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July 9, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Counted By The Creator | July 9, 2026

(applause)
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(applause) well, god bless you. it's
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Well, god bless you. it's always a joy to come into your
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Always 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 and
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Our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our
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Be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll
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Services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Make you feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning
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But thanks so much for tuning in today and thank you again
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In today and thank you again for coming out.
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For coming out. i like to start with something
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about this
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Funny. i heard about this burglar that broke into a house
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Burglar that broke into a house one night. as he was stealing
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One night. as he was stealing the stereo, he heard a voice
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The stereo, he heard a voice saying, "jesus is watching
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Saying, "jesus is watching you." he froze in his tracks.
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You." he froze in his tracks. shined his flashlight and saw
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Shined his flashlight and saw a parrot over in the corner.
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A parrot over in the corner. he said, "did you say that to
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He said, "did you say that to me?" the parrot said, "yes, i'm
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Me?" the parrot said, "yes, i'm just trying to warn you."
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Just trying to warn you." he said, "warn me? what are you
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He said, "warn me? what are you talking about? who are you?"
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Talking about? who are you?" the parrot said, "my name is
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The parrot said, "my name is moses." the burglar laughed
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Moses." the burglar laughed and said, "what kind of crazy
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And said, "what kind of crazy people would name a parrot
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People would name a parrot moses?" the parrot said, "the
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Moses?" the parrot said, "the same kind of people that would
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Same kind of people that would name a 150-pound rottweiler
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Name a 150-pound rottweiler 'jesus'." (laughter)
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'jesus'." (laughter) hold up your bible. say it like
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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You mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i
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I have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught
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Can do. today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert. my
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Confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will
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Heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus'
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Never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about counted by the creator.
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About counted by the creator. it's easy to go through life
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It's easy to go through life feeling disqualified because of
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Feeling disqualified because of the mistakes we've made or
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The mistakes we've made or negative things people have
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Negative things people have spoken over us.
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Spoken over us. or even our own thoughts telling
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Or even our own thoughts telling us what we can't become.
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Us what we can't become. if we're not careful, we'll come
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If we're not careful, we'll come up with excuses as to why we
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Up with excuses as to why we can't accomplish our dreams, why
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Can't accomplish our dreams, why we can't rise any higher.
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We can't rise any higher. in effect, we're counting
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In effect, we're counting ourselves out.
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Ourselves out. and in the scripture, the
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And in the scripture, the prophet samuel came to jesse's
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Prophet samuel came to jesse's house to choose one of his sons
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House to choose one of his sons as the next king.
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As the next king. jesse had 7 of his 8 sons lined
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Jesse had 7 of his 8 sons lined up. he was so proud of them.
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Up. he was so proud of them. they were strong, talented,
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They were strong, talented, good-looking young men.
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Good-looking young men. and samuel was about to choose
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And samuel was about to choose the oldest son, eliab.
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The oldest son, eliab. he was big, muscular.
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He was big, muscular. he looked like he just stepped
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He looked like he just stepped out of a movie.
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Out of a movie. but god said to samuel, "don't
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But god said to samuel, "don't judge by his appearance or
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Judge by his appearance or height for he is not the one."
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Height for he is not the one." the lord doesn't see things the
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The lord doesn't see things the way you see them.
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Way you see them. people judge by the outside but
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People judge by the outside but god looks on the inside.
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God looks on the inside. when samuel heard this, he
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When samuel heard this, he changed his mind.
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Changed his mind. he told jesse that it wasn't any
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He told jesse that it wasn't any of those sons.
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Of those sons. well, jesse had another son
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Well, jesse had another son named david.
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Named david. he was out in the shepherd's
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He was out in the shepherd's fields taking care of the sheep.
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Fields taking care of the sheep. but in jesse's mind, david
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But in jesse's mind, david didn't count.
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Didn't count. he was the youngest.
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He was the youngest. david was small, not as strong.
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David was small, not as strong. he didn't have the experience.
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He didn't have the experience. jesse thought, "no use even
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Jesse thought, "no use even bringing him in. he'll never
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Bringing him in. he'll never amount to much." but the
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Amount to much." but the moment samuel saw david, he
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Moment samuel saw david, he said, "that's the one. he's the
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Said, "that's the one. he's the next king."
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Next king." i'm sure jesse and the other
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I'm sure jesse and the other brothers nearly passed out;
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Brothers nearly passed out; thinking, "are you kidding?
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Thinking, "are you kidding? you mean it's david?" they
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You mean it's david?" they didn't count him but the good
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Didn't count him but the good news is david was counted by
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News is david was counted by the creator. god doesn't judge
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The creator. god doesn't judge the way people judge.
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The way people judge. you may not have the most
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You may not have the most talent, the best looks; come
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Talent, the best looks; come from the most influential
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From the most influential family. that's okay.
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Family. that's okay. you've been counted by the one
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You've been counted by the one who matters most.
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Who matters most. now my challenge is don't count
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Now my challenge is don't count yourself out. i hear people
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Yourself out. i hear people say, "i'm too small. i don't
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Say, "i'm too small. i don't have a good personality. i come
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Have a good personality. i come from the wrong family."
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From the wrong family." no, when god created you, he
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No, when god created you, he put in you everything you need
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Put in you everything you need to fulfill your destiny.
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To fulfill your destiny. that means if you don't have it,
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That means if you don't have it, you don't need it.
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You don't need it. if you needed to be taller, you
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If you needed to be taller, you would be taller.
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Would be taller. if you needed more talent, you
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If you needed more talent, you would have more talent.
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Would have more talent. if you needed to be a different
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If you needed to be a different nationality, you would be one.
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Nationality, you would be one. you're not lacking.
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You're not lacking. you didn't get short-changed.
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You didn't get short-changed. you've been fearfully and
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You've been fearfully and wonderfully made.
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Wonderfully made. the creator of the universe has
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The creator of the universe has equipped you, empowered you,
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Equipped you, empowered you, put seeds of greatness on the
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Put seeds of greatness on the inside.
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Inside. he's saying, "you're one of a
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He's saying, "you're one of a kind, a masterpiece, you have
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Kind, a masterpiece, you have what it takes."
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What it takes." he's qualified you; now don't
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He's qualified you; now don't disqualify yourself.
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Disqualify yourself. don't stay focused on what
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Don't stay focused on what somebody else can do better; how
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Somebody else can do better; how your sister has more talent,
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Your sister has more talent, your friend has a better
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Your friend has a better personality.
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Personality. that may be true but you're not
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That may be true but you're not running their race.
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Running their race. you don't need what they have.
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You don't need what they have. if you needed it, god would have
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If you needed it, god would have given it to you.
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Given it to you. and when the thoughts come
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And when the thoughts come telling you, "you're too tall,
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Telling you, "you're too tall, too short; you're too young, too
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Too short; you're too young, too old; you're not talented enough,
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Old; you're not talented enough, not smart enough," let that go
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Not smart enough," let that go in one ear and out the other.
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In one ear and out the other. if you go through life feeling
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If you go through life feeling like you're lacking, you don't
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Like you're lacking, you don't measure up; even though god has
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Measure up; even though god has qualified you, you are
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Qualified you, you are disqualifying yourselves.
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Disqualifying yourselves. and sometimes, it's not our own
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And sometimes, it's not our own thoughts but like david, other
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Thoughts but like david, other people will try to discount us,
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People will try to discount us, make us feel less than, like we
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Make us feel less than, like we don't measure up.
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Don't measure up. in luke,
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In luke, chapter 9, jesus had been
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Chapter 9, jesus had been teaching the people for most of
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Teaching the people for most of the day. it was getting late,
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The day. it was getting late, the sun was about to go down
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The sun was about to go down and everyone was very hungry.
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And everyone was very hungry. and the disciples came and said,
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And the disciples came and said, "jesus, you need to dismiss the
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"jesus, you need to dismiss the people. let them go find some
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People. let them go find some food." they were out in the
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Food." they were out in the middle of the country.
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Middle of the country. nothing to eat out there.
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Nothing to eat out there. jesus said to the disciples,
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Jesus said to the disciples, "you feed them." they said,
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"you feed them." they said, "what do you mean? we don't
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"what do you mean? we don't have anything to eat." jesus
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Have anything to eat." jesus asked what they had and all
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Asked what they had and all they could find was a little
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They could find was a little boy's lunch. five loaves of
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Boy's lunch. five loaves of bread and two fish.
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Bread and two fish. the scripture says there were
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The scripture says there were 5,000 men in attendance that
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5,000 men in attendance that day. that means there were
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Day. that means there were probably 15,000 people in total
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Probably 15,000 people in total if you counted the women and
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If you counted the women and the children.
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The children. jesus took the little boy's
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Jesus took the little boy's lunch, you know the story, and
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Lunch, you know the story, and he prayed over it.
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He prayed over it. it multiplied and fed the
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It multiplied and fed the thousands. the point i want us
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Thousands. the point i want us to see is the one that one that
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To see is the one that one that wasn't counted had the miracle.
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Wasn't counted had the miracle. they counted the men, the 5,000,
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They counted the men, the 5,000, but they didn't count the
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But they didn't count the children.
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Children. they thought, "they're too
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They thought, "they're too young. no need to count them."
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Young. no need to count them." back in those days, women were
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Back in those days, women were seen as second class, as less
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Seen as second class, as less than.
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Than. they didn't count the women.
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They didn't count the women. but god uses people that other
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But god uses people that other people don't count.
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People don't count. one of the 5,000 men could have
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One of the 5,000 men could have had a lunch.
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Had a lunch. one of the disciples could have
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One of the disciples could have brought something to eat that
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Brought something to eat that day.
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Day. but god chose this child
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But god chose this child specifically to let us know that
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Specifically to let us know that when people leave you out and
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When people leave you out and say, "you don't have anything to
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Say, "you don't have anything to offer", "you're too young",
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Offer", "you're too young", "you're not important", "you
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"you're not important", "you don't count"; god says "you're a
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Don't count"; god says "you're a prime candidate for me to do
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Prime candidate for me to do something great.
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Something great. i count people that other people
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I count people that other people don't count."
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Don't count." (applause)
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(applause) sometimes life will say, "i'm
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Sometimes life will say, "i'm not going to count you.
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Not going to count you. you've made too many mistakes.
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You've made too many mistakes. you went through that divorce.
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You went through that divorce. you've got that addiction."
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You've got that addiction." life will try to push you down,
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Life will try to push you down, discredit you; make you feel
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Discredit you; make you feel like there's nothing good in
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Like there's nothing good in your future.
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Your future. always remember, when life
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Always remember, when life counts you out, god counts you
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Counts you out, god counts you in.
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In. he uses people that other people
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He uses people that other people don't count.when my father went
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Don't count.when my father went to be with the lord back in
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To be with the lord back in 1999, i knew i was supposed to
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1999, i knew i was supposed to step up and pastor the church.
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Step up and pastor the church. but i could hear these voices
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But i could hear these voices trying to discount me.
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Trying to discount me. saying, "he doesn't have what it
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Saying, "he doesn't have what it takes.
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Takes. he hasn't been to seminary.
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He hasn't been to seminary. he's not qualified.
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He's not qualified. he's too young.
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He's too young. he doesn't count."
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He doesn't count." but deep down, i could hear god
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But deep down, i could hear god saying, "joel, don't worry.
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Saying, "joel, don't worry. i've got you covered.
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I've got you covered. other people may not count you
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Other people may not count you but i count you.
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But i count you. i know what you're capable of.
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I know what you're capable of. i can see your potential."when
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I can see your potential."when people try to discount you,
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People try to discount you, write you off, the one who
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Write you off, the one who matters most, the great i am,
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Matters most, the great i am, writes you in.
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Writes you in. he didn't create you to be
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He didn't create you to be average, to be ordinary, to just
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Average, to be ordinary, to just make it through life.
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Make it through life. he created you to excel.
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He created you to excel. to leave your fingerprint, to
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To leave your fingerprint, to make this world a better place.
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Make this world a better place. you have a destiny to fulfill.
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You have a destiny to fulfill. god has an assignment for you to
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God has an assignment for you to accomplish.
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Accomplish. i think about my father.
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I think about my father. he was the least likely one to
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He was the least likely one to do something great.
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Do something great. if god were looking for a
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If god were looking for a prominent pastor, surely he
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Prominent pastor, surely he would find someone with the
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Would find someone with the appropriate background, the
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Appropriate background, the influence, the training, the
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Influence, the training, the well to do family.
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Well to do family. that would make sense.
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That would make sense. but paul said in corinthians god
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But paul said in corinthians god deliberately chooses the least
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Deliberately chooses the least likely to confound the wise.
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Likely to confound the wise. he chooses the weak to outshine
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He chooses the weak to outshine the strong.
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The strong. out of the 5,000 men listening
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Out of the 5,000 men listening to jesus that day, no doubt,
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To jesus that day, no doubt, some of them were community
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Some of them were community leaders, highly educated,
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Leaders, highly educated, respected, influential.
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Respected, influential. you would have thought at least
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You would have thought at least one of them would have brought
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One of them would have brought an ice chest filled with
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An ice chest filled with sandwiches, snacks, water.
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Sandwiches, snacks, water. they knew they were going to be
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They knew they were going to be out in the country all day long.
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Out in the country all day long. but the one that had the miracle
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But the one that had the miracle was the least likely, the little
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Was the least likely, the little boy.
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Boy. god used the weak to outshine
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God used the weak to outshine the strong.
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The strong. could it be that you're not
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Could it be that you're not reaching your highest potential
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Reaching your highest potential because you feel like you're
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Because you feel like you're lacking in some area?
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Lacking in some area? you don't count.
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You don't count. now you're not pursuing your
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Now you're not pursuing your dreams.
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Dreams. you're not excited about life.
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You're not excited about life. you need to have a new
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You need to have a new perspective.
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Perspective. you're a prime candidate for god
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You're a prime candidate for god to show out in your life.
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To show out in your life. you may feel weak, but god wants
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You may feel weak, but god wants to show himself strong.
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To show himself strong. it may seem like you're the
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It may seem like you're the least likely.
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Least likely. god wants to do something so
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God wants to do something so amazing in your life that people
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Amazing in your life that people around you can't even believe
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Around you can't even believe it.
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It. but you've got to do your part
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But you've got to do your part and get your passion back.
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And get your passion back. you have everything you need to
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You have everything you need to fulfill your destiny.
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Fulfill your destiny. you may have made mistakes, but
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You may have made mistakes, but you didn't get disqualified.
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You didn't get disqualified. you may have some flaws and
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You may have some flaws and weaknesses, we all do.
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Weaknesses, we all do. but that didn't cancel your
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But that didn't cancel your destiny.
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Destiny. you may feel like life has left
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You may feel like life has left you out.
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You out. the odds are against you.
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The odds are against you. the good news is god is for you.
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The good news is god is for you. he has the final say and he says
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He has the final say and he says "i count you in when other
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"i count you in when other people count you out."
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People count you out." now, you need to get ready.
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Now, you need to get ready. this is a new day.
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This is a new day. you're about to see new doors
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You're about to see new doors begin to open.
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Begin to open. god is about to multiply what
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God is about to multiply what you have.
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You have. he's going to take you from the
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He's going to take you from the back to the front.
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Back to the front. from lack to abundance.
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From lack to abundance. from insignificance to great
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From insignificance to great influence.
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Influence. you've been counted.
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You've been counted. you've been qualified.
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You've been qualified. what god spoke over your life
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What god spoke over your life will come to pass.
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Will come to pass. and those are not just nice,
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And those are not just nice, kind, encouraging words.
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Kind, encouraging words. that's a prophesy.
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That's a prophesy. if you'll receive it and say,
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If you'll receive it and say, "yes, this is for me," then
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"yes, this is for me," then you'll begin to see it happen.
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You'll begin to see it happen. god will amaze you with his
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God will amaze you with his goodness.
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Goodness. (applause)
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(applause) in the scripture, god told
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In the scripture, god told jeremiah that he was going to
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Jeremiah that he was going to become a great prophet and speak
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Become a great prophet and speak to the nations.
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To the nations. jeremiah was young and insecure.
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Jeremiah was young and insecure. he said, "god i can't do that.
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He said, "god i can't do that. i'm too young.
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I'm too young. i'm afraid to get up in front of
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I'm afraid to get up in front of people.
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People. i wouldn't know what to say."
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I wouldn't know what to say." god said, "jeremiah, say not
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God said, "jeremiah, say not that you're too young.
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That you're too young. say not that you're afraid."
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Say not that you're afraid." he was saying, "jeremiah, i
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He was saying, "jeremiah, i wouldn't have asked you to do it
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Wouldn't have asked you to do it if i didn't already know you had
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If i didn't already know you had the ability."
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The ability." don't let negative voices talk
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Don't let negative voices talk you out of your dreams.
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You out of your dreams. if i'd gone around saying, "i
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If i'd gone around saying, "i can't pastor that church.
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Can't pastor that church. man, i've never ministered
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Man, i've never ministered before.
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Before. i don't have the training.
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I don't have the training. i don't have the right
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I don't have the right personality."
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Personality." it would have kept me from my
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It would have kept me from my destiny.
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Destiny. and when you say "i'm not that
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And when you say "i'm not that talented.
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Talented. i made too many mistakes.
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I made too many mistakes. i don't have the right
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I don't have the right personality."
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Personality." god says to you what he said to
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God says to you what he said to jeremiah.
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Jeremiah. zip it up.
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Zip it up. say not "i'm too short."
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Say not "i'm too short." say not, "i don't have the
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Say not, "i don't have the talent."
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Talent." say not, "i can't accomplish my
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Say not, "i can't accomplish my dreams."
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Dreams." quit discounting yourself.
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Quit discounting yourself. you have the miracle.
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You have the miracle. you have the five loaves and the
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You have the five loaves and the two fish.
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Two fish. it may not seem like much.
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It may not seem like much. you may not feel qualified.
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You may not feel qualified. the odds are against you.
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The odds are against you. but this is where our god comes
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But this is where our god comes in.
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In. he can take the little and
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He can take the little and multiply it.
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Multiply it. you don't have to have a great
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You don't have to have a great gift for god to use you in a
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Gift for god to use you in a great way.
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Great way. you can have a little talent, a
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You can have a little talent, a little training, a little
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Little training, a little influence.
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Influence. and like the little boy's lunch,
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And like the little boy's lunch, god can take it and multiply it.
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God can take it and multiply it. he can open doors that you could
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He can open doors that you could have never opened.
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Have never opened. he can bring talent out of you
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He can bring talent out of you that you didn't know you had.
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That you didn't know you had. he can cause you to be at the
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He can cause you to be at the right place at the right time
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Right place at the right time and give you favor, honor,
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And give you favor, honor, influence.
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Influence. don't go around feeling like
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Don't go around feeling like you're at a disadvantage.
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You're at a disadvantage. put your shoulders back.
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Put your shoulders back. hold your head up high.
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Hold your head up high. the most high god has breathed
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The most high god has breathed life into you.
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Life into you. he's crowned you with his favor.
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He's crowned you with his favor. you have royal blood flowing
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You have royal blood flowing through your veins.
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Through your veins. you're not at a disadvantage.
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You're not at a disadvantage. other people may have not
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Other people may have not counted you but the one who
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Counted you but the one who matters, he counts you.
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Matters, he counts you. he writes you in when other
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He writes you in when other people write you off.
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People write you off. (applause)
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(applause) i've learned god will never ask
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I've learned god will never ask you to do something and then not
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You to do something and then not give you the ability to do it.
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Give you the ability to do it. you may not feel like you have
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You may not feel like you have the confidence, the training,
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The confidence, the training, the talent.
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The talent. i didn't when i stepped up.
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I didn't when i stepped up. but this is what faith is all
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But this is what faith is all about.
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About. you have to believe it before
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You have to believe it before you see it.
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You see it. i heard about this pastor.
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I heard about this pastor. before the service, he gave a
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Before the service, he gave a man that he knew a $100 bill and
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Man that he knew a $100 bill and asked him to secretly put it in
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Asked him to secretly put it in his wife's bible and make sure
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His wife's bible and make sure she didn't see it.
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She didn't see it. during his message, he asked
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During his message, he asked this lady to stand up.
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This lady to stand up. he said, "do you trust me?"
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He said, "do you trust me?" she said, "yes, i do."
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She said, "yes, i do." he said, "will you do what i
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He said, "will you do what i ask?"
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Ask?" she said, "yes, i will."
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She said, "yes, i will." he said, "then please open your
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He said, "then please open your bible and hand me a $100 bill."
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Bible and hand me a $100 bill." she said, "oh, i'm so sorry.
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She said, "oh, i'm so sorry. i don't have $100 in there."
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I don't have $100 in there." he said it again, "do you trust
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He said it again, "do you trust me?"
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Me?" "yes, i do."
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"yes, i do." "will you do what i ask?"
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"will you do what i ask?" "yes, i will."
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"yes, i will." "then please open your bible and
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"then please open your bible and hand me a $100 bill."
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Hand me a $100 bill." frustrated, she opened her bible
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Frustrated, she opened her bible and much to her surprise, there
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And much to her surprise, there was the $100.
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Was the $100. she shook her head and said,
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She shook her head and said, "how did it get in there?"
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"how did it get in there?" he smiled and said, "i put it in
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He smiled and said, "i put it in there."
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There." and that's the way god is.
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And that's the way god is. he'll never ask you for
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He'll never ask you for something without first putting
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Something without first putting it in you.
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It in you. and when you know, deep down,
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And when you know, deep down, you know you're supposed to take
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You know you're supposed to take a step of faith, you may not
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A step of faith, you may not feel like you can do it.
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Feel like you can do it. voices will try to discount you.
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Voices will try to discount you. tell you you're not qualified.
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Tell you you're not qualified. but if you'll dare take that
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But if you'll dare take that step, you'll discover things in
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Step, you'll discover things in you that you never knew you had.
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You that you never knew you had. say not, "i can't do it".
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Say not, "i can't do it". the right attitude: "i can do
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The right attitude: "i can do all things through christ."
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All things through christ." say not, "i'm at a
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Say not, "i'm at a disadvantage".
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Disadvantage". the right attitude: "i am
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The right attitude: "i am fearfully and wonderfully made.
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Fearfully and wonderfully made. i'm a child of the most high
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I'm a child of the most high god."
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God." say not, "i've reached my
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Say not, "i've reached my limits.
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Limits. this is as good as it gets,
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This is as good as it gets, joel."
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Joel." no, the right attitude: "my best
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No, the right attitude: "my best days are still in front of me.
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Days are still in front of me. the path of the righteous gets
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The path of the righteous gets brighter and brighter.
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Brighter and brighter. i'm excited about my future."
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I'm excited about my future." this is what a friend of mine
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This is what a friend of mine did.
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Did. he had a dream of becoming a
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He had a dream of becoming a pastor but he had a serious
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Pastor but he had a serious problem with stuttering.
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Problem with stuttering. it affected his self image to
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It affected his self image to where he could hardly look you
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Where he could hardly look you in the eyes.
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In the eyes. and at 16 years of age, his
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And at 16 years of age, his parents sent him to a very
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Parents sent him to a very prestigious speech school.
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Prestigious speech school. the teachers carried around
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The teachers carried around stopwatches.
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Stopwatches. when the students got stuck,
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When the students got stuck, they would time how long it
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They would time how long it would take them to get the word
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Would take them to get the word out.
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Out. that's how they tracked their
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That's how they tracked their progress.
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Progress. the first day my friend was at
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The first day my friend was at the school, he got stuck on the
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The school, he got stuck on the word "the".
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Word "the". it took him one minute and 16
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It took him one minute and 16 seconds to get it out.
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Seconds to get it out. he had a major stuttering
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He had a major stuttering problem.
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Problem. in the natural, you would think,
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In the natural, you would think, "you're not cut out to become a
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"you're not cut out to become a public speaker.
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Public speaker. you can do something else but
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You can do something else but you're not going to become a
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You're not going to become a pastor."
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Pastor." he would have been one of the
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He would have been one of the ones not counted.
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Ones not counted. he stutters; cross him off.
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He stutters; cross him off. but god uses people that other
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But god uses people that other people don't count.
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People don't count. and when god put the dream in
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And when god put the dream in your heart, he gave you the
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Your heart, he gave you the ability to do it.
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Ability to do it. but there will always be forces
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But there will always be forces that try to keep your potential
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That try to keep your potential from being released.
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From being released. the enemy would love for your
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The enemy would love for your gift to stay hidden.
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Gift to stay hidden. he would love for the best of
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He would love for the best of you to never come out.
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You to never come out. and just because you have a
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And just because you have a dream, just because god has
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Dream, just because god has qualified you doesn't mean that
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Qualified you doesn't mean that you're not going to have to
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You're not going to have to fight.
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Fight. you have to stand strong and be
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You have to stand strong and be determined to become all you
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Determined to become all you were created to be.
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Were created to be. you can't be weak, get
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You can't be weak, get discouraged because you had a
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Discouraged because you had a setback, and fall into
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Setback, and fall into self-pity.
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Self-pity. no, you have to dig your heels
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No, you have to dig your heels in and say, "i am in it to win
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In and say, "i am in it to win it.
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It. this challenge is no match for
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This challenge is no match for me.
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Me. i am more than a conqueror.
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I am more than a conqueror. if god be for me, who dare be
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If god be for me, who dare be against me?
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Against me? i will fulfill my destiny."
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I will fulfill my destiny." if you don't talk to yourself
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If you don't talk to yourself the right way, negative thoughts
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The right way, negative thoughts will talk to you.
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Will talk to you. and just like you can talk
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And just like you can talk yourself out of a dream, you can
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Yourself out of a dream, you can talk yourself into a dream.
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Talk yourself into a dream. my friend, as a young man, he
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My friend, as a young man, he would get alone in his house
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Would get alone in his house where nobody could hear him.
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Where nobody could hear him. he would quote scriptures.
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He would quote scriptures. sometimes it would take five
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Sometimes it would take five minutes to just get one
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Minutes to just get one scripture out.
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Scripture out. he didn't get discouraged.
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He didn't get discouraged. he would say things like, "no
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He would say things like, "no weapon formed against me will
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Weapon formed against me will prosper."
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Prosper." "thanks be to god who always
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"thanks be to god who always causes me to triumph."
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Causes me to triumph." and it didn't happen overnight
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And it didn't happen overnight but little by little, he got
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But little by little, he got better and better.
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Better and better. it amazed his teachers.
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It amazed his teachers. today he can speak as clearly
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Today he can speak as clearly and fluently as can be.
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And fluently as can be. no stuttering.
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No stuttering. plus he's the pastor of a
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Plus he's the pastor of a successful church.
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Successful church. what am i saying?
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What am i saying? when life counts you out, god
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When life counts you out, god counts you in.
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Counts you in. don't let negative thoughts,
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Don't let negative thoughts, negative people, keep you from
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Negative people, keep you from stepping into the fullness of
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Stepping into the fullness of your destiny.
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Your destiny. there will always be voices
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There will always be voices telling you, "you're not
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Telling you, "you're not qualified"; "you stutter";
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Qualified"; "you stutter"; "you've made too many mistakes";
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"you've made too many mistakes"; "you're too short"; "you're not
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"you're too short"; "you're not that talented".
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That talented". those are all lies trying to
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Those are all lies trying to make you feel like you don't cou
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Make you feel like you don't cou even way back with moses, when
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Even way back with moses, when god told him to go tell pharaoh,
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God told him to go tell pharaoh, "let my people go", the first
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"let my people go", the first thing moses said was, "god, i
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Thing moses said was, "god, i can't do that. i stutter.
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Can't do that. i stutter. i don't speak well."
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I don't speak well." it's easy to come up with
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It's easy to come up with excuses. but i love the way god
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Excuses. but i love the way god answered him back.
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Answered him back. he said, "moses, who made your
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He said, "moses, who made your tongue? who makes the deaf
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Tongue? who makes the deaf to hear? who makes the blind
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To hear? who makes the blind to see?"
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To see?" he was saying, "moses, who
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He was saying, "moses, who disqualified you? who left you
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Disqualified you? who left you out? who told you you don't
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Out? who told you you don't count? don't you realize moses
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Count? don't you realize moses i control the whole universe?
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I control the whole universe? when you believe, i can make it
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When you believe, i can make it happen."
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Happen." years before david was chosen to
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Years before david was chosen to be king, the prophet samuel went
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Be king, the prophet samuel went to another young man named saul
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To another young man named saul and told him he was going to be
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And told him he was going to be the next king.
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The next king. but saul said, "samuel, how can
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But saul said, "samuel, how can this be?
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This be? i come from the smallest tribe
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I come from the smallest tribe and my family is the least
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And my family is the least important."
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Important." he was saying the same thing, "i
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He was saying the same thing, "i can't be a king. i don't count.
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Can't be a king. i don't count. i don't come from an influential
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I don't come from an influential family. we're not royalty.
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Family. we're not royalty. we're just ordinary people."
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We're just ordinary people." what's interesting is samuel
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What's interesting is samuel didn't answer saul.
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Didn't answer saul. he didn't respond back to him.
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He didn't respond back to him. and when we come up with excuses
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And when we come up with excuses and tell god why we can't rise
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And tell god why we can't rise higher: "god, i'm not that
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Higher: "god, i'm not that talented.
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Talented. god, i have this addiction.
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God, i have this addiction. god i come from the wrong
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God i come from the wrong family."
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Family." god doesn't say, "yes, i
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God doesn't say, "yes, i understand.
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Understand. you have a disadvantage."
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You have a disadvantage." no, our excuses don't phase god.
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No, our excuses don't phase god. he knows what he's put in you.
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He knows what he's put in you. god can see your greatness.
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God can see your greatness. he sees the royalty in your
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He sees the royalty in your blood.
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Blood. he sees the potential.
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He sees the potential. you've not yet tapped into.
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You've not yet tapped into. and our doubts, our fears, our
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And our doubts, our fears, our insecurities, that doesn't
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Insecurities, that doesn't change god's mind.
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Change god's mind. he's already laid out the plan
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He's already laid out the plan for your life.
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For your life. he's saying to you today, "i've
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He's saying to you today, "i've called you to be a king, to be a
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Called you to be a king, to be a queen, to reign in life, to make
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Queen, to reign in life, to make a new standard for your family.
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A new standard for your family. why don't you lose the excuses
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Why don't you lose the excuses and get in agreement with god?"
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And get in agreement with god?" sometimes, we think we're
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Sometimes, we think we're disqualified because of the
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Disqualified because of the mistakes we made.
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Mistakes we made. we don't count because we
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We don't count because we haven't lived the right kind of
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Haven't lived the right kind of life.
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Life. that's why we're kind of sitting
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That's why we're kind of sitting on the sidelines.
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On the sidelines. but when god needed someone to
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But when god needed someone to save the israeli spies back in
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Save the israeli spies back in the old testament, they were in
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The old testament, they were in the city of jericho.
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The city of jericho. word got out that they were
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Word got out that they were there, their cover was blown,
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There, their cover was blown, now they were about to be
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Now they were about to be captured.
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Captured. god could have chosen anyone
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God could have chosen anyone to help them. he's god.
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To help them. he's god. he could have had a soldier help
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He could have had a soldier help get them out or a community
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Get them out or a community leader to secretly escort them
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Leader to secretly escort them out of the city.
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Out of the city. but he didn't do that.
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But he didn't do that. god chose a woman by the name
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God chose a woman by the name of rahab. she was a prostitute,
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Of rahab. she was a prostitute, not respected.
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Not respected. everyone looked down on her and
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Everyone looked down on her and thought, "she'll never do
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Thought, "she'll never do anything significant.
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Anything significant. she doesn't count."
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She doesn't count." but god doesn't judge the way
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But god doesn't judge the way people judge. people saw her
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People judge. people saw her shortcomings, her failures;
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Shortcomings, her failures; but god saw a diamond in the
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But god saw a diamond in the rough. god saw her potential.
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Rough. god saw her potential. he knew what she could become.
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He knew what she could become. god looked down from heaven and
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God looked down from heaven and said, "i want to use her."
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Said, "i want to use her." i can hear an angel say, "excuse
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I can hear an angel say, "excuse me, god, i don't mean to second
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Me, god, i don't mean to second guess you but i think you've
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Guess you but i think you've chosen the wrong person.
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Chosen the wrong person. that lady is a notorious sinner.
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That lady is a notorious sinner. she's made a mess of her life.
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She's made a mess of her life. she's disqualified."
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She's disqualified." god said, "no, i didn't make a
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God said, "no, i didn't make a mistake.
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Mistake. i choose people that other
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I choose people that other people don't choose."
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People don't choose." and rahab not only saved the
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And rahab not only saved the spies but that ended up saving
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Spies but that ended up saving her own life, her own family.
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Her own life, her own family. and here's how amazing god is:
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And here's how amazing god is: rahab married a jewish man.
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Rahab married a jewish man. and they had a son named boaz.
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And they had a son named boaz. boaz had a son named jesse.
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Boaz had a son named jesse. jesse had a son named david.
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Jesse had a son named david. that means that rahab the former
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That means that rahab the former prostitute is in the family line
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Prostitute is in the family line of jesus christ.
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Of jesus christ. god doesn't choose the way
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God doesn't choose the way people choose.
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People choose. now, you may have made mistakes.
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Now, you may have made mistakes. you feel like you don't count,
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You feel like you don't count, you blew it.
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You blew it. can i tell you, you've been
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Can i tell you, you've been counted by the creator.
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Counted by the creator. he's looking down from heaven
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He's looking down from heaven right now calling your name
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Right now calling your name saying, "i choose you.
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Saying, "i choose you. i want you to do something
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I want you to do something great.
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Great. i have a destiny for you to
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I have a destiny for you to fulfill.
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Fulfill. i want to make your life
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I want to make your life significant."
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Significant." people may have written you off
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People may have written you off but god has written you in.
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But god has written you in. he's already qualified you; now
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He's already qualified you; now don't disqualify yourself.
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Don't disqualify yourself. get up every morning knowing
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Get up every morning knowing that you've been counted by the
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That you've been counted by the one who matters most.
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One who matters most. god has the final say.
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God has the final say. he says you're redeemed, you're
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He says you're redeemed, you're forgiven, you're blessed, your
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Forgiven, you're blessed, your best days are still out in front
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Best days are still out in front of you.
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Of you. and i believe and declare dreams
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And i believe and declare dreams are coming back to life, vision
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Are coming back to life, vision is being restored; hope is
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Is being restored; hope is rising.
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Rising. you will become everything god
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You will become everything god created you to be and have
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Created you to be and have everything he intended for you
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Everything he intended for you to have.
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To have. in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Amen today? (applause)
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(applause) well, we never like to close
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Well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving you
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Our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Of my sins. come in to my heart.
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Come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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Born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. he's going to take you where
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He's going to take you where you've never dreamed.
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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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Your copy of made by god plus your exclusive copper fit
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With an additional gift, you can also receive
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Each piece is more than something
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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 statement of faith, a daily reminder
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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 - Counted By The Creator

July 9, 2026 | 27:29

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