Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - The Chain Breaker

October 14, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The Chain Breaker | October 14, 2025

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God bless you.
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God bless you. it's a joy to come
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It's a joy to come into your homes,
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Into your homes, and if you're ever in
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And if you're ever in our area, please stop by
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Our area, please stop by and be a part of one
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And be a part of one of the services.
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Of the services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. i like to start
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I like to start with something funny,
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With something funny, and i heard about this
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And i heard about this kindergarten teacher.
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Kindergarten teacher. she was trying to explain
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She was trying to explain to her students about
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To her students about self-esteem.
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Self-esteem. she said to her class,
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She said to her class, "anyone who feels like you're
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"anyone who feels like you're dumb, please stand up."
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Dumb, please stand up." she didn't think anyone would
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She didn't think anyone would stand, and she'd make
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Stand, and she'd make the simple point
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The simple point how nobody is dumb.
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How nobody is dumb. about that time,
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About that time, little johnny stood up.
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Little johnny stood up. she thought, "oh no,
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She thought, "oh no, now what am i going to do?"
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Now what am i going to do?" she said, "now johnny,
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She said, "now johnny, do you really feel
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Do you really feel like you're dumb?"
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Like you're dumb?" he said, "no ma'am, i just
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He said, "no ma'am, i just hate to see you standing
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Hate to see you standing there all by yourself."
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There all by yourself." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you 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
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. god bless you.
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I want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about the chain breaker.
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About the chain breaker. we all have forces that are
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We all have forces that are trying to hold us back, and
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We wonder why we can't get
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We wonder why we can't get ahead, or why we can't break
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Ahead, or why we can't break an addiction, why we can't
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An addiction, why we can't control our temper.
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Control our temper. those are chains that
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Those are chains that are restricting us,
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Are restricting us, chains of guilt,
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Chains of guilt, beating ourselves up
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Beating ourselves up for past mistakes.
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For past mistakes. chains of depression, that
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Chains of depression, that dark cloud follows us around.
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Dark cloud follows us around. or chains of low self-esteem,
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Or chains of low self-esteem, we never feel good
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We never feel good about ourselves.
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About ourselves. that recording is constantly
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That recording is constantly playing, "you're not
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Playing, "you're not attractive enough.
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Attractive enough. you're not talented.
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You're not talented. you don't have
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You don't have a good personality."
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A good personality." you were not created to live
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You were not created to live bound, bound by loneliness,
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Bound, bound by loneliness, bound by shame, bound by
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Bound by shame, bound by negative words that were
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Negative words that were spoken over you.
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Spoken over you. the good news is our god
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The good news is our god is a chain breaker,
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Is a chain breaker, and you may not see
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And you may not see how it can happen,
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How it can happen, your circumstances
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Your circumstances look permanent.
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Look permanent. no, get ready, the chain
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No, get ready, the chain breaker is about to show up.
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Breaker is about to show up. that chain of loneliness
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That chain of loneliness is being broken.
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Is being broken. you're going to meet a divine
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You're going to meet a divine connection, somebody better
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Connection, somebody better than you're imagined.
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Than you're imagined. that chain of injustice,
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That chain of injustice, bad breaks,
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Bad breaks, always being overlooked,
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Always being overlooked, it's being broken.
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It's being broken. god is about to pay you back.
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God is about to pay you back. he's going to make up for the
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He's going to make up for the wrongs that were done.
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Wrongs that were done. or that chain of lack,
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Or that chain of lack, struggle, not having enough,
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Struggle, not having enough, it's being loosed.
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It's being loosed. opportunity is going
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Opportunity is going to chase you down.
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To chase you down. you're not going to have
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You're not going to have to go after it, it's going
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To go after it, it's going to come after you.
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To come after you. why?
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Why? the chains came off.
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The chains came off. you're being released into
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You're being released into favor, released into healing,
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Favor, released into healing, released into new levels.
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Luke 13, jesus was teaching
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Luke 13, jesus was teaching in the synagogue, and he saw
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In the synagogue, and he saw a lady that had been sick
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A lady that had been sick for 18 years.
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For 18 years. she was bent over and not
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She was bent over and not able to stand up straight.
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Able to stand up straight. it was the sabbath.
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It was the sabbath. you weren't supposed to do
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You weren't supposed to do any kind of work.
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Any kind of work. the religious leaders were
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The religious leaders were watching to see what jesus
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Watching to see what jesus was going to do.
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Was going to do. he said something interesting
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In verse 16.
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In verse 16. "should not this woman, whom
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"should not this woman, whom satan has bound for 18 years,
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Satan has bound for 18 years, be loosed from her sickness?
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Be loosed from her sickness? he described the sickness
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He described the sickness as a chain.
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As a chain. he said she was bound.
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He said she was bound. jesus touched the lady and
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Jesus touched the lady and instantly she was healed.
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Instantly she was healed. whatever has you bound,
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Whatever has you bound, whatever is restricting you,
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Whatever is restricting you, god is saying this is your
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God is saying this is your time to be free.
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Time to be free. it is not your destiny to go
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It is not your destiny to go through life with things
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Through life with things limiting you, and if you will
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Limiting you, and if you will receive this into your
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Receive this into your spirit, i believe that every
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Spirit, i believe that every chain that is holding you
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Chain that is holding you back is being broken:
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Back is being broken: chains of sickness,
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Chains of sickness, chains of depression,
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Chains of depression, even chains that have been
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Even chains that have been in your family line
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In your family line for generations.
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For generations. now, you may not feel
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Now, you may not feel any different.
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Any different. the circumstances look
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The circumstances look the same.
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The same. this is what faith
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This is what faith is all about.
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Is all about. instead of thinking, "oh man,
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Instead of thinking, "oh man, it didn't work for me,"
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It didn't work for me," no, turn it around.
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Father, thank you that
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Father, thank you that my chains are gone.
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My chains are gone. thank you that i am free.
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Thank you that i am free. thank you that every force
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Thank you that every force that's holding me back
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That's holding me back has been broken.
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Has been broken. get in agreement with god.
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Get in agreement with god. freedom starts in your mind.
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Freedom starts in your mind. as long as you think,
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As long as you think, "i'll never get well.
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Did you see
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Did you see the medical report?
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The medical report? or my grandmother
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Or my grandmother was depressed,
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Was depressed, my mother was depressed,
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My mother was depressed, i guess i'll always
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I guess i'll always be depressed."
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Be depressed." no, the difference with you
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No, the difference with you is the chain breaker
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Is the chain breaker showed up.
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Showed up. god set you free.
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God set you free. you're the one to set
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You're the one to set a new standard.
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A new standard. you're the one to defy
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You're the one to defy the odds.
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The odds. god told the israelites,
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God told the israelites, "the enemies you see today
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"the enemies you see today you will see no more."
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You will see no more." those things that have held
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Those things that have held you back, you're not going
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You back, you're not going to see them anymore.
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To see them anymore. this is a new day of freedom,
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This is a new day of freedom, a new day of wholeness.
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A new day of wholeness. i can see through my eyes of
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I can see through my eyes of faith chains coming off,
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Faith chains coming off, chains of debt being broken,
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Chains of debt being broken, chains of cancer, diabetes,
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Chains of cancer, diabetes, heart trouble being loosed,
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Heart trouble being loosed, chains of fear, low
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Chains of fear, low self-esteem, depression.
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Self-esteem, depression. you will see them no more.
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You will see them no more. is there something limiting
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Is there something limiting you today?
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You today? why don't you have
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Why don't you have this new perspective,
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This new perspective, "my chains are gone.
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"my chains are gone. i've been loosed"?
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I've been loosed"? start living from
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Start living from a freedom mind-set,
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A freedom mind-set, not a bound mind-set.
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Not a bound mind-set. not, "i'll never get ahead.
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Not, "i'll never get ahead. joel, i never get
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Joel, i never get any good breaks."
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Any good breaks." that was the past.
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That was the past. this is a new day.
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This is a new day. i've been released
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I've been released into increase.
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Into increase. i've been released
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I've been released into favor,
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Into favor, released into blessings.
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Released into blessings. instead of, "i'll have
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Instead of, "i'll have to deal with this addiction
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To deal with this addiction my whole life.
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My whole life. i've had it so long."
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I've had it so long." no, that chain that's held me
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No, that chain that's held me back has been broken.
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Back has been broken. i'm on my way to healing.
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I'm on my way to healing. i'm on my way to feeling
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I'm on my way to feeling better than ever.
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Better than ever. now, just because you're free
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Now, just because you're free doesn't mean everything is
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Doesn't mean everything is instantly going to change.
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Instantly going to change. you're going to have
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You're going to have to walk this out.
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To walk this out. but what you'll find is
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But what you'll find is you're not going to be
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You're not going to be restricted like you
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Restricted like you were before.
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Were before. you're going to be able to do
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You're going to be able to do things that you couldn't do.
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Things that you couldn't do. the guilt is not going
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The guilt is not going to hold you back.
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To hold you back. the depression,
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The depression, the hot temper,
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The hot temper, the addiction,
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The addiction, it is not going
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It is not going to control your life.
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To control your life. why?
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Why? the chain has been broken.
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The chain has been broken. he said in jeremiah, "i will
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He said in jeremiah, "i will tear off their chains,
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Tear off their chains, and they will
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And they will no more be enslaved."
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No more be enslaved." if god doesn't break the
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If god doesn't break the chain, he'll simply tear
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Chain, he'll simply tear the whole thing off.
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The whole thing off. the psalmist said, "you can
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The psalmist said, "you can run through a troop
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Run through a troop or leap over a wall."
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Or leap over a wall." if god doesn't remove the
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If god doesn't remove the obstacle, don't worry,
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Obstacle, don't worry, he'll take you over it.
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He'll take you over it. he knows how to get you
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He knows how to get you to your destiny.
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To your destiny. i believe even right now,
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I believe even right now, some chains are being
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Some chains are being torn off.
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Torn off. what's held you back is not
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What's held you back is not going to enslave you anymore.
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Going to enslave you anymore. acts chapter 12, king herod
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Acts chapter 12, king herod had peter arrested
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Had peter arrested and put in prison.
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And put in prison. the night before peter
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The night before peter was to go on trial,
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Was to go on trial, he was sleeping chained
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He was sleeping chained between two prisoners.
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Between two prisoners. there were guards outside
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There were guards outside his cell and two sets
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His cell and two sets of big iron gates.
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Of big iron gates. a group of believers
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A group of believers had gathered at a house
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Had gathered at a house to pray for peter.
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To pray for peter. herod had already put to
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Herod had already put to death the apostle james.
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It looked like peter
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It looked like peter would be next.
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Would be next. but in the middle of
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But in the middle of the night, while they
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The night, while they were praying, an angel
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Were praying, an angel showed up in the prison.
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Showed up in the prison. he had to wake peter up.
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He had to wake peter up. he told him to get dressed,
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He told him to get dressed, they were about to leave.
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They were about to leave. instantly, the chains fell
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Instantly, the chains fell off of peter's wrist.
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Off of peter's wrist. the prison doors opened,
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The prison doors opened, the guards' eyes
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The guards' eyes were blinded.
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Were blinded. they walked through
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They walked through the first set of gates,
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And then through
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And then through the second.
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The second. peter went to the house where
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Peter went to the house where everyone was praying.
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Everyone was praying. when they saw him,
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When they saw him, they couldn't believe it.
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They couldn't believe it. they said, "peter,
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They said, "peter, what happened?"
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What happened?" he couldn't explain it.
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He couldn't explain it. he said, "i don't know.
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He said, "i don't know. i was sleeping when an angel
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I was sleeping when an angel woke me up, and suddenly
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Woke me up, and suddenly the chains fell off my wrist."
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The chains fell off my wrist." they asked, "did the angel
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They asked, "did the angel unloose them?
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Unloose them? did he get the key
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Did he get the key from the jailer?
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From the jailer? did he pull the chains
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Did he pull the chains out of the wall?"
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Out of the wall?" peter said, "no, they just
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Peter said, "no, they just opened by themselves,
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Opened by themselves, and i was able to walk out."
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And i was able to walk out." god has these times where
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God has these times where you're not going to be able
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You're not going to be able to explain how it happened.
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To explain how it happened. you got well when the medical
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You got well when the medical report said you wouldn't.
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You broke the addiction
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You broke the addiction without the treatment.
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Without the treatment. you paid your house off when
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You paid your house off when it should have taken you
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It should have taken you 15 more years.
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15 more years. chains are going to come off
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Chains are going to come off that don't make sense.
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That don't make sense. there's no explanation.
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There's no explanation. suddenly you're catapulted
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To a new level.
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To a new level. suddenly you meet
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Suddenly you meet the person of your dreams.
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The person of your dreams. like peter, you were just
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Like peter, you were just minding your own business,
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Minding your own business, being your best.
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Being your best. on their own accord, chains
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On their own accord, chains are going to fall off.
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Are going to fall off. now, the circumstances
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Now, the circumstances may say it's permanent,
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May say it's permanent, it's never going to change,
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It's never going to change, no sign of it improving.
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No sign of it improving. but i've found god is full
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But i've found god is full of surprises.
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Of surprises. he'll show up when you
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He'll show up when you least expect it.
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Least expect it. when the odds are
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When the odds are against you more than ever,
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Against you more than ever, the obstacle looks too big,
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The obstacle looks too big, suddenly out of nowhere,
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Suddenly out of nowhere, god will turn it around.
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God will turn it around. it's not going to be just
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It's not going to be just your talent, your
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Your talent, your determination, your strength,
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Determination, your strength, and sure, we should do our
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And sure, we should do our part, but some things we
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Part, but some things we can't make happen in our own
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Can't make happen in our own ability, and when you come to
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Ability, and when you come to the end of what you can do,
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The end of what you can do, where it doesn't look like
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Where it doesn't look like it's going to work out,
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It's going to work out, like peter so to speak,
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Like peter so to speak, you're in chains, in jail,
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You're in chains, in jail, guards outside.
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Guards outside. in the natural,
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In the natural, it's impossible.
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It's impossible. that's when the chain breaker
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That's when the chain breaker is going to show up
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Is going to show up and do the impossible.
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Now, quit telling yourself
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Now, quit telling yourself that you're stuck, you'll
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That you're stuck, you'll always have the illness,
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Always have the illness, you'll always have
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You'll always have to fight the addiction,
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To fight the addiction, you'll always be lonely.
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You'll always be lonely. those chains are
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Those chains are not your destiny.
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Not your destiny. what's holding you back does
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What's holding you back does not have the final say.
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The chain breaker,
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The chain breaker, the most high god is working
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The most high god is working in your life right now.
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In your life right now. he's about to shift things
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He's about to shift things in your favor.
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In your favor. you are not going to be
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You are not going to be a slave to sickness,
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A slave to sickness, a slave to depression,
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A slave to depression, a slave to fear, and see,
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A slave to fear, and see, most of us know god
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Most of us know god as a savior.
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As a savior. we know him as the good
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We know him as the good shepherd, but we need to know
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Shepherd, but we need to know him as the chain breaker,
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Him as the chain breaker, as the god who looses us
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As the god who looses us from bondages.
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It's interesting that people
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It's interesting that people were praying for peter when
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Were praying for peter when the angel showed up
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The angel showed up and the chains fell off,
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And the chains fell off, and you may have children
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And you may have children that are off course,
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That are off course, friends, family members
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Friends, family members that are not making
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That are not making good decisions, running
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Good decisions, running with the wrong crowd.
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With the wrong crowd. keep praying for them.
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Keep praying for them. they may not deserve it,
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They brought the trouble
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They brought the trouble on themselves.
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On themselves. but god is so merciful,
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But god is so merciful, because of your prayers,
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Because of your prayers, he will loose their chains.
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He will loose their chains. you can stand in the gap for
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You can stand in the gap for somebody else that's bound.
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Somebody else that's bound. that friend that's struggling
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That friend that's struggling with an addiction,
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With an addiction, instead of judging them,
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Instead of judging them, why don't you start
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Why don't you start praying for them?
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Praying for them? that co-worker that's got
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That co-worker that's got a sour attitude,
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A sour attitude, instead of criticizing,
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Instead of criticizing, start praying.
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Start praying. your prayer can be the
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Your prayer can be the catalyst that causes chains
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Catalyst that causes chains to suddenly fall off.
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To suddenly fall off. i talked to a young lady that
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I talked to a young lady that had struggled with a drug
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Had struggled with a drug addiction since high school.
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Addiction since high school. she was an excellent student,
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She was an excellent student, very bright, but she got
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Very bright, but she got off-course, and life took
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Off-course, and life took her down a dark path.
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Her down a dark path. her mother had just died,
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Her mother had just died, and she was going through
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And she was going through a divorce, and she
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A divorce, and she didn't think she could go on.
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Didn't think she could go on. she'd gone to rehab several
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She'd gone to rehab several times with no success.
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Times with no success. the temptation was so strong,
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The temptation was so strong, she would always fall back.
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She would always fall back. but after being addicted for
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But after being addicted for 21 years, on the day she
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21 years, on the day she buried her mother,
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Buried her mother, she got down on her knees
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She got down on her knees and said, "god,
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And said, "god, i can't do this on my own.
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I can't do this on my own. help me to change."
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Help me to change." from that day forward, she
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From that day forward, she never touched another drug.
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She never touched
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She never touched the alcohol.
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The alcohol. she didn't have any kind
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She didn't have any kind of withdrawal symptoms.
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Of withdrawal symptoms. she said, "joel,
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She said, "joel, i can't explain it,
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I can't explain it, but all of a sudden,
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But all of a sudden, i didn't have any desire
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I didn't have any desire for the drugs."
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For the drugs." like peter, those chains
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Like peter, those chains just fell off of her.
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Imagine what you could become
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Imagine what you could become without the chains that are
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Without the chains that are limiting you, what could you
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Limiting you, what could you accomplish without
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Accomplish without the chain of fear,
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The chain of fear, the chain of insecurity.
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The chain of insecurity. what kind of relationship
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What kind of relationship could you have without
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Could you have without the chain of guilt, anger,
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The chain of guilt, anger, feeling wrong about yourself?
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Feeling wrong about yourself? or how high could you go
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Or how high could you go without that chain of
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Without that chain of negative words spoken over
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Negative words spoken over you, people telling you
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You, people telling you that you're not going
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That you're not going to be successful,
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To be successful, that you don't have
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That you don't have what it takes?
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What it takes? it's time to step
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It's time to step into your freedom.
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Into your freedom. your destiny is too
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Your destiny is too important, your assignment
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Important, your assignment is too great for you
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Is too great for you to go through life bound.
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To go through life bound. why don't you do like her,
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Why don't you do like her, say, "god, help me to change.
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Say, "god, help me to change. help me to release this anger
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Help me to release this anger and forgive the people
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And forgive the people that have hurt me.
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That have hurt me. help me to accomplish my
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Help me to accomplish my dreams and leave my children
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Dreams and leave my children better than they were before.
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Help me to break these bad
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Help me to break these bad habits, and live free
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Habits, and live free and whole."
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And whole." listen, if you'll do your
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Listen, if you'll do your part, god will do his part.
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Part, god will do his part. he will make things happen
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He will make things happen that you couldn't make
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That you couldn't make happen.
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Happen. in the scripture, another
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In the scripture, another word for chain was yoke.
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Word for chain was yoke. a yoke was something they put
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A yoke was something they put around the neck of an oxen
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Around the neck of an oxen like a bridle to help
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Like a bridle to help control the animal,
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Control the animal, and this yoke kept
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And this yoke kept the animal from doing
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The animal from doing what it wanted.
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What it wanted. it was a constant burden,
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And even though the animal
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And even though the animal was much bigger,
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Was much bigger, much more powerful,
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Much more powerful, this small yoke would
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This small yoke would restrict it, and many
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Restrict it, and many people don't realize
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People don't realize they are living with
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They are living with a yoke around them.
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A yoke around them. some of these yokes have been
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Some of these yokes have been passed down to us.
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Passed down to us. our parents had addictions,
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Our parents had addictions, and now we have
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And now we have those addictions.
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Those addictions. our relatives
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Our relatives had low self-esteem.
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Had low self-esteem. they were angry,
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They were angry, they were bitter,
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They were bitter, they never got good breaks.
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They never got good breaks. now we struggle
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Now we struggle in those same areas.
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In those same areas. if we're not careful,
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If we're not careful, it will become normal
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It will become normal to us.
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To us. it's all we've known.
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It's all we've known. it's normal to have bad
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It's normal to have bad relationships.
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Relationships. it's normal
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It's normal to be hot-tempered.
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To be hot-tempered. it's normal to be angry,
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It's normal to be angry, to never get good breaks.
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To never get good breaks. friends, that is not normal,
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Friends, that is not normal, that is a yoke.
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That is a yoke. that is a chain.
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That is a chain. it is limiting your movement.
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It is limiting your movement. it's restricting
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It's restricting your ability.
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Your ability. you are made in the image
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You are made in the image of almighty god.
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Of almighty god. he has crowned you
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He has crowned you with favor.
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With favor. he put seeds of greatness
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He put seeds of greatness on the inside.
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On the inside. you were not made to go
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You were not made to go through life just
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Through life just barely making it.
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Barely making it. he created you to be free,
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He created you to be free, to be happy, to accomplish
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To be happy, to accomplish your dreams.
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Your dreams. not to be mediocre,
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Not to be mediocre, but to excel, to leave your
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But to excel, to leave your mark on this generation.
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Mark on this generation. don't let a yoke
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Don't let a yoke become normal.
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Become normal. don't learn to function
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Don't learn to function in your dysfunction.
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This is what
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This is what the israelites did.
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The israelites did. they had been in slavery
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They had been in slavery for 400 years.
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For 400 years. all they had known was being
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All they had known was being mistreated, injustice,
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Mistreated, injustice, barely making it.
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Barely making it. but god brought them out
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But god brought them out and they were headed toward
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And they were headed toward the promised land.
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The promised land. everything looked great.
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Everything looked great. the problem was they were
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The problem was they were still wearing that yoke.
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Still wearing that yoke. even though they were free,
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Even though they were free, they had a defeated mind-set.
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When they faced the assyrian
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When they faced the assyrian army, instead of knowing
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Army, instead of knowing that god would give them
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That god would give them the victory, they thought,
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The victory, they thought, "oh man, here we go again.
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"oh man, here we go again. another struggle,
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Another struggle, another heartache.
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Another heartache. this is the way
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This is the way it's always going to be."
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It's always going to be." but god said to them in
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But god said to them in isaiah, "this burden is being
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Isaiah, "this burden is being lifted off of your shoulders.
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Lifted off of your shoulders. this yoke is being removed
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This yoke is being removed from your neck,
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From your neck, and the yoke will
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And the yoke will be destroyed."
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Be destroyed." god was saying,
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God was saying, "this is a new day.
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"this is a new day. you are not going to
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You are not going to constantly struggle.
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Constantly struggle. you are not going to live
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You are not going to live defeated, burdened down.
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Defeated, burdened down. i am removing that yoke."
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I am removing that yoke." from that day forward,
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From that day forward, they stepped into a new level
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They stepped into a new level of their destiny.
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Of their destiny. what they used
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What they used to struggle with wasn't
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To struggle with wasn't a struggle anymore.
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A struggle anymore. that burden to overcome
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That burden to overcome enemies, that pressure
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Enemies, that pressure to defeat other armies,
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To defeat other armies, it was lifted off of them.
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It was lifted off of them. they defeated armies that
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They defeated armies that were much bigger and more
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Were much bigger and more powerful than them,
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Powerful than them, and god is saying to you what
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And god is saying to you what he said to them.
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He said to them. you have struggled
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You have struggled long enough.
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Long enough. you have dealt with that
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You have dealt with that addiction long enough.
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Addiction long enough. you've been weighed down by
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You've been weighed down by family baggage long enough.
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Family baggage long enough. i am taking away that burden.
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I am taking away that burden. i am not only going to remove
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I am not only going to remove the yoke, i'm going
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The yoke, i'm going to destroy the yoke.
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To destroy the yoke. that means it's not going
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That means it's not going to come back.
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To come back. that depression is not going
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That depression is not going to hinder you the rest
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To hinder you the rest of your life.
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Of your life. that addiction that keeps
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That addiction that keeps getting passed down
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Getting passed down is broken.
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Is broken. that sickness that looks like
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That sickness that looks like it's going to be the end of
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It's going to be the end of you, no, this is a new day.
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You, no, this is a new day. the yoke has been destroyed.
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The yoke has been destroyed. the burden has been lifted.
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The burden has been lifted. now, what you struggle with
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Now, what you struggle with may not have started
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May not have started with you.
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With you. it was passed down.
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It was passed down. the good news is
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The good news is it can end with you.
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You can be
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You can be the difference maker.
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The difference maker. this is what
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This is what my father did.
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My father did. he was raised during
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He was raised during the great depression,
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The great depression, and his family
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And his family lost everything.
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Lost everything. he grew up very poor.
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He grew up very poor. from his earliest memories,
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From his earliest memories, all he knew was poverty,
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All he knew was poverty, not having enough food.
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Not having enough food. he could never drink
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He could never drink a full glass of milk.
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A full glass of milk. being poor and defeated
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Being poor and defeated was normal to him.
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Was normal to him. he was wearing that yoke.
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He was wearing that yoke. but at the age of 17,
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Daddy gave his life
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Daddy gave his life to christ, and something
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To christ, and something came alive on the inside.
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Came alive on the inside. the chain breaker showed up.
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The chain breaker showed up. he said, "joel, i made
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He said, "joel, i made a decision that day that my
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A decision that day that my children would never be
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Children would never be raised in the poverty
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Raised in the poverty that i was raised in."
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That i was raised in." now, nothing had changed
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Now, nothing had changed on the outside.
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On the outside. wasn't like he got a big job,
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Wasn't like he got a big job, a big promotion.
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A big promotion. he had no money,
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He had no money, no education.
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No education. but on the inside, in his
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But on the inside, in his mind, chains were broken.
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Mind, chains were broken. that yoke that had been
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That yoke that had been around his family for
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Around his family for generations was destroyed.
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His family told him,
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His family told him, "john, you better stay here
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"john, you better stay here on the farm with us
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On the farm with us and pick cotton.
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And pick cotton. this is all you know
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This is all you know how to do."
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How to do." they couldn't understand
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They couldn't understand why he'd want to leave.
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Why he'd want to leave. they didn't think
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They didn't think he would make it.
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He would make it. my father went on to pastor
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My father went on to pastor great churches and touch
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People all over the world.
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People all over the world. it would have never happened
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It would have never happened if he had not gotten that
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If he had not gotten that yoke off of his neck.
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Yoke off of his neck. god has freed you,
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God has freed you, but you have to do your part
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But you have to do your part and take off the yoke.
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And take off the yoke. it's in your thinking.
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It's in your thinking. quit telling yourself
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Quit telling yourself that you can't have good
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That you can't have good relationships,
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Relationships, you've been hurt too much.
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You've been hurt too much. you can't accomplish
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You can't accomplish your dreams,
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Your dreams, you don't have the talent.
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You don't have the talent. you can't break the addition,
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You can't break the addition, everyone in your family
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Everyone in your family has it.
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Has it. those are lies trying to keep
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Those are lies trying to keep you from your destiny.
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You from your destiny. the yoke has been destroyed.
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The yoke has been destroyed. the chain has been broken.
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The chain has been broken. god is releasing you
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God is releasing you to go where no one
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To go where no one in your family has gone.
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In your family has gone. listen to what jesus said.
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Listen to what jesus said. "the spirit of the lord is on
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"the spirit of the lord is on me to announce deliverance
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Me to announce deliverance to the captives, freedom
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To the captives, freedom to those that are bound."
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To those that are bound." that's what i'm doing,
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That's what i'm doing, announcing freedom,
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Announcing freedom, announcing that yokes have
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Announcing that yokes have been destroyed, announcing
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Been destroyed, announcing that chains have been broken.
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That chains have been broken. now, it's up to you
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Now, it's up to you to receive this.
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To receive this. you have to know that
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You have to know that what's been limiting you
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What's been limiting you has been taken away.
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Has been taken away. what's been hindering your
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What's been hindering your progress has been removed.
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Now, get ready for favor
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Now, get ready for favor in new ways.
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In new ways. get ready for god to surprise
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Get ready for god to surprise you, to make things happen
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You, to make things happen that you didn't see coming,
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That you didn't see coming, and here's the key.
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And here's the key. god is not only breaking
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God is not only breaking chains that hold you back,
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Chains that hold you back, but he is breaking chains
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But he is breaking chains that are holding back
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That are holding back what belongs to you.
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What belongs to you. there are blessings that have
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There are blessings that have your name on them, promotion,
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Your name on them, promotion, a healing, a business, that
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A healing, a business, that baby you've been praying for.
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Baby you've been praying for. god's about to release
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God's about to release what's been held up.
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What's been held up. in the scripture, daniel
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In the scripture, daniel prayed and asked god
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Prayed and asked god for something,
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For something, and nothing happened.
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And nothing happened. day after day went by,
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Day after day went by, no sign of it.
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No sign of it. three weeks later, an angel
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Three weeks later, an angel showed up with the answer.
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Showed up with the answer. daniel asked what took
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Daniel asked what took him so long.
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Him so long. the angel said, "the moment
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The angel said, "the moment you prayed, god sent me with
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The answer, but there were
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The answer, but there were forces blocking my way.
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Forces blocking my way. god had to send another angel
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God had to send another angel to help fight through
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To help fight through all the opposition."
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All the opposition." in the same way, there are
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In the same way, there are forces trying to hold back
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Forces trying to hold back what you're believing for:
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What you're believing for: your dream, your healing,
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Your dream, your healing, the restoration.
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The restoration. stay encouraged,
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Stay encouraged, it is on the way.
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It is on the way. those forces that are holding
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Those forces that are holding it back, just imagine right
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It back, just imagine right now god breaking the chains,
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Now god breaking the chains, god making that path clear.
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God making that path clear. what has your name on it
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What has your name on it is on the way.
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Is on the way. all the forces of darkness
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All the forces of darkness cannot stop what god
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Cannot stop what god has promised you.
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I heard a story
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I heard a story about a dog that lived
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About a dog that lived out in the country.
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Out in the country. he'd been on a leash his
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He'd been on a leash his whole life, about 30 feet
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Whole life, about 30 feet long, tied to a tree, and
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Long, tied to a tree, and other dogs would come by,
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Other dogs would come by, and he'd take off running
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And he'd take off running to the end of that leash,
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To the end of that leash, and bark and bark,
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And bark and bark, and he wanted to go play
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And he wanted to go play with them and run out
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With them and run out through the fields,
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Through the fields, but he couldn't do it,
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But he couldn't do it, he was on a chain.
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He was on a chain. this went on for years, and
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One day, his owner felt sorry
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One day, his owner felt sorry for him, and decided
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For him, and decided to let him run free like
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To let him run free like the other dogs.
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The other dogs. but instead of taking the
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But instead of taking the whole leash off, he just
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Whole leash off, he just unfastened the dog's collar
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Unfastened the dog's collar around his neck.
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Around his neck. he stepped back and waited
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He stepped back and waited for the dog to take off.
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For the dog to take off. another dog came trotting by,
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Another dog came trotting by, and the owner thought,
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And the owner thought, "all right, here he goes,"
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"all right, here he goes," and his dog got up,
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And his dog got up, took off running.
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Took off running. but when he came to the end
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But when he came to the end of the leash, he stopped
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Of the leash, he stopped where he always did.
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Where he always did. a few minutes later,
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A few minutes later, a cat came by.
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A cat came by. this cat had tormented
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This cat had tormented the dog his whole life.
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The dog wanted to get him so
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The dog wanted to get him so badly, but the cat knew just
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Badly, but the cat knew just where to walk outside
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Where to walk outside the dog's range.
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The dog's range. the dog got up,
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The dog got up, took off running.
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Took off running. once again, he stopped
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Once again, he stopped where he always did.
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Where he always did. what was the problem?
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What was the problem? the dog was free,
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The dog was free, he just didn't know it.
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He just didn't know it. he still felt the collar,
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He still felt the collar, he still heard the chain.
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All he had to do was go a
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All he had to do was go a little bit further than he
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Little bit further than he normally did, and that collar
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Normally did, and that collar would have come off
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Would have come off and he would have realized
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And he would have realized he was free.
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He was free. my challenge to you today
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My challenge to you today is don't be like this dog.
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Is don't be like this dog. your collar has been loosed.
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Your collar has been loosed. your chains have been broken.
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Your chains have been broken. those yokes
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Those yokes have been destroyed.
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Have been destroyed. now, do your part
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Now, do your part and walk out of it.
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And walk out of it. start thinking
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Start thinking like you're free,
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Like you're free, talking like you're free,
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Talking like you're free, acting like you're free.
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Acting like you're free. go a little bit further than
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Go a little bit further than you're used to.
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You're used to. it may not have worked out
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It may not have worked out last time, but this is
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Last time, but this is a new day.
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A new day. your collar has been loosed.
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If you'll do his, i believe
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If you'll do his, i believe and declare you're about
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And declare you're about to step into a new sense
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To step into a new sense of freedom.
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Of freedom. what has hindered you in the
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What has hindered you in the past will hinder you no more.
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Past will hinder you no more. the chain breaker,
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The chain breaker, the most high god,
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The most high god, is releasing you right
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Is releasing you right now into freedom,
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Now into freedom, into healing, into new levels,
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Into healing, into new levels, into the fullness of your
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Into the fullness of your destiny in jesus's name,
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Destiny in jesus's name, and if you receive it,
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And if you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Can you say amen today? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord
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I make you my lord and savior."
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And savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Got born again. get in a good, bible based
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Get in a good, bible based church and keep
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Church and keep god first place.
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God first place. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing
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Back to speak a blessing over you.
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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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Brand new book, turnaround: how god can take you
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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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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see
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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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Two turnaround books and a beautiful set
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Joel Osteen - The Chain Breaker

October 14, 2025 | 29:56

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