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Joel Osteen - Grace For Gethsemane

November 7, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Grace For Gethsemane | November 7, 2025

> joel: god bless you.
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> joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Daily podcast, our youtube channel, social media. and
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Channel, social media. and you can come visit us in
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You can come visit us in person. we'd love to have you
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Person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of our
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Be a part of one of our services.
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Services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. in texas,
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Something funny. in texas, we're known for everything
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We're known for everything being bigger. there was this
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Being bigger. there was this texan farmer that loved to
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Texan farmer that loved to brag about the size of his
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Brag about the size of his ranch. he was in england and
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Ranch. he was in england and met this english farmer. he
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Met this english farmer. he asked him how big his ranch
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Asked him how big his ranch was, knowing that he would
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Was, knowing that he would probably ask about his. the
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Probably ask about his. the english man said, “my ranch
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English man said, “my ranch is 35 acres. how big is
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Is 35 acres. how big is yours?” the texan said,
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Yours?” the texan said, “let's just put it this way.
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“let's just put it this way. if i got in my truck at
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If i got in my truck at sunrise and started driving
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Sunrise and started driving across my property, at sunset
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Across my property, at sunset i would still be on my
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I would still be on my ranch.” the englishman said,
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Ranch.” the englishman said, “yeah, i used to have a truck
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“yeah, i used to have a truck like that.” (laughter) no
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Like that.” (laughter) no bragging around here.
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Bragging around here. here we go, y'all. this is my
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Here we go, y'all. 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 grace for gethsemane.
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About grace for gethsemane. the word gethsemane means a
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The word gethsemane means a place of pressing. it was an
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Place of pressing. it was an olive garden in jerusalem.
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Olive garden in jerusalem. workers would put olives into
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Workers would put olives into a press. they were squeezed,
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A press. they were squeezed, and under that pressure, the
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And under that pressure, the oil would come out. you
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Oil would come out. you couldn't have the valuable
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Couldn't have the valuable olive oil without the
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Olive oil without the pressing. it's not a
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Pressing. it's not a coincidence that before jesus
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Coincidence that before jesus went to the cross, before he
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Went to the cross, before he rose from the dead, he had to
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Rose from the dead, he had to go through the garden of
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Go through the garden of gethsemane. that's where he
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Gethsemane. that's where he was so overwhelmed, so
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Was so overwhelmed, so distressed, knowing what he
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Distressed, knowing what he was about to face, that he
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Was about to face, that he sweat great drops of blood.
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Sweat great drops of blood. he said, “my soul is in
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He said, “my soul is in agony, even to the point of
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Agony, even to the point of death.” he had this season of
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Death.” he had this season of suffering that he had to
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Suffering that he had to endure. he could have given
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Endure. he could have given up, said, “father i'm done
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Up, said, “father i'm done here. this is too much.” he
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Here. this is too much.” he could have called angels to
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Could have called angels to come rescue him, but he made
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Come rescue him, but he made this decision, “father, not
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This decision, “father, not my will but your will be
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My will but your will be done.” he passed the test. we
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Done.” he passed the test. we celebrate the resurrection,
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Celebrate the resurrection, but the real victory was won
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But the real victory was won in gethsemane. that's where
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In gethsemane. that's where he refused to give up. he
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He refused to give up. he didn't get bitter because
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Didn't get bitter because people betrayed him. he
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People betrayed him. he didn't get discouraged
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Didn't get discouraged because disciples fell
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Because disciples fell asleep. he didn't live
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Asleep. he didn't live frustrated because the plan
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Frustrated because the plan wasn't fair. he was squeezed.
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Wasn't fair. he was squeezed. he was pressured. he was
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He was pressured. he was uncomfortable but he endured
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Uncomfortable but he endured the suffering knowing the joy
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The suffering knowing the joy that was coming. real victory
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That was coming. real victory is not won in public, it's
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Is not won in public, it's won in private. it's what you
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Won in private. it's what you do in gethsemane, when you're
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Do in gethsemane, when you're taking the treatment, your
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Taking the treatment, your child is off course, when
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Child is off course, when your dream is delayed.
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Your dream is delayed. paul said in philippians, “i
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Paul said in philippians, “i want to know him in the power
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Want to know him in the power of his resurrection and the
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Of his resurrection and the fellowship of his suffering.”
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Fellowship of his suffering.” you can't have a resurrection
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You can't have a resurrection without some suffering. you
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Without some suffering. you have to have a strong will, a
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Have to have a strong will, a made-up mind. not a weak
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Made-up mind. not a weak mentality, but a warrior
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Mentality, but a warrior mentality. “i am in this for
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Mentality. “i am in this for the long haul. i will not
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The long haul. i will not give up, start complaining,
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Give up, start complaining, blaming, doubting. i know on
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Blaming, doubting. i know on the other side of this
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The other side of this suffering is the power of the
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Suffering is the power of the resurrection.” peter said,
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Resurrection.” peter said, “after you have suffered a
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“after you have suffered a little while, you will come
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Little while, you will come out established.” the
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Out established.” the suffering is not permanent.
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Suffering is not permanent. the squeezing, the pressing
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The squeezing, the pressing is not how your story ends.
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Is not how your story ends. gethsemane is just one stop.
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Gethsemane is just one stop. it's just a season. it's
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It's just a season. it's designed for you to pass
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Designed for you to pass through it, so you can come
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Through it, so you can come into the power, the fullness,
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Into the power, the fullness, the abundance that god has in
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The abundance that god has in store.
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Store. but the enemy would love for
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But the enemy would love for us to get stuck in
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Us to get stuck in gethsemane. “why did this
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Gethsemane. “why did this door close, why is this
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Door close, why is this taking so long, why did my
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Taking so long, why did my child get off course.” you
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Child get off course.” you can't reach your destiny
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Can't reach your destiny without being pressured,
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Without being pressured, squeezed, and thoughts
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Squeezed, and thoughts telling you that it's never
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Telling you that it's never going to work out and god has
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Going to work out and god has forgotten about you. the fact
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Forgotten about you. the fact that you feel the pressure,
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That you feel the pressure, that's a sign that a
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That's a sign that a resurrection is coming. you
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Resurrection is coming. you wouldn't be in gethsemane if
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Wouldn't be in gethsemane if you weren't close to
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You weren't close to something amazing. not
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Something amazing. not ordinary, but supernatural,
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Ordinary, but supernatural, doors opening you never
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Doors opening you never dreamed would open, business
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Dreamed would open, business tracking you down, the right
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Tracking you down, the right people showing up, healing
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People showing up, healing from what looks impossible.
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From what looks impossible. when you're in a place of
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When you're in a place of pressing, don't let it
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Pressing, don't let it squeeze your faith out,
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Squeeze your faith out, squeeze your hope, squeeze
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Squeeze your hope, squeeze your dreams. turn it around.
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Your dreams. turn it around. let it squeeze the doubt out.
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Let it squeeze the doubt out. “god, i don't see a way, but
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“god, i don't see a way, but i know you're making a way.”
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I know you're making a way.” squeeze the bitterness out.
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Squeeze the bitterness out. “god, they hurt me, but i
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“god, they hurt me, but i know you're my vindicator.”
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Know you're my vindicator.” squeeze the discouragement
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Squeeze the discouragement out. “i lost that loved one
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Out. “i lost that loved one but god, i know you have
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But god, i know you have beauty for these ashes.”
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Beauty for these ashes.” i can't promise you that
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I can't promise you that you'll never have a
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You'll never have a gethsemane, never feel
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Gethsemane, never feel pressured, overwhelmed,
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Pressured, overwhelmed, betrayed, but i can promise
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Betrayed, but i can promise you there is grace for every
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You there is grace for every gethsemane. the apostle paul
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Gethsemane. the apostle paul had what he called a thorn in
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Had what he called a thorn in his flesh, something that he
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His flesh, something that he couldn't get rid of. three
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Couldn't get rid of. three times he prayed, “god take
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Times he prayed, “god take this away. get me out of
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This away. get me out of gethsemane. i'm
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Gethsemane. i'm uncomfortable.” he couldn't
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Uncomfortable.” he couldn't pray it away. god said,
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Pray it away. god said, “paul, my grace is sufficient
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“paul, my grace is sufficient for you.” god won't let you
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For you.” god won't let you go into that pressure without
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Go into that pressure without giving you what you need to
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Giving you what you need to handle it. now quit telling
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Handle it. now quit telling yourself, “i can't take this
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Yourself, “i can't take this anymore. joel, i can't raise
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Anymore. joel, i can't raise these kids. i can't deal with
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These kids. i can't deal with this sickness. these
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This sickness. these coworkers are driving me
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Coworkers are driving me crazy.” you're defeating
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Crazy.” you're defeating yourself. when you're being
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Yourself. when you're being squeezed, you have to talk to
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Squeezed, you have to talk to yourself the right way. “i
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Yourself the right way. “i can handle this. i am strong
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Can handle this. i am strong in the lord. i can do all
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In the lord. i can do all things through christ.”
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Things through christ.” in one sense, it was easy for
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In one sense, it was easy for jesus to heal the blind man,
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Jesus to heal the blind man, easy to turn water into wine,
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Easy to turn water into wine, easy to raise lazarus from
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Easy to raise lazarus from the dead. but now jesus was
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The dead. but now jesus was in gethsemane. he was so
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In gethsemane. he was so distressed that he fell to
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Distressed that he fell to the ground, overwhelmed by
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The ground, overwhelmed by pressure. you don't get to
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Pressure. you don't get to choose the roads you travel.
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Choose the roads you travel. sometimes god will take you
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Sometimes god will take you to a gethsemane, down a path
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To a gethsemane, down a path that's uncomfortable. there's
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That's uncomfortable. there's pressure, adversity. you
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Pressure, adversity. you didn't choose it. we liked
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Didn't choose it. we liked the favor, the blessing, the
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The favor, the blessing, the good times. this battle chose
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Good times. this battle chose you. jesus already knew the
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You. jesus already knew the outcome. he already knew he
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Outcome. he already knew he would rise again and be
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Would rise again and be seated next to his father. he
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Seated next to his father. he knew the end, but in the
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Knew the end, but in the middle, the pressure was so
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Middle, the pressure was so great, he still questioned.
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Great, he still questioned. he said, “father, if you are
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He said, “father, if you are willing, take this bitter cup
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Willing, take this bitter cup from me.” three times he
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From me.” three times he prayed that, but the heavens
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Prayed that, but the heavens were silent. god never
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Were silent. god never answered.
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Answered. he didn't hear a voice boom
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He didn't hear a voice boom out like when he was
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Out like when he was baptized, “son i'm pleased
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Baptized, “son i'm pleased with you. keep going strong.
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With you. keep going strong. it's all going to work out.”
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It's all going to work out.” he heard from his father in
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He heard from his father in the good times, but in
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The good times, but in gethsemane, the most
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Gethsemane, the most difficult time of his life,
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Difficult time of his life, not a word. but god being
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Not a word. but god being silent doesn't mean that he's
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Silent doesn't mean that he's not there. that's a test.
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Not there. that's a test. that's when you have to show
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That's when you have to show god, you're going to trust
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God, you're going to trust him even when you don't hear
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Him even when you don't hear him. you're going to keep
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Him. you're going to keep believing even though nothing
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Believing even though nothing is changing. when heaven is
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Is changing. when heaven is silent, you need to go back
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Silent, you need to go back to what god already promised
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To what god already promised you. “god i'm in gethsemane,
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You. “god i'm in gethsemane, i'm dealing with this
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I'm dealing with this illness. lord, you said
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Illness. lord, you said you're jehovah rapha, the
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You're jehovah rapha, the lord my healer. lord, i thank
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Lord my healer. lord, i thank you you're restoring health
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You you're restoring health back unto me.” “god i'm
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Back unto me.” “god i'm suffering from this child
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Suffering from this child that's breaking my heart, but
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That's breaking my heart, but god you said, as for me and
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God you said, as for me and my house we will serve the
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My house we will serve the lord.”
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Lord.” jesus said, “father if you
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Jesus said, “father if you can take this cup from me,
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Can take this cup from me, nevertheless, not my will but
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Nevertheless, not my will but your will be done.” it's okay
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Your will be done.” it's okay to ask god to take something
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To ask god to take something away, but you need to add the
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Away, but you need to add the nevertheless. “god, if it
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Nevertheless. “god, if it doesn't happen my way, i'm
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Doesn't happen my way, i'm not going to complain, live
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Not going to complain, live bitter, give up on my dreams.
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Bitter, give up on my dreams. i'm going to stand strong,
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I'm going to stand strong, endure, knowing that this
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Endure, knowing that this season of suffering is
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Season of suffering is leading to a resurrection, to
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Leading to a resurrection, to a new level of my destiny.”
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A new level of my destiny.” god wouldn't have let you go
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God wouldn't have let you go to gethsemane if he didn't
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To gethsemane if he didn't have something amazing in
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Have something amazing in front of you. there are
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Front of you. there are levels of favor and blessing
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Levels of favor and blessing you can only see by going
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You can only see by going through a season of pressing,
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Through a season of pressing, a season of suffering.
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A season of suffering. gethsemane is not the enemy;
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Gethsemane is not the enemy; it's designed by god. it's a
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It's designed by god. it's a strategic place to launch you
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Strategic place to launch you to the power of the
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To the power of the resurrection, to see favor
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Resurrection, to see favor that you've never imagined.
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That you've never imagined. but here's the key, before
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But here's the key, before you see public victory, you
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You see public victory, you have to win the private
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Have to win the private victory. before you see your
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Victory. before you see your resurrection, you have to
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Resurrection, you have to pass the test in gethsemane.
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Pass the test in gethsemane. had jesus said, “father take
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Had jesus said, “father take this bitter cup from me,
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This bitter cup from me, because i'm bitter. i'm not
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Because i'm bitter. i'm not putting up with this
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Putting up with this suffering. it's too much.” he
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Suffering. it's too much.” he wouldn't have seen the
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Wouldn't have seen the resurrection. he wouldn't be
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Resurrection. he wouldn't be seated on the right hand of
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Seated on the right hand of the father.
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The father. are you missing favor and
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Are you missing favor and increase because you're stuck
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Increase because you're stuck in gethsemane? bitter over
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In gethsemane? bitter over what didn't work out, upset
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What didn't work out, upset over the door that closed,
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Over the door that closed, angry over who left you. try
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Angry over who left you. try a different approach. if you
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A different approach. if you win the battle in gethsemane,
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Win the battle in gethsemane, pass that test, you will see
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Pass that test, you will see what god is up to. this is
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What god is up to. this is not the time to be sour. this
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Not the time to be sour. this is the time to say, “i may
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Is the time to say, “i may not like it, but god, i trust
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Not like it, but god, i trust you. i know your plans for me
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You. i know your plans for me are for good. you wouldn't
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Are for good. you wouldn't have brought me into
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Have brought me into gethsemane, if i wasn't on
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Gethsemane, if i wasn't on the verge of a resurrection,
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The verge of a resurrection, a breakthrough, a new level
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A breakthrough, a new level of my destiny.”
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Of my destiny.” when jesus prayed that third
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When jesus prayed that third time, the scripture says,
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Time, the scripture says, “angels came and strengthened
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“angels came and strengthened him.” when you have an
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Him.” when you have an attitude of faith in times of
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Attitude of faith in times of suffering, you don't complain
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Suffering, you don't complain in the pressing, you're
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In the pressing, you're trusting god when the heavens
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Trusting god when the heavens are silent, when you're
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Are silent, when you're squeezed instead of being
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Squeezed instead of being sour, you're thanking him
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Sour, you're thanking him that he's working, that's
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That he's working, that's when angels are going to show
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When angels are going to show up. you'll feel a
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Up. you'll feel a supernatural strength to
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Supernatural strength to endure when you should be
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Endure when you should be overwhelmed, a power to keep
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Overwhelmed, a power to keep moving forward when you
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Moving forward when you should be stuck, a courage to
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Should be stuck, a courage to believe when you should be
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Believe when you should be doubting. that's how you pass
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Doubting. that's how you pass the test. you can't pray away
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The test. you can't pray away gethsemane. jesus asked his
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Gethsemane. jesus asked his father to remove this bitter
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Father to remove this bitter cup. “father, get me out of
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Cup. “father, get me out of this suffering, this
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This suffering, this pressure.” god didn't say,
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Pressure.” god didn't say, “all right, i'll remove it.
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“all right, i'll remove it. i'll change my plan.”
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I'll change my plan.” gethsemane is a setup. that
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Gethsemane is a setup. that suffering is leading to a
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Suffering is leading to a resurrection, to something
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Resurrection, to something supernatural.
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Supernatural. we see this in the life of
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We see this in the life of david. seventeen years old, a
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David. seventeen years old, a teenager out taking care of
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Teenager out taking care of his father's sheep, when the
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His father's sheep, when the prophet samuel showed up and
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Prophet samuel showed up and chose him over all of his
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Chose him over all of his brothers as the next king of
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Brothers as the next king of israel. a destiny moment.
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Israel. a destiny moment. david heard goliath taunting
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David heard goliath taunting the israelites, they were all
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The israelites, they were all afraid. he went out with a
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Afraid. he went out with a sling shot and a few stones
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Sling shot and a few stones and defeated this giant.
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And defeated this giant. overnight he became a
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Overnight he became a national hero. another
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National hero. another destiny moment. he was
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Destiny moment. he was invited by king saul to come
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Invited by king saul to come to the palace and serve as
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To the palace and serve as his armor bearer. he went
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His armor bearer. he went from no one knowing him, to
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From no one knowing him, to this influential position,
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This influential position, the favor of god. everything
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The favor of god. everything was going great. one good
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Was going great. one good break after another, then
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Break after another, then king saul became jealous of
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King saul became jealous of david and tried to kill him.
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David and tried to kill him. here david was honoring saul,
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Here david was honoring saul, being his best, but david
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Being his best, but david came into a gethsemane. a
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Came into a gethsemane. a time of pressing, a time of
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Time of pressing, a time of squeezing. he had to flee for
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Squeezing. he had to flee for his life. he lived out in the
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His life. he lived out in the desert, in caves, hiding, on
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Desert, in caves, hiding, on the run. it wasn't fair. he
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The run. it wasn't fair. he hadn't done anything wrong.
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Hadn't done anything wrong. david could have become
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David could have become bitter, “god where are you,
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Bitter, “god where are you, why did you let this happen?”
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Why did you let this happen?” he understood this principle.
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He understood this principle. that the suffering was a
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That the suffering was a setup. it was a sign that a
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Setup. it was a sign that a resurrection was coming.
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Resurrection was coming. david kept doing the right
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David kept doing the right thing. at one point he could
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Thing. at one point he could have killed saul. he and his
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Have killed saul. he and his men snuck up on saul while he
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Men snuck up on saul while he was sleeping, but david
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Was sleeping, but david wouldn't do it. he knew god
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Wouldn't do it. he knew god had anointed saul and he
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Had anointed saul and he wouldn't touch him. even
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Wouldn't touch him. even though david was suffering,
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Though david was suffering, he took the high road and did
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He took the high road and did the right thing. it wasn't
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The right thing. it wasn't long after that, that saul
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Long after that, that saul was killed in a battle and
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Was killed in a battle and david was made the king.
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David was made the king. on the way to your destiny,
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On the way to your destiny, there will be these moments
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There will be these moments of favor, god opening doors,
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Of favor, god opening doors, bringing right people,
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Bringing right people, causing you to excel, but
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Causing you to excel, but there will also be some
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There will also be some gethsemanes. some times of
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Gethsemanes. some times of pressing and squeezing. how
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Pressing and squeezing. how you handle gethsemane will
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You handle gethsemane will determine whether you get
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Determine whether you get stuck there or whether you
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Stuck there or whether you come into the resurrection.
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Come into the resurrection. it's easy to get bitter when
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It's easy to get bitter when people do us wrong, upset
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People do us wrong, upset over the medical report, sour
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Over the medical report, sour over the contract we lost.
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Over the contract we lost. but when you understand
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But when you understand gethsemane is strategic. it's
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Gethsemane is strategic. it's necessary for you to go to
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Necessary for you to go to the next level. you can't
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The next level. you can't have a resurrection without a
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Have a resurrection without a gethsemane. you have to pass
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Gethsemane. you have to pass the test, and here's the key,
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The test, and here's the key, in the pressure. any of us
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In the pressure. any of us can do the right thing when
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Can do the right thing when it's easy, when samuel's
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It's easy, when samuel's anointing us, when we're
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Anointing us, when we're defeating goliath, when
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Defeating goliath, when saul's calling us into the
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Saul's calling us into the palace. that doesn't take
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Palace. that doesn't take much faith. the test comes
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Much faith. the test comes when it's not fair, when
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When it's not fair, when people betrayed you, the
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People betrayed you, the medical report is not good,
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Medical report is not good, the business went down.
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The business went down. you're in gethsemane. that's
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You're in gethsemane. that's when many people give up,
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When many people give up, blame god, “i can't take this
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Blame god, “i can't take this pressure.” don't get stuck in
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Pressure.” don't get stuck in gethsemane. it was never
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Gethsemane. it was never designed to be permanent, for
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Designed to be permanent, for you to live there. it's a
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You to live there. it's a temporary season. if you'll
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Temporary season. if you'll pass the test in private,
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Pass the test in private, then you'll come into public
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Then you'll come into public victory.
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Victory. sometimes we're waiting for
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Sometimes we're waiting for god to change things. “joel,
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God to change things. “joel, when i get through this
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When i get through this suffering, then i'll have a
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Suffering, then i'll have a good attitude. when the
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Good attitude. when the pressure is not so much, when
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Pressure is not so much, when these people quit doing me
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These people quit doing me wrong. god, if you'll take
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Wrong. god, if you'll take this bitter cup from me, then
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This bitter cup from me, then i'll start believing again.”
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I'll start believing again.” no add the second part of the
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No add the second part of the prayer, “nevertheless, not my
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Prayer, “nevertheless, not my will, but let your will be
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Will, but let your will be done.”
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Done.” earlier that evening, jesus
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Earlier that evening, jesus had dinner with the twelve
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Had dinner with the twelve disciples. we call it the
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Disciples. we call it the last supper. he prayed over
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Last supper. he prayed over them, told them what he was
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Them, told them what he was going to go through and
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Going to go through and washed their feet. he left
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Washed their feet. he left that night with peter, james
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That night with peter, james and john and they went to the
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And john and they went to the garden of gethsemane. jesus
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Garden of gethsemane. jesus felt so overwhelmed, he asked
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Felt so overwhelmed, he asked them to stay up and pray for
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Them to stay up and pray for him. he went over by himself,
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Him. he went over by himself, fell on the ground, and
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Fell on the ground, and prayed that god would take
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Prayed that god would take this cup from him if he
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This cup from him if he could. in a little while, he
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Could. in a little while, he went back to check on his
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Went back to check on his disciples, hoping to get some
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Disciples, hoping to get some encouragement. he looked over
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Encouragement. he looked over and they were asleep. he woke
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And they were asleep. he woke them up and said, “come on,
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Them up and said, “come on, guys. couldn't you stay up an
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Guys. couldn't you stay up an hour and pray for me. this is
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Hour and pray for me. this is the most critical time of my
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The most critical time of my life.” he was frustrated. he
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Life.” he was frustrated. he asked them again, even more
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Asked them again, even more emphatically, “please stay
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Emphatically, “please stay awake and pray for me.” he
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Awake and pray for me.” he thought for sure they got the
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Thought for sure they got the message. he went off for a
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Message. he went off for a little while and prayed. he
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Little while and prayed. he came back a little later,
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Came back a little later, same thing. they were sound
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Same thing. they were sound asleep. sometimes when you
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Asleep. sometimes when you need people the most, they're
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Need people the most, they're not there for you. there's a
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Not there for you. there's a temptation to think, “if i
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Temptation to think, “if i had them, then i could get
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Had them, then i could get through this. then i could
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Through this. then i could overcome.” but the fact is,
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Overcome.” but the fact is, when you're in gethsemane,
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When you're in gethsemane, it's between you and god. you
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It's between you and god. you don't need other people. if
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Don't need other people. if someone's always rescuing
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Someone's always rescuing you, praying for you, keeping
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You, praying for you, keeping you cheered up, that's going
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You cheered up, that's going to limit your growth. god
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To limit your growth. god will wean you away from
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Will wean you away from people, so you'll have to
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People, so you'll have to depend on him. he wants to
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Depend on him. he wants to hear your prayer. you have a
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Hear your prayer. you have a direct line to him. he's
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Direct line to him. he's always listening.
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Always listening. jesus woke the disciples up
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Jesus woke the disciples up again and asked them to pray.
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Again and asked them to pray. he went away and came back
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He went away and came back the third time. they had
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The third time. they had fallen asleep. this time he
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Fallen asleep. this time he didn't try to wake them up.
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Didn't try to wake them up. he didn't try to convince
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He didn't try to convince them to pray. he looked at
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Them to pray. he looked at them and said, “sleep on.” he
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Them and said, “sleep on.” he came to a point where he
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Came to a point where he didn't let it bother him
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Didn't let it bother him anymore. he could have kept
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Anymore. he could have kept waking them up, being
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Waking them up, being frustrated, instead, he
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Frustrated, instead, he accepted that he wasn't going
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Accepted that he wasn't going to have their support and
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To have their support and that was okay. he knew he
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That was okay. he knew he didn't need them to fulfill
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Didn't need them to fulfill his destiny. when things
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His destiny. when things don't turn out the way you
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Don't turn out the way you thought, friends you were
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Thought, friends you were counting on weren't there for
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Counting on weren't there for you, you didn't get that
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You, you didn't get that promotion you deserved, the
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Promotion you deserved, the medical report hasn't
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Medical report hasn't improved. you've done all you
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Improved. you've done all you can. you've prayed, you
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Can. you've prayed, you believed, you worked hard.
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Believed, you worked hard. instead of letting that
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Instead of letting that frustrate you, you need to
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Frustrate you, you need to say like jesus, sleep on.
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Say like jesus, sleep on. “you're not going to bother
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“you're not going to bother me anymore. i'm not going to
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Me anymore. i'm not going to try to control things i can't
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Try to control things i can't control.
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Control. “joel, i'm disappointed
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“joel, i'm disappointed because these people weren't
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Because these people weren't there for me. they let me
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There for me. they let me down.” people can't stop your
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Down.” people can't stop your purpose. if they weren't
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Purpose. if they weren't there for you, you didn't
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There for you, you didn't need them. if they walked
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Need them. if they walked away, they weren't a part of
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Away, they weren't a part of your destiny. if they were
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Your destiny. if they were supposed to be there, they
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Supposed to be there, they couldn't leave. if they
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Couldn't leave. if they weren't supposed to, they
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Weren't supposed to, they couldn't stay. quit begging
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Couldn't stay. quit begging them to come back. tell them
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Them to come back. tell them to sleep on. god has someone
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To sleep on. god has someone better for you, someone that
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Better for you, someone that you can't get rid of, someone
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You can't get rid of, someone that loves you, that admires
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That loves you, that admires you, that sees you as the
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You, that sees you as the gift from god that you are.
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Gift from god that you are. that promotion you didn't
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That promotion you didn't get. how long are you going
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Get. how long are you going to be sour over that? tell it
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To be sour over that? tell it to sleep on. it's a test. god
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To sleep on. it's a test. god has a better position. that
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Has a better position. that medical report that hasn't
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Medical report that hasn't changed. you've done all you
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Changed. you've done all you can. quit worrying. quit
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Can. quit worrying. quit living frustrated. tell it to
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Living frustrated. tell it to sleep on. one of the best
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Sleep on. one of the best things i've learned is to not
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Things i've learned is to not fight everything i don't
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Fight everything i don't like. fight the closed doors,
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Like. fight the closed doors, fight the person that did you
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Fight the person that did you wrong, fight the delays. we
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Wrong, fight the delays. we end up living in a fighting
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End up living in a fighting mode, where we're always
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Mode, where we're always frustrated. two words can
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Frustrated. two words can save you a lot of heartache.
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Save you a lot of heartache. sleep on. “god you're in
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Sleep on. “god you're in control. i'm going to do my
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Control. i'm going to do my best and trust you to get me
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Best and trust you to get me where i'm supposed to be.”
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Where i'm supposed to be.” after the third time jesus
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After the third time jesus found his disciples asleep,
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Found his disciples asleep, something rose up in him. he
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Something rose up in him. he said, “we have to leave right
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Said, “we have to leave right now. my time has come.” they
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Now. my time has come.” they walked out of the garden,
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Walked out of the garden, there was judas looking for
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There was judas looking for him. the principle is you
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Him. the principle is you can't stay in gethsemane and
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Can't stay in gethsemane and reach your destiny. it's a
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Reach your destiny. it's a place that you're supposed to
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Place that you're supposed to pass through. at some point,
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Pass through. at some point, you have to rise up and say
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You have to rise up and say like jesus, “i'm done being
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Like jesus, “i'm done being bitter over who left me. i'm
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Bitter over who left me. i'm done living upset over what i
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Done living upset over what i didn't get, angry over the
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Didn't get, angry over the company that hurt me,
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Company that hurt me, disappointed by who fell
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Disappointed by who fell asleep, sour over this road
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Asleep, sour over this road that i didn't choose. i'm
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That i didn't choose. i'm leaving excuses, leaving
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Leaving excuses, leaving frustration, leaving
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Frustration, leaving self-pity, leaving guilt.”
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Self-pity, leaving guilt.” you have to get out of
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You have to get out of gethsemane. the enemy would
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Gethsemane. the enemy would love for you to get stuck
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Love for you to get stuck there. stuck in blame, stuck
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There. stuck in blame, stuck in who hurt you, stuck in a
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In who hurt you, stuck in a bad childhood. this is a new
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Bad childhood. this is a new day. yes, it was hard. they
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Day. yes, it was hard. they fell asleep. they betrayed
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Fell asleep. they betrayed you. you're on a road you
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You. you're on a road you didn't choose. can i tell
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Didn't choose. can i tell you, none of that stopped
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You, none of that stopped your destiny. all gethsemane
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Your destiny. all gethsemane did was get you prepared for
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Did was get you prepared for the next level. that pressure
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The next level. that pressure caused you to develop more
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Caused you to develop more muscles, greater trust,
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Muscles, greater trust, greater faith, greater
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Greater faith, greater resilience. the enemy thought
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Resilience. the enemy thought it would squeeze your faith
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It would squeeze your faith out, but it backfired. it
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Out, but it backfired. it squeezed out the doubt, the
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Squeezed out the doubt, the bitterness, the uncertainty.
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Bitterness, the uncertainty. now you're stronger, bolder,
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Now you're stronger, bolder, ready for the new things god
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Ready for the new things god has in store. you went
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Has in store. you went through the suffering. now
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Through the suffering. now you're prepared for the power
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You're prepared for the power of the resurrection.
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Of the resurrection. i can imagine, when satan saw
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I can imagine, when satan saw jesus in the garden of
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Jesus in the garden of gethsemane, with his hands in
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Gethsemane, with his hands in his face, in great distress,
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His face, in great distress, sweating drops of blood,
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Sweating drops of blood, saying father take this
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Saying father take this bitter cup from me. he
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Bitter cup from me. he thought he'd won. it looked
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Thought he'd won. it looked like a picture of defeat.
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Like a picture of defeat. like jesus was giving up. but
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Like jesus was giving up. but don't judge the rest of your
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Don't judge the rest of your life by a season in
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Life by a season in gethsemane. god wouldn't have
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Gethsemane. god wouldn't have let you go in if he wasn't
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Let you go in if he wasn't going to bring you out
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Going to bring you out better. he's up to something.
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Better. he's up to something. the next morning, jesus went
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The next morning, jesus went to the cross. they crucified
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To the cross. they crucified him. it looked like it was
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Him. it looked like it was over, but on the third day,
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Over, but on the third day, he came out of the grave. he
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He came out of the grave. he said, “i am he that lives, i
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Said, “i am he that lives, i was dead; behold, i am alive
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Was dead; behold, i am alive forevermore.” all that
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Forevermore.” all that suffering was a setup for a
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Suffering was a setup for a resurrection. that time of
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Resurrection. that time of distress in the garden, that
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Distress in the garden, that place of pressure, it wasn't
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Place of pressure, it wasn't random, it wasn't just a bad
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Random, it wasn't just a bad break, it was all a part of
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Break, it was all a part of god's plan that would launch
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God's plan that would launch jesus into his purpose.
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Jesus into his purpose. early that sunday morning,
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Early that sunday morning, mary magdalene rushed to the
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Mary magdalene rushed to the tomb to check on jesus. the
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Tomb to check on jesus. the stone had been rolled away,
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Stone had been rolled away, but jesus wasn't there. as
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But jesus wasn't there. as she was weeping and confused,
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She was weeping and confused, wondering who took his body.
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Wondering who took his body. she heard a voice asking,
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She heard a voice asking, “why are you crying? who are
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“why are you crying? who are you looking for?” she glanced
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You looking for?” she glanced back and thought it was the
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Back and thought it was the gardener. she said, “sir if
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Gardener. she said, “sir if you've taken him. please tell
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You've taken him. please tell me where he is.” jesus said
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Me where he is.” jesus said to her, “mary.” immediately
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To her, “mary.” immediately she recognized him. she went
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She recognized him. she went back and told the disciples
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Back and told the disciples that he was alive. it's
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That he was alive. it's interesting that jesus was
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Interesting that jesus was dressed as a gardener. when
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Dressed as a gardener. when he arose, he could have
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He arose, he could have dressed as a carpenter, as a
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Dressed as a carpenter, as a rabbi, as a king, but he
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Rabbi, as a king, but he chose a gardener. maybe he
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Chose a gardener. maybe he was showing us the
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Was showing us the significance of the garden of
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Significance of the garden of gethsemane. perhaps he was
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Gethsemane. perhaps he was saying, “i made it through my
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Saying, “i made it through my garden, stay in faith, i'm
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Garden, stay in faith, i'm going to help you make it
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Going to help you make it through yours.” the last
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Through yours.” the last place jesus appeared before
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Place jesus appeared before he ascended to heaven was the
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He ascended to heaven was the mount of olives. that's where
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Mount of olives. that's where gethsemane is located. a few
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Gethsemane is located. a few days earlier, he was there
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Days earlier, he was there suffering, in agony, great
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Suffering, in agony, great distress. now he's at that
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Distress. now he's at that very place, victorious, with
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Very place, victorious, with the keys of death and hell.
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The keys of death and hell. not suffering but reigning,
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Not suffering but reigning, not in agony, but in victory,
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Not in agony, but in victory, not great distress, but in
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Not great distress, but in all power.
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All power. yes, you may go through some
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Yes, you may go through some gethsemanes, but like jesus,
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Gethsemanes, but like jesus, you're going to go back to
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You're going to go back to that very place with great
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That very place with great victory, great favor, great
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Victory, great favor, great courage. the enemy doesn't
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Courage. the enemy doesn't have the final say. god does.
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Have the final say. god does. he's ordering your steps. in
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He's ordering your steps. in those times of pressing, keep
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Those times of pressing, keep reminding yourself, it's a
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Reminding yourself, it's a setup. that suffering is a
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Setup. that suffering is a sign that a resurrection is
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Sign that a resurrection is coming. now quit being
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Coming. now quit being frustrated over the
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Frustrated over the disappointments, who left
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Disappointments, who left you, what you can't control.
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You, what you can't control. tell it to sleep on. you
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Tell it to sleep on. you don't need that for your
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Don't need that for your destiny. you keep doing the
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Destiny. you keep doing the right thing when it's hard,
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Right thing when it's hard, you are passing the test. god
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You are passing the test. god sees your faithfulness. he
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Sees your faithfulness. he has angels coming to
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Has angels coming to strengthen you. i believe and
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Strengthen you. i believe and declare, you're about to see
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Declare, you're about to see the power of the
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The power of the resurrection. because you won
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Resurrection. because you won the victory in private,
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The victory in private, you're about to see a public
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You're about to see a public victory. favor, promotion,
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Victory. favor, promotion, healing, vindication, the
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Healing, vindication, the fullness of your destiny, in
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Fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say amen?
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It, can you say amen? (applause)
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Fear can be a powerful force
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Fear can be a powerful force and will try to make you feel
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And will try to make you feel alone, stuck, without hope.
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Alone, stuck, without hope. but fear doesn't
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But fear doesn't have to get the final say.
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Have to get the final say. there is a way out.
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There is a way out. fear is a powerful force,
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Fear is a powerful force, but so is faith.
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But so is faith. what we focus on shapes
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What we focus on shapes our reality.
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In my new book, no more fear:
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In my new book, no more fear: you have the mind of christ,
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You have the mind of christ, i'll show you how
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I'll show you how to silence fear and live boldly
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To silence fear and live boldly in faith and confidence.
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In faith and confidence. just like david said, "though
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Just like david said, "though i walk through the valley,
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I walk through the valley, i will not fear,"
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I will not fear," you too can walk through
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You too can walk through life's challenges
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Life's challenges without being paralyzed
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Without being paralyzed by fear.
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By fear. i can't promise you
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I can't promise you you'll never feel fear,
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You'll never feel fear, but i can teach you
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But i can teach you how to rise above it
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How to rise above it by dwelling on what god says,
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By dwelling on what god says, learning to replace
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Learning to replace the anxious thoughts
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The anxious thoughts with faith-filled ones.
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With faith-filled ones. you can live
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You can live from a place of peace,
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From a place of peace, power, and purpose.
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Power, and purpose. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. the bible proclaims,
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The bible proclaims, "the lord is my light
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"the lord is my light and my salvation;
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And my salvation; whom shall i fear?"
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Whom shall i fear?" this powerful
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This powerful and practical book
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And practical book will help you silence doubt,
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Will help you silence doubt, overcome anxiety,
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Overcome anxiety, and step boldly into god's
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And step boldly into god's overcoming power.
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Overcoming power. when fear whispers,
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When fear whispers, "you can't,"
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"you can't," this devotional will stir
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This devotional will stir your faith
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Your faith to declare, "god will."
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To declare, "god will." each page
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Each page reminds you
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Reminds you that you weren't
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That you weren't created to live in fear
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Created to live in fear or despair.
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Or despair. you were created to live
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You were created to live with passion,
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With passion, purpose, and confidence
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Purpose, and confidence in god's plans for your life.
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In god's plans for your life. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you to rise above fear
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Equip you to rise above fear and walk in victory.
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And walk in victory. fear doesn't have
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Fear doesn't have the final say, god does.
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The final say, god does. be bold,
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Be bold, be strong, and step up to who
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Be strong, and step up to who he made you to be.
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He made you to be. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know we're praying for
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We're praying for you and your family,
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You and your family, believing for god's very best.
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Believing for god's very best. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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As we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end
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Making a special year-end gift; helps
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Gift; helps to keep the ministries strong.
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To keep the ministries strong. i always want to thank our
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I always want to thank our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. and until we see you next time,
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And until we see you next time, 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 joel's new book,
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Your copy of joel's new book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. visit joelosteen.com or
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Call 888-567-joel. and for an additional gift
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And for an additional gift this month,
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This month, we're also offering the god's
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We're also offering the god's word work study collection.
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Word work study collection. this empowering set includes
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This empowering set includes the niv,
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The niv, the message
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The message parallel bible, joel's
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Parallel bible, joel's no more fear
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No more fear devotional, the classic
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Devotional, the classic how to read your bible
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How to read your bible and enjoy it,
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And enjoy it, plus a beautifully
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Plus a beautifully crafted leather
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Crafted leather bookmark with pen.
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Bookmark with pen. you can request these inspiring
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You can request these inspiring scripture discovery
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Resources
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By calling 888-567-joel or logging on to joelosteen.com
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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Today. call or click anytime,
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Call or click anytime, 24 hours a day.
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24 hours a day. silence fear.
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Silence fear. strengthen your spirit.
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Strengthen your spirit. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you to rise above
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Equip you to rise above fear and walk in victory.
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Fear and walk in victory. request these resources today.
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Joel Osteen - Grace For Gethsemane

November 7, 2025 | 29:56

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