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Joel Osteen - Hearing The Heavenly Cheers

August 8, 2025 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Hearing The Heavenly Cheers | August 8, 2025

>joel: god bless you. it's
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, and
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Our youtube channel, and social media. and you can
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Social media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd
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Come visit us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of
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Love to have you be a part of one of our services.
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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 pastor. he had
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About this pastor. he had been out in the woods bear
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Been out in the woods bear hunting all day long,
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Hunting all day long, searched and searched but
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Searched and searched but didn't see any sign of a
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Didn't see any sign of a bear. finally, in
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Bear. finally, in frustration, he threw his gun
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Frustration, he threw his gun down on the ground and went
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Down on the ground and went to the stream to cool off.
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To the stream to cool off. about that time, he saw this
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About that time, he saw this huge grizzly bear, about a
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Huge grizzly bear, about a hundred yards away, coming
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Hundred yards away, coming toward him, full speed ahead.
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Toward him, full speed ahead. he fell down on his knees and
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He fell down on his knees and said, “god, please, convert
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Said, “god, please, convert this bear to a christian.”
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This bear to a christian.” miraculously, the bear froze
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Miraculously, the bear froze in his tracks, put both paws
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In his tracks, put both paws up in the air and said,
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Up in the air and said, “lord, thank you, for this
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“lord, thank you, for this food i'm about to eat.”
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Food i'm about to eat.” say it like you mean it. this
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same 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 hearing the heavenly
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About hearing the heavenly cheers. i grew up playing
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Cheers. i grew up playing sports, and i realize the
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Sports, and i realize the difference it makes to have
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Difference it makes to have someone in the stands rooting
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Someone in the stands rooting for you. when you look over
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For you. when you look over and see your family, you hear
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And see your family, you hear them calling your name, with
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Them calling your name, with their hands in the air,
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Their hands in the air, encouraging you, it makes you
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Encouraging you, it makes you run a little faster, jump
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Run a little faster, jump a little higher. it gives
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A little higher. it gives you a greater determination,
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You a greater determination, more stamina, all because
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More stamina, all because someone is cheering you on.
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Someone is cheering you on. i was in track and field
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I was in track and field in high school, i ran
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In high school, i ran the mile. one of our meets
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The mile. one of our meets was out of town. some
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Was out of town. some friends of mine, drove a
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Friends of mine, drove a couple of hours to watch me
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Couple of hours to watch me run. they brought signs that
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Run. they brought signs that they held up in the stands.
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They held up in the stands. “run joel run.” i acted like
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“run joel run.” i acted like i was embarrassed, but really
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I was embarrassed, but really i liked it. as i circled that
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I liked it. as i circled that track during the race, i
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Track during the race, i could hear them calling my
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Could hear them calling my name, “go joel. you can do
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Name, “go joel. you can do this.” i ran that day like i
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This.” i ran that day like i was forrest gump. i normally
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Was forrest gump. i normally come in third or fourth
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Come in third or fourth place, but that day i won the
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Place, but that day i won the race. it does something to
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Race. it does something to you when you have people
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You when you have people pulling for you. when someone
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Pulling for you. when someone you love is in the stands,
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You love is in the stands, you know they believe in you,
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You know they believe in you, it gives you a boost. you'll
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It gives you a boost. you'll achieve things you wouldn't
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Achieve things you wouldn't normally achieve.
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Normally achieve. hebrews 11 talks about the
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Hebrews 11 talks about the heroes of faith. all these
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Heroes of faith. all these people that have gone before
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People that have gone before us, the amazing things they've
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Us, the amazing things they've accomplished. noah, abraham,
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Accomplished. noah, abraham, david, sarah. people that
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David, sarah. people that were known, and not known.
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Were known, and not known. they believed and endured and
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They believed and endured and they saw giants defeated,
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They saw giants defeated, walls come down, red seas
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Walls come down, red seas part. chapter 12 says,
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Part. chapter 12 says, “seeing that we are
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“seeing that we are surrounded by such a great
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Surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us
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Cloud of witnesses, let us run the race that is set
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Run the race that is set before us.” the great cloud
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Before us.” the great cloud of witnesses that we're
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Of witnesses that we're surrounded by are the heroes
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Surrounded by are the heroes of faith mentioned in chapter
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Of faith mentioned in chapter eleven. this paints the
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Eleven. this paints the picture of a big stadium up
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Picture of a big stadium up in heaven with a race taking
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In heaven with a race taking place. the people in the
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Place. the people in the grandstands are the saints of
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Grandstands are the saints of old. these heroes of faith
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Old. these heroes of faith are looking down, cheering us
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Are looking down, cheering us on. you're not running your
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On. you're not running your race alone. all of heaven is
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Race alone. all of heaven is pulling for you. not only the
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Pulling for you. not only the heroes of faith but your
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Heroes of faith but your loved ones that have gone
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Loved ones that have gone before you. those believers
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Before you. those believers in your family line, your
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In your family line, your grandparents, relatives you
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Grandparents, relatives you may not have ever met,
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May not have ever met, they're looking over the
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They're looking over the bannisters of heaven. they're
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Bannisters of heaven. they're in that great cloud of
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In that great cloud of witnesses saying, “you go
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Witnesses saying, “you go girl. you go boy. keep
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Girl. you go boy. keep running. keep being your
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Running. keep being your best. you've got what it
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Best. you've got what it takes.”
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Takes.” my father went to be with the
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My father went to be with the lord twenty-five years ago
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Lord twenty-five years ago next month. people often ask
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Next month. people often ask me, “do you think he knows
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Me, “do you think he knows what's going on. you think he
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What's going on. you think he can see what's happening?” i
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Can see what's happening?” i always tell them, “yes, i
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Always tell them, “yes, i know where daddy is. he's in
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Know where daddy is. he's in the grandstands. he's in the
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The grandstands. he's in the great cloud of witnesses. i
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Great cloud of witnesses. i can hear him cheering me on.
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Can hear him cheering me on. by faith i can hear him
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By faith i can hear him calling my name. ‘joel keep
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Calling my name. ‘joel keep going. you're making us
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Going. you're making us proud. you're taking new
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Proud. you're taking new ground.
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Ground. hebrews 11 says something
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Hebrews 11 says something interesting. after talking
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Interesting. after talking about all the heroes of faith
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About all the heroes of faith and the amazing things they
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And the amazing things they had done, verse 39 says,
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Had done, verse 39 says, “none of them received all
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“none of them received all that god had promised. for
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That god had promised. for god has far better things in
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God has far better things in store for us that would also
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Store for us that would also benefit them. for they can't
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Benefit them. for they can't receive the prize at the end
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Receive the prize at the end of their race until we finish
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Of their race until we finish our race.” this is saying
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Our race.” this is saying there are things your loved
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There are things your loved ones accomplished but they
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Ones accomplished but they didn't finish it. it couldn't
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Didn't finish it. it couldn't happen in just one
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Happen in just one generation. they didn't see
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Generation. they didn't see the fullness. they're going
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The fullness. they're going to see the prize when you
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To see the prize when you finish it. they're going to
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Finish it. they're going to get their full reward when
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Get their full reward when you step up and do what god's
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You step up and do what god's put in your heart. it's going
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Put in your heart. it's going to take boldness, not letting
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To take boldness, not letting fear hold us back. it's going
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Fear hold us back. it's going to take integrity,
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To take integrity, excellence, staying on the
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Excellence, staying on the high road. your loved ones
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High road. your loved ones are counting on you. they may
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Are counting on you. they may have fulfilled their purpose,
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Have fulfilled their purpose, but their assignment wasn't
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But their assignment wasn't complete. yes, they endured,
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Complete. yes, they endured, they sacrificed, they
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They sacrificed, they stretched. some of them faced
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Stretched. some of them faced injustice, discrimination,
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Injustice, discrimination, things that were not fair,
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Things that were not fair, but they fought the good
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But they fought the good fight. they didn't give up.
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Fight. they didn't give up. they didn't get bitter. they
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They didn't get bitter. they never complained. they just
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Never complained. they just kept honoring god, being
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Kept honoring god, being their best. now they're in
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Their best. now they're in the grandstands. they've done
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The grandstands. they've done their part. it's up to us.
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Their part. it's up to us. twenty years before my father
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Twenty years before my father went to be with the lord, he
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Went to be with the lord, he talked about wanting to buy
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Talked about wanting to buy this place. it was called the
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This place. it was called the summit back then. he was
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Summit back then. he was speaking for a friend of
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Speaking for a friend of ours. i have the recording.
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Ours. i have the recording. he said, “one day we're going
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He said, “one day we're going to have the summit for our
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To have the summit for our church home.” at that time,
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Church home.” at that time, lakewood was in a four
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Lakewood was in a four thousand seat auditorium. we
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Thousand seat auditorium. we didn't need a place this big.
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Didn't need a place this big. but sometimes god will put
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But sometimes god will put things in your spirit that
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Things in your spirit that are for the next generation.
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Are for the next generation. you may see further than
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You may see further than you're going to go. god works
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You're going to go. god works generationally. that's why
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Generationally. that's why there are saints of old
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There are saints of old cheering you on. when you
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Cheering you on. when you fulfill your course, the
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Fulfill your course, the scripture says you will
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Scripture says you will benefit them. this should
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Benefit them. this should inspire us to not get
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Inspire us to not get complacent, to lay aside
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Complacent, to lay aside weights that are holding us
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Weights that are holding us back, to run with passion,
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Back, to run with passion, with excellence. your
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With excellence. your relatives are counting on
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Relatives are counting on you. you're not just living
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You. you're not just living unto yourself. you're
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Unto yourself. you're affecting those that will
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Affecting those that will come after you, and you're
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Come after you, and you're honoring those that have gone
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Honoring those that have gone before you. they will
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Before you. they will benefit. they will receive a
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Benefit. they will receive a reward because you took new
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Reward because you took new ground. you ran your race
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Ground. you ran your race with purpose.
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With purpose. when we heard the compaq
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When we heard the compaq center was coming available,
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Center was coming available, something came alive in my
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Something came alive in my spirit. i didn't know at that
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Spirit. i didn't know at that time that my father had
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Time that my father had talked about purchasing this
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Talked about purchasing this building. i hadn't heard that
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Building. i hadn't heard that recording, but deep down i
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Recording, but deep down i knew it was supposed to be
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Knew it was supposed to be ours. there was a faith that
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Ours. there was a faith that rose up, i can't even take
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Rose up, i can't even take credit for it. the scripture
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Credit for it. the scripture talks about the faith of our
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Talks about the faith of our fathers, the faith of those
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Fathers, the faith of those that went before us. i
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That went before us. i believe it was my father in
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Believe it was my father in the grandstands cheering me
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The grandstands cheering me on. it was those heroes of
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On. it was those heroes of faith, encouraging,
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Faith, encouraging, supporting, believing in me.
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Supporting, believing in me. by faith i could hear the
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By faith i could hear the heavenly cheers. i could hear
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Heavenly cheers. i could hear david saying, “joel, the
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David saying, “joel, the giant may look big, i've been
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Giant may look big, i've been there, but i can tell you,
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There, but i can tell you, our god is bigger. i defeated
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Our god is bigger. i defeated it, you can defeat it too.” i
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It, you can defeat it too.” i could hear gideon saying,
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Could hear gideon saying, “you feel unqualified,
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“you feel unqualified, intimidated. you don't think
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Intimidated. you don't think you can pastor the church.
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You can pastor the church. i've been there. i was hiding
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I've been there. i was hiding when god called me a mighty
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When god called me a mighty hero. i was afraid but god
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Hero. i was afraid but god called me to lead the people.
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Called me to lead the people. joel, you have what it takes.
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Joel, you have what it takes. you're a mighty hero.” when
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You're a mighty hero.” when you know heaven is cheering
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You know heaven is cheering for you, you'll feel
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For you, you'll feel supernatural strength. you'll
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Supernatural strength. you'll have the faith to do what
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Have the faith to do what god's called you to do.
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God's called you to do. we read about the heroes of
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We read about the heroes of faith in chapter eleven. but
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Faith in chapter eleven. but can i encourage you, the list
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Can i encourage you, the list is not complete. i'm looking
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Is not complete. i'm looking at heroes of faith. i'm
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At heroes of faith. i'm looking at david's, sarah's,
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Looking at david's, sarah's, josephs, gideons. i'm looking
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Josephs, gideons. i'm looking at giant killers, barrier
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At giant killers, barrier breakers, people that take
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Breakers, people that take new ground. people that are
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New ground. people that are finishing what was started
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Finishing what was started generations back. i can
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Generations back. i can imagine my father up in
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Imagine my father up in heaven, saying to people in
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Heaven, saying to people in the grandstands, “look at
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The grandstands, “look at joel, that's my son. look at
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Joel, that's my son. look at him believing for big things.
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Him believing for big things. look at him setting new
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Look at him setting new standards.” there are people
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Standards.” there are people in the grandstands right now
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In the grandstands right now bragging on you. admiring
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Bragging on you. admiring your accomplishments, telling
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Your accomplishments, telling others how proud they are of
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Others how proud they are of you. your loved ones that
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You. your loved ones that have gone on, they see your
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Have gone on, they see your faithfulness. they see your
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Faithfulness. they see your generosity. they see you
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Generosity. they see you overlooking wrongs. they see
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Overlooking wrongs. they see you keep going when you feel
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You keep going when you feel like stopping. they see you
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Like stopping. they see you raising that child by
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Raising that child by yourself, going the extra
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Yourself, going the extra mile, doing the right thing
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Mile, doing the right thing when it's hard. god not only
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When it's hard. god not only sees it, but your relatives
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Sees it, but your relatives in heaven, they see it. by
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In heaven, they see it. by faith you need to hear the
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Faith you need to hear the heavenly cheers. the people
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Heavenly cheers. the people that mean the most to you,
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That mean the most to you, the ones that invested in
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The ones that invested in you, that raised you, made
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You, that raised you, made sacrifices for you, they're
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Sacrifices for you, they're not only proud of you but
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Not only proud of you but they are pulling for you.
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They are pulling for you. they have your name up on a
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They have your name up on a sign, so to speak. they're
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Sign, so to speak. they're cheering you on. as you run,
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Cheering you on. as you run, you're not just running for
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You're not just running for you, you're running for your
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You, you're running for your grandmother, running for your
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Grandmother, running for your great grandfather. those in
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Great grandfather. those in your family line that you
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Your family line that you never met, but because of
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Never met, but because of you, they're being rewarded.
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You, they're being rewarded. they couldn't finish it all,
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They couldn't finish it all, god had better things in mind
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God had better things in mind for you.
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For you. my grandfather, on my
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My grandfather, on my mother's side, was born in
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Mother's side, was born in the early 1900's. he was
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The early 1900's. he was orphaned when he was eight
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Orphaned when he was eight years old. his father died of
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Years old. his father died of an illness. he was sent to
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An illness. he was sent to different homes to live. he
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Different homes to live. he wasn't really treated right,
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Wasn't really treated right, but that didn't stop him. he
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But that didn't stop him. he worked at the exxon refinery
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Worked at the exxon refinery in baytown for almost forty
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In baytown for almost forty years and never missed a day
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Years and never missed a day of work. not to go to the
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Of work. not to go to the dentist, not to go out of
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Dentist, not to go out of town. he was faithful. when
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Town. he was faithful. when he retired, he would come
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He retired, he would come down to the church
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Down to the church practically every weekday and
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Practically every weekday and do chores. i would see him
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Do chores. i would see him under the portable buildings
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Under the portable buildings working on the plumbing. he
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Working on the plumbing. he and my grandmother had one
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And my grandmother had one child, my mother. he died at
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Child, my mother. he died at 96. not many people knew him.
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96. not many people knew him. he was quiet, unassuming. i
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He was quiet, unassuming. i miss my grandfather, but i
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Miss my grandfather, but i know where he is. he's in the
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Know where he is. he's in the grandstands of heaven. he's
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Grandstands of heaven. he's one of the heroes of faith.
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One of the heroes of faith. he fulfilled his purpose. he
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He fulfilled his purpose. he played his part in the plan
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Played his part in the plan of god for our family. he was
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Of god for our family. he was faithful. he was generous.
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Faithful. he was generous. you could count on him. i can
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You could count on him. i can hear him cheering me on. when
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Hear him cheering me on. when i get tired, and have things
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I get tired, and have things come against me, i hear
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Come against me, i hear granddaddy saying, “joel,
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Granddaddy saying, “joel, you're doing good. keep
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You're doing good. keep going. you're making us
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Going. you're making us proud.”
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Proud.” you say, “joel, i don't have
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You say, “joel, i don't have anyone in the grandstands
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Anyone in the grandstands like that. my family didn't
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Like that. my family didn't honor god. we weren't
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Honor god. we weren't faithful, we were
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Faithful, we were dysfunctional.” you wouldn't
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Dysfunctional.” you wouldn't be hearing this if there
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Be hearing this if there wasn't someone in your family
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Wasn't someone in your family line that honored god. you
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Line that honored god. you may have never met them, but
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May have never met them, but can i assure you, they know
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Can i assure you, they know you. they see you and they're
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You. they see you and they're cheering you on. you're
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Cheering you on. you're making them proud. your
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Making them proud. your faithfulness, your hard work,
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Faithfulness, your hard work, your skill is causing them to
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Your skill is causing them to be blessed. you're helping to
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Be blessed. you're helping to finish what god started
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Finish what god started through them. when you hear
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Through them. when you hear those cheers from the
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Those cheers from the grandstands, cheers from
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Grandstands, cheers from loved ones that served
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Loved ones that served without fanfare, that endured
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Without fanfare, that endured hardships, that defied odds,
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Hardships, that defied odds, accomplished more than people
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Accomplished more than people thought, you'll draw strength
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Thought, you'll draw strength and inspiration that will
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And inspiration that will help you to believe bigger,
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Help you to believe bigger, you to go further, you to
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You to go further, you to accomplish more.
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Accomplish more. the enemy is called the accuser.
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The enemy is called the accuser. he'll keep reminding you of
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He'll keep reminding you of everything you've done wrong,
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Everything you've done wrong, every mistake, every flaw,
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Every mistake, every flaw, every weakness. he'd love for
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Every weakness. he'd love for us to go through life guilty,
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Us to go through life guilty, condemned, down on yourself.
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Condemned, down on yourself. but i can hear some
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But i can hear some encouragement from heaven.
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Encouragement from heaven. it's moses. he's saying, “no,
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It's moses. he's saying, “no, no. take it from me. the best
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No. take it from me. the best part of your life is still in
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Part of your life is still in front of you.” god is about
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Front of you.” god is about to reignite your dream. he's
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To reignite your dream. he's restoring the passion. guilt,
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Restoring the passion. guilt, shame, regret, those things
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Shame, regret, those things are leaving you now. you're
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Are leaving you now. you're about to feel a new sense of
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About to feel a new sense of destiny. doors are about to
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Destiny. doors are about to open. opportunity you thought
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Open. opportunity you thought was too far gone is about to
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Was too far gone is about to come back again. god didn't
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Come back again. god didn't change his mind about your
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Change his mind about your purpose. he didn't disqualify
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Purpose. he didn't disqualify you because you made a
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You because you made a mistake. he hasn't forgotten
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Mistake. he hasn't forgotten about you out in the desert.
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About you out in the desert. you may have been there a
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You may have been there a long time, but this is a new
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Long time, but this is a new day. he sent me as that
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Day. he sent me as that burning bush to say, “get
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Burning bush to say, “get back in the game. get your
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Back in the game. get your fire back. get your passion
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Fire back. get your passion back. it's still going to
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Back. it's still going to happen.”
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Happen.” i see a woman step out of the
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I see a woman step out of the grandstands. we don't
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Grandstands. we don't recognize her. the scripture
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Recognize her. the scripture never gives us her name, yet
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Never gives us her name, yet she's in the heroes of faith.
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She's in the heroes of faith. she smiles and says, “hello,
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She smiles and says, “hello, i'm moses' mother. my
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I'm moses' mother. my encouragement is that god
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Encouragement is that god will take care of your
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Will take care of your children. see when my baby
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Children. see when my baby was born, king herod put out
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Was born, king herod put out a decree that all the hebrew
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A decree that all the hebrew baby boys under the age of
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Baby boys under the age of two would be killed. but i
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Two would be killed. but i knew the hand of god was on
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Knew the hand of god was on my baby. that he was born to
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My baby. that he was born to be a deliverer. so, i put
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Be a deliverer. so, i put baby moses in a basket and
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Baby moses in a basket and sent him down the nile river.
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Sent him down the nile river. there were snakes,
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There were snakes, alligators, all kinds of
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Alligators, all kinds of dangers, but i knew jehovah
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Dangers, but i knew jehovah knows how to protect his
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Knows how to protect his children.” it just so
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Children.” it just so happened the pharaoh's
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Happened the pharaoh's daughter was out taking a
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Daughter was out taking a bath. she heard the cries
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Bath. she heard the cries coming from the basket. when
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Coming from the basket. when she saw little moses, it was
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She saw little moses, it was love at first sight. she took
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Love at first sight. she took him in to raise as her own
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Him in to raise as her own son. but she needed someone
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Son. but she needed someone to nurse the child. she asked
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To nurse the child. she asked her assistant. she said, “i
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Her assistant. she said, “i know just who to get.” she
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Know just who to get.” she went and got moses's mother.
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Went and got moses's mother. she not only helped raise her
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She not only helped raise her son, but the pharoah's
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Son, but the pharoah's daughter paid her for doing
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Daughter paid her for doing it. only god could make that
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It. only god could make that happen.
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Happen. with everything going on
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With everything going on today, it's easy to worry
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Today, it's easy to worry about our children. are they
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About our children. are they safe, who are they hanging
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Safe, who are they hanging around, what are they
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Around, what are they watching, who's influencing
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Watching, who's influencing them? but moses' mother would
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Them? but moses' mother would tell you, when you commit
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Tell you, when you commit your children into god's
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Your children into god's hands, he'll keep them from
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Hands, he'll keep them from the alligators, the snakes,
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The alligators, the snakes, the wrong people. he'll close
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The wrong people. he'll close doors that need to close,
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Doors that need to close, he'll push back evil and
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He'll push back evil and harm. he has a hedge of
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Harm. he has a hedge of protection around your
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Protection around your children. when you're tempted
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Children. when you're tempted to worry, lose sleep, you can
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To worry, lose sleep, you can hear moses' mother saying,
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Hear moses' mother saying, “i've been there. it looked
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“i've been there. it looked like it would never work out
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Like it would never work out for my child. there were all
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For my child. there were all kinds of danger, but god is
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Kinds of danger, but god is faithful. he will protect
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Faithful. he will protect your children. he has angels
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Your children. he has angels watching over them.”
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Watching over them.” you may have a child that's
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You may have a child that's off course now, a family
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Off course now, a family member that's not making good
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Member that's not making good decisions, that is not
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Decisions, that is not permanent. the hand of god is
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Permanent. the hand of god is still on them. because you're
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Still on them. because you're honoring god, the enemy
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Honoring god, the enemy cannot take them out. there
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Cannot take them out. there is a blood line that he
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Is a blood line that he cannot cross. it may seem
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Cannot cross. it may seem like they're never going to
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Like they're never going to make good decisions, but god
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Make good decisions, but god is working. things are
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Is working. things are happening that you can't see.
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Happening that you can't see. like with moses, the
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Like with moses, the alligators are not harming
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Alligators are not harming them. the basket is not
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Them. the basket is not tumping over. god is still in
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Tumping over. god is still in control even though your
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Control even though your child is going down the nile
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Child is going down the nile river so to speak. he's still
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River so to speak. he's still ordering their steps even
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Ordering their steps even though you had to turn loose,
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Though you had to turn loose, there's nothing more you
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There's nothing more you could do. you may have turned
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Could do. you may have turned loose, but god didn't turn
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Loose, but god didn't turn loose. you had to let go, but
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Loose. you had to let go, but god didn't let go. you don't
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God didn't let go. you don't know where they are right
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Know where they are right now, but god knows exactly
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Now, but god knows exactly where they are. he's already
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Where they are. he's already lined up pharaoh's daughter,
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Lined up pharaoh's daughter, the right people, that will
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The right people, that will help them get back on track.
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Help them get back on track. you don't have to live
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You don't have to live worried. god knows how to
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Worried. god knows how to hide your children. he knows
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Hide your children. he knows how to make them invisible to
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How to make them invisible to the enemy. moses' mother is
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The enemy. moses' mother is saying, “god did it for my
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Saying, “god did it for my child, he's going to do it
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Child, he's going to do it for yours.” when you get to
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For yours.” when you get to know the god of your
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Know the god of your ancestors, it will encourage
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Ancestors, it will encourage you. moses's mother is in our
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You. moses's mother is in our family line. when you became
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Family line. when you became a believer, all these heroes
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A believer, all these heroes of faith are a part of your
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Of faith are a part of your lineage. they're in the
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Lineage. they're in the grandstands cheering you on.
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Grandstands cheering you on. “well, joel, this is all
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“well, joel, this is all encouraging but man i've had
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Encouraging but man i've had a lot of bad breaks. i had a
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A lot of bad breaks. i had a setback in my finances, my
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Setback in my finances, my health went down, people did
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Health went down, people did me wrong. that's why i'm
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Me wrong. that's why i'm discouraged.” i see a man
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Discouraged.” i see a man walk out of the grandstands.
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Walk out of the grandstands. he says, “i know how you
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He says, “i know how you feel. i've been there. my
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Feel. i've been there. my name is job. life was going
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Name is job. life was going great when everything fell
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Great when everything fell apart. i lost my health. i
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Apart. i lost my health. i had big boils all over my
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Had big boils all over my body. i lost my family, lost
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Body. i lost my family, lost my business. it was so bad,
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My business. it was so bad, even my wife told me, ‘job,
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Even my wife told me, ‘job, just curse god and die.' all
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Just curse god and die.' all my friends said it was my own
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My friends said it was my own fault. i was so depressed
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Fault. i was so depressed that i sat down among the
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That i sat down among the ashes.” yes, sometimes life
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Ashes.” yes, sometimes life is not fair. we don't
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Is not fair. we don't understand everything that
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Understand everything that happens, but i can assure
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Happens, but i can assure you, god wouldn't have
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You, god wouldn't have allowed it, if he wasn't
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Allowed it, if he wasn't going to somehow bring good
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Going to somehow bring good out of it. he's not just
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Out of it. he's not just making your life miserable.
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Making your life miserable. that setback is a setup for
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That setback is a setup for god to show out in your life
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God to show out in your life in a greater way. just when
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In a greater way. just when it seemed like job was going
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It seemed like job was going to settle there, he looked up
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To settle there, he looked up to the heavens and said, “i
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To the heavens and said, “i know my redeemer lives.” he
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Know my redeemer lives.” he was saying, “god, i know
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Was saying, “god, i know you're still on the throne.
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You're still on the throne. you have the final say. i
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You have the final say. i don't understand this, but i
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Don't understand this, but i trust you.” god not only
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Trust you.” god not only brought job through the
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Brought job through the difficulty, but job came out
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Difficulty, but job came out with twice what he had
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With twice what he had before. twice the cattle,
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Before. twice the cattle, twice the sheep. he got his
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Twice the sheep. he got his joy back, his health back,
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Joy back, his health back, his dreams back. we hear a
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His dreams back. we hear a lot about the trial of job,
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Lot about the trial of job, all the suffering, and, yes,
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All the suffering, and, yes, that's true. but the
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That's true. but the scripture says, “after the
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Scripture says, “after the difficulty, job lived 140
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Difficulty, job lived 140 years and enjoyed four
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Years and enjoyed four generations of his children.”
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Generations of his children.” you may be in a difficult
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You may be in a difficult time; things have happened
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Time; things have happened that you don't understand.
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That you don't understand. thoughts will whisper, “it's
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Thoughts will whisper, “it's always going to be this way.
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Always going to be this way. you're always going to be
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You're always going to be sick, always be depressed,
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Sick, always be depressed, always be lonely.” no listen
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Always be lonely.” no listen to job, as he stands on the
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To job, as he stands on the balconies of heaven. what's
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Balconies of heaven. what's he saying? “i know it's been
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He saying? “i know it's been rough, but i can tell you,
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Rough, but i can tell you, double is coming. god is
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Double is coming. god is going to make the enemy pay.
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Going to make the enemy pay. twice the joy, twice the
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Twice the joy, twice the peace, twice the strength,
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Peace, twice the strength, twice the resources.” now,
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Twice the resources.” now, you have to get in agreement
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You have to get in agreement with god. you're not going to
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With god. you're not going to see double, if you're sitting
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See double, if you're sitting in the ashes, bitter,
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In the ashes, bitter, discouraged. tune all that
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Discouraged. tune all that out and start listening to
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Out and start listening to the heroes of faith. get to
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The heroes of faith. get to know the god of your
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Know the god of your ancestors. they've walked
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Ancestors. they've walked where we're walking. they've
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Where we're walking. they've faced oppositions, giants,
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Faced oppositions, giants, trouble, sickness, but they
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Trouble, sickness, but they stand as a testimony to the
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Stand as a testimony to the goodness of god. they're in
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Goodness of god. they're in heaven not just worshipping,
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Heaven not just worshipping, not just praising, but
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Not just praising, but they're cheering you on.
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They're cheering you on. they're calling your name,
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They're calling your name, saying, “don't get bitter,
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Saying, “don't get bitter, keep believing. don't give up
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Keep believing. don't give up on that dream, keep pressing
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On that dream, keep pressing forward.”
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Forward.” i know a woman that wasn't
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I know a woman that wasn't able to have children. she'd
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Able to have children. she'd had seven miscarriages. she
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Had seven miscarriages. she was about to give up and
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Was about to give up and think it wasn't meant to be.
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Think it wasn't meant to be. she heard me talking about
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She heard me talking about job and how god paid him back
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Job and how god paid him back with double. that took root
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With double. that took root in her spirit. that dream
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In her spirit. that dream came back to life. a few
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Came back to life. a few years ago, she gave birth to
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Years ago, she gave birth to not one, but twins. she said,
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Not one, but twins. she said, “joel, i'm like job, god
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“joel, i'm like job, god restored back unto me
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Restored back unto me double.” why don't you get
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Double.” why don't you get that down in your spirit?
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That down in your spirit? someone walked out of a
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Someone walked out of a relationship, broke your
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Relationship, broke your heart. you can sit around and
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Heart. you can sit around and let that sour your life, or
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Let that sour your life, or you can do like her. “father,
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You can do like her. “father, thank you that you're
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Thank you that you're bringing me someone twice as
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Bringing me someone twice as good as that old goat, i mean
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Good as that old goat, i mean that person that left me.
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That person that left me. twice as fun, twice as
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Twice as fun, twice as friendly, twice as godly,
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Friendly, twice as godly, twice as good looking, twice
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Twice as good looking, twice as well off.” when you do
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As well off.” when you do that, job has his hands in
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That, job has his hands in the air, cheering you on,
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The air, cheering you on, saying, “god did it for me.
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Saying, “god did it for me. he's going to do it for you.”
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He's going to do it for you.” all of heaven is cheering for
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All of heaven is cheering for you.
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You. i can see joseph step out of
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I can see joseph step out of the grandstands. he said, “i
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The grandstands. he said, “i had a lot of detours, delays,
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Had a lot of detours, delays, people betrayed me. but can i
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People betrayed me. but can i tell you, god is faithful. it
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Tell you, god is faithful. it was all a part of his plan to
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Was all a part of his plan to get me in position as the
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Get me in position as the prime minister of egypt.” his
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Prime minister of egypt.” his encouragement is god is
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Encouragement is god is working all things for your
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Working all things for your good. trust him when you
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Good. trust him when you don't understand. the detours
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Don't understand. the detours are divine detours. your
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Are divine detours. your steps are being ordered by
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Steps are being ordered by the most high god. i see
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The most high god. i see another man stepping out. he
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Another man stepping out. he says, “joseph, you think you
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Says, “joseph, you think you had it bad. that was nothing.
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Had it bad. that was nothing. i was dead. my name is
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I was dead. my name is lazarus. for four days i was
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Lazarus. for four days i was in a tomb, wrapped in grave
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In a tomb, wrapped in grave clothes, stinking, but jesus
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Clothes, stinking, but jesus showed up and told me to come
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Showed up and told me to come back to life. i'm here to
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Back to life. i'm here to encourage you that god can
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Encourage you that god can bring dead things back to
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Bring dead things back to life.” he can bring a dead
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Life.” he can bring a dead dream, a dead marriage,
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Dream, a dead marriage, things that look dead in your
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Things that look dead in your health, your finances, your
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Health, your finances, your mind. get ready, a
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Mind. get ready, a resurrection is coming. life,
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Resurrection is coming. life, health, favor, victory.
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Health, favor, victory. my question today is can you
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My question today is can you hear the cheers from heaven.
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Hear the cheers from heaven. do you realize that you're
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Do you realize that you're not in this race alone. all
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Not in this race alone. all of your ancestors, all of
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Of your ancestors, all of those that went before you,
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Those that went before you, including the heroes of
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Including the heroes of faith, they're watching you.
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Faith, they're watching you. they believe in you, and
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They believe in you, and they're counting on you to
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They're counting on you to finish what god started. as
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Finish what god started. as amazing as david was,
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Amazing as david was, abraham, ruth, sarah, the
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Abraham, ruth, sarah, the scripture says they didn't
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Scripture says they didn't see the fullness of the
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See the fullness of the promise. that god has better
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Promise. that god has better things in store for us. when
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Things in store for us. when you take new ground, when you
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You take new ground, when you stretch and break barriers,
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Stretch and break barriers, you overcome what should stop
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You overcome what should stop you, your faith is going to
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You, your faith is going to benefit those that went
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Benefit those that went before you. they'll receive a
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Before you. they'll receive a prize because of what you've
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Prize because of what you've done. how this should inspire
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Done. how this should inspire us to not live lackadaisical
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Us to not live lackadaisical lives, indifferent, upset
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Lives, indifferent, upset over the traffic. “i don't
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Over the traffic. “i don't feel like pursuing my dream.
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Feel like pursuing my dream. this addiction is always
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This addiction is always going to hinder me.” no have
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Going to hinder me.” no have a new perspective.
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A new perspective. all of heaven is cheering for
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All of heaven is cheering for you. the saints of old are
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You. the saints of old are calling your name. your loved
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Calling your name. your loved ones dreamed of this day. the
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Ones dreamed of this day. the opportunity, the open doors,
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Opportunity, the open doors, the favor. this is your time
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The favor. this is your time to shine. the baton is in
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To shine. the baton is in your hand. moses is done
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Your hand. moses is done running, abraham is finished,
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Running, abraham is finished, esther is through, your loved
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Esther is through, your loved ones did their best. now all
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Ones did their best. now all of heaven is watching you.
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Of heaven is watching you. the good news is they know
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The good news is they know you have what it takes. they
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You have what it takes. they know you're a giant killer.
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Know you're a giant killer. they know you're going to set
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They know you're going to set new standards. they can see
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New standards. they can see your seeds of greatness. now
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Your seeds of greatness. now make sure that you know it. i
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Make sure that you know it. i believe and declare, as you
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Believe and declare, as you hear the cheers from heaven,
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Hear the cheers from heaven, you're going to go where no
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You're going to go where no one in your family has gone.
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One in your family has gone. the anointing is increasing
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The anointing is increasing from generation to
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From generation to generation. forces that have
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Generation. forces that have held you back are being
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Held you back are being broken right now. favor is
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Broken right now. favor is coming, healing is coming,
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Coming, healing is coming, breakthroughs, the fullness
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Breakthroughs, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus'
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Of your destiny, in jesus' name. and if you receive it,
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Name. and if you receive it, can you say amen?
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It's easy to get stuck
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It's easy to get stuck in life
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In life because of fear
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Because of fear and lack of confidence,
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And lack of confidence, or we've been
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Or we've been through disappointments.
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Through disappointments. but i'm excited
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But i'm excited about victoria's new book,
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About victoria's new book, graced to go.
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Graced to go. it'll help you move past
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It'll help you move past what's holding you back
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What's holding you back and step into new levels
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And step into new levels of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. my heart for this book
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My heart for this book is that you will discover
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Is that you will discover the courage,
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The courage, the gifts, and the faith
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The gifts, and the faith that god has put in you
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That god has put in you so that you can see
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So that you can see your dreams come to pass.
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Your dreams come to pass. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. the obstacles are not too big.
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The obstacles are not too big. the grace of god equips
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The grace of god equips you to go beyond
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You to go beyond your comfort zone
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Your comfort zone and overcome
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And overcome what looks impossible.
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What looks impossible. you are stronger than you think.
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You are stronger than you think. you are not alone.
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You are not alone. you are graced to go.
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You are graced to go. as our way of saying
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As our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month, we'll send you
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This month, we'll send you victoria osteen's
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Victoria osteen's brand new book,
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Brand new book, graced to go:
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Graced to go: step into the
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Step into the bigger, bolder life
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Bigger, bolder life that belongs to you.
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That belongs to you. this inspiring resource
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This inspiring resource will help
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Will help you break through
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You break through fear, insecurity,
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Fear, insecurity, or regret
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Or regret and activate the faith
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And activate the faith to move forward.
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To move forward. each chapter will
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Each chapter will stir your spirit,
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Stir your spirit, renew your perspective,
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Renew your perspective, and empower you to live boldly.
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And empower you to live boldly. you don't have to wait
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You don't have to wait for perfect conditions.
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For perfect conditions. god's grace meets you
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God's grace meets you where you are
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Where you are and propels you into a future
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And propels you into a future full of purpose and peace.
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Full of purpose and peace. with an additional gift,
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With an additional gift, we'll send you the
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We'll send you the graced to go bold bundle,
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Graced to go bold bundle, featuring graced to go
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Featuring graced to go by victoria osteen,
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By victoria osteen, and pray bold
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And pray bold by joel osteen.
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By joel osteen. these two powerful books
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Break hesitation, and help you believe big again.
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And help you believe big again. grace is power.
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Grace is power. when you receive it by faith,
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When you receive it by faith, it enables you
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It enables you to take the next step
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To take the next step so you can become
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So you can become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. victoria and i are so grateful
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Victoria and i are so grateful to spend this time with you.
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To spend this time with 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 thank you so much
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And thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you to our
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Special thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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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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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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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, of course
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Listen on sirius xm 24/7. we'll help you stay encouraged
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We'll help you stay encouraged and inspired.
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And inspired. these two powerful books
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Break hesitation, and help you believe big again.
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And help you believe big again. be sure to request your copy
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Be sure to request your copy of these powerful resources
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Of these powerful resources today.
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Today. for an additional donation
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For an additional donation this month,tional donation
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To spend the day with you here at lakewood.
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It'll be a time of inspiration and encouragement.
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And encouragement. we'd love to meet you.
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Joel Osteen - Hearing The Heavenly Cheers

August 8, 2025 | 30:0

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