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Joel Osteen - Have An Abundant Mentality

October 16, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Have An Abundant Mentality | October 16, 2025

(applause)
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(applause) well, god bless you. it's
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(applause) well, god bless you. it's always a joy to come into your
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Well, god bless you. it's always a joy to come into your homes. if you're ever in our
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Always a joy to come into your homes. if you're ever in our area please stop by and be a
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Homes. if you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Area please stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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Part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in.
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Feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in. thank you again for coming out
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So much for tuning in. thank you again for coming out today.
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Thank you again for coming out today. i like to start with something
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Today. i like to start with something funny.
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about this kindergarten
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Funny. i heard about this kindergarten teacher. she wanted to explain
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I heard about this kindergarten teacher. she wanted to explain to her students about
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Teacher. she wanted to explain to her students about self-esteem. she asked anyone
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To her students about self-esteem. she asked anyone in the class that feels dumb to
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Self-esteem. she asked anyone in the class that feels dumb to please stand up. she didn't
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In the class that feels dumb to please stand up. she didn't think anybody would stand and
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Please stand up. she didn't think anybody would stand and she would make the point how
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Think anybody would stand and she would make the point how nobody is dumb. but about that
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She would make the point how nobody is dumb. but about that time, little johnny stood up.
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Nobody is dumb. but about that time, little johnny stood up. she thought, "oh, no. now what
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Time, little johnny stood up. she thought, "oh, no. now what am i going to do?"
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She thought, "oh, no. now what am i going to do?" she said, "now, johnny. do you
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Am i going to do?" she said, "now, johnny. do you really feel like you're dumb?"
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She said, "now, johnny. do you really feel like you're dumb?" he said, "no, ma'am. i just
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Really feel like you're dumb?" he said, "no, ma'am. i just hate to see you standing there
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He said, "no, ma'am. i just hate to see you standing there all by yourself." (laughter)
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Hate to see you standing there all by yourself." (laughter) hold up your bibles. say it
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All by yourself." (laughter) hold up your bibles. say it like you mean it.
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Hold up your bibles. say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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Like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess:
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Of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today about having an abundant
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I want to talk to you today about having an abundant mentality. god's dream for your
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About having an abundant mentality. god's dream for your life is that you would be
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Mentality. god's dream for your life is that you would be blessed in such a way that you
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Life is that you would be blessed in such a way that you could be a blessing to others.
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Blessed in such a way that you could be a blessing to others. david said, "my cup runs over."
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Could be a blessing to others. david said, "my cup runs over." god is an overflow god.
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David said, "my cup runs over." god is an overflow god. but here's the key; you can't go
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God is an overflow god. but here's the key; you can't go around thinking thoughts of
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But here's the key; you can't go around thinking thoughts of lack, not enough, struggle and
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Around thinking thoughts of lack, not enough, struggle and expect to have abundance.
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Lack, not enough, struggle and expect to have abundance. if you've been under pressure
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Expect to have abundance. if you've been under pressure for a long time and have
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If you've been under pressure for a long time and have difficulty making ends meet it's
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For a long time and have difficulty making ends meet it's easy to develop a limited
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Difficulty making ends meet it's easy to develop a limited mindset. "i'll never get out of
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Easy to develop a limited mindset. "i'll never get out of this neighborhood." or, "i'll
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Mindset. "i'll never get out of this neighborhood." or, "i'll never have enough to send my
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This neighborhood." or, "i'll never have enough to send my kids to college."
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Never have enough to send my kids to college." no, that may be where you are
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Kids to college." no, that may be where you are now but that's not where you
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No, that may be where you are now but that's not where you have to stay. god is called
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Now but that's not where you have to stay. god is called el shaddai, the god of more
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Have to stay. god is called el shaddai, the god of more than enough. not the god of
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El shaddai, the god of more than enough. not the god of barely enough. not the god of
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Than enough. not the god of barely enough. not the god of just help me make it through.
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Barely enough. not the god of just help me make it through. let me live off the leftovers.
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Just help me make it through. let me live off the leftovers. no, the god of overflow.
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Let me live off the leftovers. no, the god of overflow. the god of abundance.
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No, the god of overflow. the god of abundance. the god of more than enough.
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The god of abundance. the god of more than enough. psalm 35 says, "let them say
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The god of more than enough. psalm 35 says, "let them say continually, 'let the lord be
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Psalm 35 says, "let them say continually, 'let the lord be magnified who takes pleasure in
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Continually, 'let the lord be magnified who takes pleasure in the prosperity of his
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Magnified who takes pleasure in the prosperity of his children.'" they were supposed
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The prosperity of his children.'" they were supposed to go around constantly saying,
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Children.'" they were supposed to go around constantly saying, "god takes pleasure in
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To go around constantly saying, "god takes pleasure in prospering me."
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"god takes pleasure in prospering me." it was to help them develop this
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Prospering me." it was to help them develop this abundant mentality.
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It was to help them develop this abundant mentality. your life is moving toward what
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Abundant mentality. your life is moving toward what you're constantly thinking
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Your life is moving toward what you're constantly thinking about.
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You're constantly thinking about. if you're always thinking
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About. if you're always thinking thoughts of lack, not enough,
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If you're always thinking thoughts of lack, not enough, struggle, you're moving toward
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Thoughts of lack, not enough, struggle, you're moving toward the wrong things.
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Struggle, you're moving toward the wrong things. all through the day meditate on
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The wrong things. all through the day meditate on these thoughts: overflow,
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All through the day meditate on these thoughts: overflow, abundance, god takes pleasure in
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These thoughts: overflow, abundance, god takes pleasure in prospering me.
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Abundance, god takes pleasure in prospering me. in the scripture, the
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Prospering me. in the scripture, the israelites had been in slavery
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In the scripture, the israelites had been in slavery for many years. that was the
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Israelites had been in slavery for many years. that was the land of barely enough.
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For many years. that was the land of barely enough. they were just enduring,
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Land of barely enough. they were just enduring, surviving, barely making it
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They were just enduring, surviving, barely making it through.
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Surviving, barely making it through. one day god brought them out of
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Through. one day god brought them out of slavery and took them into the
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One day god brought them out of slavery and took them into the desert.
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Slavery and took them into the desert. that was the land of just
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Desert. that was the land of just enough.
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That was the land of just enough. their needs were supplied but
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Enough. their needs were supplied but nothing extra.
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Their needs were supplied but nothing extra. it says their clothes didn't
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Nothing extra. it says their clothes didn't wear out for 40 years.
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It says their clothes didn't wear out for 40 years. i'm sure they were grateful.
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Wear out for 40 years. i'm sure they were grateful. i don't know about you.
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I'm sure they were grateful. i don't know about you. i don't particularly want to
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I don't know about you. i don't particularly want to wear this same suit for the next
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I don't particularly want to wear this same suit for the next 40 years.
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Wear this same suit for the next 40 years. if i have to i'm not going to
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40 years. if i have to i'm not going to complain but that's not my idea
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If i have to i'm not going to complain but that's not my idea of abundance.
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Complain but that's not my idea of abundance. it wasn't god's either.
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Of abundance. it wasn't god's either. god eventually took them into
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It wasn't god's either. god eventually took them into the promised land.
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God eventually took them into the promised land. that was the land of more than
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The promised land. that was the land of more than enough.
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That was the land of more than enough. the food and supplies were
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Enough. the food and supplies were plenteous.
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The food and supplies were plenteous. the bundles of grapes so large
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Plenteous. the bundles of grapes so large two grown men had to carry them.
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The bundles of grapes so large two grown men had to carry them. it's called, "the land flowing
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Two grown men had to carry them. it's called, "the land flowing with milk and honey."
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It's called, "the land flowing with milk and honey." "flowing" means it didn't stop.
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With milk and honey." "flowing" means it didn't stop. it never ran out.
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"flowing" means it didn't stop. it never ran out. it continued to have an
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It never ran out. it continued to have an abundance.
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It continued to have an abundance. that's where god is taking you.
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Abundance. that's where god is taking you. now you may be in the land of
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That's where god is taking you. now you may be in the land of barely enough right now.
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Now you may be in the land of barely enough right now. you don't know how you're going
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Barely enough right now. you don't know how you're going to make it through next week.
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You don't know how you're going to make it through next week. don't worry.
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To make it through next week. don't worry. god hasn't forgotten about you.
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Don't worry. god hasn't forgotten about you. god clothes the lilies of the
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God hasn't forgotten about you. god clothes the lilies of the field.
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God clothes the lilies of the field. he feeds the birds of the air.
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Field. he feeds the birds of the air. he is going to take care of you.
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He feeds the birds of the air. he is going to take care of you. you may be in the land of just
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He is going to take care of you. you may be in the land of just enough.
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You may be in the land of just enough. your needs are supplied.
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Enough. your needs are supplied. you're grateful but there's
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Your needs are supplied. you're grateful but there's nothing extra, nothing to
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You're grateful but there's nothing extra, nothing to accomplish your dreams.
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Nothing extra, nothing to accomplish your dreams. god is saying, "i did not
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Accomplish your dreams. god is saying, "i did not breathe my life into you to live
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God is saying, "i did not breathe my life into you to live in the land of barely enough.
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Breathe my life into you to live in the land of barely enough. i didn't create you to live in
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In the land of barely enough. i didn't create you to live in the land of just enough."
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I didn't create you to live in the land of just enough." those are seasons.
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The land of just enough." those are seasons. those are tests.
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Those are seasons. those are tests. but they are not permanent.
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Those are tests. but they are not permanent. don't put your stakes down.
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But they are not permanent. don't put your stakes down. you are passing through.
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Don't put your stakes down. you are passing through. it is only temporary.
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You are passing through. it is only temporary. god has a promised land for you.
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It is only temporary. god has a promised land for you. he has a place of abundance, of
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God has a promised land for you. he has a place of abundance, of more than enough where it's
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He has a place of abundance, of more than enough where it's flowing with provision, not just
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More than enough where it's flowing with provision, not just one time, but you'll continue to
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Flowing with provision, not just one time, but you'll continue to increase.
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One time, but you'll continue to increase. you will continue to have
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Increase. you will continue to have plenty.
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You will continue to have plenty. now if you're in the land of
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Plenty. now if you're in the land of barely enough don't you dare
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Now if you're in the land of barely enough don't you dare settle there.
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Barely enough don't you dare settle there. that is where you are.
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Settle there. that is where you are. it is not who you are.
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That is where you are. it is not who you are. that is your location.
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It is not who you are. that is your location. that is not your identity.
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That is your location. that is not your identity. you are a child of the most high
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That is not your identity. you are a child of the most high god.
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You are a child of the most high god. no matter what it looks like you
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God. no matter what it looks like you have this abundant mentality.
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No matter what it looks like you have this abundant mentality. keep reminding yourself, "god
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Have this abundant mentality. keep reminding yourself, "god takes pleasure in prospering me.
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Keep reminding yourself, "god takes pleasure in prospering me. i am the head and never the
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Takes pleasure in prospering me. i am the head and never the tail."
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I am the head and never the tail." (applause)
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Tail." (applause) i received a letter from a
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(applause) i received a letter from a young couple.
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I received a letter from a young couple. they had both been raised in
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Young couple. they had both been raised in low-income families.
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They had both been raised in low-income families. all they saw modeled growing up
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Low-income families. all they saw modeled growing up was lack, struggle; can't get
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All they saw modeled growing up was lack, struggle; can't get ahead.
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Was lack, struggle; can't get ahead. their families had accepted it
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Ahead. their families had accepted it but not this couple.
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Their families had accepted it but not this couple. they had been coming to
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But not this couple. they had been coming to lakewood.
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They had been coming to lakewood. they didn't have a "not enough"
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Lakewood. they didn't have a "not enough" mentality.
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They didn't have a "not enough" mentality. they had an abundant mentality.
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Mentality. they had an abundant mentality. they knew god had a promised
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They had an abundant mentality. they knew god had a promised land in store for them.
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They knew god had a promised land in store for them. and they took a step of faith.
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Land in store for them. and they took a step of faith. on very average incomes they
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And they took a step of faith. on very average incomes they decided to build their own
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On very average incomes they decided to build their own house.
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Decided to build their own house. they didn't take out a loan.
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House. they didn't take out a loan. whenever they had extra funds
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They didn't take out a loan. whenever they had extra funds they would buy the materials and
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Whenever they had extra funds they would buy the materials and hire the contractors.
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They would buy the materials and hire the contractors. a couple of years later they
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Hire the contractors. a couple of years later they moved into this beautiful house
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A couple of years later they moved into this beautiful house in a nice neighborhood, all debt
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Moved into this beautiful house in a nice neighborhood, all debt free.
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In a nice neighborhood, all debt free. it was like god had multiplied
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Free. it was like god had multiplied their funds.
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It was like god had multiplied their funds. not long ago they sold that
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Their funds. not long ago they sold that house for twice what they had
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Not long ago they sold that house for twice what they had put into it.
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House for twice what they had put into it. the lady wrote, "we never
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Put into it. the lady wrote, "we never dreamed we would blessed like we
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The lady wrote, "we never dreamed we would blessed like we are today."
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Dreamed we would blessed like we are today." she went on to say something
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Are today." she went on to say something interesting.
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She went on to say something interesting. she said, "my great-grandparents
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Interesting. she said, "my great-grandparents and my grandparents always told
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She said, "my great-grandparents and my grandparents always told me that if i had beans and rice
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And my grandparents always told me that if i had beans and rice that was good enough.
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Me that if i had beans and rice that was good enough. but i always knew one day i
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That was good enough. but i always knew one day i would have steak."
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But i always knew one day i would have steak." (applause)
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Would have steak." (applause) if you're going to become
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(applause) if you're going to become everything god has created you
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If you're going to become everything god has created you to be you've got to make up your
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Everything god has created you to be you've got to make up your mind like she did.
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To be you've got to make up your mind like she did. you are not going to settle for
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Mind like she did. you are not going to settle for beans and rice.
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You are not going to settle for beans and rice. you are not going to get stuck
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Beans and rice. you are not going to get stuck in the land of barely enough or
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You are not going to get stuck in the land of barely enough or the land of just enough but
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In the land of barely enough or the land of just enough but you're going to keep praying,
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The land of just enough but you're going to keep praying, believing, expecting, hoping,
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You're going to keep praying, believing, expecting, hoping, dreaming, working, being
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Believing, expecting, hoping, dreaming, working, being faithful, until you make it all
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Dreaming, working, being faithful, until you make it all the way in to the land of more
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Faithful, until you make it all the way in to the land of more than enough. (applause)
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The way in to the land of more than enough. (applause) now there is nothing wrong with
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Than enough. (applause) now there is nothing wrong with beans and rice.
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Now there is nothing wrong with beans and rice. nothing wrong with surviving.
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Beans and rice. nothing wrong with surviving. but god wants you to go further.
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Nothing wrong with surviving. but god wants you to go further. god wants you to set a new
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But god wants you to go further. god wants you to set a new standard for your family.
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God wants you to set a new standard for your family. he is an overflow god, a more
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Standard for your family. he is an overflow god, a more than enough god.
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He is an overflow god, a more than enough god. jesus told a parable about a
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Than enough god. jesus told a parable about a prodigal son.
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Jesus told a parable about a prodigal son. this young man left home and
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Prodigal son. this young man left home and blew all of his money, wasted
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This young man left home and blew all of his money, wasted his inheritance and decided to
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Blew all of his money, wasted his inheritance and decided to return home.
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His inheritance and decided to return home. when his father saw him - the
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Return home. when his father saw him - the father represents god - he said
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When his father saw him - the father represents god - he said to the staff, "go kill the
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Father represents god - he said to the staff, "go kill the fatted calf. we're going to
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To the staff, "go kill the fatted calf. we're going to have a party."
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Fatted calf. we're going to have a party." the older brother was upset.
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Have a party." the older brother was upset. he said, "dad, i've been with
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The older brother was upset. he said, "dad, i've been with you this whole time and you've
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He said, "dad, i've been with you this whole time and you've never given me a skinny goat."
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You this whole time and you've never given me a skinny goat." let me ask you. do you have a
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Never given me a skinny goat." let me ask you. do you have a fatted calf mentality or do you
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Let me ask you. do you have a fatted calf mentality or do you have a skinny goat mentality?
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Fatted calf mentality or do you have a skinny goat mentality? do you think beans and rice are
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Have a skinny goat mentality? do you think beans and rice are good enough?
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Do you think beans and rice are good enough? or do you say, "no, i want some
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Good enough? or do you say, "no, i want some enchiladas. i want some
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Or do you say, "no, i want some enchiladas. i want some fajitas. i want some
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Enchiladas. i want some fajitas. i want some sopapillas." (applause)
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Fajitas. i want some sopapillas." (applause) listen, you can live off of
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Sopapillas." (applause) listen, you can live off of bread and water. you can
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Listen, you can live off of bread and water. you can survive in the land of barely
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Bread and water. you can survive in the land of barely enough. we can endure the land
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Survive in the land of barely enough. we can endure the land of just enough.
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Enough. we can endure the land of just enough. "just enough to make it through.
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Of just enough. "just enough to make it through. just enough to pay my bills this
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"just enough to make it through. just enough to pay my bills this week."
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Just enough to pay my bills this week." but that is not god's best.
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Week." but that is not god's best. your heavenly father, the one
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But that is not god's best. your heavenly father, the one that breathed life into you is
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Your heavenly father, the one that breathed life into you is saying, "i've got a fatted calf
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That breathed life into you is saying, "i've got a fatted calf for you.
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Saying, "i've got a fatted calf for you. i've got a place for you in the
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For you. i've got a place for you in the land of more than enough."
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I've got a place for you in the land of more than enough." now don't go around thinking
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Land of more than enough." now don't go around thinking that you'll never get ahead.
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Now don't go around thinking that you'll never get ahead. you'll never live in a nice
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That you'll never get ahead. you'll never live in a nice place.
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You'll never live in a nice place. you'll never have enough to
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Place. you'll never have enough to accomplish your dreams.
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You'll never have enough to accomplish your dreams. get rid of that skinny goat and
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Accomplish your dreams. get rid of that skinny goat and start having a fatted calf
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Get rid of that skinny goat and start having a fatted calf mentality.
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Start having a fatted calf mentality. god wants you to overflow with
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Mentality. god wants you to overflow with his goodness.
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God wants you to overflow with his goodness. (applause)
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His goodness. (applause) when the israelites were in
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(applause) when the israelites were in the desert in the land of just
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When the israelites were in the desert in the land of just enough they got tired of eating
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The desert in the land of just enough they got tired of eating the same thing every day.
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Enough they got tired of eating the same thing every day. they said, "moses, we want some
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The same thing every day. they said, "moses, we want some meat to eat out here."
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They said, "moses, we want some meat to eat out here." they were complaining but at
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Meat to eat out here." they were complaining but at least for a little while they
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They were complaining but at least for a little while they had a fatted calf mentality.
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Least for a little while they had a fatted calf mentality. moses thought, "that's
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Had a fatted calf mentality. moses thought, "that's impossible. meat out here in
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Moses thought, "that's impossible. meat out here in the desert? steak for some two
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Impossible. meat out here in the desert? steak for some two million people?"
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The desert? steak for some two million people?" there were no grocery stores, no
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Million people?" there were no grocery stores, no place to buy food.
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There were no grocery stores, no place to buy food. but god has ways to increase you
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Place to buy food. but god has ways to increase you that you've never thought of.
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But god has ways to increase you that you've never thought of. god simply shifted the direction
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That you've never thought of. god simply shifted the direction of the wind and caused a huge
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God simply shifted the direction of the wind and caused a huge flock of quail to come into the
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Of the wind and caused a huge flock of quail to come into the camp.
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Flock of quail to come into the camp. they didn't have to go after it.
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Camp. they didn't have to go after it. the food came to them.
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They didn't have to go after it. the food came to them. what's interesting is quail
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The food came to them. what's interesting is quail doesn't normally travel that far
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What's interesting is quail doesn't normally travel that far away from the water.
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Doesn't normally travel that far away from the water. if there had not been a strong
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Away from the water. if there had not been a strong wind it would have never made it
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If there had not been a strong wind it would have never made it way out there in the desert.
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Wind it would have never made it way out there in the desert. what am i saying?
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Way out there in the desert. what am i saying? god knows how to get your
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What am i saying? god knows how to get your provision to you.
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God knows how to get your provision to you. a statistician ran some
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Provision to you. a statistician ran some numbers. based on the size of
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A statistician ran some numbers. based on the size of the camp, the number of people,
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Numbers. based on the size of the camp, the number of people, quail three feet off the ground
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The camp, the number of people, quail three feet off the ground like the scripture says, he
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Quail three feet off the ground like the scripture says, he concluded that there were
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Like the scripture says, he concluded that there were approximately 105 million quail
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Concluded that there were approximately 105 million quail that came into the camp.
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Approximately 105 million quail that came into the camp. that's an abundant god.
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That came into the camp. that's an abundant god. god could have given them a
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That's an abundant god. god could have given them a couple of quail. that would
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God could have given them a couple of quail. that would have been four or five million
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Couple of quail. that would have been four or five million quail. but god doesn't just
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Have been four or five million quail. but god doesn't just want to meet your needs.
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Quail. but god doesn't just want to meet your needs. he wants to do it in abundance.
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Want to meet your needs. he wants to do it in abundance. now the question; are you
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He wants to do it in abundance. now the question; are you thinking skinny goat or are you
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Now the question; are you thinking skinny goat or are you thinking fatted calf?
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Thinking skinny goat or are you thinking fatted calf? "well, joel. i could never
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Thinking fatted calf? "well, joel. i could never afford a nice place to live."
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"well, joel. i could never afford a nice place to live." can i say this respectfully?
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Afford a nice place to live." can i say this respectfully? skinny goat. (laughter)
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Can i say this respectfully? skinny goat. (laughter) "i could never send my kids to
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Skinny goat. (laughter) "i could never send my kids to the college they really want to
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"i could never send my kids to the college they really want to attend." skinny goat.
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The college they really want to attend." skinny goat. "i could never build that
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Attend." skinny goat. "i could never build that orphanage. i could never
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"i could never build that orphanage. i could never support other families.
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Orphanage. i could never support other families. i can barely support my own
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Support other families. i can barely support my own family."
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I can barely support my own family." no, god has a fatted calf, a
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Family." no, god has a fatted calf, a place of abundance for you.
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No, god has a fatted calf, a place of abundance for you. he is not limited by your
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Place of abundance for you. he is not limited by your circumstances, by how you were
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He is not limited by your circumstances, by how you were raised, by what you don't have.
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Circumstances, by how you were raised, by what you don't have. he is limited by what you're
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Raised, by what you don't have. he is limited by what you're believing.
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He is limited by what you're believing. some of you have had that skinny
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Believing. some of you have had that skinny goat with you for years and
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Some of you have had that skinny goat with you for years and years. you've become best
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Goat with you for years and years. you've become best friends. you need to announce
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Years. you've become best friends. you need to announce to him today, "i'm sorry but
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Friends. you need to announce to him today, "i'm sorry but our relationship is over. it's
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To him today, "i'm sorry but our relationship is over. it's done. we're going to be parting
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Our relationship is over. it's done. we're going to be parting ways." he may cry and complain,
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Done. we're going to be parting ways." he may cry and complain, "baa-ah." ask, "is there
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Ways." he may cry and complain, "baa-ah." ask, "is there anybody else?" tell him, "yes,
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"baa-ah." ask, "is there anybody else?" tell him, "yes, i've found a fatted calf."
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Anybody else?" tell him, "yes, i've found a fatted calf." "no more thinking not enough,
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I've found a fatted calf." "no more thinking not enough, barely enough, just enough.
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"no more thinking not enough, barely enough, just enough. from now on i'm thinking more
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Barely enough, just enough. from now on i'm thinking more than enough; an abundant
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From now on i'm thinking more than enough; an abundant mentality." (applause)
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Than enough; an abundant mentality." (applause) when you live like this god
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Mentality." (applause) when you live like this god will bless you in ways you've
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When you live like this god will bless you in ways you've never imagined. it's like this
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Will bless you in ways you've never imagined. it's like this one lady i know. she's a single
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Never imagined. it's like this one lady i know. she's a single parent mother. her family has
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One lady i know. she's a single parent mother. her family has gone through a lot of
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Parent mother. her family has gone through a lot of struggles. for years she was
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Gone through a lot of struggles. for years she was barely making it but every
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Struggles. for years she was barely making it but every sunday she and her two sons
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Barely making it but every sunday she and her two sons would be here at lakewood.
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Sunday she and her two sons would be here at lakewood. in spite of all the obstacles
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Would be here at lakewood. in spite of all the obstacles they didn't have a skinny goat
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In spite of all the obstacles they didn't have a skinny goat mentality. they were in the
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They didn't have a skinny goat mentality. they were in the land of barely enough but they
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Mentality. they were in the land of barely enough but they didn't put their stakes down.
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Land of barely enough but they didn't put their stakes down. they knew that wasn't their
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Didn't put their stakes down. they knew that wasn't their permanent address.
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They knew that wasn't their permanent address. like she did, you've got to be
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Permanent address. like she did, you've got to be faithful in the wilderness if
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Like she did, you've got to be faithful in the wilderness if you're going to make it into the
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Faithful in the wilderness if you're going to make it into the promised land.
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You're going to make it into the promised land. i'm not saying that everything
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Promised land. i'm not saying that everything is going to change overnight.
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I'm not saying that everything is going to change overnight. there is going to be seasons of
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Is going to change overnight. there is going to be seasons of testing and proving.
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There is going to be seasons of testing and proving. thoughts are going to tell you,
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Testing and proving. thoughts are going to tell you, "it's never going to change."
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Thoughts are going to tell you, "it's never going to change." but you dismiss that and you
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"it's never going to change." but you dismiss that and you just keep being faithful right
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But you dismiss that and you just keep being faithful right where you are, honoring god,
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Just keep being faithful right where you are, honoring god, thanking him that you're coming
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Where you are, honoring god, thanking him that you're coming into overflow.
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Thanking him that you're coming into overflow. her son, from the time he was a
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Into overflow. her son, from the time he was a little boy, always said that he
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Her son, from the time he was a little boy, always said that he was going to get a scholarship
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Little boy, always said that he was going to get a scholarship to go to college. he could have
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Was going to get a scholarship to go to college. he could have thought, "we're poor. i'm at a
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To go to college. he could have thought, "we're poor. i'm at a disadvantage."
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Thought, "we're poor. i'm at a disadvantage." no, this single parent mother
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Disadvantage." no, this single parent mother taught her sons that god is a
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No, this single parent mother taught her sons that god is a god of abundance, that he can
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Taught her sons that god is a god of abundance, that he can make a way when we don't see a
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God of abundance, that he can make a way when we don't see a way.
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Make a way when we don't see a way. three years ago her son
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Way. three years ago her son graduated number two in his high
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Three years ago her son graduated number two in his high school. he received not one
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Graduated number two in his high school. he received not one scholarship, not two, not five,
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School. he received not one scholarship, not two, not five, not seven, not eight.
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Scholarship, not two, not five, not seven, not eight. he was awarded nine scholarships
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Not seven, not eight. he was awarded nine scholarships totaling over $1.3 million
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He was awarded nine scholarships totaling over $1.3 million dollars. his undergraduate, his
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Totaling over $1.3 million dollars. his undergraduate, his masters and his doctorate is
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Dollars. his undergraduate, his masters and his doctorate is all paid for at georgetown
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Masters and his doctorate is all paid for at georgetown university. (applause)
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All paid for at georgetown university. (applause) that's what happens when you
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University. (applause) that's what happens when you say goodbye to the skinny goat
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That's what happens when you say goodbye to the skinny goat and you have a fatted calf
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Say goodbye to the skinny goat and you have a fatted calf mentality.
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And you have a fatted calf mentality. jesus talked about how when we
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Mentality. jesus talked about how when we give it will be given back to us
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Jesus talked about how when we give it will be given back to us good measure, pressed down,
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Give it will be given back to us good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running
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Good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over.
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Shaken together and running over. what does that mean, pressed
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Over. what does that mean, pressed down? i used to make chocolate
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What does that mean, pressed down? i used to make chocolate chip cookies with our children.
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Down? i used to make chocolate chip cookies with our children. the recipe calls for
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Chip cookies with our children. the recipe calls for three-fourths of a cup of brown
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The recipe calls for three-fourths of a cup of brown sugar. when you pour the brown
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Three-fourths of a cup of brown sugar. when you pour the brown sugar in, it's so thick and so
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Sugar. when you pour the brown sugar in, it's so thick and so dense, even when it hits the
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Sugar in, it's so thick and so dense, even when it hits the mark for three-fourths, you
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Dense, even when it hits the mark for three-fourths, you have to press it down.
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Mark for three-fourths, you have to press it down. when you do you can put in about
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Have to press it down. when you do you can put in about twice what it looked like.
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When you do you can put in about twice what it looked like. that's what god is saying.
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Twice what it looked like. that's what god is saying. when you look full, you think
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That's what god is saying. when you look full, you think you're blessed, you're healthy.
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When you look full, you think you're blessed, you're healthy. all you need is one scholarship.
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You're blessed, you're healthy. all you need is one scholarship. you just want the house to sell
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All you need is one scholarship. you just want the house to sell for what you put into it. you
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You just want the house to sell for what you put into it. you just want quail for a day or
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For what you put into it. you just want quail for a day or two. god says, "that's fine but
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Just want quail for a day or two. god says, "that's fine but i'm an overflow god. i'm a more
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Two. god says, "that's fine but i'm an overflow god. i'm a more than enough god. i'm about to
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I'm an overflow god. i'm a more than enough god. i'm about to press it down and make room for
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Than enough god. i'm about to press it down and make room for more of my increase. i'm going
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Press it down and make room for more of my increase. i'm going to press it down and show you
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More of my increase. i'm going to press it down and show you my favor in a new way."
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To press it down and show you my favor in a new way." (applause)
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My favor in a new way." (applause) after he presses it down he is
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(applause) after he presses it down he is going to shake it together and
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After he presses it down he is going to shake it together and not just fill it to the top. he
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Going to shake it together and not just fill it to the top. he is going to take it one step
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Not just fill it to the top. he is going to take it one step further and give you so much
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Is going to take it one step further and give you so much that you're running over. you
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Further and give you so much that you're running over. you just wanted one scholarship.
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That you're running over. you just wanted one scholarship. god says, "that's fine. i'm
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Just wanted one scholarship. god says, "that's fine. i'm going to give you nine to make
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God says, "that's fine. i'm going to give you nine to make sure you're covered."
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Going to give you nine to make sure you're covered." (applause)
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Sure you're covered." (applause) you just wanted to get your
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(applause) you just wanted to get your money out of the house.
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You just wanted to get your money out of the house. god says, "i'm going to cause it
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Money out of the house. god says, "i'm going to cause it to sell for double." you just
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God says, "i'm going to cause it to sell for double." you just wanted quail for a day or two.
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To sell for double." you just wanted quail for a day or two. god says, "i'm going to give you
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Wanted quail for a day or two. god says, "i'm going to give you steak for a whole month."
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God says, "i'm going to give you steak for a whole month." that's the way our god is. why
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Steak for a whole month." that's the way our god is. why don't you get in agreement and
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That's the way our god is. why don't you get in agreement and say, "god, i'm ready. i'm a
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Don't you get in agreement and say, "god, i'm ready. i'm a giver. i have an abundant
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Say, "god, i'm ready. i'm a giver. i have an abundant mentality. lord, i want to
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Giver. i have an abundant mentality. lord, i want to thank you for good measure,
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Mentality. lord, i want to thank you for good measure, pressed down, shaken together
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Thank you for good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over in my life."
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Pressed down, shaken together and running over in my life." well, you say, "joel, are you
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And running over in my life." well, you say, "joel, are you one of those prosperity
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Well, you say, "joel, are you one of those prosperity ministers?" no, i don't like
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One of those prosperity ministers?" no, i don't like that term. that sonds like
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Ministers?" no, i don't like that term. that sonds like somebody that only talks about
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That term. that sonds like somebody that only talks about finances. prosperity to me is
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Somebody that only talks about finances. prosperity to me is having your health. it's having
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Finances. prosperity to me is having your health. it's having peace in your mind. it's being
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Having your health. it's having peace in your mind. it's being able to sleep at night. having
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Peace in your mind. it's being able to sleep at night. having good relationships. (applause)
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Able to sleep at night. having good relationships. (applause) there are many things that
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Good relationships. (applause) there are many things that money cannot buy. while i don't
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There are many things that money cannot buy. while i don't like the term prosperity
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Money cannot buy. while i don't like the term prosperity minister i must say i am not a
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Like the term prosperity minister i must say i am not a poverty minister. i can't find
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Minister i must say i am not a poverty minister. i can't find one place in the scripture
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Poverty minister. i can't find one place in the scripture where we are supposed to
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One place in the scripture where we are supposed to drag around not having enough,
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Where we are supposed to drag around not having enough, not able to afford what we
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Drag around not having enough, not able to afford what we want, living off the leftovers,
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Not able to afford what we want, living off the leftovers, living in the land of not
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Want, living off the leftovers, living in the land of not enough.
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Living in the land of not enough. no, we were created to be the
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Enough. no, we were created to be the head and not the tail.
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No, we were created to be the head and not the tail. jesus came that we might live an
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Head and not the tail. jesus came that we might live an abundant life. (applause)
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Jesus came that we might live an abundant life. (applause) we represent almighty god here
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Abundant life. (applause) we represent almighty god here on this earth.
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We represent almighty god here on this earth. we should be examples of his
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On this earth. we should be examples of his goodness - so blessed, so
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We should be examples of his goodness - so blessed, so prosperous, so generous, so full
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Goodness - so blessed, so prosperous, so generous, so full of joy - that other people want
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Prosperous, so generous, so full of joy - that other people want what we have. but you've got to
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Of joy - that other people want what we have. but you've got to fight a religious spirit that
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What we have. but you've got to fight a religious spirit that says you're supposed to be
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Fight a religious spirit that says you're supposed to be poor, broke and defeated to
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Says you're supposed to be poor, broke and defeated to show god that you're really
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Poor, broke and defeated to show god that you're really humble.
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Show god that you're really humble. no, when you're poor, broke and
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Humble. no, when you're poor, broke and defeated all that proves is that
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No, when you're poor, broke and defeated all that proves is that you're poor, broke, and
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Defeated all that proves is that you're poor, broke, and defeated. it doesn't bring any
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You're poor, broke, and defeated. it doesn't bring any honor to god.
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Defeated. it doesn't bring any honor to god. if i brought my two children up
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Honor to god. if i brought my two children up on the platform today and their
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If i brought my two children up on the platform today and their clothes were all raggedy, worn
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On the platform today and their clothes were all raggedy, worn out, holes in their shoes, hair
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Clothes were all raggedy, worn out, holes in their shoes, hair not combed, you would look at me
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Out, holes in their shoes, hair not combed, you would look at me and think, "what kind of father
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Not combed, you would look at me and think, "what kind of father is he?" it would be a poor
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And think, "what kind of father is he?" it would be a poor reflection on me.
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Is he?" it would be a poor reflection on me. listen, when you look good,
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Reflection on me. listen, when you look good, dress good, live in a nice
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Listen, when you look good, dress good, live in a nice place, excel in your career,
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Dress good, live in a nice place, excel in your career, generous with others, that
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Place, excel in your career, generous with others, that brings a smile to god's face.
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Generous with others, that brings a smile to god's face. it brings him pleasure to
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Brings a smile to god's face. it brings him pleasure to prosper you. (applause)
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It brings him pleasure to prosper you. (applause) my father was raised during the
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Prosper you. (applause) my father was raised during the great depression. he grew up
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My father was raised during the great depression. he grew up extremely poor. he developed
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Great depression. he grew up extremely poor. he developed this poverty mindset. he was
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Extremely poor. he developed this poverty mindset. he was taught in seminary that you had
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This poverty mindset. he was taught in seminary that you had to be poor to show god that you
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Taught in seminary that you had to be poor to show god that you were holy. the church he
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To be poor to show god that you were holy. the church he pastored made sure he stayed
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Were holy. the church he pastored made sure he stayed holy by keeping him poor. he
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Pastored made sure he stayed holy by keeping him poor. he was making a little over $100
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Holy by keeping him poor. he was making a little over $100 dollars a week, trying to raise
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Was making a little over $100 dollars a week, trying to raise his children, barely surviving.
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Dollars a week, trying to raise his children, barely surviving. one time he and my mom kept a
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His children, barely surviving. one time he and my mom kept a guest minister in their home all
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One time he and my mom kept a guest minister in their home all week. sunday after the service
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Guest minister in their home all week. sunday after the service a businessman came up to my
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Week. sunday after the service a businessman came up to my father and handed him a check
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A businessman came up to my father and handed him a check for $1,000 dollars. it's like
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Father and handed him a check for $1,000 dollars. it's like $5,000 dollars today. he said,
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For $1,000 dollars. it's like $5,000 dollars today. he said, "i want you to have this
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$5,000 dollars today. he said, "i want you to have this personally to help take care of
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"i want you to have this personally to help take care of the expenses of the guest
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Personally to help take care of the expenses of the guest minister." my father took the
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The expenses of the guest minister." my father took the check by the corner, like it
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Minister." my father took the check by the corner, like it was contaminated, like it might
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Check by the corner, like it was contaminated, like it might poison him. he said, "oh, no. i
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Was contaminated, like it might poison him. he said, "oh, no. i could never receive this. we
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Poison him. he said, "oh, no. i could never receive this. we must put it in the church
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Could never receive this. we must put it in the church offering." he walked toward the
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Must put it in the church offering." he walked toward the offering plate. with every step
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Offering." he walked toward the offering plate. with every step something said, "don't do it.
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Offering plate. with every step something said, "don't do it. receive god's blessings.
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Something said, "don't do it. receive god's blessings. receive god's favor." he
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Receive god's blessings. receive god's favor." he ignored it, dropped it in the
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Receive god's favor." he ignored it, dropped it in the offering plate. when he did he
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Ignored it, dropped it in the offering plate. when he did he said he felt sick to his
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Offering plate. when he did he said he felt sick to his stomach. (laughter)
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Said he felt sick to his stomach. (laughter) there is something on the
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Stomach. (laughter) there is something on the inside of us that says we're
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There is something on the inside of us that says we're supposed to be blessed. we're
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Inside of us that says we're supposed to be blessed. we're supposed to live an abundant
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Supposed to be blessed. we're supposed to live an abundant life. it's because we are
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Supposed to live an abundant life. it's because we are children of the king.
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Life. it's because we are children of the king. (applause)
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Children of the king. (applause) it was put there by our
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(applause) it was put there by our creator. but here's the key;
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It was put there by our creator. but here's the key; you have to give god permission
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Creator. but here's the key; you have to give god permission to prosper you. you can't go
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You have to give god permission to prosper you. you can't go around with a lack mentality,
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To prosper you. you can't go around with a lack mentality, thinking, "i'll just take the
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Around with a lack mentality, thinking, "i'll just take the leftovers to show everyone how
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Thinking, "i'll just take the leftovers to show everyone how humble i am. after all, god
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Leftovers to show everyone how humble i am. after all, god wouldn't want me to have too
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Humble i am. after all, god wouldn't want me to have too much. that would be greedy.
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Wouldn't want me to have too much. that would be greedy. that would be selfish."
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Much. that would be greedy. that would be selfish." no, get rid of that false sense
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That would be selfish." no, get rid of that false sense of humility. that's going to
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No, get rid of that false sense of humility. that's going to keep you from an abundant life.
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Of humility. that's going to keep you from an abundant life. listen to deuteronomy 28 in the
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Keep you from an abundant life. listen to deuteronomy 28 in the message translation.
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Listen to deuteronomy 28 in the message translation. "god will lavish you with good
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Message translation. "god will lavish you with good things. he will throw open the
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"god will lavish you with good things. he will throw open the doors of his sky vaults and
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Things. he will throw open the doors of his sky vaults and rain down favor. you will
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Doors of his sky vaults and rain down favor. you will always be the top dog and never
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Rain down favor. you will always be the top dog and never the bottom dog."
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Always be the top dog and never the bottom dog." we think, "is it wrong for me to
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The bottom dog." we think, "is it wrong for me to want to live in a nice house,
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We think, "is it wrong for me to want to live in a nice house, drive a nice car? is it wrong
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Want to live in a nice house, drive a nice car? is it wrong to want funds to accomplish my
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Drive a nice car? is it wrong to want funds to accomplish my dreams or wrong to want to
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To want funds to accomplish my dreams or wrong to want to leave an inheritance for my
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Dreams or wrong to want to leave an inheritance for my children?"
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Leave an inheritance for my children?" god is saying, "it's not wrong.
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Children?" god is saying, "it's not wrong. i take pleasure in prospering
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God is saying, "it's not wrong. i take pleasure in prospering you."
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I take pleasure in prospering you." if it was wrong to have
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You." if it was wrong to have resources, abundance, wealth,
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If it was wrong to have resources, abundance, wealth, why would god have chosen
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Resources, abundance, wealth, why would god have chosen abraham to start the new
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Why would god have chosen abraham to start the new covenant with? abraham is
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Abraham to start the new covenant with? abraham is called the father of our faith.
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Covenant with? abraham is called the father of our faith. the scripture says, "abraham was
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Called the father of our faith. the scripture says, "abraham was the wealthiest man in all of the
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The scripture says, "abraham was the wealthiest man in all of the east." he had more livestock,
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The wealthiest man in all of the east." he had more livestock, more cattle, more possessions
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East." he had more livestock, more cattle, more possessions than anyone else. he was the
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More cattle, more possessions than anyone else. he was the bill gates of his day. god
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Than anyone else. he was the bill gates of his day. god could have chosen anyone but he
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Bill gates of his day. god could have chosen anyone but he chose abraham; a man extremely
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Could have chosen anyone but he chose abraham; a man extremely blessed.
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Chose abraham; a man extremely blessed. david left billions of dollars
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Blessed. david left billions of dollars for his son to build the temple.
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David left billions of dollars for his son to build the temple. david is called, "a man after
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For his son to build the temple. david is called, "a man after god's own heart." get rid of
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David is called, "a man after god's own heart." get rid of that thinking that, "god
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God's own heart." get rid of that thinking that, "god wouldn't want me to have too
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That thinking that, "god wouldn't want me to have too much. that wouldn't be right.
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Wouldn't want me to have too much. that wouldn't be right. that might not look good."
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Much. that wouldn't be right. that might not look good." no, it's just the opposite.
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That might not look good." no, it's just the opposite. when you look good it makes god
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No, it's just the opposite. when you look good it makes god look good. when you're blessed,
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When you look good it makes god look good. when you're blessed, prosperous, successful, it
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Look good. when you're blessed, prosperous, successful, it brings him honor. (applause)
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Prosperous, successful, it brings him honor. (applause) i realize everything i have
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Brings him honor. (applause) i realize everything i have comes from god. this suit that
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I realize everything i have comes from god. this suit that i'm wearing, my car, my house,
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Comes from god. this suit that i'm wearing, my car, my house, my resources; it's god's
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I'm wearing, my car, my house, my resources; it's god's goodness. listen, you don't
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My resources; it's god's goodness. listen, you don't have to apologize for what god
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Goodness. listen, you don't have to apologize for what god has done in your life. wear
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Have to apologize for what god has done in your life. wear your blessings well. (applause)
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Has done in your life. wear your blessings well. (applause) the scripture says, "it is the
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Your blessings well. (applause) the scripture says, "it is the lord who gives you power to get
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The scripture says, "it is the lord who gives you power to get wealth." god wouldn't give you
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Lord who gives you power to get wealth." god wouldn't give you power to do something and then
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Wealth." god wouldn't give you power to do something and then condemn you for doing it.
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Power to do something and then condemn you for doing it. there is nothing wrong with you
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Condemn you for doing it. there is nothing wrong with you having money. the key is don't
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There is nothing wrong with you having money. the key is don't let money have you. don't let
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Having money. the key is don't let money have you. don't let it become the focus of your
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Let money have you. don't let it become the focus of your life. (applause)
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It become the focus of your life. (applause) don't seek that provision.
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Life. (applause) don't seek that provision. seek the provider. money is
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Don't seek that provision. seek the provider. money is simply a tool to accomplish
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Seek the provider. money is simply a tool to accomplish your destiny and to advance his
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Simply a tool to accomplish your destiny and to advance his kingdom.
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Your destiny and to advance his kingdom. victoria and i have big dreams
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Kingdom. victoria and i have big dreams in our hearts. it's going to
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Victoria and i have big dreams in our hearts. it's going to take millions of dollars to do
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In our hearts. it's going to take millions of dollars to do what's on the inside. these are
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Take millions of dollars to do what's on the inside. these are dreams, not just for ourselves,
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What's on the inside. these are dreams, not just for ourselves, for a bigger this, a bigger
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Dreams, not just for ourselves, for a bigger this, a bigger that, but a dream to build
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For a bigger this, a bigger that, but a dream to build orphanages, a dream to build
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That, but a dream to build orphanages, a dream to build medical clinics. i can't do
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Orphanages, a dream to build medical clinics. i can't do that with a limited, lacking,
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Medical clinics. i can't do that with a limited, lacking, "god doesn't want me to have
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That with a limited, lacking, "god doesn't want me to have too much" mentality. i realize
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"god doesn't want me to have too much" mentality. i realize my father owns it all. he makes
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Too much" mentality. i realize my father owns it all. he makes streets out of gold. you are
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My father owns it all. he makes streets out of gold. you are not going to bankrupt heaven by
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Streets out of gold. you are not going to bankrupt heaven by believing for an abundant life.
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Not going to bankrupt heaven by believing for an abundant life. all god has to do is go pick up
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Believing for an abundant life. all god has to do is go pick up some pavement and give it to
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All god has to do is go pick up some pavement and give it to you.
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Some pavement and give it to you. when you have this abundant
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You. when you have this abundant mentality, you have a desire to
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When you have this abundant mentality, you have a desire to advance the kingdom, god will
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Mentality, you have a desire to advance the kingdom, god will lavish you with good things.
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Advance the kingdom, god will lavish you with good things. he will open up the doors of his
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Lavish you with good things. he will open up the doors of his sky vaults to where you not only
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He will open up the doors of his sky vaults to where you not only accomplish your dreams but you
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Sky vaults to where you not only accomplish your dreams but you can help be a blessing to the
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Accomplish your dreams but you can help be a blessing to the world.
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Can help be a blessing to the world. my prayer for you is found in
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World. my prayer for you is found in deuteronomy 1:11. it says, "may
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My prayer for you is found in deuteronomy 1:11. it says, "may the lord god of your fathers
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Deuteronomy 1:11. it says, "may the lord god of your fathers increase you a thousand times
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The lord god of your fathers increase you a thousand times more than you are." can you
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Increase you a thousand times more than you are." can you receive that into your spirit?
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More than you are." can you receive that into your spirit? a thousand times more favor.
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Receive that into your spirit? a thousand times more favor. a thousand times more resources.
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A thousand times more favor. a thousand times more resources. a thousand times more income.
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A thousand times more resources. a thousand times more income. (applause)
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A thousand times more income. (applause) most of the time our thinking
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(applause) most of the time our thinking goes, "tilt! tilt! tilt!" it's
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Most of the time our thinking goes, "tilt! tilt! tilt!" it's because we've been hanging out
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Goes, "tilt! tilt! tilt!" it's because we've been hanging out with that skinny goat too long.
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Because we've been hanging out with that skinny goat too long. it's time to cut him loose.
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With that skinny goat too long. it's time to cut him loose. it's time to have a fatted calf
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It's time to cut him loose. it's time to have a fatted calf mentality.
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It's time to have a fatted calf mentality. god is about to press some
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Mentality. god is about to press some things down. he is about to
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God is about to press some things down. he is about to make room for more of his
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Things down. he is about to make room for more of his increase. now get up every
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Make room for more of his increase. now get up every morning, say, "lord, i want to
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Increase. now get up every morning, say, "lord, i want to thank you that you are opening
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Morning, say, "lord, i want to thank you that you are opening up your sky vaults today,
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Thank you that you are opening up your sky vaults today, raining down favor, lavishing
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Up your sky vaults today, raining down favor, lavishing me with good things."
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Raining down favor, lavishing me with good things." if you'll have this abundant
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Me with good things." if you'll have this abundant mentality, i believe and declare
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If you'll have this abundant mentality, i believe and declare you won't live in the land of
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Mentality, i believe and declare you won't live in the land of just enough nor the land of
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You won't live in the land of just enough nor the land of barely enough but you're coming
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Just enough nor the land of barely enough but you're coming into the land of more than
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Barely enough but you're coming into the land of more than enough, overflow, an abundant
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Into the land of more than enough, overflow, an abundant life. in jesus' name. if you
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Enough, overflow, an abundant life. in jesus' name. if you receive it can you say, "amen"
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Life. in jesus' name. if you receive it can you say, "amen" today? (applause)
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Receive it can you say, "amen" today? (applause) well, we never like to close
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Today? (applause) well, we never like to close our broadcasts without giving
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Well, we never like to close our broadcasts without giving you an opportunity to make jesus
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Our broadcasts without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would
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You an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say,
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my
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You pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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"lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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Sins. come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based church. keep god
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Born again. get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place. he is going to
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Bible-based church. keep god first place. he is going to take you places that you've
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First place. he is going to take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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Take you places that you've never dreamed of. .
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Never dreamed of. . .
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. . .
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Are you in
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Are you in a situation where
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A situation where you feel lost?
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You feel lost? afraid? hopeless?
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Afraid? hopeless? where there seems to be
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Where there seems to be no solutions?
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No solutions? no answers?
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No answers? no way out?
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No way out? it's time for your turnaround.
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It's time for your turnaround. we all face situations
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We all face situations that look like
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That look like they'll never change.
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They'll never change. it's easy to get discouraged.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my book, turnaround:
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My book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from a setback to a comeback,
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From a setback to a comeback, where you'll discover
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Where you'll discover how god can turn sickness
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How god can turn sickness into health, lack
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Into health, lack into abundance, addictions
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Into abundance, addictions into freedom.
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Into freedom. it'll inspire you
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It'll inspire you to keep believing
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To keep believing and having expectancy
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And having expectancy for things
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For things to turn in your favor.
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To turn in your favor. recent weeks,
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Recent weeks, we've been celebrating
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We've been celebrating the incredible
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The incredible life of my mother.
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Life of my mother. her miraculous turnaround
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Her miraculous turnaround story of overcoming
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Story of overcoming terminal cancer
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Terminal cancer over 40 years ago.
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Over 40 years ago. it's a testimony of the power
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It's a testimony of the power of god's promises.
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Of god's promises. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see a way, doesn't mean
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A way, doesn't mean god doesn't have a way.
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God doesn't have a way. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. your turnaround is on the way.
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Your turnaround is on the way. 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
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A copy of joel's brand new book, turnaround:
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Brand new book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. through biblical examples,
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Through biblical examples, real-life applications,
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Real-life applications, and practical encouragement,
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And practical encouragement, you'll learn to see challenges
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You'll learn to see challenges through a faith-filled
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Through a faith-filled perspective.
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Perspective. each section highlights
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Each section highlights a faith turnaround
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A faith turnaround point to help
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Point to help you see a positive change
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You see a positive change in your life.
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In your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on his promises,
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On his promises, you'll begin
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You'll begin to see your greatest challenges
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To see your greatest challenges turn around.
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Turn around. these power-packed,
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These power-packed, life-transforming stories
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Life-transforming stories will shift your mindset,
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Will shift your mindset, strengthen your faith,
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Strengthen your faith, and turn your trials
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And turn your trials into triumphs.
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Into triumphs. request your copy today
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Request your copy today and see the turnaround
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And see the turnaround and breakthrough
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And breakthrough you've been waiting for.
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You've been waiting for. god won't let you
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God won't let you get in a problem
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Get in a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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That he can't bring you out of. there are turnarounds
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There are turnarounds in your future.
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In your future. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family
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You and your family and we sure
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And we sure appreciate your prayer
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Appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is helping
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Your generosity is helping bring hope to people
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Bring hope to people around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you
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Special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Joel Osteen - Have An Abundant Mentality

October 16, 2025 | 29:56

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