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Joel Osteen - The God Who Exceeds Expectations

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The God Who Exceeds Expectations | May 20, 2025

I heard about this man.
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I heard about this man. he said, "i've read so many
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He said, "i've read so many terrible things about how bad
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Terrible things about how bad eating sugar and junk food
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Eating sugar and junk food is for you.
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Is for you. i've made a firm
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I've made a firm new year's resolution:
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New year's resolution: no more reading."
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No more reading." 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
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today i will be taught
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive,
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Alert, my heart is receptive, i will never be the same.
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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 "the god who exceeds
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About "the god who exceeds expectations."
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Expectations." we all have things
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We all have things that we're believing for,
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That we're believing for, dreams to come to pass,
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Dreams to come to pass, problems to turn around.
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Problems to turn around. we'd be happy if they worked
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We'd be happy if they worked out our way, but sometimes
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Out our way, but sometimes what we have in mind is not
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What we have in mind is not god's best.
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God's best. we think ordinary, god thinks
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We think ordinary, god thinks extraordinary.
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We think, "let me have enough
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We think, "let me have enough to get by," god thinks
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To get by," god thinks abundance.
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Abundance. we think, "let me manage this
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We think, "let me manage this addiction," god thinks
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Addiction," god thinks freedom.
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Freedom. we're asking for the possible
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We're asking for the possible when god wants to do the
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When god wants to do the impossible.
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Impossible. he specializes in exceeding
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He specializes in exceeding our expectations, and what
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Our expectations, and what he has in store for you is
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He has in store for you is bigger, more rewarding, more
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Bigger, more rewarding, more fulfilling than you can
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Fulfilling than you can imagine.
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Imagine. paul said in ephesians god is
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Paul said in ephesians god is able to do exceedingly
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Able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we can
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Abundantly above all we can ask or think, and i believe
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Ask or think, and i believe this is going to be a year
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This is going to be a year where god exceeds your
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Where god exceeds your expectations.
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Expectations. he's not going to do what
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He's not going to do what you're asking for, he's going
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You're asking for, he's going to exceed it.
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To exceed it. he's going to open doors you
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He's going to open doors you never dreamed would open.
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Never dreamed would open. he's going to take you
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He's going to take you further than you can imagine.
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Further than you can imagine. you're going to look back and
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You're going to look back and think, "i never dreamed i'd
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Think, "i never dreamed i'd be this blessed, never
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Be this blessed, never dreamed i'd have this
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Dreamed i'd have this position, never dreamed i'd
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Position, never dreamed i'd marry somebody this great."
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Marry somebody this great." get ready.
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Get ready. god is about to exceed your
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God is about to exceed your expectations.
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Expectations. this is what happened to a
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This is what happened to a man in acts chapter 3.
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Man in acts chapter 3. he'd been crippled his whole
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He'd been crippled his whole life and every day his family
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Life and every day his family would carry him to the temple
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Would carry him to the temple and set him outside by the
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And set him outside by the gate.
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Gate. as people came in, he would
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As people came in, he would ask them for money.
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Ask them for money. he was 40 years old and had
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He was 40 years old and had done this his whole life, day
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Done this his whole life, day after day.
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After day. he knew the routine.
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He knew the routine. people would come in, he
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People would come in, he would beg for money, and here
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Would beg for money, and here and there they would throw
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And there they would throw some coins in his bag.
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Some coins in his bag. this is how he survived.
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This is how he survived. one day, peter and john came
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One day, peter and john came to the temple.
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To the temple. the man went through his same
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The man went through his same speech, "can you spare some
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Speech, "can you spare some change?
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Change? will you help me out?"
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Will you help me out?" most people ignored him and
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Most people ignored him and kept walking, but peter
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Kept walking, but peter stopped and said to the man,
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Stopped and said to the man, "look at us."
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"look at us." the scripture says the man
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The scripture says the man looked up expecting to
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Looked up expecting to receive a gift.
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Receive a gift. i can see him hold his bag
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I can see him hold his bag out, thinking they were going
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Out, thinking they were going to throw some coins in, but
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To throw some coins in, but peter said, "i don't have any
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Peter said, "i don't have any silver or gold for you, but i
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Silver or gold for you, but i have something better.
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Have something better. in the name of jesus rise and
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In the name of jesus rise and walk."
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Walk." peter took him by the hand,
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Peter took him by the hand, pulled him up, and instantly
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Pulled him up, and instantly he was healed.
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He was healed. he started walking.
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He started walking. he was so excited, he took
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He was so excited, he took off running, leaping,
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Off running, leaping, thinking god, but notice the
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Thinking god, but notice the man was expecting a few
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Man was expecting a few coins.
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Coins. he was expecting the
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He was expecting the ordinary, the same thing
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Ordinary, the same thing that had happened
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That had happened the last 40 years,
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The last 40 years, but god showed up and
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But god showed up and exceeded his expectations.
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Exceeded his expectations. he didn't see it coming.
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He didn't see it coming. he thought he would have to
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He thought he would have to lay by that gate and beg the
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Lay by that gate and beg the rest of his life.
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Rest of his life. i can hear him saying,
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I can hear him saying, "i never dreamed
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"i never dreamed i'd be able to walk.
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I'd be able to walk. i never dreamed i could run
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I never dreamed i could run and play with my children.
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And play with my children. i never dreamed i wouldn't
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I never dreamed i wouldn't have to beg the rest
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Have to beg the rest of my life."
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Of my life." god has some
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God has some of these i-never-dreamed
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Of these i-never-dreamed blessings in store for you.
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Blessings in store for you. like peter told the crippled
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Like peter told the crippled man, i'm telling you
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Man, i'm telling you rise up and walk.
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Rise up and walk. it's your time to be free,
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It's your time to be free, it's your time to break
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It's your time to break bondages, it's your time
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Bondages, it's your time to go to new levels,
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To go to new levels, and i believe
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And i believe that every force
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That every force that's holding you back
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That's holding you back is being broken right now.
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Is being broken right now. god is releasing healing,
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God is releasing healing, favor, opportunities,
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Favor, opportunities, restoration, freedom.
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Restoration, freedom. this is a new day.
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This is a new day. god's doing a new thing.
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God's doing a new thing. he's about to exceed
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He's about to exceed your expectations.
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Your expectations. i love the fact that this
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I love the fact that this crippled man, even though
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Crippled man, even though he had low expectations,
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He had low expectations, even though
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Even though all he was expecting
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All he was expecting was a few coins,
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Was a few coins, god didn't say, "too bad.
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God didn't say, "too bad. i had something much better,
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I had something much better, but you don't have
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But you don't have enough faith.
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Enough faith. i was going to let you walk,
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I was going to let you walk, but you're not expecting
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But you're not expecting enough."
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Enough." god is so merciful.
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God is so merciful. even when we don't have the
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Even when we don't have the faith, even when we think
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Faith, even when we think we've reached our limits,
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We've reached our limits, god says, "that's okay.
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God says, "that's okay. i'm going to show you favor
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I'm going to show you favor in spite of that."
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In spite of that." the scripture says when we
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The scripture says when we have faith the size of a
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Have faith the size of a mustard seed, nothing is
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Mustard seed, nothing is impossible.
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Impossible. a mustard seed is one of the
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A mustard seed is one of the smallest seeds.
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Smallest seeds. god could have said, "if you
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God could have said, "if you have great faith, if you
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Have great faith, if you never doubt, never get
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Never doubt, never get discouraged, then i'll do
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Discouraged, then i'll do something big."
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Something big." but god knew there will be
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But god knew there will be times that we didn't have the
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Times that we didn't have the faith we needed to reach our
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Faith we needed to reach our destinies, so he said, "if
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Destinies, so he said, "if you have just a little bit of
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You have just a little bit of faith, that's all you need,
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Faith, that's all you need, then i'll show up and exceed
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Then i'll show up and exceed your expectations."
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Your expectations." the fact that you're here
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The fact that you're here today, the fact that you're
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Today, the fact that you're listening, that tells me you
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Listening, that tells me you at least have mustard-seed
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At least have mustard-seed faith.
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Faith. that means you have the faith
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That means you have the faith you need for god to show out
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You need for god to show out in your life.
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In your life. but, like this man, you may
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But, like this man, you may feel like you're stuck, doing
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Feel like you're stuck, doing the same thing.
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The same thing. you have some kind of
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You have some kind of disadvantage.
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Disadvantage. now you're expecting a few
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Now you're expecting a few coins, so to speak, expecting
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Coins, so to speak, expecting the ordinary.
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The ordinary. that's where he was, yet god
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That's where he was, yet god showed up and did the
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Showed up and did the extraordinary.
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Extraordinary. you may have a good reason to
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You may have a good reason to settle where you are, but god
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Settle where you are, but god loves you too much to let you
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Loves you too much to let you miss your destiny.
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Miss your destiny. it may seem like another
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It may seem like another ordinary year, same thing,
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Ordinary year, same thing, everything looks routine.
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Everything looks routine. no, get ready.
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No, get ready. god is about to show up and
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God is about to show up and do something unusual,
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Do something unusual, something that you haven't
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Something that you haven't seen.
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Seen. he's going to exceed your
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He's going to exceed your expectation.
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Expectation. when the people in the temple
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When the people in the temple saw the crippled man up
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Saw the crippled man up walking, running, thanking
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Walking, running, thanking god, they couldn't believe
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God, they couldn't believe it.
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It. the scripture says they were
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The scripture says they were astonished, and what god is
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Astonished, and what god is about to do in your life is
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About to do in your life is going to cause people to look
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Going to cause people to look at you in astonishment.
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At you in astonishment. they're going to think, "how
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They're going to think, "how could you be so blessed?
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Could you be so blessed? i know where you came from."
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I know where you came from." "how could you be free when
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"how could you be free when so many around you are
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So many around you are addicted?"
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Addicted?" "how could you be so strong,
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"how could you be so strong, so healthy, so energetic?
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So healthy, so energetic? the medical report said you
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The medical report said you weren't going to get well."
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Weren't going to get well." god is going to make you an
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God is going to make you an example of his goodness.
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Example of his goodness. when he exceeds your
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When he exceeds your expectations, people are
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Expectations, people are going to take notice.
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Going to take notice. they're going to see the
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They're going to see the favor on your life.
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Favor on your life. when i look back over my
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When i look back over my life, i can see time and time
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Life, i can see time and time again were god exceeded my
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Again were god exceeded my expectations.
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Expectations. i was 22 years old and single
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I was 22 years old and single when i walked into a jewelry
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When i walked into a jewelry store to buy a battery for my
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Store to buy a battery for my watch.
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Watch. out walked the most beautiful
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Out walked the most beautiful girl i'd ever seen to wait on
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Girl i'd ever seen to wait on me.
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Me. it was victoria.
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It was victoria. i had never met her.
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I had never met her. she looked at my watch and
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She looked at my watch and said, "you need more than a
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Said, "you need more than a battery.
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Battery. you need a new watch.
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You need a new watch. would you like to see one?"
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Would you like to see one?" i said, "of course,
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I said, "of course, i would."
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I would." i was so smitten with her,
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I was so smitten with her, she could have sold me
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She could have sold me an electrical plan.
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An electrical plan. she put that watch
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She put that watch on my wrist and said,
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On my wrist and said, "'that looks really nice."
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"'that looks really nice." she checked the price and
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She checked the price and said, "it's listed for this
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Said, "it's listed for this amount, but i can sell it
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Amount, but i can sell it to you for half price."
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To you for half price." do you see how badly
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Do you see how badly she wanted me?
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She wanted me? i went in there--
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I went in there-- i'm not looking at her.
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I'm not looking at her. i went in there to buy a
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I went in there to buy a battery for my watch, and i
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Battery for my watch, and i walked out not only with a
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Walked out not only with a new watch, but in one sense i
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New watch, but in one sense i walked out with a wife, i
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Walked out with a wife, i walked out with two children,
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Walked out with two children, i walked out with more than
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I walked out with more than i could ask or think.
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I could ask or think. victoria is an exceeded
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Victoria is an exceeded expectation, and i remind her
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Expectation, and i remind her she got me for a bargain, for
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She got me for a bargain, for half price, but i would love
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Half price, but i would love to tell you that i believed
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To tell you that i believed for all the increase, the
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For all the increase, the favor, the promotion, the
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Favor, the promotion, the compaq center is all my idea,
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Compaq center is all my idea, is because i had great faith.
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Is because i had great faith. that's not the case.
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That's not the case. the compaq center
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The compaq center wasn't my idea.
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Wasn't my idea. this was god exceeding
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This was god exceeding our expectations.
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Our expectations. i grew up with season
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I grew up with season tickets, watching the rockets
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Tickets, watching the rockets play basketball here.
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Play basketball here. never in my wildest dreams
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Never in my wildest dreams would i have thought one day
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Would i have thought one day we would own this facility,
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We would own this facility, and if you ever think
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And if you ever think that god can't exceed
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That god can't exceed expectations,
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Expectations, just look around.
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Just look around. you are sitting in an
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You are sitting in an exceeded expectation.
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Exceeded expectation. "well, joel,
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"well, joel, i don't have great faith."
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I don't have great faith." neither did i.
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Neither did i. "all the odds are
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"all the odds are against me."
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Against me." same thing with
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Same thing with the crippled man.
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The crippled man. none of that stops our god.
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None of that stops our god. when he exceeds your
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When he exceeds your expectations, it's not going
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Expectations, it's not going to be a little exceeded,
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To be a little exceeded, a little more than
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A little more than you thought,
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You thought, a little blessing,
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A little blessing, a little increase.
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A little increase. god is going to exceed it
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God is going to exceed it abundantly above
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Abundantly above what you're thinking.
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What you're thinking. his idea of abundance is more
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His idea of abundance is more than we can ask or think.
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Than we can ask or think. when i wrote my first book
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When i wrote my first book in 2004, i found out the
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In 2004, i found out the publisher was going to print
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Publisher was going to print 250,000 copies.
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250,000 copies. i couldn't believe it.
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I couldn't believe it. i called victoria and said,
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I called victoria and said, "the publisher must have
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"the publisher must have lost their minds.
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Lost their minds. they're making
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They're making a huge mistake."
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A huge mistake." my father would sell about
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My father would sell about 10,000 copies of each of his
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10,000 copies of each of his books, i was basing it on
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Books, i was basing it on that, but god doesn't want
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That, but god doesn't want you to stay at the same level
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You to stay at the same level of your parents.
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Of your parents. he wants you to set
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He wants you to set a new standard.
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A new standard. he's going to exceed your
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He's going to exceed your expectations in greater ways
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Expectations in greater ways than how you were raised, and
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Than how you were raised, and like that crippled man, i was
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Like that crippled man, i was expecting the ordinary, i was
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Expecting the ordinary, i was expecting the way i had grown
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Expecting the way i had grown up, but god showed up
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Up, but god showed up and did the extraordinary.
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And did the extraordinary. he exceeded my expectations
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He exceeded my expectations in an abundant way.
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In an abundant way. that book went on to sell
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That book went on to sell millions of copies.
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Millions of copies. here is what i'm saying: what
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Here is what i'm saying: what god has in store for you is
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God has in store for you is much greater than you've
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Much greater than you've imagined, and i believe
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Imagined, and i believe sooner than later you're
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Sooner than later you're going to come in to some of
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Going to come in to some of these exceeded expectations.
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These exceeded expectations. why don't you put your faith
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Why don't you put your faith out there?
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Out there? instead of thinking,
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Instead of thinking, "oh, it's not going
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"oh, it's not going to happen for me.
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To happen for me. joel, you're just trying
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Joel, you're just trying to get my hopes up."
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To get my hopes up." you can't have faith
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You can't have faith if you don't first have hope.
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Give god something
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Give god something to work with.
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To work with. dare to say, "lord, i want to
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Dare to say, "lord, i want to thank you that you're going
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Thank you that you're going to exceed my expectations.
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To exceed my expectations. thank you that you're going
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Thank you that you're going to take me where
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To take me where i could not go on my own."
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I could not go on my own." i heard about this man
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I heard about this man that had kidney problems
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That had kidney problems most of his life.
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Most of his life. they continued to go
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They continued to go downhill, and he got to the
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Downhill, and he got to the place where he needed a
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Place where he needed a transplant.
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Transplant. his wife prayed and believed
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His wife prayed and believed that she would be a match.
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That she would be a match. she went in for the test and
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She went in for the test and found out she was a perfect
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Found out she was a perfect match, and they were both so
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Match, and they were both so grateful.
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Grateful. they went to the mayo clinic
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They went to the mayo clinic to have the transplant.
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To have the transplant. when the surgeons opened up
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When the surgeons opened up the wife to take out the
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The wife to take out the kidney, they were pleasantly
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Kidney, they were pleasantly surprised.
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Surprised. they found she had three
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They found she had three kidneys instead of two.
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Kidneys instead of two. this is very rare, but all of
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This is very rare, but all of her kidneys were perfectly
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Her kidneys were perfectly healthy.
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Healthy. they removed one kidney, gave
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They removed one kidney, gave it to her husband, left her
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It to her husband, left her still with two.
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Still with two. that was god exceeding their
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That was god exceeding their expectations.
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Expectations. god has it all figured out.
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God has it all figured out. he knows what you're going to
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He knows what you're going to need.
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Need. he knows who you're going to
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He knows who you're going to need.
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Need. he's lining up the right
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He's lining up the right breaks, the right people.
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Breaks, the right people. he's directing your steps,
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He's directing your steps, and paul talked about in
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And paul talked about in ephesians the surpassing
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Ephesians the surpassing greatness of god's favor.
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Greatness of god's favor. you're going to come into
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You're going to come into these moments where you see
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These moments where you see god surpass anything you've
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God surpass anything you've imagined.
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Imagined. you couldn't have made it
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You couldn't have made it happen.
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Happen. it's just the goodness of
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It's just the goodness of god.
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God. a few months ago, i woke up
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A few months ago, i woke up one morning, and i heard this
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One morning, and i heard this phrase so strong in my
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Phrase so strong in my spirit, that god is going to
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Spirit, that god is going to exceed our expectations.
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Exceed our expectations. victoria and i were out of
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Victoria and i were out of town in another state.
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Town in another state. we had been trying to get a
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We had been trying to get a project off the ground for
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Project off the ground for several months with no
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Several months with no success, one closed door
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Success, one closed door after another.
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When i heard that phrase, i
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When i heard that phrase, i started saying it, "lord,
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Started saying it, "lord, thank you that you're going
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Thank you that you're going to exceed my expectations."
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To exceed my expectations." i kept that playing in my
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I kept that playing in my mind over and over.
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Mind over and over. later that day we were about
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Later that day we were about to catch a flight back home,
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To catch a flight back home, and victoria said, "let's run
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And victoria said, "let's run back and check this one last
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Back and check this one last thing."
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Thing." we showed up at this
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We showed up at this business.
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Business. we were at the right place at
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We were at the right place at the right time.
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The right time. we needed someone to help us.
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We needed someone to help us. it was a holiday, so we
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It was a holiday, so we called the number.
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Called the number. the man answered his phone,
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The man answered his phone, he said, "i was expecting a
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He said, "i was expecting a call from someone else.
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Call from someone else. i thought this was their
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I thought this was their number, otherwise i wouldn't
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Number, otherwise i wouldn't have answered it."
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Have answered it." we told him what we wanted.
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We told him what we wanted. he said, "i'm out with my
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He said, "i'm out with my family, but i want to help
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Family, but i want to help you."
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You." he came to where we were.
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He came to where we were. it all fell together.
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It all fell together. in less than 24 hours the
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In less than 24 hours the whole thing was finished.
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Whole thing was finished. it was much better than we
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It was much better than we expected, and it happened
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Expected, and it happened much quicker than we ever
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Much quicker than we ever dreamed.
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Dreamed. this is what a lady
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This is what a lady did in the scripture.
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Did in the scripture. she was a close friend
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She was a close friend with the prophet elisha.
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With the prophet elisha. when he came through town,
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When he came through town, he would stay at her house.
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He would stay at her house. she eventually built him
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She eventually built him his own room.
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His own room. elisha wanted to do something
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Elisha wanted to do something good for the lady,
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Good for the lady, but she told him
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But she told him she didn't need anything.
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She didn't need anything. she was well-off and had
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She was well-off and had plenty of resources.
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Plenty of resources. elisha's assistant
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Elisha's assistant found out that the lady
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Found out that the lady never had children.
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Never had children. she and her husband had tried
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She and her husband had tried for many years, and now he
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For many years, and now he was an old man, and she had
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Was an old man, and she had accepted that it just
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Accepted that it just wasn't meant to be.
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Wasn't meant to be. knowing this, elisha called
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Knowing this, elisha called her in and said, "by this
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Her in and said, "by this time next year you're going
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Time next year you're going to have a child."
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To have a child." she looked at it in the
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She looked at it in the natural and thought,
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Natural and thought, "that's impossible.
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"that's impossible. my husband is too old.
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My husband is too old. i'm past the childbearing
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I'm past the childbearing years.
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Years. there's no way."
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There's no way." deep down she wanted to
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Deep down she wanted to believe, but her mind told
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Believe, but her mind told her all the reasons why it
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Her all the reasons why it wasn't going to happen.
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Wasn't going to happen. she said to elisha, "sir,
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She said to elisha, "sir, don't lie to me like that."
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Don't lie to me like that." she was saying, in effect,
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She was saying, in effect, "don't get my hopes up.
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"don't get my hopes up. that's too good to be true."
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That's too good to be true." this was a dream that was
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This was a dream that was close to her heart.
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Close to her heart. she wanted it so badly, she
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She wanted it so badly, she just didn't have the faith.
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The good news is there are
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The good news is there are some things even if you don't
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Some things even if you don't believe, god is still going
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Believe, god is still going to do it.
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To do it. he is so merciful, he will
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He is so merciful, he will override the doubt and do
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Override the doubt and do things you never dreamed,
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Things you never dreamed, things that will bring you
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Things that will bring you more joy, more fulfillment
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More joy, more fulfillment than you can imagine.
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Than you can imagine. just as elisha said, a year
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Just as elisha said, a year later she was holding a
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Later she was holding a healthy baby boy.
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Healthy baby boy. god exceeded her expectations
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God exceeded her expectations even though she didn't
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Even though she didn't believe.
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Believe. that's the kind of god we
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That's the kind of god we serve, and there are promises
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Serve, and there are promises god has spoken over you,
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God has spoken over you, dreams he's put
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Dreams he's put in your heart.
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In your heart. seems impossible.
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Seems impossible. it's been so long.
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It's been so long. you're not expecting it
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You're not expecting it anymore.
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Anymore. god is saying to you what he
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God is saying to you what he said to her, "i'm still going
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Said to her, "i'm still going to bring it to pass."
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To bring it to pass." just because you gave up
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Just because you gave up doesn't mean god has given
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Doesn't mean god has given up, and i believe, like with
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Up, and i believe, like with her, some of these things
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Her, some of these things you're going to see by this
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You're going to see by this time next year.
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Time next year. you may not see a way, but
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You may not see a way, but god has a way.
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God has a way. if this lady didn't believe
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If this lady didn't believe and saw the promise
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And saw the promise fulfilled, imagine what god
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Fulfilled, imagine what god will do when you do believe.
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Will do when you do believe. put your faith out there.
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Put your faith out there. "but joel, i've been doing
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"but joel, i've been doing this for a long time, a lot
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This for a long time, a lot more than a year.
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More than a year. nothing is changing.
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Nothing is changing. i don't see anything
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I don't see anything happening."
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Happening." you're right where
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You're right where a young lady was in
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A young lady was in the book of 1 samuel.
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The book of 1 samuel. her name was hannah.
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Her name was hannah. she was married for many
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She was married for many years, but she, too,
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Years, but she, too, was barren, not able
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Was barren, not able to have children.
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To have children. her husband was married to
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Her husband was married to two wives.
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Two wives. this other wife had baby
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This other wife had baby after baby.
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After baby. she would make fun of hannah
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She would make fun of hannah and taunt her.
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And taunt her. this went on year after year.
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This went on year after year. the husband tried to comfort
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The husband tried to comfort hannah, "don't worry about
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Hannah, "don't worry about that other wife.
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That other wife. i love you."
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I love you." none of this helped.
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None of this helped. hannah was so distraught,
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Hannah was so distraught, so upset.
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So upset. she knew god put
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She knew god put the dream in her heart.
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The dream in her heart. she couldn't understand why
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She couldn't understand why it wasn't happening.
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It wasn't happening. one day, she went to the
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One day, she went to the temple and fell on the
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Temple and fell on the ground.
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Ground. in great distress she called
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In great distress she called out to god, said, "god, if
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Out to god, said, "god, if you'll give me a son, i'll
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You'll give me a son, i'll give him back to you.
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Give him back to you. i'll bring him to the temple
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I'll bring him to the temple and let him live there."
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And let him live there." when the priest saw her on
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When the priest saw her on the ground crying, he came
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The ground crying, he came over and said,
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Over and said, "hannah, cheer up.
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"hannah, cheer up. the lord has heard
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The lord has heard your request.
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Your request. he's going to give you
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He's going to give you a son."
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A son." she conceived.
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She conceived. nine months later she gave
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Nine months later she gave birth to a baby boy
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Birth to a baby boy that she named samuel.
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That she named samuel. she was so content.
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She was so content. she had the child that she
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She had the child that she dreamed about, and this could
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Dreamed about, and this could be the end of the story, be a
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Be the end of the story, be a great end, another promise
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Great end, another promise fulfilled, but god likes to
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Fulfilled, but god likes to exceed our expectation.
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Exceed our expectation. the scripture says the lord
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The scripture says the lord visited hannah again and she
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Visited hannah again and she bore three more sons and two
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Bore three more sons and two more daughters.
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More daughters. she asked for one son, but
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She asked for one son, but notice how good our god is.
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Notice how good our god is. he said, in effect, "hannah,
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He said, in effect, "hannah, you may be satisfied, but i'm
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You may be satisfied, but i'm not satisfied.
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Not satisfied. i'm going to do more than you
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I'm going to do more than you asked."
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Asked." i believe one reason god was
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I believe one reason god was so good to hannah was because
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So good to hannah was because of all the pain she had to
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Of all the pain she had to endure, having to wait while
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Endure, having to wait while the other wife was having
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The other wife was having babies, being made fun of,
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Babies, being made fun of, ridiculed.
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Ridiculed. god sees all the heartache,
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God sees all the heartache, all the tears, the unfair
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All the tears, the unfair situations, the people that
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Situations, the people that did you wrong, and what
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Did you wrong, and what you're believing for may not
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You're believing for may not have happened yet, it may be
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Have happened yet, it may be taking a long time, but like
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Taking a long time, but like with her god is a faithful
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With her god is a faithful god.
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God. he's not only still going to
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He's not only still going to bring it to pass.
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Bring it to pass. that would be good enough,
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That would be good enough, you would be satisfied, but
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You would be satisfied, but god is going to do more than
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God is going to do more than you've asked.
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You've asked. that means once you have your
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That means once you have your baby, so to speak, once you
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Baby, so to speak, once you see the promise fulfilled,
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See the promise fulfilled, can i tell you god is not
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Can i tell you god is not finished being good to you.
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Finished being good to you. he's going to visit you
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He's going to visit you again.
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Again. he's going to show out in
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He's going to show out in another way.
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Another way. you asked for one baby, god
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You asked for one baby, god has five more waiting for
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Has five more waiting for you.
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You. he's going to pay you back
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He's going to pay you back for what you've been through,
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For what you've been through, and our attitude should be,
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And our attitude should be, "lord, i want to thank you
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"lord, i want to thank you that you're going to visit me
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That you're going to visit me again.
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Again. thank you that you're going
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Thank you that you're going to do more than i ask.
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To do more than i ask. thank you for exceeding my
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Thank you for exceeding my expectations."
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Expectations." 2 chronicles chapter 20, king
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2 chronicles chapter 20, king jehoshaphat was surrounded by
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Jehoshaphat was surrounded by three major armies.
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Three major armies. they were outnumbered ten to
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They were outnumbered ten to one, didn't have a chance.
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One, didn't have a chance. jehoshaphat called everyone
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Jehoshaphat called everyone together to pray.
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Together to pray. he said, "god, we have no
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He said, "god, we have no power against this mighty
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Power against this mighty army without your help.
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Army without your help. please deliver us."
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Please deliver us." god said to them in verse 15,
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God said to them in verse 15, "don't be afraid.
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"don't be afraid. the battle is not yours.
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The battle is not yours. the battle is the lords.
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The battle is the lords. tomorrow march toward the
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Tomorrow march toward the enemies, but you will not
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Enemies, but you will not need to fight.
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Need to fight. stand still, and you will see
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Stand still, and you will see the lord deliver you."
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The lord deliver you." they were excited.
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They were excited. they had this promise that
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They had this promise that god was going to fight for
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God was going to fight for them, and as they marched
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Them, and as they marched toward those enemies the next
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Toward those enemies the next day, they started singing,
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Day, they started singing, thanking god.
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Thanking god. when the enemies heard all
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When the enemies heard all the noise, the commotion,
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The noise, the commotion, they got confused and started
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They got confused and started fighting among themselves.
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Fighting among themselves. they ended up killing each
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They ended up killing each other.
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Other. when the people of judah
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When the people of judah showed up, not only did they
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Showed up, not only did they not have to fight, but those
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Not have to fight, but those enemies left all their
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Enemies left all their supplies.
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Supplies. the scripture says they found
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The scripture says they found vast amounts of equipment,
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Vast amounts of equipment, clothing, and other valuables
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Clothing, and other valuables more than they could carry.
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More than they could carry. it took them 3 days to gather
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It took them 3 days to gather up the spoils and take them
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Up the spoils and take them back to their home.
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Back to their home. here is my point.
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Here is my point. jehoshaphat asked for god to
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Jehoshaphat asked for god to deliver them from those
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Deliver them from those enemies, and god did.
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Enemies, and god did. they didn't even have to
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They didn't even have to fight.
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Fight. that was a great miracle,
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That was a great miracle, something worth celebrating.
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Something worth celebrating. he could have gone back home
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He could have gone back home thanking god, so grateful,
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Thanking god, so grateful, but our god exceeds our
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But our god exceeds our expectations.
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Expectations. like with hannah, he said, in
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Like with hannah, he said, in effect, "jehoshaphat, i'm
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Effect, "jehoshaphat, i'm going to visit you again.
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Going to visit you again. i'm not going to do just what
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I'm not going to do just what you asked, i'm not going to
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You asked, i'm not going to just bring you out, i'm going
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Just bring you out, i'm going to make the enemy pay.
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To make the enemy pay. i'm going to bring you out
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I'm going to bring you out increased, promoted,
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Increased, promoted, stronger."
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Stronger." they marched toward those
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They marched toward those enemies empty handed, they
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Enemies empty handed, they came back out loaded down
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Came back out loaded down with supplies.
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With supplies. you may have obstacles in
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You may have obstacles in your path and challenges
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Your path and challenges coming against you today in
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Coming against you today in your health, your finances, a
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Your health, your finances, a relationship.
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Relationship. you're asking god to turn it
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You're asking god to turn it around.
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Around. stay encouraged.
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Stay encouraged. god is not only going to
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God is not only going to bring you out, he's going to
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Bring you out, he's going to have some spoils there.
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Have some spoils there. there is going to be some
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There is going to be some plunder.
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Plunder. he's going to bring you out
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He's going to bring you out better than you were before.
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Better than you were before. he's going to exceed
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He's going to exceed your expectations.
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Your expectations. now, don't talk yourself
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Now, don't talk yourself out of it.
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Out of it. sometimes when we've
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Sometimes when we've struggled in an area so long,
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Struggled in an area so long, we've gotten comfortable.
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We've gotten comfortable. like the crippled man, we're
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Like the crippled man, we're expecting a few coins,
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Expecting a few coins, something to sustain us, to
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Something to sustain us, to help us make it through the
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Help us make it through the year.
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Year. god is about to do a new
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God is about to do a new thing.
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Thing. you're asking for the
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You're asking for the possible, he's about to do
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Possible, he's about to do the impossible.
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The impossible. he's going to take you where
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He's going to take you where you've never been.
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You've never been. no more coins, no more
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No more coins, no more dysfunction, no more being
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Dysfunction, no more being barren, no more stuck in your
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Barren, no more stuck in your career.
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Career. you're about to come in to
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You're about to come in to some of these exceeded
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Some of these exceeded expectations.
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Expectations. this is a year where god is
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This is a year where god is going to do more than you've
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Going to do more than you've asked.
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Asked. you've been faithful, you've
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You've been faithful, you've honored him, now god is about
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Honored him, now god is about to show out in your life.
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To show out in your life. every morning, "lord, i want
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Every morning, "lord, i want to thank you that you're
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To thank you that you're going to exceed my
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Going to exceed my expectations."
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Expectations." if you do this, i believe and
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If you do this, i believe and declare god is about to visit
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Declare god is about to visit you again.
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You again. you've had samuel, he's been
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You've had samuel, he's been good to you, but you haven't
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Good to you, but you haven't seen anything yet.
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Seen anything yet. new doors are about to open,
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New doors are about to open, increase, promotion that you
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Increase, promotion that you didn't see coming.
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Didn't see coming. problems are turning around,
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Problems are turning around, health is being restored,
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Health is being restored, exceeded expectations are
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Exceeded expectations are coming your way in jesus'
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Coming your way in jesus' name, and if you receive it,
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Name, and if you receive it, can you say amen today?
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I'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity before we close
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Opportunity before we close to make jesus the lord
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To make jesus the lord of your life.
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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
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I make you my lord and savior.
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And savior. if you prayed that
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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You got born again. get in a good
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. he's going to take you places
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He's going to take you places that you've never dreamed.
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That you've never dreamed. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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Each week, i stand on
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Each week, i stand on this stage
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This stage and remind you
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And remind you of what god says about you.
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Of what god says about you. because it's easy
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Because it's easy to be defined by
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To be defined by who people say we are,
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Who people say we are, or by our own
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Or by our own negative thoughts;
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Negative thoughts; that we're not talented,
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That we're not talented, our problems too big.
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Our problems too big. the key is to go back to
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The key is to go back to who god says you are.
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I'd love to send you
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I'll help you discover your true identity.
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Your true identity. god says you're blessed.
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God says you're blessed. you're chosen. you're forgiven.
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You're chosen. you're forgiven. you have seeds of greatness.
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You have seeds of greatness. your future is bright.
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Your future is bright. when you get in agreement
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When you get in agreement with god and declare
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With god and declare his promises,
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His promises, you'll rise higher
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You'll rise higher and become
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And become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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God says about you: faith reminders
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Faith reminders when you need them most.
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When you need them most. as you read and reflect,
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As you read and reflect, the story of your life, the way
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The story of your life, the way you see yourself,
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You see yourself, will radically change.
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Will radically change. it will become a reflection
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It will become a reflection of god himself
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Of who you are in him. you are everything
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You are everything god says about you
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God says about you within these pages,
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Within these pages, so read it, experience it,
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So read it, experience it, and believe it.
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Every day. yes, you are
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Yes, you are who god says you are.
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Who god says you are. now is your time
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Strong, talented, valuable, a victor,
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Valuable, a victor, never a victim.
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Joel Osteen - The God Who Exceeds Expectations

May 20, 2025 | 27:29

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