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Joel Osteen - God Loves Imperfect People

January 3, 2026 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - God Loves Imperfect People | January 3, 2026

God bless you. it's such a joy
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God bless you. it's such a joy to come into your homes.
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To come into your homes. if you're ever in our area
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If you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. i say it often; these are the
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I say it often; these are the finest people in all of houston,
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Finest people in all of houston, texas right here at lakewood.
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Texas right here at lakewood. (cheering)
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(cheering) come out and see us.
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Come out and see us. (applause)
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(applause) thanks for tuning in. thank you
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Thanks for tuning in. thank you again for coming out today.
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Again for coming out today. i like to start with something
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I like to start with something funny.
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Funny. i heard about this minister that
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I heard about this minister that died. he was standing in line
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Died. he was standing in line at the pearly gates.
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At the pearly gates. the man in front of him was
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The man in front of him was dressed in a loud t-shirt, blue
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Dressed in a loud t-shirt, blue jeans and sunglasses.
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Jeans and sunglasses. saint peter said, "sir, what's
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Saint peter said, "sir, what's your name?"
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Your name?" he said, "joe cohen. i'm a taxi
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He said, "joe cohen. i'm a taxi cab driver, new york city."
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Cab driver, new york city." peter checked his list, handed
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Peter checked his list, handed him a gold staff and a silk robe
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Him a gold staff and a silk robe and said, "welcome to heaven."
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And said, "welcome to heaven." the minister stepped up and
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The minister stepped up and said, "my name is reverend
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Said, "my name is reverend joseph snow. i'm the pastor of
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Joseph snow. i'm the pastor of saint mary's cathedral."
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Saint mary's cathedral." peter checked his list and
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Peter checked his list and handed him a wooden staff and a
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Handed him a wooden staff and a cotton robe.
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Cotton robe. "hey, wait a minute. this is
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"hey, wait a minute. this is not fair. the taxicab driver
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Not fair. the taxicab driver got a gold staff, a silk robe.
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Got a gold staff, a silk robe. how could that be?"
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How could that be?" peter said, "sir, up here we
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Peter said, "sir, up here we work by results. when you
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Work by results. when you preached, people slept but when
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Preached, people slept but when he drove, people prayed."
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He drove, people prayed." (laughter/applause)
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(laughter/applause) hold up your bible.
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Of god. i boldly confess:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about how god loves imperfect
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About how god loves imperfect people.
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People. most of the time we believe god
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Most of the time we believe god loves us as long as we're making
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Loves us as long as we're making good decisions, resisting
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Good decisions, resisting temptation, treating people
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Temptation, treating people right.
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Right. we know god loves us.
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We know god loves us. we know he's on our side.
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We know he's on our side. but the problem with this kind
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But the problem with this kind of reasoning is we all make
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Of reasoning is we all make mistakes. no matter how good of
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Mistakes. no matter how good of a person you are there will be
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A person you are there will be times that you don't perform
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Times that you don't perform perfectly, times that you have
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Perfectly, times that you have doubts, times that you fail.
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Doubts, times that you fail. you know you should bite your
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You know you should bite your tongue but you told them off
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Tongue but you told them off anyway. you said it would be
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Anyway. you said it would be the last time but you gave into
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The last time but you gave into compromise once again.
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Compromise once again. when we don't perform perfectly
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When we don't perform perfectly it's easy to think that god is
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It's easy to think that god is far from us.
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Far from us. "i blew it. god would never
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"i blew it. god would never have anything to do with me."
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Have anything to do with me." i have people ask me all the
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I have people ask me all the time, "joel, will you pray for
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Time, "joel, will you pray for me? i know god would never hear
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Me? i know god would never hear my prayers, not with the life
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My prayers, not with the life i've lived, the mistakes i've
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I've lived, the mistakes i've made."
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Made." i say this respectfully but
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I say this respectfully but sometimes religion pushes people
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Sometimes religion pushes people down. it says, "if you turn
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Down. it says, "if you turn your back on god, god will turn
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Your back on god, god will turn his back on you.
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His back on you. if you make poor choices don't
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If you make poor choices don't expect god to bail you out.
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Expect god to bail you out. it was your own fault."
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It was your own fault." no, the truth is when you fall
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No, the truth is when you fall god doesn't turn away from you.
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God doesn't turn away from you. he comes running toward you.
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He comes running toward you. when you blow it, god doesn't
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When you blow it, god doesn't say, "too bad. you had your
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Say, "too bad. you had your chance."
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Chance." he comes after you with a
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He comes after you with a greater passion.
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Greater passion. i heard somebody say, "when you
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I heard somebody say, "when you make a mistake god doesn't love
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Make a mistake god doesn't love you the same. he loves you a
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You the same. he loves you a little bit more, so much so,
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Little bit more, so much so, that he pursues you.
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That he pursues you. he will turn up the intensity.
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He will turn up the intensity. he won't leave you alone until
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He won't leave you alone until he sees you restored and back on
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He sees you restored and back on the right course."
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The right course." in other words, god will express
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In other words, god will express his love in a greater way.
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His love in a greater way. he will send people across your
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He will send people across your path to encourage you, to help
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Path to encourage you, to help reignite your faith. or maybe
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Reignite your faith. or maybe out walking through the
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Out walking through the neighborhood, you hear the
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Neighborhood, you hear the church bells ringing. you feel
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Church bells ringing. you feel a warm-ness on the inside.
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A warm-ness on the inside. that's the mercy of god coming
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That's the mercy of god coming after you, saying, "you may have
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After you, saying, "you may have blown it but you're still my
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Blown it but you're still my child. you may have let me down
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Child. you may have let me down but i'm not going to let you
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But i'm not going to let you down. you may have lost faith
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Down. you may have lost faith in me but i haven't lost faith
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In me but i haven't lost faith in you."
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In you." friends, we don't have to have
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Friends, we don't have to have a perfect performance where we
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A perfect performance where we never have a doubt, we never
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Never have a doubt, we never make a mistake.
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Make a mistake. and certainly, we should try our
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And certainly, we should try our best each day to honor god.
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Best each day to honor god. but what i'm saying is don't
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But what i'm saying is don't beat yourself up if you don't
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Beat yourself up if you don't perform perfectly all the time.
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Perform perfectly all the time. god loves imperfect people.
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God loves imperfect people. think about peter. before jesus
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Think about peter. before jesus chose him to become a disciple,
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Chose him to become a disciple, jesus knew that peter would
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Jesus knew that peter would deny him, but he chose him
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Deny him, but he chose him anyway. god knows every mistake
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Anyway. god knows every mistake that we will ever make.
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That we will ever make. all of our days have been
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All of our days have been written in his book from the
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Written in his book from the beginning to the end.
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Beginning to the end. god knows every time we will
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God knows every time we will fail, every time we take the
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Fail, every time we take the easy way out, every time you
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Easy way out, every time you will lose your temper.
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Will lose your temper. the good news is god still chose
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The good news is god still chose you. he still says, "that's my
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You. he still says, "that's my child," and he will still help
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Child," and he will still help you fulfill your destiny.
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You fulfill your destiny. why? because god's love is not
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Why? because god's love is not based on our performance.
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Based on our performance. it's based on our relationship.
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It's based on our relationship. we are his children.
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We are his children. (applause)
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(applause) when jesus was about to be
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When jesus was about to be crucified, he said to peter,
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Crucified, he said to peter, "you will deny me three times
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"you will deny me three times before the rooster crows
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Before the rooster crows tonight."
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Tonight." peter said, "no, jesus. i'm
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Peter said, "no, jesus. i'm your most faithful disciple.
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Your most faithful disciple. i'll stick with you through
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I'll stick with you through thick and thin to the very end."
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Thick and thin to the very end." they arrested jesus. peter was
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They arrested jesus. peter was watching it all take place from
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Watching it all take place from a distance. a young lady came
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A distance. a young lady came over and pointed at peter and
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Over and pointed at peter and said, "he is one of his
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Said, "he is one of his followers. i've seen this man
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Followers. i've seen this man with jesus."
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With jesus." peter said, "no, ma'am. you've
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Peter said, "no, ma'am. you've got it wrong. you're mistaken.
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Got it wrong. you're mistaken. i don't know the man."
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I don't know the man." he denied him once.
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He denied him once. it happened a second time.
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It happened a second time. the third time the girl came
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The third time the girl came over even more emphatically.
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Over even more emphatically. said to the guards, "i know he
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Said to the guards, "i know he is one of his followers.
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Is one of his followers. i'm certain that i have seen
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I'm certain that i have seen this man with jesus."
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This man with jesus." this time peter got upset,
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This time peter got upset, started cursing, swearing.
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Started cursing, swearing. "girl, what are you talking
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"girl, what are you talking about? you're making all this
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About? you're making all this up. i've never seen the man."
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Up. i've never seen the man." right on queue the rooster
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Right on queue the rooster crowed.
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Crowed. jesus looked over at peter.
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Jesus looked over at peter. their eyes met. you can imagine
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Their eyes met. you can imagine how peter must have felt.
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How peter must have felt. when jesus needed him the most,
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When jesus needed him the most, when he was at his lowest
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When he was at his lowest moment, if he ever needed a
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Moment, if he ever needed a friend to stick up for him, it
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Friend to stick up for him, it would have been right then but
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Would have been right then but peter didn't do it.
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Peter didn't do it. the scripture says, "peter went
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The scripture says, "peter went out and wept bitterly."
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Out and wept bitterly." he felt ashamed.
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He felt ashamed. no doubt he was beating himself
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No doubt he was beating himself up, thinking, "peter, what is
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Up, thinking, "peter, what is wrong with you? how could i be
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Wrong with you? how could i be such a coward?"
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Such a coward?" not long after that they
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Not long after that they crucified jesus. peter never
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Crucified jesus. peter never had a chance to make things
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Had a chance to make things right. he never had the chance
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Right. he never had the chance to say, "jesus, i'm sorry.
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To say, "jesus, i'm sorry. i blew it. i promise you i'll
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I blew it. i promise you i'll be there for you next time."
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Be there for you next time." he had to carry the guilt, the
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He had to carry the guilt, the heaviness of betraying his
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Heaviness of betraying his friend; the messiah, whom he
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Friend; the messiah, whom he dearly loved.
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Dearly loved. we've all made mistakes.
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We've all made mistakes. we've all failed. but none of
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We've all failed. but none of us have failed as big as peter.
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Us have failed as big as peter. none of us have denied christ
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None of us have denied christ when he needed us the most, when
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When he needed us the most, when he was about to be crucified.
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He was about to be crucified. you would think that peter would
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You would think that peter would have missed his destiny.
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Have missed his destiny. surely god wouldn't have
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Surely god wouldn't have anything to do with him.
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Anything to do with him. no, when you make a mistake god
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No, when you make a mistake god doesn't turn away from you.
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Doesn't turn away from you. he turns to you. he doesn't
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He turns to you. he doesn't love you less. he loves you
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Love you less. he loves you more. he comes after you.
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More. he comes after you. they crucified jesus on friday.
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They crucified jesus on friday. sunday morning, mary went to the
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Sunday morning, mary went to the tomb to check on his body.
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Tomb to check on his body. when she arrived she noticed
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When she arrived she noticed that the stone was rolled away.
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That the stone was rolled away. she went in and the angel
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She went in and the angel appeared and said, "mary, don't
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Appeared and said, "mary, don't be afraid. jesus is not here.
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Be afraid. jesus is not here. he is risen. now go tell his
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He is risen. now go tell his disciples and peter that he is
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Disciples and peter that he is alive."
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Alive." out of all the people in the
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Out of all the people in the world god could have mentioned
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World god could have mentioned at this historic time, the only
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At this historic time, the only person he specifically pointed
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Person he specifically pointed out was peter.
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Out was peter. god was saying, "peter, i know
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God was saying, "peter, i know you think i'm disappointed in
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You think i'm disappointed in you and i'll never have anything
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You and i'll never have anything to do with you.
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To do with you. but peter, that's not who i am.
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But peter, that's not who i am. i'm the god of another chance.
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I'm the god of another chance. when you fall, i come running
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When you fall, i come running toward you."
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Toward you." (applause)
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(applause) "when you turn your back on me,
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"when you turn your back on me, i don't turn my back on you."
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I don't turn my back on you." on this resurrection sunday,
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On this resurrection sunday, god is saying to all the people
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God is saying to all the people that have fallen, the people
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That have fallen, the people that have made mistakes, "i'm
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That have made mistakes, "i'm not only alive but i still love
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Not only alive but i still love you. i still believe in you.
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You. i still believe in you. if you will let go of the guilt
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If you will let go of the guilt and move forward i will still
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And move forward i will still get you to where you are
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Get you to where you are supposed to be."
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Supposed to be." now you've got to do your part
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Now you've got to do your part and receive god's mercy.
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And receive god's mercy. if peter would have listened to
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If peter would have listened to the accusing voices and gone
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The accusing voices and gone around beating himself up he
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Around beating himself up he would have gotten stuck where
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Would have gotten stuck where he was. i can imagine when he
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He was. i can imagine when he heard mary say, "peter, the
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Heard mary say, "peter, the angel specifically said to tell
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Angel specifically said to tell you that jesus is alive."
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You that jesus is alive." he said, "mary, did he really
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He said, "mary, did he really call my name?"
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Call my name?" "yes. he said, 'tell peter.'"
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"yes. he said, 'tell peter.'" peter heard that. something
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Peter heard that. something ignited on the inside. he shook
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Ignited on the inside. he shook off the guilt. he shook off the
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Off the guilt. he shook off the self-pity and said, "i may have
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Self-pity and said, "i may have blown it in the past but that
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Blown it in the past but that doesn't have to keep me from my
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Doesn't have to keep me from my future. i'm still going to
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Future. i'm still going to become what god has created me
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Become what god has created me to be."
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To be." (applause)
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(applause) not long after that, peter
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Not long after that, peter went out and ministered and
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Went out and ministered and 3,000 people came to know the
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3,000 people came to know the lord--the most ever recorded in
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Lord--the most ever recorded in the scripture.
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The scripture. it would have never happened if
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It would have never happened if peter didn't understand this
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Peter didn't understand this principle.
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Principle. god doesn't write us off when we
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God doesn't write us off when we make mistakes. god doesn't
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Make mistakes. god doesn't cancel our destiny because
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Cancel our destiny because we've taken a few detours.
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We've taken a few detours. some of you today, you're kind
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Some of you today, you're kind of down on yourself because
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Of down on yourself because you're not where you thought you
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You're not where you thought you would be in life.
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Would be in life. you've made some poor choices.
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You've made some poor choices. now you're letting the guilt
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Now you're letting the guilt weigh you down.
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Weigh you down. that heaviness is keeping you
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That heaviness is keeping you from god's best.
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From god's best. but just like god specifically
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But just like god specifically called peter's name he is
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Called peter's name he is calling your name today, saying,
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Calling your name today, saying, "tell john, tell william, tell
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"tell john, tell william, tell ricardo, tell shannon, tell
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Ricardo, tell shannon, tell maria, i have forgiven them.
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Maria, i have forgiven them. i am not disappointed in them.
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I am not disappointed in them. i am not withholding my
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I am not withholding my blessing. i still have an
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Blessing. i still have an amazing future in front of
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Amazing future in front of them."
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Them." god is calling your name today.
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God is calling your name today. he is running toward you.
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He is running toward you. (applause)
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(applause) in the scripture, it talks
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In the scripture, it talks about the god of abraham, the
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About the god of abraham, the god of isaac, and the god of
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God of isaac, and the god of jacob.
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Jacob. i can understand how he is the
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I can understand how he is the god of abraham. abraham is the
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God of abraham. abraham is the father of our faith.
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Father of our faith. i can understand how he is the
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I can understand how he is the god of isaac. isaac was
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God of isaac. isaac was extremely obedient, even
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Extremely obedient, even willing to be sacrificed.
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Willing to be sacrificed. but when it says he is the god
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But when it says he is the god of jacob that doesn't make a lot
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Of jacob that doesn't make a lot of sense. jacob was a cheater.
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Of sense. jacob was a cheater. he went around deceiving people.
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He went around deceiving people. he stole his brother's
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He stole his brother's birthright. jacob was known for
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Birthright. jacob was known for making poor choices.
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Making poor choices. yet god is called the god of
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Yet god is called the god of abraham, isaac and jacob.
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Abraham, isaac and jacob. what was god saying?
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What was god saying? "i'm not just the god of perfect
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"i'm not just the god of perfect people. i'm not just the god of
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People. i'm not just the god of people that never make a
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People that never make a mistake. i'm the god of people
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Mistake. i'm the god of people that have failed. i'm the god
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That have failed. i'm the god of people that have blown it.
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Of people that have blown it. i'm the god of people that have
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I'm the god of people that have had a rough past."
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Had a rough past." the scripture talks about how
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The scripture talks about how god searches the earth to show
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God searches the earth to show himself strong in people whose
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Himself strong in people whose hearts are turned perfect toward
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Hearts are turned perfect toward him.
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Him. it doesn't say that god is
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It doesn't say that god is looking for a perfect
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Looking for a perfect performance. no, god is looking
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Performance. no, god is looking for people that have a heart
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For people that have a heart that is turned perfect toward
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That is turned perfect toward him.
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Him. that means if you get up each
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That means if you get up each day with a desire to please god,
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Day with a desire to please god, if down deep you really want to
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If down deep you really want to honor him, then like peter, you
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Honor him, then like peter, you will have times that you fail.
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Will have times that you fail. you wanted to resist but you
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You wanted to resist but you gave in. the good news is that
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Gave in. the good news is that does not cancel your destiny.
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Does not cancel your destiny. your performance may not be
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Your performance may not be perfect but because your heart
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Perfect but because your heart is perfect toward god, he still
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Is perfect toward god, he still has something amazing in your
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Has something amazing in your future.
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Future. no matter what you've done,
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No matter what you've done, don't go around beating yourself
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Don't go around beating yourself up. you can't change the past.
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Up. you can't change the past. learn from your mistakes but
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Learn from your mistakes but don't get stuck there.
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Don't get stuck there. keep moving forward. receive
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Keep moving forward. receive god's mercy. be bold enough to
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God's mercy. be bold enough to say, "god, i blew it."
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Say, "god, i blew it." "i know i was wrong. i should
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"i know i was wrong. i should have done better. but god, i
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Have done better. but god, i know you are not holding it
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Know you are not holding it against me. i know you are not
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Against me. i know you are not just the god of abraham.
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Just the god of abraham. you are the god of jacob
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You are the god of jacob too--the god of imperfect
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Too--the god of imperfect people."
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People." when thomas heard that jesus
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When thomas heard that jesus had risen from the grave and
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Had risen from the grave and people had seen him alive,
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People had seen him alive, everyone was so excited--
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Everyone was so excited-- everyone that is except thomas.
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Everyone that is except thomas. he was more practical and more
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He was more practical and more logical.
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Logical. he said, "guys, if you want to
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He said, "guys, if you want to believe, that's fine but not me.
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Believe, that's fine but not me. a man can't be dead for three
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A man can't be dead for three days and come back to life.
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Days and come back to life. i'm not going to believe unless
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I'm not going to believe unless i see it with my own eyes.
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I see it with my own eyes. i want to see the nail prints in
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I want to see the nail prints in his hands."
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His hands." now, thomas had spent just as
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Now, thomas had spent just as much time with jesus as the
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Much time with jesus as the other disciples, yet they were
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Other disciples, yet they were full of faith. they were all
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Full of faith. they were all believers. thomas was full of
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Believers. thomas was full of doubt. he had all these
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Doubt. he had all these questions. one day they were in
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Questions. one day they were in a room together and jesus came
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A room together and jesus came walking through the doors.
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Walking through the doors. they nearly passed out.
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They nearly passed out. what's interesting is jesus
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What's interesting is jesus didn't go over to andrew and
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Didn't go over to andrew and say, "andrew, i made it."
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Say, "andrew, i made it." he didn't walk over to matthew,
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He didn't walk over to matthew, give him a big hug. jesus
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Give him a big hug. jesus walked right to thomas,
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Walked right to thomas, bypassed all the people that had
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Bypassed all the people that had faith and went to the one person
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Faith and went to the one person in the room that had doubt.
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In the room that had doubt. he didn't chew him out and say,
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He didn't chew him out and say, "thomas, what's wrong with you?"
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"thomas, what's wrong with you?" no, he said, "thomas, i know you
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No, he said, "thomas, i know you don't believe. i know you have
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Don't believe. i know you have doubts. you have questions.
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Doubts. you have questions. and thomas, that's okay. i
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And thomas, that's okay. i understand. that's why i came
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Understand. that's why i came to you first. now feel the nail
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To you first. now feel the nail prints in my hands. feel the
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Prints in my hands. feel the scars in my side." (applause)
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Scars in my side." (applause) notice the pattern. when you
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Notice the pattern. when you have doubts like thomas, when
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Have doubts like thomas, when you blow it like peter, when
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You blow it like peter, when you fail like the woman that
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You fail like the woman that was married five times, we
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Was married five times, we think god is so far away from
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Think god is so far away from us. it's just the opposite.
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Us. it's just the opposite. god came to the people that had
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God came to the people that had doubt before he came to the
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Doubt before he came to the people that had faith.
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People that had faith. see, we try to put god in this
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See, we try to put god in this box and tell god who to save and
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Box and tell god who to save and who to bless and who to forgive
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Who to bless and who to forgive and who to heal.
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And who to heal. the longer i live the more i
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The longer i live the more i realize god's ways are not our
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Realize god's ways are not our ways. god will save the most
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Ways. god will save the most unlikely people. he will show
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Unlikely people. he will show mercy when we think they
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Mercy when we think they deserve judgment.
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Deserve judgment. (applause)
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(applause) sometimes god will bypass the
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Sometimes god will bypass the people with faith to go to the
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People with faith to go to the one person that has doubt.
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One person that has doubt. it's because god never writes us
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It's because god never writes us off. god doesn't judge us the
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Off. god doesn't judge us the way people judge.
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Way people judge. god understands when you make a
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God understands when you make a mistake. he understands when
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Mistake. he understands when you have doubt.
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You have doubt. it's interesting, thomas
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It's interesting, thomas doubted this one time and he
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Doubted this one time and he became known as doubting thomas.
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Became known as doubting thomas. it probably wasn't a week or two
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It probably wasn't a week or two of his life yet people labeled
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Of his life yet people labeled him a doubter.
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Him a doubter. the good news is god doesn't
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The good news is god doesn't judge you by one mistake.
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Judge you by one mistake. we call him doubting thomas.
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We call him doubting thomas. you know what god calls him?
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You know what god calls him? believing thomas, forgiven
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Believing thomas, forgiven thomas, redeemed thomas,
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Thomas, redeemed thomas, restored thomas, amazing thomas.
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Restored thomas, amazing thomas. what we don't hear much about is
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What we don't hear much about is thomas went on to touch all of
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Thomas went on to touch all of india.
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India. he is credited as being the one
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He is credited as being the one that brought the good news to
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That brought the good news to that entire nation.
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That entire nation. now you may have struggled with
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Now you may have struggled with an addiction your whole life,
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An addiction your whole life, but know this; god is not
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But know this; god is not judging you by that one setback.
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Judging you by that one setback. get rid of that negative label.
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Get rid of that negative label. maybe you've failed in business,
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Maybe you've failed in business, blew a relationship, did
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Blew a relationship, did something you're not proud of.
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Something you're not proud of. don't let that become your
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Don't let that become your identity. stop seeing yourself
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Identity. stop seeing yourself as doubting thomas, addicted
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As doubting thomas, addicted thomas, undisciplined thomas,
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Thomas, undisciplined thomas, failing thomas. no, you've got
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Failing thomas. no, you've got to turn it around.
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To turn it around. start seeing yourself as blessed
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Start seeing yourself as blessed thomas, free thomas, redeemed
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Thomas, free thomas, redeemed thomas, successful thomas.
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Thomas, successful thomas. (applause)
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(applause) see too often we get our
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See too often we get our performance mixed up with our
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Performance mixed up with our identity. in other words, you
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Identity. in other words, you may have failed but you are not
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May have failed but you are not a failure.
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A failure. that's what you did. that's not
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That's what you did. that's not who you are.
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Who you are. you are a child of the most high
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You are a child of the most high god. you've been hand-picked by
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God. you've been hand-picked by the creator of the universe.
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The creator of the universe. you may struggle with an
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You may struggle with an addiction but you are not an
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Addiction but you are not an addict. that's what you did.
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Addict. that's what you did. that's not who you are.
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That's not who you are. you are free. you are clean.
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You are free. you are clean. you are restored. now don't go
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You are restored. now don't go around dwelling on your past
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Around dwelling on your past mistakes. quit replaying all
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Mistakes. quit replaying all the times that you've failed,
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The times that you've failed, the times you gave into
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The times you gave into temptation, the time you blew
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Temptation, the time you blew the relationship, the time it
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The relationship, the time it didn't work out. all that's
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Didn't work out. all that's going to do is depress you.
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Going to do is depress you. just like you have a remote
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Just like you have a remote control to change the channel
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Control to change the channel on the television you've got to
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On the television you've got to change the channel in your mind.
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Change the channel in your mind. you will not be free from guilt;
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You will not be free from guilt; you will not enjoy your life, if
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You will not enjoy your life, if you are constantly replaying the
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You are constantly replaying the negative memories of your past.
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Negative memories of your past. if you're going to replay
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If you're going to replay anything, replay your victories.
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Anything, replay your victories. replay the time that you honored
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Replay the time that you honored god. replay the times that you
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God. replay the times that you helped someone else in need.
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Helped someone else in need. that will change your
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That will change your perspective.
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Perspective. some of you today, you would go
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Some of you today, you would go to a new level if you would just
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To a new level if you would just get good at changing the channel
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Get good at changing the channel in your mind.
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In your mind. a few years ago a young lady
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A few years ago a young lady named rachel smith won the miss
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Named rachel smith won the miss america beauty pageant.
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America beauty pageant. she is a bright young girl and
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She is a bright young girl and goes all over the world helping
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Goes all over the world helping underprivileged children.
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Underprivileged children. later that year, she competed in
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Later that year, she competed in the miss universe pageant.
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The miss universe pageant. as she walked out on stage
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As she walked out on stage during the evening gown
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During the evening gown competition, all by herself,
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Competition, all by herself, with millions of people watching
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With millions of people watching around the world, live on
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Around the world, live on television, she lost her footing
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Television, she lost her footing and fell flat on her backside.
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And fell flat on her backside. she was so embarrassed.
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She was so embarrassed. she got up as quickly as she
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She got up as quickly as she could and put a smile back on
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Could and put a smile back on her face.
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Her face. the audience wasn't very
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The audience wasn't very forgiving. there were jeers and
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Forgiving. there were jeers and laughter and boos, very
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Laughter and boos, very humiliating.
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Humiliating. in spite of the fall she made it
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In spite of the fall she made it into the top five of the
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Into the top five of the competition.
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Competition. her next task was to answer a
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Her next task was to answer a question randomly chosen by the
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Question randomly chosen by the judges.
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Judges. she walked back onto the stage
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She walked back onto the stage where she had fallen just a few
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Where she had fallen just a few minutes earlier.
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Minutes earlier. a judge picked a question out of
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A judge picked a question out of the hat.
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The hat. her question was, "if you could
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Her question was, "if you could relive any moment of your life
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Relive any moment of your life over again..." (laughter)
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Over again..." (laughter) "...and do it differently, what
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"...and do it differently, what moment would that be?"
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Moment would that be?" here her most embarrassing
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Here her most embarrassing moment was just 20 minutes
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Moment was just 20 minutes earlier. how many of us would
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Earlier. how many of us would say, "boy, i want to redo that.
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Say, "boy, i want to redo that. i want to relive that."
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I want to relive that." no, without missing a beat she
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No, without missing a beat she said, "if i could relive any
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Said, "if i could relive any moment of my life again i would
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Moment of my life again i would relive my trip to africa,
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Relive my trip to africa, working with the orphans, seeing
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Working with the orphans, seeing their beautiful smiles, feeling
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Their beautiful smiles, feeling their warm embraces."
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Their warm embraces." instead of reliving a moment of
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Instead of reliving a moment of pain, a moment of embarrassment,
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Pain, a moment of embarrassment, she chose to relive a moment of
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She chose to relive a moment of joy, a moment where she was
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Joy, a moment where she was making a difference, where she
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Making a difference, where she was proud of herself.
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Was proud of herself. (applause)
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(applause) in life we're all going to have
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In life we're all going to have times where we fall,
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Times where we fall, embarrassing moments, unfair
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Embarrassing moments, unfair situations. i can assure you
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Situations. i can assure you they will come up on the movie
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They will come up on the movie screen of your mind again and
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Screen of your mind again and again. you've got to get good
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Again. you've got to get good at changing the channel.
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At changing the channel. put on your accomplishments.
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Put on your accomplishments. put on your victories.
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Put on your victories. put on the times where you're
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Put on the times where you're proud of yourself.
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Proud of yourself. i heard about this man that had
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I heard about this man that had a dream.
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A dream. in this dream he was in a large
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In this dream he was in a large room, kind of like a library.
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Room, kind of like a library. there were file cabinets all
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There were file cabinets all around him from the floor to the
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Around him from the floor to the ceiling; hundreds and hundreds
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Ceiling; hundreds and hundreds of files. he walked over and
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Of files. he walked over and opened a drawer.
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Opened a drawer. they were full of index cards.
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They were full of index cards. he took one out and read it and
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He took one out and read it and it had to do with his life,
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It had to do with his life, something that he had done.
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Something that he had done. he soon realized the whole room
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He soon realized the whole room was about him: every thought,
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Was about him: every thought, every word he had spoken, every
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Every word he had spoken, every action both good and bad were
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Action both good and bad were recorded on these files.
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Recorded on these files. there was a whole section of
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There was a whole section of everything that he had done
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Everything that he had done wrong: the times that he lost
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Wrong: the times that he lost his temper, the times he was
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His temper, the times he was unfaithful, the times that he
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Unfaithful, the times that he cheated. his deepest, darkest
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Cheated. his deepest, darkest secrets were all recorded in
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Secrets were all recorded in these files.
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These files. his first thought was, "i've got
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His first thought was, "i've got to destroy these cards.
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To destroy these cards. i can't let anybody see them.
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I can't let anybody see them. i'd be so embarrassed."
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I'd be so embarrassed." he went over and tried to tear
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He went over and tried to tear up the card but it was
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Up the card but it was impossible. they could not be
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Impossible. they could not be destroyed.
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Destroyed. as he sat there thinking about
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As he sat there thinking about his failures and all the times
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His failures and all the times he had blown it, he felt so
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He had blown it, he felt so ashamed.
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Ashamed. about that time, in the dream,
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About that time, in the dream, jesus walked into the room.
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Jesus walked into the room. while he felt this incredible
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While he felt this incredible love he also felt, "that's the
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Love he also felt, "that's the last person i want to see.
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Last person i want to see. now i'm really ashamed."
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Now i'm really ashamed." jesus walked right over to the
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Jesus walked right over to the files of everything that he had
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Files of everything that he had done wrong. he took a card out.
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Done wrong. he took a card out. one by one jesus crossed the
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One by one jesus crossed the man's name off and jesus signed
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Man's name off and jesus signed his own name followed by the
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His own name followed by the phrase, "paid in full."
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Phrase, "paid in full." "the time you lied."
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"the time you lied." crossed the man's name off.
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Crossed the man's name off. "jesus-paid in full."
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"jesus-paid in full." (applause)
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(applause) "the time you were unfaithful."
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"the time you were unfaithful." crossed his name off.
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Crossed his name off. "jesus-paid in full."
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"jesus-paid in full." before long all of the cards had
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Before long all of the cards had been signed.
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Been signed. in the dream this man said,
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In the dream this man said, "jesus, you don't have to do
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"jesus, you don't have to do this. this is not even your
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This. this is not even your room. these are not even your
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Room. these are not even your mistakes."
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Mistakes." jesus just smiled and gently
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Jesus just smiled and gently said, "don't worry about that.
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Said, "don't worry about that. the price has already been paid.
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The price has already been paid. it is finished."
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It is finished." (applause)
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(applause) and friends...one message of
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And friends...one message of the resurrection is your sins
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The resurrection is your sins have already been forgiven.
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Have already been forgiven. because jesus rose from the
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Because jesus rose from the grave, every mistake you've made
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Grave, every mistake you've made and ever will make already has
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And ever will make already has that phrase written on the top
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That phrase written on the top of it, "paid in full."
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Of it, "paid in full." the real question is will you
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The real question is will you receive god's mercy?
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Receive god's mercy? will you stop trying to pay a
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Will you stop trying to pay a debt that's already been paid?
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Debt that's already been paid? you don't have to go around
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You don't have to go around feeling guilty, feeling wrong on
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Feeling guilty, feeling wrong on the inside, not excited about
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The inside, not excited about your future.
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Your future. god is running toward you today.
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God is running toward you today. he knew every mistake you would
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He knew every mistake you would ever make. he doesn't love you
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Ever make. he doesn't love you less. he loves you more.
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Less. he loves you more. he's not just the god of
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He's not just the god of abraham. he's the god of jacob.
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Abraham. he's the god of jacob. he is saying, "you may have
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He is saying, "you may have blown it. you may have failed.
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Blown it. you may have failed. but i'm not disappointed in you.
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But i'm not disappointed in you. i still love you. i still
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I still love you. i still believe in you. i still have an
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Believe in you. i still have an amazing future in front of
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Amazing future in front of you."
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You." your performance may not have
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Your performance may not have been perfect but because your
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Been perfect but because your heart is perfect toward him, god
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Heart is perfect toward him, god is going to show himself strong
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Is going to show himself strong in your behalf.
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In your behalf. my challenge; shake off the
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My challenge; shake off the guilt, receive god's mercy.
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Guilt, receive god's mercy. i believe and declare; today is
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I believe and declare; today is a new day.
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A new day. you will rise higher.
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You will rise higher. you will live freer.
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You will live freer. you will become everything god
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You will become everything god has created you to be. in
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Has created you to be. in jesus' name. if you receive it
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Jesus' name. if you receive it can you say, "amen?" (amen.)
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Can you say, "amen?" (amen.) (cheering/applause)
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(cheering/applause) we never like to close our
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We never like to close our broadcast without giving you an
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Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good
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Got born again. get in a good bible-based church. keep god
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Bible-based church. keep god first place. he is going to
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First place. he is going to take you places you've never
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Take you places you've never dreamed of.
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It's a new year.
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It's a new year. time to see the impossible
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Time to see the impossible become possible.
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Become possible. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. life's setbacks are about
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Life's setbacks are about to become god's setups
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To become god's setups for new opportunity.
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For new opportunity. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. cherished dreams
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Cherished dreams will become unexpected reality.
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Will become unexpected reality. the start of the new year
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The start of the new year is the perfect time
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Is the perfect time to reset your focus,
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To reset your focus, release disappointments
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Release disappointments of the past,
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Of the past, and get ready for
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And get ready for the new things
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The new things god has in store.
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Every january,
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Every january, we create
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We create a new 365-day
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A new 365-day devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. i'd love to send it to you.
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I'd love to send it to you. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with inspiration,
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With inspiration, scripture, and uplifting
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Scripture, and uplifting declarations
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Declarations to fuel your faith.
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To fuel your faith. when you begin the day thanking
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When you begin the day thanking god for what he's done,
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God for what he's done, speaking victory
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Speaking victory over your future,
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Over your future, you're positioning yourself
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You're positioning yourself for a blessed,
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For a blessed, favor-filled year.
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Favor-filled year. amazing things happen
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Amazing things happen when you keep god first place.
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When you keep god first place. 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 first month of the year,
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This first month of the year, we would like to send you
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A copy
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026 devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. do you want to overcome
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Do you want to overcome your most pressing
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Your most pressing challenges in 2026?
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Challenges in 2026? do you want to see your life
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Do you want to see your life take off in new directions
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Take off in new directions of influence,
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Of influence, favor and provision
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Favor and provision in the year ahead?
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In the year ahead? with this daily encouragement,
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With this daily encouragement, you'll not only smile
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You'll not only smile at your day,
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At your day, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that god is smiling
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That god is smiling on your entire life.
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On your entire life. each day
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Each day will be a fresh new day.
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Will be a fresh new day. turn discouragement
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Turn discouragement to encouragement.
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To encouragement. frustration to fulfillment.
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Frustration to fulfillment. anxiety to overcoming.
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Anxiety to overcoming. using this devotional calendar
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Using this devotional calendar is as easy as one, two, three.
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Is as easy as one, two, three. one: wake up with an expectancy
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One: wake up with an expectancy in your heart.
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In your heart. two: reflect
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Two: reflect on the daily scripture verse
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On the daily scripture verse and devotional from joel.
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And devotional from joel. three:
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Three: capture the lord's
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Capture the lord's promises to you
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Promises to you on journaling lines
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On journaling lines for writing and reflection.
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For writing and reflection. 2026 is going to be
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2026 is going to be one of your best years ever.
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One of your best years ever. we're going to help you
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We're going to help you stay in faith
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So you can see
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The goodness of god
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The goodness of god in new ways.
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In new ways. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day and we want to
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And we want to thank you for your prayer
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Thank you for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is impacting
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Your generosity is impacting lives around the world.
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Lives around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online live
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Online live every sunday morning.
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Every sunday morning. download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube
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Watch on youtube or the new joel osteen network
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Or the new joel osteen network 24 hours a day.
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24 hours a day. of course,
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Of course, listen live on sirius
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Listen live on sirius xm as well.
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Xm as well. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. request your copy of the 2026
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Request your copy of the 2026 devotional calendar today
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Devotional calendar today with your gift of any amount.
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With your gift of any amount. also, no matter what season
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Also, no matter what season you're in,
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You're in, god wants to speak into each
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God wants to speak into each and every moment.
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And every moment. god's word for
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God's word for every season is a guided
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Every season is a guided journal series
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Journal series designed to help you slow down,
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Designed to help you slow down, write out
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Write out scripture, and reflect
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Scripture, and reflect on its truth,
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On its truth, one verse at a time.
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One verse at a time. as you engage with his word,
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As you engage with his word, you'll discover fresh strength,
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You'll discover fresh strength, deeper peace,
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Deeper peace, and timely encouragement
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And timely encouragement for every step of your journey.
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For every step of your journey. you can request these
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You can request these inspiring resources
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Joel Osteen - God Loves Imperfect People

January 3, 2026 | 29:55

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