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Joel Osteen - Gladly Welcomed

May 12, 2025 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Gladly Welcomed | May 12, 2025

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> joel: god bless you.
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> joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media.
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Channel, social media. we'll keep you encouraged
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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And inspired. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about these three
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I heard about these three aspiring psychiatrists,
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Aspiring psychiatrists, william, julie and bubba.
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William, julie and bubba. they were taking their
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They were taking their first test on emotional
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First test on emotional extremes. the professor
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Extremes. the professor asked william, "what is
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Asked william, "what is the opposite of sadness?"
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The opposite of sadness?" he replied, "happiness."
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He replied, "happiness." the professor asked julie,
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The professor asked julie, "what is the opposite of
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"what is the opposite of depression?" she replied,
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Depression?" she replied, "joy." the professor asked
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"joy." the professor asked bubba, "what is the
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Bubba, "what is the opposite of woe? w -o -e.
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Opposite of woe? w -o -e. bubba looked kind of
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Bubba looked kind of puzzled. after a long pause,
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Puzzled. after a long pause, he replied, "giddy up."
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He replied, "giddy up." all right, say it like you
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All right, say it like you mean it. here we go.
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Mean it. here we go. this is my bible. i am
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have
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What it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can
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What it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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Do what it says i can do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god. i boldly
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Word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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Confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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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 gladly welcomed.
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About gladly welcomed. we have two small dogs at
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We have two small dogs at home, they're shih tzus.
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Home, they're shih tzus. they're very friendly and
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They're very friendly and playful.
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Playful. every time they hear the
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Every time they hear the garage door go up, someone
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Garage door go up, someone returns home, they run to
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Returns home, they run to the back door and wait.
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The back door and wait. when we open the door, they
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When we open the door, they jump up on us, so excited,
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Jump up on us, so excited, their tails are wagging
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Their tails are wagging back and forth.
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Back and forth. it's like they hadn't seen
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It's like they hadn't seen us in two months, we've
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Us in two months, we've been gone thirty minutes.
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Been gone thirty minutes. i know they're just dogs,
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I know they're just dogs, but it still warms your
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But it still warms your heart, to know they're so
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Heart, to know they're so glad to see you.
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Glad to see you. paul said in ephesians,
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Paul said in ephesians, "because of our faith in
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"because of our faith in christ, we can come
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Christ, we can come fearlessly into god's
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Fearlessly into god's presence, assured of his
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Presence, assured of his glad welcome."
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Glad welcome." not many of us have the
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Not many of us have the audacity to think that god
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Audacity to think that god would be that happy to see
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Would be that happy to see us.
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Us. i mean he's the creator of
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I mean he's the creator of the universe.
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The universe. he has bigger things to
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He has bigger things to deal with.
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Deal with. he's not concerned about me.
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He's not concerned about me. you are god's biggest deal.
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You are god's biggest deal. you are his most valuable
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You are his most valuable possession.
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Possession. he made you in his own
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He made you in his own image.
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Image. there's nothing more
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There's nothing more important to god than you.
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Important to god than you. it says in isaiah, he has
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It says in isaiah, he has your picture tattooed on
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Your picture tattooed on the palm of his hand.
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The palm of his hand. he knows the number of
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He knows the number of hairs on your head.
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Hairs on your head. he knows your thoughts
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He knows your thoughts before you think them. if
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Before you think them. if you will have the right
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You will have the right image of god, knowing that
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Image of god, knowing that he gladly welcomes you, his
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He gladly welcomes you, his face lights up when he sees
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Face lights up when he sees you, he loves spending time
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You, he loves spending time with you, hearing your
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With you, hearing your concerns, knowing what
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Concerns, knowing what you're dreaming about, then
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You're dreaming about, then you won't shrink back in
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You won't shrink back in fear, intimidated,
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Fear, intimidated, unworthy, you will go
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Unworthy, you will go fearlessly to him.
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Fearlessly to him. the scripture says, "come
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The scripture says, "come boldly to throne of grace
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Boldly to throne of grace to receive mercy."
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To receive mercy." notice to get the mercy you
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Notice to get the mercy you have to go boldly.
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Have to go boldly. you won't go boldly if you
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You won't go boldly if you think god is mad at you.
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Think god is mad at you. you've made too many
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You've made too many mistakes, you lost your
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Mistakes, you lost your temper, you ran with the
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Temper, you ran with the wrong crowd, you ruined
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Wrong crowd, you ruined your marriage.
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Your marriage. mercy is available, new
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Mercy is available, new beginnings are available
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Beginnings are available but it's not going to
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But it's not going to happen if you stay down on
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Happen if you stay down on yourself, feeling unworthy,
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Yourself, feeling unworthy, "i don't deserve to be
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"i don't deserve to be blessed."
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Blessed." get rid of that defeated
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Get rid of that defeated mentality.
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Mentality. god sees you without fault.
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God sees you without fault. he's not holding your
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He's not holding your mistakes against you.
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Mistakes against you. when you come to him, he
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When you come to him, he won't say, "it's about
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Won't say, "it's about time, i'm so disappointed,
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Time, i'm so disappointed, what's wrong with you?"
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What's wrong with you?" he will gladly welcome you.
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He will gladly welcome you. maybe like adam you're
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Maybe like adam you're hiding, thinking you can't
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Hiding, thinking you can't go to god.
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Go to god. every voice says, "look at
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Every voice says, "look at your failures, look at your
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Your failures, look at your weaknesses.
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Weaknesses. you don't deserve it."
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You don't deserve it." if you only knew that god
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If you only knew that god is standing before you
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Is standing before you right now with open arms.
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Right now with open arms. he's not just going to
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He's not just going to welcome you; he's going to
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Welcome you; he's going to gladly welcome you.
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Gladly welcome you. why don't you come out of
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Why don't you come out of hiding, come out of
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Hiding, come out of unworthiness, come out of
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Unworthiness, come out of condemnation, and receive
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Condemnation, and receive this glad welcome.
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This glad welcome. "god, i know i'm not
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"god, i know i'm not worthy, but i want to thank
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Worthy, but i want to thank you that you have made me
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You that you have made me worthy.
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Worthy. lord, i know that i have
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Lord, i know that i have many faults, but i thank
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Many faults, but i thank you that you see me with no
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You that you see me with no faults."
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Faults." how do you see god?
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How do you see god? as someone that will gladly
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As someone that will gladly welcome you, that's looking
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Welcome you, that's looking forward to seeing you, that
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Forward to seeing you, that won't judge you?
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Won't judge you? or do you see him as
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Or do you see him as someone that's hard,
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Someone that's hard, condemning, holding your
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Condemning, holding your mistakes against you?
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Mistakes against you? your perception of god will
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Your perception of god will have a great impact on
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Have a great impact on whether you become all you
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Whether you become all you were created to be.
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Were created to be. sometimes religion distorts
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Sometimes religion distorts the image of god.
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The image of god. it can show god as being
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It can show god as being harsh and mean, where you
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Harsh and mean, where you can't measure up.
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Can't measure up. it uses guilt and making
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It uses guilt and making you feel unworthy to try to
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You feel unworthy to try to get you to live right.
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Get you to live right. but condemnation doesn't
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But condemnation doesn't make you do better.
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Make you do better. the scripture says, "it's
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The scripture says, "it's the goodness of god that
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The goodness of god that leads to repentance."
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Leads to repentance." when you understand that
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When you understand that god loves you
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God loves you unconditionally, not if you
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Unconditionally, not if you perform perfectly, but even
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Perform perfectly, but even when you make mistakes, he
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When you make mistakes, he has mercy.
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Has mercy. that he finds you without
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That he finds you without fault, that he gladly
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Fault, that he gladly welcomes you, that there's
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Welcomes you, that there's nothing more valuable,
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Nothing more valuable, nothing more important to
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Nothing more important to him than you, then you'll
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Him than you, then you'll put your shoulders back,
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Put your shoulders back, you'll hold your head up
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You'll hold your head up high and step up to who you
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High and step up to who you were created to be.
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Were created to be. in luke chapter 15, a young
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In luke chapter 15, a young man asked his father for
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Man asked his father for his inheritance early.
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His inheritance early. the father agreed and gave
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The father agreed and gave him the money.
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Him the money. the son left home, when out
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The son left home, when out and lived a wild life.
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And lived a wild life. partied all the time,
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Partied all the time, wasted his inheritance,
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Wasted his inheritance, making poor choices.
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Making poor choices. the money finally ran out
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The money finally ran out and the young man had
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And the young man had nothing to eat, nowhere to
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Nothing to eat, nowhere to go.
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Go. he found a job on a farm,
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He found a job on a farm, taking care of some hogs.
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Taking care of some hogs. he was so desperate, he had
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He was so desperate, he had to eat the hog food to
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To eat the hog food to survive.
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Survive. he was very down on
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He was very down on himself, ashamed,
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Himself, ashamed, embarrassed.
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Embarrassed. he had no one to blame
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He had no one to blame except himself.
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Except himself. as he was sitting in the
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As he was sitting in the hog pen, dirty, smelly, not
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Hog pen, dirty, smelly, not knowing what he was going
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Knowing what he was going to do next, he began to
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To do next, he began to think about his father.
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Think about his father. he said, "even the servants
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He said, "even the servants at my father's house live
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At my father's house live better than i do.
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Better than i do. they have a nice place to
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They have a nice place to stay, they have three meals
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Stay, they have three meals a day, they get paid well."
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A day, they get paid well." he thought about how good
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He thought about how good his father was.
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His father was. how he was even kind to the
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How he was even kind to the staff.
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Staff. he remembered how he was
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He remembered how he was loving, generous, merciful,
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Loving, generous, merciful, compassionate.
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Compassionate. as he contemplated who his
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As he contemplated who his father was, something rose
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Father was, something rose up on the inside, a
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Up on the inside, a boldness, a confidence.
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Boldness, a confidence. he said, "you know what,
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He said, "you know what, i'm going to arise and go
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I'm going to arise and go back to my father."
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Back to my father." he didn't say, "i'm going
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He didn't say, "i'm going to go back home."
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To go back home." he didn't say, "i'm going
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He didn't say, "i'm going to go back to my family's
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To go back to my family's house."
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House." he said, "i'm going to my
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He said, "i'm going to my father."
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Father." he knew everyone may not
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He knew everyone may not accept him. there would be
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Accept him. there would be judgment from people, maybe
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Judgment from people, maybe friends would look down on
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Friends would look down on him, maybe a sibling would
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Him, maybe a sibling would say hurtful things, but he
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Say hurtful things, but he knew his father was the key.
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Knew his father was the key. as he made this journey
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As he made this journey back home, i can hear
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Back home, i can hear thoughts telling him, "it's
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Thoughts telling him, "it's not a good idea.
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Not a good idea. your father is not going to
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Your father is not going to receive you.
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Receive you. look at what you done, look
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Look at what you done, look at how dirty you are, you
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At how dirty you are, you better turn around."
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Better turn around." the whole time he kept
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The whole time he kept dismissing it, saying, "no,
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Dismissing it, saying, "no, i remember who my father
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I remember who my father is."
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Is." if he had the image of his
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If he had the image of his father being harsh, mean,
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Father being harsh, mean, judgmental, he would have
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Judgmental, he would have never come home.
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Never come home. how you see your heavenly
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How you see your heavenly father will determine
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Father will determine whether you run away from
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Whether you run away from him, or whether you run to
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Him, or whether you run to him. maybe you're staying
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Him. maybe you're staying away because you have the
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Away because you have the wrong image of god.
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Wrong image of god. you're letting those lies
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You're letting those lies play: "god won't receive
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Play: "god won't receive you.
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You. you've blown it too many
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You've blown it too many times.
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Times. you should live guilty and
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You should live guilty and condemned."
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Condemned." no, if you knew who your
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No, if you knew who your heavenly father really is,
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Heavenly father really is, like this young man, you
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Like this young man, you would arise and go to your
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Would arise and go to your father.
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Father. when he got close to the
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When he got close to the house, this big moment
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House, this big moment finally came.
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Finally came. his heart was beating fast,
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His heart was beating fast, he was trying to believe
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He was trying to believe for the best, but fear,
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For the best, but fear, unworthiness, guilt was
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Unworthiness, guilt was playing louder than ever.
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Playing louder than ever. i can imagine he wants to
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I can imagine he wants to turn around, "just forget
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Turn around, "just forget it; this wasn't a good
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It; this wasn't a good idea."
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Idea." right then, he looks way
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Right then, he looks way off in the distance, and
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Off in the distance, and sees someone running toward
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Sees someone running toward him. he thinks, "who could
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Him. he thinks, "who could this be?
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This be? is there a problem, an
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Is there a problem, an emergency, someone in
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Emergency, someone in trouble?"
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Trouble?" they get closer and he
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They get closer and he realizes, it's his father.
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Realizes, it's his father. he naturally thinks, he's
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He naturally thinks, he's coming out here to condemn
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Coming out here to condemn me, to keep me off the
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Me, to keep me off the property.
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Property. but when this father gets
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But when this father gets to his son, he grabs him
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To his son, he grabs him and hugs him with all of
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And hugs him with all of his might, won't let him go.
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His might, won't let him go. remember the son is dirty,
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Remember the son is dirty, he has hog feed, manure,
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He has hog feed, manure, mud all over him. he hasn't
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Mud all over him. he hasn't showered in days, he smells
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Showered in days, he smells badly.
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Badly. but it doesn't stop this
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But it doesn't stop this father.
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Father. he doesn't pay any
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He doesn't pay any attention.
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Attention. our god will get dirty to
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Our god will get dirty to restore you.
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Restore you. he's a god that comes to
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He's a god that comes to messy places.
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Messy places. the dirt on your life, the
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The dirt on your life, the mistakes you've made, the
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Mistakes you've made, the mess; it will never keep
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Mess; it will never keep god from coming to you.
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God from coming to you. nothing you've done is too
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Nothing you've done is too much for the mercy of god.
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Much for the mercy of god. this father told his
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This father told his assistant, "go get the best
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Assistant, "go get the best robe and put it on my son,
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Robe and put it on my son, get some new shoes and put
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Get some new shoes and put it on his feet, get the
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It on his feet, get the family ring and put it on
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Family ring and put it on his finger."
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His finger." this means that all of his
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This means that all of his authority as a son was
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Authority as a son was restored.
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Restored. he went on to say, "go kill
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He went on to say, "go kill the fatted calf, we're
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The fatted calf, we're going to have a party."
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Going to have a party." god knows how to gladly
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God knows how to gladly welcome you.
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Welcome you. it would have been nice if
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It would have been nice if the father would have just
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The father would have just forgiven him, let him come
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Forgiven him, let him come back home, not make a big
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Back home, not make a big deal about it.
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Deal about it. but notice how god doesn't
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But notice how god doesn't just take you back, he
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Just take you back, he restores you, he give you
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Restores you, he give you back what you lost. this is
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Back what you lost. this is hard for us to fathom that
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Hard for us to fathom that god will be good to us even
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God will be good to us even though we've done wrong.
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Though we've done wrong. he'll have a party when i
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He'll have a party when i return but not because i
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Return but not because i did something great, not
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Did something great, not because i accomplished a
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Because i accomplished a goal, but i blew it, i made
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Goal, but i blew it, i made poor choices.
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Poor choices. this is the goodness of our
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This is the goodness of our god.
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God. maybe like this young man,
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Maybe like this young man, you think god wouldn't have
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You think god wouldn't have anything to do with you.
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Anything to do with you. you've gotten off course,
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You've gotten off course, you've made mistakes.
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You've made mistakes. when the truth is, god has
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When the truth is, god has a robe of honor waiting for
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A robe of honor waiting for you.
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You. it's not in the hog pen,
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It's not in the hog pen, it's with your father.
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It's with your father. he has a ring of authority.
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He has a ring of authority. he wants to not just
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He wants to not just receive you back but
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Receive you back but restore what's been taken.
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Restore what's been taken. restore your honor, restore
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Restore your honor, restore your reputation, restore
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Your reputation, restore your joy.
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Your joy. you're condemning yourself,
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You're condemning yourself, when he has a fatted calf
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When he has a fatted calf out in the field with your
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Out in the field with your name on it.
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Name on it. don't believe those lies
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Don't believe those lies that, "you'll never really
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That, "you'll never really be happy, never be
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Be happy, never be fulfilled.
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Fulfilled. if only you had made better
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If only you had made better choices."
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Choices." it's time to arise and go
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It's time to arise and go to your father.
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To your father. when you do, the scripture
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When you do, the scripture says, you can be assured of
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Says, you can be assured of his glad welcome.
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His glad welcome. not maybe, not if he's in a
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Not maybe, not if he's in a good mood, not if you've
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Good mood, not if you've never had this problem
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Never had this problem before.
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Before. no, you can be sure, he'll
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No, you can be sure, he'll be there with open arms.
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Be there with open arms. he's waiting to celebrate
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He's waiting to celebrate your arrival.
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Your arrival. we feel the guilt, the
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We feel the guilt, the condemnation, but god sees
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Condemnation, but god sees our failures already
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Our failures already covered.
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Covered. now we have to receive the
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Now we have to receive the forgiveness, receive the
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Forgiveness, receive the mercy and see ourselves
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Mercy and see ourselves without fault. this goes
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Without fault. this goes against our natural
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Against our natural reasoning.
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Reasoning. because everything in us
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Because everything in us says, you're just a poor
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Says, you're just a poor old sinner, you're just
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Old sinner, you're just unworthy.
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Unworthy. the truth is, you used to
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The truth is, you used to be an old sinner, but when
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Be an old sinner, but when you gave your life to
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You gave your life to christ you became a son, a
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Christ you became a son, a daughter of the most high
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Daughter of the most high god.
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God. he has made you worthy.
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He has made you worthy. you are righteousness of
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You are righteousness of god.
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God. it's not your
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It's not your righteousness, it's his
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Righteousness, it's his righteousness.
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Righteousness. don't live with a weak worm
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Don't live with a weak worm of the dust mentality.
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Of the dust mentality. "i don't deserve god's
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"i don't deserve god's goodness.
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Goodness. like that prodigal, i
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Like that prodigal, i brought the trouble on
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Brought the trouble on myself."
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Myself." the scripture says, "where
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The scripture says, "where sin abounds, grace does
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Sin abounds, grace does much more abound."
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Much more abound." you didn't supersede your
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You didn't supersede your allotment of grace.
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Allotment of grace. you didn't make a mistake
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You didn't make a mistake so big that god ran out of
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So big that god ran out of mercy.
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Mercy. instead of living
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Instead of living condemned, why don't you go
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Condemned, why don't you go boldly to the throne and
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Boldly to the throne and receive that mercy.
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Receive that mercy. god is waiting to gladly
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God is waiting to gladly welcome you.
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Welcome you. but here's a key, he won't
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But here's a key, he won't force you to come.
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Force you to come. he didn't make the prodigal
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He didn't make the prodigal go back home.
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Go back home. it was the young man's
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It was the young man's choice.
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Choice. when you take one step
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When you take one step toward god, he comes
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Toward god, he comes running toward you.
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Running toward you. the only place in the bible
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The only place in the bible where it pictures god
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Where it pictures god running was to this young
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Running was to this young man that had gotten off
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Man that had gotten off course.
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Course. god could have come running
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God could have come running to heal the lepers, running
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To heal the lepers, running to teach in the synagogue,
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To teach in the synagogue, running to the religious
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Running to the religious leaders, instead he came
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Leaders, instead he came running to someone that had
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Running to someone that had made mistakes.
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Made mistakes. my little dogs i told you
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My little dogs i told you about, when i get home this
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About, when i get home this afternoon, i have no doubt
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Afternoon, i have no doubt they're going to be happy
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They're going to be happy to see me.
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To see me. i am fully convinced they
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I am fully convinced they will be there with their
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Will be there with their tails wagging, jumping up
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Tails wagging, jumping up on me.
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On me. what would happen if we
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What would happen if we believed that god will
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Believed that god will always gladly welcome us?
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Always gladly welcome us? how much better would we
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How much better would we live, how much freer, more
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Live, how much freer, more secure, at peace, if we
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Secure, at peace, if we were confident that god is
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Were confident that god is for us, that he sees us
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For us, that he sees us without fault, that even
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Without fault, that even when we make mistakes, he's
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When we make mistakes, he's waiting with arms held open
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Waiting with arms held open wide, ready to restore us
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Wide, ready to restore us and get us back on track.
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And get us back on track. the enemy has worked
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The enemy has worked overtime to try to convince
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Overtime to try to convince people that god is out to
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People that god is out to get us.
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Get us. he's mad at you.
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He's mad at you. he's counting your mistakes.
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He's counting your mistakes. he's about to knock you
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He's about to knock you down further.
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Down further. that is not our god.
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That is not our god. don't let the wrong image
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Don't let the wrong image of god, keep you from
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Of god, keep you from coming to him. the
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Coming to him. the scripture says, "the people
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Scripture says, "the people who know their god will be
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Who know their god will be strong and do exploits."
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Strong and do exploits." i believe one meaning of
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I believe one meaning of this is when you know the
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This is when you know the character of our god, when
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Character of our god, when you know he's for you, when
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You know he's for you, when you know he gladly welcomes
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You know he gladly welcomes you, when you know he sees
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You, when you know he sees you without fault, when you
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You without fault, when you know he comes running when
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Know he comes running when you make mistakes, then
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You make mistakes, then you're going to be strong
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You're going to be strong and you're going to do
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And you're going to do great things.
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Great things. "well, joel when we make
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"well, joel when we make mistakes, i believe we
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Mistakes, i believe we should do better."
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Should do better." yes, i agree, but you're
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Yes, i agree, but you're not a finished product.
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Not a finished product. god is still working on you.
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God is still working on you. while he's changing you,
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While he's changing you, while you're growing, you
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While you're growing, you have to learn to accept
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Have to learn to accept yourself.
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Yourself. not beat yourself up when
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Not beat yourself up when you don't perform perfectly.
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You don't perform perfectly. what you struggle with, the
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What you struggle with, the mistakes you've made are
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Mistakes you've made are not a surprise to god.
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Not a surprise to god. he's the one that made you.
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He's the one that made you. you're on the potter's
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You're on the potter's wheel.
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Wheel. he's continuing to mold you.
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He's continuing to mold you. now stay positive toward
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Now stay positive toward yourself.
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Yourself. give yourself grace.
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Give yourself grace. you can't change in your
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You can't change in your own strength.
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Own strength. you keep honoring god and,
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You keep honoring god and, in his timing, he'll help
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In his timing, he'll help you to change.
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You to change. think about zacchaeus.
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Think about zacchaeus. he was a tax collector.
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He was a tax collector. they were known for being
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They were known for being dishonest, cheating people.
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Dishonest, cheating people. he was the chief tax
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He was the chief tax collector.
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Collector. zacchaeus was despised.
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Zacchaeus was despised. the people in the scripture
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The people in the scripture described him as scum. it's
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Described him as scum. it's pretty bad when the bible
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Pretty bad when the bible calls you scum. jesus came
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Calls you scum. jesus came passing through the town,
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Passing through the town, zacchaeus was up in a tree,
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Zacchaeus was up in a tree, trying to glimpse of him.
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Trying to glimpse of him. jesus stopped, out of all
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Jesus stopped, out of all the people there,
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The people there, thousands, jesus looked up
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Thousands, jesus looked up and said, "zacchaeus come
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And said, "zacchaeus come down, i want to go to your
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Down, i want to go to your house and have dinner."
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House and have dinner." this didn't make sense to
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This didn't make sense to the religious leaders.
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The religious leaders. they complained, "why is he
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They complained, "why is he going to dinner with a
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Going to dinner with a notorious sinner?"
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Notorious sinner?" religion says, "you're too
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Religion says, "you're too bad, you've made too many
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Bad, you've made too many mistakes, stay away."
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Mistakes, stay away." but god says, "i will
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But god says, "i will gladly welcome you.
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Gladly welcome you. i'm going to come to your
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I'm going to come to your house for dinner."
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House for dinner." jesus could have gone to
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Jesus could have gone to the mayor's house, the high
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The mayor's house, the high priest house, the governors
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Priest house, the governors house.
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House. this is showing us how god
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This is showing us how god doesn't judge the way
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Doesn't judge the way people judge.
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People judge. if god gladly welcomed
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If god gladly welcomed zacchaeus, why do you think
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Zacchaeus, why do you think he's not going to gladly
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He's not going to gladly welcome you?
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Welcome you? "joel, i made some
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"joel, i made some mistakes, i still struggle
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Mistakes, i still struggle with my temper, i gave in
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With my temper, i gave in to this temptation."
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To this temptation." that didn't cancel out his
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That didn't cancel out his mercy.
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Mercy. run to god, not away from
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Run to god, not away from him.
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Him. zacchaeus went to dinner
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Zacchaeus went to dinner with jesus, but he didn't
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With jesus, but he didn't leave the same way.
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Leave the same way. he said, "i'm going to give
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He said, "i'm going to give half my income to the poor.
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Half my income to the poor. those i have overcharged;
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Those i have overcharged; i'm going to give four
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I'm going to give four times the amount back."
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Times the amount back." jesus said, "this day
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Jesus said, "this day salvation has come to your
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Salvation has come to your home."
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Home." sometimes we think if we
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Sometimes we think if we berate people, tell them
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Berate people, tell them all they're doing wrong,
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All they're doing wrong, make them feel guilty, then
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Make them feel guilty, then they'll change.
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They'll change. most people already know
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Most people already know what they're doing wrong.
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What they're doing wrong. but when they hear about a
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But when they hear about a god who gladly welcomes, a
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God who gladly welcomes, a god that doesn't hold their
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God that doesn't hold their faults against them, a god
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Faults against them, a god that shows mercy when they
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That shows mercy when they deserve judgment, then
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Deserve judgment, then they'll change.
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They'll change. make sure you have the
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Make sure you have the right image of god.
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Right image of god. he's for you.
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He's for you. he has a great plan for
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He has a great plan for your life.
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Your life. he's not focused on all
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He's not focused on all your failures.
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Your failures. he has mercy for every
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He has mercy for every mistake.
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Mistake. he's waiting to gladly
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He's waiting to gladly welcome you.
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Welcome you. all you have to do is take
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All you have to do is take that step toward him. no
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That step toward him. no more hiding, no more living
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More hiding, no more living condemned, feeling unworthy.
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Condemned, feeling unworthy. go to god with boldness and
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Go to god with boldness and receive this mercy.
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Receive this mercy. it says come boldly to
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It says come boldly to throne.
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Throne. you won't receive it, if
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You won't receive it, if you go around thinking, "i
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You go around thinking, "i don't deserve it, i'm
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Don't deserve it, i'm unworthy, i'm like
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Unworthy, i'm like zacchaeus, i've made a lot
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Zacchaeus, i've made a lot of mistakes, done things
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Of mistakes, done things i'm not proud of."
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I'm not proud of." god is calling your name
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God is calling your name today, saying, "come down
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Today, saying, "come down out of that tree, come out
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Out of that tree, come out of hiding, i want to come
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Of hiding, i want to come to your house.
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To your house. i want to gladly welcome
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I want to gladly welcome you."
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You." will you receive this
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Will you receive this welcome?
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Welcome? will you shake off the
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Will you shake off the guilt, the condemnation,
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Guilt, the condemnation, the past, put your
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The past, put your shoulders back and see
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Shoulders back and see yourself like god sees you,
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Yourself like god sees you, without fault, worthy,
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Without fault, worthy, righteous?
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Righteous? many times, we get our
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Many times, we get our image of god from our
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Image of god from our natural father.
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Natural father. if your father was loving
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If your father was loving and kind, it will help you
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And kind, it will help you have the right perception
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Have the right perception of god.
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Of god. but i know people, their
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But i know people, their father was harsh,
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Father was harsh, condescending.
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Condescending. he wasn't around much.
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He wasn't around much. they couldn't count on him.
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They couldn't count on him. don't let that negative
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Don't let that negative image distort who our
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Image distort who our heavenly father is.
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Heavenly father is. god is merciful, he's
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God is merciful, he's loving, he's forgiving.
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Loving, he's forgiving. victoria has a great
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Victoria has a great father; he's always been
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Father; he's always been good to us.
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Good to us. when jonathan was a little
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When jonathan was a little baby, he would come to our
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Baby, he would come to our house and spend the night,
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House and spend the night, so we could sleep and he
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So we could sleep and he would take care of the baby.
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Would take care of the baby. victoria is very close to
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Victoria is very close to her father.
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Her father. when she was in her teens,
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When she was in her teens, she had just gotten her
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She had just gotten her driver's permit, she asked
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Driver's permit, she asked her father if she could
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Her father if she could borrow the car and go to a
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Borrow the car and go to a friend's house in the
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Friend's house in the neighborhood.
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Neighborhood. he was a little hesitant,
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He was a little hesitant, but he finally agreed and
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But he finally agreed and said, "yes, you can take
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Said, "yes, you can take the car as long as you go
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The car as long as you go straight there and come
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Straight there and come straight back home."
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Straight back home." she said, "yes sir, i'll do
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She said, "yes sir, i'll do exactly that."
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Exactly that." well victoria is not quite
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Well victoria is not quite as holy as i am. she did go
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As holy as i am. she did go straight to her friend's
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Straight to her friend's house, but she picked her
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House, but she picked her up and then they decided to
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Up and then they decided to get on the freeway and go
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Get on the freeway and go see some other friends.
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See some other friends. the problem is she didn't
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The problem is she didn't put the car in drive, she
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Put the car in drive, she put it in low 1.
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Put it in low 1. that gear is used for
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That gear is used for climbing.
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Climbing. she was going down the
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She was going down the freeway, barely moving,
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Freeway, barely moving, with the engine sounding
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With the engine sounding like a jet airplane.
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Like a jet airplane. the car started smoking,
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The car started smoking, ten minutes later, the
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Ten minutes later, the engine blew up.
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Engine blew up. the car wouldn't move.
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The car wouldn't move. she pulled over to the side
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She pulled over to the side of the freeway.
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Of the freeway. the last thing most people
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The last thing most people would do, would be go call
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Would do, would be go call your father.
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Your father. he's the one that just told
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He's the one that just told you to not get on the
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You to not get on the freeway.
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Freeway. not victoria.
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Not victoria. like that prodigal, she
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Like that prodigal, she said, "i will arise and go
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Said, "i will arise and go to my father."
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To my father." she called and said, "dad,
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She called and said, "dad, i made a mistake, i took
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I made a mistake, i took the car out on the freeway,
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The car out on the freeway, something happened and it's
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Something happened and it's not running anymore."
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Not running anymore." if her father was hard,
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If her father was hard, mean, always berating her,
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Mean, always berating her, she wouldn't have run to
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She wouldn't have run to him, she would have run
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Him, she would have run from him. the reason she
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From him. the reason she was bold enough to go to
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Was bold enough to go to her father, was she knew
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Her father, was she knew his nature.
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His nature. she had seen his character
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She had seen his character through the years, loving,
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Through the years, loving, kind, merciful.
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Kind, merciful. when you have the right
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When you have the right image of god, even when you
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Image of god, even when you make mistakes, you'll go to
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Make mistakes, you'll go to him. like victoria, you're
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Him. like victoria, you're assured of his glad welcome.
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Assured of his glad welcome. her father came, had the
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Her father came, had the car towed.
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Car towed. do you know, he never said
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Do you know, he never said a word to her about it?
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A word to her about it? sometimes god will clean up
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Sometimes god will clean up a mess we've made and never
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A mess we've made and never say a word. he doesn't
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Say a word. he doesn't condemn us.
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Condemn us. he doesn't find fault, say,
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He doesn't find fault, say, "i told you so."
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"i told you so." it's the mercy of god.
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It's the mercy of god. that's what happened with
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That's what happened with the prodigal son.
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The prodigal son. when he returned home, the
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When he returned home, the father, who represents god,
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Father, who represents god, never brought up his past.
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Never brought up his past. he never said, "i'll take
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He never said, "i'll take you back, but you should be
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You back, but you should be ashamed of yourself, i hope
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Ashamed of yourself, i hope you learned your lesson."
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You learned your lesson." the father never said a
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The father never said a word about it.
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Word about it. sometimes we don't go to
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Sometimes we don't go to god because we already feel
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God because we already feel condemned, we already know
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Condemned, we already know we've done wrong.
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We've done wrong. we think, "here comes more
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We think, "here comes more judgment, he's going to let
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Judgment, he's going to let me have it."
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Me have it." no, god is waiting to
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No, god is waiting to gladly welcome you.
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Gladly welcome you. not to judge you, not to
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Not to judge you, not to make you feel worse, but to
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Make you feel worse, but to restore you.
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Restore you. he has a robe of honor; he
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He has a robe of honor; he has a ring of authority.
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Has a ring of authority. when you really know who
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When you really know who your heavenly father is,
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Your heavenly father is, you'll go to him with
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You'll go to him with confidence, knowing that he
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Confidence, knowing that he accepts you faults and all.
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Accepts you faults and all. that he has mercy for your
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That he has mercy for your mistakes, that he's not in
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Mistakes, that he's not in the judging business, he's
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The judging business, he's in the restoring business.
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In the restoring business. when our son jonathan was a
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When our son jonathan was a little boy, maybe five
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Little boy, maybe five years old.
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Years old. one afternoon, i couldn't
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One afternoon, i couldn't find him in the house.
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Find him in the house. i went looking for him
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I went looking for him everywhere.
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Everywhere. i thought maybe he's
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I thought maybe he's upstairs in his bedroom by
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Upstairs in his bedroom by himself, but he wasn't
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Himself, but he wasn't there.
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There. i went to alexandra's room,
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I went to alexandra's room, nothing.
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Nothing. he wasn't in the playroom.
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He wasn't in the playroom. i started to get a little
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I started to get a little concerned.
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Concerned. i had my weights in the
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I had my weights in the garage, he would come out
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Garage, he would come out when i was working out, i
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When i was working out, i went out in the garage,
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Went out in the garage, still couldn't find him. i
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Still couldn't find him. i looked in my office, in the
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Looked in my office, in the bathroom. he was nowhere.
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Bathroom. he was nowhere. i finally went back to
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I finally went back to check my bedroom. when i
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Check my bedroom. when i got there, the door was
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Got there, the door was closed.
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Closed. i opened it, there was
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I opened it, there was jonathan sitting in my
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Jonathan sitting in my favorite chair.
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Favorite chair. this big green recliner.
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This big green recliner. the chair was laid back,
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The chair was laid back, his feet were up in the
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His feet were up in the air, he was eating a
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Air, he was eating a popsicle, watching tv.
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Popsicle, watching tv. he looked at me with a big
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He looked at me with a big smile and said, "daddy,
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Smile and said, "daddy, this is the life."
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This is the life." as a father that made me
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As a father that made me feel good.
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Feel good. i loved the fact that he
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I loved the fact that he felt so loved, so valuable,
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Felt so loved, so valuable, so important that he could
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So important that he could come and get in my favorite
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Come and get in my favorite chair.
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Chair. he knew i would gladly
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He knew i would gladly welcome him.
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Welcome him. if you want to make your
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If you want to make your heavenly father proud, get
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Heavenly father proud, get up in the green chair.
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Up in the green chair. come boldly to the throne.
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Come boldly to the throne. believe that you're loved,
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Believe that you're loved, that you're valuable, that
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That you're valuable, that you're worthy.
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You're worthy. don't let a wrong image of
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Don't let a wrong image of god keep you from the
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God keep you from the blessings, the favor, the
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Blessings, the favor, the joy that belongs to you.
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Joy that belongs to you. god sees you without fault.
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God sees you without fault. he's already forgiven your
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He's already forgiven your sins.
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Sins. you can come fearlessly
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You can come fearlessly into his presence, assured
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Into his presence, assured of his glad welcome.
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Of his glad welcome. if you'll do this, i
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare,
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Believe and declare, strongholds of guilt,
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Strongholds of guilt, condemnation, unworthiness
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Condemnation, unworthiness are being broken right now.
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Are being broken right now. because you know your god,
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Because you know your god, you're going to be strong
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You're going to be strong and do great things in
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And do great things in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Say amen today? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart. i make
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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You my lord and savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again. we'd love to
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Born again. we'd love to send you some free
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Send you some free information on your new
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Information on your new walk with the lord. you can
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Walk with the lord. you can text the number on the
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Text the number on the screen, or go to the
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Screen, or go to the website.
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Website. i hope you'll get into a
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I hope you'll get into a good bible-based church and
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Good bible-based church and keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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Each week, i stand on
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Each week, i stand on this stage
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This stage and remind you
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And remind you of what god says about you.
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Of what god says about you. because it's easy
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Because it's easy to be defined by
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To be defined by who people say we are,
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Who people say we are, or by our own
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Or by our own negative thoughts;
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Negative thoughts; that we're not talented,
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That we're not talented, our problems too big.
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Our problems too big. the key is to go back to
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The key is to go back to who god says you are.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my new book, 101 great things
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God says about you. i'll help you discover
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I'll help you discover your true identity.
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Your true identity. god says you're blessed.
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God says you're blessed. you're chosen. you're forgiven.
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You're chosen. you're forgiven. you have seeds of greatness.
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You have seeds of greatness. your future is bright.
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Your future is bright. when you get in agreement
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When you get in agreement with god and declare
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With god and declare his promises,
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His promises, you'll rise higher
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You'll rise higher and become
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And become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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New resource, 101 great things
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God says about you: faith reminders
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Faith reminders when you need them most.
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When you need them most. as you read and reflect,
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As you read and reflect, the story of your life, the way
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The story of your life, the way you see yourself,
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You see yourself, will radically change.
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Will radically change. it will become a reflection
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It will become a reflection of god himself
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And what he says about you. use this resource
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Of who you are in him. you are everything
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You are everything god says about you
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God says about you within these pages,
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Within these pages, so read it, experience it,
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So read it, experience it, and believe it.
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And declare these reminders every day.
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Every day. yes, you are
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Yes, you are who god says you are.
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Who god says you are. now is your time
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For who you really are: strong, talented,
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Strong, talented, valuable, a victor,
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Valuable, a victor, never a victim.
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Never a victim. victoria
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Victoria and i want you to know
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That we love you and we pray for you every day.
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And we pray for you every day. thanks so much for your prayer
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Your generosity is helping people
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Joel Osteen - Gladly Welcomed

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