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Joel Osteen - A Flood Is Coming

July 16, 2026 | 27:30

Joel Osteen - A Flood Is Coming
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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - A Flood Is Coming | July 16, 2026
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  • (applause) god bless you. it's always a
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  • God bless you. it's always a joy to come into your homes.
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  • Joy to come into your homes. if you're ever in our area
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  • If you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of
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  • Please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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  • One of our services. i promise you, we'll make you
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  • I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks
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  • Feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in today.
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  • So much for tuning in today. thank you again for coming out.
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  • Thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something
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  • I like to start with something funny.
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  • Funny. i heard about this young man.
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  • I heard about this young man. he was talking to god.
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  • He was talking to god. he said, "god, what's a million
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  • He said, "god, what's a million years like to you?"
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  • Years like to you?" god said, "son, a million years
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  • God said, "son, a million years to me is like one second to
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  • To me is like one second to you."
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  • You." he said, "well, god. what's a
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  • He said, "well, god. what's a million dollars like to you?"
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  • Million dollars like to you?" he said, "son, a million dollars
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  • He said, "son, a million dollars to me is like one penny to you."
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  • To me is like one penny to you." he thought about it a moment and
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  • He thought about it a moment and finally got his nerve up.
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  • Finally got his nerve up. he said, "god, would you give me
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  • He said, "god, would you give me a penny?"
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  • A penny?" god said, "sure, just a second."
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  • God said, "sure, just a second." (laughter)
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  • (laughter) 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.
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  • This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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  • I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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  • I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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  • I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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  • Today i will be taught the word of god.
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  • Of god. i boldly confess:
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  • I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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  • My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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  • My heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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  • I will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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  • In jesus' name. god bless you.
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  • God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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  • I want to talk to you today about how a flood is coming.
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  • About how a flood is coming. sometimes on the news the
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  • Sometimes on the news the weatherperson will announce
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  • Weatherperson will announce that we're under a flash flood
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  • That we're under a flash flood warning.
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  • Warning. that means conditions are ripe
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  • That means conditions are ripe for possible flooding.
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  • For possible flooding. water could get out of its
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  • Water could get out of its normal boundaries.
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  • Normal boundaries. it could overflow and increase
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  • It could overflow and increase in such a way that drainage and
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  • In such a way that drainage and bayous are overwhelmed.
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  • Bayous are overwhelmed. just like that weatherperson,
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  • Just like that weatherperson, i'm here to announce to you
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  • I'm here to announce to you today, you're under a flash
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  • Today, you're under a flash flood warning.
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  • Flood warning. conditions are just right.
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  • Conditions are just right. you've honored god.
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  • You've honored god. you've been faithful.
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  • You've been faithful. you've passed the test.
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  • You've passed the test. now god is saying, "there's
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  • Now god is saying, "there's about to be a flood, but not
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  • About to be a flood, but not with water.
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  • With water. you're going to see a flood of
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  • You're going to see a flood of my goodness, a flood of
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  • My goodness, a flood of opportunity, a flood of healing,
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  • Opportunity, a flood of healing, a flood of good breaks, to where
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  • A flood of good breaks, to where you are overwhelmed with god's
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  • You are overwhelmed with god's favor.
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  • Favor. it's beyond your expectations.
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  • It's beyond your expectations. it puts you into overflow."
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  • It puts you into overflow." now you may have experienced
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  • Now you may have experienced a lot of negative things in
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  • A lot of negative things in the past: bad breaks,
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  • The past: bad breaks, disappointments, heartache.
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  • Disappointments, heartache. it's easy to get discouraged
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  • It's easy to get discouraged and let that overwhelm you.
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  • And let that overwhelm you. the negative thoughts will tell
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  • The negative thoughts will tell you, "you'll never get well.
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  • You, "you'll never get well. you saw the medical report."
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  • You saw the medical report." "you'll never rise any higher
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  • "you'll never rise any higher and accomplish your dreams.
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  • And accomplish your dreams. you've gone as far as you can
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  • You've gone as far as you can go."
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  • Go." no, you need to get ready.
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  • No, you need to get ready. things have shifted.
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  • Things have shifted. you're about to come into this
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  • You're about to come into this flash flood where suddenly you
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  • Flash flood where suddenly you meet the right person, you
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  • Meet the right person, you qualify for that new home, you
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  • Qualify for that new home, you get accepted in that college,
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  • Get accepted in that college, you're chosen as the lead role
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  • You're chosen as the lead role in that new program, your song
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  • In that new program, your song hits the radio and your career
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  • Hits the radio and your career takes off.
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  • Takes off. you're going to see the
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  • You're going to see the surpassing greatness of god's
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  • Surpassing greatness of god's favor.
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  • Favor. it's going to take you beyond
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  • It's going to take you beyond your normal boundaries.
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  • Your normal boundaries. it's going to supersede what the
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  • It's going to supersede what the medical report says.
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  • Medical report says. it's going to supersede your
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  • It's going to supersede your talent, your education, your
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  • Talent, your education, your experience.
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  • Experience. it's going to thrust you to a
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  • It's going to thrust you to a level that you could have never
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  • Level that you could have never gotten to on your own.
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  • Gotten to on your own. it's not going to be a little
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  • It's not going to be a little drizzle, a little sprinkle.
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  • Drizzle, a little sprinkle. it's going to be a flood of
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  • It's going to be a flood of favor, a flood of talent, a
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  • Favor, a flood of talent, a flood of ideas, a flood of
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  • Flood of ideas, a flood of opportunity.
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  • Opportunity. why don't you get this down
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  • Why don't you get this down in your spirit?
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  • In your spirit? a flood of god's goodness.
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  • A flood of god's goodness. well, you say, "joel, you're
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  • Well, you say, "joel, you're just trying to get people's
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  • Just trying to get people's hopes up. i don't believe i'm
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  • Hopes up. i don't believe i'm going to see this flood.
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  • Going to see this flood. i don't believe that anything
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  • I don't believe that anything good is going to happen to me
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  • Good is going to happen to me just because you're saying
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  • Just because you're saying this."
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  • This." then this is not for you.
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  • Then this is not for you. this is for believers.
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  • This is for believers. (cheering)
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  • (cheering) this is for people who know
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  • This is for people who know things have shifted in their
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  • Things have shifted in their favor, people who know god can
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  • Favor, people who know god can do exceedingly, abundantly,
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  • Do exceedingly, abundantly, above and beyond.
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  • Above and beyond. this is for people who get up in
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  • This is for people who get up in the morning and say, "father,
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  • The morning and say, "father, thank you for a flood of your
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  • Thank you for a flood of your favor today.
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  • Favor today. lord, thank you for a flood of
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  • Lord, thank you for a flood of wisdom, a flood of healing, a
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  • Wisdom, a flood of healing, a flood of your goodness in my
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  • Flood of your goodness in my life."
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  • Life." this is what david did.
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  • This is what david did. first chronicles, chapter
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  • First chronicles, chapter fourteen, he was facing an
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  • Fourteen, he was facing an impossible situation.
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  • Impossible situation. he and his men were up against a
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  • He and his men were up against a huge army, the philistines.
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  • Huge army, the philistines. they were greatly outnumbered.
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  • They were greatly outnumbered. in the natural, they didn't have
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  • In the natural, they didn't have a chance.
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  • A chance. but god gave david the promise
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  • But god gave david the promise that he would go with them and
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  • That he would go with them and they would defeat this army.
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  • They would defeat this army. david went out and did just
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  • David went out and did just that.
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  • That. god gave them the victory.
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  • God gave them the victory. david was so overwhelmed with
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  • David was so overwhelmed with god's goodness he tried to
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  • God's goodness he tried to describe it in verse eleven.
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  • Describe it in verse eleven. he said, "god has broken through
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  • He said, "god has broken through to my enemies like the breaking
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  • To my enemies like the breaking forth of water."
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  • Forth of water." one translation says, "like a
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  • One translation says, "like a raging flood."
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  • Raging flood." notice, david likened god's
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  • Notice, david likened god's power to a flood.
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  • Power to a flood. he was saying, "when god shows
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  • He was saying, "when god shows up it's going to be like a flood
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  • Up it's going to be like a flood of favor, a flood of strength,
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  • Of favor, a flood of strength, a flood of good breaks."
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  • A flood of good breaks." think about how powerful
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  • Think about how powerful water is.
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  • Water is. three or four feet of water can
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  • Three or four feet of water can pick up a car that weighs
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  • Pick up a car that weighs thousands of pounds and move it
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  • Thousands of pounds and move it all around.
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  • All around. you've seen on these news
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  • You've seen on these news reports during a huge flood
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  • Reports during a huge flood whole houses being swept away.
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  • Whole houses being swept away. nothing can stop the force of
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  • Nothing can stop the force of that water.
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  • That water. in the same way, you may have
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  • In the same way, you may have obstacles that look
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  • Obstacles that look insurmountable, dreams that look
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  • Insurmountable, dreams that look unattainable, but let me
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  • Unattainable, but let me encourage you.
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  • Encourage you. when god releases a flood of his
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  • When god releases a flood of his power nothing will be able to
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  • Power nothing will be able to stop you.
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  • Stop you. that sickness may look big but
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  • That sickness may look big but when god releases a flood of
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  • When god releases a flood of healing it doesn't stand a
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  • Healing it doesn't stand a chance.
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  • Chance. your opposition may be stronger,
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  • Your opposition may be stronger, better financed, better
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  • Better financed, better equipped, but when god opens up
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  • Equipped, but when god opens up the floodgates they'll be no
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  • The floodgates they'll be no match for you.
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  • Match for you. or how about in your dreams?
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  • Or how about in your dreams? you may not have the
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  • You may not have the connections.
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  • Connections. you don't know the right people.
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  • You don't know the right people. you don't have the funding.
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  • You don't have the funding. but when god releases a flood of
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  • But when god releases a flood of favor people will come out of
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  • Favor people will come out of the woodwork to help you out.
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  • The woodwork to help you out. exodus 34:10 talks about it.
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  • Exodus 34:10 talks about it. god said, "i'm going to do great
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  • God said, "i'm going to do great things that i have never done
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  • Things that i have never done before anywhere on earth.
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  • Before anywhere on earth. people will see what great
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  • People will see what great things i can do because i'm
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  • Things i can do because i'm going to do something awesome
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  • Going to do something awesome for you."
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  • For you." now when god uses the word
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  • Now when god uses the word "awesome" he is not talking
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  • "awesome" he is not talking about a trickle, a stream, a
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  • About a trickle, a stream, a river.
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  • River. he is talking about a flood of
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  • He is talking about a flood of favor, a flood of ideas, a flood
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  • Favor, a flood of ideas, a flood of healing.
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  • Of healing. it may not look like it in the
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  • It may not look like it in the natural right now but remember
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  • Natural right now but remember you're under a flash flood
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  • You're under a flash flood warning.
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  • Warning. any moment the heavens could
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  • Any moment the heavens could open up.
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  • Open up. any moment you could meet the
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  • Any moment you could meet the right person.
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  • Right person. any moment god could do
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  • Any moment god could do something awesome, something
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  • Something awesome, something that you've never seen before in
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  • That you've never seen before in your life.
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  • Your life. now the real question is will
  • 00:07:07.683 --> 00:07:09.418
  • Now the real question is will you let this seed take root?
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  • You let this seed take root? every voice will tell you why
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  • Every voice will tell you why this is not for you and "i was
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  • This is not for you and "i was just flipping through the
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  • Just flipping through the channels and turned this guy on.
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  • Channels and turned this guy on. i don't even know who he is.
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  • I don't even know who he is. he's not talking to me."
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  • He's not talking to me." or, "i didn't even really plan
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  • Or, "i didn't even really plan on coming today, joel. i just
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  • On coming today, joel. i just showed up."
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  • Showed up." no, god has you here at the
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  • No, god has you here at the right place, at the right time,
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  • Right place, at the right time, because he wants to do something
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  • Because he wants to do something amazing in your life.
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  • Amazing in your life. you've got to get in agreement
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  • You've got to get in agreement and say, "god, this is for me
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  • And say, "god, this is for me today.
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  • Today. i'm raising my expectations.
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  • I'm raising my expectations. i'm shaking off doubt,
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  • I'm shaking off doubt, negativity, disappointments,
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  • Negativity, disappointments, self-pity, little dreams, little
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  • Self-pity, little dreams, little goals and god, i'm going to
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  • Goals and god, i'm going to make room for a flood of
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  • Make room for a flood of your goodness." (applause)
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  • Your goodness." (applause) i met a lady a couple of years
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  • I met a lady a couple of years ago after the service.
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  • Ago after the service. she was in town for treatment
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  • She was in town for treatment at m.d. anderson, our cancer
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  • At m.d. anderson, our cancer hospital.
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  • Hospital. she was going to have a tumor
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  • She was going to have a tumor removed and then she was going
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  • Removed and then she was going to have to take chemotherapy.
  • 00:08:02.004 --> 00:08:04.206
  • To have to take chemotherapy. all of her medical records,
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  • All of her medical records, blood work, x-rays were shipped
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  • Blood work, x-rays were shipped from her hospital back at home.
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  • From her hospital back at home. the doctor she was using here
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  • The doctor she was using here wanted her to retake all the
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  • Wanted her to retake all the tests and redo all the x-rays
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  • Tests and redo all the x-rays just to double-check and verify
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  • Just to double-check and verify everything.
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  • Everything. she was already scheduled for
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  • She was already scheduled for surgery when the doctor called
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  • Surgery when the doctor called her in. he couldn't find the
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  • Her in. he couldn't find the tumor anymore. (cheering)
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  • Tumor anymore. (cheering) it was very clear on one x-ray
  • 00:08:28.297 --> 00:08:29.732
  • It was very clear on one x-ray but on this new one you couldn't
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  • But on this new one you couldn't see anything.
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  • See anything. he said, "i've been doing this
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  • He said, "i've been doing this for 26 years. i have never seen
  • 00:08:35.204 --> 00:08:36.539
  • For 26 years. i have never seen anything like this before."
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  • Anything like this before." what was that?
  • 00:08:38.908 --> 00:08:40.176
  • What was that? a flood of healing.
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  • A flood of healing. a flood of restoration.
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  • A flood of restoration. friends, god can do what
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  • Friends, god can do what medicine cannot do.
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  • Medicine cannot do. god made your body.
  • 00:08:47.416 --> 00:08:49.819
  • God made your body. he has you in the palm of his
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  • He has you in the palm of his hand.
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  • Hand. the good news is god has the
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  • The good news is god has the final say.
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  • Final say. he said, "the number of your
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  • He said, "the number of your days i will fulfill."
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  • Days i will fulfill." that means sickness doesn't
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  • That means sickness doesn't determine how long you're going
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  • Determine how long you're going to live; god does. nothing can
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  • To live; god does. nothing can snatch you out of his hand.
  • 00:09:05.034 --> 00:09:07.937
  • Snatch you out of his hand. if it's not your time to go then
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  • If it's not your time to go then you're not going to go.
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  • You're not going to go. you may be facing a major
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  • You may be facing a major illness.
  • 00:09:12.441 --> 00:09:14.810
  • Illness. it doesn't look good in the
  • 00:09:14.877 --> 00:09:15.578
  • It doesn't look good in the natural but you're under a flash
  • 00:09:15.645 --> 00:09:16.879
  • Natural but you're under a flash flood warning. any moment you
  • 00:09:16.946 --> 00:09:19.448
  • Flood warning. any moment you could see a flood of healing.
  • 00:09:19.515 --> 00:09:21.150
  • Could see a flood of healing. any moment god could turn that
  • 00:09:21.217 --> 00:09:23.019
  • Any moment god could turn that around. (applause)
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  • Around. (applause) isaiah said, "when the enemy
  • 00:09:25.254 --> 00:09:26.989
  • Isaiah said, "when the enemy comes in like a flood, the
  • 00:09:27.056 --> 00:09:28.858
  • Comes in like a flood, the spirit of god will raise up
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  • Spirit of god will raise up a barrier."
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  • A barrier." several commentaries believe
  • 00:09:33.029 --> 00:09:34.196
  • Several commentaries believe that the comma was misplaced
  • 00:09:34.263 --> 00:09:36.699
  • That the comma was misplaced during translation.
  • 00:09:36.766 --> 00:09:39.535
  • During translation. instead of reading, "when the
  • 00:09:39.602 --> 00:09:40.670
  • Instead of reading, "when the enemy comes in like a flood,
  • 00:09:40.736 --> 00:09:42.738
  • Enemy comes in like a flood, (comma) " they believe the
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  • (comma) " they believe the comma should have been placed
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  • Comma should have been placed after the word "in."
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  • After the word "in." it would say, "when the enemy
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  • It would say, "when the enemy comes in, like a flood god's
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  • Comes in, like a flood god's spirit will raise up a barrier."
  • 00:09:52.515 --> 00:09:54.884
  • Spirit will raise up a barrier." (applause)
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  • (applause) in other words, the emphasis on
  • 00:09:56.686 --> 00:09:57.853
  • In other words, the emphasis on the flood is on god's power and
  • 00:09:57.920 --> 00:09:59.789
  • The flood is on god's power and not the enemy's.
  • 00:09:59.855 --> 00:10:01.924
  • Not the enemy's. i've learned when the enemy
  • 00:10:01.991 --> 00:10:03.659
  • I've learned when the enemy attacks god reacts.
  • 00:10:03.726 --> 00:10:06.929
  • Attacks god reacts. god doesn't just sit back and
  • 00:10:06.996 --> 00:10:08.230
  • God doesn't just sit back and think, "well, i wonder what's
  • 00:10:08.297 --> 00:10:09.598
  • Think, "well, i wonder what's going to happen. i wonder what
  • 00:10:09.665 --> 00:10:10.499
  • Going to happen. i wonder what they're going to do."
  • 00:10:10.566 --> 00:10:11.934
  • They're going to do." no, god goes to work.
  • 00:10:12.001 --> 00:10:12.635
  • No, god goes to work. you are his most prized
  • 00:10:12.702 --> 00:10:13.803
  • You are his most prized possession.
  • 00:10:13.869 --> 00:10:15.438
  • Possession. it says in psalms, "god is close
  • 00:10:15.504 --> 00:10:17.139
  • It says in psalms, "god is close to those that are hurting.
  • 00:10:17.206 --> 00:10:19.041
  • To those that are hurting. god is close to the
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  • God is close to the broken-hearted."
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  • Broken-hearted." god knows when you've got a bad
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  • God knows when you've got a bad medical report.
  • 00:10:23.145 --> 00:10:25.214
  • Medical report. he knows when you're struggling
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  • He knows when you're struggling in your finances.
  • 00:10:26.482 --> 00:10:27.616
  • In your finances. he knows when you're being
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  • He knows when you're being mistreated.
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  • Mistreated. you may not see anything
  • 00:10:30.119 --> 00:10:31.554
  • You may not see anything happening but you can be assured
  • 00:10:31.620 --> 00:10:33.055
  • Happening but you can be assured almighty god not only is aware
  • 00:10:33.122 --> 00:10:34.790
  • Almighty god not only is aware but he is at work.
  • 00:10:34.857 --> 00:10:36.092
  • But he is at work. he already has the solution.
  • 00:10:36.158 --> 00:10:39.729
  • He already has the solution. if you will stay in faith, at
  • 00:10:39.795 --> 00:10:41.630
  • If you will stay in faith, at the right time, he will release
  • 00:10:41.697 --> 00:10:43.199
  • The right time, he will release a flood of his power, a flood of
  • 00:10:43.265 --> 00:10:45.167
  • A flood of his power, a flood of healing, a flood of restoration.
  • 00:10:45.234 --> 00:10:48.938
  • Healing, a flood of restoration. he will not only bring you out,
  • 00:10:49.004 --> 00:10:50.172
  • He will not only bring you out, he will bring you out better off
  • 00:10:50.239 --> 00:10:51.474
  • He will bring you out better off than you were before.
  • 00:10:51.540 --> 00:10:53.309
  • Than you were before. but one of the keys is we have
  • 00:10:53.375 --> 00:10:54.677
  • But one of the keys is we have to keep the right perspective.
  • 00:10:54.744 --> 00:10:56.912
  • To keep the right perspective. it's easy to focus on how big
  • 00:10:56.979 --> 00:10:58.214
  • It's easy to focus on how big the problem is.
  • 00:10:58.280 --> 00:10:59.815
  • The problem is. "i'm never going to get well,
  • 00:10:59.882 --> 00:11:00.683
  • "i'm never going to get well, joel. it's impossible."
  • 00:11:00.750 --> 00:11:02.718
  • Joel. it's impossible." or, "i'm never going to get out
  • 00:11:02.785 --> 00:11:03.886
  • Or, "i'm never going to get out of debt. this setback, this
  • 00:11:03.953 --> 00:11:05.721
  • Of debt. this setback, this loss of income, this unexpected
  • 00:11:05.788 --> 00:11:07.890
  • Loss of income, this unexpected bill, it's going to be the end
  • 00:11:07.957 --> 00:11:09.658
  • Bill, it's going to be the end of me."
  • 00:11:09.725 --> 00:11:10.993
  • Of me." no, that problem may feel
  • 00:11:11.060 --> 00:11:12.495
  • No, that problem may feel overwhelming but it is not
  • 00:11:12.561 --> 00:11:14.296
  • Overwhelming but it is not the flood.
  • 00:11:14.363 --> 00:11:16.232
  • The flood. the debt, the sickness, the
  • 00:11:16.298 --> 00:11:17.933
  • The debt, the sickness, the opposition, is like a trickle,
  • 00:11:18.000 --> 00:11:20.369
  • Opposition, is like a trickle, water barely even flowing, but
  • 00:11:20.436 --> 00:11:22.538
  • Water barely even flowing, but god's power - the promotion, the
  • 00:11:22.605 --> 00:11:24.707
  • God's power - the promotion, the healing, the breakthrough, the
  • 00:11:24.774 --> 00:11:26.776
  • Healing, the breakthrough, the restoration - is like a flood.
  • 00:11:26.842 --> 00:11:29.512
  • Restoration - is like a flood. that's the tidal wave that's
  • 00:11:29.578 --> 00:11:31.080
  • That's the tidal wave that's headed toward you.
  • 00:11:31.147 --> 00:11:33.315
  • Headed toward you. it's just a matter of time
  • 00:11:33.382 --> 00:11:35.151
  • It's just a matter of time before it shows up.
  • 00:11:35.217 --> 00:11:36.819
  • Before it shows up. and when it does it won't be any
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  • And when it does it won't be any contest.
  • 00:11:38.154 --> 00:11:40.489
  • Contest. it's like a drop of water
  • 00:11:40.556 --> 00:11:41.590
  • It's like a drop of water compared to the whole ocean.
  • 00:11:41.657 --> 00:11:43.959
  • Compared to the whole ocean. now all through the day when
  • 00:11:44.026 --> 00:11:46.762
  • Now all through the day when you're tempted to worry, tempted
  • 00:11:46.829 --> 00:11:48.430
  • You're tempted to worry, tempted to be frustrated, switch over
  • 00:11:48.497 --> 00:11:49.298
  • To be frustrated, switch over into faith.
  • 00:11:49.365 --> 00:11:51.000
  • Into faith. "lord, thank you for a flood
  • 00:11:51.066 --> 00:11:52.401
  • "lord, thank you for a flood of your favor. god, i know
  • 00:11:52.468 --> 00:11:54.436
  • Of your favor. god, i know you have got me in the palm
  • 00:11:54.503 --> 00:11:55.771
  • You have got me in the palm of your hand. lord, i just want
  • 00:11:55.838 --> 00:11:57.506
  • Of your hand. lord, i just want to thank you in advance that
  • 00:11:57.573 --> 00:11:59.008
  • To thank you in advance that you're releasing a flood of
  • 00:11:59.074 --> 00:12:00.843
  • You're releasing a flood of your power that will suddenly
  • 00:12:00.910 --> 00:12:02.578
  • Your power that will suddenly turn this around."
  • 00:12:02.645 --> 00:12:04.446
  • Turn this around." that's what david did.
  • 00:12:04.513 --> 00:12:07.149
  • That's what david did. psalm 112, "when darkness
  • 00:12:07.216 --> 00:12:08.417
  • Psalm 112, "when darkness overtakes the godly, light
  • 00:12:08.484 --> 00:12:11.086
  • Overtakes the godly, light will come bursting in."
  • 00:12:11.153 --> 00:12:13.722
  • Will come bursting in." notice, it's not going to
  • 00:12:13.789 --> 00:12:14.757
  • Notice, it's not going to trickle in, it's not going to
  • 00:12:14.824 --> 00:12:15.958
  • Trickle in, it's not going to just barely get there.
  • 00:12:16.025 --> 00:12:17.927
  • Just barely get there. no, like a flood, like the
  • 00:12:17.993 --> 00:12:19.161
  • No, like a flood, like the breaking forth of waters, it's
  • 00:12:19.228 --> 00:12:21.597
  • Breaking forth of waters, it's going to come bursting in.
  • 00:12:21.664 --> 00:12:23.966
  • Going to come bursting in. that simply means suddenly
  • 00:12:24.033 --> 00:12:25.601
  • That simply means suddenly you're going to get well.
  • 00:12:25.668 --> 00:12:27.570
  • You're going to get well. suddenly, you meet the right
  • 00:12:27.636 --> 00:12:28.604
  • Suddenly, you meet the right person.
  • 00:12:28.671 --> 00:12:30.172
  • Person. suddenly, you're able to pay
  • 00:12:30.239 --> 00:12:31.006
  • Suddenly, you're able to pay your house off.
  • 00:12:31.073 --> 00:12:32.842
  • Your house off. our attitude should be, "my
  • 00:12:32.908 --> 00:12:34.410
  • Our attitude should be, "my child may be off-course, making
  • 00:12:34.476 --> 00:12:35.978
  • Child may be off-course, making poor decisions, but i'm
  • 00:12:36.045 --> 00:12:37.680
  • Poor decisions, but i'm expecting a flood of god's mercy
  • 00:12:37.746 --> 00:12:38.848
  • Expecting a flood of god's mercy to bring him back."
  • 00:12:38.914 --> 00:12:42.685
  • To bring him back." or, "my house may have been on
  • 00:12:42.751 --> 00:12:43.719
  • Or, "my house may have been on the market for a year and still
  • 00:12:43.786 --> 00:12:45.354
  • The market for a year and still hasn't sold but i'm expecting a
  • 00:12:45.421 --> 00:12:47.122
  • Hasn't sold but i'm expecting a flood of favor to cause it to
  • 00:12:47.189 --> 00:12:49.091
  • Flood of favor to cause it to stand out and sell."
  • 00:12:49.158 --> 00:12:51.227
  • Stand out and sell." "business may be slow but i'm
  • 00:12:51.293 --> 00:12:52.895
  • "business may be slow but i'm expecting a flood of new
  • 00:12:52.962 --> 00:12:54.763
  • Expecting a flood of new clients, a flood of sales, a
  • 00:12:54.830 --> 00:12:56.532
  • Clients, a flood of sales, a flood of promotion."
  • 00:12:56.599 --> 00:12:58.367
  • Flood of promotion." in the midst of that difficulty
  • 00:12:58.434 --> 00:13:00.669
  • In the midst of that difficulty don't get discouraged.
  • 00:13:00.736 --> 00:13:02.371
  • Don't get discouraged. you're in prime position to see
  • 00:13:02.438 --> 00:13:03.806
  • You're in prime position to see a flood of god's goodness.
  • 00:13:03.873 --> 00:13:06.709
  • A flood of god's goodness. a lady came up to me a while bac
  • 00:13:06.775 --> 00:13:09.078
  • A lady came up to me a while bac and she was very excited.
  • 00:13:09.144 --> 00:13:11.113
  • And she was very excited. she had a family member that nee
  • 00:13:11.180 --> 00:13:13.482
  • She had a family member that nee series of surgeries.it was vital
  • 00:13:13.549 --> 00:13:16.685
  • Series of surgeries.it was vital person to live a productive life
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  • Person to live a productive life but it was going to cost 400 tho
  • 00:13:19.221 --> 00:13:21.790
  • But it was going to cost 400 tho dollars. it wasent covered by th
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  • Dollars. it wasent covered by th insurance. this family didnâ–ˆt th
  • 00:13:24.193 --> 00:13:26.962
  • Insurance. this family didnâ–ˆt th of extra money. this lady, month
  • 00:13:27.029 --> 00:13:29.632
  • Of extra money. this lady, month month , she kept praying, believ
  • 00:13:29.698 --> 00:13:32.735
  • Month , she kept praying, believ she didnâ–ˆt focus on the size of
  • 00:13:32.801 --> 00:13:34.436
  • She didnâ–ˆt focus on the size of problem. she focused on the size
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  • Problem. she focused on the size god. she didnâ–ˆt need a trickle a
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  • God. she didnâ–ˆt need a trickle a river. she needed a flood of god
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  • River. she needed a flood of god a flood of god's goodness.
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  • A flood of god's goodness. one day her employer called her
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  • One day her employer called her had worked for this company for
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  • Had worked for this company for years. she didnâ–ˆt even know they
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  • Years. she didnâ–ˆt even know they about the problem. but they said
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  • About the problem. but they said youâ–ˆve been so good to us, so fa
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  • Youâ–ˆve been so good to us, so fa this company, weâ–ˆve decided that
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  • This company, weâ–ˆve decided that going to underwrite the series o
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  • Going to underwrite the series o surgeries for your family member
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  • Surgeries for your family member 400 thousand dollars. what was t
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  • 400 thousand dollars. what was t a tidal wave of godâ–ˆs goodness.
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  • A tidal wave of godâ–ˆs goodness. like a flood godâ–ˆs favor overtoo
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  • Like a flood godâ–ˆs favor overtoo well you say joel that would nev
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  • Well you say joel that would nev for me. i never get any good bre
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  • For me. i never get any good bre 400 thousand dollars, my boss do
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  • 400 thousand dollars, my boss do even like me. listen it dosenâ–ˆt
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  • Even like me. listen it dosenâ–ˆt who likeâ–ˆs you or dosenâ–ˆt like y
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  • Who likeâ–ˆs you or dosenâ–ˆt like y the main thing is all might god
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  • The main thing is all might god heâ–ˆs excepted you. heâ–ˆs approved
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  • Heâ–ˆs excepted you. heâ–ˆs approved heâ–ˆs already surrounded you with
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  • Heâ–ˆs already surrounded you with favor like a shield.
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  • Favor like a shield. promotion dosenâ–ˆt come from peop
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  • Promotion dosenâ–ˆt come from peop from god. if youâ–ˆll be bold enou
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  • From god. if youâ–ˆll be bold enou believe. god has tidal waves of
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  • Believe. god has tidal waves of blessings. he had floods of favo
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  • Blessings. he had floods of favo future.
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  • Future. that's what happened to one of
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  • That's what happened to one of our staff members.
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  • Our staff members. craig and his wife samantha have
  • 00:14:53.382 --> 00:14:54.817
  • Craig and his wife samantha have a nine-year-old son named
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  • A nine-year-old son named connor.
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  • Connor. connor is a very handsome, fun
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  • Connor is a very handsome, fun young man. he has autism.
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  • Young man. he has autism. when he was five years old he
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  • When he was five years old he had never spoken a full
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  • Had never spoken a full paragraph before.
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  • Paragraph before. in fact, he didn't really speak
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  • In fact, he didn't really speak in complete sentences.
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  • In complete sentences. he would speak a phrase of two
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  • He would speak a phrase of two here or there, maybe two or
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  • Here or there, maybe two or three words together but not
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  • Three words together but not much more than that.
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  • Much more than that. day after day, craig, samantha,
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  • Day after day, craig, samantha, the other children, they would
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  • The other children, they would speak faith over connor, telling
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  • Speak faith over connor, telling him, "you can do all things
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  • Him, "you can do all things through christ. you are more
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  • Through christ. you are more than a conqueror."
  • 00:15:25.981 --> 00:15:28.083
  • Than a conqueror." they were expecting a flood of
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  • They were expecting a flood of god's favor.
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  • God's favor. every night before bedtime
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  • Every night before bedtime either craig or samantha would
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  • Either craig or samantha would go up and read a couple of books
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  • Go up and read a couple of books with connor and pray together
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  • With connor and pray together and then put him to bed.
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  • And then put him to bed. one night samantha had just
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  • One night samantha had just finished reading and praying and
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  • Finished reading and praying and was about to leave the room.
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  • Was about to leave the room. she heard connor start to speak.
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  • She heard connor start to speak. she listened carefully and he
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  • She listened carefully and he was speaking so clearly and so
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  • Was speaking so clearly and so fluently.
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  • Fluently. she ran and got the video camera
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  • She ran and got the video camera and recorded the first full
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  • And recorded the first full paragraph that connor had ever
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  • Paragraph that connor had ever spoken.
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  • Spoken. he was saying, "this is my
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  • He was saying, "this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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  • Bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have."
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  • I have what it says i have." (applause)
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  • (applause) he quoted word for word that
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  • He quoted word for word that confession we make at the start
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  • Confession we make at the start of every service.
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  • Of every service. what was that?
  • 00:16:12.161 --> 00:16:13.162
  • What was that? like a flood, god's favor
  • 00:16:13.228 --> 00:16:14.496
  • Like a flood, god's favor overtook connor.
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  • Overtook connor. craig told me how they would
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  • Craig told me how they would take dvd's of my messages home
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  • Take dvd's of my messages home every week and connor would
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  • Every week and connor would watch them again and again.
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  • Watch them again and again. when he turned on cartoons he
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  • When he turned on cartoons he would normally only watch five
  • 00:16:27.342 --> 00:16:29.278
  • Would normally only watch five or ten minutes but he would
  • 00:16:29.344 --> 00:16:30.245
  • Or ten minutes but he would watch my whole 30-minute message
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  • Watch my whole 30-minute message over and over.
  • 00:16:31.547 --> 00:16:34.116
  • Over and over. i told craig, "when a
  • 00:16:34.183 --> 00:16:35.284
  • I told craig, "when a five-year-old chooses me over
  • 00:16:35.350 --> 00:16:37.286
  • Five-year-old chooses me over barney that makes me feel
  • 00:16:37.352 --> 00:16:38.854
  • Barney that makes me feel really good." (laughter)
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  • Really good." (laughter) but connor still has a way to
  • 00:16:41.990 --> 00:16:42.991
  • But connor still has a way to go but we know what god started
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  • Go but we know what god started he will finish.
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  • He will finish. friends, god wants to release a
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  • Friends, god wants to release a flood of his power, not a
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  • Flood of his power, not a trickle, not a stream, not a
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  • Trickle, not a stream, not a river, but a flood of increase,
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  • A flood of healing, a flood of
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  • A flood of healing, a flood of ideas.
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  • Ideas. some of you are believing too
  • 00:17:00.042 --> 00:17:01.443
  • Some of you are believing too small. you've settled where you
  • 00:17:01.510 --> 00:17:03.245
  • Small. you've settled where you are thinking that you've
  • 00:17:03.312 --> 00:17:05.481
  • Are thinking that you've reached your limits and your
  • 00:17:05.547 --> 00:17:07.683
  • Reached your limits and your child could never get better
  • 00:17:07.749 --> 00:17:08.851
  • Child could never get better and you could never overcome
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  • And you could never overcome that obstacle.
  • 00:17:09.985 --> 00:17:11.253
  • That obstacle. no, you need to get ready.
  • 00:17:11.320 --> 00:17:12.521
  • No, you need to get ready. i can see something in your
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  • I can see something in your future.
  • 00:17:13.755 --> 00:17:15.157
  • Future. through my eyes of faith i can
  • 00:17:15.224 --> 00:17:17.126
  • Through my eyes of faith i can see a tidal wave coming your
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  • See a tidal wave coming your way.
  • 00:17:19.361 --> 00:17:20.562
  • Way. it's not a wave of defeat, a
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  • It's not a wave of defeat, a wave of bad breaks, a wave of
  • 00:17:22.197 --> 00:17:24.133
  • Wave of bad breaks, a wave of more of the same.
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  • More of the same. no, things have shifted.
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  • No, things have shifted. it's a wave of increase, a wave
  • 00:17:27.469 --> 00:17:28.737
  • It's a wave of increase, a wave of favor, a wave of healing.
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  • Of favor, a wave of healing. it's god releasing his goodness
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  • It's god releasing his goodness like a flood.
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  • Like a flood. it's going to help you to
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  • It's going to help you to overcome that obstacle.
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  • Overcome that obstacle. it's going to cause you to
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  • It's going to cause you to accomplish your dreams.
  • 00:17:39.915 --> 00:17:41.650
  • Accomplish your dreams. why don't you dare to believe?
  • 00:17:41.717 --> 00:17:44.086
  • Why don't you dare to believe? if you think "trickle" you're
  • 00:17:44.153 --> 00:17:46.088
  • If you think "trickle" you're going to receive trickle.
  • 00:17:46.155 --> 00:17:48.323
  • Going to receive trickle. if you think the problem is too
  • 00:17:48.390 --> 00:17:50.092
  • If you think the problem is too big it's going to keep you
  • 00:17:50.159 --> 00:17:51.360
  • Big it's going to keep you defeated.
  • 00:17:51.426 --> 00:17:52.694
  • Defeated. but if you could just switch
  • 00:17:52.761 --> 00:17:54.163
  • But if you could just switch over into faith and start
  • 00:17:54.229 --> 00:17:55.564
  • Over into faith and start thinking "flood" then god could
  • 00:17:55.631 --> 00:17:57.232
  • Thinking "flood" then god could show you a flood.
  • 00:17:57.299 --> 00:17:58.834
  • Show you a flood. if you'll think "overflow", god
  • 00:17:58.901 --> 00:18:00.536
  • If you'll think "overflow", god can bring you into overflow.
  • 00:18:00.602 --> 00:18:02.471
  • Can bring you into overflow. if you'll dare to think "tidal
  • 00:18:02.538 --> 00:18:03.805
  • If you'll dare to think "tidal wave", then god can release a
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  • Wave", then god can release a tidal wave of his goodness in
  • 00:18:06.074 --> 00:18:08.844
  • Tidal wave of his goodness in your life.
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  • Your life. a few years ago we were at
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  • A few years ago we were at dinner at a restaurant and our
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  • Dinner at a restaurant and our son jonathan was with us.
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  • Son jonathan was with us. he's seventeen year old now.
  • 00:18:14.983 --> 00:18:16.652
  • He's seventeen year old now. he was about eleven or twelve at
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  • He was about eleven or twelve at the time.
  • 00:18:18.554 --> 00:18:19.521
  • The time. when we went to order, jonathan
  • 00:18:19.588 --> 00:18:20.756
  • When we went to order, jonathan told the waiter, "i'd like a
  • 00:18:20.822 --> 00:18:22.157
  • Told the waiter, "i'd like a steak."
  • 00:18:22.224 --> 00:18:23.759
  • Steak." the waiter asked, "do you want a
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  • The waiter asked, "do you want a 6-ounce, a 10-ounce, or a
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  • 6-ounce, a 10-ounce, or a 14-ounce?"
  • 00:18:26.428 --> 00:18:29.565
  • 14-ounce?" jonathan did not think twice.
  • 00:18:29.631 --> 00:18:31.567
  • Jonathan did not think twice. he didn't look at the menu to
  • 00:18:31.633 --> 00:18:32.834
  • He didn't look at the menu to check the price.
  • 00:18:32.901 --> 00:18:34.169
  • Check the price. he didn't ask me if it was okay.
  • 00:18:34.236 --> 00:18:36.004
  • He didn't ask me if it was okay. he immediately said, "i'll take
  • 00:18:36.071 --> 00:18:37.472
  • He immediately said, "i'll take the 14-ounce." (laughter)
  • 00:18:37.539 --> 00:18:40.075
  • The 14-ounce." (laughter) when it comes to food jonathan
  • 00:18:40.142 --> 00:18:41.443
  • When it comes to food jonathan is not expecting a trickle, a
  • 00:18:41.510 --> 00:18:43.445
  • Is not expecting a trickle, a stream, a river, but a flood.
  • 00:18:43.512 --> 00:18:46.215
  • Stream, a river, but a flood. jonathan not only has a big
  • 00:18:46.281 --> 00:18:47.816
  • Jonathan not only has a big appetite but he knows who his
  • 00:18:47.883 --> 00:18:49.685
  • Appetite but he knows who his father is. he knows i want to
  • 00:18:49.751 --> 00:18:51.920
  • Father is. he knows i want to be good to him.
  • 00:18:51.987 --> 00:18:55.123
  • Be good to him. that's the way we need to be
  • 00:18:55.190 --> 00:18:56.325
  • That's the way we need to be with our heavenly father.
  • 00:18:56.391 --> 00:18:58.193
  • With our heavenly father. don't have a small-minded
  • 00:18:58.260 --> 00:18:59.194
  • Don't have a small-minded mentality.
  • 00:18:59.261 --> 00:19:02.130
  • Mentality. don't have a narrow limited
  • 00:19:02.197 --> 00:19:03.165
  • Don't have a narrow limited vision.
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  • Vision. too many people think that
  • 00:19:04.866 --> 00:19:05.934
  • Too many people think that they're bothering god.
  • 00:19:06.001 --> 00:19:07.536
  • They're bothering god. they shouldn't expect too much.
  • 00:19:07.603 --> 00:19:09.071
  • They shouldn't expect too much. "god, i'm not expecting to get
  • 00:19:09.137 --> 00:19:11.240
  • "god, i'm not expecting to get out of this problem. if you
  • 00:19:11.306 --> 00:19:12.407
  • Out of this problem. if you could just help me endure it."
  • 00:19:12.474 --> 00:19:14.243
  • Could just help me endure it." "god, i don't think i'll ever
  • 00:19:14.309 --> 00:19:15.410
  • "god, i don't think i'll ever meet anybody great and fall in
  • 00:19:15.477 --> 00:19:18.480
  • Meet anybody great and fall in love and get married. if you
  • 00:19:18.547 --> 00:19:19.281
  • Love and get married. if you can just help me god not to be
  • 00:19:19.348 --> 00:19:20.082
  • Can just help me god not to be too lonely in life."
  • 00:19:20.148 --> 00:19:22.951
  • Too lonely in life." no, you're thinking trickle when
  • 00:19:23.018 --> 00:19:24.286
  • No, you're thinking trickle when god has a flood.
  • 00:19:24.353 --> 00:19:26.121
  • God has a flood. you're thinking barely get by
  • 00:19:26.188 --> 00:19:27.723
  • You're thinking barely get by when god has abundance.
  • 00:19:27.789 --> 00:19:29.791
  • When god has abundance. you're thinking 6-ounce when god
  • 00:19:29.858 --> 00:19:31.326
  • You're thinking 6-ounce when god has 14-ounce.
  • 00:19:31.393 --> 00:19:33.996
  • Has 14-ounce. if you'll believe bigger god
  • 00:19:34.062 --> 00:19:35.764
  • If you'll believe bigger god will act bigger.
  • 00:19:35.831 --> 00:19:37.766
  • Will act bigger. you've got to do like jonathan.
  • 00:19:37.833 --> 00:19:39.534
  • You've got to do like jonathan. step up to the plate and say,
  • 00:19:39.601 --> 00:19:41.403
  • Step up to the plate and say, "god, i know you control the
  • 00:19:41.470 --> 00:19:43.605
  • "god, i know you control the whole universe yet i am the
  • 00:19:43.672 --> 00:19:45.607
  • Whole universe yet i am the apple of your eye. i'm your
  • 00:19:45.674 --> 00:19:47.242
  • Apple of your eye. i'm your most prized possession. god,
  • 00:19:47.309 --> 00:19:49.444
  • Most prized possession. god, you said you are longing to be
  • 00:19:49.511 --> 00:19:51.079
  • You said you are longing to be good to me. so lord, i just
  • 00:19:51.146 --> 00:19:53.015
  • Good to me. so lord, i just want to thank you for a flood
  • 00:19:53.081 --> 00:19:54.616
  • Want to thank you for a flood of your favor in my life."
  • 00:19:54.683 --> 00:19:57.753
  • Of your favor in my life." when you release your faith in a
  • 00:19:57.819 --> 00:19:59.087
  • When you release your faith in a big way like that, in a 14-ounce
  • 00:19:59.154 --> 00:20:01.089
  • Big way like that, in a 14-ounce way, god doesn't look down and
  • 00:20:01.156 --> 00:20:02.991
  • Way, god doesn't look down and think, "what are they talking
  • 00:20:03.058 --> 00:20:06.395
  • Think, "what are they talking about? who do they think they
  • 00:20:06.461 --> 00:20:08.163
  • About? who do they think they are? they don't deserve it.
  • 00:20:08.230 --> 00:20:09.731
  • Are? they don't deserve it. the nerve of those people."
  • 00:20:09.798 --> 00:20:11.199
  • The nerve of those people." no, that brings a smile to god's
  • 00:20:11.266 --> 00:20:12.200
  • No, that brings a smile to god's face.
  • 00:20:12.267 --> 00:20:13.602
  • Face. he says, "i'm going to open the
  • 00:20:13.669 --> 00:20:15.003
  • He says, "i'm going to open the windows of heaven and pour out
  • 00:20:15.070 --> 00:20:16.805
  • Windows of heaven and pour out not a stream, not a trickle, not
  • 00:20:16.872 --> 00:20:19.441
  • Not a stream, not a trickle, not a river, but a flood of my
  • 00:20:19.508 --> 00:20:21.209
  • A river, but a flood of my favor, a flood of my goodness,
  • 00:20:21.276 --> 00:20:23.278
  • Favor, a flood of my goodness, a flood of my mercy."
  • 00:20:23.345 --> 00:20:26.815
  • A flood of my mercy." paul prayed in ephesians that
  • 00:20:26.882 --> 00:20:28.617
  • Paul prayed in ephesians that the eyes of our understanding
  • 00:20:28.684 --> 00:20:31.253
  • The eyes of our understanding would be flooded with light so
  • 00:20:31.320 --> 00:20:33.655
  • Would be flooded with light so that we would know the amazing
  • 00:20:33.722 --> 00:20:35.590
  • That we would know the amazing future god has in store.
  • 00:20:35.657 --> 00:20:37.893
  • Future god has in store. it's interesting that paul used
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  • It's interesting that paul used that phrase, "flooded with
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  • That phrase, "flooded with light."
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  • Light." see, paul had experienced a
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  • See, paul had experienced a portion of this flood but we're
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  • Portion of this flood but we're living in a better day than
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  • Living in a better day than paul.
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  • Paul. this is the day where paul
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  • This is the day where paul declared we would see the
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  • Declared we would see the surpassing greatness of god's
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  • Surpassing greatness of god's favor.
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  • Favor. paul was saying in effect, "i've
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  • Paul was saying in effect, "i've seen one level of god's
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  • Seen one level of god's goodness, but the day we're in,
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  • Goodness, but the day we're in, we would see god's goodness
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  • We would see god's goodness like no generation has seen it
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  • Like no generation has seen it before."
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  • Before." i can tell you firsthand,
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  • I can tell you firsthand, victoria and i have experienced
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  • Victoria and i have experienced this flood of god's favor.
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  • This flood of god's favor. god has overwhelmed us with his
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  • God has overwhelmed us with his goodness. i'm not bragging on
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  • Goodness. i'm not bragging on us. i'm bragging on god.
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  • Us. i'm bragging on god. god has taken us beyond our
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  • God has taken us beyond our education, beyond our talent,
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  • Education, beyond our talent, beyond our training and he has
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  • Beyond our training and he has unleashed his abundance, his
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  • Unleashed his abundance, his wisdom, his favor in our lives.
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  • Wisdom, his favor in our lives. i was thinking about a couple of
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  • I was thinking about a couple of main keys.
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  • Main keys. you've got to keep god first
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  • You've got to keep god first place in your life. honor god.
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  • Place in your life. honor god. deal with the issues that he's
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  • Deal with the issues that he's bringing to light. stay open
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  • Bringing to light. stay open and be willing to always
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  • And be willing to always change. we don't have to be
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  • Change. we don't have to be perfect. we all have flaws and
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  • Perfect. we all have flaws and weaknesses but we should be
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  • Weaknesses but we should be growing. we should be making
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  • Growing. we should be making progress, improving.
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  • Progress, improving. the second thing is we've
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  • The second thing is we've learned to take the limits off
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  • Learned to take the limits off of god.
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  • Of god. like jonathan, we ask for the
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  • Like jonathan, we ask for the 14-ounce. we believe big.
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  • 14-ounce. we believe big. we pray bold prayers and we live
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  • We pray bold prayers and we live with this expectancy that god
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  • With this expectancy that god has floods of favor, floods of
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  • Has floods of favor, floods of wisdom, floods of goodness in
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  • Wisdom, floods of goodness in our future.
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  • Our future. my prayer for you today is that
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  • My prayer for you today is that the eyes of your understanding
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  • The eyes of your understanding would be flooded with light,
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  • Would be flooded with light, that you would know how much god
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  • That you would know how much god loves you, how much he is for
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  • Loves you, how much he is for you and what an amazing future
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  • You and what an amazing future he has in store.
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  • He has in store. my prayer is that faith would
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  • My prayer is that faith would fill your hearts, that you would
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  • Fill your hearts, that you would raise your level of expectancy
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  • Raise your level of expectancy and that you would see god's
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  • And that you would see god's goodness like never before.
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  • Goodness like never before. like isaiah, i've announced to
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  • Like isaiah, i've announced to you, you're under a flash flood
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  • You, you're under a flash flood warning.
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  • Warning. now you need to get ready.
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  • Now you need to get ready. you're about to see the favor of
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  • You're about to see the favor of god profusely abound in your
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  • God profusely abound in your life.
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  • Life. because you've honored god,
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  • Because you've honored god, because you have been faithful
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  • Because you have been faithful and giving and served and been
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  • And giving and served and been good to others, i believe things
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  • Good to others, i believe things have shifted in your favor.
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  • Have shifted in your favor. suddenly, dreams are going to
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  • Suddenly, dreams are going to come to pass.
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  • Come to pass. you're going to see the
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  • You're going to see the surpassing greatness of god's
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  • Surpassing greatness of god's goodness.
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  • Goodness. now my encouragement; get up
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  • Now my encouragement; get up every morning and say, "father,
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  • Every morning and say, "father, thank you for this flood of
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  • Thank you for this flood of favor in my life."
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  • Favor in my life." then go out expecting it.
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  • Then go out expecting it. if you do that, i believe and
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  • If you do that, i believe and declare you're going to see
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  • Declare you're going to see god's goodness overwhelm you.
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  • God's goodness overwhelm you. you are coming into floods of
  • 00:23:20.755 --> 00:23:23.592
  • You are coming into floods of favor, floods of healing, floods
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  • Favor, floods of healing, floods of wisdom, floods of good
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  • Of wisdom, floods of good breaks, floods of mercy.
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  • Breaks, floods of mercy. 2013 is going to be a year of
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  • 2013 is going to be a year of the shift and the year of the
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  • The shift and the year of the flood. get ready for it. it's
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  • Flood. get ready for it. it's headed your way. (applause)
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  • Headed your way. (applause) if you receive it can you say,
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  • If you receive it can you say, "amen" today? (applause)
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  • "amen" today? (applause) well, we never like to close
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  • Well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving
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  • Our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make
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  • You an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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  • Jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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  • Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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  • Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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  • I repent of my sins. come in to my heart.
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  • Come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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  • I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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  • Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you
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  • Simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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  • Got born again. get in a good bible-based
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  • Get in a good bible-based church.
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  • Church. keep god first place.
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  • Keep god first place. he is going to take you places
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  • He is going to take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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  • Some of us have been carrying
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  • Some of us have been carrying the same weight for years:
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  • The same weight for years: mistakes, regrets,
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  • Mistakes, regrets, what people said.
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  • What people said. what if you were never meant to
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  • What if you were never meant to carry any of it?
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  • Carry any of it? it's easy
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  • It's easy in life to wear labels.
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  • In life to wear labels. mistakes we've made
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  • Mistakes we've made and what people have said.
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  • And what people have said. disappointments we face.
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  • Disappointments we face. those labels can diminish
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  • Those labels can diminish our sense of value
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  • Our sense of value and cause us to forget
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  • And cause us to forget who we really are.
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  • I have a new book called
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  • Made by god: know it,led
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  • It'll help and live it.
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  • It'll help and live it. you see yourself
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  • You see yourself the way god sees you:
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  • The way god sees you: valuable, talented, worthy,
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  • Valuable, talented, worthy, a masterpiece.
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  • A masterpiece. you've been fearfully
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  • You've been fearfully and wonderfully made.
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  • The way god sees you:
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