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Joel Osteen - Defining Moments

January 16, 2025 | S25:E16

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Defining Moments | January 16, 2025

(applause)
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(applause) well, god bless you. it's
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Well, god bless you. it's always a joy to come into
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Always a joy to come into your homes. if you're ever
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Your homes. if you're ever in our area please stop by
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In our area please stop by and be a part of one of
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And be a part of one of our services. i promise
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Our services. i promise you we'll make you feel
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You we'll make you feel right at home. thanks so
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Right at home. thanks so much for tuning in and
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Much for tuning in and thank you again for coming
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Thank you again for coming out today.
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Out today. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this lady. she saw
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About this lady. she saw this little old man
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This little old man sitting on his front porch
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Sitting on his front porch rocking in his rocking
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Rocking in his rocking chair. he always seemed
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Chair. he always seemed to be so happy. she
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To be so happy. she finally went over to him
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Finally went over to him and said, "i can't help
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And said, "i can't help but notice you're always
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But notice you're always smiling. always in a good
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Smiling. always in a good mood. tell me what is
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Mood. tell me what is your secret for such a
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Your secret for such a long, happy life? he said,
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Long, happy life? he said, "that's easy. i smoke
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"that's easy. i smoke three packs of cigarettes
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Three packs of cigarettes everyday. i eat nothing
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Everyday. i eat nothing but junk food. and i never
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But junk food. and i never exercise."
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Exercise." she said, "that's amazing!
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She said, "that's amazing! how old are you?" he said,
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How old are you?" he said, "26." (applause)
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"26." (applause) hold up your bible.
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have
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What it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can
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What it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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Do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly
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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. god bless
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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You. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about "defining moments".
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About "defining moments". we all make hundreds of
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We all make hundreds of decisions each day. most
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Decisions each day. most of them are routine. we
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Of them are routine. we don't think much about
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Don't think much about them. but there are certain
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Them. but there are certain decisions that carry much
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Decisions that carry much more weight. they not only
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More weight. they not only affect us but they affect
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Affect us but they affect our children and future
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Our children and future generations. sometimes
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Generations. sometimes what we think is an
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What we think is an ordinary decision, no big
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Ordinary decision, no big deal, is really a defining
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Deal, is really a defining moment. when you're in a
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Moment. when you're in a situation where you're
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Situation where you're tempted to compromise,
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Tempted to compromise, to get upset, to be bitter.
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To get upset, to be bitter. you know to make the right
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You know to make the right choice you have to dig your
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Choice you have to dig your heels in, be disciplined,
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Heels in, be disciplined, and not go by what you feel.
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And not go by what you feel. that's not just another
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That's not just another routine choice. that's a
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Routine choice. that's a defining moment. the
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Defining moment. the decisions you make in
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Decisions you make in these tough times. when
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These tough times. when you feel like doing the
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You feel like doing the easy thing. you feel like
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Easy thing. you feel like telling somebody off.
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Telling somebody off. you feel like being
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You feel like being offended. you have to
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Offended. you have to remind yourself, "this
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Remind yourself, "this is a defining moment. it's
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Is a defining moment. it's going to impact my destiny
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Going to impact my destiny so i'm going to dig my
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So i'm going to dig my heels in and do the right
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Heels in and do the right thing even though it's
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Thing even though it's difficult."
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Difficult." see the pain of discipline
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See the pain of discipline is much less than the pain
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Is much less than the pain of regret. it's better to
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Of regret. it's better to be uncomfortable for a
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Be uncomfortable for a little while than to make
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Little while than to make a poor choice and be
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A poor choice and be uncomfortable for a long
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Uncomfortable for a long time. in giving into what
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Time. in giving into what we feel. what we want.
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We feel. what we want. taking the easy way out.
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Taking the easy way out. that pleasure is only
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That pleasure is only temporary. the pain lasts
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Temporary. the pain lasts much longer. in the heat
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Much longer. in the heat of the moment every voice
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Of the moment every voice will tell you, "it doesn't
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Will tell you, "it doesn't matter. it's no big deal.
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Matter. it's no big deal. just do it. it's not going
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Just do it. it's not going to hurt anything."
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To hurt anything." don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. it's going to impact your
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It's going to impact your destiny. jesus said, "pray
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Destiny. jesus said, "pray that you don't enter into
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That you don't enter into temptation."
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Temptation." whatever area that you
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Whatever area that you struggle in, before you
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Struggle in, before you leave the house, you need
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Leave the house, you need to pray, "god help me to
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To pray, "god help me to keep my cool today,"
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Keep my cool today," or, "god help me to keep
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Or, "god help me to keep my eyes on the right
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My eyes on the right things,"
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Things," "god help me to resist
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"god help me to resist this addiction, to not
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This addiction, to not compromise."
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Compromise." then all through the day,
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Then all through the day, you have to guard your
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You have to guard your mind. every temptation
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Mind. every temptation starts with a thought.
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Starts with a thought. this is where the real
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This is where the real battle is taking place.
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Battle is taking place. when those tempting
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When those tempting thoughts come. don't
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Thoughts come. don't dwell on it. don't give
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Dwell on it. don't give it the time of day. if
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It the time of day. if you allow it to stay it
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You allow it to stay it will draw you in and can
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Will draw you in and can lead you to compromise.
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Lead you to compromise. this is what joseph had
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This is what joseph had to do. he was working as
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To do. he was working as a slave at the house of
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A slave at the house of a man named potiphar.
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A man named potiphar. he continued to excel
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He continued to excel and eventually potiphar
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And eventually potiphar put him in charge of his
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Put him in charge of his whole household.
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Whole household. well joseph was a
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Well joseph was a good-looking young man;
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Good-looking young man; tall, dark, and handsome.
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Tall, dark, and handsome. one day he was walking
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One day he was walking through the house minding
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Through the house minding his own business when
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His own business when potiphar's wife came up
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Potiphar's wife came up and tried to seduce him.
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And tried to seduce him. she made advances toward
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She made advances toward him. here joseph was a
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Him. here joseph was a slave, he had been betrayed
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Slave, he had been betrayed by his brothers, thrown
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By his brothers, thrown into a pit. he could have
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Into a pit. he could have thought, "god's forgotten
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Thought, "god's forgotten about me! what's going to
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About me! what's going to matter if i compromise?
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Matter if i compromise? besides, it's her idea
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Besides, it's her idea anyway. i'm tired of being
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Anyway. i'm tired of being stuck as a slave! i'm
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Stuck as a slave! i'm ready to have some fun!"
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Ready to have some fun!" he could have let his
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He could have let his guard down and taken the
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Guard down and taken the easy way out. but he
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Easy way out. but he didn't do it. he realized
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Didn't do it. he realized it was a defining moment
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It was a defining moment and he wouldn't compromise.
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And he wouldn't compromise. she grabbed him by the
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She grabbed him by the sleeve and pulled him
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Sleeve and pulled him close. the scripture
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Close. the scripture says, "he tore himself
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Says, "he tore himself away and took off running."
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Away and took off running." if joseph
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If joseph would have taken the
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Would have taken the easy way out and given
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Easy way out and given into the temptation i'm
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Into the temptation i'm not so sure he would have
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Not so sure he would have made it to the throne.
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Made it to the throne. god would have forgiven
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God would have forgiven him, of course. god always
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Him, of course. god always gives us another chance.
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Gives us another chance. but to reach your highest
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But to reach your highest potential you have to pass
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Potential you have to pass these certain tests. the
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These certain tests. the scripture says, "to run
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Scripture says, "to run from temptation."
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From temptation." it doesn't say to just
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It doesn't say to just casually get away, be
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Casually get away, be careful, watch out.
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Careful, watch out. god specifically says,
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God specifically says, "run!" there's a sense of
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"run!" there's a sense of urgency. this means don't
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Urgency. this means don't play games; your destiny
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Play games; your destiny is at stake. that person
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Is at stake. that person at the office that's overly
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At the office that's overly friendly to you; they're
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Friendly to you; they're making advances. god has
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Making advances. god has a word from the lord for
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A word from the lord for you today, "run!" joel,
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You today, "run!" joel, i'm not going to do
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I'm not going to do anything i just like the
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Anything i just like the attention they give me.
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Attention they give me. no, if you mess with fire
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No, if you mess with fire you're going to get burned.
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You're going to get burned. that temporary pleasure is
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That temporary pleasure is not worth the long-term
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Not worth the long-term pain. he may be tall, dark,
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Pain. he may be tall, dark, handsome, and rich.
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Handsome, and rich. she may be hot, fine,
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She may be hot, fine, good-looking, beautiful -
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Good-looking, beautiful - it's not worth missing your
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It's not worth missing your destiny over.
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Destiny over. let me make it more
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Let me make it more practical. maybe you're
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Practical. maybe you're trying to lose weight.
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Trying to lose weight. you're up at the mall and
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You're up at the mall and you walk by the cinnabon
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You walk by the cinnabon booth... run! (laughter)
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Booth... run! (laughter) don't go over there
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Don't go over there thinking you're just going
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Thinking you're just going to look and see. the
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To look and see. the spirit is willing but
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Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
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The flesh is weak. if you go over there,
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If you go over there, you're going to end up
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You're going to end up eating three and taking
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Eating three and taking four to go. (laughter)
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Four to go. (laughter) when you turn the computer
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When you turn the computer on and that ad pops up
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On and that ad pops up that you know is not
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That you know is not healthy...run! don't go
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Healthy...run! don't go check it out. you may need
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Check it out. you may need to turn the computer off
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To turn the computer off and go take a good run.
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And go take a good run. when your spouse says
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When your spouse says something that irritates
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Something that irritates you, you're ready to give
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You, you're ready to give him a piece of your mind,
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Him a piece of your mind, tell him off. right then,
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Tell him off. right then, just like joseph you need
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Just like joseph you need to turn and run away.
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To turn and run away. you can explain it later.
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You can explain it later. what am i saying, "get out
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What am i saying, "get out of compromising situations
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Of compromising situations as quickly as you can."
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As quickly as you can." god will give you the grace
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God will give you the grace to overcome what you can't
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To overcome what you can't get away from. but he won't
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Get away from. but he won't give you the grace to
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Give you the grace to overcome what we can
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Overcome what we can get away from. sometimes
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Get away from. sometimes we keep falling into the
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We keep falling into the same temptation, the same
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Same temptation, the same compromise again and again.
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Compromise again and again. it could all change if we
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It could all change if we would do our part and get
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Would do our part and get out of those situations.
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Out of those situations. one time david was at
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One time david was at home. he had been resting
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Home. he had been resting most of the day and, around
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Most of the day and, around dusk, he decided to go on
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Dusk, he decided to go on his rooftop and get some
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His rooftop and get some fresh air. when he did he
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Fresh air. when he did he looked out and saw this
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Looked out and saw this beautiful young lady
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Beautiful young lady taking a bath. instead of
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Taking a bath. instead of running from the
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Running from the temptation he said, "thank
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Temptation he said, "thank you jesus!" (laughter)
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You jesus!" (laughter) the scripture says, "with
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The scripture says, "with every temptation god will
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Every temptation god will make a way of escape."
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Make a way of escape." there will always be a
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There will always be a moment of grace. there
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Moment of grace. there will be a time where you
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Will be a time where you will have the strength,
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Will have the strength, the ability to resist and
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The ability to resist and walk away. but here's the
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Walk away. but here's the key. the moment of grace
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Key. the moment of grace doesn't last hour after
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Doesn't last hour after hour. right at the start
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Hour. right at the start you've got to dig your
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You've got to dig your heels in; be disciplined
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Heels in; be disciplined to do the right thing.
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To do the right thing. david let his guard down.
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David let his guard down. had an affair with the
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Had an affair with the woman; then he had her
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Woman; then he had her husband killed. one
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Husband killed. one compromise led to another.
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Compromise led to another. it could have all been
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It could have all been avoided if he had done
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Avoided if he had done like joseph and simply
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Like joseph and simply ran from the temptation.
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Ran from the temptation. joseph's father was jacob
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Joseph's father was jacob and joseph had a twin
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And joseph had a twin brother named esau. one
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Brother named esau. one time esau was very hungry.
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Time esau was very hungry. he had been out hunting
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He had been out hunting and couldn't find anything
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And couldn't find anything to eat. all of a sudden he
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To eat. all of a sudden he smelled this great aroma
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Smelled this great aroma in the air. it was the stew
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In the air. it was the stew that jacob had made. he
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That jacob had made. he went over and said, "jacob
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Went over and said, "jacob i'm famished. can i have
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I'm famished. can i have some of your stew? i'm so
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Some of your stew? i'm so hungry." you would think
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Hungry." you would think jacob would say, "sure
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Jacob would say, "sure esau. you're my brother
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Esau. you're my brother you can have as much as
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You can have as much as you want." but jacob never
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You want." but jacob never missed an opportunity to
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Missed an opportunity to take advantage of someone.
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Take advantage of someone. he said, "esau i'll be
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He said, "esau i'll be glad to give you some
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Glad to give you some stew if you'll trade me
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Stew if you'll trade me your birth-right for it."
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Your birth-right for it." the birthright was extremely
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The birthright was extremely valuable. it belonged to
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Valuable. it belonged to the firstborn son. it gave
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The firstborn son. it gave them a double portion.
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Them a double portion. esau was the oldest son.
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Esau was the oldest son. he had the birthright.
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He had the birthright. but he was so hungry he
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But he was so hungry he said, "what good is this
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Said, "what good is this birthright going to do me
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Birthright going to do me if i starve to death?"
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If i starve to death?" when we let our feelings
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When we let our feelings rule us we never make
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Rule us we never make good decisions. esau
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Good decisions. esau wasn't going to starve.
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Wasn't going to starve. he was a skillful hunter.
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He was a skillful hunter. it was just a matter of
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It was just a matter of time before he found
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Time before he found something to eat.
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Something to eat. but he was so moved by
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But he was so moved by his feelings he said,
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His feelings he said, "okay, jacob, you got
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"okay, jacob, you got a deal. i'll trade you
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A deal. i'll trade you my birthright for your
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My birthright for your pot of stew."
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Pot of stew." esau chose to satisfy a
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Esau chose to satisfy a short-term appetite but
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Short-term appetite but it cost him a lifetime
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It cost him a lifetime blessing. he gave away
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Blessing. he gave away something extremely
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Something extremely valuable because he was
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Valuable because he was uncomfortable. he wanted
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Uncomfortable. he wanted to be happy right then.
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To be happy right then. he didn't think about the
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He didn't think about the long-term. he didn't
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Long-term. he didn't realize that was a defining
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Realize that was a defining moment. you can't get on
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Moment. you can't get on board with your feelings.
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Board with your feelings. your feelings will lead you
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Your feelings will lead you down the wrong path.
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Down the wrong path. hebrews says, "esau had no
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Hebrews says, "esau had no chance to recall the choice
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Chance to recall the choice he made. even though he
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He made. even though he sought for it with bitter
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Sought for it with bitter tears." i wonder how many
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Tears." i wonder how many times we're missing god's
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Times we're missing god's best because we're making
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Best because we're making decisions based on the
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Decisions based on the short term. what we want.
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Short term. what we want. what we feel. the flesh
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What we feel. the flesh likes to be comfortable.
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Likes to be comfortable. i know i should bite my
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I know i should bite my tongue but it feels good
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Tongue but it feels good to tell them off. i know
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To tell them off. i know i should be faithful in
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I should be faithful in this relationship but i
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This relationship but i like hanging with this
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Like hanging with this other person. or i know
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Other person. or i know i should have integrity
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I should have integrity in my business dealings
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In my business dealings but, joel, this is an easy
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But, joel, this is an easy way to get ahead.
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Way to get ahead. the decision's you make in
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The decision's you make in your defining moments will
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Your defining moments will determine how high you
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Determine how high you will rise. will you be a
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Will rise. will you be a joseph and do the right
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Joseph and do the right thing when it's hard? or
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Thing when it's hard? or will you be an esau and
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Will you be an esau and compromise to accommodate
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Compromise to accommodate how you feel? esau was
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How you feel? esau was so furious with jacob for
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So furious with jacob for tricking him out of his
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Tricking him out of his birthright he was planning
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Birthright he was planning on killing him. jacob got
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On killing him. jacob got word that his life was in
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Word that his life was in danger and took off
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Danger and took off running. many years later
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Running. many years later jacob had become so
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Jacob had become so prosperous that the land
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Prosperous that the land couldn't sustain all of
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Couldn't sustain all of his animals. he wanted to
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His animals. he wanted to go back home. the problem
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Go back home. the problem was the only route was
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Was the only route was through the land that
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Through the land that esau owned. jacob decided
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Esau owned. jacob decided to take a chance.
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To take a chance. he sent messengers to
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He sent messengers to give gifts to esau. the
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Give gifts to esau. the messengers came back and
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Messengers came back and said, "jacob, esau is
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Said, "jacob, esau is coming to see you and he's
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Coming to see you and he's bringing four hundred men
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Bringing four hundred men with him." jacob thought,
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With him." jacob thought, "that means one thing ...
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"that means one thing ... revenge! he's going to
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Revenge! he's going to pay me back." jacob was
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Pay me back." jacob was so full of fear and so
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So full of fear and so uptight. this time he
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Uptight. this time he sent hundreds of animals
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Sent hundreds of animals ahead of him hoping that
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Ahead of him hoping that when esau saw all the
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When esau saw all the sheep, the camel, the
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Sheep, the camel, the goats that his heart
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Goats that his heart would be softened. finally
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Would be softened. finally the big moment arrived.
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The big moment arrived. they see esau and 400 men
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They see esau and 400 men coming toward them.
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Coming toward them. jacob's heart starts
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Jacob's heart starts beating ninety-to-nothing.
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Beating ninety-to-nothing. the adrenaline is flowing.
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The adrenaline is flowing. he's about to see the man
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He's about to see the man he cheated, deceived, stole
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He cheated, deceived, stole his double portion. jacob
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His double portion. jacob told someone to take his
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Told someone to take his family, including his young
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Family, including his young son joseph over to the side.
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Son joseph over to the side. hopefully so they wouldn't
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Hopefully so they wouldn't get hurt. this little boy
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Get hurt. this little boy joseph is watching all
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Joseph is watching all the drama take place.
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The drama take place. he knows his father
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He knows his father cheated his uncle esau.
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Cheated his uncle esau. he knows his dad has
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He knows his dad has done wrong. he's heard
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Done wrong. he's heard the stories. esau is a
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The stories. esau is a couple hundred yards away
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Couple hundred yards away coming toward them. in an
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Coming toward them. in an act of humility jacob went
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Act of humility jacob went out and bowed down seven
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Out and bowed down seven times before esau. when
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Times before esau. when esau recognized it was
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Esau recognized it was jacob he took off running
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Jacob he took off running toward him. jacob thought,
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Toward him. jacob thought, "oh great! i'm done! this
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"oh great! i'm done! this is it!" it wasn't what he
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Is it!" it wasn't what he thought. when esau got
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Thought. when esau got there he grabbed jacob
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There he grabbed jacob and gave him a big hug.
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And gave him a big hug. the scripture says, "he
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The scripture says, "he threw his arms around
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Threw his arms around his neck and kissed him
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His neck and kissed him and embraced him."
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And embraced him." they both began to weep
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They both began to weep and weep. finally esau
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And weep. finally esau looked up and said,
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Looked up and said, "jacob, who are all of
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"jacob, who are all of these people around us?"
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These people around us?" jacob said, "this is my
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Jacob said, "this is my family! these are my
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Family! these are my children. in fact there's
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Children. in fact there's your little nephew joseph
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Your little nephew joseph over there." i can imagine
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Over there." i can imagine esau going over and hugging
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Esau going over and hugging joseph. it was a defining
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Joseph. it was a defining moment. not only in esau's
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Moment. not only in esau's life, this time he passed
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Life, this time he passed the test; but it was a
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The test; but it was a defining moment in joseph's
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Defining moment in joseph's life. he saw his uncle
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Life. he saw his uncle show mercy to his father.
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Show mercy to his father. he saw him forgive a wrong,
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He saw him forgive a wrong, and take the high road.
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And take the high road. this incredible act of
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This incredible act of kindness left an indelible
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Kindness left an indelible mark on joseph's heart.
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Mark on joseph's heart. fast forward many, many
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Fast forward many, many years later. this little
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Years later. this little boy, joseph, is a grown
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Boy, joseph, is a grown man. he's been sold into
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Man. he's been sold into slavery, he's been thrown
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Slavery, he's been thrown into a pit, he's been
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Into a pit, he's been through prison...now he's
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Through prison...now he's the leader of a great
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The leader of a great nation. second in command
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Nation. second in command only to the pharaoh.
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Only to the pharaoh. there's a terrible famine
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There's a terrible famine throughout the land.
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Throughout the land. joseph is in charge of
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Joseph is in charge of the food supply, one of
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The food supply, one of the most powerful people
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The most powerful people of that time. one day his
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Of that time. one day his brothers, the same one's
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Brothers, the same one's that threw him into a pit.
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That threw him into a pit. the same one's that sold
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The same one's that sold him into slavery and made
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Him into slavery and made his life so miserable were
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His life so miserable were now standing right before
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Now standing right before him. they were trying to
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Him. they were trying to get food for their family.
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Get food for their family. it had been so many years
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It had been so many years they didn't recognize that
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They didn't recognize that it was their brother,
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It was their brother, joseph. they all bowed
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Joseph. they all bowed down before joseph in
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Down before joseph in humility. joseph suddenly
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Humility. joseph suddenly flashes back to that time
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Flashes back to that time when he was a little boy
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When he was a little boy and he saw jacob, his
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And he saw jacob, his father, bow down to esau.
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Father, bow down to esau. all of these emotions come
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All of these emotions come flooding up in his heart.
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Flooding up in his heart. it's like the same scene is
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It's like the same scene is playing out but this time
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Playing out but this time he's in esau's position.
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He's in esau's position. he remembers how esau
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He remembers how esau showed his father mercy.
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Showed his father mercy. he remembers how esau
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He remembers how esau forgave the wrong, treated
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Forgave the wrong, treated him with kindness even
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Him with kindness even though his father didn't
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Though his father didn't deserve it. joseph looked
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Deserve it. joseph looked at his brothers. when he
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At his brothers. when he could have gotten revenge,
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Could have gotten revenge, when he could have paid
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When he could have paid them back. but because of
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Them back. but because of a defining moment that
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A defining moment that happened when he was a
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Happened when he was a little boy he too was
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Little boy he too was full of mercy. he treated
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Full of mercy. he treated his brothers like esau
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His brothers like esau treated his father.
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Treated his father. genesis says that, "he
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Genesis says that, "he threw his arms around
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Threw his arms around their necks, hugged them,
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Their necks, hugged them, embraced them. they wept
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Embraced them. they wept together." joseph moved
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Together." joseph moved all of his brothers,
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All of his brothers, 70 family members,
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70 family members, including his father
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Including his father back to egypt. he gave
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Back to egypt. he gave them the best part of
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Them the best part of the land.
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The land. what am i saying? the
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What am i saying? the decisions you make in
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Decisions you make in your defining moments
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Your defining moments not only affect you but
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Not only affect you but they affect your children.
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They affect your children. how you respond to a wrong
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How you respond to a wrong that's been done to you.
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That's been done to you. how you handle a
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How you handle a disappointment. your
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Disappointment. your attitude in the tough
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Attitude in the tough times, that's leaving a
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Times, that's leaving a mark on those around
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Mark on those around you. sometimes you have
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You. sometimes you have to do the right thing.
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To do the right thing. not because you feel
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Not because you feel like it but because you
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Like it but because you are setting an example
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Are setting an example for your children. that
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For your children. that defining moment will live
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Defining moment will live on. maybe you get a
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On. maybe you get a negative medical report.
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Negative medical report. you feel like falling
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You feel like falling apart. but in that
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Apart. but in that defining moment you stay
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Defining moment you stay in peace. you know god's
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In peace. you know god's in control. the number of
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In control. the number of your days he will fulfill.
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Your days he will fulfill. when your children hit a
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When your children hit a tough time, do you know
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Tough time, do you know what they'll do?
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What they'll do? stay in peace. they'll
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Stay in peace. they'll follow your example.
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Follow your example. your response in defining
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Your response in defining moments speaks volumes.
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Moments speaks volumes. this is what's creating
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This is what's creating your legacy. what you
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Your legacy. what you did in the difficult
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Did in the difficult times. how you treated
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Times. how you treated people that didn't treat
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People that didn't treat you right. any of us can
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You right. any of us can do the right thing in the
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Do the right thing in the good times, that's easy.
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Good times, that's easy. but to reach the fullness
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But to reach the fullness of your destiny, you have
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Of your destiny, you have to pass the test of these
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To pass the test of these defining moments.
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Defining moments. the defining moments carry much
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The defining moments carry much weight. make sure you're
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Weight. make sure you're passing the test. no
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Passing the test. no person lives or dies unto
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Person lives or dies unto himself. people are
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Himself. people are watching you, not just
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Watching you, not just your children. your
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Your children. your co-workers. your neighbors.
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Co-workers. your neighbors. that person at the gym.
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That person at the gym. what makes the biggest
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What makes the biggest impression is not what we
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Impression is not what we do in the good times but
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Do in the good times but it's how we respond in
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It's how we respond in the difficult times.
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The difficult times. the next time you have an
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The next time you have an unfair situation-someone
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Unfair situation-someone does you wrong, your
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Does you wrong, your plans don't work out.
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Plans don't work out. instead of making a quick
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Instead of making a quick decision that you may
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Decision that you may regret later on why don't
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Regret later on why don't you take a step back and
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You take a step back and say, "ok, i recognize
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Say, "ok, i recognize this is one of my defining
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This is one of my defining moments. i'm not going to
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Moments. i'm not going to take the easy way out.
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Take the easy way out. i'm not going to be rude
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I'm not going to be rude because they were rude
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Because they were rude to me. i'm not going to
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To me. i'm not going to be discouraged because
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Be discouraged because i went through a loss.
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I went through a loss. i know god is still on
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I know god is still on the throne. this is not
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The throne. this is not a surprise to him so i'm
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A surprise to him so i'm going to stay on the
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Going to stay on the high road, in peace and
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High road, in peace and keep doing the right
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Keep doing the right thing." when you do that,
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Thing." when you do that, you're passing the test.
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You're passing the test. that's what is creating
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That's what is creating your legacy more than
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Your legacy more than your accomplishments,
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Your accomplishments, your character, your
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Your character, your integrity, how you treat
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Integrity, how you treat people, that's what is
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People, that's what is being passed down to your
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Being passed down to your children; to future
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Children; to future generations. we may not
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Generations. we may not always get it right.
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Always get it right. i'm not saying we should
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I'm not saying we should never make a mistake but
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Never make a mistake but we should be improving.
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We should be improving. we should be better this
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We should be better this year than we were five
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Year than we were five years ago.
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Years ago. when i was 24 years old
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When i was 24 years old i was in the tv control
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I was in the tv control room at the church.
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Room at the church. my father had just
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My father had just finished ministering. the
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Finished ministering. the service was just over.
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Service was just over. i was standing there
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I was standing there talking with some of my
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Talking with some of my friends. we were laughing
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Friends. we were laughing and just having a good
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And just having a good time. my father came into
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Time. my father came into the control room. i was
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The control room. i was very surprised to see him.
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Very surprised to see him. he never came back after
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He never came back after the service. he was very
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The service. he was very upset. for some reason
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Upset. for some reason he thought we had been
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He thought we had been laughing and making fun
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Laughing and making fun of things during the
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Of things during the service, but we weren't.
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Service, but we weren't. we had been working like
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We had been working like normal. i was directing,
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Normal. i was directing, the other guys were
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The other guys were running the cameras.
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Running the cameras. my father told us how we
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My father told us how we shouldn't be disrespectful.
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Shouldn't be disrespectful. how we shouldn't be making
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How we shouldn't be making fun like that and how we
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Fun like that and how we should take it more
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Should take it more seriously, on and on.
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Seriously, on and on. there were six of us
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There were six of us in the room. the other
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In the room. the other young men weren't about
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Young men weren't about to open their mouth's and
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To open their mouth's and defend themselves they
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Defend themselves they just took it all in like
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Just took it all in like they were guilty.
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They were guilty. but i said very politely,
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But i said very politely, "daddy, we didn't do
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"daddy, we didn't do anything wrong. it's not
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Anything wrong. it's not what you think."
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What you think." he didn't want to hear it.
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He didn't want to hear it. he kept chewing us out,
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He kept chewing us out, letting us have it. i got
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Letting us have it. i got home about an hour later.
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Home about an hour later. the phone rang, it was my
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The phone rang, it was my father. he said, "joel,
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Father. he said, "joel, i blew it tonight. i'm so
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I blew it tonight. i'm so sorry. i was uptight
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Sorry. i was uptight about some other things.
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About some other things. i want you to forgive me."
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I want you to forgive me." i said, "of course i'll
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I said, "of course i'll forgive you." then he
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Forgive you." then he asked for the phone
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Asked for the phone numbers of the other
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Numbers of the other people in the room. he
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People in the room. he wouldn't go to bed until
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Wouldn't go to bed until he made things right.
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He made things right. i said, "you don't have to
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I said, "you don't have to call them. they're going
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Call them. they're going to be fine." he said, "no.
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To be fine." he said, "no. i need to take care of it
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I need to take care of it right now." eleven o'clock
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Right now." eleven o'clock at night here this well
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At night here this well respected 65-year-old
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Respected 65-year-old pastor is calling these
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Pastor is calling these 20 year old young men
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20 year old young men to say that he was sorry.
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To say that he was sorry. to this day my friends
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To this day my friends still talk about that
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Still talk about that time my father called to
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Time my father called to apologize. that was a
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Apologize. that was a defining moment. it made
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Defining moment. it made a huge impression upon
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A huge impression upon me.
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Me. god doesn't expect us to
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God doesn't expect us to be perfect but what we do
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Be perfect but what we do after we make a mistake
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After we make a mistake speaks volumes. are you
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Speaks volumes. are you secure enough to call
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Secure enough to call and apologize? do you
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And apologize? do you have the humility to say,
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Have the humility to say, "i was wrong. i blew it.
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"i was wrong. i blew it. forgive me. i'm sorry."
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Forgive me. i'm sorry." your children. your
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Your children. your relatives. your co-workers.
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Relatives. your co-workers. they'll never forget that.
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They'll never forget that. that defining moment will
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That defining moment will live on. when they make
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Live on. when they make a mistake because of your
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A mistake because of your example they will be inspired
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Example they will be inspired to do the right thing.
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To do the right thing. fifty-six years ago was
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Fifty-six years ago was another defining moment
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Another defining moment in my families life. my
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In my families life. my father had been the
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Father had been the pastor of a large,
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Pastor of a large, successful church.
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Successful church. they had just built a
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They had just built a beautiful new sanctuary.
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Beautiful new sanctuary. my father knew there was
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My father knew there was more. he came back and
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More. he came back and talked to his congregation
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Talked to his congregation about how god can heal
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About how god can heal and restore and how we
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And restore and how we should live an abundant
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Should live an abundant and overcoming life.
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And overcoming life. but some of the people in
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But some of the people in the congregation didn't
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The congregation didn't like his new message of
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Like his new message of faith, and hope, and
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Faith, and hope, and victory. long story short
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Victory. long story short my father had to leave.
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My father had to leave. now this church that he
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Now this church that he poured his life into for
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Poured his life into for many, many years was no
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Many, many years was no longer his. he could have
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Longer his. he could have easily gotten discouraged
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Easily gotten discouraged and bitter and thought,
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And bitter and thought, "god i was doing the
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"god i was doing the right thing. why did this
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Right thing. why did this happen to me?" but in
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Happen to me?" but in that defining moment he
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That defining moment he didn't give up, he didn't
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Didn't give up, he didn't blame others, he didn't
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Blame others, he didn't believe the lies that he
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Believe the lies that he was finished. he and my
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Was finished. he and my mother went out on
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Mother went out on mother's day in 1959 and
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Mother's day in 1959 and started lakewood church
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Started lakewood church with ninety people.
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With ninety people. (applause)
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(applause) today we celebrate our
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Today we celebrate our 56th anniversary because
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56th anniversary because somebody made a right
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Somebody made a right choice in a defining
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Choice in a defining moment.
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Moment. friends we all have unfair
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Friends we all have unfair situations. we all have
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Situations. we all have setbacks. the flesh likes
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Setbacks. the flesh likes to get discouraged, fall
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To get discouraged, fall into self pity, blame
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Into self pity, blame others. do like my father.
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Others. do like my father. don't get stuck there.
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Don't get stuck there. move onto the next chapter
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Move onto the next chapter of your life. that loss is
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Of your life. that loss is to make room for a new
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To make room for a new beginning. now all of us
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Beginning. now all of us face these temptations.
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Face these temptations. not to just compromise
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Not to just compromise but a temptation to get
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But a temptation to get discouraged, to give up
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Discouraged, to give up on your dreams. god has
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On your dreams. god has made a way of escape.
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Made a way of escape. there is an moment of grace
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There is an moment of grace for every difficulty, i'm
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For every difficulty, i'm asking you to step into it.
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Asking you to step into it. pass that test!
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Pass that test! remember the decisions you
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Remember the decisions you make in the defining moments
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Make in the defining moments not only affect you, they
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Not only affect you, they affect your family line.
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Affect your family line. choose wisely. stay on the
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Choose wisely. stay on the high road. if you do this
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High road. if you do this i believe and declare your
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I believe and declare your defining moments won't
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Defining moments won't defeat you they'll promote
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Defeat you they'll promote you. you and your children
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You. you and your children will rise higher, accomplish
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Will rise higher, accomplish dreams and become everything
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Dreams and become everything god created you to be in
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God created you to be in jesus' name. if you receive
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say amen today?
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It, can you say amen today? (applause)
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(applause) we never like to close
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We never like to close our broadcast without
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Our broadcast without giving you an opportunity
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Giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of
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To make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray
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Your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord
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With me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Jesus, i repent of my sins. come into my heart. i make
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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You my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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You got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church. keep god first
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Church. keep god first place. he is going to take
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Place. he is going to take you places that you've
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You places that you've never dreamed.
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It's a new year.
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An opportunity
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For a fresh start.
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Time to forget
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The struggles of the past
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And make room
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For new blessings.
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It's a new year.
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The perfect time
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To build expectation
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And faith
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For an amazing new season.
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The beginning of the year
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To let go of negative
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Things of the past,
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Joel Osteen - Defining Moments

January 16, 2025 | S25:E16

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