should live from a worthy, forgiven,
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  • From a worthy, forgiven, valuable, god is pleased with
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  • Valuable, god is pleased with me mentality. if not, and you
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  • Me mentality. if not, and you let that king stay dormant,
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  • Let that king stay dormant, you won't be able to rule
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  • You won't be able to rule over the guilt, the shame.
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  • Over the guilt, the shame. thoughts telling you, “i'm
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  • Thoughts telling you, “i'm not good enough. i don't
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  • Not good enough. i don't deserve to be blessed. look
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  • Deserve to be blessed. look what i've done.” there's not
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  • What i've done.” there's not a mistake you've made that's
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  • A mistake you've made that's too much for the mercy of
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  • Too much for the mercy of god. the enemy is called the
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  • God. the enemy is called the accuser. he'd love to deceive
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  • Accuser. he'd love to deceive you into going through life
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  • You into going through life against yourself, focused on
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  • Against yourself, focused on mistakes, thinking you're
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  • Mistakes, thinking you're washed up. don't believe
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  • Washed up. don't believe those lies. let the king in
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  • Those lies. let the king in you rise up. the forgiven,
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  • You rise up. the forgiven, redeemed, righteous,
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  • Redeemed, righteous, valuable, child of the most
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  • Valuable, child of the most high god.
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  • This is what happened with
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  • This is what happened with peter in the scripture. jesus
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  • Peter in the scripture. jesus was teaching on the shores of
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  • Was teaching on the shores of galilee. he asked to borrow
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  • Galilee. he asked to borrow peter's boat. when he
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  • Peter's boat. when he finished, he wanted to thank
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  • Finished, he wanted to thank peter. he told him to go back
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  • Peter. he told him to go back and throw out the nets. he
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  • And throw out the nets. he caught so many fish that the
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  • Caught so many fish that the nets began to break. he came
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  • Nets began to break. he came to the shore, fell at jesus'
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  • To the shore, fell at jesus' feet and said, “sir, please
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  • Feet and said, “sir, please go away from me. i'm a
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  • Go away from me. i'm a sinner. i'm unworthy.” peter
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  • Sinner. i'm unworthy.” peter was a rough fisherman. he had
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  • Was a rough fisherman. he had flaws. he was hot tempered.
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  • He used bad language. he knew
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  • He used bad language. he knew nothing about god or faith,
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  • Nothing about god or faith, but jesus saw something in
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  • But jesus saw something in peter that he couldn't see in
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  • Peter that he couldn't see in himself. he chose him as his
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  • Himself. he chose him as his first disciple. a little
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  • First disciple. a little later, jesus looked at him
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  • Later, jesus looked at him and said, “peter you are a
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  • And said, “peter you are a rock and upon you i'm going
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  • Rock and upon you i'm going to build my church.” he was
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  • To build my church.” he was calling out the king, telling
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  • Calling out the king, telling peter who he really was.
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  • Peter who he really was. underneath the weaknesses,
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  • Underneath the weaknesses, the shortcomings, the
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  • The shortcomings, the compromise was a mighty
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  • Compromise was a mighty leader, a strong, favored,
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  • Leader, a strong, favored, powerful disciple that would
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  • Powerful disciple that would impact the world. we look at
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  • Impact the world. we look at our flaws, how we don't
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  • Our flaws, how we don't measure up, we discount
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  • Measure up, we discount ourselves. “i'm just a
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  • Fisherman, so to speak, joel.
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  • Fisherman, so to speak, joel. i'm just a businessperson,
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  • I'm just a businessperson, just an accountant, i'm a
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  • Just an accountant, i'm a coach, a nurse, a
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  • Coach, a nurse, a stay-at-home mom. there's
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  • Stay-at-home mom. there's nothing special about me.”
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  • Can i tell you; there's a
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  • Can i tell you; there's a king in you. there's a
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  • King in you. there's a powerful, talented,
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  • Powerful, talented, disciplined, history maker,
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  • Disciplined, history maker, giant killer, world changer.
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  • Giant killer, world changer. quit calling out the
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  • Quit calling out the ordinary, the weak, the
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  • Ordinary, the weak, the insecure, the addicted, the
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  • Insecure, the addicted, the hot tempered. call out the
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  • Hot tempered. call out the king. call out the favored
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  • King. call out the favored you, the strong you, the
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  • You, the strong you, the patient you, the successful
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  • Patient you, the successful you, the barrier breaker you.
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  • You, the barrier breaker you. when jesus told peter ‘you're
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  • When jesus told peter ‘you're a rock, i'm going to build my
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  • A rock, i'm going to build my church on you', i believe
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  • Church on you', i believe something came alive on the
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  • Something came alive on the inside of peter. the king
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  • Inside of peter. the king woke up. this passion, this
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  • Woke up. this passion, this fire, that said, “i'm not
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  • Fire, that said, “i'm not weak, i'm not limited,
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  • Weak, i'm not limited, ordinary. i'm anointed, i'm
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  • Ordinary. i'm anointed, i'm powerful. i'm favored; i'm
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  • Powerful. i'm favored; i'm destined to leave my mark.”
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  • Destined to leave my mark.” that king began to show up.
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  • That king began to show up. on the day of pentecost, when
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  • On the day of pentecost, when the church was first
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  • The church was first starting, they needed someone
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  • Starting, they needed someone to give the inaugural
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  • To give the inaugural address. out of all the
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  • Address. out of all the religious leaders, disciples,
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  • Religious leaders, disciples, influential rabbi's, they
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  • Influential rabbi's, they chose peter. he got up and
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  • Chose peter. he got up and spoke and three thousand
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  • Spoke and three thousand people became believers. he
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  • People became believers. he thought he was ordinary,
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  • Thought he was ordinary, unworthy, but there was a
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  • Unworthy, but there was a king in him. there was
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  • King in him. there was greatness waiting to come out.
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  • Greatness waiting to come out. another time, acts 3, he was
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  • Another time, acts 3, he was going to the temple one
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  • Going to the temple one afternoon. a crippled man was
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  • Afternoon. a crippled man was lying there begging for
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  • Lying there begging for money. peter said, “i don't
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  • Money. peter said, “i don't have any silver or gold, but
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  • Have any silver or gold, but i have something better. in
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  • I have something better. in the name of jesus, rise and
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  • The name of jesus, rise and walk.” he grabbed the man by
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  • Walk.” he grabbed the man by the hand, pulled him up, and
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  • The hand, pulled him up, and instantly he was healed. he
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  • Instantly he was healed. he went walking and running, so
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  • Went walking and running, so grateful. look at peter. from
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  • Grateful. look at peter. from an unworthy fisherman, down
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  • An unworthy fisherman, down on himself, now he's
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  • On himself, now he's impacting the culture, making
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  • Impacting the culture, making a great difference. what
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  • A great difference. what happened, he called out the
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  • Happened, he called out the king. he changed his
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  • King. he changed his thinking, from doubt,
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  • Thinking, from doubt, unworthy, not good enough,
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  • Unworthy, not good enough, to, “i've been handpicked by
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  • To, “i've been handpicked by almighty god. i'm a rock,
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  • Almighty god. i'm a rock, forgiven, talented, favored,
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  • Forgiven, talented, favored, anointed.”
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  • Anointed.” the scripture says, “we are
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  • The scripture says, “we are transformed by the renewing
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  • Transformed by the renewing of our mind.” you want to see
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  • Of our mind.” you want to see transformation, you want to
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  • Transformation, you want to see the king come out, you
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  • See the king come out, you have to get your thoughts
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  • Have to get your thoughts going in the right direction.
  • 00:10:57.112 --> 00:10:58.379
  • Going in the right direction. as long as you're thinking
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  • As long as you're thinking ordinary, not good enough,
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  • Ordinary, not good enough, always be addicted, then it's
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  • Always be addicted, then it's going to be true. you're
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  • Going to be true. you're going to become what you
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  • Going to become what you believe. peter would have
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  • Believe. peter would have been stuck if jesus had not
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  • Been stuck if jesus had not shown up and told him who he
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  • Shown up and told him who he really was. we wouldn't even
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  • Really was. we wouldn't even know peter if jesus had not
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  • Know peter if jesus had not spoken faith into his
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  • Spoken faith into his destiny. i believe god sent
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  • Destiny. i believe god sent me today to help call out
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  • Me today to help call out your king. to remind you who
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  • Your king. to remind you who you really are. not ordinary.
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  • You really are. not ordinary. not average, you're a
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  • Not average, you're a masterpiece. you've been made
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  • Masterpiece. you've been made in the image of god. he's
  • 00:11:29.444 --> 00:11:30.945
  • In the image of god. he's equipped you with everything
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  • Equipped you with everything you need. you are gifted,
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  • You need. you are gifted, talented, disciplined,
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  • Talented, disciplined, focused, strong.
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  • Focused, strong. the right attitude is, “this
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  • The right attitude is, “this giant is no match for the
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  • Giant is no match for the king in me. this cancer
  • 00:11:43.091 --> 00:11:44.993
  • King in me. this cancer cannot stand against the king
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  • Cannot stand against the king in me. this dream is not too
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  • In me. this dream is not too big for the king in me.” when
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  • Big for the king in me.” when you call out the king, it's
  • 00:11:50.965 --> 00:11:52.500
  • You call out the king, it's not just your power, but the
  • 00:11:52.567 --> 00:11:54.335
  • Not just your power, but the power of the most high steps
  • 00:11:54.402 --> 00:11:56.104
  • Power of the most high steps in. like peter, you couldn't
  • 00:11:56.171 --> 00:11:58.439
  • In. like peter, you couldn't heal the man, but when you
  • 00:11:58.506 --> 00:12:00.074
  • Heal the man, but when you take steps of faith, god
  • 00:12:00.141 --> 00:12:01.543
  • Take steps of faith, god shows up. he does what you
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  • Shows up. he does what you can't do. he'll free you from
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  • Can't do. he'll free you from the addiction. he'll turn
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  • The addiction. he'll turn your child around, open doors
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  • Your child around, open doors you couldn't open, bring
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  • You couldn't open, bring talent out that you didn't
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  • Talent out that you didn't know you had. are you calling
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  • Know you had. are you calling out the king, or are you
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  • Out the king, or are you calling out the complainer,
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  • Calling out the complainer, the compromiser, the doubter.
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  • The compromiser, the doubter. too many people go around
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  • Too many people go around putting themselves down,
  • 00:12:21.196 --> 00:12:22.730
  • Putting themselves down, speaking against their
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  • Speaking against their destiny. “i'm unworthy. i'm
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  • Destiny. “i'm unworthy. i'm average. i'm short. i'm the
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  • Average. i'm short. i'm the wrong nationality. i can't be
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  • Wrong nationality. i can't be successful.” they don't
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  • Successful.” they don't realize, they're calling out
  • 00:12:33.208 --> 00:12:34.776
  • Realize, they're calling out what they don't want. they're
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  • What they don't want. they're giving those destructive
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  • Giving those destructive things the right to come to
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  • Things the right to come to pass. let me challenge you,
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  • Pass. let me challenge you, don't ever say another
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  • Don't ever say another negative thing about
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  • Negative thing about yourself. you have enough
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  • Yourself. you have enough people and circumstances
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  • People and circumstances against you, don't be against
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  • Against you, don't be against yourself. when you're tempted
  • 00:12:49.791 --> 00:12:51.492
  • Yourself. when you're tempted to put yourself down, “i'm
  • 00:12:51.559 --> 00:12:53.361
  • To put yourself down, “i'm slow. i'm unattractive; i'm
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  • Slow. i'm unattractive; i'm dumb.” do yourself a favor,
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  • Dumb.” do yourself a favor, zip it up. do not curse your
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  • Zip it up. do not curse your future. do not call out
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  • Future. do not call out things you don't want. that
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  • Things you don't want. that person is going to show up.
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  • Person is going to show up. there is a king in you.
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  • There is a king in you. there's a talented, strong,
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  • There's a talented, strong, focused, victorious person
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  • Focused, victorious person waiting to come out.
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  • Waiting to come out. in the scripture, the king of
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  • In the scripture, the king of babylon came against king
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  • Babylon came against king zedekiah and the people of
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  • Zedekiah and the people of israel. they destroyed the
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  • Israel. they destroyed the walls of jerusalem and
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  • Walls of jerusalem and captured zedekiah and his
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  • Captured zedekiah and his strongest men. now the people
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  • Strongest men. now the people in jerusalem were left there
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  • In jerusalem were left there without a king for the first
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  • Without a king for the first time in history. it started
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  • Time in history. it started way back with king saul. he
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  • Way back with king saul. he was tall, strong, impressive.
  • 00:13:31.366 --> 00:13:33.968
  • Was tall, strong, impressive. then, of course, david came
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  • Then, of course, david came along. on and on, for four
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  • Along. on and on, for four hundred years, they'd always
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  • Hundred years, they'd always had a king, but now zedekiah
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  • Had a king, but now zedekiah was gone. the people were so
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  • Distraught and afraid. as so
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  • Distraught and afraid. as so they sat there feeling
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  • They sat there feeling hopeless, thinking they were
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  • Hopeless, thinking they were done, the prophet micah
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  • Done, the prophet micah showed up. he said in verse
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  • Showed up. he said in verse 9, “why are you crying? why
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  • 9, “why are you crying? why are you discouraged? is there
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  • Are you discouraged? is there not a king in you?” they were
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  • Not a king in you?” they were counting on zedekiah, someone
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  • Counting on zedekiah, someone else to deliver them, protect
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  • Else to deliver them, protect them, provide for them. they
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  • Them, provide for them. they thought, “as long as he's
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  • Thought, “as long as he's captured, we're stuck. we
  • 00:14:05.199 --> 00:14:06.968
  • Captured, we're stuck. we have no way out.” but micah
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  • Said, “no, no, you have it
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  • Said, “no, no, you have it wrong. there is a king in
  • 00:14:10.271 --> 00:14:11.839
  • Wrong. there is a king in you.” he was saying, “you
  • 00:14:11.906 --> 00:14:14.075
  • You.” he was saying, “you have what it takes. you are
  • 00:14:14.142 --> 00:14:15.810
  • Have what it takes. you are powerful. you are anointed.
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  • Powerful. you are anointed. you are a giant killer.”
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  • You are a giant killer.” when you go through
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  • When you go through disappointments, the medical
  • 00:14:20.415 --> 00:14:22.350
  • Disappointments, the medical report is not good, a setback
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  • Report is not good, a setback in your finances. it's easy
  • 00:14:24.319 --> 00:14:26.154
  • In your finances. it's easy to get discouraged, think,
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  • To get discouraged, think, “i'll never get out of this
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  • “i'll never get out of this problem. never see my family
  • 00:14:28.957 --> 00:14:31.092
  • Problem. never see my family restored.” these people were
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  • Restored.” these people were crying and so down. i know
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  • Crying and so down. i know there is a time to weep.
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  • There is a time to weep. sometimes life hurts, but
  • 00:14:37.532 --> 00:14:39.167
  • Sometimes life hurts, but there's also a time to dry
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  • There's also a time to dry those tears and rise up in
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  • Those tears and rise up in faith. you may have things
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  • Faith. you may have things coming against you now that
  • 00:14:44.806 --> 00:14:46.140
  • Coming against you now that could overwhelm you and cause
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  • Could overwhelm you and cause you to quit pursuing dreams,
  • 00:14:48.242 --> 00:14:50.244
  • You to quit pursuing dreams, quit believing for your
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  • Quit believing for your child, quit trying to get
  • 00:14:51.179 --> 00:14:52.747
  • Child, quit trying to get well. god is saying to you
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  • Well. god is saying to you what he said to them, “is
  • 00:14:54.882 --> 00:14:56.651
  • What he said to them, “is there not a king in you?” you
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  • There not a king in you?” you have to call out that mighty
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  • Have to call out that mighty warrior in you. call out the
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  • Warrior in you. call out the overcomer. call out the more
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  • Overcomer. call out the more than conqueror. call out the
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  • Than conqueror. call out the giant killer. call out the
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  • Giant killer. call out the barrier breaker. don't sit
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  • Barrier breaker. don't sit back and let life keep you
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  • Back and let life keep you down. the king in you has to
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  • Down. the king in you has to rise up. “father, thank you
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  • Rise up. “father, thank you that greater is he that's in
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  • That greater is he that's in me, than what's trying to
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  • Me, than what's trying to stop me. though i am
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  • Stop me. though i am surrounded by trouble, i will
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  • Surrounded by trouble, i will not be afraid. for you are my
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  • Not be afraid. for you are my light and my salvation. a
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  • Light and my salvation. a thousand may fall at my side,
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  • Thousand may fall at my side, ten thousand at my right
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  • Ten thousand at my right hand, but it will not stop
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  • Hand, but it will not stop me.” (applause)
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  • Me.” (applause) let me tell you, you are not
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  • Let me tell you, you are not weak, defeated, unable. you
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  • Weak, defeated, unable. you have the power of the most
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  • Have the power of the most high god on the inside of
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  • High god on the inside of you. the same power that
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  • You. the same power that raised christ from the dead.
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  • Raised christ from the dead. now call out the strong,
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  • Now call out the strong, courageous, determined,
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  • Courageous, determined, anointed warrior that god put
  • 00:15:46.267 --> 00:15:48.269
  • Anointed warrior that god put in you. you don't have to go
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  • In you. you don't have to go looking for a king. thinking
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  • Looking for a king. thinking you're dependent on someone
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  • You're dependent on someone else to help you, free you,
  • 00:15:53.107 --> 00:15:54.842
  • Else to help you, free you, provide for you. look no
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  • Provide for you. look no further, the king is in you.
  • 00:15:56.310 --> 00:15:58.679
  • Further, the king is in you. what you need for every
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  • What you need for every season of your life is
  • 00:16:00.048 --> 00:16:01.749
  • Season of your life is already on the inside. now
  • 00:16:01.816 --> 00:16:04.118
  • Already on the inside. now you have to be on the
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  • You have to be on the offensive and call it out. if
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  • Offensive and call it out. if not, the weak you will
  • 00:16:07.889 --> 00:16:09.357
  • Not, the weak you will dominate. the “why did this
  • 00:16:09.424 --> 00:16:11.459
  • Dominate. the “why did this happen? it's not fair.” the
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  • Happen? it's not fair.” the victim you will show up.
  • 00:16:12.994 --> 00:16:14.729
  • Victim you will show up. telling you to be depressed,
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  • Telling you to be depressed, to get even. you have to rule
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  • To get even. you have to rule over those thoughts. rule
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  • Over those thoughts. rule over your emotions. don't try
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  • Over your emotions. don't try to pay people back. be still
  • 00:16:22.403 --> 00:16:24.505
  • To pay people back. be still and know that he is god. when
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  • And know that he is god. when you let the king come out,
  • 00:16:26.574 --> 00:16:27.909
  • You let the king come out, you stay in peace. instead of
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  • You stay in peace. instead of worrying, you're worshipping.
  • 00:16:29.811 --> 00:16:31.846
  • Worrying, you're worshipping. thanking god that he's
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  • Thanking god that he's fighting your battles.
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  • Fighting your battles. instead of complaining,
  • 00:16:34.048 --> 00:16:35.316
  • Instead of complaining, you're speaking victory.
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  • You're speaking victory. “this too shall pass. healing
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  • “this too shall pass. healing is coming, freedom is coming,
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  • Is coming, freedom is coming, abundance is coming.”
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  • When my father went to be
  • 00:16:42.490 --> 00:16:43.424
  • When my father went to be with the lord, i knew i was
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  • With the lord, i knew i was supposed to step up and
  • 00:16:44.792 --> 00:16:45.693
  • Supposed to step up and pastor the church, but i
  • 00:16:45.760 --> 00:16:47.061
  • Pastor the church, but i didn't feel qualified. i had
  • 00:16:47.128 --> 00:16:48.629
  • Didn't feel qualified. i had never ministered except one
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  • Never ministered except one time. i had never been to
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  • Time. i had never been to seminary, didn't have the
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  • Seminary, didn't have the training. my father had this
  • 00:16:52.900 --> 00:16:54.936
  • Training. my father had this big personality, strong and
  • 00:16:55.002 --> 00:16:57.105
  • Big personality, strong and powerful. i'm more quiet and
  • 00:16:57.171 --> 00:16:59.474
  • Powerful. i'm more quiet and reserved. i liked being
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  • Reserved. i liked being behind the scenes. all these
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  • Behind the scenes. all these thoughts told me that i
  • 00:17:02.877 --> 00:17:03.644
  • Thoughts told me that i wasn't able. not talented
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  • Wasn't able. not talented enough. i wouldn't know what
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  • Enough. i wouldn't know what to say. nobody will listen to
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  • You, joel. the enemy's main
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  • You, joel. the enemy's main battlefield is your mind. he
  • 00:17:10.952 --> 00:17:13.488
  • Battlefield is your mind. he doesn't want the king in you
  • 00:17:13.554 --> 00:17:14.889
  • Doesn't want the king in you to come out. he knows you're
  • 00:17:14.956 --> 00:17:16.424
  • To come out. he knows you're powerful. he knows you're
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  • Powerful. he knows you're destined to take new ground,
  • 00:17:18.126 --> 00:17:20.027
  • Destined to take new ground, so he'll do everything he can
  • 00:17:20.094 --> 00:17:21.896
  • So he'll do everything he can to try to intimidate,
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  • To try to intimidate, discourage, make you feel
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  • Discourage, make you feel unworthy. “look at all the
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  • Unworthy. “look at all the mistakes you've made.” not
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  • Mistakes you've made.” not able. “the giant's too big,
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  • Able. “the giant's too big, the sickness too strong. just
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  • The sickness too strong. just accept where you are.” don't
  • 00:17:32.073 --> 00:17:33.774
  • Accept where you are.” don't believe those lies. there's a
  • 00:17:33.841 --> 00:17:35.009
  • Believe those lies. there's a king in you. new levels,
  • 00:17:35.076 --> 00:17:37.211
  • King in you. new levels, greater talent, greater
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  • Greater talent, greater influence, greater favor.
  • 00:17:38.946 --> 00:17:40.681
  • Influence, greater favor. all these thoughts were
  • 00:17:40.748 --> 00:17:42.116
  • All these thoughts were telling me i couldn't do it,
  • 00:17:42.183 --> 00:17:43.751
  • Telling me i couldn't do it, that i would fail. i had to
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  • That i would fail. i had to choose to rule over those
  • 00:17:45.887 --> 00:17:47.522
  • Choose to rule over those thoughts. i had to be
  • 00:17:47.588 --> 00:17:48.656
  • Thoughts. i had to be disciplined with what i
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  • Disciplined with what i allowed to play in my mind.
  • 00:17:50.324 --> 00:17:52.093
  • Allowed to play in my mind. instead of letting the enemy
  • 00:17:52.160 --> 00:17:53.394
  • Instead of letting the enemy talk to you, you need to talk
  • 00:17:53.461 --> 00:17:55.229
  • Talk to you, you need to talk to the enemy. “i can do all
  • 00:17:55.296 --> 00:17:57.431
  • To the enemy. “i can do all things through christ.
  • 00:17:57.498 --> 00:17:58.266
  • Things through christ. father, i thank you that i am
  • 00:17:58.332 --> 00:17:59.167
  • Father, i thank you that i am strong in the lord. that
  • 00:17:59.233 --> 00:18:00.568
  • Strong in the lord. that you've anointed, equipped,
  • 00:18:00.635 --> 00:18:01.936
  • You've anointed, equipped, and empowered me.” i took
  • 00:18:02.003 --> 00:18:04.405
  • And empowered me.” i took that step of faith, never
  • 00:18:04.472 --> 00:18:06.007
  • That step of faith, never dreaming the church would
  • 00:18:06.073 --> 00:18:07.108
  • Dreaming the church would grow. we were hoping we could
  • 00:18:07.175 --> 00:18:08.943
  • Grow. we were hoping we could just maintain what my parents
  • 00:18:09.010 --> 00:18:10.578
  • Just maintain what my parents had built. but look what the
  • 00:18:10.645 --> 00:18:11.979
  • Had built. but look what the lord has done. he has
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  • Lord has done. he has exceeded our expectations. i
  • 00:18:13.347 --> 00:18:17.018
  • Didn't know this was in me. i
  • 00:18:17.118 --> 00:18:18.653
  • Didn't know this was in me. i was like the israelites at
  • 00:18:18.719 --> 00:18:20.021
  • Was like the israelites at first. “god my father is
  • 00:18:20.087 --> 00:18:21.422
  • First. “god my father is gone. you need to send us
  • 00:18:21.489 --> 00:18:23.191
  • Gone. you need to send us some great leader, a powerful
  • 00:18:23.257 --> 00:18:25.259
  • Some great leader, a powerful minister. someone that's
  • 00:18:25.326 --> 00:18:26.527
  • Minister. someone that's experienced, that has a great
  • 00:18:26.594 --> 00:18:28.462
  • Experienced, that has a great resume.” god said, “no, joel,
  • 00:18:28.529 --> 00:18:30.698
  • The king is in you.” maybe
  • 00:18:30.798 --> 00:18:32.867
  • The king is in you.” maybe you're like i was, looking
  • 00:18:32.934 --> 00:18:34.802
  • You're like i was, looking for someone else, thinking
  • 00:18:34.869 --> 00:18:36.704
  • For someone else, thinking you're lacking, not talented
  • 00:18:36.771 --> 00:18:38.806
  • You're lacking, not talented enough, not smart enough, not
  • 00:18:38.873 --> 00:18:40.208
  • Enough, not smart enough, not experienced enough. god is
  • 00:18:40.274 --> 00:18:42.109
  • Experienced enough. god is saying, “quit looking to
  • 00:18:42.176 --> 00:18:43.377
  • Saying, “quit looking to others. the favor is in you.
  • 00:18:43.444 --> 00:18:45.913
  • Others. the favor is in you. the blessing is in you. the
  • 00:18:45.980 --> 00:18:47.481
  • The blessing is in you. the strength, the abundance, the
  • 00:18:47.548 --> 00:18:48.716
  • Strength, the abundance, the power, it's in you.” call out
  • 00:18:48.783 --> 00:18:51.152
  • Power, it's in you.” call out the king. call out the
  • 00:18:51.219 --> 00:18:52.653
  • The king. call out the anointed one. call out the
  • 00:18:52.720 --> 00:18:54.322
  • Anointed one. call out the talent. call out the courage.
  • 00:18:54.388 --> 00:18:55.990
  • Talent. call out the courage. it starts in your thinking.
  • 00:18:56.057 --> 00:18:58.492
  • It starts in your thinking. quit telling yourself
  • 00:18:58.559 --> 00:18:59.360
  • Quit telling yourself everything you're not, how
  • 00:18:59.427 --> 00:19:00.895
  • Everything you're not, how you can't do it, and you're
  • 00:19:00.962 --> 00:19:02.029
  • You can't do it, and you're not up to par. turn it
  • 00:19:02.096 --> 00:19:03.497
  • Not up to par. turn it around. “father, thank you
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  • Around. “father, thank you that your gracious hand is
  • 00:19:04.899 --> 00:19:06.400
  • That your gracious hand is upon my life. that i'm
  • 00:19:06.467 --> 00:19:08.069
  • Upon my life. that i'm surrounded by your favor.
  • 00:19:08.135 --> 00:19:09.804
  • Surrounded by your favor. that you are shining brightly
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  • That you are shining brightly through me, helping me do
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  • Through me, helping me do what i can't do on my own.”
  • 00:19:13.674 --> 00:19:15.543
  • What i can't do on my own.” this is what happened with
  • 00:19:15.610 --> 00:19:16.577
  • This is what happened with sarah. she had been barren
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  • Sarah. she had been barren her whole life. god gave her
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  • Her whole life. god gave her and her husband, abraham, a
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  • And her husband, abraham, a promise that she was going to
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  • Promise that she was going to have a baby. they were both
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  • Have a baby. they were both way too old. she had passed
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  • Way too old. she had passed the childbearing years. in
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  • The childbearing years. in the natural, it wasn't
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  • The natural, it wasn't possible. when she first
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  • Possible. when she first heard the promise, it was so
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  • Heard the promise, it was so far out that she laughed. it
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  • Far out that she laughed. it was comical to think that she
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  • Was comical to think that she could have a child at that
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  • Could have a child at that age. sometimes god will wait
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  • Age. sometimes god will wait on purpose to put a dream in
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  • On purpose to put a dream in your heart, to where there's
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  • Your heart, to where there's no way logically speaking.
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  • No way logically speaking. it's a test. are you going to
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  • It's a test. are you going to believe, get in agreement. or
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  • Believe, get in agreement. or are you going to talk
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  • Are you going to talk yourself out of it and think
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  • Yourself out of it and think it could never happen. year
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  • It could never happen. year after year went by, no sign
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  • After year went by, no sign of a baby. i'm sure sarah was
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  • Of a baby. i'm sure sarah was discouraged. but god said to
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  • Discouraged. but god said to abraham, “i will give sarah a
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  • Abraham, “i will give sarah a son. she will be the mother
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  • Son. she will be the mother of nations. kings will come
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  • Of nations. kings will come out of her.” god was saying,
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  • Out of her.” god was saying, “sarah, you can't see it.
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  • “sarah, you can't see it. you're laughing, talking
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  • You're laughing, talking yourself out of it, but
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  • Yourself out of it, but there's a king in you. all
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  • There's a king in you. all the circumstances say you're
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  • The circumstances say you're barren, but there's a mother
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  • Barren, but there's a mother in you.” sarah had to rule
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  • In you.” sarah had to rule over her thoughts, start
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  • Over her thoughts, start defeating the doubt. “god, i
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  • Defeating the doubt. “god, i believe what you said. it
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  • Believe what you said. it looks impossible, but i know
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  • Looks impossible, but i know you can do the impossible.
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  • You can do the impossible. lord, let me be the mother of
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  • Lord, let me be the mother of nations.” she had to call out
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  • Nations.” she had to call out the king, before she could
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  • The king, before she could give birth to kings. at
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  • Give birth to kings. at ninety years old, against all
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  • Ninety years old, against all odds, she had a son they
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  • Odds, she had a son they named isaac, the promised
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  • Named isaac, the promised child. you may have
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  • Child. you may have situations that look too
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  • Situations that look too late, too long, no chance
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  • Late, too long, no chance now, but god is saying to you
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  • Now, but god is saying to you what he said to her, “there's
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  • What he said to her, “there's a king in you. you're going
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  • A king in you. you're going to give birth to what god
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  • To give birth to what god promised.” now let that king
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  • Promised.” now let that king come out. start believing
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  • Come out. start believing that it's on the way.
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  • That it's on the way. thanking god that he's
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  • Thanking god that he's working. not moved by what
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  • Working. not moved by what you see but moved by what you
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  • You see but moved by what you know. what god promised will
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  • Know. what god promised will come to pass.
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  • Come to pass. my friend terry crews is a
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  • My friend terry crews is a great actor, television host,
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  • Great actor, television host, and a great man of faith.
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  • And a great man of faith. terry grew up in a very
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  • Terry grew up in a very violent home. his father was
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  • Violent home. his father was an alcoholic. when he drank
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  • An alcoholic. when he drank too much, he would physically
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  • Too much, he would physically abuse his mother. terry was a
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  • Abuse his mother. terry was a little boy. this made him so
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  • Little boy. this made him so angry, so distraught that he
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  • Angry, so distraught that he hated his father. he told
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  • Hated his father. he told himself when he got old
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  • Himself when he got old enough, he was going to put a
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  • Enough, he was going to put a stop to it. he became a star
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  • Stop to it. he became a star football player, played in
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  • Football player, played in college and went on to play
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  • College and went on to play professional football. things
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  • Professional football. things back at home hadn't improved.
  • 00:21:37.985 --> 00:21:39.720
  • Back at home hadn't improved. he got word that his father
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  • He got word that his father was abusing his mother again.
  • 00:21:41.389 --> 00:21:43.624
  • Was abusing his mother again. now, he wasn't that little
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  • Now, he wasn't that little boy. he was this big, strong,
  • 00:21:44.725 --> 00:21:46.861
  • Boy. he was this big, strong, powerful man. he had such
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  • Powerful man. he had such hatred in his heart; such
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  • Hatred in his heart; such anger toward his father. he
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  • Anger toward his father. he drove to the house and beat
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  • Drove to the house and beat his father within an inch of
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  • His father within an inch of his life. he exploded with
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  • His life. he exploded with all this rage. he thought he
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  • All this rage. he thought he would feel relieved. he
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  • Would feel relieved. he finally stood up for his
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  • Finally stood up for his mother and took care of the
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  • Mother and took care of the abuser and got the revenge.
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  • Abuser and got the revenge. but he said it made him feel
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  • But he said it made him feel worse than ever. he cried
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  • Worse than ever. he cried like a baby, in so much pain
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  • Like a baby, in so much pain and regret. we weren't
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  • And regret. we weren't created to harm the people
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  • Created to harm the people that gave us life. he
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  • That gave us life. he realized the answer was to
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  • Realized the answer was to forgive his father. that
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  • Forgive his father. that getting revenge couldn't heal
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  • Getting revenge couldn't heal what was broken on the
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  • What was broken on the inside. terry made that
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  • Inside. terry made that decision and forgave his
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  • Decision and forgave his father, that's when healing
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  • Father, that's when healing came to him.
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  • Came to him. terry says on the inside of
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  • Terry says on the inside of every person is a king, a
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  • Every person is a king, a victim and a fool. you get to
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  • Victim and a fool. you get to choose which one comes out.
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  • Often, we choose the victim.
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  • Often, we choose the victim. “they did me wrong. it's not
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  • “they did me wrong. it's not fair. why wasn't i raised
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  • Fair. why wasn't i raised better?” choosing the victim
  • 00:22:45.686 --> 00:22:47.755
  • Better?” choosing the victim doesn't help you to heal. it
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  • Doesn't help you to heal. it doesn't let you get better.
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  • Doesn't let you get better. as long as you have an excuse
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  • As long as you have an excuse to be bitter, angry, not give
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  • To be bitter, angry, not give it your best. “joel, i've got
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  • It your best. “joel, i've got a good reason. i'm at a
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  • A good reason. i'm at a disadvantage.” that's going
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  • Disadvantage.” that's going to keep you stuck. god knew
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  • To keep you stuck. god knew everything that would happen
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  • Everything that would happen to you. every hurt, every
  • 00:23:03.504 --> 00:23:05.239
  • Wrong, every injustice. that
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  • Wrong, every injustice. that didn't stop your purpose. if
  • 00:23:07.341 --> 00:23:09.343
  • Didn't stop your purpose. if you'll have the right
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  • You'll have the right attitude and let it go. stay
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  • Attitude and let it go. stay in faith. god will pay you
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  • In faith. god will pay you back for what was unfair.
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  • Back for what was unfair. he'll give you beauty for the
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  • He'll give you beauty for the ashes and he'll make the rest
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  • Ashes and he'll make the rest of your life better than you
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  • Of your life better than you can imagine.
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  • Sometimes we choose the fool.
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  • Sometimes we choose the fool. try to get revenge, pay
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  • Try to get revenge, pay people back, give in to
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  • People back, give in to temptation, run with the
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  • Temptation, run with the wrong crowd. we know it's
  • 00:23:29.029 --> 00:23:30.464
  • Wrong crowd. we know it's limiting us, but we don't
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  • Limiting us, but we don't want to be disciplined. we
  • 00:23:31.832 --> 00:23:32.933
  • Want to be disciplined. we just do what we feel. but
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  • There's not just a victim in
  • 00:23:35.336 --> 00:23:36.770
  • There's not just a victim in you, not just a fool, there's
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  • You, not just a fool, there's a king in you. there's a
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  • A king in you. there's a person that rises above the
  • 00:23:40.708 --> 00:23:42.243
  • Person that rises above the hate, the anger. a person of
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  • Hate, the anger. a person of honor, that overcomes evil
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  • Honor, that overcomes evil with good, that does the
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  • With good, that does the right thing when it's hard,
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  • Right thing when it's hard, that believes what god
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  • That believes what god promised even though it seems
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  • Promised even though it seems impossible. i'm asking you to
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  • Impossible. i'm asking you to call out the king in you. not
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  • Call out the king in you. not the compromiser, not the
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  • The compromiser, not the complainer, not the one that
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  • Complainer, not the one that wants to be lazy, give up on
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  • Wants to be lazy, give up on dreams. call out the kind,
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  • Dreams. call out the kind, strong, powerful, favored,
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  • Strong, powerful, favored, masterpiece. call out the
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  • Masterpiece. call out the worthy, valuable, forgiven,
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  • Worthy, valuable, forgiven, redeemed, more than
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  • Redeemed, more than conqueror. god is counting on
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  • Conqueror. god is counting on you to carry out his purpose,
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  • You to carry out his purpose, to leave your mark. this is
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  • To leave your mark. this is not for victims. this is not
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  • Not for victims. this is not for fools. this is going to
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  • For fools. this is going to take the king in you. rule
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  • Take the king in you. rule your thoughts, quit believing
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  • Your thoughts, quit believing those lies. rule your
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  • Those lies. rule your actions, don't give in to
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  • Actions, don't give in to things that are pulling you
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  • Things that are pulling you down. rule your emotions, not
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  • Down. rule your emotions, not letting them dictate your
  • 00:24:35.195 --> 00:24:36.297
  • Letting them dictate your life. if you'll call out the
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  • Life. if you'll call out the king, i believe and declare,
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  • King, i believe and declare, forces that have held you
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  • Forces that have held you back are being broken right
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  • Back are being broken right now. god is releasing you
  • 00:24:43.504 --> 00:24:45.806
  • Now. god is releasing you into greater favor, greater
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  • Into greater favor, greater joy, greater influence. you
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  • Joy, greater influence. you will rise higher, accomplish
  • 00:24:49.476 --> 00:24:51.178
  • Will rise higher, accomplish dreams and become all you
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  • Dreams and become all you were created to be, in jesus'
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  • Were created to be, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can
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  • Name. if you receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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  • Your destiny is too great,
  • 00:25:00.487 --> 00:25:02.590
  • Your destiny is too great, your calling too important,
  • 00:25:02.656 --> 00:25:04.692
  • Your calling too important, and your future too bright
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  • And your future too bright to live in fear.
  • 00:25:06.527 --> 00:25:08.162
  • To live in fear. fear may knock,
  • 00:25:08.228 --> 00:25:09.463
  • Fear may knock, but you don't have
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  • But you don't have to let it in.
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  • To let it in. it's time to let faith answer.
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  • It's time to let faith answer. fear is a powerful force,
  • 00:25:14.735 --> 00:25:16.270
  • Fear is a powerful force, but so is faith.
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  • But so is faith. what we focus on shapes
  • 00:25:17.671 --> 00:25:19.106
  • What we focus on shapes our reality.
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  • In my new book, no more fear:
  • 00:25:20.341 --> 00:25:22.309
  • In my new book, no more fear: you have the mind of christ,
  • 00:25:22.376 --> 00:25:24.078
  • You have the mind of christ, i'll show you how
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  • I'll show you how to silence fear and live boldly
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  • To silence fear and live boldly in faith and confidence.
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  • In faith and confidence. just like david said, "though
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  • Just like david said, "though i walk through the valley,
  • 00:25:30.718 --> 00:25:31.952
  • I walk through the valley, i will not fear,"
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  • I will not fear," you too can walk through
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  • You too can walk through life's challenges
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  • Life's challenges without being paralyzed
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  • Without being paralyzed by fear.
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  • By fear. i can't promise you
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  • I can't promise you you'll never feel fear,
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  • You'll never feel fear, but i can teach you
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  • But i can teach you how to rise above it
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  • How to rise above it by dwelling on what god says,
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  • By dwelling on what god says, learning to replace
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  • Learning to replace the anxious thoughts
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  • The anxious thoughts with faith-filled ones.
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  • With faith-filled ones. you can live
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  • You can live from a place of peace,
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  • From a place of peace, power, and purpose.
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  • Power, and purpose. as our way of saying thank you
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  • As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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  • For your gift of any amount this month,
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  • This month, we would like to send you
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  • We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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  • A copy of joel's book, no more fear:
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  • No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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  • You have the mind of christ. the bible proclaims,
  • 00:26:04.184 --> 00:26:05.486
  • The bible proclaims, "the lord is my light
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  • "the lord is my light and my salvation;
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  • And my salvation; whom shall i fear?"
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  • Whom shall i fear?" this powerful
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  • This powerful and practical book
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  • And practical book will help you silence doubt,
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  • Will help you silence doubt, overcome anxiety,
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  • Overcome anxiety, and step boldly into god's
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  • And step boldly into god's overcoming power.
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  • Overcoming power. when fear whispers,
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  • When fear whispers, "you can't,"
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  • "you can't," this devotional will stir
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  • This devotional will stir your faith
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  • Your faith to declare, "god will."
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  • To declare, "god will." each page
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  • Each page reminds you
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  • Reminds you that you weren't
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  • That you weren't created to live in fear
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  • Created to live in fear or despair.
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  • Or despair. you were created to live
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  • You were created to live with passion,
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  • With passion, purpose, and confidence
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  • Purpose, and confidence in god's plans for your life.
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  • In god's plans for your life. let god's word
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  • Let god's word equip you
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  • Equip you to rise above
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  • To rise above fear and walk in victory.
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  • Fear doesn't
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  • Fear doesn't have the final say, god does.
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  • Have the final say, god does. be bold,
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  • Be bold, be strong, and step up to who
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  • Be strong, and step up to who he made you to be.
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  • He made you to be. victoria and i want you to know
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  • Victoria and i want you to know we're praying for
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  • We're praying for you and your family,
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  • You and your family, believing for god's very best.
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  • Believing for god's very best. thank you so much
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  • Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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  • For your prayer and support. your generosity
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  • Your generosity is helping people
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  • Is helping people around the world.
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  • Around the world. and as we finish this year,
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  • And as we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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  • I hope you'll consider making a special year-end
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  • Making a special year-end gift; helps
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  • Gift; helps to keep the ministry strong.
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  • To keep the ministry strong. i always want to thank our
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  • I always want to thank our champion of hope partners
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  • Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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  • For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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  • If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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  • I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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  • Consider becoming one. and until we see you next time,
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  • And until we see you next time, may the lord bless you
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  • May the lord bless you and keep you.
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  • And keep you. be sure to request
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  • Be sure to request your copy of joel's new book,
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  • Your copy of joel's new book, no more fear:
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  • No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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