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Joel Osteen - I Will Not Fear

October 3, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - I Will Not Fear | October 3, 2025

> joel: thanks so much for
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> joel: thanks so much for joining us. this is a special
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Joining us. this is a special service of healing and unity,
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Service of healing and unity, and we're honored to have you
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And we're honored to have you with us. if you'd like to
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With us. if you'd like to hold up your bibles, let's
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Hold up your bibles, let's say it like we mean it. this
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Say it like we mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about i will not fear. there
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About i will not fear. there are so many opportunities to
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Are so many opportunities to live anxious and afraid,
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Live anxious and afraid, anxious. you watch the news
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Anxious. you watch the news and see accidents, threats,
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And see accidents, threats, and violence. there's war in
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And violence. there's war in the middle east, viruses, the
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The middle east, viruses, the pandemic. even what happened
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Pandemic. even what happened here at lakewood. these times
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Here at lakewood. these times that shake us to the core,
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That shake us to the core, that can strike panic and
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That can strike panic and uncertainty. there are
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Uncertainty. there are certain forces that would
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Certain forces that would love for us to shrink back,
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Love for us to shrink back, change who we are, from
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Change who we are, from peaceful to panicked, from
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Peaceful to panicked, from trusting to troubled, from
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Trusting to troubled, from knowing that god is on the
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Knowing that god is on the throne to wondering what's
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Throne to wondering what's going to happen. “are my
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Going to happen. “are my children safe at school? what
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Children safe at school? what if i come down with the
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If i come down with the virus? what if there's
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Virus? what if there's another incident at work?”
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Another incident at work?” david said in psalm 23,
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David said in psalm 23, “though i walk through the
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“though i walk through the valley of the shadow of
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Valley of the shadow of death.” god knew there would
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Death.” god knew there would be some shadowy days, some
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Be some shadowy days, some dark valleys where we don't
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Dark valleys where we don't understand what's happened,
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Understand what's happened, where people have done us
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Where people have done us wrong, we feel violated. or a
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Wrong, we feel violated. or a medical report is not good, a
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Medical report is not good, a child is off course. it's
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Child is off course. it's causing heartache. these
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Causing heartache. these shadowy times come to us all,
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Shadowy times come to us all, but david didn't stop there.
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But david didn't stop there. he didn't just talk about the
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He didn't just talk about the problem, “yes there's going
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Problem, “yes there's going to be trouble, threats, just
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To be trouble, threats, just do your best.”
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Do your best.” no, he went on to say,
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No, he went on to say, “though i walk through the
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“though i walk through the dark valleys, i will fear no
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Dark valleys, i will fear no evil.” he was making a
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Evil.” he was making a statement of faith. “yes,
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Statement of faith. “yes, darkness may come, but i'm
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Darkness may come, but i'm not giving in to fear. there
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Not giving in to fear. there may be trouble all around me,
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May be trouble all around me, the opposition bigger, the
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The opposition bigger, the sickness stronger, the
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Sickness stronger, the adversity greater, but i will
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Adversity greater, but i will not fear.” if you're going to
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Not fear.” if you're going to stay in faith, and not let
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Stay in faith, and not let life change who you are,
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Life change who you are, you're going to have to put
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You're going to have to put your foot down and say with
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Your foot down and say with david, “i will not fear.”
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David, “i will not fear.” because fear is going to keep
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Because fear is going to keep knocking at the door. ‘what
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Knocking at the door. ‘what if it happens again? what if
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If it happens again? what if something goes wrong at
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Something goes wrong at school? what if you come down
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School? what if you come down with that illness that your
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With that illness that your father had?” when fear
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Father had?” when fear knocks, you have to answer
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Knocks, you have to answer with faith. “i will not fear.”
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With faith. “i will not fear.” i'm not saying we won't feel
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I'm not saying we won't feel fear, because fear is a human
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Fear, because fear is a human emotion. i'm saying don't let
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Emotion. i'm saying don't let that spirit of fear take over
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That spirit of fear take over where you shrink back and you
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Where you shrink back and you quit living, you quit going
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Quit living, you quit going after your dreams, you quit
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After your dreams, you quit enjoying your family. you're
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Enjoying your family. you're too worried, on edge of what
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Too worried, on edge of what might happen, what could go
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Might happen, what could go wrong. that's a spirit of
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Wrong. that's a spirit of fear trying to keep you from
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Fear trying to keep you from your destiny. the scripture
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Your destiny. the scripture says, “god hasn't given us
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Says, “god hasn't given us that spirit of fear but of
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That spirit of fear but of power and love and of a sound
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Power and love and of a sound mind.” the first thing god
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Mind.” the first thing god gave us to combat that fear
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Gave us to combat that fear is a spirit of power. you
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Is a spirit of power. you can't be weak, passive, “i'm
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Can't be weak, passive, “i'm going to see if i feel better
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Going to see if i feel better tomorrow, joel. i hope this
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Tomorrow, joel. i hope this goes away.” when it comes to
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Goes away.” when it comes to fear, you have to be bold. “i
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Fear, you have to be bold. “i will not fear.” yes, someone
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Will not fear.” yes, someone tried to bring harm at
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Tried to bring harm at church, but we will not fear.
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Church, but we will not fear. we will not let the enemy use
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We will not let the enemy use an event to change who we
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An event to change who we are, to limit our destiny, to
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Are, to limit our destiny, to restrict our vision, to take
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Restrict our vision, to take our passion. you are in the
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Our passion. you are in the palm of god's hands. nothing
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Palm of god's hands. nothing can snatch you away. if it's
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Can snatch you away. if it's not your time to go, all the
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Not your time to go, all the forces of darkness cannot
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Forces of darkness cannot take you out.
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Take you out. but in life, there will be
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But in life, there will be these defining moments, where
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These defining moments, where things happen that can shift
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Things happen that can shift us from living in peace, to
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Us from living in peace, to living in fear. from enjoying
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Living in fear. from enjoying your life, to worrying
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Your life, to worrying through life. that's where we
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Through life. that's where we are at lakewood. this
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Are at lakewood. this troubled woman came in and
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Troubled woman came in and tried to do harm. this is a
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Tried to do harm. this is a critical moment. as a church
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Critical moment. as a church we could shrink back, think,
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We could shrink back, think, “it's dangerous. let's hide
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“it's dangerous. let's hide our light. let's just go
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Our light. let's just go under the radar.” no this is
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Under the radar.” no this is the time to shine brighter.
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The time to shine brighter. to share more hope. to dig
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To share more hope. to dig down deeper and say, “we will
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Down deeper and say, “we will not fear. for our god is
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Not fear. for our god is stronger, our god is greater,
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Stronger, our god is greater, our god is more powerful.”
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Our god is more powerful.” god being for us is more than
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God being for us is more than the world being against us.
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The world being against us. this is the time to rise up
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This is the time to rise up and reclaim what the enemy
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And reclaim what the enemy tried to steal. it's a time
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Tried to steal. it's a time to renew our commitment to
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To renew our commitment to god. renew our love for one
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God. renew our love for one another. renew our dedication
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Another. renew our dedication to serve, to bless, to give.
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To serve, to bless, to give. renew our passion for our
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Renew our passion for our dreams. renew that
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Dreams. renew that determination to become who
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Determination to become who god created you to be. let
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God created you to be. let this be a time to stir your
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This be a time to stir your faith and move forward and
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Faith and move forward and not shrink back.
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Not shrink back. you're not here by accident.
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You're not here by accident. god chose you to be here at
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God chose you to be here at this time in history. he
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This time in history. he didn't choose the ninety
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Didn't choose the ninety members that started lakewood
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Members that started lakewood back in 1959 to experience
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Back in 1959 to experience what we've experienced. he
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What we've experienced. he didn't choose my father and
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Didn't choose my father and that generation. he raised up
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That generation. he raised up you and me for this time. he
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You and me for this time. he knew what we would face. he
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Knew what we would face. he knew the hurts, the threats,
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Knew the hurts, the threats, the evil, the pain. nothing
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The evil, the pain. nothing that's happened is too much
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That's happened is too much for you. you are armed with
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For you. you are armed with strength for this battle.
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Strength for this battle. there is a hedge of
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There is a hedge of protection around you and
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Protection around you and your family that the enemy
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Your family that the enemy cannot cross. the enemy is
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Cannot cross. the enemy is not in control of your life.
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Not in control of your life. he didn't somehow break
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He didn't somehow break through the protection and
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Through the protection and now he can do whatever he
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Now he can do whatever he wants. nothing happens
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Wants. nothing happens without god's permission.
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Without god's permission. when satan wanted to test
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When satan wanted to test job, he said, “god, i can't
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Job, he said, “god, i can't do it because you put a hedge
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Do it because you put a hedge around him that i can't
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Around him that i can't penetrate.” you're not at the
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Penetrate.” you're not at the mercy of fate and
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Mercy of fate and happenstance, “i hope i don't
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Happenstance, “i hope i don't get harmed, it's dangerous. i
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Get harmed, it's dangerous. i hope i don't have an
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Hope i don't have an accident.” god has a hedge
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Accident.” god has a hedge around you. i'm not saying
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Around you. i'm not saying evil will never happen
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Evil will never happen because god doesn't stop
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Because god doesn't stop everything, but he will give
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Everything, but he will give you the strength to get
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You the strength to get through it. if it didn't take
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Through it. if it didn't take you out, it wasn't a lucky
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You out, it wasn't a lucky break, it was the hand of god
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Break, it was the hand of god pushing back darkness,
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Pushing back darkness, saying, “it's not your time
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Saying, “it's not your time to go.” how many times has
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To go.” how many times has god protected you, that you
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God protected you, that you didn't even know about? he
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Didn't even know about? he stopped that car that should
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Stopped that car that should have hit you, stopped the
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Have hit you, stopped the person that wanted to harm,
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Person that wanted to harm, stopped the trouble before it
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Stopped the trouble before it got to you. you never knew
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Got to you. you never knew anything about it, but his
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Anything about it, but his hand of favor, protection,
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Hand of favor, protection, and mercy was watching after
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And mercy was watching after you, keeping you from harm's
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You, keeping you from harm's way. sure, we can all find a
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Way. sure, we can all find a reason to live worried,
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Reason to live worried, afraid. but when you
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Afraid. but when you understand who's watching
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Understand who's watching after you, who's ordering
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After you, who's ordering your steps, who's fighting
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Your steps, who's fighting your battles, who's holding
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Your battles, who's holding back the darkness, then you
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Back the darkness, then you can say with confidence, “i
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Can say with confidence, “i will not fear.”
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Will not fear.” listen to david's attitude in
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Listen to david's attitude in psalm 27, “the lord is my
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Psalm 27, “the lord is my light and my salvation, whom
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Light and my salvation, whom shall i fear? the lord
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Shall i fear? the lord protects me from danger, why
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Protects me from danger, why should i be afraid? when evil
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Should i be afraid? when evil people come to destroy me,
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People come to destroy me, they will stumble and fall.
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They will stumble and fall. though a mighty army
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Though a mighty army surrounds me, i will remain
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Surrounds me, i will remain confident. for in my time of
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Confident. for in my time of trouble, god will hide me.”
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Trouble, god will hide me.” that's what god did for us
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That's what god did for us last sunday, he hid us. where
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Last sunday, he hid us. where would we be without the mercy
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Would we be without the mercy and protection of our god.
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And protection of our god. how can we thank him enough
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How can we thank him enough for what could have happened,
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For what could have happened, for we have seen the goodness
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For we have seen the goodness of god, sparing us from all
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Of god, sparing us from all kinds of heartache and pain.
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Kinds of heartache and pain. i have never come out of an
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I have never come out of an attack without going to a new
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Attack without going to a new level, seeing new
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Level, seeing new opportunities, having greater
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Opportunities, having greater faith and confidence. really,
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Faith and confidence. really, this is the biggest challenge
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This is the biggest challenge in lakewood's sixty-five-year
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In lakewood's sixty-five-year history. this tells me god is
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History. this tells me god is up to something big. he's
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Up to something big. he's about to do a new thing, not
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About to do a new thing, not just for us as a ministry,
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Just for us as a ministry, but in your life. you're
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But in your life. you're about to step into greater
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About to step into greater influence, greater favor,
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Influence, greater favor, greater wisdom, greater
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Greater wisdom, greater confidence, greater resources.
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Confidence, greater resources. david said, “though i walk
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David said, “though i walk through the valley of the
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Through the valley of the shadow of death.” he didn't
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Shadow of death.” he didn't say, “i stop in the valley. i
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Say, “i stop in the valley. i set up camp in the valley.
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Set up camp in the valley. after all, look what i've
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After all, look what i've been through. i have a good
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Been through. i have a good reason to be afraid, bitter,
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Reason to be afraid, bitter, stressed.” no god said he
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Stressed.” no god said he would give you beauty for the
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Would give you beauty for the ashes. he said he'll pay you
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Ashes. he said he'll pay you back double for the unfair
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Back double for the unfair things, but you have to do
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Things, but you have to do your part and keep walking
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Your part and keep walking through the valley. the enemy
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Through the valley. the enemy would love for us to get
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Would love for us to get stuck, stuck in fear, stuck
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Stuck, stuck in fear, stuck in anxiety, stuck letting
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In anxiety, stuck letting negative images play.
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Negative images play. rehearsing the hurts,
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Rehearsing the hurts, reliving the pain. those
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Reliving the pain. those images may come, but you have
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Images may come, but you have to cast down wrong
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To cast down wrong imaginations. don't let them
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Imaginations. don't let them keep playing. just like the
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Keep playing. just like the remote control for your
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Remote control for your television, if you don't like
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Television, if you don't like a program, you just click and
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A program, you just click and change the channel. it's the
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Change the channel. it's the same thing in your mind. when
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Same thing in your mind. when the wrong picture starts
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The wrong picture starts playing, you have the remote,
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Playing, you have the remote, change the channel. when fear
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Change the channel. when fear comes, switch over into
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Comes, switch over into faith. when negative memories
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Faith. when negative memories come up, wanting to remind
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Come up, wanting to remind you of all the heartache and
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You of all the heartache and disappointment, change the
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Disappointment, change the channel. i refuse to let this
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Channel. i refuse to let this building be a symbol of hurt,
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Building be a symbol of hurt, terror, panic, i change the
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Terror, panic, i change the channel. this is a place of
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Channel. this is a place of faith; this is a place of
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Faith; this is a place of victory. i see it full of
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Victory. i see it full of people who are blessed,
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People who are blessed, strong, healthy, generous,
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Strong, healthy, generous, victorious.
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Victorious. jesus told his disciples,
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Jesus told his disciples, “i'm sending you out as sheep
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“i'm sending you out as sheep among wolves.” it's
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Among wolves.” it's significant that a sheep has
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Significant that a sheep has no way to protect itself.
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No way to protect itself. sheep are one of the most
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Sheep are one of the most helpless animals when it
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Helpless animals when it comes to defense. they can't
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Comes to defense. they can't run fast. they can't really
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Run fast. they can't really hide. they can't bite. they
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Hide. they can't bite. they don't growl and at least
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Don't growl and at least threaten their opponent. it
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Threaten their opponent. it seems like it would have been
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Seems like it would have been better if god would have
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Better if god would have said, “i'm sending you out as
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Said, “i'm sending you out as a gazelle among wolves, at
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A gazelle among wolves, at least we could outrun them.
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Least we could outrun them. or a lion, we could claw. or
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Or a lion, we could claw. or an elephant, we have size.
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An elephant, we have size. the reason god used sheep was
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The reason god used sheep was because sheep rely on their
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Because sheep rely on their shepherd for protection. have
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Shepherd for protection. have you noticed; sheep don't live
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You noticed; sheep don't live worried. i have never seen a
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Worried. i have never seen a stressed-out sheep.
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Stressed-out sheep. victoria and i were riding
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Victoria and i were riding four wheelers one time in the
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Four wheelers one time in the mountains. we came around
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Mountains. we came around this corner and there were
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This corner and there were hundreds of sheep on the
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Hundreds of sheep on the trail. we couldn't get by. i
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Trail. we couldn't get by. i honked the horn, again and
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Honked the horn, again and again, it never phased them.
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Again, it never phased them. they wouldn't budge. i pulled
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They wouldn't budge. i pulled up real close. i put the
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Up real close. i put the machine in neutral, and i
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Machine in neutral, and i revved the engine as loud as
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Revved the engine as loud as it would go, four or five
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It would go, four or five times. i'll never forget, one
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Times. i'll never forget, one of those sheep out of
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Of those sheep out of hundreds, looked at me like,
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Hundreds, looked at me like, “you're a fool.” they never
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“you're a fool.” they never moved. we had to turn and go
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Moved. we had to turn and go down another path. sheep are
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Down another path. sheep are peaceful. they don't worry
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Peaceful. they don't worry about their enemies. they
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About their enemies. they know they have a shepherd
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Know they have a shepherd watching after them,
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Watching after them, protecting them, keeping them
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Protecting them, keeping them from harm.
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From harm. it's significant that david
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It's significant that david was a shepherd. he had spent
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Was a shepherd. he had spent years taking care of his
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Years taking care of his father's sheep, fighting off
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Father's sheep, fighting off wild animals, making sure
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Wild animals, making sure they were okay. even in the
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They were okay. even in the night, keeping an eye out for
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Night, keeping an eye out for dangers and things that would
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Dangers and things that would try to sneak up and bring
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Try to sneak up and bring harm. it's not a coincidence
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Harm. it's not a coincidence that david wrote psalm 23.
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That david wrote psalm 23. before he penned, though i
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Before he penned, though i walk through the valley of
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Walk through the valley of the shadow of death i will
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The shadow of death i will fear no evil. he started off
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Fear no evil. he started off the psalm by saying, “the
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The psalm by saying, “the lord is my shepherd.” the
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Lord is my shepherd.” the reason david could say, “i
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Reason david could say, “i will not fear in these dark
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Will not fear in these dark valleys,” wasn't because he
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Valleys,” wasn't because he was so strong, so courageous,
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Was so strong, so courageous, that he never felt fear. it
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That he never felt fear. it was because he knew he had a
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Was because he knew he had a shepherd. he knew the most
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Shepherd. he knew the most high was watching after him.
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High was watching after him. when you're tempted to be
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When you're tempted to be afraid, live anxious, worried
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Afraid, live anxious, worried about how it's going to work
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About how it's going to work out, you need to do like
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Out, you need to do like david and remind yourself,
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David and remind yourself, the lord is my shepherd. the
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The lord is my shepherd. the god who shut the mouths of
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God who shut the mouths of lions for daniel, the god who
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Lions for daniel, the god who brought three hebrew
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Brought three hebrew teenagers out of a fiery
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Teenagers out of a fiery furnace without the smell of
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Furnace without the smell of smoke, the god who opened
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Smoke, the god who opened prison doors for paul and
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Prison doors for paul and silas, the god who made
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Silas, the god who made elisha invisible to the
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Elisha invisible to the enemy. the lord your shepherd
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Enemy. the lord your shepherd is watching after you.
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Is watching after you. the shepherd knows there will
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The shepherd knows there will be things that are too much
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Be things that are too much for us, too powerful, too
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For us, too powerful, too strong. the sickness, the
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Strong. the sickness, the opposition, the threats, on
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Opposition, the threats, on our own we're not able. by
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Our own we're not able. by ourselves we'll be overcome.
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Ourselves we'll be overcome. that's when the shepherd
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That's when the shepherd steps in. when the enemy
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Steps in. when the enemy comes in like a flood, the
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Comes in like a flood, the scripture says, the spirit of
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Scripture says, the spirit of god raises up a barrier. when
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God raises up a barrier. when the enemy attacks, the
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The enemy attacks, the shepherd is there. when evil
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Shepherd is there. when evil comes, the shepherd shows up.
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Comes, the shepherd shows up. when trouble catches you off
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When trouble catches you off guard, that's okay, the
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Guard, that's okay, the shepherd is looking out for
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Shepherd is looking out for you. you can live in peace.
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You. you can live in peace. you can stay at rest. you
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You can stay at rest. you don't have to do all this on
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Don't have to do all this on your own. but the reason
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Your own. but the reason sometimes we get worried,
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Sometimes we get worried, afraid, uptight, is we're
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Afraid, uptight, is we're trying to be the shepherd,
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Trying to be the shepherd, when in fact, we're sheep.
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When in fact, we're sheep. we're trying to do what only
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We're trying to do what only god can do. yes, use wisdom,
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God can do. yes, use wisdom, of course, have common sense,
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Of course, have common sense, but some things are out of
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But some things are out of our control. you have to know
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Our control. you have to know what your job is and what
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What your job is and what god's job is.
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God's job is. i heard about this young boy.
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I heard about this young boy. one morning, he found a baby
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One morning, he found a baby owl on the ground in his back
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Owl on the ground in his back yard. he wanted to go over
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Yard. he wanted to go over and pick it up. it looked
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And pick it up. it looked like it was defenseless, this
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Like it was defenseless, this small bird. his father told
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Small bird. his father told him to not get close until he
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Him to not get close until he found out more about it. he
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Found out more about it. he called the local veterinarian
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Called the local veterinarian and asked what they should
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And asked what they should do. the vet said that
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Do. the vet said that sometimes strong winds can
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Sometimes strong winds can blow the baby owl out of the
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Blow the baby owl out of the nest, or they just get over
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Nest, or they just get over confident and try to fly
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Confident and try to fly before they're able. in any
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Before they're able. in any case, he said it's a good
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Case, he said it's a good thing your son didn't try to
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Thing your son didn't try to pick up the owl. the father
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Pick up the owl. the father asked why. the veterinarian
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Asked why. the veterinarian said, “it looks like that owl
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Said, “it looks like that owl is alone, but if you look up
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Is alone, but if you look up in the trees, you're going to
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In the trees, you're going to see a large mother owl
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See a large mother owl looking down closely watching
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Looking down closely watching her baby. the minute
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Her baby. the minute something tries to harm it,
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Something tries to harm it, they're going to feel the
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They're going to feel the full force of a mother owl,
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Full force of a mother owl, like they've never imagined.”
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Like they've never imagined.” he went on to say that mother
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He went on to say that mother owl will do whatever it takes
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Owl will do whatever it takes to defend her baby, even if
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To defend her baby, even if it means giving her own life.
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It means giving her own life. they went out and started
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They went out and started looking around. sure enough,
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Looking around. sure enough, they spotted the mother owl.
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They spotted the mother owl. she had her eyes glued to her
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She had her eyes glued to her baby, standing guard, ready
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Baby, standing guard, ready to defend, to protect. to get
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To defend, to protect. to get to that baby owl, you had to
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To that baby owl, you had to go through the mother owl.
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Go through the mother owl. sometimes we can feel alone,
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Sometimes we can feel alone, like we're at the mercy of
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Like we're at the mercy of what's around us. people with
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What's around us. people with wrong intentions, threats,
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Wrong intentions, threats, opposition, trouble at work.
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Opposition, trouble at work. but what you may not realize,
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But what you may not realize, is like that mother owl,
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Is like that mother owl, there is a god who has his
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There is a god who has his eyes on you. the all powerful
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Eyes on you. the all powerful creator of the universe is
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Creator of the universe is closely watching you,
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Closely watching you, standing by to guard, to
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Standing by to guard, to protect.
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Protect. psalm 121, the message
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Psalm 121, the message translation, says, yahweh is
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Translation, says, yahweh is your guardian god. he never
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Your guardian god. he never sleeps. he's always at your
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Sleeps. he's always at your side to protect you,
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Side to protect you, shielding you from every
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Shielding you from every evil. he guards you when you
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Evil. he guards you when you leave, and he guards you when
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Leave, and he guards you when you return. he guards you
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You return. he guards you now, and he'll guard you
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Now, and he'll guard you always.” when you understand
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Always.” when you understand who's got your back, you
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Who's got your back, you won't go through life
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Won't go through life worried, thinking, “it's so
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Worried, thinking, “it's so dangerous, i'm afraid to
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Dangerous, i'm afraid to drive on these freeways.
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Drive on these freeways. crime is bad, i'm afraid to
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Crime is bad, i'm afraid to go out. i'm afraid for my
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Go out. i'm afraid for my children at school.” no,
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Children at school.” no, you'll say like david, “i
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You'll say like david, “i will not fear. i will fear no
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Will not fear. i will fear no evil. i will fear no attack.
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Evil. i will fear no attack. i will fear no accident. i
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I will fear no accident. i will fear no sickness. for
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Will fear no sickness. for the lord is my shepherd. the
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The lord is my shepherd. the lord is my defender, my
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Lord is my defender, my protector, my deliverer. he
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Protector, my deliverer. he makes me to lie down in green
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Makes me to lie down in green pastures. he leads me beside
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Pastures. he leads me beside the still waters.” when
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The still waters.” when thoughts of fear worry,
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Thoughts of fear worry, anxiety come, recognize
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Anxiety come, recognize that's the enemy trying to
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That's the enemy trying to lead you away from the still
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Lead you away from the still waters. get you upset, live
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Waters. get you upset, live on edge. no, go back to where
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On edge. no, go back to where god is leading you. isaiah
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God is leading you. isaiah said, “in quietness and
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Said, “in quietness and stillness shall be your
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Stillness shall be your strength.” the opposite is
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Strength.” the opposite is true. worry, fear, anxiety,
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True. worry, fear, anxiety, that's taking your strength,
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That's taking your strength, draining your energy, your
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Draining your energy, your joy, your passion. you have
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Joy, your passion. you have to quiet your soul. come back
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To quiet your soul. come back to a place of peace. that's
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To a place of peace. that's when you'll feel strength,
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When you'll feel strength, confidence, and joy, even in
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Confidence, and joy, even in the midst of a difficult time.
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The midst of a difficult time. when i first started
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When i first started ministering, i was very
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Ministering, i was very unsure of myself. i had been
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Unsure of myself. i had been behind the scenes for
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Behind the scenes for seventeen years, never had
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Seventeen years, never had any desire to be in front of
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Any desire to be in front of people or a desire to become
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People or a desire to become a minister. but when my
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A minister. but when my father passed, i knew i was
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Father passed, i knew i was supposed to step up and
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Supposed to step up and pastor the church, suddenly i
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Pastor the church, suddenly i had the desire. we never
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Had the desire. we never dreamed it would grow and
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Dreamed it would grow and we'd see all the favor and
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We'd see all the favor and increase. but with that favor
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Increase. but with that favor came opposition. those first
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Came opposition. those first few years, it seemed like
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Few years, it seemed like every week, there was some
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Every week, there was some group coming against us or
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Group coming against us or some influential person
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Some influential person trying to discredit us. i
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Trying to discredit us. i didn't understand it. i
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Didn't understand it. i thought, we were just trying
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Thought, we were just trying to encourage people and let
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To encourage people and let them know that god is for
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Them know that god is for them. i was tempted to live
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Them. i was tempted to live so worried and afraid of what
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So worried and afraid of what might happen.
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Might happen. one night during that time i
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One night during that time i had a dream. in this dream, i
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Had a dream. in this dream, i was running through a large
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Was running through a large open field. there were planes
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Open field. there were planes flying very low overhead,
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Flying very low overhead, just thirty or forty feet off
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Just thirty or forty feet off the ground. they were
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The ground. they were dropping bombs all around me,
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Dropping bombs all around me, just like a war movie. one
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Just like a war movie. one would hit twenty feet away, i
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Would hit twenty feet away, i would brace, wait for the
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Would brace, wait for the shrapnel. i knew it was the
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Shrapnel. i knew it was the end. it would explode, make
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End. it would explode, make this deafening sound, but
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This deafening sound, but nothing would harm me. i was
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Nothing would harm me. i was amazed at how i wasn't
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Amazed at how i wasn't getting hurt. it didn't make
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Getting hurt. it didn't make sense. this happened a half
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Sense. this happened a half dozen times. every time the
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Dozen times. every time the bomb went off, it didn't
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Bomb went off, it didn't affect me. finally, i kept
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Affect me. finally, i kept running and i made it to this
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Running and i made it to this small house, like an
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Small house, like an abandoned cabin in the woods.
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Abandoned cabin in the woods. it had two small bedrooms. i
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It had two small bedrooms. i hurried to one and shut the
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Hurried to one and shut the door. i could hear these
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Door. i could hear these soldiers coming, their
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Soldiers coming, their footsteps getting closer and
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Footsteps getting closer and closer. they were looking so
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Closer. they were looking so intently for me. i was
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Intently for me. i was holding my breath, hoping
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Holding my breath, hoping they would pass by, “god
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They would pass by, “god please don't let them find
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Please don't let them find me.” then my worst fear came
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Me.” then my worst fear came true. i heard them on the
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True. i heard them on the front porch. they came in the
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Front porch. they came in the house, looked around the
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House, looked around the front rooms, then they came
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Front rooms, then they came into my room. they opened the
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Into my room. they opened the door, and i was standing
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Door, and i was standing right there in front of them.
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Right there in front of them. my heart sunk. i thought,
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My heart sunk. i thought, “alright, i'm done.” they
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“alright, i'm done.” they looked right at me, for about
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Looked right at me, for about ten seconds, just a couple of
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Ten seconds, just a couple of feet away, then they turned
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Feet away, then they turned around and walked out. in my
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Around and walked out. in my dream i realized, they
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Dream i realized, they couldn't see me.
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Couldn't see me. i woke up wide awake. i felt
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I woke up wide awake. i felt god saying to me, not out
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God saying to me, not out loud, just down in here,
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Loud, just down in here, “joel, quit worrying about
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“joel, quit worrying about who's coming against you. i
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Who's coming against you. i have you hidden in a safe
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Have you hidden in a safe place.” he said, “you just
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Place.” he said, “you just keep doing what i've called
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Keep doing what i've called you to do, and the attacks
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You to do, and the attacks will not harm you.” isaiah
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Will not harm you.” isaiah said it this way, “no weapon
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Said it this way, “no weapon formed against you will
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Formed against you will prosper.” god didn't say we
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Prosper.” god didn't say we wouldn't have anything come
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Wouldn't have anything come against us. if you stay in
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Against us. if you stay in faith, you'll never have
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Faith, you'll never have trouble, sickness, or
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Trouble, sickness, or opposition. no, they may
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Opposition. no, they may form, but the promise is,
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Form, but the promise is, they're not going to prosper.
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They're not going to prosper. god has you hidden. it says
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God has you hidden. it says in psalms, “his favor
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In psalms, “his favor surrounds you like a shield.”
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Surrounds you like a shield.” sometimes it feels like we're
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Sometimes it feels like we're surrounded by trouble,
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Surrounded by trouble, surrounded by evil,
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Surrounded by evil, surrounded by sickness. but
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Surrounded by sickness. but what you may not realize, is
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What you may not realize, is there's something else
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There's something else surrounding you, a shield of
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Surrounding you, a shield of god's favor, he's holding
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God's favor, he's holding back the darkness, keeping
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Back the darkness, keeping you from harm, confusing your
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You from harm, confusing your enemies. something may have
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Enemies. something may have formed but don't start
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Formed but don't start complaining, “god, why did
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Complaining, “god, why did this happen? where are you?”
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This happen? where are you?” turn it around. “lord thank
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Turn it around. “lord thank you that it's not going to
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You that it's not going to prosper. thank you that
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Prosper. thank you that you've made me invisible to
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You've made me invisible to the enemy. that you're the
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The enemy. that you're the lord my shepherd. my
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Lord my shepherd. my protector, my defender, my
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Protector, my defender, my way maker. i will not fear.”
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Way maker. i will not fear.” jesus said, “i'm sending you
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Jesus said, “i'm sending you out as sheep among wolves.”
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Out as sheep among wolves.” every once in a while, a wolf
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Every once in a while, a wolf will show up. that's what
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Will show up. that's what happened to us last week.
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Happened to us last week. something to harm, something
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Something to harm, something unthinkable, that invokes
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Unthinkable, that invokes fear, panic, worry. but god
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Fear, panic, worry. but god didn't give us this beautiful
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Didn't give us this beautiful building to shrink back, live
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Building to shrink back, live intimidated, wondering if
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Intimidated, wondering if we're going to be okay. he
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We're going to be okay. he gave it to us because he
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Gave it to us because he trusts us to bring hope to
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Trusts us to bring hope to the world. to lift the
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The world. to lift the fallen, to restore the
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Fallen, to restore the broken, to show mercy to
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Broken, to show mercy to those that have failed, to
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Those that have failed, to pray for our enemies. we
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Pray for our enemies. we cannot let one event, one act
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Cannot let one event, one act of evil change who we are.
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Of evil change who we are. this is the time now more
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This is the time now more than ever to stand together,
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Than ever to stand together, to stay planted in the house
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To stay planted in the house of the lord so we can shine
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Of the lord so we can shine brighter, be a greater force
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Brighter, be a greater force for good. we need you. we
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For good. we need you. we need your family. we need
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Need your family. we need your smile. we need your
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Your smile. we need your love. we need your gifts.
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Love. we need your gifts. together we are stronger. the
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Together we are stronger. the scripture talks about how the
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Scripture talks about how the darker it gets in the world,
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Darker it gets in the world, the brighter it will get for
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The brighter it will get for the church. yes, there's
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The church. yes, there's darkness all around us, that
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Darkness all around us, that means we're going to shine
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Means we're going to shine brighter, we're going to see
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Brighter, we're going to see new levels of favor,
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New levels of favor, influence, and god's goodness.
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Influence, and god's goodness. in psalm 23, after david
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In psalm 23, after david talked about the lord being
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Talked about the lord being our shepherd, after he talked
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Our shepherd, after he talked about walking through the
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About walking through the valley of the shadow of
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Valley of the shadow of death. he ended by saying,
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Death. he ended by saying, “surely goodness and mercy
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“surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days
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Will follow me all the days of my life.” we all go
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Of my life.” we all go through some dark valleys,
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Through some dark valleys, but remember this, after
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But remember this, after every shadow, a surely is
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Every shadow, a surely is coming. we've been through a
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Coming. we've been through a shadow, but can i tell you
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Shadow, but can i tell you some “surelys” are on their
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Some “surelys” are on their way. surely goodness is
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Way. surely goodness is coming, surely healing is
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Coming, surely healing is coming, surely new levels are
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Coming, surely new levels are coming. the enemy always
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Coming. the enemy always attacks when he knows
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Attacks when he knows something greater is in
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Something greater is in store. you may be in a dark
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Store. you may be in a dark valley today, dealing with a
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Valley today, dealing with a sickness, a loss, a wayward
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Sickness, a loss, a wayward child, god sees what you're
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Child, god sees what you're going through. he knows the
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Going through. he knows the hurt, who did you wrong, what
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Hurt, who did you wrong, what wasn't fair. that's not how
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Wasn't fair. that's not how your story ends. you've seen
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Your story ends. you've seen the shadow, now get ready for
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The shadow, now get ready for the surely. god never brings
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The surely. god never brings you out the same. he makes
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You out the same. he makes the enemy pay for bringing
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The enemy pay for bringing the trouble.
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The trouble. now do your part and come
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Now do your part and come back to a place of peace.
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Back to a place of peace. quit living worried, afraid.
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Quit living worried, afraid. quiet and calm your soul. the
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Quiet and calm your soul. the lord your shepherd is
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Lord your shepherd is watching over you. he didn't
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Watching over you. he didn't bring you this far to leave
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Bring you this far to leave you. keep walking through
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You. keep walking through that valley, believing,
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That valley, believing, trusting, there are some
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Trusting, there are some surelys right up in front of
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Surelys right up in front of you. surely, you're going to
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You. surely, you're going to see beauty for ashes, surely
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See beauty for ashes, surely that child is going to get
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That child is going to get back on course. surely your
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Back on course. surely your health is about to turn
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Health is about to turn around. god is saying to us
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Around. god is saying to us today, “do not fear, for i am
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Today, “do not fear, for i am with you. do not be afraid,
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With you. do not be afraid, for i am your god. i will
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For i am your god. i will strengthen you and withhold
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Strengthen you and withhold you with my victorious right
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You with my victorious right hand.” come on, let's keep
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Hand.” come on, let's keep moving forward. our greatest
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Moving forward. our greatest days are still in front of
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Days are still in front of us. let me tell you: this
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Us. let me tell you: this setback is setting us up to
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Setback is setting us up to go further, to shine
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Go further, to shine brighter, to see the
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Brighter, to see the fullness of our destinies.
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Fullness of our destinies. the enemy did his best, but
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The enemy did his best, but his best was not enough.
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His best was not enough. we're still standing, victors
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We're still standing, victors and never victims, we will
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And never victims, we will not fear, in jesus' name. if
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Not fear, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say
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You receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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Are you in
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Are you in a situation where
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A situation where you feel lost?
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You feel lost? afraid? hopeless?
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Afraid? hopeless? where there seems to be
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Where there seems to be no solutions?
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No solutions? no answers?
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No answers? no way out?
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No way out? it's time for your turnaround.
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It's time for your turnaround. we all face situations
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We all face situations that look like
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That look like they'll never change.
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They'll never change. it's easy to get discouraged.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my book, turnaround:
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My book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from a setback to a comeback,
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From a setback to a comeback, where you'll discover
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Where you'll discover how god can turn sickness
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How god can turn sickness into health, lack
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Into health, lack into abundance, addictions
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Into abundance, addictions into freedom.
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Into freedom. it'll inspire you
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It'll inspire you to keep believing
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To keep believing and having expectancy
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And having expectancy for things
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For things to turn in your favor.
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To turn in your favor. recent weeks,
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Recent weeks, we've been celebrating
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We've been celebrating the incredible
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The incredible life of my mother.
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Life of my mother. her miraculous turnaround
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Her miraculous turnaround story of overcoming
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Story of overcoming terminal cancer
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Terminal cancer over 40 years ago.
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Over 40 years ago. it's a testimony of the power
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It's a testimony of the power of god's promises.
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Of god's promises. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see a way, doesn't mean
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A way, doesn't mean god doesn't have a way.
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God doesn't have a way. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. your turnaround is on the way.
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Your turnaround is on the way. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book, turnaround:
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Brand new book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. through biblical examples,
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Through biblical examples, real-life applications,
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Real-life applications, and practical encouragement,
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And practical encouragement, you'll learn to see challenges
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You'll learn to see challenges through a faith-filled
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Through a faith-filled perspective.
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Perspective. each section highlights
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Each section highlights a faith turnaround
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A faith turnaround point to help
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Point to help you see a positive change
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You see a positive change in your life.
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In your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on his promises,
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On his promises, you'll begin
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You'll begin to see your greatest challenges
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To see your greatest challenges turn around.
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Turn around. these power-packed,
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These power-packed, life-transforming stories
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Life-transforming stories will shift your mindset,
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Will shift your mindset, strengthen your faith,
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Strengthen your faith, and turn your trials
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And turn your trials into triumphs.
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Into triumphs. request your copy today
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Request your copy today and see the turnaround
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And see the turnaround and breakthrough
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And breakthrough you've been waiting for.
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You've been waiting for. god won't let you
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God won't let you get in a problem
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Get in a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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That he can't bring you out of. there are turnarounds
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There are turnarounds in your future.
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In your future. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family
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You and your family and we sure
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And we sure appreciate your prayer
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Appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is helping
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Your generosity is helping bring hope to people
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Bring hope to people around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you
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Special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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Online every sunday morning, download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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The new joel osteen network, social media,
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Social media, of course you can listen on
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Of course you can listen on sirius xm 24 hours a day.
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Sirius xm 24 hours a day. we'll keep you
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see
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Until we see you next time,
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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 turnaround:
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. visit joelosteen.com
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It includes two turnaround books
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Two turnaround books and a beautiful set
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Joel Osteen - I Will Not Fear

October 3, 2025 | 29:56

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