Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Divine Surprises

May 8, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Divine Surprises | May 8, 2026

Joel: god bless you. it's
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Joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today. i
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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Hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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Our services. 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 pastor. he was
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About this pastor. he was walking down the street, when
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Walking down the street, when he came upon this group of
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He came upon this group of young boys that were
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Young boys that were surrounding a small dog. he
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Surrounding a small dog. he asked what they were doing.
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Asked what they were doing. they said that they were
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They said that they were having a contest. whoever
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Having a contest. whoever could tell the biggest lie
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Could tell the biggest lie would get to keep the dog.
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Would get to keep the dog. the pastor launched into a
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The pastor launched into a ten-minute sermon, starting
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Ten-minute sermon, starting with, “don't you know lying
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With, “don't you know lying is a sin?” and ending with,
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Is a sin?” and ending with, “when i was your age, i never
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“when i was your age, i never told a lie” there was
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Told a lie” there was complete silence. just when
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Complete silence. just when he thought he'd gotten
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He thought he'd gotten through to them, the youngest
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Through to them, the youngest boy spoke up and said, “all
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Boy spoke up and said, “all right, give him the dog.”
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Right, give him the dog.” (laughter)
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(laughter) say it like you mean it. this
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about divine surprises. god
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About divine surprises. god has moments of favor already
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Has moments of favor already lined up for you that you
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Lined up for you that you didn't see coming. unexpected
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Didn't see coming. unexpected blessings, good breaks that
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Blessings, good breaks that catch you off guard. there
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Catch you off guard. there was no sign of it. you
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Was no sign of it. you weren't next in line for the
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Weren't next in line for the promotion, the medical report
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Promotion, the medical report said you weren't going to get
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Said you weren't going to get well, you've been single a
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Well, you've been single a long time. no indication that
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Long time. no indication that anything was going to change.
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Anything was going to change. then suddenly your business
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Then suddenly your business takes off, your health turns
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Takes off, your health turns around, you meet the right
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Around, you meet the right person. it's not just a lucky
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Person. it's not just a lucky break, just a coincidence,
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Break, just a coincidence, that's a divine surprise, the
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That's a divine surprise, the hand of god showing out in
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Hand of god showing out in your life unexpectedly. you
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Your life unexpectedly. you couldn't plan it. no reason
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Couldn't plan it. no reason to believe it was going to
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To believe it was going to happen, but god steps in and
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Happen, but god steps in and says surprise. does something
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Says surprise. does something out of the ordinary, you
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Out of the ordinary, you never saw coming.
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Never saw coming. deuteronomy 28 says, “if
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Deuteronomy 28 says, “if you'll obey god's word and
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You'll obey god's word and follow his commands, then all
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Follow his commands, then all these blessings will overtake
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These blessings will overtake you.” one translation of that
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You.” one translation of that word overtake is to catch by
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Word overtake is to catch by surprise. you may be in a
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Surprise. you may be in a situation that looks
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Situation that looks permanent. you've gone as far
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Permanent. you've gone as far as you can in your career,
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As you can in your career, your child will never get
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Your child will never get back on course, that trouble
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Back on course, that trouble at work will always hinder
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At work will always hinder you. what you can't see is
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You. what you can't see is god has some surprises coming
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God has some surprises coming your way. because you're
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Your way. because you're honoring him, he has
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Honoring him, he has blessings that are going to
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Blessings that are going to overtake you. favor that you
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Overtake you. favor that you can't outrun, good breaks
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Can't outrun, good breaks that chase you down.
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That chase you down. get ready for some surprises,
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Get ready for some surprises, for some unexpected blessings
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For some unexpected blessings where you look back and
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Where you look back and think, “i didn't see that
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Think, “i didn't see that door opening. i didn't see
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Door opening. i didn't see that person showing up. i
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That person showing up. i didn't see me feeling this
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Didn't see me feeling this good. i didn't see me running
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Good. i didn't see me running my own business.” one
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My own business.” one surprise and you'll go from
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Surprise and you'll go from struggling to overflow. from
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Struggling to overflow. from being lonely, to being with
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Being lonely, to being with the person of your dreams.
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The person of your dreams. from overcome with problems,
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From overcome with problems, to overcome with
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To overcome with opportunities. you wouldn't
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Opportunities. you wouldn't be hearing this if god didn't
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Be hearing this if god didn't have surprises coming your
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Have surprises coming your way. he's about to do
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Way. he's about to do something suddenly,
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Something suddenly, unexpectedly, favor that
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Unexpectedly, favor that catapults you ahead, good
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Catapults you ahead, good breaks that thrust you into
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Breaks that thrust you into your destiny. you couldn't
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Your destiny. you couldn't make it happen. it's not
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Make it happen. it's not something you worked for, you
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Something you worked for, you deserved, you had planned.
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Deserved, you had planned. it's the favor of god,
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It's the favor of god, breathing on your life,
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Breathing on your life, taking you where you couldn't
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Taking you where you couldn't go on your own.
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Go on your own. all through the scripture we
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All through the scripture we see these divine surprises.
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See these divine surprises. paul and silas were in
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Paul and silas were in prison, in the deepest
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Prison, in the deepest dungeon. their hands and feet
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Dungeon. their hands and feet in chains, no way out. but at
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In chains, no way out. but at midnight, there was a great
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Midnight, there was a great earthquake. the prison doors
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Earthquake. the prison doors flung open. the chains fell
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Flung open. the chains fell off and they walked out as
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Off and they walked out as free men. what happened? god
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Free men. what happened? god said, “surprise.” it looked
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Said, “surprise.” it looked impossible. the odds were
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Impossible. the odds were against them but, god won't
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Against them but, god won't let you get in a problem that
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Let you get in a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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He can't bring you out of. you may not see a way, but
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You may not see a way, but that's okay, it's going to be
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That's okay, it's going to be unexpected. it's going to
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Unexpected. it's going to catch you off guard.
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Catch you off guard. this is what happened with
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This is what happened with abraham and sarah. god
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Abraham and sarah. god promised them a baby, but
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Promised them a baby, but they were way too old. year
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They were way too old. year after year went by and still
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After year went by and still no child. now it was
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No child. now it was impossible. no way in the
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Impossible. no way in the natural, but when sarah was
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Natural, but when sarah was ninety years old, god said,
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Ninety years old, god said, “surprise.” sometimes god
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“surprise.” sometimes god waits on purpose, so it will
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Waits on purpose, so it will be a bigger miracle. not only
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Be a bigger miracle. not only will you know it's him, but
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Will you know it's him, but other people will see his
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Other people will see his blessing on your life. there
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Blessing on your life. there may be promises god has put
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May be promises god has put in your heart, but it seems
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In your heart, but it seems too late. it's not practical
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Too late. it's not practical now. get ready for a
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Now. get ready for a surprise. what god started,
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Surprise. what god started, he's going to finish. one
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He's going to finish. one surprise and you'll have the
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Surprise and you'll have the baby. one surprise and chains
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Baby. one surprise and chains will break. that addiction
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Will break. that addiction won't control you anymore.
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Won't control you anymore. one surprise and doors will
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One surprise and doors will open that you never imagined.
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Open that you never imagined. when i look back over my
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When i look back over my life, most of the time, i've
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Life, most of the time, i've seen opportunities, blessing,
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Seen opportunities, blessing, the right people, it's not
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The right people, it's not something i had planned. i
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Something i had planned. i was just honoring god, being
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Was just honoring god, being my best and his blessings
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My best and his blessings caught me by surprise.
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Caught me by surprise. twenty-two years old, i
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Twenty-two years old, i walked into a jewelry store
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Walked into a jewelry store to buy a battery for my
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To buy a battery for my watch. out walked the most
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Watch. out walked the most beautiful girl i had ever
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Beautiful girl i had ever seen to wait on me. it was
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Seen to wait on me. it was victoria. it was like god
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Victoria. it was like god said, “surprise.” i don't
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Said, “surprise.” i don't know if god said it to her,
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Know if god said it to her, but he said it to me. or
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But he said it to me. or maybe it was my flesh, but i
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Maybe it was my flesh, but i took it as god. we dated a
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Took it as god. we dated a year and a half. she couldn't
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Year and a half. she couldn't keep her hands off of me, so
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Keep her hands off of me, so we got married.
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We got married. a few years later, we bought
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A few years later, we bought an old rundown house on a
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An old rundown house on a half half-acre lot close into
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Half half-acre lot close into the city. we were going to
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The city. we were going to fix it up and live there. the
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Fix it up and live there. the day we closed on the
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Day we closed on the property, i was in the front
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Property, i was in the front yard, this car pulled over. a
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Yard, this car pulled over. a lady got out and asked if i
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Lady got out and asked if i wanted to sell the property.
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Wanted to sell the property. i said, “no ma'am, we just
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I said, “no ma'am, we just bought it. we're going to fix
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Bought it. we're going to fix it up and move in.” she said,
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It up and move in.” she said, “how about if you sell it for
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“how about if you sell it for a good profit. maybe ten
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A good profit. maybe ten percent more than you paid.”
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Percent more than you paid.” i thanked her but told her
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I thanked her but told her no. she said, “well
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No. she said, “well congratulations, you just
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Congratulations, you just bought your dream house.” i
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Bought your dream house.” i didn't know what she meant.
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Didn't know what she meant. it was an old rundown house,
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It was an old rundown house, had cracks in the floor,
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Had cracks in the floor, windows were broken out. come
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Windows were broken out. come to find out, the neighborhood
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To find out, the neighborhood was in the process of
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Was in the process of changing the deed
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Changing the deed restrictions, so you could
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Restrictions, so you could subdivide the property. a
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Subdivide the property. a builder knocked on our door.
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Builder knocked on our door. we ended up selling him half
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We ended up selling him half of the property, for more
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Of the property, for more than we paid for the whole
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Than we paid for the whole property. he built two new
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Property. he built two new homes there, one for us. it
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Homes there, one for us. it was indeed our dream house.
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Was indeed our dream house. we thought we were just
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We thought we were just buying an old fixer upper,
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Buying an old fixer upper, but god said, “surprise!”
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But god said, “surprise!” that blessing catapulted us
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That blessing catapulted us ahead. what am i saying? god
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Ahead. what am i saying? god has some of these blessings
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Has some of these blessings that are going to overtake
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That are going to overtake you. because you're chasing
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You. because you're chasing him, his blessings are going
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Him, his blessings are going to chase you.
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To chase you. we look at our circumstances
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We look at our circumstances from a natural, logical point
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From a natural, logical point of view. we see limitations
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Of view. we see limitations in our career, our finances,
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In our career, our finances, what neighborhood we could
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What neighborhood we could live in, maybe in our health,
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Live in, maybe in our health, or what our children can
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Or what our children can accomplish. we make plans and
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Accomplish. we make plans and set expectations. but what
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Set expectations. but what you can't see are these
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You can't see are these divine surprises. things you
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Divine surprises. things you could have never planned,
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Could have never planned, blessings that will catapult
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Blessings that will catapult you ahead. i never dreamed at
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You ahead. i never dreamed at twenty-seven years old, we
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Twenty-seven years old, we would live in that beautiful
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Would live in that beautiful house. i couldn't plan that.
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House. i couldn't plan that. there was no way logically
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There was no way logically speaking, but god stepped in
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Speaking, but god stepped in and did what only he can do.
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And did what only he can do. who knows what god has
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Who knows what god has planned for you. he said,
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Planned for you. he said, “you haven't seen, heard or
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“you haven't seen, heard or imagined what he has in
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Imagined what he has in store.” you're going to come
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Store.” you're going to come into these divine surprises.
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Into these divine surprises. you didn't see it coming. you
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You didn't see it coming. you can't explain it. you didn't
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Can't explain it. you didn't deserve it. it's just the
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Deserve it. it's just the goodness of god pushing you
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Goodness of god pushing you into new levels of your
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Into new levels of your destiny.
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Destiny. after my father went to be
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After my father went to be with the lord and i started
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With the lord and i started pastoring, we were looking
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Pastoring, we were looking for property to build a
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For property to build a larger auditorium. twice the
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Larger auditorium. twice the property we found was sold
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Property we found was sold out from under us. we
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Out from under us. we couldn't find any more. i was
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Couldn't find any more. i was tempted to be discouraged. i
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Tempted to be discouraged. i didn't see how we could
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Didn't see how we could expand. i was looking at
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Expand. i was looking at everything in the natural,
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Everything in the natural, but god is supernatural. his
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But god is supernatural. his ways are better than our
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Ways are better than our ways. many times, the reason
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Ways. many times, the reason our plans aren't coming to
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Our plans aren't coming to pass is because they're too
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Pass is because they're too small. if god did what we
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Small. if god did what we wanted, we wouldn't see the
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Wanted, we wouldn't see the fullness of our destiny. six
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Fullness of our destiny. six months after that last
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Months after that last property didn't go through, i
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Property didn't go through, i was just minding my own
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Was just minding my own business, going through the
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Business, going through the day and the phone rang. a
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Day and the phone rang. a friend i hadn't spoken to in
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Friend i hadn't spoken to in a long time; he said he had
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A long time; he said he had to have lunch with me, it was
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To have lunch with me, it was important. we went to lunch;
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Important. we went to lunch; he told me that the rockets
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He told me that the rockets basketball team was moving
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Basketball team was moving out of the compaq center, and
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Out of the compaq center, and we should try to get this as
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We should try to get this as our facility. it was like god
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Our facility. it was like god said, “surprise.” i didn't
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Said, “surprise.” i didn't see this coming. this was
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See this coming. this was more than i could imagine.
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More than i could imagine. god caused things to fall
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God caused things to fall into place. two years later,
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Into place. two years later, the city council voted for us
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The city council voted for us to have the facility. you
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To have the facility. you know what this building is, a
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Know what this building is, a surprise. god's blessing
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Surprise. god's blessing chasing us down. i tried to
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Chasing us down. i tried to go after the other
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Go after the other properties, but this building
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Properties, but this building came to me. you can look back
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Came to me. you can look back in your life and see times
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In your life and see times where god surprised you,
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Where god surprised you, opened doors, brought the
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Opened doors, brought the right people, turned the
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Right people, turned the trouble around. the scripture
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Trouble around. the scripture says in job, “god is famous
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Says in job, “god is famous for his great and unexpected
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For his great and unexpected acts. there is no end to his
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Acts. there is no end to his surprises.” can i encourage
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Surprises.” can i encourage you; your best surprises are
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You; your best surprises are still in front of you. god is
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Still in front of you. god is going to do things that
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Going to do things that boggle your mind, explosive
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Boggle your mind, explosive blessings, his goodness
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Blessings, his goodness chasing you down, taking you
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Chasing you down, taking you where you never dreamed.
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Where you never dreamed. this is what happened with
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This is what happened with david. it didn't look like he
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David. it didn't look like he would do anything
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Would do anything significant. he was a
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Significant. he was a teenager, stuck out in the
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Teenager, stuck out in the shepherd's fields, taking
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Shepherd's fields, taking care of his father's sheep.
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Care of his father's sheep. his brothers had prestigious
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His brothers had prestigious positions. they were in the
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Positions. they were in the army, people looked up to
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Army, people looked up to them. david was the youngest.
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Them. david was the youngest. he didn't have the training,
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He didn't have the training, the experience, or the size.
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The experience, or the size. there were seven brothers in
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There were seven brothers in line ahead of him. he was
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Line ahead of him. he was simply being faithful
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Simply being faithful watching over the sheep,
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Watching over the sheep, being his best where he was.
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Being his best where he was. not complaining, “i'm stuck
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Not complaining, “i'm stuck out here. it's boring. i
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Out here. it's boring. i don't like these sheep.” he
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Don't like these sheep.” he kept doing the right thing
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Kept doing the right thing when no one was watching. he
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When no one was watching. he could have slacked off, been
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Could have slacked off, been lazy, cut corners, but he was
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Lazy, cut corners, but he was a person of excellence and
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A person of excellence and integrity. he knew that
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Integrity. he knew that people may not be watching,
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People may not be watching, but god is watching. he sees
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But god is watching. he sees you going the extra mile,
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You going the extra mile, working hard without the
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Working hard without the credit. raising children and
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Credit. raising children and no one saying thank you.
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No one saying thank you. giving, serving, helping,
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Giving, serving, helping, when in fact you could use
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When in fact you could use the help. that's the kind of
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The help. that's the kind of people god surprises. you're
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People god surprises. you're in position for divine favor,
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In position for divine favor, supernatural increase.
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Supernatural increase. while david was taking care
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While david was taking care of those sheep, god spoke to
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Of those sheep, god spoke to a man named samuel, a prophet
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A man named samuel, a prophet in a different city and said,
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In a different city and said, “go to bethlehem, to the
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“go to bethlehem, to the house of a man named jesse,
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House of a man named jesse, i'm going to show you the
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I'm going to show you the next king of israel.” samuel
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Next king of israel.” samuel started heading toward
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Started heading toward jesse's house. david was out
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Jesse's house. david was out in the fields, minding his
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In the fields, minding his own business. he didn't think
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Own business. he didn't think anything was going to change.
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Anything was going to change. little did he know, a
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Little did he know, a surprise was already in
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Surprise was already in route. god had already lined
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Route. god had already lined up a supernatural connection
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Up a supernatural connection that would forever change his
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That would forever change his life. many of you are like
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Life. many of you are like david. you've been faithful.
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David. you've been faithful. you keep doing the right
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You keep doing the right thing, going the extra mile.
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Thing, going the extra mile. you can't see it, but there
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You can't see it, but there are surprises already headed
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Are surprises already headed your way. you don't know who
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Your way. you don't know who god has spoken to about you.
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God has spoken to about you. you can't hear what god has
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You can't hear what god has planned, but suddenly samuel
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Planned, but suddenly samuel is going to show up. people
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Is going to show up. people with influence that will be
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With influence that will be good to you, open doors,
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Good to you, open doors, opportunities that you didn't
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Opportunities that you didn't see coming. “joel, i don't
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See coming. “joel, i don't know anybody like that. i
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Know anybody like that. i don't have connections to
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Don't have connections to people with great resources,
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People with great resources, great influence.” david
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Great influence.” david didn't know samuel. he had
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Didn't know samuel. he had never met the prophet. what's
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Never met the prophet. what's even more amazing is samuel
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Even more amazing is samuel didn't know david. he had
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Didn't know david. he had never seen david, never heard
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Never seen david, never heard of him. david's family wasn't
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Of him. david's family wasn't prominent or well known. they
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Prominent or well known. they were shepherd's, working
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Were shepherd's, working class, ordinary people. but
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Class, ordinary people. but god knows how to cause you to
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God knows how to cause you to stand out. one surprise and
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Stand out. one surprise and he'll take you from the
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He'll take you from the background to the foreground,
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Background to the foreground, from being overlooked to
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From being overlooked to being in charge.
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Being in charge. samuel showed up at jesse's
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Samuel showed up at jesse's house, knocked on the door.
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House, knocked on the door. you can imagine what jesse
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You can imagine what jesse thought, when he told him he
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Thought, when he told him he was there to anoint one of
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Was there to anoint one of his sons as the next king.
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His sons as the next king. jesse couldn't believe what
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Jesse couldn't believe what he was hearing. he called
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He was hearing. he called seven of his sons in, so
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Seven of his sons in, so proud, so excited to see who
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Proud, so excited to see who would be the next king.
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Would be the next king. samuel passed on the first
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Samuel passed on the first son, “not him.” second son,
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Son, “not him.” second son, “not him.” three, four, all
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“not him.” three, four, all seven sons, none of them. he
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Seven sons, none of them. he asked jesse if he had any
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Asked jesse if he had any more sons. he said, “yes, my
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More sons. he said, “yes, my youngest, david, he's out in
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Youngest, david, he's out in the fields, but i'm sure it's
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The fields, but i'm sure it's not him.” people may leave
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Not him.” people may leave you out, discount you, think
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You out, discount you, think you're not king material, but
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You're not king material, but god knows the greatness he
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God knows the greatness he put in you. he knows how to
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Put in you. he knows how to cause you to be seen. when
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Cause you to be seen. when samuel saw david, he didn't
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Samuel saw david, he didn't think twice. he said, “that's
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Think twice. he said, “that's the one.” it's like god said,
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The one.” it's like god said, “surprise!” not only did
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“surprise!” not only did david not see it coming, but
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David not see it coming, but his father, his brothers,
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His father, his brothers, they didn't see it coming. no
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They didn't see it coming. no matter who overlooks you,
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Matter who overlooks you, tries to push you down,
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Tries to push you down, discredit you, don't worry.
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Discredit you, don't worry. they cannot stop what god has
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They cannot stop what god has planned for you. because
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Planned for you. because you're chasing after god, his
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You're chasing after god, his blessings are going to chase
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Blessings are going to chase you down. you don't have to
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You down. you don't have to go after them, they're going
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Go after them, they're going to come looking for you. like
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To come looking for you. like samuel traveling to
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Samuel traveling to bethlehem, knocking on the
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Bethlehem, knocking on the door, bypassing who others
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Door, bypassing who others expect, god has the right
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Expect, god has the right people in route to you, the
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People in route to you, the healing to come knocking on
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Healing to come knocking on your door, the business to
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Your door, the business to come tracking you down. like
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Come tracking you down. like david out in the fields, you
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David out in the fields, you didn't see it coming. you
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Didn't see it coming. you couldn't have planned this.
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Couldn't have planned this. it's a divine surprise. god
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It's a divine surprise. god doing what only he can do.
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Doing what only he can do. i met a young student here
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I met a young student here from another country. he
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From another country. he completed his undergraduate
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Completed his undergraduate work. he was in the process
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Work. he was in the process of getting his masters, but
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Of getting his masters, but he had a problem with his
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He had a problem with his visa. when he went to enroll
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Visa. when he went to enroll for the next school year, he
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For the next school year, he was told he couldn't finish
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Was told he couldn't finish because of this issue. he was
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Because of this issue. he was very discouraged. he had
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Very discouraged. he had studied hard and made great
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Studied hard and made great grades, but now it looked
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Grades, but now it looked like it wouldn't work out. he
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Like it wouldn't work out. he called everyone he knew, did
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Called everyone he knew, did everything he could with no
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Everything he could with no success. he had talked to the
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Success. he had talked to the school several times, met
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School several times, met with different people, but
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With different people, but they couldn't help. he was
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They couldn't help. he was about to make his flight
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About to make his flight arrangements to go back home;
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Arrangements to go back home; he decided to go check with
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He decided to go check with the school one last time. he
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The school one last time. he went to the admissions
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Went to the admissions office, there was a different
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Office, there was a different man there. he had never
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Man there. he had never talked with him before. he
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Talked with him before. he explained his situation. at
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Explained his situation. at one point the man asked him
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One point the man asked him if he attended lakewood. he
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If he attended lakewood. he said he did. the man said, “i
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Said he did. the man said, “i know you do, because i see
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Know you do, because i see you there every sunday.” he's
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You there every sunday.” he's one of our faithful
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One of our faithful volunteers. let me tell you,
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Volunteers. let me tell you, when you get a lakewood
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When you get a lakewood person, good things are going
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Person, good things are going to happen. lakewood people
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To happen. lakewood people are full of faith. lakewood
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Are full of faith. lakewood people believe in a god who
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People believe in a god who can move mountains, a god who
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Can move mountains, a god who can part red seas, a god who
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Can part red seas, a god who can give you a compaq center.
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Can give you a compaq center. he went back to the back and
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He went back to the back and began to work, and research
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Began to work, and research and talked with some other
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And talked with some other people. he came back an hour
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People. he came back an hour later and said, “we've
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Later and said, “we've figured out a way to extend
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Figured out a way to extend your visa.” the student was
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Your visa.” the student was so thrilled. the man said,
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So thrilled. the man said, “not only that, we have a
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“not only that, we have a fund to help students. we're
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Fund to help students. we're going to award you a
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Going to award you a scholarship for your next
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Scholarship for your next three years.” what was that?
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Three years.” what was that? god saying surprise.
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God saying surprise. unexpected blessings. who was
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Unexpected blessings. who was that man? a samuel. he was
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That man? a samuel. he was ordained by god to bless, to
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Ordained by god to bless, to favor, to point out. god has
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Favor, to point out. god has the samuel's lined up for
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The samuel's lined up for you. the right people, at the
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You. the right people, at the right time, that will go out
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Right time, that will go out of their way to help you.
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Of their way to help you. surprises you didn't see
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Surprises you didn't see coming. you couldn't have
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Coming. you couldn't have planned it. it's the goodness
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Planned it. it's the goodness of god overtaking you. what
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Of god overtaking you. what he has in mind is far
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He has in mind is far greater. it will exceed
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Greater. it will exceed anything you've imagined.
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Anything you've imagined. one morning, jesus was
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One morning, jesus was teaching the people at the
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Teaching the people at the sea of galilee. it was very
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Sea of galilee. it was very crowded. he saw a boat over
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Crowded. he saw a boat over by the shore and some men
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By the shore and some men coming in from fishing. it
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Coming in from fishing. it was peter. jesus asked if he
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Was peter. jesus asked if he could borrow his boat. peter
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Could borrow his boat. peter agreed. when jesus finished
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Agreed. when jesus finished teaching, he wanted to thank
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Teaching, he wanted to thank peter. he told him to go back
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Peter. he told him to go back in the water, throw his nets
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In the water, throw his nets out and he would catch many
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Out and he would catch many fish. well peter had fished
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Fish. well peter had fished all night and caught nothing.
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All night and caught nothing. he was a professional
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He was a professional fisherman. he knew when to
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Fisherman. he knew when to fish, where to fish, how to
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Fish, where to fish, how to fish. he was tired, ready to
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Fish. he was tired, ready to go home. i'm sure he thought,
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Go home. i'm sure he thought, “sir, i appreciate your
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“sir, i appreciate your advice, but you're a teacher,
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Advice, but you're a teacher, you're a rabbi, i'm a
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You're a rabbi, i'm a fisherman. you stick to
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Fisherman. you stick to teaching and i'll stick to
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Teaching and i'll stick to fishing.” he could have
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Fishing.” he could have talked himself out of it, but
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Talked himself out of it, but peter did what jesus asked
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Peter did what jesus asked him to do. when he threw the
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Him to do. when he threw the nets out, there were so many
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Nets out, there were so many fish that the nets began to
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Fish that the nets began to break. the boat was so loaded
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Break. the boat was so loaded down that it began to sink.
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Down that it began to sink. they had to call for other
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They had to call for other boats to gather up the fish.
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Boats to gather up the fish. the scripture says, “they
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The scripture says, “they were awestruck at the size of
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Were awestruck at the size of their catch.” they had never
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Their catch.” they had never seen anything like that. a
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Seen anything like that. a few minutes earlier, there
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Few minutes earlier, there were no fish. but god said,
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Were no fish. but god said, “surprise.” he controls the
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“surprise.” he controls the fish. god controls the
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Fish. god controls the contracts, the resources, the
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Contracts, the resources, the opportunities. peter had
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Opportunities. peter had worked all night, strained,
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Worked all night, strained, strived, put forth his best
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Strived, put forth his best effort, but came up empty.
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Effort, but came up empty. but when god says surprise,
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But when god says surprise, the fish will find you. you
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The fish will find you. you don't have to look for them,
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Don't have to look for them, they'll come to your net. you
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They'll come to your net. you obey what god's telling you,
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Obey what god's telling you, and blessings will chase you
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And blessings will chase you down. the fish will overtake
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Down. the fish will overtake you. notice how god
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You. notice how god surprises, not just a normal,
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Surprises, not just a normal, average catch, but a net
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Average catch, but a net breaking, boat sinking
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Breaking, boat sinking blessing. blessings that not
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Blessing. blessings that not only increase you, but it
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Only increase you, but it spills over to people
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Spills over to people connected to you, a running
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Connected to you, a running over blessing.
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Over blessing. peter was so amazed and so in
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Peter was so amazed and so in awe. he ran to jesus, fell on
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Awe. he ran to jesus, fell on his knees and said, “lord,
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His knees and said, “lord, please leave me. i'm too much
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Please leave me. i'm too much of a sinner to be around
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Of a sinner to be around you.” this could be the end
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You.” this could be the end of the story, jesus left.
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Of the story, jesus left. they went their separate
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They went their separate ways. but jesus looked at
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Ways. but jesus looked at peter and said, “don't worry,
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Peter and said, “don't worry, peter. from now on, you're
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Peter. from now on, you're going to be fishing for
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Going to be fishing for people.” right then and
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People.” right then and there, he chose peter as his
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There, he chose peter as his first disciple. you talking
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First disciple. you talking about surprises. this guy is
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About surprises. this guy is a fisherman. he's rough. he
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A fisherman. he's rough. he uses bad language. he just
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Uses bad language. he just admitted he's not worthy. but
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Admitted he's not worthy. but surprise. god doesn't choose
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Surprise. god doesn't choose the way we choose. you may
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The way we choose. you may think that god wouldn't have
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Think that god wouldn't have anything to do with you.
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Anything to do with you. you've made too many
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You've made too many mistakes, too far off course,
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Mistakes, too far off course, you don't know anything about
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You don't know anything about faith. neither did peter.
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Faith. neither did peter. your surprise is god is
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Your surprise is god is calling you today. he has a
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Calling you today. he has a destiny for you to fulfill.
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Destiny for you to fulfill. he's going to use you to do
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He's going to use you to do amazing things. you are not
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Amazing things. you are not disqualified because of your
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Disqualified because of your mistakes. voices will tell
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Mistakes. voices will tell you like peter, “you're not
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You like peter, “you're not worthy.” the mercy of god is
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Worthy.” the mercy of god is bigger than any mistake
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Bigger than any mistake you've made. he's already
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You've made. he's already taken into account every
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Taken into account every wrong turn, and he still
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Wrong turn, and he still wants you.
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Wants you. the scripture says, “peter
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The scripture says, “peter left everything and followed
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Left everything and followed jesus.” that tells me you
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Jesus.” that tells me you don't have to get cleaned up
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Don't have to get cleaned up enough, behave good enough,
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Enough, behave good enough, get rid of all your
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Get rid of all your weaknesses, then you can
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Weaknesses, then you can follow. no, come just as you
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Follow. no, come just as you are. god is standing before
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Are. god is standing before you with open arms, ready to
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You with open arms, ready to receive you. don't let the
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Receive you. don't let the surprise go to waste. start
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Surprise go to waste. start following him. like peter,
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Following him. like peter, god will make more out of
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God will make more out of your life than you ever
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Your life than you ever dreamed.
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Dreamed. i have some friends that own
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I have some friends that own their own business. a few
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Their own business. a few years ago, one of their
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Years ago, one of their employees made some mistakes
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Employees made some mistakes in the accounting and how
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In the accounting and how things were processed. their
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Things were processed. their tax returns weren't filed
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Tax returns weren't filed accurately. they ended up
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Accurately. they ended up owing a hundred thousand
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Owing a hundred thousand dollars to the irs. they
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Dollars to the irs. they didn't have the funds to pay.
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Didn't have the funds to pay. it looked like this would
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It looked like this would shut their business down.
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Shut their business down. they met with the government
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They met with the government official, but the lady was
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Official, but the lady was very rude and demanded that
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Very rude and demanded that all the money be paid within
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All the money be paid within a month, that there were no
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A month, that there were no other options. they left that
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Other options. they left that day very discouraged, not
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Day very discouraged, not knowing what to do. but
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Knowing what to do. but instead of living worried,
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Instead of living worried, not able to sleep, they just
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Not able to sleep, they just kept thanking god that he was
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Kept thanking god that he was making ways where they didn't
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Making ways where they didn't see a way, that he was
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See a way, that he was working behind the scenes. a
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Working behind the scenes. a month later, they went back
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Month later, they went back to their scheduled meeting,
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To their scheduled meeting, hoping the lady had changed
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Hoping the lady had changed her mind. they sat in her
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Her mind. they sat in her office and another woman came
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Office and another woman came in. she said the lady they
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In. she said the lady they had met with the last time
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Had met with the last time had moved to a different
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Had moved to a different state, that she was no longer
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State, that she was no longer there. they explained their
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There. they explained their situation to this woman. she
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Situation to this woman. she had a totally different view.
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Had a totally different view. she didn't think they owed
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She didn't think they owed the money. she went and met
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The money. she went and met with the supervisors, came
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With the supervisors, came back in a few minutes. she
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Back in a few minutes. she said, “if you'll write a
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Said, “if you'll write a check for a hundred dollars,
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Check for a hundred dollars, this will be settled today.”
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This will be settled today.” they left there saying, we
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They left there saying, we didn't see that coming. like
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Didn't see that coming. like peter, that was a net
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Peter, that was a net breaking blessing. god has
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Breaking blessing. god has some of these surprises for
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Some of these surprises for you, unexpected blessings,
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You, unexpected blessings, favor that catches you off
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Favor that catches you off guard.
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Guard. you may have situations that
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You may have situations that look impossible, no fish out
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Look impossible, no fish out here, medical report is not
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Here, medical report is not good, property sold out from
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Good, property sold out from under you. you don't know
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Under you. you don't know what god is up to. like this
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What god is up to. like this couple, he's moving the wrong
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Couple, he's moving the wrong people out of the way to get
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People out of the way to get you in position for a
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You in position for a surprise. like us and the
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Surprise. like us and the compaq center, that door
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Compaq center, that door closed because he's about to
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Closed because he's about to surprise you with something
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Surprise you with something better. like david, you feel
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Better. like david, you feel stuck out in the fields, no
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Stuck out in the fields, no one noticing you. but samuel
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One noticing you. but samuel is coming. god has already
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Is coming. god has already spoken to the people that
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Spoken to the people that will be a part of your
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Will be a part of your surprise. you don't have to
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Surprise. you don't have to chase the blessing. our job
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Chase the blessing. our job is to honor god, and the
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Is to honor god, and the blessing will chase you. you
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Blessing will chase you. you won't be able to outrun the
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Won't be able to outrun the healing, the good breaks, the
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Healing, the good breaks, the right people. i know you've
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Right people. i know you've been faithful. you've kept
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Been faithful. you've kept god first place. now get
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God first place. now get ready for a surprise. i
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Ready for a surprise. i believe and declare,
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Believe and declare, unexpected favor on your
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Unexpected favor on your life, the goodness of god
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Life, the goodness of god suddenly overtaking you,
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Suddenly overtaking you, divine surprises that
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Divine surprises that catapult you into your
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Catapult you into your destiny, in jesus' name. if
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Destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say
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You receive it, can you say amen?
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It's easy to feel stuck in life
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It's easy to feel stuck in life wondering why
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Wondering why things aren't
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Things aren't changing and worrying
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Changing and worrying if it will ever happen,
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If it will ever happen, but there's
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But there's a better way to wait.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my new resource called
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My new resource called pray it forward.
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Pray it forward. this book is a collection
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This book is a collection of prayers and promises
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Of prayers and promises from the scripture
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From the scripture to help you pray boldly
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To help you pray boldly to strengthen your faith.
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To strengthen your faith. while you're waiting,
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While you're waiting, it's important
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It's important to keep your mind
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To keep your mind filled with hope
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Filled with hope and expectancy.
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And expectancy. when you pray in faith,
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When you pray in faith, believe in what god promised,
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Believe in what god promised, that's what moves
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That's what moves the hands of god.
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The hands of god. and that's when you'll see
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And that's when you'll see doors open and healing
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Doors open and healing begins to come.
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Begins to come. breakthroughs in your family.
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Breakthroughs in your family. don't let doubt hold you back.
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Don't let doubt hold you back. pray it forward.
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Pray it forward. 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, we'd love to
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We'd love to send you a copy of pray
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Send you a copy of pray it forward: guided prayers
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It forward: guided prayers for faith and breakthrough.
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Inspired by real liferough.
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Inspired by real liferough. answered prayers,
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Answered prayers, pray it forward will help you
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Pray it forward will help you speak god's promises
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Speak god's promises over your life
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Over your life and over the people you love.
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And over the people you love. trusting that when you ask
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Trusting that when you ask in faith,
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In faith, god is already at work
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God is already at work preparing victory ahead of you.
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Preparing victory ahead of you. you can take these prayers
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You can take these prayers and scriptures
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And scriptures and pray them forward.
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And pray them forward. they'll build
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They'll build a momentum of faith
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A momentum of faith that carries you past obstacles
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That carries you past obstacles and into the promises
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And into the promises god has spoken over your life.
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God has spoken over your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on these truths,
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On these truths, you won't be tossed
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You won't be tossed back and forth
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Back and forth by finances, health challenges,
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By finances, health challenges, or relationship struggles.
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Or relationship struggles. instead,
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Instead, you'll be able to
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You'll be able to boldly pray with faith
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Boldly pray with faith that is immovable and strong,
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That is immovable and strong, and you'll
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And you'll be filled with peace,
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Be filled with peace, assurance, and joy.
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Assurance, and joy. don't let circumstances
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Don't let circumstances control your future.
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Control your future. pray the truth of god's
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Pray the truth of god's word forward in faith
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Word forward in faith and watch the mountains
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And watch the mountains in your life begin to move.
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When you pray the promises,
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When you pray the promises, what god has spoken over
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What god has spoken over your life,
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Your life, those are powerful prayers.
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Those are powerful prayers. and that's when
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And that's when god shows up and does
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God shows up and does what only he can do.
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What only he can do. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us.
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For being with us. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day and we appreciate your prayer
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And we appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity helps us
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Helps us take this message of hope
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Take this message of hope to people around the world.
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To people around the world. special
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Special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Joel Osteen - Divine Surprises

May 8, 2026 | 27:29

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