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Joel Osteen - Dare To Pray Boldly

October 13, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Dare To Pray Boldly | October 13, 2025

> joel: god bless you.
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> joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media.
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Channel, social media. and you can come visit us
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And you can come visit us in person. we'd love to have
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In person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of our
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You be a part of one of our services.
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Services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this wealthy
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I heard about this wealthy man. he was known for being
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Man. he was known for being very eccentric. he was
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Very eccentric. he was having a big party at his
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Having a big party at his house. in his backyard,
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House. in his backyard, he had this huge swimming
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He had this huge swimming pool, filled with sharks and
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Pool, filled with sharks and alligators. he announced to
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Alligators. he announced to his guests, “anyone that
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His guests, “anyone that will swim across my pool,
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Will swim across my pool, i'll give you anything
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I'll give you anything you want.” in a few minutes,
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You want.” in a few minutes, there was a big splash.
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There was a big splash. this man was in there,
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This man was in there, going 90 to nothing,
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Going 90 to nothing, dodging sharks, maneuvering
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Dodging sharks, maneuvering around alligators, made it
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Around alligators, made it to the other side, just in
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To the other side, just in the nick of time. the owner
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The nick of time. the owner said, “wow, you're the
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Said, “wow, you're the bravest person i've ever
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Bravest person i've ever met. now what do you want?”
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Met. now what do you want?” the man said, “what i want
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The man said, “what i want more than anything else is
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More than anything else is the name of the person that
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The name of the person that just pushed me in.”
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All right, say it like you
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All right, say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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Mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do. today, i will be taught
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Do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i boldly
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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Confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about dare to pray boldly.
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About dare to pray boldly. one reason we don't see god
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One reason we don't see god do great things is we're
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Do great things is we're only asking for small
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Only asking for small things.
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Things. we pray over our food, we
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We pray over our food, we pray for protection, we
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Pray for protection, we pray for wisdom, and that's
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Pray for wisdom, and that's all good.
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All good. but when was the last time
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But when was the last time you asked god to do
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You asked god to do something that seems
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Something that seems impossible, out of the
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Impossible, out of the ordinary, you couldn't
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Ordinary, you couldn't accomplish it on your own.
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Accomplish it on your own. if god answered everything
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If god answered everything you're praying about now,
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You're praying about now, would it be big enough,
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Would it be big enough, would you be satisfied?
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Would you be satisfied? are you asking for your
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Are you asking for your dreams, are you asking for
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Dreams, are you asking for something that's over your
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Something that's over your head, those secret
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Head, those secret petitions he's put in your
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Petitions he's put in your heart. you know it's from
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Heart. you know it's from him, but you haven't told
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Him, but you haven't told anyone.
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Anyone. it seems too far out,
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It seems too far out, unthinkable.
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Unthinkable. many prayers are not being
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Many prayers are not being answered, simply because
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Answered, simply because they're not being asked.
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They're not being asked. if you only pray small
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If you only pray small prayers, you're not going
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Prayers, you're not going to see the greatness of our
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To see the greatness of our god.
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God. if you only ask for little
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If you only ask for little things, you're not going to
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Things, you're not going to reach the fullness of your
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Reach the fullness of your destiny.
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Destiny. there are dreams god has
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There are dreams god has put in your heart that you
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Put in your heart that you can't accomplish on your
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Can't accomplish on your own.
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Own. there are obstacles that
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There are obstacles that you'll face that are too
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You'll face that are too big for you to overcome by
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Big for you to overcome by yourself.
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Yourself. if you don't learn to pray
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If you don't learn to pray bold prayers, if you don't
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Bold prayers, if you don't learn to ask big, ask for
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Learn to ask big, ask for your dreams, for things
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Your dreams, for things that are over your head,
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That are over your head, then you'll get stuck where
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Then you'll get stuck where you are.
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You are. “joel, i don't want to be
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“joel, i don't want to be selfish.
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Selfish. i know god has other things
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I know god has other things to deal with.” you are not
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To deal with.” you are not inconveniencing god by
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Inconveniencing god by praying bold.
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Praying bold. bold prayers get god's
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Bold prayers get god's attention.
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Attention. bold prayers cause angels
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Bold prayers cause angels to go to work.
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To go to work. bold prayers open doors you
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Bold prayers open doors you could never open.
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Could never open. bold prayers turn
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Bold prayers turn impossible situations
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Impossible situations around.
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Around. when you pray boldly,
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When you pray boldly, you're releasing your faith.
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You're releasing your faith. you're saying, “god, i know
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You're saying, “god, i know there's nothing too hard
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There's nothing too hard for you, i know you're the
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For you, i know you're the all-powerful, creator of
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All-powerful, creator of the universe.
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The universe. you can take me where i
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You can take me where i can't go on my own.”
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Can't go on my own.” god said in psalm 2,
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God said in psalm 2, “you're my child, what do
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“you're my child, what do you want?
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You want? ask me and i'll give you
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Ask me and i'll give you nations as a present, i'll
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Nations as a present, i'll give you continents as a
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Give you continents as a prize.” we're asking for
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Prize.” we're asking for small things, “god help me
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Small things, “god help me to make ends meet, help me
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To make ends meet, help me to live with this sickness,
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To live with this sickness, help me to endure this
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Help me to endure this job.” god is saying, “i
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Job.” god is saying, “i have nations for you.
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Have nations for you. i have something awesome in
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I have something awesome in your future, something
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Your future, something bigger than you've
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Bigger than you've imagined, but there's a
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Imagined, but there's a condition.
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Condition. you have to ask.” you're
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You have to ask.” you're not going to see the
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Not going to see the nations, you won't see the
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Nations, you won't see the continents as a prize if
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Continents as a prize if you're praying small, weak,
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You're praying small, weak, limited prayers.
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Limited prayers. “god help me to make my
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“god help me to make my house payment this month, i
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House payment this month, i mean with gas prices,
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Mean with gas prices, inflation, the recession.”
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Inflation, the recession.” that's an ordinary prayer.
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That's an ordinary prayer. a bold prayer is, “god help
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A bold prayer is, “god help me to pay my house off.
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Me to pay my house off. help me to have overflow so
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Help me to have overflow so i can pay someone else's
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I can pay someone else's house off.” a normal prayer
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House off.” a normal prayer is, “god, my child is off
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Is, “god, my child is off course, help him to not get
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Course, help him to not get in trouble, keep him out of
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In trouble, keep him out of harm's way.” that's okay.
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Harm's way.” that's okay. but ordinary prayer gets
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But ordinary prayer gets ordinary results.
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Ordinary results. if you only pray small,
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If you only pray small, then you'll only receive
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Then you'll only receive small.
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Small. a bold prayer is, “god, i'm
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A bold prayer is, “god, i'm asking you to not just
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Asking you to not just protect my child but help
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Protect my child but help him to fulfill his destiny.
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Him to fulfill his destiny. use him in great ways to
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Use him in great ways to make a difference with his
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Make a difference with his life.
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Life. james 4 says, “you ask and
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James 4 says, “you ask and do not receive because you
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Do not receive because you ask amiss.” the word amiss
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Ask amiss.” the word amiss in the original language
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In the original language means sick, weak, miserable.
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Means sick, weak, miserable. this is saying you won't
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This is saying you won't receive when you pray sick
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Receive when you pray sick prayers; when you pray weak
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Prayers; when you pray weak prayers.
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Prayers. when we pray to survive,
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When we pray to survive, endure, make it through,
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Endure, make it through, that's a sick prayer.
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That's a sick prayer. “god, i'm so defeated, i'm
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“god, i'm so defeated, i'm under so much pressure,
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Under so much pressure, god, you got to do
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God, you got to do something.” that prayer
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Something.” that prayer needs to go to urgent care.
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Needs to go to urgent care. that prayer is on its last
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That prayer is on its last leg.
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Leg. try a different approach,
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Try a different approach, how about a bold prayer,
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How about a bold prayer, “god, i have a lot coming
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“god, i have a lot coming against me, but i know you
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Against me, but i know you being for me is greater
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Being for me is greater than what's trying to stop
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Than what's trying to stop me.
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Me. lord, i thank you that the
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Lord, i thank you that the tide of the battle is
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Tide of the battle is beginning to turn right
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Beginning to turn right now.” that's a healthy
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Now.” that's a healthy prayer.
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Prayer. that gets god's attention.
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That gets god's attention. he responds to faith-filled
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He responds to faith-filled prayers.
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Prayers. sometimes what we call
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Sometimes what we call prayer is really a
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Prayer is really a complaining session.
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Complaining session. “god, you know these people
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“god, you know these people at work are getting on my
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At work are getting on my nerves, my children don't
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Nerves, my children don't appreciate me, my back's
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Appreciate me, my back's been hurting, my husband's
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Been hurting, my husband's been rude, the dog doesn't
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Been rude, the dog doesn't like me, the goldfish is
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Like me, the goldfish is depressed, god you got to
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Depressed, god you got to do something.” that's a
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Do something.” that's a sick prayer.
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Sick prayer. you need to pray from a
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You need to pray from a place of faith.
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Place of faith. you don't have to tell god
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You don't have to tell god all your problems. he
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All your problems. he already knows everything
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Already knows everything that's going on.
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That's going on. ask him for what you want
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Ask him for what you want him to do.
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Him to do. ask him for what you're
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Ask him for what you're believing for.
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Believing for. “god, i'm up against all
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“god, i'm up against all this trouble, but lord i
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This trouble, but lord i thank that you are turning
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Thank that you are turning it around, that you are
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It around, that you are fighting my battles, that
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Fighting my battles, that you'll bring me out better
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You'll bring me out better than i was before.”
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Than i was before.” in john 4, jesus had
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In john 4, jesus had traveled to the city of
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Traveled to the city of samaria.
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Samaria. his disciples went into
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His disciples went into town to get food.
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Town to get food. he was sitting at a well
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He was sitting at a well waiting.
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Waiting. this woman came to get
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This woman came to get water, jesus asked her for
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Water, jesus asked her for a drink.
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A drink. she said, “sir, you're a
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She said, “sir, you're a jew, i'm a samaritan, why
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Jew, i'm a samaritan, why are you asking me for
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Are you asking me for water.” the jews and
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Water.” the jews and samaritans didn't have
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Samaritans didn't have anything to do with each
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Anything to do with each other back then.
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Other back then. jesus said to her, “if you
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Jesus said to her, “if you only knew who i am and how
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Only knew who i am and how generous our god is, you
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Generous our god is, you would ask me, and i would
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Would ask me, and i would give you living water.” she
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Give you living water.” she said, “but you don't even
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Said, “but you don't even have a bucket.
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Have a bucket. how would you get this
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How would you get this water?” she was thinking
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Water?” she was thinking about water, something
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About water, something ordinary.
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Ordinary. but jesus said, “if you
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But jesus said, “if you knew who i was, you
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Knew who i was, you wouldn't ask me for water.
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Wouldn't ask me for water. i have so much more, i can
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I have so much more, i can give you living water.”
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Give you living water.” when you know who our god
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When you know who our god is, when you realize he
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Is, when you realize he created the universe, he
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Created the universe, he spoke worlds into
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Spoke worlds into existence, he parted red
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Existence, he parted red seas, healed the lepers,
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Seas, healed the lepers, multiplied food, closed the
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Multiplied food, closed the mouths of lions, you won't
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Mouths of lions, you won't just ask him for water, for
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Just ask him for water, for ordinary things, you'll ask
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Ordinary things, you'll ask him for living water.
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Him for living water. you'll ask him for your
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You'll ask him for your dreams, you'll ask him for
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Dreams, you'll ask him for what looks impossible.
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What looks impossible. are you like this lady,
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Are you like this lady, asking him for water,
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Asking him for water, asking him for the ordinary?
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Asking him for the ordinary? he's saying i have living
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He's saying i have living water, i have abundance, i
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Water, i have abundance, i have healing, i have
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Have healing, i have breakthroughs, i have
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Breakthroughs, i have houses, i have businesses,
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Houses, i have businesses, i have ministries, i have
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I have ministries, i have favor that will catapult
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Favor that will catapult you where you can't go by
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You where you can't go by yourself.
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Yourself. the scripture says, “the
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The scripture says, “the people who do know their
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People who do know their god will be strong and do
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God will be strong and do exploits.” when you know
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Exploits.” when you know who you're talking to, you
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Who you're talking to, you won't pray weak prayers,
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Won't pray weak prayers, you won't pray sick
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You won't pray sick prayers, you'll pray bold
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Prayers, you'll pray bold prayers.
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Prayers. you'll ask for things that
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You'll ask for things that other people think are far
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Other people think are far out, too much, that could
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Out, too much, that could never happen.
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Never happen. bold prayers get bold
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Bold prayers get bold results.
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Results. i wouldn't be standing here
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I wouldn't be standing here today if i had not learned
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Today if i had not learned this principle to ask god
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This principle to ask god for big things, for things
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For big things, for things that seemed over my head,
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That seemed over my head, but i knew deep down god
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But i knew deep down god put it in my heart. i don't
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Put it in my heart. i don't want to come to the end of
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Want to come to the end of life and have to wonder,
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Life and have to wonder, what would have happened if
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What would have happened if i would have prayed bold,
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I would have prayed bold, believed big, taken the
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Believed big, taken the limits off of god.
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Limits off of god. many times, in the old
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Many times, in the old testament, when the people
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Testament, when the people were up against a big
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Were up against a big challenge, they would start
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Challenge, they would start their prayer off by talking
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Their prayer off by talking about the greatness of god.
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About the greatness of god. king jehoshaphat had three
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King jehoshaphat had three armies surrounding him.
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Armies surrounding him. they were quickly closing
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They were quickly closing in. he gathered the people
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In. he gathered the people of judah at the city square.
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Of judah at the city square. they looked up to the
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They looked up to the heavens.
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Heavens. he didn't say, “god, where
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He didn't say, “god, where are you, look what's
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Are you, look what's happening, we're about to
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Happening, we're about to be captured.
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Be captured. “he said, “o lord, you
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“he said, “o lord, you alone are god.
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Alone are god. you are the ruler of the
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You are the ruler of the nations.
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Nations. you are powerful and
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You are powerful and mighty, no one can stand
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Mighty, no one can stand against you.
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Against you. we remember how you brought
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We remember how you brought us through war, through
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Us through war, through famine, through disease.
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Famine, through disease. now we're asking you, o
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Now we're asking you, o great god, to deliver us
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Great god, to deliver us from these mighty armies.”
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From these mighty armies.” when you remind yourself
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When you remind yourself who you're dealing with,
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Who you're dealing with, you won't pray weak
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You won't pray weak prayers, you won't pray
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Prayers, you won't pray sick prayers.
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Sick prayers. you'll pray boldly.
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You'll pray boldly. you'll ask god to do the
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You'll ask god to do the impossible, what seems
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Impossible, what seems unlikely.
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Unlikely. those are prayers that get
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Those are prayers that get god's attention.
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God's attention. the people of judah didn't
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The people of judah didn't even have to fight.
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Even have to fight. the three enemy armies
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The three enemy armies turned on each other and
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Turned on each other and end up defeating themselves.
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End up defeating themselves. i met a lady after the
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I met a lady after the service a while back.
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Service a while back. she came here with her
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She came here with her family from south america.
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Family from south america. she didn't speak english.
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She didn't speak english. she started coming to
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She started coming to lakewood and listening to
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Lakewood and listening to the services on the
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The services on the headphones, through the
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Headphones, through the spanish translation.
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Spanish translation. one sunday, she heard me
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One sunday, she heard me talking about this, praying
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Talking about this, praying bold prayers and believing
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Bold prayers and believing for the dreams god put in
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For the dreams god put in your heart. she had always
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Your heart. she had always wanted to start a business
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Wanted to start a business to help people learn to
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To help people learn to speak english.
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Speak english. she said, “that day, in the
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She said, “that day, in the service, for the first time
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Service, for the first time she said, “god i want to
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She said, “god i want to own my own business.
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Own my own business. help me to make it happen.”
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Help me to make it happen.” here she didn't even speak
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Here she didn't even speak english.
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English. she was trying to learn.
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She was trying to learn. but she knew that was
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But she knew that was something god dropped in
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Something god dropped in her spirit.
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Her spirit. what activated her faith is
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What activated her faith is when she had the boldness
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When she had the boldness to ask for it.
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To ask for it. she dared to ask for what
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She dared to ask for what seemed impossible.
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Seemed impossible. today, twelve years later,
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Today, twelve years later, this young lady has an
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This young lady has an incredibly successful
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Incredibly successful business.
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Business. she's taught thousands of
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She's taught thousands of people to speak english.
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People to speak english. she told me back there,
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She told me back there, “god has done so much more
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“god has done so much more than i ever imagined.”
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Than i ever imagined.” i wonder if there are
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I wonder if there are dreams locked up in you
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Dreams locked up in you that you've never asked
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That you've never asked for, compaq centers you've
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For, compaq centers you've never dared to say, “god,
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Never dared to say, “god, let it happen.” healing,
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Let it happen.” healing, businesses, spouses,
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Businesses, spouses, freedom, that god's just
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Freedom, that god's just waiting for you to be bold
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Waiting for you to be bold enough to ask him for it.
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Enough to ask him for it. it seems over your head,
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It seems over your head, far out, every circumstance
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Far out, every circumstance says it will never happen,
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Says it will never happen, but do you realize who
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But do you realize who you're dealing with.
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You're dealing with. don't go your whole life
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Don't go your whole life asking for water, when he
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Asking for water, when he has living water, something
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Has living water, something you've never experienced.
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You've never experienced. supernatural favor,
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Supernatural favor, supernatural increase,
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Supernatural increase, supernatural healing.
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Supernatural healing. when your mind tries to
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When your mind tries to talk you out of it, you
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Talk you out of it, you have to do like
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Have to do like jehoshaphat, “oh god, there
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Jehoshaphat, “oh god, there is none like you.
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Is none like you. you created the heavens and
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You created the heavens and the earth.
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The earth. all power is in your hand.
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All power is in your hand. when you speak universes
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When you speak universes come to pass.
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Come to pass. god, i believe you can do
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God, i believe you can do what you promised.
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What you promised. god, i'm asking you to
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God, i'm asking you to bring this dream to pass.”
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Bring this dream to pass.” where will you be in ten
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Where will you be in ten years if you'll do like her
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Years if you'll do like her and start praying bold
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And start praying bold prayers?
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Prayers? god has put things in all
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God has put things in all of us we can't accomplish
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Of us we can't accomplish on our own.
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On our own. we don't have the
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We don't have the experience, the funds, the
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Experience, the funds, the training, the obstacles too
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Training, the obstacles too big, the people too strong.
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Big, the people too strong. if you could do it by
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If you could do it by yourself, you wouldn't need
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Yourself, you wouldn't need god's help.
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God's help. this is where you have to
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This is where you have to pray a bold prayer.
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Pray a bold prayer. not a weak prayer, not a
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Not a weak prayer, not a get by prayer, “god it's
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Get by prayer, “god it's just little ol' me, i'm at
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Just little ol' me, i'm at a disadvantage, just give
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A disadvantage, just give me the leftovers.” you have
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Me the leftovers.” you have to activate your faith.
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To activate your faith. you have to ask for your
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You have to ask for your dreams, ask for your goals,
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Dreams, ask for your goals, ask him to open doors that
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Ask him to open doors that seem impossible, ask him to
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Seem impossible, ask him to increase your business, ask
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Increase your business, ask him for your children to be
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Him for your children to be mighty in the land, ask him
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Mighty in the land, ask him to take your family to a
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To take your family to a new level.” yes, it's okay
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New level.” yes, it's okay to ask for water, but
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To ask for water, but you're dealing with the one
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You're dealing with the one who can give you living
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Who can give you living water.
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Water. he has so much more.
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He has so much more. you may not see how it can
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You may not see how it can happen.
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Happen. that's what faith is all
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That's what faith is all about.
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About. “god, i don't see a way,
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“god, i don't see a way, but i know you have a way.”
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But i know you have a way.” i can imagine up in heaven,
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I can imagine up in heaven, there's this huge warehouse.
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There's this huge warehouse. it's filled with boxes on
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It's filled with boxes on shelves.
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Shelves. everywhere you look, acres
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Everywhere you look, acres and acres of boxes.
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And acres of boxes. each box has a name on it.
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Each box has a name on it. you ask god what these
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You ask god what these boxes are.
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Boxes are. he says, “these boxes are
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He says, “these boxes are blessings that i had for my
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Blessings that i had for my people, but they never
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People, but they never asked for it.
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Asked for it. there's a business that
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There's a business that belonged to jim, but he
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Belonged to jim, but he never asked.
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Never asked. there's a compaq center
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There's a compaq center that belonged to julie, but
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That belonged to julie, but she didn't ask for it.
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She didn't ask for it. there's healing i had for
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There's healing i had for rolando, there's freedom
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Rolando, there's freedom that belonged to rachel,
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That belonged to rachel, there's a property i had
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There's a property i had for maria, but they only
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For maria, but they only prayed for small things.
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Prayed for small things. they only asked for water.
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They only asked for water. they never asked me for
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They never asked me for their dreams, they never
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Their dreams, they never asked me for something out
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Asked me for something out of the ordinary.” don't let
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Of the ordinary.” don't let your boxes stay on a shelf.
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Your boxes stay on a shelf. don't let those blessings
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Don't let those blessings go unclaimed.
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Go unclaimed. there are things god has
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There are things god has put in your heart, things
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Put in your heart, things that he's whispered in the
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That he's whispered in the night, you have to start
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Night, you have to start asking him for it.
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Asking him for it. start praying some bold
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Start praying some bold prayers.
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Prayers. “well, what if my desire is
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“well, what if my desire is not something that god
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Not something that god wants?” if it's not the
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Wants?” if it's not the right thing, it's not going
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Right thing, it's not going to happen.
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To happen. but what if it is the right
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But what if it is the right thing and you never ask.
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Thing and you never ask. “joel, i don't want to be
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“joel, i don't want to be greedy, i don't want to be
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Greedy, i don't want to be in this for just me.” no,
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In this for just me.” no, your destiny is tied to
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Your destiny is tied to helping others.
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Helping others. your assignment is tied to
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Your assignment is tied to building the kingdom. it's
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Building the kingdom. it's not greedy to want to take
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Not greedy to want to take your family to a new level.
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Your family to a new level. it's not wrong to want to
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It's not wrong to want to see your business blessed
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See your business blessed so you can support the
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So you can support the kingdom in a greater way.
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Kingdom in a greater way. the key is where is your
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The key is where is your heart. if it's just all
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Heart. if it's just all about you, to look good, to
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About you, to look good, to build your ego, not care
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Build your ego, not care about others; of course,
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About others; of course, that's the wrong motive.
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That's the wrong motive. but when your heart is to
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But when your heart is to honor god with what he's
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Honor god with what he's blessed you with, to bless
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Blessed you with, to bless your family and to be a
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Your family and to be a bigger blessing to others,
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Bigger blessing to others, then you can ask for big
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Then you can ask for big things and watch what god
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Things and watch what god will do.
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Will do. i have a friend that feeds
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I have a friend that feeds a million children a day.
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A million children a day. he supports charities that
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He supports charities that takes care of all those
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Takes care of all those kids.
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Kids. that inspires me.
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That inspires me. “god bless me in such a way
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“god bless me in such a way that i can feed a million
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That i can feed a million children.” it's going to
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Children.” it's going to take bold prayers to do the
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Take bold prayers to do the awesome things god has
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Awesome things god has called you to do.
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Called you to do. you haven't seen heard or
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You haven't seen heard or imagined what god has in
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Imagined what god has in store for you.
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Store for you. take the limits off of him.
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Take the limits off of him. start praying big prayers,
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Start praying big prayers, asking for big things.
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Asking for big things. to make a difference in
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To make a difference in your community, to leave
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Your community, to leave the world a better place.
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The world a better place. some of you, god's going to
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Some of you, god's going to use to find a cure for
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Use to find a cure for disease, that will save
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Disease, that will save people's lives.
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People's lives. some of you are going to
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Some of you are going to start hospitals where there
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Start hospitals where there is no medical care now.
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Is no medical care now. some of you are going to
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Some of you are going to develop software that will
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Develop software that will impact the world.
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Impact the world. some of you are going to
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Some of you are going to write a bestselling book,
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Write a bestselling book, have music that inspires
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Have music that inspires people, produce movies that
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People, produce movies that uplift. some of you are
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Uplift. some of you are going to raise children
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Going to raise children that will be the next
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That will be the next presidents, senators,
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Presidents, senators, architects, teachers,
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Architects, teachers, pastors, leaders.
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Pastors, leaders. how is this going to happen?
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How is this going to happen? by praying bold prayers, by
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By praying bold prayers, by asking god for the dreams
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Asking god for the dreams he's put in your heart. you
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He's put in your heart. you have to get in agreement
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Have to get in agreement with god.
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With god. don't go through life with
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Don't go through life with a small vision.
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A small vision. praying small, thinking
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Praying small, thinking small.
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Small. you activate your faith, by
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You activate your faith, by not only believing, but by
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Not only believing, but by asking.
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Asking. by saying, “god, let me
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By saying, “god, let me impact the culture, god let
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Impact the culture, god let my children leave their
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My children leave their mark, god open doors so i
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Mark, god open doors so i can accomplish what you've
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Can accomplish what you've destined me to do.” pray
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Destined me to do.” pray big, believe big and god
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Big, believe big and god will exceed your
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Will exceed your expectations.
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Expectations. he'll do more than you can
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He'll do more than you can imagine.
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Imagine. we're living in a day where
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We're living in a day where god is going to show out in
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God is going to show out in new ways.
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New ways. he's looking for people,
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He's looking for people, number one, who will honor
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Number one, who will honor him, by living a life of
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Him, by living a life of integrity, of character,
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Integrity, of character, keeping him first place.
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Keeping him first place. and number two, people that
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And number two, people that will believe big, people
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Will believe big, people that will get out of their
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That will get out of their comfort zones, not pray
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Comfort zones, not pray weak prayers, not ask for
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Weak prayers, not ask for water, but people that will
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Water, but people that will ask for the living water,
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Ask for the living water, for things that they cannot
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For things that they cannot do on their own.
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Do on their own. that's when god steps in.
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That's when god steps in. when you run out of
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When you run out of options, when the odds are
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Options, when the odds are against you, every
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Against you, every circumstance says there's
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Circumstance says there's no way.
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No way. that's when god says, “let
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That's when god says, “let me show you why i'm called
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Me show you why i'm called the great i am. let me show
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The great i am. let me show you who controls the
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You who controls the universe, how i can open
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Universe, how i can open doors, how i can change
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Doors, how i can change people's minds, how i can
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People's minds, how i can cause the right people to
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Cause the right people to show up, how i break chains
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Show up, how i break chains that have held you back,
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That have held you back, bring favor, promotion,
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Bring favor, promotion, influence, that catapults
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Influence, that catapults you further than you can
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You further than you can imagine.” we're not dealing
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Imagine.” we're not dealing with a weak god, a god
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With a weak god, a god that's looking for ideas,
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That's looking for ideas, scratching his head, hoping
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Scratching his head, hoping plans will work out.
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Plans will work out. we're dealing with the most
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We're dealing with the most powerful force in the
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Powerful force in the universe.
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Universe. remember when he calmed the
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Remember when he calmed the sea of galilee, the
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Sea of galilee, the disciples were so in awe.
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Disciples were so in awe. they said, “who is this man
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They said, “who is this man that even the winds and
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That even the winds and waves obey him.”
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Waves obey him.” if you want to get god's
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If you want to get god's attention, don't pray weak
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Attention, don't pray weak prayers.
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Prayers. god responds to bold
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God responds to bold prayers.
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Prayers. when you pray boldly,
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When you pray boldly, you're saying, “god, i know
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You're saying, “god, i know who you are.
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Who you are. i recognize you're all
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I recognize you're all powerful, nothing can stand
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Powerful, nothing can stand against you.
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Against you. what you have purposed,
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What you have purposed, will come to pass.” people
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Will come to pass.” people can't stop him, bad breaks
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Can't stop him, bad breaks can't stop him, sickness
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Can't stop him, sickness can't stop him, how you
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Can't stop him, how you were raised can't stop him,
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Were raised can't stop him, even the wind and waves
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Even the wind and waves can't stop him. you're
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Can't stop him. you're praying to a god who is in
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Praying to a god who is in complete control, not just
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Complete control, not just of your life but he's in
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Of your life but he's in control of your
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Control of your surroundings.
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Surroundings. in the scripture, five
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In the scripture, five armies got together and
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Armies got together and came against joshua and the
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Came against joshua and the people of gibeon.
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People of gibeon. joshua had already
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Joshua had already conquered jericho, led the
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Conquered jericho, led the israelites into the
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Israelites into the promised land.
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Promised land. now he was facing another
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Now he was facing another great challenge.
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Great challenge. the city of gibeon was next
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The city of gibeon was next to where he lived in
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To where he lived in gilgal. the gibeonites were
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Gilgal. the gibeonites were his allies.
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His allies. they sent word that these
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They sent word that these armies were attacking
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Armies were attacking because they were
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Because they were associated with joshua.
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Associated with joshua. they didn't want the
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They didn't want the israelites to be that
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Israelites to be that strong.
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Strong. so, joshua and his men
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So, joshua and his men traveled all night and
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Traveled all night and snuck up on the armies and
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Snuck up on the armies and attacked them. they were
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Attacked them. they were caught off guard and began
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Caught off guard and began to run.
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To run. a huge hailstorm came and
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A huge hailstorm came and killed many of those that
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Killed many of those that were fleeing.
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Were fleeing. what's interesting is not
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What's interesting is not one of joshua's men were
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One of joshua's men were harmed by the hail.
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Harmed by the hail. well, it was getting late
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Well, it was getting late in the day, joshua was
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In the day, joshua was trying to finish them off.
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Trying to finish them off. he knew if he didn't
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He knew if he didn't completely wipe them out,
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Completely wipe them out, they would cause trouble in
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They would cause trouble in the future.
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The future. but what could he do, it
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But what could he do, it was about to be dark, they
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Was about to be dark, they would get away.
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Would get away. he could have prayed, “god,
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He could have prayed, “god, maybe we'll get to rest
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Maybe we'll get to rest another time, just give us
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Another time, just give us strength to get back home,
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Strength to get back home, protect us as we travel.”
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Protect us as we travel.” that would have been an
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That would have been an ordinary prayer.
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Ordinary prayer. but joshua wasn't ordinary,
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But joshua wasn't ordinary, he was unusual.
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He was unusual. he knew how to pray bold
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He knew how to pray bold prayers.
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Prayers. he stopped what they were
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He stopped what they were doing.
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Doing. i can imagine everyone
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I can imagine everyone looking at him. “why did
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Looking at him. “why did you quit chasing them, why
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You quit chasing them, why aren't we pursuing them
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Aren't we pursuing them anymore?” joshua said,
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Anymore?” joshua said, “hang on.
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“hang on. i've got to pray.” they
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I've got to pray.” they were all intrigued.
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Were all intrigued. “what's he going to pray?
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“what's he going to pray? he said, “god, i'm asking
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He said, “god, i'm asking you to stop the sun.
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You to stop the sun. keep the moon in its place.
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Keep the moon in its place. god, we need the light to
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God, we need the light to finish them off.” i can
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Finish them off.” i can imagine his men thinking,
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Imagine his men thinking, “the heat's getting to him.
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“the heat's getting to him. joshua's losing his mind.”
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Joshua's losing his mind.” god could have said,
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God could have said, “joshua, what kind of
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“joshua, what kind of prayer is that.
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Prayer is that. don't you know the solar
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Don't you know the solar system has to keep moving,
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System has to keep moving, planets are rotating.
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Planets are rotating. everything is precise.
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Everything is precise. it has to stay perfectly in
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It has to stay perfectly in tune.
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Tune. i can't stop the sun.” but
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I can't stop the sun.” but god is not intimidated when
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God is not intimidated when you pray bold prayers.
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You pray bold prayers. he's not at a loss to
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He's not at a loss to figure out how to bring
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Figure out how to bring about his purpose.
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About his purpose. in fact, he's the one that
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In fact, he's the one that put the idea in you in the
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Put the idea in you in the first place.
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First place. joshua asked for the sun to
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Joshua asked for the sun to stop.
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Stop. the next verse simply says,
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The next verse simply says, “so the sun and the moon
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“so the sun and the moon stood still until the
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Stood still until the israelites defeated their
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Israelites defeated their enemies.” no big
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Enemies.” no big explanation.
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Explanation. you would think there would
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You would think there would be several verses, this
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Be several verses, this amazing occurrence took
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Amazing occurrence took place.
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Place. but it's like, no big deal.
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But it's like, no big deal. god wanted the sun to stop,
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God wanted the sun to stop, so it stopped.
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So it stopped. “joel, that seems kind of
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“joel, that seems kind of far out.” yes, but we serve
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Far out.” yes, but we serve a far-out god.
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A far-out god. it says in ephesians god
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It says in ephesians god has far and beyond favor.
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Has far and beyond favor. i know logically speaking
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I know logically speaking this doesn't make sense.
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This doesn't make sense. in the natural, there's no
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In the natural, there's no way, but god is
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Way, but god is supernatural.
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Supernatural. he created the solar
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He created the solar system. he spoke the
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System. he spoke the universe into existence.
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Universe into existence. he can stop what he wants
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He can stop what he wants to stop and still cause it
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To stop and still cause it to work.
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To work. a friend of mine wasn't
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A friend of mine wasn't feeling well.
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Feeling well. he made an appointment with
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He made an appointment with his doctor.
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His doctor. his wife dropped him off.
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His wife dropped him off. he said, “come back in a
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He said, “come back in a couple of hours and pick me
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Couple of hours and pick me up.” two hours turned in to
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Up.” two hours turned in to five months in the hospital.
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Five months in the hospital. he had covid and had to be
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He had covid and had to be put on a ventilator.
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Put on a ventilator. it didn't look good.
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It didn't look good. he finally lost
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He finally lost consciousness.
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Consciousness. he was in a coma for
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He was in a coma for seventy-two days.
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Seventy-two days. three times he died, and
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Three times he died, and they brought him back to
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They brought him back to life.
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Life. the nurse called his wife
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The nurse called his wife and said he was about to
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And said he was about to pass.
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Pass. she went to the hospital.
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She went to the hospital. you know how it is; you're
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You know how it is; you're not allowed in. but at one
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Not allowed in. but at one point the security guard
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Point the security guard wasn't watching, and she
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Wasn't watching, and she snuck by him and jumped in
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Snuck by him and jumped in the elevator.
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The elevator. i'm not suggesting you do
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I'm not suggesting you do this; this is her story.
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This; this is her story. she got off the elevator,
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She got off the elevator, waited for the nurses to
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Waited for the nurses to clear.
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Clear. she went into his room. he
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She went into his room. he was still in a coma.
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Was still in a coma. she called his full name
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She called his full name out loud, and said, “in the
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Out loud, and said, “in the name of jesus, i command
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Name of jesus, i command you to come back into this
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You to come back into this body, to live and to not
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Body, to live and to not die.” all of the sudden, he
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Die.” all of the sudden, he woke up, from over two
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Woke up, from over two months of being in a coma.
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Months of being in a coma. he told me, he said, “joel,
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He told me, he said, “joel, i heard that prayer.” that
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I heard that prayer.” that was the turning point.
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Was the turning point. he began to recover.
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He began to recover. today he's perfectly
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Today he's perfectly healthy, fulfilling his
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Healthy, fulfilling his purpose.
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Purpose. i wonder where he would be,
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I wonder where he would be, number one, if his wife was
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Number one, if his wife was not that sneaky, and number
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Not that sneaky, and number two if she didn't know how
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Two if she didn't know how to pray bold prayers.
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To pray bold prayers. my question to you again,
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My question to you again, are you praying any bold
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Are you praying any bold prayers?
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Prayers? are you asking god to turn
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Are you asking god to turn situations around that look
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Situations around that look impossible, or have you
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Impossible, or have you talked yourself out of it?
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Talked yourself out of it? how many miracles are we
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How many miracles are we missing because we're not
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Missing because we're not asking.
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Asking. dare to ask, not just for
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Dare to ask, not just for your needs, not just for
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Your needs, not just for small things, but ask for
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Small things, but ask for your dreams, ask for the
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Your dreams, ask for the big things god's put in
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Big things god's put in your heart. he's longing to
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Your heart. he's longing to be good to you.
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Be good to you. he wants to show you his
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He wants to show you his favor in new ways.
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Favor in new ways. he's just waiting for you
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He's just waiting for you to ask.
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To ask. if you'll do this, i
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, like
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Believe and declare, like with joshua, you're going
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With joshua, you're going to see supernatural things,
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To see supernatural things, doors open you never
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Doors open you never dreamed would open, the
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Dreamed would open, the right people show up,
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Right people show up, healing, promotion,
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Healing, promotion, breakthroughs, the fullness
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Breakthroughs, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus'
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Of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen?
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Are you in
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Are you in a situation where
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A situation where you feel lost?
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You feel lost? afraid? hopeless?
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Afraid? hopeless? where there seems to be
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Where there seems to be no solutions?
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No solutions? no answers?
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No answers? no way out?
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No way out? it's time for your turnaround.
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It's time for your turnaround. we all face situations
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We all face situations that look like
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That look like they'll never change.
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They'll never change. it's easy to get discouraged.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my book, turnaround:
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My book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from a setback to a comeback,
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From a setback to a comeback, where you'll discover
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Where you'll discover how god can turn sickness
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How god can turn sickness into health, lack
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Into health, lack into abundance, addictions
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Into abundance, addictions into freedom.
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Into freedom. it'll inspire you
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It'll inspire you to keep believing
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To keep believing and having expectancy
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And having expectancy for things
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For things to turn in your favor.
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To turn in your favor. recent weeks,
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Recent weeks, we've been celebrating
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We've been celebrating the incredible
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The incredible life of my mother.
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Life of my mother. her miraculous turnaround
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Her miraculous turnaround story of overcoming
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Story of overcoming terminal cancer
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Terminal cancer over 40 years ago.
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Over 40 years ago. it's a testimony of the power
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It's a testimony of the power of god's promises.
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Of god's promises. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see a way, doesn't mean
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A way, doesn't mean god doesn't have a way.
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God doesn't have a way. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. your turnaround is on the way.
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Your turnaround is on the way. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book, turnaround:
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Brand new book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. through biblical examples,
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Through biblical examples, real-life applications,
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Real-life applications, and practical encouragement,
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And practical encouragement, you'll learn to see challenges
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You'll learn to see challenges through a faith-filled
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Through a faith-filled perspective.
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Perspective. each section highlights
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Each section highlights a faith turnaround
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A faith turnaround point to help
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Point to help you see a positive change
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You see a positive change in your life.
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In your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on his promises,
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On his promises, you'll begin
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You'll begin to see your greatest challenges
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To see your greatest challenges turn around.
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Turn around. these power-packed,
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These power-packed, life-transforming stories
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Life-transforming stories will shift your mindset,
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Will shift your mindset, strengthen your faith,
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Strengthen your faith, and turn your trials
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And turn your trials into triumphs.
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Into triumphs. request your copy today
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Request your copy today and see the turnaround
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And see the turnaround and breakthrough
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And breakthrough you've been waiting for.
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You've been waiting for. god won't let you
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God won't let you get in a problem
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Get in a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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That he can't bring you out of. there are turnarounds
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There are turnarounds in your future.
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In your future. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family
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You and your family and we sure
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And we sure appreciate your prayer
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Appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is helping
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Your generosity is helping bring hope to people
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Bring hope to people around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you
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Special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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Online every sunday morning, download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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Social media, of course you can listen on
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Sirius xm 24 hours a day. we'll keep you
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see
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Until we see you next time,
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You next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of turnaround:
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From setback to comeback. visit joelosteen.com
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Joel Osteen - Dare To Pray Boldly

October 13, 2025 | 29:56

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