Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Calling Over Comfort

October 22, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Calling Over Comfort | October 22, 2025

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. > joel: god bless you,
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> joel: god bless you, it's great to have you
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It's great to have you with us today. i hope
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With us today. i hope you'll stay connected
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You'll stay connected with us all through the
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With us all through the week. you can download
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To our youtube channel, follow us on instagram,
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Follow us on instagram, facebook but thanks for
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Facebook but thanks for tuning in today.
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Tuning in today. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about these three
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I heard about these three men; a baptist, a catholic
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Men; a baptist, a catholic and a charismatic.
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And a charismatic. they died on the same day
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They died on the same day and went to heaven.
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And went to heaven. saint peter met them at
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Saint peter met them at the pearly gates and said,
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The pearly gates and said, "i'm so sorry men, your
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"i'm so sorry men, your rooms are not available
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Rooms are not available yet." he didn't know what
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Yet." he didn't know what to do. so, he decided to
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To do. so, he decided to call satan and see if
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Call satan and see if he would keep them for
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He would keep them for a little while.
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A little while. satan reluctantly agreed.
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Satan reluctantly agreed. a few hours later, satan
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A few hours later, satan called back and said,
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Called back and said, "peter, you've got to come
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"peter, you've got to come get these guys.
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Get these guys. the baptist man is saving
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The baptist man is saving everyone, the catholic man
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Everyone, the catholic man is forgiving everyone, and
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Is forgiving everyone, and the charismatic has already
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The charismatic has already raised enough money for
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Raised enough money for air-conditioning."
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Air-conditioning." alright, say it like you
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Alright, say it like you mean it.
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Mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught
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Do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about calling over comfort.
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About calling over comfort. it's easy to get comfortable
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It's easy to get comfortable in life with things that are
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In life with things that are less than god's best.
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Less than god's best. we know there's more in us,
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We know there's more in us, but we don't want to have
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But we don't want to have to stretch.
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To stretch. we don't want to take that
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We don't want to take that risk, what if it doesn't
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Risk, what if it doesn't work out, what if the door
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Work out, what if the door doesn't open.
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Doesn't open. we can get comfortable with
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We can get comfortable with friends that are pulling us
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Friends that are pulling us down, comfortable with
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Down, comfortable with addictions, comfortable with
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Addictions, comfortable with self-pity, always thinking
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Self-pity, always thinking about what we didn't get,
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About what we didn't get, how we're at a disadvantage.
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How we're at a disadvantage. the problem with staying
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The problem with staying comfortable is you will
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Comfortable is you will miss your destiny.
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Miss your destiny. when god is about to take
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When god is about to take you higher, there will
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You higher, there will always be this conflict,
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Always be this conflict, something you have to
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Something you have to choose, comfort or calling.
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Choose, comfort or calling. are you going to stay where
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Are you going to stay where you are, not rock the boat,
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You are, not rock the boat, not have to stretch, not
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Not have to stretch, not have to be more disciplined,
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Have to be more disciplined, not have to push past your
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Not have to push past your fears?
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Fears? are you going to choose to
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Are you going to choose to stay comfortable or are you
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Stay comfortable or are you going to step out in faith
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Going to step out in faith and take a risk?
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And take a risk? if you'll leave the comfort
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If you'll leave the comfort and come into the calling,
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And come into the calling, god will make things happen
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God will make things happen that you couldn't make
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That you couldn't make happen.
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Happen. too often we think, "when
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Too often we think, "when i get the courage, i'll do
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I get the courage, i'll do this. when i have the
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This. when i have the strength, the confidence,
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Strength, the confidence, then i'll get out of my
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Then i'll get out of my comfort zone, then i'll
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Comfort zone, then i'll forgive the person that
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Forgive the person that hurt me, then i'll deal
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Hurt me, then i'll deal with this bad attitude."
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With this bad attitude." if you're waiting to feel
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If you're waiting to feel what you need to feel,
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What you need to feel, you'll be waiting your
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You'll be waiting your whole life.
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Whole life. you may not ever feel like
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You may not ever feel like forgiving that person that
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Forgiving that person that did you wrong, you feel
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Did you wrong, you feel bitter, you feel angry.
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Bitter, you feel angry. you have to make a move,
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You have to make a move, then god will make a move.
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Then god will make a move. you may not have the
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You may not have the strength now, that's
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Strength now, that's because god is waiting
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Because god is waiting for you to move.
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For you to move. when you step out,
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When you step out, strength will come,
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Strength will come, courage will come,
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Courage will come, favor will come.
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Favor will come. are you choosing comfort
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Are you choosing comfort over the calling?
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Over the calling? are there areas where you
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Are there areas where you know you need to make
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Know you need to make changes?
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Changes? you need to work on a
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You need to work on a relationship, you need to
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Relationship, you need to forgive, you need to stretch
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Forgive, you need to stretch but you're letting fear and
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But you're letting fear and what people will think and
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What people will think and how it seems too hard keep
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How it seems too hard keep you in your comfort.
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You in your comfort. god is saying, "if you'll
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God is saying, "if you'll choose my calling over your
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Choose my calling over your comfort, if you'll do what
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Comfort, if you'll do what i'm asking you to do even
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I'm asking you to do even though it's difficult, then
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Though it's difficult, then i'll step in and give you
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I'll step in and give you supernatural strength, i'll
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Supernatural strength, i'll give you the boldness, the
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Give you the boldness, the courage, the favor to
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Courage, the favor to accomplish dreams, to
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Accomplish dreams, to overcome obstacles, to go
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Overcome obstacles, to go where you couldn't go on
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Where you couldn't go on your own."
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Your own." in john 5 there was a man
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In john 5 there was a man that had been crippled for
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That had been crippled for thirty-eight years.
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Thirty-eight years. everyday people carried
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Everyday people carried him on a mat to the pool
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Him on a mat to the pool of bethesda.
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Of bethesda. there was a legend they
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There was a legend they believed that when the
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Believed that when the waters bubbled up, an angel
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Waters bubbled up, an angel was touching the water
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Was touching the water and the first person in
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And the first person in would be healed.
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Would be healed. there were five large
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There were five large porches around this pool.
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Porches around this pool. it was surrounded by sick
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It was surrounded by sick people, blind, lame,
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People, blind, lame, paralyzed.
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Paralyzed. year after year this man
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Year after year this man came to the pool.
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Came to the pool. i can imagine the first few
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I can imagine the first few years he believed he would
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Years he believed he would get well, he came with
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Get well, he came with expectancy, knowing that
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Expectancy, knowing that it could happen that day.
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It could happen that day. but the first year past
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But the first year past and nothing happened, then
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And nothing happened, then another and another.
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Another and another. now thirty-eight years
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Now thirty-eight years later, he wasn't expecting
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Later, he wasn't expecting anything to happen.
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Anything to happen. he had tried, it didn't
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He had tried, it didn't work out. now he was
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Work out. now he was comfortable in his
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Comfortable in his dysfunction. he was
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Dysfunction. he was surrounded by other people
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Surrounded by other people that were dysfunctional.
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That were dysfunctional. this is all he knew, going
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This is all he knew, going to the pool every day,
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To the pool every day, laying there, talking to
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Laying there, talking to his friends that were lame,
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His friends that were lame, blind, couldn't walk.
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Blind, couldn't walk. sometimes when we're
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Sometimes when we're dysfunctional, we like
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Dysfunctional, we like to get around other
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To get around other dysfunctional people.
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Dysfunctional people. that way we feel more at
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That way we feel more at ease. when we're insecure,
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Ease. when we're insecure, we find other people that
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We find other people that are insecure.
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Are insecure. when we're struggling with
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When we're struggling with an addiction; we find other
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An addiction; we find other people that are addicted.
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People that are addicted. no don't get around people
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No don't get around people that enable your
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That enable your dysfunction.
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Dysfunction. if you're depressed,
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If you're depressed, don't hang around people
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Don't hang around people that are depressed.
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That are depressed. if you're fighting an
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If you're fighting an illness, don't go find other
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Illness, don't go find other people that are sick, so you
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People that are sick, so you can sit around and talk
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Can sit around and talk about your illnesses.
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About your illnesses. hang around people that have
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Hang around people that have what you want, not people
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What you want, not people that are struggling with
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That are struggling with what you struggle with.
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What you struggle with. the enemy would love for
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The enemy would love for you to stay in a limited
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You to stay in a limited environment that holds you
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Environment that holds you down, limits your vision
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Down, limits your vision and keeps you from dreaming,
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And keeps you from dreaming, believing, expecting.
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Believing, expecting. don't fall into that trap.
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Don't fall into that trap. if you're depressed, find
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If you're depressed, find some happy friends, if
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Some happy friends, if you're addicted, find some
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You're addicted, find some free friends, if you're
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Free friends, if you're sick, find some healthy
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Sick, find some healthy friends, if you're broke,
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Friends, if you're broke, find some blessed friends.
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Find some blessed friends. one day jesus showed up at
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One day jesus showed up at this pool.
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This pool. out of all the people there,
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Out of all the people there, jesus came over to this man.
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Jesus came over to this man. he said, "don't you want to
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He said, "don't you want to get well?"
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Get well?" that seemed like an odd
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That seemed like an odd question, that's why he was
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Question, that's why he was by the pool.
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By the pool. but you can be at the right
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But you can be at the right place in the wrong frame of
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Place in the wrong frame of mind and miss your miracle.
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Mind and miss your miracle. jesus knew after all those
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Jesus knew after all those years the man was
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Years the man was comfortable. he had lost
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Comfortable. he had lost his passion to be well.
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His passion to be well. instead of saying, "yes,
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Instead of saying, "yes, i want to get well, that's
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I want to get well, that's what i've been believing
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What i've been believing for." the man said,
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For." the man said, "i can't get well.
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"i can't get well. i don't have anyone to help
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I don't have anyone to help me, when the angel comes,
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Me, when the angel comes, someone always gets in in
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Someone always gets in in front of me."
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Front of me." jesus didn't feel sorry for
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Jesus didn't feel sorry for the man.
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The man. he didn't say, "too bad,
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He didn't say, "too bad, you're at a disadvantage."
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You're at a disadvantage." jesus looked at the man and
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Jesus looked at the man and said, "rise, pick up your
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Said, "rise, pick up your bed and walk."
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Bed and walk." jesus asked him to do
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Jesus asked him to do something that he couldn't
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Something that he couldn't do. the man could have
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Do. the man could have said, "what do you mean
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Said, "what do you mean get up? don't you know
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Get up? don't you know i'm crippled? i haven't
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I'm crippled? i haven't walked in thirty-eight
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Walked in thirty-eight years."
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Years." this man heard the call.
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This man heard the call. jesus told him to rise up,
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Jesus told him to rise up, but every thought said,
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But every thought said, "you can't get up, you've
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"you can't get up, you've been this way too long."
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Been this way too long." he had to make a decision,
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He had to make a decision, "am i going to stay in my
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"am i going to stay in my dysfunction, where i'm
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Dysfunction, where i'm comfortable, where i've been
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Comfortable, where i've been the last thirty-eight years?
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The last thirty-eight years? or am i going to act on the
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Or am i going to act on the calling? am i going to
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Calling? am i going to stretch, try something
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Stretch, try something that i've never done?"
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That i've never done?" something rose up in this
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Something rose up in this man. against all odds
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Man. against all odds he sat up, suddenly
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He sat up, suddenly strength came into
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Strength came into his legs. he stood up
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His legs. he stood up and started walking.
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And started walking. instantly he was healed.
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Instantly he was healed. none of this would have
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None of this would have happened if he would have
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Happened if he would have stayed where he was
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Stayed where he was comfortable.
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Comfortable. anytime god is going to do
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Anytime god is going to do something new in your life,
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Something new in your life, give you more influence,
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Give you more influence, more favor, more anointing,
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More favor, more anointing, more resources, there's
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More resources, there's going to be this test of
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Going to be this test of being uncomfortable.
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Being uncomfortable. are you willing to stretch,
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Are you willing to stretch, to do something you've never
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To do something you've never done?
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Done? move away from tradition,
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Move away from tradition, from certain people, from
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From certain people, from what you're familiar with?
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What you're familiar with? don't let the comfort, keep
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Don't let the comfort, keep you from the calling.
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You from the calling. where god is taking you is
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Where god is taking you is going to require risks.
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Going to require risks. you're going to have to
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You're going to have to leave what's familiar and
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Leave what's familiar and step in to the unknown.
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Step in to the unknown. like this man, god is going
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Like this man, god is going to ask you to do things that
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To ask you to do things that you don't think you can do.
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You don't think you can do. in your own ability you
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In your own ability you can't, but when you take
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Can't, but when you take that step of faith, god
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That step of faith, god will step in and give you
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Will step in and give you supernatural ability.
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Supernatural ability. but sometimes we've been a
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But sometimes we've been a certain way so long, we've
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Certain way so long, we've convinced ourselves of what
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Convinced ourselves of what we can't do.
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We can't do. "i can't run my department;
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"i can't run my department; i don't have the talent.
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I don't have the talent. i can't break this
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I can't break this addiction; i've had it
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Addiction; i've had it since high school.
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Since high school. i can't get the compaq
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I can't get the compaq center; i've only been
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Center; i've only been ministering for two years."
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Ministering for two years." god doesn't ask you and then
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God doesn't ask you and then not give you what you need.
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Not give you what you need. the question is are you
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The question is are you going to stay comfortable,
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Going to stay comfortable, where it's safe or are you
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Where it's safe or are you going to step into your
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Going to step into your calling?
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Calling? i'm not saying this is easy,
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I'm not saying this is easy, if it was easy everyone
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If it was easy everyone would do it.
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Would do it. this takes boldness.
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This takes boldness. this takes a made up mind
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This takes a made up mind that says, "i am not going
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That says, "i am not going to let fear, insecurity,
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To let fear, insecurity, what i don't think i can do,
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What i don't think i can do, keep me in my limited
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Keep me in my limited environment.
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Environment. i'm going to stretch.
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I'm going to stretch. i'm going to take risks.
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I'm going to take risks. i may have to hurt some
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I may have to hurt some feelings but i'm going
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Feelings but i'm going to make changes to follow
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To make changes to follow the call.
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The call. i'm not going to sit around
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I'm not going to sit around in dysfunction, surrounded
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In dysfunction, surrounded by dysfunctional friends,
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By dysfunctional friends, i'm going to rise and walk."
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I'm going to rise and walk." your destiny is too great,
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Your destiny is too great, your assignment too
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Your assignment too important, to let fear, what
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Important, to let fear, what will people think, what if
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Will people think, what if it doesn't work out, to hold
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It doesn't work out, to hold you back.
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You back. if you know how everything
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If you know how everything is going to work out, you
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Is going to work out, you don't need faith.
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Don't need faith. if you can accomplish your
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If you can accomplish your dreams in your own ability,
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Dreams in your own ability, then your dreams are too
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Then your dreams are too small.
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Small. that may be a steppingstone,
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That may be a steppingstone, but god will put dreams in
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But god will put dreams in your heart where you don't
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Your heart where you don't have the finances, the
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Have the finances, the connections, the experience.
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Connections, the experience. if he doesn't show up, then
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If he doesn't show up, then it won't happen.
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It won't happen. you'll be tempted to think
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You'll be tempted to think like the lame man, "i can't
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Like the lame man, "i can't walk. god you're telling
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Walk. god you're telling me to do something that
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Me to do something that i've never done."
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I've never done." if you'll take that step
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If you'll take that step of faith, you'll see god
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Of faith, you'll see god do something that you've
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Do something that you've never seen.
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Never seen. you'll see doors open you
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You'll see doors open you couldn't open, you'll see
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Couldn't open, you'll see divine connections, people
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Divine connections, people show up that want to help
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Show up that want to help you, things fall into place.
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You, things fall into place. that's because in your
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That's because in your calling, there's favor.
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Calling, there's favor. in your calling,
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In your calling, opportunities will find you.
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Opportunities will find you. in your calling, you'll
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In your calling, you'll break addictions, you'll
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Break addictions, you'll beat the cancer, you'll
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Beat the cancer, you'll defeat that depression.
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Defeat that depression. but in your comfort, you'll
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But in your comfort, you'll get stuck where you are.
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Get stuck where you are. if you're always
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If you're always comfortable, then there'll
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Comfortable, then there'll be lack, dysfunction,
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Be lack, dysfunction, mediocrity. god is saying
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Mediocrity. god is saying to you, "i'm calling you
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To you, "i'm calling you up higher, i'm calling you
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Up higher, i'm calling you into abundance, i'm calling
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Into abundance, i'm calling you into freedom, i'm
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You into freedom, i'm calling you into new
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Calling you into new levels."
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Levels." now don't let comfort hold
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Now don't let comfort hold you back. the fear may
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You back. the fear may still be there, but you
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Still be there, but you have to act on your purpose
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Have to act on your purpose not on your fear.
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Not on your fear. fear will keep you from
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Fear will keep you from your destiny. fear will
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Your destiny. fear will keep you by the pool
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Keep you by the pool another year. you may
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Another year. you may feel fear, but you have
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Feel fear, but you have to do it afraid.
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To do it afraid. if you're never
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If you're never uncomfortable, you're not
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Uncomfortable, you're not growing. if you never have
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Growing. if you never have to stretch your faith,
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To stretch your faith, you're never over your
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You're never over your head, then you're going
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Head, then you're going to be limited.
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To be limited. god will bring opportunities
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God will bring opportunities across your path so you can
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Across your path so you can come up to a new level, go
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Come up to a new level, go where you've never been,
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Where you've never been, break bondages that have
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Break bondages that have been passed down in your
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Been passed down in your family line.
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Family line. it takes courage, it takes
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It takes courage, it takes a holy determination.
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A holy determination. you'll be tempted to play
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You'll be tempted to play it safe, don't rock the
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It safe, don't rock the boat, "i don't want to
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Boat, "i don't want to have to stretch, try
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Have to stretch, try something new, it seems
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Something new, it seems impossible."
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Impossible." god wouldn't have given you
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God wouldn't have given you the opportunity, he wouldn't
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The opportunity, he wouldn't have told you to rise and
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Have told you to rise and walk if you couldn't do it.
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Walk if you couldn't do it. don't let comfort hold you
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Don't let comfort hold you back. being comfortable
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Back. being comfortable will keep you from your
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Will keep you from your potential. you were
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Potential. you were created to stretch.
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Created to stretch. you were created to
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You were created to go further.
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Go further. yes, there will be seasons
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Yes, there will be seasons where you're comfortable,
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Where you're comfortable, seasons where you're
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Seasons where you're enjoying favor and
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Enjoying favor and blessings, but god is not
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Blessings, but god is not going to leave you in your
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Going to leave you in your comfort.
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Comfort. he's taking you from glory
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He's taking you from glory to glory.
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To glory. you can't reach new levels
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You can't reach new levels of glory, without being
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Of glory, without being uncomfortable, without
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Uncomfortable, without having to stretch, without
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Having to stretch, without believing for things that
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Believing for things that seem unlikely.
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Seem unlikely. i've learned, the calling
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I've learned, the calling will disrupt your comfort.
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Will disrupt your comfort. there will be strategic
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There will be strategic times in your life, like
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Times in your life, like this crippled man, that god
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This crippled man, that god will call you up higher,
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Will call you up higher, he'll call you to break the
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He'll call you to break the addiction.
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Addiction. you were fine for a long
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You were fine for a long time but suddenly you know
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Time but suddenly you know you have to do something.
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You have to do something. he'll call you to leave the
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He'll call you to leave the familiar and go into the
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Familiar and go into the unknown.
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Unknown. when my father went to be
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When my father went to be with the lord, there were
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With the lord, there were other family members on
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Other family members on staff that were ministers.
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Staff that were ministers. my sisters, brothers in law.
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My sisters, brothers in law. they had more experience,
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They had more experience, they were very capable,
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They were very capable, excellent ministers.
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Excellent ministers. they could have wanted to
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They could have wanted to pastor the church.
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Pastor the church. my personality type is i
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My personality type is i don't like conflict.
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Don't like conflict. i want everyone to be happy.
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I want everyone to be happy. i'll go out of my way to
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I'll go out of my way to avoid even a possible
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Avoid even a possible confrontation.
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Confrontation. but i knew if i was going to
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But i knew if i was going to step up and do what god
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Step up and do what god called me to do, i had to
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Called me to do, i had to tell my family what i was
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Tell my family what i was thinking.
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Thinking. i asked if they would all
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I asked if they would all meet me at the church one
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Meet me at the church one morning.
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Morning. you talk about being
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You talk about being uncomfortable and way out of
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Uncomfortable and way out of what i was used to.
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What i was used to. i called this big family
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I called this big family meeting, the first time in
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Meeting, the first time in my life.
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My life. i was so nervous, wondering
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I was so nervous, wondering what everyone was going to
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What everyone was going to think and how it was going
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Think and how it was going to turn out.
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To turn out. but when you make a move god
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But when you make a move god will make a move.
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Will make a move. i told them how i felt like
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I told them how i felt like god wanted me to pastor the
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God wanted me to pastor the church and i didn't know how
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Church and i didn't know how it was going to work out or
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It was going to work out or even if it was right but
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Even if it was right but that's what i believed in my
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That's what i believed in my heart.
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Heart. i waited for all this
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I waited for all this conflict, all this debate.
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Conflict, all this debate. i'm sure some others felt
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I'm sure some others felt the same way, that they were
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The same way, that they were supposed to become the
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Supposed to become the pastor, after all they had
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Pastor, after all they had more credentials.
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More credentials. all i had was my high school
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All i had was my high school diploma, one year of college
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Diploma, one year of college and my good looks.
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And my good looks. that was debatable.
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That was debatable. after my big speech, the
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After my big speech, the whole room went silent.
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Whole room went silent. finally, my sister lisa
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Finally, my sister lisa spoke up and said, "joel, if
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Spoke up and said, "joel, if you feel that way, we're all
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You feel that way, we're all going to support you."
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Going to support you." the next person said the
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The next person said the same thing and again and
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Same thing and again and again.
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Again. i thought, "you mean there's
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I thought, "you mean there's not going to be this big
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Not going to be this big debate, all this tension,
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Debate, all this tension, strife, discord?"
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Strife, discord?" when you step into your
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When you step into your calling, god will make your
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Calling, god will make your crooked places straight.
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Crooked places straight. he'll cause people to be for
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He'll cause people to be for you that could be against
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You that could be against you.
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You. he'll prepare their hearts;
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He'll prepare their hearts; he'll fight your battles.
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He'll fight your battles. that meeting ended with my
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That meeting ended with my mother saying, "joel, i
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Mother saying, "joel, i can't believe it's going to
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Can't believe it's going to be you.
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Be you. you're the least likely
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You're the least likely one."
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One." i said, "thank you mother
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I said, "thank you mother for your confidence."
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For your confidence." i walked out of there
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I walked out of there feeling about two feet tall.
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Feeling about two feet tall. friends, life is short, time
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Friends, life is short, time is flying by.
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Is flying by. you have to make this
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You have to make this decision: are you going to
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Decision: are you going to stay comfortable or are you
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Stay comfortable or are you going to step into your
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Going to step into your calling?
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Calling? on the other side of that
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On the other side of that uncomfortableness are new
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Uncomfortableness are new levels, new relationships,
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Levels, new relationships, businesses, compaq centers.
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Businesses, compaq centers. are you letting fear hold
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Are you letting fear hold you back, fear of what might
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You back, fear of what might happen?
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Happen? i had played out in my mind
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I had played out in my mind over and over that family
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Over and over that family meeting, strife, discord,
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Meeting, strife, discord, contention, arguing.
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Contention, arguing. none of that happened.
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None of that happened. most of the negative things
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Most of the negative things you think are going to
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You think are going to happen, are not going to
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Happen, are not going to happen.
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Happen. why?
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Why? god has already prepared the
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God has already prepared the way.
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Way. he's already lined up the
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He's already lined up the right people.
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Right people. he's moving out the wrong
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He's moving out the wrong people.
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People. he has the breaks you need,
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He has the breaks you need, the favor, the strength, the
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The favor, the strength, the healing, the freedom.
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Healing, the freedom. all he needs is for you step
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All he needs is for you step into your calling.
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Into your calling. don't let fear hold you
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Don't let fear hold you back, fear of what people
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Back, fear of what people are going to think.
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Are going to think. "what are they going to say,
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"what are they going to say, what if they're not for me?"
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What if they're not for me?" if they're not for you, then
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If they're not for you, then you don't need them.
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You don't need them. your destiny is not
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Your destiny is not dependent on everyone being
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Dependent on everyone being for you.
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For you. god has already lined up the
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God has already lined up the people you need that that
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People you need that that will be there to support
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Will be there to support you, people that will help
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You, people that will help you accomplish your dreams.
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You accomplish your dreams. if a person or a group of
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If a person or a group of people could stop your
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People could stop your destiny, they would be more
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Destiny, they would be more powerful than god.
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Powerful than god. quit worrying about what
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Quit worrying about what they might say, "they may
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They might say, "they may not be for me, they may try
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Not be for me, they may try to discredit me."
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To discredit me." they cannot stand against
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They cannot stand against our god.
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Our god. him being for you is more
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Him being for you is more than the world being against
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Than the world being against you.
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You. we all have these times like
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We all have these times like i had; they are destiny
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I had; they are destiny moments.
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Moments. that opportunity is not
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That opportunity is not going to pass by again.
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Going to pass by again. if you let fear keep you in
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If you let fear keep you in your comfort zone, people
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Your comfort zone, people didn't stop you, you stopped
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Didn't stop you, you stopped yourself.
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Yourself. i'm asking you to choose
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I'm asking you to choose your calling over your
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Your calling over your comfort.
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Comfort. every time god has taken me
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Every time god has taken me to a new level, every time
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To a new level, every time i've seen favor in greater
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I've seen favor in greater ways, one common thing has
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Ways, one common thing has happened.
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Happened. i was uncomfortable, i had
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I was uncomfortable, i had to do something i didn't
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To do something i didn't like, i had to stretch, i
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Like, i had to stretch, i had to walk down a path that
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Had to walk down a path that wasn't familiar.
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Wasn't familiar. there was a lady in the
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There was a lady in the scripture named rahab.
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Scripture named rahab. she lived in the city of
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She lived in the city of jericho.
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Jericho. she didn't have a good
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She didn't have a good reputation; she was a
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Reputation; she was a prostitute.
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Prostitute. people looked down on her,
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People looked down on her, didn't give her the time of
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Didn't give her the time of day, thought, "why would she
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Day, thought, "why would she live like that?"
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Live like that?" but god never writes anyone
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But god never writes anyone off.
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Off. the scripture says, "his
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The scripture says, "his calling on your life is
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Calling on your life is irrevocable."
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Irrevocable." that means god has already
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That means god has already given you an assignment.
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Given you an assignment. he's already called you and
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He's already called you and he's not going to change his
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He's not going to change his mind.
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Mind. you may make mistakes, get
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You may make mistakes, get off course, do things you
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Off course, do things you know you shouldn't but that
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Know you shouldn't but that doesn't change the call.
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Doesn't change the call. god still has a destiny for
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God still has a destiny for you to fulfill.
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You to fulfill. his mercy is bigger than any
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His mercy is bigger than any mistake you've made.
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Mistake you've made. joshua and the israelites
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Joshua and the israelites were headed to the promised
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Were headed to the promised land.
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Land. the city of jericho stood in
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The city of jericho stood in their path.
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Their path. joshua sent two men in to
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Joshua sent two men in to spy out the land.
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Spy out the land. they looked around all that
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They looked around all that day; at night they needed a
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Day; at night they needed a place to stay.
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Place to stay. of all places, they came to
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Of all places, they came to rahab's house.
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Rahab's house. she found out who they were,
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She found out who they were, and something came alive on
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And something came alive on the inside.
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The inside. all of the sudden she had
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All of the sudden she had this desire to help them.
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This desire to help them. she told them how she
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She told them how she believed in their god, the
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Believed in their god, the god of abraham, isaac and
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God of abraham, isaac and jacob.
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Jacob. she not only took them in,
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She not only took them in, but she hid them.
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But she hid them. the next morning, the king
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The next morning, the king of jericho sent men to
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Of jericho sent men to rahab's house, and said,
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Rahab's house, and said, "bring those men out,
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"bring those men out, they're spies."
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They're spies." she said, "i'm sorry, they
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She said, "i'm sorry, they left last night out the city
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Left last night out the city gates right before dusk, if
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Gates right before dusk, if you hurry you can probably
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You hurry you can probably still catch them."
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Still catch them." those men took off.
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Those men took off. the spies told her, "because
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The spies told her, "because you've protected us, when we
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You've protected us, when we attack the city, we're not
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Attack the city, we're not going to harm you or anyone
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Going to harm you or anyone in your house."
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In your house." rahab's life was spared.
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Rahab's life was spared. none of this would have
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None of this would have happened if she wasn't
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Happened if she wasn't willing to take a risk.
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Willing to take a risk. she had to decide, "am i
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She had to decide, "am i going to stay where it's
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Going to stay where it's comfortable, keep living in
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Comfortable, keep living in dysfunction, doing things
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Dysfunction, doing things i'm not proud of or am i
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I'm not proud of or am i going to step into my
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Going to step into my calling?"
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Calling?" she had this boldness, this
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She had this boldness, this courage to do something out
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Courage to do something out of the ordinary.
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Of the ordinary. she had to take a chance
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She had to take a chance that the king would find out
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That the king would find out she was hiding the spies.
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She was hiding the spies. but deep down she knew this
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But deep down she knew this was a destiny moment, a
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Was a destiny moment, a chance to do the right
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Chance to do the right thing, to show god that she
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Thing, to show god that she believed in him.
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Believed in him. i'm sure thoughts told her,
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I'm sure thoughts told her, "god's not going to have
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"god's not going to have anything to do with you.
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Anything to do with you. look at the life you've
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Look at the life you've lived.
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Lived. look at all the mistakes
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Look at all the mistakes you've made."
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You've made." somehow rahab tuned that all
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Somehow rahab tuned that all out and thought, "god i know
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Out and thought, "god i know you still have a purpose for
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You still have a purpose for me.
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Me. i know i can still leave my
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I know i can still leave my mark."
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Mark." she took this risk and her
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She took this risk and her whole world changed.
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Whole world changed. rahab ended up marrying a
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Rahab ended up marrying a jewish man, they had a son
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Jewish man, they had a son named boaz.
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Named boaz. boaz married ruth, they had
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Boaz married ruth, they had a son named obed.
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A son named obed. obed had a son named jesse;
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Obed had a son named jesse; jesse had a son named david.
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Jesse had a son named david. that means rahab, this
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That means rahab, this former prostitute is in the
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Former prostitute is in the family line of jesus christ.
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Family line of jesus christ. like rahab, when you choose
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Like rahab, when you choose your calling over your
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Your calling over your comfort, you can affect
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Comfort, you can affect generations to come.
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Generations to come. who knows how not only your
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Who knows how not only your life will be impacted for
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Life will be impacted for the good but because you
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The good but because you chose to stretch when you
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Chose to stretch when you felt like playing it safe,
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Felt like playing it safe, you chose to take the high
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You chose to take the high road instead of
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Road instead of compromising, you chose to
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Compromising, you chose to leave the comfort of the
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Leave the comfort of the addiction, the comfort of
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Addiction, the comfort of the dysfunction and take
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The dysfunction and take steps to overcome.
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Steps to overcome. your family line will look
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Your family line will look back and see the blessing,
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Back and see the blessing, the freedom, the abundance
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The freedom, the abundance started with you.
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Started with you. you saying yes to your
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You saying yes to your calling, you being willing
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Calling, you being willing to be obedient to do the
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To be obedient to do the right thing when it was
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Right thing when it was hard, to forgive when you
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Hard, to forgive when you were wronged, to push past
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Were wronged, to push past fear and step in to your
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Fear and step in to your purpose.
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Purpose. you were the difference
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You were the difference maker.
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Maker. is there some area god is
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Is there some area god is asking you to leave your
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Asking you to leave your comfort and come into your
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Comfort and come into your calling?
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Calling? rahab felt the calling on
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Rahab felt the calling on her life, but the
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Her life, but the environment wasn't conducive
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Environment wasn't conducive to serve god.
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To serve god. they didn't worship jehovah.
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They didn't worship jehovah. no one in her family
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No one in her family believed in god.
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Believed in god. she was in an occupation
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She was in an occupation that was looked down on, but
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That was looked down on, but because she stepped out of
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Because she stepped out of her comfort, what she was
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Her comfort, what she was used to, she is now listed
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Used to, she is now listed as one of the heroes of
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As one of the heroes of faith.
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Faith. maybe like her, you come
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Maybe like her, you come from a family that doesn't
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From a family that doesn't have any kind of faith,
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Have any kind of faith, you're in an environment
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You're in an environment with people that don't have
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With people that don't have anything to do with god.
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Anything to do with god. all around you there's
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All around you there's compromising, mediocrity,
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Compromising, mediocrity, people taking the easy way
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People taking the easy way out.
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Out. the reason you feel that
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The reason you feel that stirring in your spirit, the
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Stirring in your spirit, the reason something is coming
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Reason something is coming alive on the inside is
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Alive on the inside is because god is calling you.
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Because god is calling you. he's been waiting for you.
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He's been waiting for you. you're not hearing this by
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You're not hearing this by accident, this is a destiny
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Accident, this is a destiny moment.
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Moment. the question is will you
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The question is will you leave your comfort and step
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Leave your comfort and step into your calling.
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Into your calling. will you leave what's
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Will you leave what's familiar, things that have
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Familiar, things that have held you down, people that
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Held you down, people that are causing you to
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Are causing you to compromise, and make this
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Compromise, and make this decision that you're going
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Decision that you're going to honor god.
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To honor god. you're going to step up to
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You're going to step up to who you were created to be.
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Who you were created to be. it's easy to play it safe,
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It's easy to play it safe, don't rock the boat.
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Don't rock the boat. "i don't want to have to
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"i don't want to have to change, i don't want to be
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Change, i don't want to be uncomfortable."
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Uncomfortable." but you'll never fulfill
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But you'll never fulfill your purpose staying
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Your purpose staying comfortable.
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Comfortable. on the other side of the
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On the other side of the discomfort, is a new level
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Discomfort, is a new level of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. i know today i am looking at
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I know today i am looking at heroes of faith.
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Heroes of faith. i'm looking at people that
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I'm looking at people that have greatness in them,
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Have greatness in them, great courage, great talent,
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Great courage, great talent, great favor.
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Great favor. "not me, joel.
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"not me, joel. i've had a rough background,
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I've had a rough background, i'm not in a good
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I'm not in a good environment."
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Environment." you're right where rahab
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You're right where rahab was.
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Was. you are one decision away
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You are one decision away from stepping into your
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From stepping into your greatness.
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Greatness. one decision from setting
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One decision from setting your family on a new course
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Your family on a new course to freedom, honor, blessing,
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To freedom, honor, blessing, victory.
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Victory. now do your part, leave the
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Now do your part, leave the comfort and come into your
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Comfort and come into your calling.
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Calling. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, like the
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And declare, like the crippled man, chains that
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Crippled man, chains that have held you back are being
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Have held you back are being broken, sicknesses,
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Broken, sicknesses, addictions, lack, poverty,
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Addictions, lack, poverty, limited thinking.
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Limited thinking. you're about to rise and
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You're about to rise and walk.
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Walk. god is about to do, what you
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God is about to do, what you couldn't do on your own.
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Couldn't do on your own. like rahab, you're going to
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Like rahab, you're going to see favor, promotion,
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See favor, promotion, protection, the right
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Protection, the right people, the fullness of your
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People, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Are you in
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Are you in a situation where
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A situation where you feel lost?
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You feel lost? afraid? hopeless?
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Afraid? hopeless? where there seems to be
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Where there seems to be no solutions?
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No solutions? no answers?
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No answers? no way out?
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No way out? it's time for your turnaround.
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It's time for your turnaround. we all face situations
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We all face situations that look like
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That look like they'll never change.
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They'll never change. it's easy to get discouraged.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my book, turnaround:
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My book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from a setback to a comeback,
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From a setback to a comeback, where you'll discover
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Where you'll discover how god can turn sickness
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How god can turn sickness into health, lack
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Into health, lack into abundance, addictions
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Into abundance, addictions into freedom.
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Into freedom. it'll inspire you
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It'll inspire you to keep believing
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To keep believing and having expectancy
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And having expectancy for things
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For things to turn in your favor.
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To turn in your favor. recent weeks,
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Recent weeks, we've been celebrating
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We've been celebrating the incredible
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The incredible life of my mother.
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Life of my mother. her miraculous turnaround
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Her miraculous turnaround story of overcoming
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Story of overcoming terminal cancer
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Terminal cancer over 40 years ago.
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Over 40 years ago. it's a testimony of the power
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It's a testimony of the power of god's promises.
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Of god's promises. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see a way, doesn't mean
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A way, doesn't mean god doesn't have a way.
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God doesn't have a way. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. your turnaround is on the way.
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Your turnaround is on the way. 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
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A copy of joel's brand new book, turnaround:
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. through biblical examples,
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Through biblical examples, real-life applications,
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Real-life applications, and practical encouragement,
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And practical encouragement, you'll learn to see challenges
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You'll learn to see challenges through a faith-filled
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Through a faith-filled perspective.
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Perspective. each section highlights
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Each section highlights a faith turnaround
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A faith turnaround point to help
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Point to help you see a positive change
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You see a positive change in your life.
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In your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on his promises,
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On his promises, you'll begin
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You'll begin to see your greatest challenges
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To see your greatest challenges turn around.
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Turn around. these power-packed,
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Life-transforming stories will shift your mindset,
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Will shift your mindset, strengthen your faith,
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Strengthen your faith, and turn your trials
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And turn your trials into triumphs.
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Into triumphs. request your copy today
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And see the turnaround and breakthrough
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And breakthrough you've been waiting for.
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You've been waiting for. god won't let you
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God won't let you get in a problem
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Get in a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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That he can't bring you out of. there are turnarounds
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There are turnarounds in your future.
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In your future. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family
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You and your family and we sure
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And we sure appreciate your prayer
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Appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is helping
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Your generosity is helping bring hope to people
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Bring hope to people around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you
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Special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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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 consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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Until we see you next time,
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You next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Joel Osteen - Calling Over Comfort

October 22, 2025 | 29:56

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