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Joel Osteen - Healthy Pressure

July 11, 2025 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Healthy Pressure | July 11, 2025

>joel: god bless you.
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us during the
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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Week, through our daily podcast, our youtube channel,
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media. and you can come
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Social media. and you can come visit us in person.
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Visit us in person. we'd love to have you be a
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We'd love to have you be a part of one of our services.
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Part of one of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this couple that lived
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About this couple that lived out in the country. they had
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Out in the country. they had been married for 50 years and
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Been married for 50 years and never had an argument, not
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Never had an argument, not one. someone asked them the
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One. someone asked them the secret of their success. the
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Secret of their success. the man explained, as they were
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Man explained, as they were leaving the church, going on
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Leaving the church, going on their honeymoon, the wife's
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Their honeymoon, the wife's horse refused to go. she got
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Horse refused to go. she got off, looked the horse in the
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Off, looked the horse in the eyes, and said, “that's one.”
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Eyes, and said, “that's one.” he went a little further,
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He went a little further, stopped again. she got off,
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Stopped again. she got off, looked the horse in the eyes
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Looked the horse in the eyes and said, “that's two.” he
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And said, “that's two.” he went a little more, stopped a
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Went a little more, stopped a third time. this time she got
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Third time. this time she got off, pulled her revolver out,
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Off, pulled her revolver out, and shot the horse dead. the
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And shot the horse dead. the husband said, “what in the
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Husband said, “what in the world are you doing? you
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World are you doing? you can't just shoot a horse.”
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Can't just shoot a horse.” she looked at him and said,
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She looked at him and said, “honey, that's one.”
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“honey, that's one.” all right, y'all. say it like
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All right, y'all. say it like you mean it. this is my
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You mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i
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Bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i
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Am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i
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Have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will be
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Can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about healthy pressure.
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About healthy pressure. sometimes we think we'll get
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Sometimes we think we'll get to this place where there's
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To this place where there's no pressure. no people
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No pressure. no people getting on our nerves, no
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Getting on our nerves, no traffic, no delays.
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Traffic, no delays. everything's falling into
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Everything's falling into place. plenty in our bank
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Place. plenty in our bank account, healthier than ever,
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Account, healthier than ever, children making straight a's,
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Children making straight a's, texans undefeated,
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Texans undefeated, mother-in-law moves to china.
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Mother-in-law moves to china. if we can just endure, we'll
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If we can just endure, we'll get to this utopia. this
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Get to this utopia. this perfect place where we don't
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Perfect place where we don't have any more pressure. the
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Have any more pressure. the truth is not all pressure is
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Truth is not all pressure is bad. there is healthy
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Bad. there is healthy pressure. if you were
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Pressure. if you were comfortable all the time, you
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Comfortable all the time, you couldn't reach your
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Couldn't reach your potential. if you didn't have
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Potential. if you didn't have opposition, things you don't
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Opposition, things you don't understand, problems not
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Understand, problems not changing, you would never
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Changing, you would never develop endurance, trust,
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Develop endurance, trust, character. that pressure is
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Character. that pressure is getting you prepared. you
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Getting you prepared. you have to have resistance to
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Have to have resistance to get stronger. god will allow
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Get stronger. god will allow situations where we're over
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Situations where we're over our head, we don't know how
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Our head, we don't know how it's going to work out, it's
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It's going to work out, it's taking longer than we
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Taking longer than we thought. he's not making your
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Thought. he's not making your life miserable; those are
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Life miserable; those are opportunities to grow. that's
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Opportunities to grow. that's when you have to rely on him.
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When you have to rely on him. when you're pressured, you
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When you're pressured, you learn to stretch your faith,
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Learn to stretch your faith, pray bold prayers, believe
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Pray bold prayers, believe for what looks impossible.
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For what looks impossible. the pressure is causing you
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The pressure is causing you to get stronger. quit
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To get stronger. quit fighting it and learn to
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Fighting it and learn to embrace it. god wouldn't have
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Embrace it. god wouldn't have allowed it if he wasn't up to
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Allowed it if he wasn't up to something.
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Something. yes, i know, we all love the
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Yes, i know, we all love the seasons where there's no
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Seasons where there's no pressure and everything is
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Pressure and everything is going great. but those
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Going great. but those seasons are few and far
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Seasons are few and far between. there are very few
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Between. there are very few times that we're not dealing
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Times that we're not dealing with some kind of issue that
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With some kind of issue that could have us stressed. you
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Could have us stressed. you can have a dozen things going
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Can have a dozen things going right, but there's one thing
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Right, but there's one thing you could easily worry about.
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You could easily worry about. but that one thing is what
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But that one thing is what causes you to keep pressing
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Causes you to keep pressing forward. it's healthy
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Forward. it's healthy tension. god knows how to put
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Tension. god knows how to put just the right amount of
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Just the right amount of pressure, so we don't get
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Pressure, so we don't get complacent, we don't put our
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Complacent, we don't put our faith on auto pilot, but we
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Faith on auto pilot, but we keep stretching, we keep
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Keep stretching, we keep growing.
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Growing. years ago, fishing for
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Years ago, fishing for codfish in the northeast had
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Codfish in the northeast had become a huge commercial
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Become a huge commercial business. there was a demand
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Business. there was a demand for codfish all over the
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For codfish all over the states, but they had a
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States, but they had a problem with distribution. at
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Problem with distribution. at first, they tried freezing
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First, they tried freezing the fish and shipping it out
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The fish and shipping it out like the rest of their
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Like the rest of their products, but for some reason
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Products, but for some reason the codfish didn't have any
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The codfish didn't have any taste after it was frozen.
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Taste after it was frozen. next, they tried shipping the
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Next, they tried shipping the codfish alive, in these big
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Codfish alive, in these big tanks. they put them on
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Tanks. they put them on trains and had them shipped
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Trains and had them shipped across the country, in
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Across the country, in regular sea water. they
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Regular sea water. they thought for sure this would
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Thought for sure this would solve the issue, but it only
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Solve the issue, but it only made it worse. because the
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Made it worse. because the fish were sitting in the
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Fish were sitting in the water inactive, they became
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Water inactive, they became soft and mushy. once again
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Soft and mushy. once again lost their taste. someone
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Lost their taste. someone came up with an interesting
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Came up with an interesting idea. they decided to put
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Idea. they decided to put some catfish in the tank with
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Some catfish in the tank with the codfish. the catfish is
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The codfish. the catfish is the natural enemy of the
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The natural enemy of the codfish. so, the whole time
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Codfish. so, the whole time they were being shipped, the
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They were being shipped, the codfish had to stay alert and
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Codfish had to stay alert and active and be on the lookout
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Active and be on the lookout for the catfish. that solved
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For the catfish. that solved the problem. when the codfish
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The problem. when the codfish arrived, they were as fresh
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Arrived, they were as fresh and tasty as they were on the
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And tasty as they were on the east coast.
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East coast. sometimes what we think is an
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Sometimes what we think is an enemy is really an asset.
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Enemy is really an asset. that person at work, that
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That person at work, that gets on your nerves. you've
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Gets on your nerves. you've been praying twenty-seven
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Been praying twenty-seven years for god to take them
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Years for god to take them away. they're a catfish.
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Away. they're a catfish. god's using them to grow you
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God's using them to grow you up. to trust him to be your
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Up. to trust him to be your vindicator, to be good to
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Vindicator, to be good to someone that's not good to
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Someone that's not good to you, to learn to forgive, not
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You, to learn to forgive, not let people steal your joy.
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Let people steal your joy. you wouldn't be who you are
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You wouldn't be who you are without them. next time you
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Without them. next time you see them, instead of being
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See them, instead of being upset, just smile, and say,
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Upset, just smile, and say, “good morning. mr. catfish.
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“good morning. mr. catfish. you don't know it, but god's
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You don't know it, but god's been using you.” some of the
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Been using you.” some of the things that we're asking god
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Things that we're asking god to take away, that make us
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To take away, that make us uncomfortable, causing
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Uncomfortable, causing pressure, if he removed them
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Pressure, if he removed them right now, we would get
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Right now, we would get stuck. he's using them to
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Stuck. he's using them to keep us fresh, keep us
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Keep us fresh, keep us growing, keep us stretching.
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Growing, keep us stretching. that's why you can't pray
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That's why you can't pray away everything you don't
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Away everything you don't like. the catfish, you may
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Like. the catfish, you may not like that pressure, but
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Not like that pressure, but it's working for you. it's
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It's working for you. it's healthy pressure.
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Healthy pressure. a minister friend of mine was
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A minister friend of mine was very well known and
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Very well known and influential. he was loved by
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Influential. he was loved by people all over the world.
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People all over the world. but in his hometown, the
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But in his hometown, the local newspaper didn't like
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Local newspaper didn't like him. for forty years, they
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Him. for forty years, they never wrote a positive
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Never wrote a positive article. it was always
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Article. it was always something demeaning,
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Something demeaning, something out of context
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Something out of context where they were putting him
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Where they were putting him down and showing him in a bad
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Down and showing him in a bad light. it would get him so
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Light. it would get him so riled up, so passionate. this
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Riled up, so passionate. this went on for years. at the end
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Went on for years. at the end of his life, a reporter asked
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Of his life, a reporter asked him who had helped him the
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Him who had helped him the most, what were the pivotal
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Most, what were the pivotal events that kept him going.
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Events that kept him going. he said, “what helped me more
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He said, “what helped me more than anything else was my
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Than anything else was my local newspaper. they were so
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Local newspaper. they were so biased against me and so
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Biased against me and so determined to make me look
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Determined to make me look bad, they didn't realize,
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Bad, they didn't realize, they caused me to pray
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They caused me to pray bolder, to work harder, to
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Bolder, to work harder, to believe bigger, to go
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Believe bigger, to go further.” he said, “i want to
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Further.” he said, “i want to publicly thank them for what
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Publicly thank them for what they've done to build my
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They've done to build my ministry.”
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Ministry.” what was that? a catfish. god
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What was that? a catfish. god could have changed the
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Could have changed the newspapers mind. he could
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Newspapers mind. he could have put someone in that
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Have put someone in that loved his ministry. but god
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Loved his ministry. but god uses pressure. he uses
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Uses pressure. he uses opposition, things that are
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Opposition, things that are not fair, things that make us
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Not fair, things that make us uncomfortable. if we'll have
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Uncomfortable. if we'll have the right perspective, like
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The right perspective, like him, instead of being sour,
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Him, instead of being sour, discouraged, trying to
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Discouraged, trying to straighten them out, we use
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Straighten them out, we use that as fuel for our faith,
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That as fuel for our faith, to pray, to stretch, to
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To pray, to stretch, to believe, then instead of
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Believe, then instead of stopping us, it will propel
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Stopping us, it will propel us. i've learned, you can't
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Us. i've learned, you can't pray away the catfish. god's
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Pray away the catfish. god's not going to remove what he's
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Not going to remove what he's using to keep you growing,
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Using to keep you growing, stretching, believing. what's
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Stretching, believing. what's interesting is a few weeks
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Interesting is a few weeks before this man passed, the
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Before this man passed, the local newspaper did this huge
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Local newspaper did this huge front page, glowing story on
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Front page, glowing story on how amazing his ministry was
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How amazing his ministry was and how he had done so much
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And how he had done so much good for the city. he said,
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Good for the city. he said, if they had done that forty
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If they had done that forty years earlier, he would have
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Years earlier, he would have never accomplished what he
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Never accomplished what he did. don't fight the catfish.
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Did. don't fight the catfish. don't fight the pressure,
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Don't fight the pressure, embrace it. use it as fuel to
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Embrace it. use it as fuel to go further, to believe
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Go further, to believe bigger, to trust that god is
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Bigger, to trust that god is in control.
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In control. but practically at every
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But practically at every stage of life there are going
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Stage of life there are going to be some catfish. people
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To be some catfish. people that are not for you, a
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That are not for you, a neighbor that gets on your
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Neighbor that gets on your nerves, a problem that's not
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Nerves, a problem that's not going away. that catfish is
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Going away. that catfish is not really your enemy. it's a
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Not really your enemy. it's a tool that god allowed to keep
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Tool that god allowed to keep you fresh and growing.
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You fresh and growing. potential is released when
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Potential is released when you're under pressure. it's
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You're under pressure. it's nice to be comfortable, not
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Nice to be comfortable, not have any opposition, know
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Have any opposition, know where all the funds are
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Where all the funds are coming from, all the people
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Coming from, all the people lined up. that's appealing,
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Lined up. that's appealing, but it's limiting. the
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But it's limiting. the greatness god put in you is
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Greatness god put in you is going to come out by
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Going to come out by stretching, by going beyond
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Stretching, by going beyond what you're used to, by being
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What you're used to, by being good to people that are not
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Good to people that are not good to you, by not letting
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Good to you, by not letting that pressure cause you to
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That pressure cause you to shrink back but instead you
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Shrink back but instead you dig down deeper, knowing that
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Dig down deeper, knowing that god is getting you prepared
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God is getting you prepared for something greater.
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For something greater. when my father went to be
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When my father went to be with the lord, i knew i was
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With the lord, i knew i was supposed to pastor the
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Supposed to pastor the church. i had never
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Church. i had never ministered. i was nervous,
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Ministered. i was nervous, didn't have the training, but
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Didn't have the training, but i took that step of faith. a
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I took that step of faith. a few weeks later, one sunday
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Few weeks later, one sunday morning after church, i had
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Morning after church, i had just finished ministering. i
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Just finished ministering. i was in the front lobby,
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Was in the front lobby, walking behind these two
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Walking behind these two ladies. they didn't know i
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Ladies. they didn't know i was there. i overheard one of
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Was there. i overheard one of them say, “he's not as good
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Them say, “he's not as good as his father.” the other
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As his father.” the other answered back, “yeah, i don't
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Answered back, “yeah, i don't think the church is going to
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Think the church is going to make it.” you know what those
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Make it.” you know what those ladies were, no disrespect.
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Ladies were, no disrespect. they were catfish. have you
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They were catfish. have you noticed; catfish have a big
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Noticed; catfish have a big mouth. you can't become who
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Mouth. you can't become who you were created to be
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You were created to be without resistance. that
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Without resistance. that resistance is not working
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Resistance is not working against you, it's healthy
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Against you, it's healthy pressure. it's designed to
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Pressure. it's designed to make you stronger, but you
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Make you stronger, but you have to handle it the right
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Have to handle it the right way. pressure can defeat you
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Way. pressure can defeat you or pressure can propel you.
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Or pressure can propel you. at first what those ladies
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At first what those ladies said, discouraged me. i
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Said, discouraged me. i thought, “you know what,
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Thought, “you know what, they're probably right.” but
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They're probably right.” but then something rose up on the
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Then something rose up on the inside. i thought, “they
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Inside. i thought, “they don't determine my destiny.
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Don't determine my destiny. they didn't know me before i
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They didn't know me before i was formed in my mother's
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Was formed in my mother's womb. they didn't call me,
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Womb. they didn't call me, anoint me, crown me with
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Anoint me, crown me with favor, plan out my days for
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Favor, plan out my days for good.” instead of defeating
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Good.” instead of defeating me, i turned it around and
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Me, i turned it around and used that pressure as fuel to
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Used that pressure as fuel to go further, to study harder,
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Go further, to study harder, to pray bolder, to be more
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To pray bolder, to be more determined, more passionate,
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Determined, more passionate, more disciplined.
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More disciplined. david said in psalm 4, “god
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David said in psalm 4, “god enlarged me in my distress.”
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Enlarged me in my distress.” he didn't get enlarged with
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He didn't get enlarged with good breaks, open doors, the
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Good breaks, open doors, the right people showing up.
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Right people showing up. those were the good times. he
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Those were the good times. he was enlarged when his father
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Was enlarged when his father didn't believe in him, when
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Didn't believe in him, when his brothers were making fun,
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His brothers were making fun, when king saul was jealous
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When king saul was jealous and trying to kill him. he
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And trying to kill him. he had a lot of catfish. a lot
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Had a lot of catfish. a lot of things he didn't
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Of things he didn't understand, situations that
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Understand, situations that weren't fair, family turned
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Weren't fair, family turned on him, a son that tried to
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On him, a son that tried to take the throne. but here's
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Take the throne. but here's the key, he used that
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The key, he used that pressure as fuel for his
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Pressure as fuel for his faith. he didn't get bitter.
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Faith. he didn't get bitter. he didn't try to pay people
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He didn't try to pay people back, prove to his father who
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Back, prove to his father who he was. he didn't give up in
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He was. he didn't give up in the shepherd's fields when it
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The shepherd's fields when it didn't look like his dreams
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Didn't look like his dreams would ever come to pass. he
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Would ever come to pass. he saw it as healthy pressure.
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Saw it as healthy pressure. king saul was chasing him.
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King saul was chasing him. david had done nothing but
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David had done nothing but good for saul, so loyal and
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Good for saul, so loyal and honoring. but saul was a
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Honoring. but saul was a catfish. he wasn't there to
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Catfish. he wasn't there to destroy david, but to develop
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Destroy david, but to develop david. so, david could show
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David. so, david could show god what he was made of.
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God what he was made of. one time out in the desert,
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One time out in the desert, saul and his men were
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Saul and his men were sleeping. david snuck up on
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Sleeping. david snuck up on them. this was his big
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Them. this was his big chance, he could have killed
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Chance, he could have killed saul, but he wouldn't do it.
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Saul, but he wouldn't do it. he knew saul was anointed as
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He knew saul was anointed as king and god said to touch
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King and god said to touch not the anointed. even though
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Not the anointed. even though saul was trying to kill
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Saul was trying to kill david, david wouldn't kill
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David, david wouldn't kill saul. all that pressure
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Saul. all that pressure wasn't defeating david, it
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Wasn't defeating david, it was developing david. he was
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Was developing david. he was growing, with greater
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Growing, with greater character, proving to god
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Character, proving to god that he was ready to lead the
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That he was ready to lead the people. saul looked like an
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People. saul looked like an enemy, really, he was an
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Enemy, really, he was an asset. you don't really know
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Asset. you don't really know who you are until you're put
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Who you are until you're put under pressure. you don't
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Under pressure. you don't know your true character
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Know your true character until it's tested in the fire
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Until it's tested in the fire of affliction, adversity,
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Of affliction, adversity, you're not getting your way.
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You're not getting your way. maybe you're dealing with a
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Maybe you're dealing with a catfish at work, catfish at
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Catfish at work, catfish at the gym, a catfish at your
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The gym, a catfish at your school. perhaps you're
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School. perhaps you're married to a catfish. we're
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Married to a catfish. we're not going to go there. quit
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Not going to go there. quit letting that pressure defeat
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Letting that pressure defeat you, make you sour, give up
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You, make you sour, give up on your dream. do like david,
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On your dream. do like david, keep the right perspective.
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Keep the right perspective. you'll be able to say, “god
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You'll be able to say, “god enlarged me in my distress.
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Enlarged me in my distress. he took what was meant to
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He took what was meant to stop me and turned it around
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Stop me and turned it around and used it to increase me.”
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And used it to increase me.” the catfish is a tool. it's
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The catfish is a tool. it's an opportunity to come up
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An opportunity to come up higher in our character.
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Higher in our character. anyone can treat people the
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Anyone can treat people the way they treat us, anyone can
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Way they treat us, anyone can take revenge, talk bad about
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Take revenge, talk bad about who's talking bad about you.
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Who's talking bad about you. that's the easy way out. but
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That's the easy way out. but to reach your destiny, you
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To reach your destiny, you have to do some hard things.
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Have to do some hard things. you have to take the high
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You have to take the high road, stretch when you want
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Road, stretch when you want to stay comfortable, be more
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To stay comfortable, be more determined than what's trying
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Determined than what's trying to stop you. you have to
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To stop you. you have to ignore the negative voices
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Ignore the negative voices and do what god put in your
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And do what god put in your heart. when you do this, god
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Heart. when you do this, god will enlarge you in your
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Will enlarge you in your distress. it won't be the
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Distress. it won't be the good breaks, the people
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Good breaks, the people cheering you on, the doors
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Cheering you on, the doors that open that cause you to
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That open that cause you to see new levels. it will be
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See new levels. it will be the catfish, the saul's, the
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The catfish, the saul's, the local paper that wouldn't
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Local paper that wouldn't acknowledge you, the two
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Acknowledge you, the two ladies that said you
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Ladies that said you couldn't. take that pressure
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Couldn't. take that pressure and turn it in to power. our
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And turn it in to power. our mindset should be, “i will
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Mindset should be, “i will not shrink back, be talked
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Not shrink back, be talked out of my dreams, settle for
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Out of my dreams, settle for mediocrity. i'm going to
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Mediocrity. i'm going to stand stronger, believe
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Stand stronger, believe bigger, pray bolder, be more
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Bigger, pray bolder, be more determined. yes, this catfish
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Determined. yes, this catfish looks like an enemy, but i
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Looks like an enemy, but i know the truth, it's an
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Know the truth, it's an asset.”
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Asset.” when we were trying to
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When we were trying to acquire this building, the
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Acquire this building, the former compaq center, there
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Former compaq center, there was this very influential
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Was this very influential business leader here in town,
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Business leader here in town, that everyone knew, and he
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That everyone knew, and he was against us. he was very
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Was against us. he was very vocal about it. he did not
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Vocal about it. he did not want a church in the compaq
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Want a church in the compaq center, and especially
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Center, and especially lakewood. a friend of mine
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Lakewood. a friend of mine was at a business luncheon
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Was at a business luncheon downtown with several hundred
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Downtown with several hundred people. he was seated at a
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People. he was seated at a table with this man. the
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Table with this man. the subject of the compaq center
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Subject of the compaq center came up, he didn't know this
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Came up, he didn't know this man was my friend. he laughed
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Man was my friend. he laughed and said sarcastically, “it
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And said sarcastically, “it will be a cold day in hell
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Will be a cold day in hell before lakewood gets the
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Before lakewood gets the compaq center.” the man meant
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Compaq center.” the man meant it to be discouraging,
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It to be discouraging, degrading, but god knew i
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Degrading, but god knew i needed that as fuel for my
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Needed that as fuel for my fire. he didn't realize it,
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Fire. he didn't realize it, but he was a catfish, a pawn
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But he was a catfish, a pawn in the hand of god. i don't
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In the hand of god. i don't even blame him. god used him
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Even blame him. god used him as healthy pressure. god
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As healthy pressure. god caused my friend to hear
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Caused my friend to hear that. this was a setup, not
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That. this was a setup, not meant to defeat us but to
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Meant to defeat us but to empower us. it all depends on
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Empower us. it all depends on whether you recognize the
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Whether you recognize the purpose of the catfish. if
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Purpose of the catfish. if you take the pressure, the
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You take the pressure, the opposition, the setback as
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Opposition, the setback as negative, “man we don't have
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Negative, “man we don't have a chance. it's not going to
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A chance. it's not going to work out. i'm so
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Work out. i'm so overwhelmed.” then the
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Overwhelmed.” then the pressure is going to defeat
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Pressure is going to defeat you. you have to realize that
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You. you have to realize that catfish is there for one
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Catfish is there for one reason, to stir your faith
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Reason, to stir your faith up. the right attitude is,
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Up. the right attitude is, “god, i know you're bigger
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“god, i know you're bigger than what we're facing. you
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Than what we're facing. you being for us is more than the
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Being for us is more than the world being against us. we
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World being against us. we may not see a way, but we
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May not see a way, but we know you have a way.” let
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Know you have a way.” let that pressure fuel your faith
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That pressure fuel your faith to where you stretch and grow
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To where you stretch and grow and believe.
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And believe. there were plenty of times
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There were plenty of times during our three-year battle,
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During our three-year battle, trying to get enough council
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Trying to get enough council members to vote for us,
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Members to vote for us, dealing with a lawsuit,
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Dealing with a lawsuit, opposition from a huge
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Opposition from a huge company, i was tempted to get
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Company, i was tempted to get discouraged. think it wasn't
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Discouraged. think it wasn't going to work out. but every
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Going to work out. but every time i did, i would hear
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Time i did, i would hear those words, a cold day in
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Those words, a cold day in hell. i would see that man's
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Hell. i would see that man's face. i would pray harder,
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Face. i would pray harder, stand stronger, be more
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Stand stronger, be more determined. he doesn't
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Determined. he doesn't realize it, but he's a big
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Realize it, but he's a big reason we got this building.
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Reason we got this building. if i ever see him, i'm going
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If i ever see him, i'm going to buy him dinner. some fried
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To buy him dinner. some fried catfish. (laughter) i made
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Catfish. (laughter) i made myself laugh. i wonder if
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Myself laugh. i wonder if there are some catfish in
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There are some catfish in your life that you're not
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Your life that you're not recognizing. you're seeing
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Recognizing. you're seeing the pressure the wrong way,
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The pressure the wrong way, thinking it's too much, the
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Thinking it's too much, the problem is too big, it's been
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Problem is too big, it's been too long. you're letting it
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Too long. you're letting it defeat you, causing you to
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Defeat you, causing you to lose your passion. have a new
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Lose your passion. have a new perspective. it's healthy
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Perspective. it's healthy pressure. god is going to use
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Pressure. god is going to use it to enlarge you in your
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It to enlarge you in your distress. he's about to do
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Distress. he's about to do something new. he's getting
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Something new. he's getting you prepared for something
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You prepared for something you've never seen.
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You've never seen. paul said in romans 5, “let
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Paul said in romans 5, “let us rejoice in our trials,
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Us rejoice in our trials, knowing that the pressure is
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Knowing that the pressure is producing unswerving
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Producing unswerving endurance. endurance is
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Endurance. endurance is developing maturity of
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Developing maturity of character, and character is
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Character, and character is producing hope, confident
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Producing hope, confident expectation of god's
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Expectation of god's goodness.” paul was saying,
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Goodness.” paul was saying, if you'll see the pressure
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If you'll see the pressure the right way, the
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The right way, the difficulties, the delays, the
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Difficulties, the delays, the saul's, if you'll stay full
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Saul's, if you'll stay full of joy, not get bitter, then
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Of joy, not get bitter, then that pressure is making you
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That pressure is making you stronger. it's doing
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Stronger. it's doing something on the inside,
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Something on the inside, getting you prepared for what
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Getting you prepared for what god has in store. here's a
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God has in store. here's a key. pressure is going to
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Key. pressure is going to produce something. either
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Produce something. either faith, hope, endurance. or
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Faith, hope, endurance. or it's going to produce
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It's going to produce discouragement, weakness,
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Discouragement, weakness, can't do it. my question is,
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Can't do it. my question is, what is the pressure in your
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What is the pressure in your life producing. are you
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Life producing. are you seeing it as negative, not
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Seeing it as negative, not fair, letting it defeat you?
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Fair, letting it defeat you? have a new perspective. see
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Have a new perspective. see it as healthy pressure. god
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It as healthy pressure. god wouldn't have allowed it if
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Wouldn't have allowed it if it was going to stop you.
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It was going to stop you. that catfish may be annoying,
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That catfish may be annoying, you don't like it, but it's
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You don't like it, but it's serving a purpose. it's there
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Serving a purpose. it's there to help you grow, stay fresh,
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To help you grow, stay fresh, build your faith.
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Build your faith. my father told about this man
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My father told about this man out in the country that was
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Out in the country that was walking home at night. he
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Walking home at night. he took the shortcut through the
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Took the shortcut through the cemetery. he didn't realize,
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Cemetery. he didn't realize, they had dug a hole for a
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They had dug a hole for a grave in the path he normally
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Grave in the path he normally walked. it was so dark; he
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Walked. it was so dark; he couldn't see it. he fell in
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Couldn't see it. he fell in the hole. it was about ten
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The hole. it was about ten feet deep. for two hours, he
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Feet deep. for two hours, he hollered and screamed and
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Hollered and screamed and kicked and clawed, but nobody
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Kicked and clawed, but nobody heard him. he tried grabbing
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Heard him. he tried grabbing on to the sides and climbing
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On to the sides and climbing out, but he fell back again
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Out, but he fell back again and again. finally, he just
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And again. finally, he just sat in the corner and
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Sat in the corner and realized he'd have to wait
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Realized he'd have to wait till morning. about midnight,
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Till morning. about midnight, this drunk man came wandering
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This drunk man came wandering through the cemetery, and he
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Through the cemetery, and he fell in the same hole. he
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Fell in the same hole. he didn't see the other man. he
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Didn't see the other man. he just sat there watching
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Just sat there watching silently, watching it all
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Silently, watching it all take place. the drunk man
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Take place. the drunk man began to panic. he started
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Began to panic. he started hollering and screaming at
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Hollering and screaming at the top of his lungs. the man
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The top of his lungs. the man sitting in the corner,
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Sitting in the corner, decided to have some fun. he
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Decided to have some fun. he said in a real deep, scary
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Said in a real deep, scary voice. “you can't get out of
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Voice. “you can't get out of here.” but you know what, he
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Here.” but you know what, he did. you don't know what you
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Did. you don't know what you can do until you're put under
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Can do until you're put under pressure.
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Pressure. “joel you can't take over
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“joel you can't take over your father's church and
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Your father's church and minister in front of
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Minister in front of thousands of people. you
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Thousands of people. you don't have the training.” but
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Don't have the training.” but you know what, i did. “you
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You know what, i did. “you can't raise a hundred million
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Can't raise a hundred million dollars to renovate the
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Dollars to renovate the compaq center. you don't have
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Compaq center. you don't have that experience.” but you
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That experience.” but you know what, we did. “dodie you
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Know what, we did. “dodie you can't beat terminal cancer,
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Can't beat terminal cancer, with no treatment available.”
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With no treatment available.” but you know what, she did.
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But you know what, she did. look back over your life at
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Look back over your life at all the things you did under
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All the things you did under pressure. you defied the
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Pressure. you defied the odds, you broke barriers in
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Odds, you broke barriers in your family, you raised that
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Your family, you raised that child that people didn't
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Child that people didn't think you could raise, you
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Think you could raise, you reached goals you never
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Reached goals you never dreamed you'd reach, you
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Dreamed you'd reach, you overcame obstacles that even
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Overcame obstacles that even surprise you now. it would
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Surprise you now. it would have never happened without
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Have never happened without the pressure. the pressure
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The pressure. the pressure was necessary to release your
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Was necessary to release your potential. the pressure is
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Potential. the pressure is what god used to bring out of
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What god used to bring out of you what he put in you. the
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You what he put in you. the catfish had a big mouth, but
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Catfish had a big mouth, but it was necessary. you needed
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It was necessary. you needed saul to be jealous. you
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Saul to be jealous. you needed those people to not
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Needed those people to not believe in you. you needed to
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Believe in you. you needed to not feel qualified, to not
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Not feel qualified, to not have the training. that
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Have the training. that pressure prepared you, it
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Pressure prepared you, it developed you. that's what
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Developed you. that's what caused you to blossom into
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Caused you to blossom into who you are. god enlarged you
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Who you are. god enlarged you not in the good times, but
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Not in the good times, but under pressure, in that
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Under pressure, in that distress.
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Distress. the people of israel had been
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The people of israel had been in slavery for many years.
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In slavery for many years. god told moses to go tell the
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God told moses to go tell the pharaoh to let the people go.
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Pharaoh to let the people go. moses was intimidated,
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Moses was intimidated, insecure. he had a problem
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Insecure. he had a problem with stuttering. he was
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With stuttering. he was already under enough
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Already under enough pressure, way over his head,
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Pressure, way over his head, going to do something he
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Going to do something he didn't feel qualified to do.
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Didn't feel qualified to do. the scripture says, “god
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The scripture says, “god hardened the pharaoh's heart
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Hardened the pharaoh's heart so he would not let the
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So he would not let the people leave.” here god just
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People leave.” here god just told moses tell him to let
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Told moses tell him to let the people go, but god caused
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The people go, but god caused the pharaoh to be stubborn
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The pharaoh to be stubborn and say no. what was that?
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And say no. what was that? the pharaoh was a catfish.
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The pharaoh was a catfish. god was using the pharaoh to
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God was using the pharaoh to create the right environment
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Create the right environment so he could show his power in
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So he could show his power in a greater way. the pressure
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A greater way. the pressure was a setup. god wanted there
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Was a setup. god wanted there to be more opposition, more
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To be more opposition, more adversity, so when he turned
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Adversity, so when he turned it around it would be a
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It around it would be a greater miracle.
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Greater miracle. there are times god will tell
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There are times god will tell you to do something. he'll
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You to do something. he'll lead you down a path, open a
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Lead you down a path, open a door, you know it's his hand
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Door, you know it's his hand of favor, then he'll increase
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Of favor, then he'll increase the pressure. people come
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The pressure. people come against you, a setback in
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Against you, a setback in your business, a betrayal, a
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Your business, a betrayal, a closed door. now you're right
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Closed door. now you're right where moses was. “god where
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Where moses was. “god where are you? i did what you said,
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Are you? i did what you said, but it didn't work out. the
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But it didn't work out. the people said no.” the pressure
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People said no.” the pressure was intensified. you could
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Was intensified. you could give up on that dream, get
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Give up on that dream, get discouraged, lose your
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Discouraged, lose your passion. but the increased
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Passion. but the increased pressure is a sign that god
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Pressure is a sign that god is about to show out in a
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Is about to show out in a greater way. he wouldn't have
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Greater way. he wouldn't have caused pharoah to say no if
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Caused pharoah to say no if he wasn't about to do
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He wasn't about to do something unusual and
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Something unusual and uncommon. god did miracle
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Uncommon. god did miracle after miracle. he not only
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After miracle. he not only changed the pharaoh's mind,
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Changed the pharaoh's mind, but the israelites left with
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But the israelites left with abundance. pharoah's people
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Abundance. pharoah's people gave them all their
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Gave them all their treasures. they saw the red
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Treasures. they saw the red sea parted. they saw their
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Sea parted. they saw their enemies drowned. all that
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Enemies drowned. all that pressure was ordained by god
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Pressure was ordained by god to bring them out of
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To bring them out of captivity into a victorious,
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Captivity into a victorious, abundant life.
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Abundant life. don't fight the pressure,
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Don't fight the pressure, embrace it. you don't know
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Embrace it. you don't know what god is up to. “telling
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What god is up to. “telling pharaoh to say no. god, we
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Pharaoh to say no. god, we need him to say yes.” no, the
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Need him to say yes.” no, the pressure is a setup. it's
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Pressure is a setup. it's getting you in position for
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Getting you in position for god to do something that
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God to do something that you've never seen. you may be
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You've never seen. you may be under a lot of pressure now.
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Under a lot of pressure now. you could feel overwhelmed,
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You could feel overwhelmed, discouraged. god has you in
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Discouraged. god has you in the palm of his hand. he
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The palm of his hand. he didn't bring you this far to
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Didn't bring you this far to fail you now. stay in faith.
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Fail you now. stay in faith. that pressure is doing a work
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That pressure is doing a work on the inside. it's getting
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On the inside. it's getting you prepared. pharaoh said no
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You prepared. pharaoh said no a few times, but your yes is
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A few times, but your yes is coming. that catfish was
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Coming. that catfish was ordained by god. it's causing
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Ordained by god. it's causing you to stretch, to believe,
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You to stretch, to believe, to trust, to dig down deeper.
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To trust, to dig down deeper. god sees your faithfulness.
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God sees your faithfulness. he sees you doing the right
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He sees you doing the right thing when it's hard. being
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Thing when it's hard. being at peace in the pressure.
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At peace in the pressure. staying calm in the conflict.
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Staying calm in the conflict. you are passing the test. i
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You are passing the test. i believe and declare, that
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Believe and declare, that pressure is about to be
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Pressure is about to be turned into power. god's
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Turned into power. god's about to launch you into a
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About to launch you into a new level of your destiny.
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New level of your destiny. like moses, you're going to
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Like moses, you're going to see red seas part, doors
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See red seas part, doors open, enemies defeated. the
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Open, enemies defeated. the pressure is releasing your
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Pressure is releasing your gifts, your potential,
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Gifts, your potential, talents, favor, the fullness
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Talents, favor, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus'
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Of your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, will
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Name. if you receive it, will you say amen? (applause)
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Sometimes in life,
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Sometimes in life, people don't choose us.
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People don't choose us. we've all felt overlooked
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We've all felt overlooked and like we're not good enough.
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And like we're not good enough. it's easy to live inferior,
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It's easy to live inferior, thinking we don't measure up.
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Thinking we don't measure up. people may have left you out.
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People may have left you out. the good news is
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The good news is god has chosen you.
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God has chosen you. he's the one that matters.
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And in my new book, chosen:
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And in my new book, chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction,
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For distinction, you'll discover,
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You'll discover, before you were born,
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Before you were born, god not only knew you,
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God not only knew you, but he handpicked you
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But he handpicked you and placed
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And placed a calling on your life.
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A calling on your life. you are equipped and empowered
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You are equipped and empowered to fulfill your destiny.
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To fulfill your destiny. when you understand
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When you understand that you're chosen,
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That you're chosen, fear and doubt can't stay,
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Fear and doubt can't stay, you'll live
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You'll live with the boldness
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With the boldness to step into the greatness
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To step into the greatness god put in you.
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God put in you. i'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my new book, chosen,
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My new book, chosen, plus the chosen t-shirt
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Plus the chosen t-shirt from our friends at copper fit.
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From our friends at copper fit. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, chosen:
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Chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction.
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For distinction. in the scriptures,
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In the scriptures, jesus encouraged us by saying,
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Jesus encouraged us by saying, "you didn't choose me.
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"you didn't choose me. i chose you."
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I chose you." this powerful guide
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This powerful guide will help
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Will help you discover the abundant life
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You discover the abundant life you were designed to live.
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You were designed to live. as a child of god,
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As a child of god, you have a calling,
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You have a calling, a purpose,
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A purpose, a destiny still
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A destiny still to be fulfilled.
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To be fulfilled. when you request your copy,
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When you request your copy, we also want to send you
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We also want to send you our exclusive chosen t-shirt
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Our exclusive chosen t-shirt from copper fit
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From copper fit that will remind you
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That will remind you that you've been chosen
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That you've been chosen by almighty god
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By almighty god every time you wear it.
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Every time you wear it. please request these gifts today
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Please request these gifts today and discover
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And discover that god is moving
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That god is moving on your behalf.
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On your behalf. your next days
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Your next days are going to be your best days.
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Are going to be your best days. you're not average.
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You're not average. you're not ordinary.
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You're not ordinary. you've been chosen
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You've been chosen by almighty god.
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By almighty god. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know how much we love you.
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How much we love you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. and thanks so much
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And thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people all over the world.
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All over the world. and a special thank you
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And a special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online live
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Online live every sunday morning,
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Every sunday morning, download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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The new joel osteen network, social media,
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Social media, listen on sirius xm.
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Listen on sirius xm. we'll keep you
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see you next time,
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Until we see you next time, may the lord bless you
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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And keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of chosen:
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Your copy of chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction,
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For distinction, plus our exclusive
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Plus our exclusive chosen t-shirt from copper fit.
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Chosen t-shirt from copper fit. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Or call 888-567-joel. for an additional donation
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For an additional donation this month,
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This month, we are also offering
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We are also offering the nlt large
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The nlt large print thin line
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Print thin line reference bible.
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Reference bible. this bible also enables you
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This bible also enables you to connect
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To connect through your smartphone
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Through your smartphone or tablet
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Or tablet to a vast, power-packed
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To a vast, power-packed array of study notes,
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Array of study notes, devotionals, interactive maps,
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Devotionals, interactive maps, videos, and worship music.
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Videos, and worship music. you can request
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You can request these inspiring resources
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These inspiring resources by calling 888-567-joel
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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Yes, god has chosen you for a reason, for a purpose.
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For a reason, for a purpose. request your copies today.
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Joel Osteen - Healthy Pressure

July 11, 2025 | 30:0

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