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Joel Osteen - Hit The Delete Button

November 1, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Hit The Delete Button | November 1, 2025

(applause)
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(applause) well, god bless you. it's a joy
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(applause) well, god bless you. it's a joy to come into your homes.
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Well, god bless you. it's a joy to come into your homes. we love you.
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To come into your homes. we love you. if you're ever in our area
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We love you. if you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of
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If you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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One of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning
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Feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in. thank you again for coming
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But thanks so much for tuning in. thank you again for coming out today.
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In. thank you again for coming out today. i like to start with something
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Out today. i like to start with something funny.
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about tom brady, the
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Funny. i heard about tom brady, the star quarterback for the new
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I heard about tom brady, the star quarterback for the new england patriots.
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Star quarterback for the new england patriots. he made it to heaven and god
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England patriots. he made it to heaven and god showed him his house and it was
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He made it to heaven and god showed him his house and it was a one story modest house on a
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Showed him his house and it was a one story modest house on a rather small lot.
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A one story modest house on a rather small lot. later brady was looking around
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Rather small lot. later brady was looking around and he saw this magnificent
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Later brady was looking around and he saw this magnificent house on an incredibly big lot.
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And he saw this magnificent house on an incredibly big lot. right in the front was this huge
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House on an incredibly big lot. right in the front was this huge statue of tim tebow (laughter)
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Right in the front was this huge statue of tim tebow (laughter) surrounded by fountains and
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Statue of tim tebow (laughter) surrounded by fountains and everything decorated in orange
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Surrounded by fountains and everything decorated in orange and blue, tebow's team colors.
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Everything decorated in orange and blue, tebow's team colors. it even had a huge swimming pool
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And blue, tebow's team colors. it even had a huge swimming pool in the shape of a bronco.
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It even had a huge swimming pool in the shape of a bronco. (laughter)
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In the shape of a bronco. (laughter) tom brady said, "god, i don't
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(laughter) tom brady said, "god, i don't mean to sound ungrateful but
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Tom brady said, "god, i don't mean to sound ungrateful but i've won the super bowl. how
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Mean to sound ungrateful but i've won the super bowl. how come his house is so much
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I've won the super bowl. how come his house is so much bigger than mine?"
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Come his house is so much bigger than mine?" god said, "tom, that's not
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Bigger than mine?" god said, "tom, that's not tebow's house. that's my
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God said, "tom, that's not tebow's house. that's my house." (laughter/applause)
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Tebow's house. that's my house." (laughter/applause) hold up your bible.
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House." (laughter/applause) hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess:
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Of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today about hitting the delete
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I want to talk to you today about hitting the delete button.
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About hitting the delete button. our mind is like a computer.
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Button. our mind is like a computer. how we program it will determine
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Our mind is like a computer. how we program it will determine how it's going to function.
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How we program it will determine how it's going to function. you can have the most expensive,
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How it's going to function. you can have the most expensive, powerful, computer you can find
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You can have the most expensive, powerful, computer you can find but if you put the wrong
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Powerful, computer you can find but if you put the wrong software in it, it's not going
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But if you put the wrong software in it, it's not going to perform up to par.
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Software in it, it's not going to perform up to par. in the same way, many people are
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To perform up to par. in the same way, many people are not living a victorious life,
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In the same way, many people are not living a victorious life, not because their hardware is
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Not living a victorious life, not because their hardware is defective, not because there is
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Not because their hardware is defective, not because there is something wrong with them, but
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Defective, not because there is something wrong with them, but they've allowed their thinking
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Something wrong with them, but they've allowed their thinking to become contaminated.
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They've allowed their thinking to become contaminated. they start believing the lies,
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To become contaminated. they start believing the lies, "i'm not talented. i don't have
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They start believing the lies, "i'm not talented. i don't have a good personality. i've made
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"i'm not talented. i don't have a good personality. i've made too many mistakes. i've reached
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A good personality. i've made too many mistakes. i've reached my limits."
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Too many mistakes. i've reached my limits." just like a virus can slow down
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My limits." just like a virus can slow down a perfectly good computer, our
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Just like a virus can slow down a perfectly good computer, our wrong thinking can keep us from
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A perfectly good computer, our wrong thinking can keep us from our destiny.
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Wrong thinking can keep us from our destiny. if you're going to live in
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Our destiny. if you're going to live in victory you've got to know how
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If you're going to live in victory you've got to know how to hit the delete button.
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Victory you've got to know how to hit the delete button. that thought comes, "you're
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To hit the delete button. that thought comes, "you're just average. you're ordinary."
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That thought comes, "you're just average. you're ordinary." "delete. i'm a masterpiece.
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Just average. you're ordinary." "delete. i'm a masterpiece. i'm one of a kind."
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"delete. i'm a masterpiece. i'm one of a kind." "you've seen your best days.
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I'm one of a kind." "you've seen your best days. it's all downhill from here."
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"you've seen your best days. it's all downhill from here." "delete. my future will be
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It's all downhill from here." "delete. my future will be brighter than my past."
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"delete. my future will be brighter than my past." "you've made too many mistakes.
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Brighter than my past." "you've made too many mistakes. you're all washed up."
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"you've made too many mistakes. you're all washed up." "delete. i'm forgiven. god's
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You're all washed up." "delete. i'm forgiven. god's mercy is new every single
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"delete. i'm forgiven. god's mercy is new every single morning." (applause)
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Mercy is new every single morning." (applause) some of you, if you'd
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Morning." (applause) some of you, if you'd just start hitting the delete
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Some of you, if you'd just start hitting the delete button your life would go to a
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Just start hitting the delete button your life would go to a new level.
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Button your life would go to a new level. you can't go through the day
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New level. you can't go through the day thinking negative thoughts and
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You can't go through the day thinking negative thoughts and expect to live in victory.
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Thinking negative thoughts and expect to live in victory. your life is going to follow
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Expect to live in victory. your life is going to follow your thoughts.
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Your life is going to follow your thoughts. romans 12:2 says to renew your
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Your thoughts. romans 12:2 says to renew your mind with god's word.
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Romans 12:2 says to renew your mind with god's word. that simply means reprogram
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Mind with god's word. that simply means reprogram your software with what god
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That simply means reprogram your software with what god says about you.
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Your software with what god says about you. god says you're blessed, you're
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Says about you. god says you're blessed, you're talented, you're equipped,
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God says you're blessed, you're talented, you're equipped, you're forgiven, you're more
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Talented, you're equipped, you're forgiven, you're more than a conqueror.
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You're forgiven, you're more than a conqueror. all through the day that's what
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Than a conqueror. all through the day that's what should be playing in our mind.
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All through the day that's what should be playing in our mind. when thoughts come saying
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Should be playing in our mind. when thoughts come saying otherwise, no big deal.
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When thoughts come saying otherwise, no big deal. just hit the delete button.
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Otherwise, no big deal. just hit the delete button. don't give it the time of day.
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Just hit the delete button. don't give it the time of day. i know this man that had a very
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Don't give it the time of day. i know this man that had a very successful company for many
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I know this man that had a very successful company for many years.
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Successful company for many years. everything was going great.
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Years. everything was going great. then the perfect storm hit.
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Everything was going great. then the perfect storm hit. the economy went down.
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Then the perfect storm hit. the economy went down. a competitor moved close by.
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The economy went down. a competitor moved close by. he lost a big client. long
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A competitor moved close by. he lost a big client. long story short, he had to close
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He lost a big client. long story short, he had to close his business. when i'd see him,
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Story short, he had to close his business. when i'd see him, he wasn't the same person.
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His business. when i'd see him, he wasn't the same person. he had lost his fire, lost his
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He wasn't the same person. he had lost his fire, lost his enthusiasm.
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He had lost his fire, lost his enthusiasm. those thoughts were playing
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Enthusiasm. those thoughts were playing over and over in his mind,
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Those thoughts were playing over and over in his mind, "you're a failure. you let
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Over and over in his mind, "you're a failure. you let people down. you've seen your
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"you're a failure. you let people down. you've seen your best days."
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People down. you've seen your best days." i told him what i'm telling you,
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Best days." i told him what i'm telling you, "your software has become
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I told him what i'm telling you, "your software has become contaminated. you have to start
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"your software has become contaminated. you have to start deleting those thoughts that
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Contaminated. you have to start deleting those thoughts that are telling you you're a
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Deleting those thoughts that are telling you you're a failure."
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Are telling you you're a failure." see, the enemy is called the
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Failure." see, the enemy is called the accuser of the brethren.
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See, the enemy is called the accuser of the brethren. he'll try to remind you of every
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Accuser of the brethren. he'll try to remind you of every mistake you've made, every
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He'll try to remind you of every mistake you've made, every disappointment, every weakness.
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Mistake you've made, every disappointment, every weakness. he knows if you're against
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Disappointment, every weakness. he knows if you're against yourself you will never fulfill
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He knows if you're against yourself you will never fulfill your destiny. you have to
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Yourself you will never fulfill your destiny. you have to delete the condemning, accusing
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Your destiny. you have to delete the condemning, accusing voices.
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Delete the condemning, accusing voices. listen, we've all made mistakes.
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Voices. listen, we've all made mistakes. we all have things that we wish
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Listen, we've all made mistakes. we all have things that we wish we could do over but the past is
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We all have things that we wish we could do over but the past is the past, quit beating yourself
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We could do over but the past is the past, quit beating yourself up.
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The past, quit beating yourself up. you're not supposed to go around
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Up. you're not supposed to go around feeling wrong on the inside.
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You're not supposed to go around feeling wrong on the inside. turn off the negative recording
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Feeling wrong on the inside. turn off the negative recording that's reminding you of
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Turn off the negative recording that's reminding you of everything that you are not.
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That's reminding you of everything that you are not. delete those thoughts and put on
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Everything that you are not. delete those thoughts and put on a new recording, "i am forgiven.
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Delete those thoughts and put on a new recording, "i am forgiven. i am accepted and approved by
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A new recording, "i am forgiven. i am accepted and approved by almighty god. i have a bright
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I am accepted and approved by almighty god. i have a bright future. i am a masterpiece."
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Almighty god. i have a bright future. i am a masterpiece." sometimes it's not our own
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Future. i am a masterpiece." sometimes it's not our own thoughts that are holding us
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Sometimes it's not our own thoughts that are holding us back.
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Thoughts that are holding us back. it's the negative things other
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Back. it's the negative things other people have spoken over us.
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It's the negative things other people have spoken over us. words are like seeds.
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People have spoken over us. words are like seeds. if we dwell on them long enough
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Words are like seeds. if we dwell on them long enough they'll take root and become a
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If we dwell on them long enough they'll take root and become a reality.
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They'll take root and become a reality. in life there will always be
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Reality. in life there will always be people telling us what we cannot
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In life there will always be people telling us what we cannot become, how we don't have what
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People telling us what we cannot become, how we don't have what it takes, how our dreams are not
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Become, how we don't have what it takes, how our dreams are not going to come to pass.
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It takes, how our dreams are not going to come to pass. too often we latch on to the
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Going to come to pass. too often we latch on to the negative and we develop what the
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Too often we latch on to the negative and we develop what the scripture calls a "stronghold."
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Negative and we develop what the scripture calls a "stronghold." that's a wrong thought that's
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Scripture calls a "stronghold." that's a wrong thought that's keeping us from our destiny.
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That's a wrong thought that's keeping us from our destiny. i know people that had something
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Keeping us from our destiny. i know people that had something negative spoken over them 20
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I know people that had something negative spoken over them 20 years ago and it's still
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Negative spoken over them 20 years ago and it's still impacting their life. a parent
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Years ago and it's still impacting their life. a parent told them, "you'll never be
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Impacting their life. a parent told them, "you'll never be successful."
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Told them, "you'll never be successful." a coach said, "you're too small.
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Successful." a coach said, "you're too small. you don't have what it takes."
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A coach said, "you're too small. you don't have what it takes." a co-worker, "you'll never break
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You don't have what it takes." a co-worker, "you'll never break that addiction."
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A co-worker, "you'll never break that addiction." instead of hitting the delete
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That addiction." instead of hitting the delete button they've played it over
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Instead of hitting the delete button they've played it over and over.
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Button they've played it over and over. now it's keeping them from god's
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And over. now it's keeping them from god's best.
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Now it's keeping them from god's best. you need to take inventory of
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Best. you need to take inventory of your thought life.
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You need to take inventory of your thought life. what are you dwelling on?
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Your thought life. what are you dwelling on? what do you believe about
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What are you dwelling on? what do you believe about yourself, your family, your
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What do you believe about yourself, your family, your future?
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Yourself, your family, your future? ask yourself, "where did these
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Future? ask yourself, "where did these thoughts come from? do they
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Ask yourself, "where did these thoughts come from? do they line up with what god says
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Thoughts come from? do they line up with what god says about me?"
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Line up with what god says about me?" in the book of genesis, in the
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About me?" in the book of genesis, in the garden of eden, one time god
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In the book of genesis, in the garden of eden, one time god couldn't find adam and eve.
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Garden of eden, one time god couldn't find adam and eve. god said, "adam, where are you?"
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Couldn't find adam and eve. god said, "adam, where are you?" adam said, "god, we're hiding
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God said, "adam, where are you?" adam said, "god, we're hiding because we're naked."
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Adam said, "god, we're hiding because we're naked." god answered back something
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Because we're naked." god answered back something interesting. he said, "adam,
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God answered back something interesting. he said, "adam, who told you you were naked?"
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Interesting. he said, "adam, who told you you were naked?" in other words, "who told you
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Who told you you were naked?" in other words, "who told you something's wrong with you?"
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In other words, "who told you something's wrong with you?" god immediately knew they had
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Something's wrong with you?" god immediately knew they had been listening to the wrong
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God immediately knew they had been listening to the wrong voices.
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Been listening to the wrong voices. god is saying to us today, "who
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Voices. god is saying to us today, "who told you you're not talented?
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God is saying to us today, "who told you you're not talented? who told you you'll never be
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Told you you're not talented? who told you you'll never be successful? who told you you've
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Who told you you'll never be successful? who told you you've made too many mistakes?"
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Successful? who told you you've made too many mistakes?" you need to delete those
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Made too many mistakes?" you need to delete those thoughts. those are the wrong
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You need to delete those thoughts. those are the wrong voices. they will contaminate
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Thoughts. those are the wrong voices. they will contaminate your software. (applause)
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Voices. they will contaminate your software. (applause) this is what my father did.
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Your software. (applause) this is what my father did. when daddy was seventeen years
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This is what my father did. when daddy was seventeen years old he gave his life to christ,
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When daddy was seventeen years old he gave his life to christ, the first one in the family.
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Old he gave his life to christ, the first one in the family. he told his parents that god had
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The first one in the family. he told his parents that god had called him to preach and he was
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He told his parents that god had called him to preach and he was going to go out and start
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Called him to preach and he was going to go out and start ministering.
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Going to go out and start ministering. the dream was birthed on the
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Ministering. the dream was birthed on the inside.
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The dream was birthed on the inside. his parents were cotton farmers.
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Inside. his parents were cotton farmers. they had lost everything during
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His parents were cotton farmers. they had lost everything during the great depression.
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They had lost everything during the great depression. daddy grew up extremely poor, no
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The great depression. daddy grew up extremely poor, no money, no education, no future
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Daddy grew up extremely poor, no money, no education, no future to speak of.
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Money, no education, no future to speak of. his parents, they were good
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To speak of. his parents, they were good people, but they were limited by
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His parents, they were good people, but they were limited by their own experiences.
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People, but they were limited by their own experiences. they said, "john, you'd better
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Their own experiences. they said, "john, you'd better play it safe and just stay here
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They said, "john, you'd better play it safe and just stay here with us and pick cotton."
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Play it safe and just stay here with us and pick cotton." what they were really saying
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With us and pick cotton." what they were really saying was, "john, we're just average
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What they were really saying was, "john, we're just average people. we don't really have
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Was, "john, we're just average people. we don't really have what it takes. john, you're
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People. we don't really have what it takes. john, you're going to get out there and
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What it takes. john, you're going to get out there and you might fail."
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Going to get out there and you might fail." and of course my father loved
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You might fail." and of course my father loved and respected his parents but he
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And of course my father loved and respected his parents but he let those words go in one ear
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And respected his parents but he let those words go in one ear and out the other.
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Let those words go in one ear and out the other. his attitude was, "this is where
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And out the other. his attitude was, "this is where i am but this is not who i am.
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His attitude was, "this is where i am but this is not who i am. i may be in defeat but i am not
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I am but this is not who i am. i may be in defeat but i am not defeated. i am a child of the
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I may be in defeat but i am not defeated. i am a child of the most high god." (applause)
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Defeated. i am a child of the most high god." (applause) day after day he kept hitting
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Most high god." (applause) day after day he kept hitting the delete button. (applause)
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Day after day he kept hitting the delete button. (applause) those thoughts told him,
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The delete button. (applause) those thoughts told him, "you have no future."
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Those thoughts told him, "you have no future." "delete. god's plans for me are
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"you have no future." "delete. god's plans for me are for good, to give me a future."
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"delete. god's plans for me are for good, to give me a future." "you have no money."
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For good, to give me a future." "you have no money." "delete. i'm blessed.
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"you have no money." "delete. i'm blessed. opportunity is coming my way."
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"delete. i'm blessed. opportunity is coming my way." "you don't have the education.
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Opportunity is coming my way." "you don't have the education. it's impossible. you'll never
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"you don't have the education. it's impossible. you'll never get out."
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It's impossible. you'll never get out." "delete. delete. delete.
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Get out." "delete. delete. delete. god is making a way, opening up
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"delete. delete. delete. god is making a way, opening up doors, connecting me to the
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God is making a way, opening up doors, connecting me to the right people." (applause)
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Doors, connecting me to the right people." (applause) he reprogrammed his software
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Right people." (applause) he reprogrammed his software and he went on to touch the
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He reprogrammed his software and he went on to touch the world.
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And he went on to touch the world. some of you are allowing what
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World. some of you are allowing what somebody said about you to hold
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Some of you are allowing what somebody said about you to hold you back.
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Somebody said about you to hold you back. i've learned there will always
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You back. i've learned there will always be people to try to throw water
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I've learned there will always be people to try to throw water on our fire, to try to push down
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Be people to try to throw water on our fire, to try to push down our dreams, some negative voice
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On our fire, to try to push down our dreams, some negative voice to try to keep your seeds of
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Our dreams, some negative voice to try to keep your seeds of greatness from flourishing.
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To try to keep your seeds of greatness from flourishing. you've got to get good at
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Greatness from flourishing. you've got to get good at hitting the delete button.
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You've got to get good at hitting the delete button. listen, you are not who people
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Hitting the delete button. listen, you are not who people say you are.
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Listen, you are not who people say you are. you are who god says you are.
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Say you are. you are who god says you are. that's why we start off every
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You are who god says you are. that's why we start off every service by saying, "i am who god
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That's why we start off every service by saying, "i am who god says i am."
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Service by saying, "i am who god says i am." what we're really saying is,
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Says i am." what we're really saying is, "i am not who my neighbor says
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What we're really saying is, "i am not who my neighbor says i am. i am not who my cousin
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"i am not who my neighbor says i am. i am not who my cousin says i am. i am not who my
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I am. i am not who my cousin says i am. i am not who my critics say i am. i am who god
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Says i am. i am not who my critics say i am. i am who god says i am." (applause)
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Critics say i am. i am who god says i am." (applause) when the prophet samuel came to
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Says i am." (applause) when the prophet samuel came to david's house to choose the
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When the prophet samuel came to david's house to choose the next king david's father jesse
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David's house to choose the next king david's father jesse lined up very proudly all of
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Next king david's father jesse lined up very proudly all of his sons - all that is except
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Lined up very proudly all of his sons - all that is except david.
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His sons - all that is except david. jesse didn't even bother to
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David. jesse didn't even bother to bring david in from the
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Jesse didn't even bother to bring david in from the shepherd's fields. he was
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Bring david in from the shepherd's fields. he was saying, "david is too young.
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Shepherd's fields. he was saying, "david is too young. he is too small. he is not
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Saying, "david is too young. he is too small. he is not talented. he doesn't have the
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He is too small. he is not talented. he doesn't have the experience. all my other sons
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Talented. he doesn't have the experience. all my other sons are big, strong, impressive."
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Experience. all my other sons are big, strong, impressive." but the scripture says,
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Are big, strong, impressive." but the scripture says, "god doesn't judge the way
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But the scripture says, "god doesn't judge the way people judge."
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"god doesn't judge the way people judge." people look on the outside.
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People judge." people look on the outside. god looks on the inside.
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People look on the outside. god looks on the inside. you may not be as "impressive"
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God looks on the inside. you may not be as "impressive" as somebody else.
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You may not be as "impressive" as somebody else. don't worry about it. god put
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As somebody else. don't worry about it. god put in you exactly what you need.
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Don't worry about it. god put in you exactly what you need. other people may not see it
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In you exactly what you need. other people may not see it but almighty god can see it.
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Other people may not see it but almighty god can see it. (applause)
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But almighty god can see it. (applause) eleanor roosevelt said,
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(applause) eleanor roosevelt said, "no one can make you feel
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Eleanor roosevelt said, "no one can make you feel inferior without your
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"no one can make you feel inferior without your permission."
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Inferior without your permission." people may have tried to push
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Permission." people may have tried to push you down, leave you out, make
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People may have tried to push you down, leave you out, make you feel insignificant.
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You down, leave you out, make you feel insignificant. let that bounce off of you like
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You feel insignificant. let that bounce off of you like water off of a duck's back.
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Let that bounce off of you like water off of a duck's back. david's own father didn't really
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Water off of a duck's back. david's own father didn't really believe in him. he didn't even
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David's own father didn't really believe in him. he didn't even have the courtesy to go get him
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Believe in him. he didn't even have the courtesy to go get him from the shepherd's fields to
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Have the courtesy to go get him from the shepherd's fields to at least let samuel take a look
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From the shepherd's fields to at least let samuel take a look at him.
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At least let samuel take a look at him. david could have let that
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At him. david could have let that rejection cause him to feel
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David could have let that rejection cause him to feel inferior, intimidated, not
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Rejection cause him to feel inferior, intimidated, not valuable.
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Inferior, intimidated, not valuable. no, david understood this
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Valuable. no, david understood this principle. he knew how to hit
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No, david understood this principle. he knew how to hit the delete button.
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Principle. he knew how to hit the delete button. his father's voice came to him
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The delete button. his father's voice came to him saying, "you're not as good as
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His father's voice came to him saying, "you're not as good as your brothers." "delete."
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Saying, "you're not as good as your brothers." "delete." "you're not big enough."
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Your brothers." "delete." "you're not big enough." "delete."
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"you're not big enough." "delete." "you're not talented."
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"delete." "you're not talented." "delete."
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"you're not talented." "delete." "you'll always be stuck in the
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"delete." "you'll always be stuck in the shepherd's fields." "delete."
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"you'll always be stuck in the shepherd's fields." "delete." if david would have allowed his
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Shepherd's fields." "delete." if david would have allowed his father's voice to become a
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If david would have allowed his father's voice to become a stronghold we wouldn't be
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Father's voice to become a stronghold we wouldn't be talking about him today.
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Stronghold we wouldn't be talking about him today. let me ask you are there any
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Talking about him today. let me ask you are there any viruses that are contaminating
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Let me ask you are there any viruses that are contaminating your computer?
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Viruses that are contaminating your computer? are you allowing what people
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Your computer? are you allowing what people have spoken over you to hold you
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Are you allowing what people have spoken over you to hold you back?
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Have spoken over you to hold you back? the scripture tells how we've
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Back? the scripture tells how we've got to pull down these
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The scripture tells how we've got to pull down these strongholds.
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Got to pull down these strongholds. we can't stop the negative
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Strongholds. we can't stop the negative voices from coming but we can
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We can't stop the negative voices from coming but we can choose whether or not we're
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Voices from coming but we can choose whether or not we're going to dwell on them.
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Choose whether or not we're going to dwell on them. god has given each one of us a
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Going to dwell on them. god has given each one of us a delete button.
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God has given each one of us a delete button. i talked to a man that was
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Delete button. i talked to a man that was raised by a very negative
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I talked to a man that was raised by a very negative father.
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Raised by a very negative father. his father was always putting
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Father. his father was always putting him down, telling him what he
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His father was always putting him down, telling him what he couldn't become.
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Him down, telling him what he couldn't become. and this son, in his 20's and
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Couldn't become. and this son, in his 20's and even through his 30's, he
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And this son, in his 20's and even through his 30's, he couldn't seem to get ahead.
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Even through his 30's, he couldn't seem to get ahead. life was always a struggle.
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Couldn't seem to get ahead. life was always a struggle. he had a college degree but
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Life was always a struggle. he had a college degree but he couldn't get a good job,
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He had a college degree but he couldn't get a good job, couldn't keep a steady
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He couldn't get a good job, couldn't keep a steady relationship.
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Couldn't keep a steady relationship. he told how his father's words
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Relationship. he told how his father's words were always playing in the back
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He told how his father's words were always playing in the back of his mind.
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Were always playing in the back of his mind. "you'll never be successful.
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Of his mind. "you'll never be successful. you don't have what it takes."
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"you'll never be successful. you don't have what it takes." even on his deathbed his father
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You don't have what it takes." even on his deathbed his father looked at him and said, "your
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Even on his deathbed his father looked at him and said, "your brother never amounted to
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Looked at him and said, "your brother never amounted to anything and you won't either."
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Brother never amounted to anything and you won't either." last words he ever heard his
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Anything and you won't either." last words he ever heard his father speak.
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Last words he ever heard his father speak. for years he went around angry,
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Father speak. for years he went around angry, inferior. he wouldn't take a
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For years he went around angry, inferior. he wouldn't take a new position. he didn't feel
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Inferior. he wouldn't take a new position. he didn't feel qualified. he was too afraid.
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New position. he didn't feel qualified. he was too afraid. all these bondages because of
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Qualified. he was too afraid. all these bondages because of the words that were spoken over
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All these bondages because of the words that were spoken over him.
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The words that were spoken over him. we know the importance of a
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Him. we know the importance of a father's blessing, what weight
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We know the importance of a father's blessing, what weight and what importance that
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Father's blessing, what weight and what importance that carries.
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And what importance that carries. but unfortunately some people
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Carries. but unfortunately some people don't receive that blessing.
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But unfortunately some people don't receive that blessing. one day he heard me talking
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Don't receive that blessing. one day he heard me talking about wrong mindsets and make
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One day he heard me talking about wrong mindsets and make sure you don't have things that
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About wrong mindsets and make sure you don't have things that are holding you back.
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Sure you don't have things that are holding you back. he realized his father's words
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Are holding you back. he realized his father's words had become a stronghold.
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He realized his father's words had become a stronghold. he started hitting the delete
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Had become a stronghold. he started hitting the delete button, reprogramming his
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He started hitting the delete button, reprogramming his software.
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Button, reprogramming his software. instead of, "you don't have what
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Software. instead of, "you don't have what it takes."
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Instead of, "you don't have what it takes." "delete. i'm equipped. i'm
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It takes." "delete. i'm equipped. i'm empowered. i'm well able."
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"delete. i'm equipped. i'm empowered. i'm well able." instead of, "you'll never amount
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Empowered. i'm well able." instead of, "you'll never amount to anything."
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Instead of, "you'll never amount to anything." "delete. i will fulfill my
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To anything." "delete. i will fulfill my destiny. i will become all that
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"delete. i will fulfill my destiny. i will become all that god has created me to be."
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Destiny. i will become all that god has created me to be." today this gentleman is
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God has created me to be." today this gentleman is extremely successful, has a
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Today this gentleman is extremely successful, has a beautiful family.
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Extremely successful, has a beautiful family. they volunteer at our services.
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Beautiful family. they volunteer at our services. everything changed when he
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They volunteer at our services. everything changed when he started hitting the delete
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Everything changed when he started hitting the delete button.
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Started hitting the delete button. maybe like him you didn't
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Button. maybe like him you didn't receive your earthly father's
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Maybe like him you didn't receive your earthly father's blessing.
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Receive your earthly father's blessing. the good news is you have your
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Blessing. the good news is you have your heavenly father's blessing.
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The good news is you have your heavenly father's blessing. almighty god is saying to you,
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Heavenly father's blessing. almighty god is saying to you, "you are my masterpiece.
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Almighty god is saying to you, "you are my masterpiece. you are one of a kind.
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"you are my masterpiece. you are one of a kind. you have seeds of greatness.
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You are one of a kind. you have seeds of greatness. you are equipped, strong,
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You have seeds of greatness. you are equipped, strong, talented, beautiful."
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You are equipped, strong, talented, beautiful." that's what should be playing in
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Talented, beautiful." that's what should be playing in our mind.
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That's what should be playing in our mind. no matter who tried to tell you
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Our mind. no matter who tried to tell you otherwise - a parent, a friend,
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No matter who tried to tell you otherwise - a parent, a friend, a coach, a neighbor - delete
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Otherwise - a parent, a friend, a coach, a neighbor - delete that and reprogram your
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A coach, a neighbor - delete that and reprogram your software. you are not
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That and reprogram your software. you are not defective. you are not flawed.
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Software. you are not defective. you are not flawed. you have been fearfully and
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Defective. you are not flawed. you have been fearfully and wonderfully made. i know some
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You have been fearfully and wonderfully made. i know some of you have been through unfair
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Wonderfully made. i know some of you have been through unfair situations. people have spoken
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Of you have been through unfair situations. people have spoken things over you that they had
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Situations. people have spoken things over you that they had no business saying.
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Things over you that they had no business saying. you could easily go around
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No business saying. you could easily go around feeling bad, low self-esteem,
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You could easily go around feeling bad, low self-esteem, low self-worth.
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Feeling bad, low self-esteem, low self-worth. no, don't ever let what someone
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Low self-worth. no, don't ever let what someone said or what someone did keep
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No, don't ever let what someone said or what someone did keep you from knowing who you
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Said or what someone did keep you from knowing who you really are. you are a child of
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You from knowing who you really are. you are a child of the most high god.
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Really are. you are a child of the most high god. you have royal blood flowing
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The most high god. you have royal blood flowing through your veins.
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You have royal blood flowing through your veins. god has crowned you with his
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Through your veins. god has crowned you with his favor. (applause)
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God has crowned you with his favor. (applause) people may have tried to push
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Favor. (applause) people may have tried to push you down and make you feel
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People may have tried to push you down and make you feel insignificant but that does not
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You down and make you feel insignificant but that does not change who you are. you are
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Insignificant but that does not change who you are. you are still the apple of god's eye.
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Change who you are. you are still the apple of god's eye. you are still his most prized
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Still the apple of god's eye. you are still his most prized possession. god still has an
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You are still his most prized possession. god still has an amazing future in front of you.
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Possession. god still has an amazing future in front of you. if you will hit that delete
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Amazing future in front of you. if you will hit that delete button and get rid of any
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If you will hit that delete button and get rid of any strongholds god will take what
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Button and get rid of any strongholds god will take what was meant for your harm and he
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Strongholds god will take what was meant for your harm and he will use it to your advantage.
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Was meant for your harm and he will use it to your advantage. the psalmist said, "even if my
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Will use it to your advantage. the psalmist said, "even if my father and mother forsake me
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The psalmist said, "even if my father and mother forsake me god will adopt me as his very
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Father and mother forsake me god will adopt me as his very own child." (applause)
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God will adopt me as his very own child." (applause) for years while carl lewis was
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Own child." (applause) for years while carl lewis was training for the olympic games
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For years while carl lewis was training for the olympic games all the experts said a person
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Training for the olympic games all the experts said a person would never be able to jump
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All the experts said a person would never be able to jump 30 feet in distance.
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Would never be able to jump 30 feet in distance. the scientists had done their
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30 feet in distance. the scientists had done their studies, ran all their
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The scientists had done their studies, ran all their calculations. according to
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Studies, ran all their calculations. according to their research no one would
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Calculations. according to their research no one would ever be able to jump that far.
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Their research no one would ever be able to jump that far. a reporter asked carl lewis
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Ever be able to jump that far. a reporter asked carl lewis what he thought about it.
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A reporter asked carl lewis what he thought about it. he said, "yes, i know the
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What he thought about it. he said, "yes, i know the experts say it can't be done
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He said, "yes, i know the experts say it can't be done but i don't dwell on it.
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Experts say it can't be done but i don't dwell on it. i know talk like that has a way
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But i don't dwell on it. i know talk like that has a way of sinking down to my feet."
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I know talk like that has a way of sinking down to my feet." he was saying, "if i dwell on
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Of sinking down to my feet." he was saying, "if i dwell on that long enough it's going to
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He was saying, "if i dwell on that long enough it's going to reprogram my software and
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That long enough it's going to reprogram my software and convince me that it's
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Reprogram my software and convince me that it's impossible."
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Convince me that it's impossible." carl hit the delete button and
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Impossible." carl hit the delete button and went out that year to jump over
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Carl hit the delete button and went out that year to jump over 30 feet and break the world
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Went out that year to jump over 30 feet and break the world record.
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30 feet and break the world record. i say this respectfully, but the
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Record. i say this respectfully, but the experts are not always right.
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I say this respectfully, but the experts are not always right. the experts told my mother she
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Experts are not always right. the experts told my mother she wouldn't be alive today.
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The experts told my mother she wouldn't be alive today. the experts told us we would
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Wouldn't be alive today. the experts told us we would never have this beautiful
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The experts told us we would never have this beautiful facility. (applause)
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Never have this beautiful facility. (applause) the experts told david he could
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Facility. (applause) the experts told david he could never defeat goliath.
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The experts told david he could never defeat goliath. of course, we should stay open,
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Never defeat goliath. of course, we should stay open, listen to good advice and wise
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Of course, we should stay open, listen to good advice and wise council but god's ways are not
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Listen to good advice and wise council but god's ways are not our ways.
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Council but god's ways are not our ways. sometimes god will drop things
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Our ways. sometimes god will drop things in your heart that don't make
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Sometimes god will drop things in your heart that don't make any sense, things that go
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In your heart that don't make any sense, things that go against normal logic.
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Any sense, things that go against normal logic. a college student told his
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Against normal logic. a college student told his professor he had an idea to
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A college student told his professor he had an idea to start an overnight shipping
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Professor he had an idea to start an overnight shipping company.
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Start an overnight shipping company. the professor dismissed it and
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Company. the professor dismissed it and said, "that's not a good idea.
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The professor dismissed it and said, "that's not a good idea. that company would never get
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Said, "that's not a good idea. that company would never get off the ground."
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That company would never get off the ground." the student hit the delete
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Off the ground." the student hit the delete button and started the company
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The student hit the delete button and started the company anyway. he called it, "federal
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Button and started the company anyway. he called it, "federal express." it's done pretty
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Anyway. he called it, "federal express." it's done pretty good. (applause)
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Express." it's done pretty good. (applause) thomas edison invented the
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Good. (applause) thomas edison invented the phonograph. he told the world,
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Thomas edison invented the phonograph. he told the world, "it has no commercial value."
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Phonograph. he told the world, "it has no commercial value." even thomas edison was wrong.
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"it has no commercial value." even thomas edison was wrong. all the experts told a young man
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Even thomas edison was wrong. all the experts told a young man named emmitt smith that at
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All the experts told a young man named emmitt smith that at 5 feet 9 inches tall he was too
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Named emmitt smith that at 5 feet 9 inches tall he was too small and too slow to play
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5 feet 9 inches tall he was too small and too slow to play professional football.
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Small and too slow to play professional football. emmitt grew up in a low income
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Professional football. emmitt grew up in a low income family, lived in public housing.
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Emmitt grew up in a low income family, lived in public housing. most of the scouts said,
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Family, lived in public housing. most of the scouts said, "it's not going to work out."
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Most of the scouts said, "it's not going to work out." but emmitt knew how to hit the
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"it's not going to work out." but emmitt knew how to hit the delete button and he went on to
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But emmitt knew how to hit the delete button and he went on to rush for more yardage than
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Delete button and he went on to rush for more yardage than any player in nfl history.
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Rush for more yardage than any player in nfl history. (applause)
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Any player in nfl history. (applause) emmitt has won three super
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(applause) emmitt has won three super bowls. he's in the hall of
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Emmitt has won three super bowls. he's in the hall of fame. plus, he won dancing with
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Bowls. he's in the hall of fame. plus, he won dancing with the stars." (laughter)
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Fame. plus, he won dancing with the stars." (laughter) and that's important.
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The stars." (laughter) and that's important. (laughter)
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And that's important. (laughter) what are the experts
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(laughter) what are the experts telling you that you can't do?
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What are the experts telling you that you can't do? "you're too tall, too short, too
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Telling you that you can't do? "you're too tall, too short, too young, too old. it's not a good
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"you're too tall, too short, too young, too old. it's not a good idea."
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Young, too old. it's not a good idea." why don't you delete all the
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Idea." why don't you delete all the negative voices and let almighty
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Why don't you delete all the negative voices and let almighty god be your expert?
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Negative voices and let almighty god be your expert? after all, he controls the
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God be your expert? after all, he controls the universe. he knows what he put
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After all, he controls the universe. he knows what he put in you. (applause)
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Universe. he knows what he put in you. (applause) he's the one that can bring
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In you. (applause) he's the one that can bring your dreams to pass.
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He's the one that can bring your dreams to pass. heard a story about a young boy
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Your dreams to pass. heard a story about a young boy named theodore geisel.
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Heard a story about a young boy named theodore geisel. he loved to draw, had a very
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Named theodore geisel. he loved to draw, had a very vivid imagination.
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He loved to draw, had a very vivid imagination. every spare minute he spent
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Vivid imagination. every spare minute he spent drawing pictures and cartoons.
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Every spare minute he spent drawing pictures and cartoons. his dream was to become an
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Drawing pictures and cartoons. his dream was to become an artist and create children's
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His dream was to become an artist and create children's books. in high school he took
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Artist and create children's books. in high school he took his first art class.
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Books. in high school he took his first art class. when the teacher saw his work
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His first art class. when the teacher saw his work and how it was so cartoonish and
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When the teacher saw his work and how it was so cartoonish and so playful he said, "son, you'll
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And how it was so cartoonish and so playful he said, "son, you'll never be an artist. this is not
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So playful he said, "son, you'll never be an artist. this is not your gift. this looks like
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Never be an artist. this is not your gift. this looks like child's play."
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Your gift. this looks like child's play." theodore dropped out of the art
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Child's play." theodore dropped out of the art class but continued to draw.
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Theodore dropped out of the art class but continued to draw. he took his first children's
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Class but continued to draw. he took his first children's book to a publisher but they
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He took his first children's book to a publisher but they said the same thing.
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Book to a publisher but they said the same thing. "this is not something people
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Said the same thing. "this is not something people are going to buy. it's too
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"this is not something people are going to buy. it's too cartoonish."
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Are going to buy. it's too cartoonish." he went to another publisher and
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Cartoonish." he went to another publisher and another. he was turned down
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He went to another publisher and another. he was turned down 29 times. all the experts said,
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Another. he was turned down 29 times. all the experts said, "it's not marketable."
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29 times. all the experts said, "it's not marketable." but publisher number 30 decided
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"it's not marketable." but publisher number 30 decided to take a chance. instead of
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But publisher number 30 decided to take a chance. instead of using his normal name he chose
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To take a chance. instead of using his normal name he chose the name dr. seuss.
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Using his normal name he chose the name dr. seuss. dr. seuss went on to sell more
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The name dr. seuss. dr. seuss went on to sell more children's books than any person
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Dr. seuss went on to sell more children's books than any person in history. (applause)
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Children's books than any person in history. (applause) are the experts telling you you
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In history. (applause) are the experts telling you you can't accomplish your dreams,
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Are the experts telling you you can't accomplish your dreams, you can't get well, you can't
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Can't accomplish your dreams, you can't get well, you can't get out of debt, you can't go
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You can't get well, you can't get out of debt, you can't go back to school?
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Get out of debt, you can't go back to school? no, like dr. seuss start hitting
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Back to school? no, like dr. seuss start hitting the delete button. god didn't
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No, like dr. seuss start hitting the delete button. god didn't put the dream in them. he put
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The delete button. god didn't put the dream in them. he put the dream in you. you have what
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Put the dream in them. he put the dream in you. you have what you need; the talent,
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The dream in you. you have what you need; the talent, the strength, the wisdom,
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You need; the talent, the strength, the wisdom, the favor to do what god has
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The strength, the wisdom, the favor to do what god has put in your own heart.
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The favor to do what god has put in your own heart. when my father went to be with
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Put in your own heart. when my father went to be with the lord and i stepped up to
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When my father went to be with the lord and i stepped up to pastor the church all the
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The lord and i stepped up to pastor the church all the experts said, "he can't
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Pastor the church all the experts said, "he can't minister. he's never done it
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Experts said, "he can't minister. he's never done it before. he's too young.
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Minister. he's never done it before. he's too young. he doesn't have the training.
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Before. he's too young. he doesn't have the training. never been to cemetery..."
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He doesn't have the training. never been to cemetery..." i mean, "...seminary."
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Never been to cemetery..." i mean, "...seminary." (laughter)
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I mean, "...seminary." (laughter) "he doesn't have that booming
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(laughter) "he doesn't have that booming voice. he doesn't have that
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"he doesn't have that booming voice. he doesn't have that dynamic personality."
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Voice. he doesn't have that dynamic personality." on and on.
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Dynamic personality." on and on. day after day i had to hit the
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On and on. day after day i had to hit the delete button. i remember one
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Day after day i had to hit the delete button. i remember one time i was in the front lobby
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Delete button. i remember one time i was in the front lobby after service. i had just
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Time i was in the front lobby after service. i had just finished my message. this was
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After service. i had just finished my message. this was like the second or third time
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Finished my message. this was like the second or third time that i ministered. i overheard
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Like the second or third time that i ministered. i overheard these two ladies in the lobby
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That i ministered. i overheard these two ladies in the lobby talking. one said, "he's not
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These two ladies in the lobby talking. one said, "he's not nearly as good as his father."
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Talking. one said, "he's not nearly as good as his father." the other one said, "yeah,
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Nearly as good as his father." the other one said, "yeah, there's no way this is ever
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The other one said, "yeah, there's no way this is ever going to last." (laughter)
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There's no way this is ever going to last." (laughter) those words were like daggers.
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Going to last." (laughter) those words were like daggers. i was already intimidated,
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Those words were like daggers. i was already intimidated, insecure. that was like the
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I was already intimidated, insecure. that was like the last thing that i needed to
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Insecure. that was like the last thing that i needed to hear.
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Last thing that i needed to hear. but i realize now sometimes god
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Hear. but i realize now sometimes god allows things like that on
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But i realize now sometimes god allows things like that on purpose.
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Allows things like that on purpose. those are tests of our faith to
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Purpose. those are tests of our faith to see what we're made of.
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Those are tests of our faith to see what we're made of. when i heard that something rose
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See what we're made of. when i heard that something rose up on the inside and i thought
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When i heard that something rose up on the inside and i thought to myself, "you may not think
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Up on the inside and i thought to myself, "you may not think it's going to last but what you
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To myself, "you may not think it's going to last but what you think doesn't really matter.
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It's going to last but what you think doesn't really matter. i don't need your approval.
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Think doesn't really matter. i don't need your approval. i have almighty god's approval."
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I don't need your approval. i have almighty god's approval." (applause) today, twelve years
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I have almighty god's approval." (applause) today, twelve years later, they're gone and i'm
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(applause) today, twelve years later, they're gone and i'm still here. (applause)
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Later, they're gone and i'm still here. (applause) and you know, the funny thing
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Still here. (applause) and you know, the funny thing is, i don't miss them.
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And you know, the funny thing is, i don't miss them. start hitting the delete button.
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Is, i don't miss them. start hitting the delete button. "it's not going to last."
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Start hitting the delete button. "it's not going to last." delete. "it's impossible."
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"it's not going to last." delete. "it's impossible." delete. "you don't have what it
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Delete. "it's impossible." delete. "you don't have what it takes." delete.
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Delete. "you don't have what it takes." delete. i read about a gentleman
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Takes." delete. i read about a gentleman named daniel. he was born with
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I read about a gentleman named daniel. he was born with a learning disorder. he has
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Named daniel. he was born with a learning disorder. he has severe dyslexia where he has
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A learning disorder. he has severe dyslexia where he has trouble recognizing words.
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Severe dyslexia where he has trouble recognizing words. he can barely read, barely
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Trouble recognizing words. he can barely read, barely write. plus, he has
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He can barely read, barely write. plus, he has coordination problems.
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Write. plus, he has coordination problems. he couldn't tie his shoe or
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Coordination problems. he couldn't tie his shoe or button his shirt until he was
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He couldn't tie his shoe or button his shirt until he was in the fifth grade.
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Button his shirt until he was in the fifth grade. in the 1960's when he grew up
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In the fifth grade. in the 1960's when he grew up the teachers referred to him as
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In the 1960's when he grew up the teachers referred to him as being mentally retarded.
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The teachers referred to him as being mentally retarded. some of the students would make
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Being mentally retarded. some of the students would make fun of him, call him names:
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Some of the students would make fun of him, call him names: slow, dumb, weirdo.
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Fun of him, call him names: slow, dumb, weirdo. it looked like he would sit on
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Slow, dumb, weirdo. it looked like he would sit on the sidelines of life and let
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It looked like he would sit on the sidelines of life and let that disability hold him back.
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The sidelines of life and let that disability hold him back. no, not daniel.
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That disability hold him back. no, not daniel. he knew how to hit the delete
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No, not daniel. he knew how to hit the delete button. he didn't let the
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He knew how to hit the delete button. he didn't let the negative comments take root.
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Button. he didn't let the negative comments take root. today, people don't call him
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Negative comments take root. today, people don't call him dumb. they don't call him slow.
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Today, people don't call him dumb. they don't call him slow. they call him governor.
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Dumb. they don't call him slow. they call him governor. daniel malloy is now the
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They call him governor. daniel malloy is now the governor of connecticut.
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Daniel malloy is now the governor of connecticut. he can still barely read.
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Governor of connecticut. he can still barely read. (applause)
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He can still barely read. (applause) he says writing is almost
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(applause) he says writing is almost impossible but just because you
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He says writing is almost impossible but just because you have a "limitation", that
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Impossible but just because you have a "limitation", that doesn't have to keep you from
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Have a "limitation", that doesn't have to keep you from your destiny.
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Doesn't have to keep you from your destiny. start hitting the delete button.
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Your destiny. start hitting the delete button. you are not who people say you
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Start hitting the delete button. you are not who people say you are. you are who god says you
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You are not who people say you are. you are who god says you are. reprogram your software.
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Are. you are who god says you are. reprogram your software. (applause)
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Are. reprogram your software. (applause) get rid of any strongholds that
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(applause) get rid of any strongholds that are keeping you back.
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Get rid of any strongholds that are keeping you back. friends, your life is going to
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Are keeping you back. friends, your life is going to follow your thoughts.
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Friends, your life is going to follow your thoughts. some of you have had this
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Follow your thoughts. some of you have had this negative recording playing
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Some of you have had this negative recording playing over and over in your mind.
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Negative recording playing over and over in your mind. i'm asking us to change the
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Over and over in your mind. i'm asking us to change the recording.
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I'm asking us to change the recording. put on what god says about you.
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Recording. put on what god says about you. you are blessed.
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Put on what god says about you. you are blessed. you are forgiven.
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You are blessed. you are forgiven. you are talented.
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You are forgiven. you are talented. you are a masterpiece.
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You are talented. you are a masterpiece. don't let any viruses
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You are a masterpiece. don't let any viruses contaminate your computer.
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Don't let any viruses contaminate your computer. if you will be quick to hit the
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Contaminate your computer. if you will be quick to hit the delete button, keep your mind
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If you will be quick to hit the delete button, keep your mind filled with thoughts of faith,
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Delete button, keep your mind filled with thoughts of faith, like david, you will overcome
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Filled with thoughts of faith, like david, you will overcome every negative word spoken
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Like david, you will overcome every negative word spoken over you.
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Every negative word spoken over you. like the governor, a limitation
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Over you. like the governor, a limitation won't hold you back.
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Like the governor, a limitation won't hold you back. like emmitt smith, the experts
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Won't hold you back. like emmitt smith, the experts won't determine your destiny;
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Like emmitt smith, the experts won't determine your destiny; god will.
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Won't determine your destiny; god will. i believe and declare you will
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God will. i believe and declare you will rise higher, accomplish dreams,
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I believe and declare you will rise higher, accomplish dreams, overcome obstacles and become
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Rise higher, accomplish dreams, overcome obstacles and become everything god has created you
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Overcome obstacles and become everything god has created you to be. do you receive it today?
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Everything god has created you to be. do you receive it today? (applause)
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To be. do you receive it today? (applause) we never like to close our
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(applause) we never like to close our broadcast without giving you an
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We never like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come in to my heart.
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I repent of my sins. come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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Come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Born again. get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place. he is going to take you places
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Church. keep god first place. he is going to take you places you've never dreamed of.
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Fear can be a powerful force
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Fear can be a powerful force and will try to make you feel
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And will try to make you feel alone, stuck, without hope.
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Alone, stuck, without hope. but fear doesn't
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But fear doesn't have to get the final say.
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Have to get the final say. there is a way out.
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There is a way out. fear is a powerful force,
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Fear is a powerful force, but so is faith.
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But so is faith. what we focus on shapes
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What we focus on shapes our reality.
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In my new book, no more fear:
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In my new book, no more fear: you have the mind of christ,
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You have the mind of christ, i'll show you how
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I'll show you how to silence fear and live boldly
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To silence fear and live boldly in faith and confidence.
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In faith and confidence. just like david said, "though
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Just like david said, "though i walk through the valley,
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I walk through the valley, i will not fear,"
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I will not fear," you too can walk through
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You too can walk through life's challenges
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Life's challenges without being paralyzed
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Without being paralyzed by fear.
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By fear. i can't promise you
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I can't promise you you'll never feel fear,
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You'll never feel fear, but i can teach you
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But i can teach you how to rise above it
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How to rise above it by dwelling on what god says,
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By dwelling on what god says, learning to replace
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Learning to replace the anxious thoughts
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The anxious thoughts with faith-filled ones.
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With faith-filled ones. you can live
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You can live from a place of peace,
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From a place of peace, power, and purpose.
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Power, and purpose. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. the bible proclaims,
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The bible proclaims, "the lord is my light
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"the lord is my light and my salvation;
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And my salvation; whom shall i fear?"
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Whom shall i fear?" this powerful
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This powerful and practical book
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And practical book will help you silence doubt,
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Will help you silence doubt, overcome anxiety,
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Overcome anxiety, and step boldly into god's
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And step boldly into god's overcoming power.
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Overcoming power. when fear whispers,
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When fear whispers, "you can't,"
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"you can't," this devotional will stir
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This devotional will stir your faith
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Your faith to declare, "god will."
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To declare, "god will." each page
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Each page reminds you
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Reminds you that you weren't
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That you weren't created to live in fear
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Created to live in fear or despair.
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Or despair. you were created to live
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You were created to live with passion,
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With passion, purpose, and confidence
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Purpose, and confidence in god's plans for your life.
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In god's plans for your life. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you to rise above fear
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Equip you to rise above fear and walk in victory.
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And walk in victory. fear doesn't have
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Fear doesn't have the final say, god does.
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The final say, god does. be bold,
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Be bold, be strong, and step up to who
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Be strong, and step up to who he made you to be.
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He made you to be. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know we're praying for
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We're praying for you and your family,
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You and your family, believing for god's very best.
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Believing for god's very best. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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As we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end
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Making a special year-end gift; helps
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Gift; helps to keep the ministries strong.
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To keep the ministries strong. i always want to thank our
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I always want to thank our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. and until we see you next time,
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And until we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of joel's new book,
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Your copy of joel's new book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. visit joelosteen.com or
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Call 888-567-joel. and for an additional gift
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And for an additional gift this month,
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This month, we're also offering the god's
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We're also offering the god's word work study collection.
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Word work study collection. this empowering set includes
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This empowering set includes the niv,
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The niv, the message
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The message parallel bible, joel's
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Parallel bible, joel's no more fear
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No more fear devotional, the classic
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Devotional, the classic how to read your bible
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How to read your bible and enjoy it,
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And enjoy it, plus a beautifully
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Plus a beautifully crafted leather
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Crafted leather bookmark with pen.
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Bookmark with pen. you can request these inspiring
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You can request these inspiring scripture discovery
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Resources
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By calling 888-567-joel
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By calling 888-567-joel or logging on to joelosteen.com
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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Today. call or click anytime,
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Call or click anytime, 24 hours a day.
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24 hours a day. silence fear.
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Silence fear. strengthen your spirit.
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Strengthen your spirit. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you to rise above
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Equip you to rise above fear and walk in victory.
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Fear and walk in victory. request these resources today.
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November 1, 2025 | 29:56

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