Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Coming Out Better

June 30, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Coming Out Better | June 30, 2026

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>> joel osteen: well,
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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God bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes and if you're ever in
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Homes 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 our services.
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Of our 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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But i like to start with
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But i like to start with something funny,
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Something funny, and i heard about
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And i heard about this old country farmer.
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This old country farmer. he was taking his nephew
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He was taking his nephew camping for the first time.
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Camping for the first time. his nephew had five degrees,
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His nephew had five degrees, was one of the smartest men
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Was one of the smartest men alive.
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Alive. they set up their tent
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They set up their tent and quickly fell asleep.
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And quickly fell asleep. the middle of the night, the
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The middle of the night, the farmer woke up his nephew
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Farmer woke up his nephew and said, "look up.
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And said, "look up. what do you see?"
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What do you see?" the nephew said, "i see
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The nephew said, "i see millions of stars."
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Millions of stars." the farmer said, "i know that
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The farmer said, "i know that but what does it tell you?"
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But what does it tell you?" he said, "astronomically,
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He said, "astronomically, it tells me there are
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It tells me there are billions of galaxies.
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Billions of galaxies. meteorologically,
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Meteorologically, it tells me it's going
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It tells me it's going to be a beautiful day.
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To be a beautiful day. theologically, it tells me
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Theologically, it tells me god is a great creator.
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God is a great creator. what does it tell you?"
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What does it tell you?" the old farmer shook his
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The old farmer shook his head, said, "it tells me
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Head, said, "it tells me somebody stole our tent."
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"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 "coming out better."
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About "coming out better." we all go through
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We all go through disappointments and things we
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Disappointments and things we don't understand, and
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Sometimes life is not fair.
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Sometimes life is not fair. it's one thing to come
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It's one thing to come through a difficulty, beat
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Through a difficulty, beat up, bedraggled, where you
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Up, bedraggled, where you look worn and tired.
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Look worn and tired. we're grateful that we made
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We're grateful that we made it but when god restores,
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It but when god restores, you're not going to look like
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You're not going to look like what you've been through.
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What you've been through. nobody is going to be able
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Nobody is going to be able to tell that you went
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To tell that you went through the sickness,
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Through the sickness, through the divorce,
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Through the divorce, through the unfair
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Through the unfair childhood.
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Childhood. he's going to restore you
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He's going to restore you back to your original
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Back to your original condition, who you were
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Condition, who you were created to be before
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Created to be before the heartache,
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The heartache, before the bad break.
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Before the bad break. some people made it out but
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Some people made it out but they aged ten years.
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They aged ten years. the challenge took so much
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The challenge took so much out of them, they look
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Out of them, they look run down, tired.
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Run down, tired. that's not you.
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That's not you. god is not going to just
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God is not going to just bring you through, he's going
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Bring you through, he's going to bring you out better,
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To bring you out better, refreshed, renewed,
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Refreshed, renewed, reenergized, where nobody
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Reenergized, where nobody will know what you went
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Will know what you went through.
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Through. i met a young lady recently.
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I met a young lady recently. she was visiting with her
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She was visiting with her husband and children.
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Husband and children. she's a sharp girl, in her
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She's a sharp girl, in her mid 20s and she handed me
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Mid 20s and she handed me a copy of her book.
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A copy of her book. it's called
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It's called "beauty for ashes."
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"beauty for ashes." i asked what it was about
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I asked what it was about and she said it was her life
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And she said it was her life story.
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Story. she told how, as a little
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She told how, as a little girl, her parents
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Girl, her parents abandoned her.
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Abandoned her. they were on drugs and left
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They were on drugs and left her on the streets.
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Her on the streets. she was passed from foster
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She was passed from foster home to foster home and went
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Home to foster home and went through abuse, neglect, and
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Through abuse, neglect, and all kinds of unfair things,
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All kinds of unfair things, and when i saw her, what she
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And when i saw her, what she was saying didn't match up
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Was saying didn't match up to who i was seeing.
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To who i was seeing. i should have seen
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I should have seen someone battle-scarred,
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Someone battle-scarred, run down, insecure.
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Run down, insecure. but i saw someone beautiful,
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But i saw someone beautiful, strong, confident,
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Strong, confident, well spoken.
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Well spoken. i never dreamed she had
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I never dreamed she had gone through that.
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Gone through that. i thought she had come from
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I thought she had come from a loving family,
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A loving family, healthy environment.
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Healthy environment. just the opposite.
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Just the opposite. all the odds were against her
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All the odds were against her but she had her college
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But she had her college degree, two beautiful
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Degree, two beautiful children, successful career.
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Children, successful career. that's how god restores.
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That's how god restores. he brings you through with
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He brings you through with no sign of the difficulty,
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No sign of the difficulty, no sign of the betrayal,
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No sign of the betrayal, no sign of the loss.
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No sign of the loss. you may be in
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You may be in a challenging time.
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A challenging time. it feels like it's taken
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It feels like it's taken something out of you that
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Something out of you that can't be replaced.
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Can't be replaced. you've lost that spring
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You've lost that spring in your step.
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In your step. get ready.
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Get ready. god is about to breathe new
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God is about to breathe new life into your spirit.
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Life into your spirit. he is going to renew
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He is going to renew your strength and renew
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Your strength and renew your youth like the eagle's.
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Your youth like the eagle's. what that challenge took
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What that challenge took out of you, god is about
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Out of you, god is about to put back in.
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To put back in. health, vitality,
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Health, vitality, freshness, vision, passion.
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Freshness, vision, passion. he's going to bring new
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He's going to bring new opportunities, the right
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Opportunities, the right people, favor that
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People, favor that catapults you ahead.
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Catapults you ahead. he is not going to just bring
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He is not going to just bring you through, he's going to
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You through, he's going to make up for what was unfair.
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Make up for what was unfair. the scripture says because
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The scripture says because you got a double dose of
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You got a double dose of trouble, your inheritance
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Trouble, your inheritance will be double and your joy
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Will be double and your joy will go on forever.
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Will go on forever. when you come into double,
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When you come into double, nobody's going to know that
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Nobody's going to know that business partner cheated you.
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Business partner cheated you. nobody will know you went
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Nobody will know you went through an unfair childhood.
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Through an unfair childhood. nobody will know you
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Nobody will know you fought that battle
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Fought that battle with that sickness.
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With that sickness. you're going to be
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You're going to be so blessed, so strong,
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So blessed, so strong, so favored, people won't be
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So favored, people won't be able to tell what
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Able to tell what you've been through.
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You've been through. in the book of daniel, three
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In the book of daniel, three hebrew teenagers wouldn't
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Hebrew teenagers wouldn't bow down to the king's
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Bow down to the king's golden idol.
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Golden idol. he was so furious he had them
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He was so furious he had them thrown into a fiery furnace.
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Thrown into a fiery furnace. they should have instantly
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They should have instantly been killed.
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Been killed. but the scripture says not
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But the scripture says not a hair on their head was
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A hair on their head was singed, their clothing was
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Singed, their clothing was not scorched, they didn't
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Not scorched, they didn't even smell like smoke.
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Even smell like smoke. they came out with no sign
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They came out with no sign they had been in the fire.
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They had been in the fire. we would rejoice if they had
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We would rejoice if they had just made it out alive, beat
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Just made it out alive, beat up, bedraggled, hair burned.
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Up, bedraggled, hair burned. it would have been a great
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It would have been a great miracle if they
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Miracle if they just came out.
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Just came out. but notice how god works.
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But notice how god works. when he restores, there's no
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When he restores, there's no sign of the trouble, no sign
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Sign of the trouble, no sign of the injustice, no sign of
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Of the injustice, no sign of the bad break.
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The bad break. he went as far as to not even
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He went as far as to not even have them smell like smoke.
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Have them smell like smoke. it's one thing to not see any
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It's one thing to not see any sign, to not look like what
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Sign, to not look like what you've been through,
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You've been through, but god is so amazing,
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But god is so amazing, when he restores,
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When he restores, you're not even going
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You're not even going to smell like what
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To smell like what you've been through.
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Isaiah said, "when you go
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Isaiah said, "when you go through the fire,
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Through the fire, you will not be burned.
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You will not be burned. the flames will
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The flames will not harm you."
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Not harm you." it doesn't say, "if you go
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It doesn't say, "if you go through the fire."
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Through the fire." it says, "when."
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It says, "when." we all have these
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We all have these difficulties.
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Difficulties. in the fire, you have to
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In the fire, you have to remind yourself, "these
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Remind yourself, "these flames are not going
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Flames are not going to harm me.
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To harm me. this challenge is not going
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This challenge is not going to keep me from my dreams.
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To keep me from my dreams. this sickness is not going
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This sickness is not going to stop my purpose."
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To stop my purpose." when people met these three
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When people met these three teenagers years later, some
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Teenagers years later, some of them never knew they were
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Of them never knew they were thrown into the fire.
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Thrown into the fire. they never knew they faced
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They never knew they faced this huge ordeal.
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This huge ordeal. there were no scars, no
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There were no scars, no bruises, no permanent damage.
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Bruises, no permanent damage. they just saw three men,
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They just saw three men, healthy and whole, and you
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Healthy and whole, and you may be in the fire now, but
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May be in the fire now, but like with them, it is not
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Like with them, it is not going to set you back
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Going to set you back permanently.
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Permanently. when you come out, you're not
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When you come out, you're not going to be scarred for life.
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Going to be scarred for life. there's not going to be any
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There's not going to be any sign of the fire, any sign of
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Sign of the fire, any sign of the addiction, any sign
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The addiction, any sign of the sickness.
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Of the sickness. you're going to come out
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You're going to come out without the smell of smoke.
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Without the smell of smoke. my mother went through
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My mother went through terminal cancer in 1981.
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Terminal cancer in 1981. she was very sick.
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She was very sick. she weighed 89 pounds.
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She weighed 89 pounds. when i flew home from college
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When i flew home from college to see her, i was shocked.
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To see her, i was shocked. her skin was as yellow
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Her skin was as yellow as can be.
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As can be. she looked like she was close
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She looked like she was close to death and there was no
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To death and there was no treatment that the doctors
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Treatment that the doctors could give her.
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Could give her. for several years she fought
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For several years she fought the good fight of faith
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The good fight of faith and there were struggles.
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And there were struggles. wasn't easy, plenty
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Wasn't easy, plenty of lonely nights.
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Thoughts told her that she
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Thoughts told her that she wasn't going to make it and
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Wasn't going to make it and how she should be buried
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How she should be buried in a certain dress.
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In a certain dress. she was in the fire, flames
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She was in the fire, flames all around her, but like with
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All around her, but like with these teenagers, god didn't
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These teenagers, god didn't let the fire burn her and
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Let the fire burn her and when you see my mom now,
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When you see my mom now, healthy, strong, beautiful,
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Healthy, strong, beautiful, she doesn't look like what
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She doesn't look like what she's been through.
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She's been through. she doesn't look like she
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She doesn't look like she spent years fighting
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Spent years fighting the good fight of faith.
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The good fight of faith. she didn't look like she had
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She didn't look like she had to raise my brother paul.
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To raise my brother paul. the israelites were in
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The israelites were in slavery for 430 years,
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Slavery for 430 years, mistreated and taken
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Mistreated and taken advantage of.
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Advantage of. it looked like that was
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It looked like that was their destiny, but god
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Their destiny, but god supernaturally
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Supernaturally brought them out.
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Brought them out. as they were leaving, the
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As they were leaving, the people that held them captive
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People that held them captive all those years, gave them
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All those years, gave them their gold, their silver,
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Their clothing.
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Their clothing. i can imagine the israelites
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I can imagine the israelites walking out with new clothes
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Walking out with new clothes on and new shoes,
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On and new shoes, wearing jewelry.
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Wearing jewelry. they didn't leave there
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They didn't leave there looking like slaves; they
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Looking like slaves; they were loaded down with gifts.
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Were loaded down with gifts. they traveled the desert
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They traveled the desert for many years.
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For many years. the scripture says there was
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The scripture says there was not one sick or feeble one
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Not one sick or feeble one among them: 2 million people.
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Among them: 2 million people. their clothes and shoes
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Their clothes and shoes didn't wear out for 40 years.
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There were no grocery stores
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There were no grocery stores out there, no malls,
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Out there, no malls, no hospitals.
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No hospitals. it was hot and dry.
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It was hot and dry. they lived on the move.
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They lived on the move. yet when people saw them,
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Yet when people saw them, nobody knew they were
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Nobody knew they were former slaves.
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Former slaves. nobody knew they
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Nobody knew they had been mistreated.
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Had been mistreated. why?
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Why? when god restores,
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When god restores, there's no sign of what
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There's no sign of what you've been through.
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Now, you may have been
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Now, you may have been a slave to some things,
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A slave to some things, slave to an addiction,
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Slave to an addiction, slave to depression,
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Slave to depression, a slave to poverty.
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A slave to poverty. it's been in your family line
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It's been in your family line for generations.
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For generations. you think you're going to
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You think you're going to look like those that have
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Look like those that have gone before you.
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Gone before you. no, your days of captivity
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No, your days of captivity have come to an end.
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Have come to an end. freedom is here.
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Freedom is here. god is not only going to
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God is not only going to deliver you, he's not only
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Deliver you, he's not only going to break bondages, he's
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Going to break bondages, he's going to restore back to you
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Going to restore back to you to where no one will ever
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To where no one will ever know you were a slave.
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Know you were a slave. they will never know you were
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They will never know you were addicted, never know you were
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Addicted, never know you were depressed, or never know you
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Depressed, or never know you came out of a dysfunctional
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Came out of a dysfunctional environment.
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I love the story of our
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I love the story of our friend, tyler perry.
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Friend, tyler perry. tyler grew up very poor
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Tyler grew up very poor and mistreated by his father.
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And mistreated by his father. as a little boy he had to
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As a little boy he had to hide under the front porch of
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Hide under the front porch of his house to escape the drama
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His house to escape the drama and dysfunction in his home.
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He was in the fire.
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He was in the fire. it looked like that fire
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It looked like that fire would stop his destiny,
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Would stop his destiny, a little boy.
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A little boy. he had no control.
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He had no control. but the scripture says god is
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But the scripture says god is a father to the fatherless,
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A father to the fatherless, and when you're in the fire,
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And when you're in the fire, you can be assured you're
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You can be assured you're not there by yourself.
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Not there by yourself. god shows up in fiery places.
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God shows up in fiery places. he comes when it's unfair,
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He comes when it's unfair, when you're outnumbered,
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When you're outnumbered, when it's beyond
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When it's beyond your control.
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And tyler would go under
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And tyler would go under the house as a little boy
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The house as a little boy and make up stories and had
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And make up stories and had a very vivid imagination.
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A very vivid imagination. those stories would take him
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Those stories would take him to another place where he
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To another place where he could get a break from the
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Could get a break from the pain and turmoil that he was
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Pain and turmoil that he was dealing with.
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Dealing with. it was those stories and that
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It was those stories and that imagination that opened
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Imagination that opened the door to the films
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The door to the films and the plays.
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And the plays. tyler perry has become one of
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Tyler perry has become one of the most successful
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The most successful entertainers and filmmakers
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Entertainers and filmmakers of our day, and when you see
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Tyler now, blessed,
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Tyler now, blessed, successful, loving god,
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Successful, loving god, making people laugh, always
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Making people laugh, always smiling, he doesn't look like
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Smiling, he doesn't look like what he's been through.
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What he's been through. you'd never dream he didn't
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You'd never dream he didn't have a great childhood.
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Have a great childhood. what happened?
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What happened? god brought him out without
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God brought him out without the smell of smoke.
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The smell of smoke. nothing that's coming against
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Nothing that's coming against you is going to stop
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You is going to stop your destiny.
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Your destiny. nothing that you've been
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Nothing that you've been through is going to keep you
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Through is going to keep you from your purpose.
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From your purpose. don't believe those lies that
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Don't believe those lies that you've been through too much,
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You've been through too much, the sickness is too big,
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The sickness is too big, the past is too painful.
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The past is too painful. all that is setting you up
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For god to show out
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For god to show out in your life.
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In your life. psalm 71 says:
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Psalm 71 says: "god will restore you
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"god will restore you to greater honor."
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To greater honor." the greater the difficulty,
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The greater the difficulty, the greater the honor.
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The greater the honor. you are not going to look
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You are not going to look like what you've been
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Like what you've been through; you're going to look
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Through; you're going to look like who you are: blessed,
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Like who you are: blessed, prosperous, strong,
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Prosperous, strong, healthy, victorious.
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Healthy, victorious. as a teenager, god gave
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As a teenager, god gave joseph a dream that one day
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Joseph a dream that one day he would be in leadership.
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He would be in leadership. he started off great.
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He started off great. he was his father's favorite
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He was his father's favorite child, then the bottom
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Fell out.
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Fell out. his brothers were jealous
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His brothers were jealous and threw him into a pit,
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And threw him into a pit, eventually sold him
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Eventually sold him as a slave.
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As a slave. he worked for an army
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He worked for an army captain, cleaning his house
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Captain, cleaning his house and doing repairs.
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And doing repairs. someone lied about him
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Someone lied about him and he was put in prison.
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And he was put in prison. he spent years in that lonely
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He spent years in that lonely cell, feeling forgotten.
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Cell, feeling forgotten. it looked like it was
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It looked like it was permanent.
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Permanent. but god will not let the
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But god will not let the actions of other people keep
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Actions of other people keep you from your purpose.
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You from your purpose. if that was the case,
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If that was the case, they would control
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They would control your destiny and not god.
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Your destiny and not god. when unfair things happen,
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When unfair things happen, you may not like it but it's
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You may not like it but it's a part of god's plan to get
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A part of god's plan to get you to where you're
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You to where you're supposed to be.
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Supposed to be. god wouldn't have allowed it
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God wouldn't have allowed it if he didn't have a purpose,
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And one day
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And one day joseph interpreted
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Joseph interpreted the pharaoh's dream.
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The pharaoh's dream. pharaoh was so impressed
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Pharaoh was so impressed he made joseph the prime
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He made joseph the prime minister of egypt.
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Minister of egypt. joseph became one of the most
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Joseph became one of the most powerful people of that day.
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Powerful people of that day. he was in charge of the whole
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He was in charge of the whole country, and what's
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Country, and what's interesting is joseph
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Wasn't even from egypt.
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Wasn't even from egypt. he didn't have any formal
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He didn't have any formal training, he wasn't related
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Training, he wasn't related to the pharaoh, but god knows
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To the pharaoh, but god knows how to restore you
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How to restore you to greater honor.
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To greater honor. he knows how to make up for
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He knows how to make up for what you've been through, and
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I can imagine when people
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I can imagine when people came to the palace and saw
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Came to the palace and saw joseph they thought he was
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Joseph they thought he was born into royalty.
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Born into royalty. they thought he was raised
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They thought he was raised in the palace and related to
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In the palace and related to the pharaoh, educated
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The pharaoh, educated in the finest schools.
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In the finest schools. they didn't know a few years
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They didn't know a few years earlier, he was in a pit,
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Betrayed.
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Betrayed. they didn't know he was
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They didn't know he was a former slave,
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A former slave, cleaning houses.
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Cleaning houses. they didn't know he had spent
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They didn't know he had spent years in prison.
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Years in prison. there was no sign of
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There was no sign of the injustice, no sign of
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The injustice, no sign of the bad breaks, no sign
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The bad breaks, no sign of the lonely nights.
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Of the lonely nights. all they saw is this man has
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All they saw is this man has influence, favor, prestige.
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Influence, favor, prestige. he's running our country.
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He's running our country. that's the way god restores.
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That's the way god restores. people are not going to be
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People are not going to be able to see what you've been
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Able to see what you've been through, and you may be in
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Through, and you may be in a situation like joseph
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A situation like joseph where it's unfair.
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Where it's unfair. you're doing the right thing
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You're doing the right thing but the wrong thing
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But the wrong thing is happening.
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Is happening. don't worry.
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Don't worry. your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. god is a god of justice.
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God is a god of justice. he sees the wrongs, he sees
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He sees the wrongs, he sees what's unfair, who betrayed
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What's unfair, who betrayed you, who left you out.
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You, who left you out. you're going to be restored
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You're going to be restored to greater honor.
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To greater honor. because of what tried to stop
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Because of what tried to stop you, god is going to take you
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You, god is going to take you further than if that had
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Further than if that had not happened.
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Not happened. when you get a double dose of
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When you get a double dose of trouble, you're going to get
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Trouble, you're going to get a double dose of favor.
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A double dose of favor. 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 never get past the divorce,
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Never get past the divorce, the financial difficulty,
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The financial difficulty, the sickness.
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The sickness. that is not how your
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That is not how your story ends.
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Story ends. god has the final say,
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God has the final say, and he is saying,
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And he is saying, "i'm going to restore
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"i'm going to restore the years that were stolen.
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The years that were stolen. i'm going to pay you back
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I'm going to pay you back for what was unfair."
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For what was unfair." you are not going to come out
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You are not going to come out beat up, bedraggled,
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Beat up, bedraggled, hair burned.
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Hair burned. you're going to come out
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You're going to come out without the smell of smoke.
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Without the smell of smoke. nobody is going to know what
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Nobody is going to know what you've been through.
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You've been through. like joseph, all they're
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Like joseph, all they're going to see is you promoted,
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Going to see is you promoted, honored, doing great things.
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Honored, doing great things. mark chapter 5, there was
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Mark chapter 5, there was a man living among the tombs
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A man living among the tombs that was possessed
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That was possessed with evil spirits.
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With evil spirits. he was deranged.
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He was deranged. he wouldn't wear clothes.
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He wouldn't wear clothes. he couldn't be restrained.
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He couldn't be restrained. they tried to put his arms
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They tried to put his arms in chains, his feet in shackles.
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In chains, his feet in shackles. every time, he would break
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Every time, he would break the chains.
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The chains. no one had the power
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No one had the power to control him.
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To control him. all through the day and the
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All through the day and the night, he would wander
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Night, he would wander through the tombs,
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Through the tombs, screaming and cutting
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Screaming and cutting himself.
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Himself. this had gone on for years.
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Everyone knew to stay away
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Everyone knew to stay away from this crazy man.
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From this crazy man. one day, jesus got in a boat
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One day, jesus got in a boat and crossed the lake and went
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And crossed the lake and went to where the man lived.
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To where the man lived. the man fell at jesus's feet.
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The man fell at jesus's feet. jesus prayed for him,
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Jesus prayed for him, cast those spirits out.
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Cast those spirits out. instantly, the man
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Instantly, the man was healed.
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Was healed. his mind went back to normal.
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His mind went back to normal. some people saw, went to the
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Some people saw, went to the town and told everyone.
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Town and told everyone. they came running out
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They came running out to see the man.
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To see the man. he cleaned himself up, cut
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He cleaned himself up, cut his hair, put on clothes.
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The scripture says: "they saw
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The scripture says: "they saw him sitting there, clothed,
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Him sitting there, clothed, in his right mind,
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In his right mind, perfectly sane.
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Perfectly sane. they were amazed.
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They were amazed. they thought, "wait a minute,
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They thought, "wait a minute, we've seen this guy
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We've seen this guy for years.
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For years. we know he's deranged.
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We know he's deranged. how could this happen?"
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How could this happen?" it was so far out, they could
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It was so far out, they could hardly believe it.
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Hardly believe it. what's interesting is jesus
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What's interesting is jesus made a special trip to cross
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Made a special trip to cross the lake just to get
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The lake just to get to that man.
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To that man. once he healed him, jesus got
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Once he healed him, jesus got in the boat and went back
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In the boat and went back across, and sometimes forces
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Across, and sometimes forces of darkness come against us.
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Of darkness come against us. like with this man, you can't
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Like with this man, you can't get free by yourself.
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Get free by yourself. the good news is our god
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The good news is our god still crosses lakes.
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Still crosses lakes. when you can't get to him,
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When you can't get to him, he'll come to you.
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He'll come to you. you may be in a situation
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You may be in a situation that looks too far gone, an
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That looks too far gone, an addiction seems too strong,
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Addiction seems too strong, sickness too big, family
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Sickness too big, family member too far off course.
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Member too far off course. nothing is too much
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Nothing is too much for our god.
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For our god. his power is greater than
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His power is greater than any power that's trying
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Any power that's trying to stop you.
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To stop you. he's crossing
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He's crossing the lake right now.
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The lake right now. you are not going
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You are not going to live addicted, depressed,
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To live addicted, depressed, sick, fearful.
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Sick, fearful. chains are being loosed,
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Chains are being loosed, strongholds are being broken.
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Strongholds are being broken. what you couldn't make
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What you couldn't make happen, the most high god is
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Happen, the most high god is about to make happen.
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About to make happen. my father had a sister named
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My father had a sister named mary, and in her late 40s
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Mary, and in her late 40s mary became very ill.
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Mary became very ill. she couldn't get out of bed,
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She couldn't get out of bed, couldn't walk, talk,
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Couldn't walk, talk, feed herself.
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Feed herself. she got to the point where
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She got to the point where she didn't recognize people.
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She didn't recognize people. she was going in and out of
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She was going in and out of consciousness, basically at
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Consciousness, basically at home given up to die.
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When my father found out how
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When my father found out how sick she was, he decided
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Sick she was, he decided to drive to dallas and pray
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To drive to dallas and pray for her.
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For her. he walked in the room and
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He walked in the room and mary didn't recognize him.
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Mary didn't recognize him. daddy took her by the hand
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Daddy took her by the hand and said, "mary, in the name
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And said, "mary, in the name of jesus, rise and walk."
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Of jesus, rise and walk." instantly, mary woke up.
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Instantly, mary woke up. she got out of the bed.
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She got out of the bed. she was able to walk
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She was able to walk and talk.
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And talk. that day, for the first time
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In months, she fed herself.
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In months, she fed herself. it was a turning point.
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It was a turning point. she was instantly healed.
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She was instantly healed. later that night, my father
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Later that night, my father asked her, "mary, why did
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Asked her, "mary, why did you get up so quickly?"
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You get up so quickly?" she said, "i heard god say,
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She said, "i heard god say, 'mary, rise and walk.'"
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'mary, rise and walk.'" my father kind of laughed
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My father kind of laughed and said, "no, mary,
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And said, "no, mary, i said that."
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I said that." she said, "no, john, i heard
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She said, "no, john, i heard god say, 'rise and walk.'"
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My dad said, "mary, i was
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My dad said, "mary, i was standing right there.
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Standing right there. i'm telling you,
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I'm telling you, i'm the one that said it."
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I'm the one that said it." she got up in his face and
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She got up in his face and said, "listen here, john.
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Said, "listen here, john. i heard the creator of the
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I heard the creator of the universe, the most high god,
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Universe, the most high god, tell me to rise and walk, and
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Tell me to rise and walk, and when he said that, i felt
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When he said that, i felt something go through my body
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Something go through my body that i have never
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That i have never felt before."
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Felt before." what was that?
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What was that? god crossing the lake, god
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God crossing the lake, god breaking forces of darkness.
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Mary went on to live many
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Mary went on to live many years healthy and whole.
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Years healthy and whole. i can imagine when people saw
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I can imagine when people saw the man that had been
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The man that had been deranged, they'd come up
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Deranged, they'd come up to him, say, "are you really
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To him, say, "are you really that same man that used
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That same man that used to live out in the tombs?
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To live out in the tombs? are you really that guy
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Are you really that guy we were all afraid of,
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We were all afraid of, screaming, crazy?"
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Screaming, crazy?" what they were saying was,
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What they were saying was, "you don't look like what
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"you don't look like what you've been through.
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You've been through. we've seen you for years
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We've seen you for years one way; now you're blessed,
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Healthy, free."
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Healthy, free." as this man was playing with
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As this man was playing with his grandchildren down
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His grandchildren down through the years, enjoying
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Through the years, enjoying life, i'm sure many times he
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Life, i'm sure many times he paused and said, "god, thank
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Paused and said, "god, thank you for crossing the lake.
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You for crossing the lake. thank you for coming to me
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Thank you for coming to me when i couldn't get to you."
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When i couldn't get to you." how many times has god
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How many times has god crossed the lake for us?
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Crossed the lake for us? freed us when we couldn't
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Freed us when we couldn't free ourselves?
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Free ourselves? brought us out of trouble
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Brought us out of trouble that we got ourselves into?
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That we got ourselves into? turned a family member around
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Turned a family member around that didn't deserve it?
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That didn't deserve it? healed us when the medical
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Healed us when the medical report said we were done?
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Report said we were done? that's the mercy of god.
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That's the mercy of god. it's from everlasting
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It's from everlasting to everlasting.
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To everlasting. that means god will never
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That means god will never stop crossing the lake
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Stop crossing the lake for you.
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For you. in the story jesus told of
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The prodigal son, the young
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The prodigal son, the young man took his inheritance,
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Man took his inheritance, left home, and wasted all
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Left home, and wasted all of his money.
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Of his money. eventually, he ran out of
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Eventually, he ran out of funds and the only job he
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Funds and the only job he could find was working
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Could find was working at a hog pen.
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At a hog pen. he got so low, so desperate,
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He got so low, so desperate, he had to eat hog food
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He had to eat hog food to survive.
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To survive. finally, he decided to go
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Finally, he decided to go back home.
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Back home. he thought, "my father has
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He thought, "my father has staff members that live
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Staff members that live better than me.
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Better than me. maybe he'll give me a job."
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Maybe he'll give me a job." when he went home, his father
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When he went home, his father was out looking for him.
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He saw the son a great
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He saw the son a great distance off, took off
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Distance off, took off running toward him, hugged
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Running toward him, hugged his son, and kissed him.
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His son, and kissed him. the son went into his speech:
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The son went into his speech: "dad, i've blown it.
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"dad, i've blown it. dad, i know i was wrong."
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Dad, i know i was wrong." his father didn't even let
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His father didn't even let him finish.
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Him finish. he said to his assistant,
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He said to his assistant, "quick, go get the best robe
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"quick, go get the best robe in the house and put it
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In the house and put it on him.
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On him. go get new shoes
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Go get new shoes for his feet.
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For his feet. put a ring on his finger.
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Put a ring on his finger. kill the fatted calf.
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We're going to have
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We're going to have a party."
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A party." imagine, the son was cleaned
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Imagine, the son was cleaned up now, wearing his new robe,
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Up now, wearing his new robe, his new shoes,
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His new shoes, his ring of honor.
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His ring of honor. he didn't look like the guy
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He didn't look like the guy from the hog pen.
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From the hog pen. he didn't look like the son
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He didn't look like the son that blew his inheritance.
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This shows us the heart
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This shows us the heart of god.
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Of god. even when it's our fault,
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Even when it's our fault, even when we bring trouble on
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Even when we bring trouble on ourselves, god doesn't want
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Ourselves, god doesn't want us to look like what
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Us to look like what we've been through.
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We've been through. he doesn't want you to be in
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He doesn't want you to be in constant memory of your
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Constant memory of your failures, the hurts,
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Failures, the hurts, the injustices.
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The injustices. whether you made the mistakes
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Whether you made the mistakes or like the deranged man,
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Or like the deranged man, forces of darkness are trying
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Forces of darkness are trying to stop you, god still
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To stop you, god still crosses lakes.
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Crosses lakes. he still says, "go get
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He still says, "go get the best robe."
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The best robe." he still restores back
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He still restores back to honor.
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You would think this father
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You would think this father would say, "all right, you
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Would say, "all right, you can come back home but you
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Can come back home but you need to be guilty.
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Need to be guilty. you need to know how
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You need to know how wrong you were."
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Wrong you were." the father didn't even bring
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The father didn't even bring up his past.
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You may have blown it,
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You may have blown it, done things that you're
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Done things that you're not proud of.
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Not proud of. you think you'll always be
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You think you'll always be hindered by the past.
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Hindered by the past. quit listening to the
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Quit listening to the accusing voices.
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Accusing voices. you are forgiven.
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You are forgiven. you are redeemed.
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You are redeemed. now, do your part, put on
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Now, do your part, put on your robe of honor.
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Your robe of honor. start receiving the mercy
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Start receiving the mercy that your heavenly father
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That your heavenly father is offering you.
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Is offering you. if you will shake off
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If you will shake off the guilt and keep moving
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The guilt and keep moving forward, nobody will be able
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Forward, nobody will be able to tell what you've been
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To tell what you've been through.
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Through. you mean, you struggled
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You mean, you struggled for years with an addiction?
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For years with an addiction? you don't look like it.
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You don't look like it. you're free, clean,
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You're free, clean, helping others.
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Helping others. you don't look like you've
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You don't look like you've had cancer.
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Had cancer. you're healthy and whole.
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You're healthy and whole. you don't look like you've
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You don't look like you've been through a divorce.
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Been through a divorce. you're happy, remarried,
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You're happy, remarried, have a great spouse.
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Have a great spouse. that's god's dream to bring
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That's god's dream to bring you out better, and you may
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You out better, and you may have had unfair things
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Have had unfair things happen, seems like you're
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Happen, seems like you're at a disadvantage,
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At a disadvantage, well, get ready.
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Well, get ready. god is about to do
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God is about to do a new thing.
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A new thing. he is crossing that lake
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He is crossing that lake right now, coming after you.
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Right now, coming after you. i believe and declare god is
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Going to restore you
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Going to restore you to greater honor.
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To greater honor. you are coming out without
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You are coming out without the smell of smoke, things
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The smell of smoke, things are changing in your favor.
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Are changing in your favor. freedom, healing,
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Freedom, healing, vindication, promotion, the
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Vindication, promotion, the fullness of your destinies,
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Fullness of your destinies, in jesus's name, and if you
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In jesus's name, and if you receive it, can you say
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Receive it, can you say amen today?
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Amen today? well, i'd like to give you
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Well, i'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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An 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." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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You got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church, keep god first place.
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Church, keep god first place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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Some of us have been carrying
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Some of us have been carrying the same weight for years:
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The same weight for years: mistakes, regrets,
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Mistakes, regrets, what people said.
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What people said. what if you were never meant to
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What if you were never meant to carry any of it?
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Carry any of it? it's easy
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It's easy in life to wear labels.
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In life to wear labels. mistakes we've made
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Mistakes we've made and what people have said.
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And what people have said. disappointments we face.
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Disappointments we face. those labels can diminish
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Those labels can diminish our sense of value
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Our sense of value and cause us to forget
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And cause us to forget who we really are.
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I have a new book called
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Made by god: know it,led
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Receive it and live it.
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It'll help and live it.
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It'll help and live it. you see yourself
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You see yourself the way god sees you:
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The way god sees you: valuable, talented, worthy,
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Valuable, talented, worthy, a masterpiece.
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A masterpiece. you've been fearfully
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You've been fearfully and wonderfully made.
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And wonderfully made. i would love to send you
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I would love to send you my new book,
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My new book, plus the made by god t-shirt
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Plus the made by god t-shirt from our good friends
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From our good friends at copper fit.
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At copper fit. when you know who you are
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When you know who you are and whose you are,
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And whose you are, a child of the most high,
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A child of the most high, you can live with confidence
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You can live with confidence and step in
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And step in to who you were created to be.
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To who you were created to be. 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,
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Brand new book, made by god: know it.
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Receive it. live it.
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You were not made by
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You were not made by your mistakes.
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Your mistakes. you were not made by
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You were not made by what people said.
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What people said. you were not made by
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You were not made by your hardest season.
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Your hardest season. you were made
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You were made by god
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By god on purpose, with purpose.
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On purpose, with purpose. and nothing can change that.
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And nothing can change that. this powerful book
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This powerful book will help you
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Will help you silence
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Silence the labels life has put on you,
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The labels life has put on you, and finally see yourself
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And finally see yourself the way
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The way god sees you:
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God sees you: valuable,
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Valuable, talented, a masterpiece.
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Talented, a masterpiece. and when you request your copy,
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And when you request your copy, we also want to send you
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We also want to send you the exclusive
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From our friends at copper fit. a daily reminder
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You can wear
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As a declaration of who you are
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As a declaration of who you are and whose you are.
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And whose you are. set down what was never yours
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Set down what was never yours to carry.
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To carry. request your copy today.
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Request your copy today. you are not your past.
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You are not labels
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Life has put on you.
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Life has put on you. you are made by god
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You are made by god on purpose, for a purpose,
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On purpose, for a purpose, and nothing
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And nothing can change your value.
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Can change your value. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day believing
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Believing you're going to have
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A blessed summer.
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Thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity helps us
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Helps us take this message of hope
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Take this message of hope to people around the world.
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To people around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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Your copy of made by god
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It is a declaration,
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It is a declaration, a statement of faith,
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A daily reminder that your life is not random.
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That your life is not random. god has a plan for you.
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God has a plan for you. wherever your day takes you,
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Wherever your day takes you, you will carry a message
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You will carry a message that speaks life
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That speaks life not only over yourself,
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Not only over yourself, but to everyone around you.
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Joel Osteen - Coming Out Better

June 30, 2026 | 27:29

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