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Joel Osteen - God's Face Is Shining On You

February 1, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - God's Face Is Shining On You | February 1, 2026

>joel: god bless you. it's
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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I like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this man. he was in his
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About this man. he was in his bathroom, and he went over to
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Bathroom, and he went over to the scales to weigh himself.
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The scales to weigh himself. his wife was over in the
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His wife was over in the corner watching. he was a
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Corner watching. he was a really large man. when he
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Really large man. when he stepped on, he sucked in his
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Stepped on, he sucked in his stomach as much as he
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Stomach as much as he possibly could, and he held
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Possibly could, and he held his breath. his wife kind of
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His breath. his wife kind of laughed and said, “honey
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Laughed and said, “honey that's not going to help
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That's not going to help anything.” he said, “sure it
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Anything.” he said, “sure it is. that's the only way i can
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Is. that's the only way i can see the numbers.” (laughter)
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See the numbers.” (laughter) all right guys. say it like
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All right guys. say it like you mean it. this is my
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You mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i
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Bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i
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Am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i
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Have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will be
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Can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about god's face is shining
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About god's face is shining on you. we all go through
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On you. we all go through situations that seem too much
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Situations that seem too much for us. we're dealing with an
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For us. we're dealing with an illness, raising a difficult
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Illness, raising a difficult child, our dream looks out of
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Child, our dream looks out of reach. it's easy to get
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Reach. it's easy to get discouraged and think we're
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Discouraged and think we're at a disadvantage. that's the
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At a disadvantage. that's the way the israelites felt. they
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Way the israelites felt. they were in the desert, some two
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Were in the desert, some two million people, trying to get
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Million people, trying to get to the promised land. they
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To the promised land. they were grateful that they were
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Were grateful that they were no longer slaves, but they
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No longer slaves, but they weren't prepared to travel
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Weren't prepared to travel through the desert. they
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Through the desert. they didn't have weapons and
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Didn't have weapons and equipment to protect them.
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Equipment to protect them. they didn't have food and
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They didn't have food and supplies to sustain them. at
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Supplies to sustain them. at one point, they said, “moses,
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One point, they said, “moses, why'd you even bring us out
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Why'd you even bring us out here to die?” but in numbers
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Here to die?” but in numbers 6, god told moses to have the
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6, god told moses to have the priests make this declaration
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Priests make this declaration over the people, “may the
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Over the people, “may the lord bless you and keep you.
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Lord bless you and keep you. and may his face shine on
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And may his face shine on you.” they were focused on
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You.” they were focused on the opposition, what they
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The opposition, what they didn't have. but moses said,
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Didn't have. but moses said, “no, you have to have a new
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“no, you have to have a new perspective. you're not at a
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Perspective. you're not at a disadvantage; god's face is
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Disadvantage; god's face is shining on you.” his face
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Shining on you.” his face represents his power, his
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Represents his power, his favor, his protection.
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Favor, his protection. you may think, “how can i
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You may think, “how can i make it through this illness?
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Make it through this illness? the report is not good.” on
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The report is not good.” on your own you're not able. the
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Your own you're not able. the good news is you're not on
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Good news is you're not on your own. god's face is
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Your own. god's face is shining on you. empowering
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Shining on you. empowering you, enabling you. there's a
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You, enabling you. there's a supernatural force working in
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Supernatural force working in your life. when you look at
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Your life. when you look at your dreams, the odds may be
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Your dreams, the odds may be against you. you don't have
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Against you. you don't have the connections, the
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The connections, the resources, the funding. by
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Resources, the funding. by yourself, it's not possible.
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Yourself, it's not possible. but you have to know, you
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But you have to know, you have a secret force.
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Have a secret force. something that can't be
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Something that can't be explained, that causes you to
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Explained, that causes you to succeed, to go beyond where
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Succeed, to go beyond where you're qualified. what is
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You're qualified. what is that? a lucky break? no
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That? a lucky break? no that's god's face shining on
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That's god's face shining on you, causing you to stand
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You, causing you to stand out, propelling you into your
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Out, propelling you into your purpose. now if you're going
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Purpose. now if you're going to see this happen, you can't
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To see this happen, you can't live thinking you're at a
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Live thinking you're at a disadvantage. “man, joel,
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Disadvantage. “man, joel, this problem is too big. i'll
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This problem is too big. i'll never get well. my business
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Never get well. my business is not going to make it.” the
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Is not going to make it.” the scripture says, “look up, for
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Scripture says, “look up, for your redemption draws nigh.”
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Your redemption draws nigh.” that's where your help comes
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That's where your help comes from. in those difficult
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From. in those difficult times, when you don't see a
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Times, when you don't see a way, you have to look up, and
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Way, you have to look up, and by faith, imagine god's face
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By faith, imagine god's face shining on you. causing good
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Shining on you. causing good breaks to find you, causing
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Breaks to find you, causing you to go where no one in
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You to go where no one in your family has gone.
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Your family has gone. in psalm 80, the psalmist was
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In psalm 80, the psalmist was in all kinds of trouble,
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In all kinds of trouble, facing opposition, enemies
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Facing opposition, enemies that were bigger. but he
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That were bigger. but he didn't complain. he didn't
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Didn't complain. he didn't get discouraged. he said in
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Get discouraged. he said in verse 2, “god, show us your
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Verse 2, “god, show us your mighty power. may your face
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Mighty power. may your face shine down on us, for only
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Shine down on us, for only then will we be saved.” a few
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Then will we be saved.” a few verses later, “god our
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Verses later, “god our enemies say we're a joke.
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Enemies say we're a joke. they look at us with scorn.
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They look at us with scorn. but god may your face shine
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But god may your face shine down on us.” verse 12, “our
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Down on us.” verse 12, “our walls are broken down, our
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Walls are broken down, our enemies are attacking us, but
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Enemies are attacking us, but oh god let your face shine on
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Oh god let your face shine on us.” three times in this
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Us.” three times in this short chapter, they
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Short chapter, they acknowledged god's face was
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Acknowledged god's face was shining on them. they were
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Shining on them. they were saying in effect, “we look
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Saying in effect, “we look like we're at a disadvantage,
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Like we're at a disadvantage, but we know a secret, god is
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But we know a secret, god is shining on us, protecting us,
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Shining on us, protecting us, favoring us, sustaining us.”
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Favoring us, sustaining us.” that opposition you're facing
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That opposition you're facing can't take you out. that
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Can't take you out. that sickness can't stop your
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Sickness can't stop your purpose. that bad break
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Purpose. that bad break didn't cancel your destiny.
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Didn't cancel your destiny. it doesn't have that much
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It doesn't have that much power. the most high god is
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Power. the most high god is in control of your life. his
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In control of your life. his face is his favor. his face
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Face is his favor. his face is the power to endure with a
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Is the power to endure with a good attitude. his face is
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Good attitude. his face is supernatural healing,
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Supernatural healing, promotion, things that don't
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Promotion, things that don't make sense.
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Make sense. people think, “how could you
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People think, “how could you be that successful, with all
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Be that successful, with all you've been through.” god's
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You've been through.” god's face is shining on you.
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Face is shining on you. “joel, how could you get the
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“joel, how could you get the compaq center? how could your
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Compaq center? how could your mother have lived forty-four
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Mother have lived forty-four years after she was diagnosed
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Years after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer? joel,
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With terminal cancer? joel, how could your father go from
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How could your father go from poverty, no education, drop
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Poverty, no education, drop out of high school, to
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Out of high school, to pastoring great churches,
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Pastoring great churches, impacting the world.” that
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Impacting the world.” that wasn't our own ability. that
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Wasn't our own ability. that was god's face shining on us.
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Was god's face shining on us. you may not be able to see it
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You may not be able to see it physically, but you need to
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Physically, but you need to imagine by faith, god's face
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Imagine by faith, god's face is shining on you. his face
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Is shining on you. his face is his glory, causing you to
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Is his glory, causing you to stand out. giving you
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Stand out. giving you influence, authority to
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Influence, authority to fulfill your purpose.
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Fulfill your purpose. when moses was leading the
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When moses was leading the israelites through the
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Israelites through the desert, he went up on mount
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Desert, he went up on mount sinai and spent forty days
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Sinai and spent forty days alone with god. that's where
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Alone with god. that's where he received the ten
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He received the ten commandments. when he came
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Commandments. when he came down from the mountain, his
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Down from the mountain, his face was so radiant, so
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Face was so radiant, so bright the people couldn't
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Bright the people couldn't look at him. they knew
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Look at him. they knew something supernatural
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Something supernatural happened. his face was
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Happened. his face was glowing with the glory of
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Glowing with the glory of god. the scripture says, “the
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God. the scripture says, “the lord spoke to moses face to
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Lord spoke to moses face to face, as a man speaks to his
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Face, as a man speaks to his friend.” that was a unique
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Friend.” that was a unique situation where he was right
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Situation where he was right there with god. notice what
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There with god. notice what happened, the glory of god
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Happened, the glory of god was so bright on moses that
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Was so bright on moses that people couldn't stand to look
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People couldn't stand to look at him. there was awe and
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At him. there was awe and reverence. that's what
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Reverence. that's what enabled moses to lead the
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Enabled moses to lead the people through the difficulty
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People through the difficulty and deal with all the
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And deal with all the trouble. some of the
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Trouble. some of the israelites they didn't like
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Israelites they didn't like moses. they wanted to do
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Moses. they wanted to do their own thing, but they
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Their own thing, but they knew not to mess with him,
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Knew not to mess with him, they had seen him shining
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They had seen him shining with god's glory.
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With god's glory. you may go through seasons
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You may go through seasons where people discount you,
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Where people discount you, overlook you. but don't
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Overlook you. but don't worry, your time is coming.
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Worry, your time is coming. god knows how to illuminate
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God knows how to illuminate you. when his face shines on
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You. when his face shines on you, it's like moses, you'll
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You, it's like moses, you'll be radiant with the glory of
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Be radiant with the glory of god. people may not be able
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God. people may not be able to put their finger on it,
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To put their finger on it, but there's just something
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But there's just something about you that they like.
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About you that they like. something that gives you
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Something that gives you respect. they want to be good
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Respect. they want to be good to you. that's the face of
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To you. that's the face of god, shining on you, giving
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God, shining on you, giving you credibility. lifting you
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You credibility. lifting you up when others try to push
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Up when others try to push you down. causing you to
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You down. causing you to succeed when some wanted you
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Succeed when some wanted you to fail. making you shine
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To fail. making you shine when that one relative was
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When that one relative was trying to discredit you. the
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Trying to discredit you. the more they talk, the higher
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More they talk, the higher god's going to take you.
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God's going to take you. what's amazing is this is not
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What's amazing is this is not something you have to do.
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Something you have to do. strive, strain and
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Strive, strain and manipulate. “i've got to work
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Manipulate. “i've got to work up all this favor, and make
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Up all this favor, and make people like me, force these
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People like me, force these doors to open.” that's not
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Doors to open.” that's not your part. your part is to
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Your part. your part is to honor god, keep him first
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Honor god, keep him first place, all through the day
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Place, all through the day acknowledge him in your
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Acknowledge him in your thoughts. when you do that,
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Thoughts. when you do that, his face is shining on you.
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His face is shining on you. he's the one that gives the
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He's the one that gives the favor, the good breaks, the
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Strength to endure. moses
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Strength to endure. moses didn't come down the mountain
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Didn't come down the mountain and think, “i've got to look
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And think, “i've got to look impressive. i've got to throw
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Impressive. i've got to throw my weight around, i've got to
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My weight around, i've got to show them that i'm a leader.”
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Show them that i'm a leader.” he didn't have to do any of
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He didn't have to do any of that. it was the glory of god
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That. it was the glory of god on him. it wasn't his own
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On him. it wasn't his own efforts; it was god
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Efforts; it was god illuminating him and causing
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Illuminating him and causing him to stand out.
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Him to stand out. think about the moon. we look
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Think about the moon. we look up at night, and it's so
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Up at night, and it's so beautiful and glowing. this
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Beautiful and glowing. this big white ball, shining so
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Big white ball, shining so brightly. but what's
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Interesting is the moon has
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Interesting is the moon has no light of its own. not a
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No light of its own. not a single ray of light comes
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Single ray of light comes from the moon itself. all of
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From the moon itself. all of its beauty, all of its
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Its beauty, all of its radiance is simply a
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Radiance is simply a reflection of the sun.
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Reflection of the sun. without the sun, the moon
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Without the sun, the moon wouldn't be visible. we'd
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Wouldn't be visible. we'd never see it, just a big dark
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Never see it, just a big dark object in the sky. but when
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Object in the sky. but when the sun shines on it, the
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The sun shines on it, the moon becomes illuminated. it
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Moon becomes illuminated. it takes on prominence. people
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Takes on prominence. people all over the world enjoy its
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All over the world enjoy its beauty.
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Beauty. that's the way it is with us.
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That's the way it is with us. we're not shining in our own
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We're not shining in our own strength. we don't have
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Strength. we don't have enough talent, experience, to
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Enough talent, experience, to accomplish our god given
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Accomplish our god given purpose by ourselves. if we
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Purpose by ourselves. if we try to do it on our own, we
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Try to do it on our own, we get frustrated, trying to
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Get frustrated, trying to make people be for us, trying
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Make people be for us, trying to force opportunities. but
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To force opportunities. but when you understand that
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When you understand that god's face is shining on you,
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God's face is shining on you, then you can live from a
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Then you can live from a place of rest, knowing that
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Place of rest, knowing that it's not up to you. you are
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It's not up to you. you are reflecting the glory of god.
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Reflecting the glory of god. when you stay in faith,
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When you stay in faith, you'll reflect his favor,
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You'll reflect his favor, reflect his goodness. that
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Reflect his goodness. that means he'll open doors you
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Means he'll open doors you could never open. he'll
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Could never open. he'll promote you when you weren't
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Promote you when you weren't next in line. he'll heal you
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Next in line. he'll heal you when the report says you're
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When the report says you're not going to get well. don't
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Not going to get well. don't live in this striving mode,
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Live in this striving mode, straining, just be a good
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Straining, just be a good reflector. look up. “god, i
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Reflector. look up. “god, i love you. i put you first
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Love you. i put you first place. i know your face is
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Place. i know your face is shining on me. you'll get me
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Shining on me. you'll get me to where i'm supposed to be.”
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To where i'm supposed to be.” see the moon never worries.
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See the moon never worries. imagine with me, thinking,
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Imagine with me, thinking, “maybe i'm not going to shine
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“maybe i'm not going to shine today. i don't have any light
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Today. i don't have any light on my own. what if i'm not
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On my own. what if i'm not visible?” no, the moon just
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Visible?” no, the moon just does what it was purposed to
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Does what it was purposed to do, and the sun brings the
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Do, and the sun brings the illumination. the sun shines
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Illumination. the sun shines and lights up the moon. the
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And lights up the moon. the moon is just a good
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Moon is just a good reflector. but the moon could
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Reflector. but the moon could say, “i need to create some
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Say, “i need to create some power plants. i need to put
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Power plants. i need to put up some massive lights,
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Up some massive lights, generate electricity and
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Generate electricity and wattage and visibility.” no,
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Wattage and visibility.” no, the moon knows it has a
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The moon knows it has a source. it doesn't have to
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Source. it doesn't have to manufacture all this
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Manufacture all this prominence and visibility.
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Prominence and visibility. the sun is up there. in the
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The sun is up there. in the same way, we don't have to
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Same way, we don't have to manufacture promotion, favor,
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Manufacture promotion, favor, people liking us. be still
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People liking us. be still and know that he is your
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And know that he is your source. his face is shining
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Source. his face is shining on you. quit trying to create
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On you. quit trying to create all the light and just
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All the light and just reflect his goodness. god
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Reflect his goodness. god knows how to make you shine.
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Knows how to make you shine. he knows how to bring out
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He knows how to bring out your brilliance, cause you to
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Your brilliance, cause you to radiate so brightly that
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Radiate so brightly that people notice. you don't have
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People notice. you don't have to convince them, they will
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To convince them, they will see the favor, the healing,
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See the favor, the healing, the creativity. you are
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The creativity. you are reflecting the goodness of
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Reflecting the goodness of god.
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When i first started
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When i first started ministering, i felt so
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Ministering, i felt so unqualified. i didn't have
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Unqualified. i didn't have the training, the experience.
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The training, the experience. all these thoughts tried to
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All these thoughts tried to convince me that i wasn't
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Convince me that i wasn't enough, that i couldn't do
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It. that i would fail. but
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It. that i would fail. but when you don't feel enough on
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When you don't feel enough on your own ability, that's not
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Your own ability, that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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Necessarily a bad thing. jesus said, “of my own self,
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Jesus said, “of my own self, i can do nothing.” he's the
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I can do nothing.” he's the son of god. he has all power.
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Son of god. he has all power. but he was saying in effect,
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But he was saying in effect, “i'm reflecting the goodness
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“i'm reflecting the goodness of my father. i'm empowered
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Of my father. i'm empowered through his favor and his
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Through his favor and his purpose.” if i had gone by
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Purpose.” if i had gone by how i felt or how it looked
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How i felt or how it looked in the natural, i would have
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In the natural, i would have talked myself out of it. i
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Talked myself out of it. i had to look up, and say,
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Had to look up, and say, “god, i believe your face is
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“god, i believe your face is shining on me. god, i don't
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Shining on me. god, i don't have enough light on my own,
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Have enough light on my own, i don't have the
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I don't have the qualifications, but god i'll
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Qualifications, but god i'll be a reflector. i'll reflect
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Be a reflector. i'll reflect your goodness, your favor,
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Your goodness, your favor, your mercy.” god knows how to
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Your mercy.” god knows how to bring prominence, he knows
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Bring prominence, he knows how to give you ability and
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How to give you ability and open doors, cause things to
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Open doors, cause things to fall into place. that's what
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Fall into place. that's what the scripture says, “it's not
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The scripture says, “it's not by our might, not by our
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By our might, not by our power, but by your spirit.”
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Power, but by your spirit.” it's his face shining on you
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It's his face shining on you causing you to accomplish
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Causing you to accomplish your purpose. now don't talk
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Your purpose. now don't talk yourself out of it. focused
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Yourself out of it. focused on what you don't have, what
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On what you don't have, what you didn't get, how you feel
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You didn't get, how you feel not enough. the moon doesn't
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Not enough. the moon doesn't have any light. not one bulb,
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Have any light. not one bulb, not one generator, not one
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Not one generator, not one power plant, yet it shines
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Power plant, yet it shines day after day, year after
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Day after day, year after year. why? because the sun is
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Year. why? because the sun is its source. it's not
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Its source. it's not dependent just on what it
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Dependent just on what it has. can i encourage you; the
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Has. can i encourage you; the son is your source. s-o-n.
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Son is your source. s-o-n. the most high god is shining
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The most high god is shining on you. he's making you
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On you. he's making you radiant. he's showing your
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Radiant. he's showing your brilliance, he's causing you
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Brilliance, he's causing you to stand out, to achieve, to
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Overcome.
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Isaiah said, “arise and shine
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Isaiah said, “arise and shine for the glory of the lord is
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For the glory of the lord is upon you.” it doesn't say,
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Upon you.” it doesn't say, one day god is going to shine
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One day god is going to shine on you. it says god is
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On you. it says god is shining on you right now. how
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Shining on you right now. how come that sickness couldn't
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Come that sickness couldn't take you out? god is shining
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Take you out? god is shining on you. why did that car
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On you. why did that car barely miss you on the
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Barely miss you on the freeway? that's god shining.
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Freeway? that's god shining. how can you endure that
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How can you endure that trouble? you should have had
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Trouble? you should have had a nervous breakdown, but
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A nervous breakdown, but you're still standing. that
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You're still standing. that wasn't just willpower, that's
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Wasn't just willpower, that's god's face shining on you.
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God's face shining on you. how were you able to have
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How were you able to have that baby? you were told by
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That baby? you were told by the experts you couldn't
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The experts you couldn't conceive. that's the face of
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Conceive. that's the face of god causing you to do what
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God causing you to do what you can't do on your own. now
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You can't do on your own. now isaiah said, “arise and
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Isaiah said, “arise and shine.” the principle is, you
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Shine.” the principle is, you can't sit around discouraged,
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Can't sit around discouraged, dwelling on what didn't work
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Dwelling on what didn't work out, thinking it's never
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Out, thinking it's never going to change. you have to
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Going to change. you have to arise. that means get your
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Arise. that means get your passion back. get your dreams
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Passion back. get your dreams back and start expecting
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Back and start expecting god's favor. instead of
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God's favor. instead of complaining, you need to look
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Complaining, you need to look up. “father, i thank you that
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Up. “father, i thank you that your face is shining on me.
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Your face is shining on me. you're opening the right
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You're opening the right doors; you're bringing the
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Doors; you're bringing the right people. lord, i
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Right people. lord, i recognize, i don't have to
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Recognize, i don't have to make all this happen, i'm
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Make all this happen, i'm reflecting your goodness.”
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Reflecting your goodness.” when you live like that, god
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When you live like that, god will cause you to shine,
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Will cause you to shine, he'll bring prominence.
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He'll bring prominence. i have some friends that live
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I have some friends that live in another state. they were
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In another state. they were trying to sell their home,
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Trying to sell their home, but the housing market was
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But the housing market was very depressed. there was a
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Very depressed. there was a surplus of homes for sale. on
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Surplus of homes for sale. on their street alone, there
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Their street alone, there were twelve houses on the
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Were twelve houses on the market. it was taking an
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Market. it was taking an average of a year and a half
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Average of a year and a half for them to sell. their
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For them to sell. their realtor told them to not get
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Realtor told them to not get their hopes up. it would be a
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Their hopes up. it would be a long, long process. those
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Long, long process. those were the facts. that was all
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Were the facts. that was all true in the natural, but god
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True in the natural, but god is supernatural. when his
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Is supernatural. when his face shines on you, it will
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Face shines on you, it will cause your property to stand
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Cause your property to stand out. god knows how to
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Out. god knows how to illuminate your business,
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Illuminate your business, illuminate you, give you
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Illuminate you, give you contracts, promotion that
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Don't make sense. six weeks
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Don't make sense. six weeks after this couple listed
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After this couple listed their house, the agent
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Their house, the agent brought them a contract for
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Brought them a contract for the full price. the agent
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The full price. the agent didn't know what to say.
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Didn't know what to say. nothing was selling in less
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Nothing was selling in less than a year. at closing, the
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Than a year. at closing, the buyers told this couple how
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Buyers told this couple how they had looked at many other
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They had looked at many other houses, even ones that were
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Houses, even ones that were bigger, a better value. but
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Bigger, a better value. but they said, “there's just
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They said, “there's just something about this place
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Something about this place that stood out. and we knew
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That stood out. and we knew it was supposed to be ours.”
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That wasn't a lucky break,
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That wasn't a lucky break, that was the face of god
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That was the face of god causing them to shine. he'll
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Causing them to shine. he'll make your business standout.
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Make your business standout. he'll cause your children
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He'll cause your children excel, your health turnaround.
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Excel, your health turnaround. now don't live striving,
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Now don't live striving, straining, just be a good
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Straining, just be a good reflector. believe that god's
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Reflector. believe that god's face is shining on you. you
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Face is shining on you. you may not see how it can work
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May not see how it can work out; that's okay. we're
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Out; that's okay. we're limited, but god is
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Limited, but god is unlimited. he knows how to
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Unlimited. he knows how to get you to where you're
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Get you to where you're supposed to be. a lady i know
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Supposed to be. a lady i know was refinishing a piece of
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Was refinishing a piece of furniture at home. she was
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Furniture at home. she was using this electric sander
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Using this electric sander that she'd had for years. one
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That she'd had for years. one of the pieces that held the
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Of the pieces that held the belt on broke off. she put it
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Belt on broke off. she put it in a bag that said lakewood
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In a bag that said lakewood and ran up to the hardware
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And ran up to the hardware store. this man came over to
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Store. this man came over to help. she showed him the
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Help. she showed him the piece and asked if they
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Piece and asked if they carried it. he looked at her
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Carried it. he looked at her in the strangest way and
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In the strangest way and said, “no, we don't carry
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Said, “no, we don't carry that model.” but he picked up
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That model.” but he picked up a brand new, top of the line
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A brand new, top of the line sander and said, “here take
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Sander and said, “here take this one. we're going to give
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This one. we're going to give it to you.” she didn't know
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It to you.” she didn't know what to think; she'd never
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What to think; she'd never met the man; never seen him.
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Met the man; never seen him. she said, “are you serious?”
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She said, “are you serious?” he said, “yes, when you get
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He said, “yes, when you get to the counter, just tell
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To the counter, just tell them my number. it's five,
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Five, five.” she thanked him
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Five, five.” she thanked him and walked up front to check
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And walked up front to check out. there were several long
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Out. there were several long lines with people. she was at
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Lines with people. she was at the back. one of the ladies
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The back. one of the ladies at the register stopped, and
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At the register stopped, and said to her, “come up here,
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Said to her, “come up here, i'm going to take you next.”
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I'm going to take you next.” she pointed to herself and
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Said, “you mean me?” she
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Said, “you mean me?” she said, “yes you.” she told the
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Said, “yes you.” she told the clerk how the man said he was
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Clerk how the man said he was going to give that to her.
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Going to give that to her. the clerk said, “i don't know
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The clerk said, “i don't know if he can do that. what's his
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If he can do that. what's his name.” she said, “his number
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Name.” she said, “his number is five, five, five.” the
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Is five, five, five.” the clerk said, “he can do
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Clerk said, “he can do whatever he wants. he's the
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Whatever he wants. he's the national manager.” as the
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National manager.” as the lady was about to leave, she
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Lady was about to leave, she said to the clerk, “why'd you
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Said to the clerk, “why'd you call me up here?” the clerk
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Call me up here?” the clerk said, “i saw your lakewood
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Said, “i saw your lakewood bag and i love lakewood.”
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Bag and i love lakewood.” friends, god knows how to
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Friends, god knows how to make you stand out. he knows
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Make you stand out. he knows how to illuminate you. she
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How to illuminate you. she didn't know the man, but god
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Didn't know the man, but god will cause people to be good
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Will cause people to be good to you. his face shining on
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To you. his face shining on you will bring prominence.
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You will bring prominence. this is not something you
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This is not something you have to work for or try to
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Have to work for or try to make happen. just keep god
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Make happen. just keep god first place and you will
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First place and you will reflect his glory, reflect
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Reflect his glory, reflect his goodness. “i don't know
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His goodness. “i don't know joel, i've got a lot of
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Joel, i've got a lot of things coming against me.
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Things coming against me. i've had a lot of setbacks. i
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I've had a lot of setbacks. i think i'm at a disadvantage.”
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Think i'm at a disadvantage.” no, you need to look up. have
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No, you need to look up. have a new perspective. the
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A new perspective. the creator of the universe, the
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Creator of the universe, the god who flung stars into
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God who flung stars into space, has his face shining
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Space, has his face shining on you. you wouldn't be
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On you. you wouldn't be hearing this if god wasn't
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Hearing this if god wasn't about to do something
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About to do something unusual, out of the ordinary.
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Unusual, out of the ordinary. open new doors, turn that
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Open new doors, turn that sickness around, bring your
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Sickness around, bring your child back home. new levels
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Child back home. new levels of prominence and influence
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Coming your way.d influence
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Coming your way.d influence the scripture says, “the lord
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The scripture says, “the lord god is a sun and a shield. he
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God is a sun and a shield. he bestows honor and favor.”
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Bestows honor and favor.” this refers to god as the
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This refers to god as the sun. one thing about the sun
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Sun. one thing about the sun is it never stops shining.
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Is it never stops shining. there's never been a day when
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There's never been a day when the sun hasn't come up in the
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The sun hasn't come up in the morning. never a time when
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Morning. never a time when the sun went dark, when it
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The sun went dark, when it didn't produce light. the sun
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Didn't produce light. the sun is constantly shining. we
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Is constantly shining. we don't always see it. some
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Don't always see it. some days are cloudy. it's
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Overcast, looks gray and
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Overcast, looks gray and gloomy. but the fact is, the
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Gloomy. but the fact is, the sun is still shining. it's
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Sun is still shining. it's just being blocked by the
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Just being blocked by the clouds. at some point, the
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Clouds. at some point, the clouds will dissipate and
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Clouds will dissipate and we'll see the sun shining
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We'll see the sun shining brightly in the sky. it's the
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Brightly in the sky. it's the same way with god's face
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Same way with god's face shining on us. sometimes we
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Shining on us. sometimes we don't see it. it's cloudy in
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Don't see it. it's cloudy in our life. we're dealing with
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Our life. we're dealing with an illness, went through a
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An illness, went through a breakup, we lost a loved one.
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Breakup, we lost a loved one. it feels dark. thoughts will
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It feels dark. thoughts will tell you, “it's never going
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Tell you, “it's never going to change. you've seen your
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To change. you've seen your best days.” but you have to
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Best days.” but you have to know god's face is still
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Know god's face is still shining on you. he may feel
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Shining on you. he may feel distant, but he has not left
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Distant, but he has not left you. behind the dark clouds,
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You. behind the dark clouds, he's shining strength,
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He's shining strength, upholding you, not letting
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Upholding you, not letting you go under. without his
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You go under. without his face, you wouldn't make it
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Face, you wouldn't make it through. the good news is
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Through. the good news is those clouds are
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Those clouds are not permanent. the trouble is
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Not permanent. the trouble is temporary. the sickness, the
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Temporary. the sickness, the loneliness. it's just a
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Loneliness. it's just a matter of time before the
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Matter of time before the clouds blow out and you see
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Clouds blow out and you see the face of god shining on
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The face of god shining on you in a new way.
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You in a new way. don't let the dark clouds
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Don't let the dark clouds fool you. just like the sun
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Fool you. just like the sun has always come up in the
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Has always come up in the morning, god has always had
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Morning, god has always had his face shining on you. even
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His face shining on you. even when you were off course,
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When you were off course, even when we didn't deserve
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Even when we didn't deserve it, it was his mercy that
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It, it was his mercy that gave us another chance. his
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Gave us another chance. his mercy had you fenced in, kept
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Mercy had you fenced in, kept you from missing your
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You from missing your destiny. his mercy sustained
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Destiny. his mercy sustained you in the hospital. his
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You in the hospital. his mercy protected your child.
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Mercy protected your child. his mercy pushed back forces
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His mercy pushed back forces of evil. in those dark times,
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Of evil. in those dark times, when it's cloudy in your
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When it's cloudy in your life, you have to look up,
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Life, you have to look up, and say it by faith, “god, i
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And say it by faith, “god, i believe your face is still
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Believe your face is still shining on me. i can't see it
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Shining on me. i can't see it right now, but i know these
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Right now, but i know these clouds are about to pass, and
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Clouds are about to pass, and i will see your favor, your
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I will see your favor, your healing, your breakthroughs
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Healing, your breakthroughs in amazing ways.”
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In amazing ways.” in acts 6, there was a man
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In acts 6, there was a man named stephen. he was full of
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Named stephen. he was full of faith and full of the spirit,
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Faith and full of the spirit, the scripture says. he prayed
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The scripture says. he prayed and saw many miracles and
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And saw many miracles and many people become believers.
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Many people become believers. but just because you have
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But just because you have faith, doesn't mean you won't
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Faith, doesn't mean you won't have opposition. when god
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Have opposition. when god promotes you, some people
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Promotes you, some people can't handle it. they'll
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Can't handle it. they'll criticize, try to discredit,
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Criticize, try to discredit, make you look bad. stephen
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Make you look bad. stephen had all this favor, but the
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Had all this favor, but the religious leaders didn't like
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Religious leaders didn't like him. they made up lies, false
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Him. they made up lies, false accusations and had him
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Accusations and had him arrested. they brought him
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Arrested. they brought him before the council and said,
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Before the council and said, “this man is causing trouble,
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“this man is causing trouble, speaking against our
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Speaking against our tradition, and what moses
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Tradition, and what moses taught us.” stephen was
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Taught us.” stephen was there, in front of this
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There, in front of this hostile crowd, surrounded by
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Hostile crowd, surrounded by people that didn't like him.
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People that didn't like him. he could have thought, “god
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He could have thought, “god where are you? if you're
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Where are you? if you're shining your face, why didn't
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Shining your face, why didn't you keep me out of this
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You keep me out of this trouble?” but verse 15 says,
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Trouble?” but verse 15 says, “all the people stared at
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“all the people stared at stephen because his face
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Stephen because his face became as bright as an
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Became as bright as an angel.” in front of this
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Angel.” in front of this angry mob, on trial for
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Angry mob, on trial for something he didn't do,
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Something he didn't do, notice what happened, the
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Notice what happened, the glory of god came on him. so
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Glory of god came on him. so bright, the people were taken
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Bright, the people were taken aback. he looked like an
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Aback. he looked like an angel. god was showing us,
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Angel. god was showing us, “when you're in difficult
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“when you're in difficult times, i don't leave you, i
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Times, i don't leave you, i shine brighter.” when you get
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Shine brighter.” when you get thrown into the fire, he
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Thrown into the fire, he comes in with you. he's the
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Comes in with you. he's the fourth man. i can't tell you
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Fourth man. i can't tell you that god's face will keep you
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That god's face will keep you out of trouble, out of
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Out of trouble, out of difficulty, but i can tell
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Difficulty, but i can tell you he'll shine brighter.
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You he'll shine brighter. he'll give you the grace, the
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He'll give you the grace, the strength, the favor to endure.
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They gave stephen the mic,dure.
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They gave stephen the mic,dure. put him on trial and said,
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Put him on trial and said, “what's your defense? what do
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“what's your defense? what do you say about these
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You say about these accusations?” stephen went
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Accusations?” stephen went through a long speech telling
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Through a long speech telling the history of god's goodness
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The history of god's goodness from abraham to joseph to
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David to jesus. he ended
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David to jesus. he ended with, “you persecuted all the
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With, “you persecuted all the prophets before me, you
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Prophets before me, you crucified jesus, the messiah,
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Crucified jesus, the messiah, and now you're persecuting
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And now you're persecuting me.” they were so angry they
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Me.” they were so angry they shook their fists in rage.
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Shook their fists in rage. but the scripture says,
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But the scripture says, “stephen looked up and saw
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“stephen looked up and saw the glory of god.” he said,
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The glory of god.” he said, “i see jesus standing at the
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“i see jesus standing at the right hand of the father.”
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Right hand of the father.” they were so outraged, they
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They were so outraged, they picked up rocks and started
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Picked up rocks and started stoning him. this angry mob
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Stoning him. this angry mob threw rock after rock. but
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Threw rock after rock. but you never read where stephen
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You never read where stephen complained; you never read
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Complained; you never read where he was in pain. the
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Where he was in pain. the glory of god was on him so
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Glory of god was on him so strong, he said, “father,
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Strong, he said, “father, forgive them. don't hold this
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Forgive them. don't hold this charge against them.” he
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Charge against them.” he breathed his last breath.
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Breathed his last breath. what am i saying? in the most
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What am i saying? in the most difficult times, god's face
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Difficult times, god's face is still shining on you,
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Is still shining on you, giving you the grace to
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Giving you the grace to endure. see there's living
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Endure. see there's living grace, that's the grace to
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Grace, that's the grace to outlast, to overcome, but
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Outlast, to overcome, but there's also dying grace.
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There's also dying grace. that's the grace to go home.
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That's the grace to go home. not bitter, not complaining,
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Not bitter, not complaining, not in pain, but in peace,
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Not in pain, but in peace, knowing the god who's face
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Knowing the god who's face is shining on you, is the god
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Is shining on you, is the god who will receive you into his
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Who will receive you into his arms. the god who welcomes
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Arms. the god who welcomes you to the place he's
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Prepared for you.he's
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Prepared for you.he's when my brother paul was a
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When my brother paul was a little boy. i wasn't born
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Little boy. i wasn't born yet. paul is thirty-four
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Yet. paul is thirty-four years older than i am.
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Years older than i am. (laughter) most people think
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(laughter) most people think he's my father. but one night
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He's my father. but one night paul was in bed, about five
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Paul was in bed, about five years old. his room was a few
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Years old. his room was a few feet down the hallway from
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Feet down the hallway from our parents. they were in bed
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Our parents. they were in bed as well. for some reason,
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As well. for some reason, paul was afraid that night.
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Paul was afraid that night. he said, “daddy are you in
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He said, “daddy are you in there? my father said, “yes
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There? my father said, “yes paul i'm here.” thirty
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Seconds went by. he said it
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Seconds went by. he said it again. “daddy, are you still
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Again. “daddy, are you still in there?” he said, “yes
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In there?” he said, “yes paul, i'm still here.”
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Paul, i'm still here.” another time, “daddy, are you
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Another time, “daddy, are you there?” “yes paul, i'm here.”
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There?” “yes paul, i'm here.” a minute went by. this time
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A minute went by. this time paul said, “daddy, is your
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Paul said, “daddy, is your face turned toward me?” my
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Face turned toward me?” my father said, “yes paul, my
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Father said, “yes paul, my face is turned toward you.”
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Face is turned toward you.” can i tell you; god's face is
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Can i tell you; god's face is turned toward you. and it
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Turned toward you. and it will always be turned toward
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Will always be turned toward you. even when you make
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You. even when you make mistakes, god's mercy is
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Mistakes, god's mercy is still there. when you're in
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Still there. when you're in times of trouble, injustice,
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Times of trouble, injustice, like stephen, god's face is
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Like stephen, god's face is shining the strength, the
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Shining the strength, the endurance. when the task
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Endurance. when the task seems too big, you're not
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Seems too big, you're not qualified, like with moses,
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Qualified, like with moses, god's shining the favor,
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God's shining the favor, causing you to stand out, to
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Causing you to stand out, to excel. again, you don't have
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Excel. again, you don't have to make all this happen,
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To make all this happen, striving, and straining. just
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Striving, and straining. just be a good reflector. keep god
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Be a good reflector. keep god first place. honor him with
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First place. honor him with your life and you'll be like
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Your life and you'll be like the moon. you don't have any
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The moon. you don't have any light of your own, but you'll
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Light of your own, but you'll reflect the goodness of god.
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Reflect the goodness of god. now no more thinking you're
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Now no more thinking you're at a disadvantage. you're not
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At a disadvantage. you're not enough. no arise and shine
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Enough. no arise and shine for the glory of the lord is
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For the glory of the lord is upon you. if you'll do this,
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Upon you. if you'll do this, i believe and declare, you're
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I believe and declare, you're about to see his face shining
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About to see his face shining in a new way. doors opening,
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In a new way. doors opening, greater prominence,
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Greater prominence, influence, healing,
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Influence, healing, abundance, the fullness of
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Abundance, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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Many people believe
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Many people believe that god can heal.
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That god can heal. but when nothing is improving,
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But when nothing is improving, our prayers are
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Our prayers are not being answered,
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Not being answered, it's easy to think:
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It's easy to think: will god heal me?
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Will god heal me? the truth is,
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The truth is, god still loves to heal.
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God still loves to heal. i've witnessed
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I've witnessed god's healing power
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God's healing power firsthand in my own family.
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Firsthand in my own family. when situations
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When situations seemed impossible,
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Seemed impossible, and medically
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And medically speaking,
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Speaking, there were no options,
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There were no options, god stepped in and made a way.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you our new devotional,
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Our new devotional, god still loves to heal.
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God still loves to heal. it's filled with scripture
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It's filled with scripture and encouragement
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And encouragement designed to strengthen
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Designed to strengthen your faith
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Your faith and help
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And help you believe for healing.
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You believe for healing. even when you can't see it,
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Even when you can't see it, god is still working.
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God is still working. as you stand firm and declare
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As you stand firm and declare his promises,
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His promises, healing is on the way.
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Healing is on the way. the same god who healed in
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The same god who healed in the bible
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The bible is still healing today.
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Is still healing today. your generous support
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Your generous support is so important to help us
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Is so important to help us share the message of hope.
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Share the message of hope. and as our way of saying
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And as our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount,
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For your gift of any amount, pastor
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Pastor joel would like to send you
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Joel would like to send you a copy of god
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A copy of god still loves to heal.
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Still loves to heal. this new seasonal devotional
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This new seasonal devotional will guide you
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Will guide you through a weekly rhythm
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Through a weekly rhythm where you'll be encouraged
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Where you'll be encouraged by life-changing insight
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By life-changing insight that will strengthen
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That will strengthen and encourage
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And encourage you in your faith.
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You in your faith. jesus cares
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Jesus cares about you physically,
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About you physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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Mentally, and emotionally. he forgives us, delivers
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He forgives us, delivers us, and he heals
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Us, and he heals us and makes us whole.
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Us and makes us whole. with this
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With this inspiring devotional resource,
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Inspiring devotional resource, you'll go on a healing journey.
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You'll go on a healing journey. you'll enter into god's rest
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You'll enter into god's rest and restoration, knowing
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And restoration, knowing his promises are true
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His promises are true yesterday, today, and forever.
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Yesterday, today, and forever. receive your copy
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And healing power. my mother
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My mother was miraculously healed
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Was miraculously healed from terminal cancer.
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From terminal cancer. my sister
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My sister lisa was healed
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Lisa was healed from a birth injury
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From a birth injury similar to cerebral palsy.
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Similar to cerebral palsy. what god did for us,
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What god did for us, he can do for you.
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He can do for you. victoria and i
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Victoria and i are going to be praying for you
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Are going to be praying for you this month,
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This month, especially for healing for
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Especially for healing for you and your family.
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You and your family. not just physically,
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Not just physically, but mentally
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But mentally and emotionally
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And emotionally that you will be
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That you will be completely whole.
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Completely whole. we appreciate your prayer
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We appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Is impacting people around the world and special
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Around the world and special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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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. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of god
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Joel Osteen - God's Face Is Shining On You

February 1, 2026 | 27:29

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