Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Invisible Enemies

November 9, 2025 | 29:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Invisible Enemies | November 9, 2025

I like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this mother. one sunday
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About this mother. one sunday morning she went to her son's
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Morning she went to her son's bedroom and said, “son, wake
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Bedroom and said, “son, wake up, it's time to go to
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Up, it's time to go to church.” the son said, “no,
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Church.” the son said, “no, mom, i'm not going to church
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Mom, i'm not going to church today.” she said, “why not?”
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Today.” she said, “why not?” he said, “i'll give you two
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He said, “i'll give you two good reasons. number one, i
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Good reasons. number one, i don't like the people, and
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Don't like the people, and number two, they don't like
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Number two, they don't like me.” she said, “alright, son,
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I'll give you two better
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I'll give you two better reasons why you should go.
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Reasons why you should go. number one, you're forty-nine
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Number one, you're forty-nine years old and number two,
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Years old and number two, you're the pastor.”
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You're the pastor.” (laughter) listen, you guys
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(laughter) listen, you guys know i like you and i know
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Know i like you and i know you like me. so here we go!
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You like me. so here we go! this is my bible. i am what
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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It 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 about
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I want to talk to you about invisible enemies. we all
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Invisible enemies. we all have things come against us.
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Have things come against us. people not treating us right,
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People not treating us right, dealing with an illness, a
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Dealing with an illness, a child is causing heartache.
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Child is causing heartache. we look in the world and see
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We look in the world and see wrongs, injustice and evil.
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Wrongs, injustice and evil. it's easy to live frustrated
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It's easy to live frustrated and think this person is the
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And think this person is the problem. “i've got to
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Problem. “i've got to straighten them out.” this
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Straighten them out.” this group is the enemy. “they
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Group is the enemy. “they don't believe like me.” we
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Don't believe like me.” we end up fighting with people,
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End up fighting with people, thinking they're the problem.
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Thinking they're the problem. but the fact is, the real
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But the fact is, the real enemy is invisible. paul said
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Enemy is invisible. paul said in ephesians, “our struggle
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In ephesians, “our struggle is not against flesh and
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Is not against flesh and blood, but with spirits
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Blood, but with spirits without bodies, with the
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Without bodies, with the unseen rulers of darkness.”
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Unseen rulers of darkness.” behind the trouble, behind
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Behind the trouble, behind the turmoil is forces of
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The turmoil is forces of darkness influencing the
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Darkness influencing the person, causing them to do
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Person, causing them to do wrong. if you just attack the
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Wrong. if you just attack the person, the neighbor, the
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Person, the neighbor, the government, the group, you're
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Government, the group, you're going to be frustrated.
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Going to be frustrated. you're dealing with the
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You're dealing with the symptoms, but the source is
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Symptoms, but the source is where the issue is. you can't
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Where the issue is. you can't fight a spiritual battle with
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Fight a spiritual battle with physical weapons. muscles
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Physical weapons. muscles don't matter to an invisible
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Don't matter to an invisible enemy. getting angry,
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Enemy. getting angry, revenge, trying to make them
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Revenge, trying to make them do right, that's just going
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Do right, that's just going to frustrate you. you have to
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To frustrate you. you have to fight this battle in the
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Fight this battle in the unseen realm.
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Unseen realm. the scripture says, “the
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The scripture says, “the weapons of our warfare are
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Weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty
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Not carnal, but mighty through god.” carnal means
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Through god.” carnal means physical or natural. those
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Physical or natural. those weapons don't affect the
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Weapons don't affect the unseen. you have to use
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Unseen. you have to use spiritual weapons. you have
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Spiritual weapons. you have the power of prayer. you have
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The power of prayer. you have the name of jesus. you have
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The name of jesus. you have the word of god. you can
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The word of god. you can speak his promises over your
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Speak his promises over your situation. you have authority
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Situation. you have authority to resist the enemy. not
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To resist the enemy. not fight him. he's already
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Fight him. he's already defeated. but you have to
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Defeated. but you have to remind him of his defeat.
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Remind him of his defeat. instead of constantly arguing
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Instead of constantly arguing with your child, trying to
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With your child, trying to make him do right, force him
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Make him do right, force him to be disciplined. you may
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To be disciplined. you may have to do some of that. i'm
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Have to do some of that. i'm not saying don't do the
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Not saying don't do the natural, but that alone is
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Natural, but that alone is not enough. instead of
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Not enough. instead of attacking your child, why
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Attacking your child, why don't you attack the source.
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Don't you attack the source. “forces of darkness, you will
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“forces of darkness, you will not have my child in the name
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Not have my child in the name of jesus. i command you to
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Of jesus. i command you to take your hands off of him.”
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Take your hands off of him.” that's doing battle where it
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That's doing battle where it matters. that's attacking the
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Matters. that's attacking the invisible enemy. you have
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Invisible enemy. you have power over all the powers of
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Power over all the powers of darkness, but you have to use
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Darkness, but you have to use the right weapons. sometimes
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The right weapons. sometimes we're attacking the wrong
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We're attacking the wrong things, attacking people, the
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Things, attacking people, the boss, my neighbor, these
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Boss, my neighbor, these troublemakers. their behavior
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Troublemakers. their behavior is the symptom. there's
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Is the symptom. there's something behind the scenes
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Something behind the scenes influencing them, causing
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Influencing them, causing them to act out. as long as
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Them to act out. as long as you're dealing with it only
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You're dealing with it only in the natural, you're going
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In the natural, you're going to be frustrated. it's a
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To be frustrated. it's a spiritual battle.
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Spiritual battle. paul said in ephesians, “put
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Paul said in ephesians, “put on the armor of god, so that
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On the armor of god, so that in the evil day, you will be
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In the evil day, you will be able to withstand the attacks
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Able to withstand the attacks of the enemy.” we're living
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Of the enemy.” we're living in an evil day. there are
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In an evil day. there are forces trying to take your
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Forces trying to take your peace, keep you from your
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Peace, keep you from your dreams, confuse your
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Dreams, confuse your children. there's never been
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Children. there's never been a time where there's so much
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A time where there's so much divisiveness, contention,
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Divisiveness, contention, people pushing agendas that
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People pushing agendas that are against the things of
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Are against the things of god. the trap of the enemy is
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God. the trap of the enemy is to get us all fighting each
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To get us all fighting each other. parents fighting
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Other. parents fighting children, this group fighting
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Children, this group fighting that group, fighting the
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That group, fighting the coworker, fighting the
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Coworker, fighting the authorities. don't be fooled
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Authorities. don't be fooled by the invisible enemy. what
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By the invisible enemy. what you see is simply the fruit
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You see is simply the fruit of who's working behind the
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Of who's working behind the scenes. you can deal with the
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Scenes. you can deal with the fruit all day long, but as
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Fruit all day long, but as long as the root is in place,
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Long as the root is in place, nothing's going to change.
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Nothing's going to change. too often we're trying to fix
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Too often we're trying to fix the person, straighten them
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The person, straighten them out, defeat their agenda,
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Out, defeat their agenda, that's a temporary fix. you
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That's a temporary fix. you have to get to the source.
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Have to get to the source. the scripture says your
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The scripture says your spiritual weapons are mighty
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Spiritual weapons are mighty through god. something
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Through god. something powerful happens when you
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Powerful happens when you pray. when you call out to
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Pray. when you call out to god, in the unseen world,
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God, in the unseen world, angels go to work. when you
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Angels go to work. when you declare his promises, forces
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Declare his promises, forces of darkness are pushed back.
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Of darkness are pushed back. when you speak in the name of
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When you speak in the name of jesus, demons tremble, chains
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Jesus, demons tremble, chains are broken, miracles set into
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Are broken, miracles set into motion. that's fighting where
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Motion. that's fighting where it matters. i know we need to
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It matters. i know we need to do things in the natural; of
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Do things in the natural; of course, use common sense, but
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Course, use common sense, but the natural is not enough.
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The natural is not enough. that's not where the real
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That's not where the real battle is.
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The scripture talks about how
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The scripture talks about how before you were born, god
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Before you were born, god knew you and planned out your
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Knew you and planned out your days. he's given you a
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Days. he's given you a purpose to fulfill, an
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Purpose to fulfill, an assignment to accomplish. but
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Assignment to accomplish. but the moment you were born the
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The moment you were born the enemy targeted you. he
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Enemy targeted you. he assigned forces to try to
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Assigned forces to try to stop your destiny. keep you
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Stop your destiny. keep you from stepping in to your
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From stepping in to your greatness. i don't say that
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Greatness. i don't say that to make you afraid, but to
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To make you afraid, but to make you aware. sometimes we
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Make you aware. sometimes we wonder why these things come
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Wonder why these things come against us. why you feel that
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Against us. why you feel that nagging discouragement, why
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Nagging discouragement, why people are doing you wrong,
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Why you can't get a good
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Why you can't get a good break. that's the invisible
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Break. that's the invisible enemy trying to limit your
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Enemy trying to limit your life. the good news is he
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Life. the good news is he wouldn't be targeting you if
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Wouldn't be targeting you if he didn't know you were a
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He didn't know you were a threat. he would leave you
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Threat. he would leave you alone if you weren't destined
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Alone if you weren't destined to leave your mark. the
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To leave your mark. the reason you have opposition;
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Reason you have opposition; you feel that pressure, is
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You feel that pressure, is because you're carrying
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Because you're carrying something valuable. you have
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Something valuable. you have such great potential. he
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Such great potential. he knows you will do damage to
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Knows you will do damage to his kingdom. so, he'll work
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His kingdom. so, he'll work overtime trying to hinder
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Overtime trying to hinder you, use people to get you
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You, use people to get you discouraged, circumstances
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Discouraged, circumstances that aren't fair. recognize
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That aren't fair. recognize what's happening. those
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What's happening. those aren't battles you can fight
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Aren't battles you can fight with natural weapons. that's
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With natural weapons. that's the unseen enemy.
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The unseen enemy. instead of trying to fix it
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Instead of trying to fix it all by ordinary means, how
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All by ordinary means, how about declaring god's favor
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About declaring god's favor over your life. how about
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Over your life. how about speaking victory over your
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Speaking victory over your health, over your family,
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Health, over your family, over your future. how about
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Over your future. how about thanking god that he's
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Thanking god that he's opening the right doors, that
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Opening the right doors, that he's bringing the right
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He's bringing the right people. how about resisting
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People. how about resisting the enemy, in the name of
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The enemy, in the name of jesus, saying, “you have no
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Jesus, saying, “you have no part in my life. i am god's
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Part in my life. i am god's property.” those are the
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Property.” those are the weapons that make a real
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Weapons that make a real difference. that's how to
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Difference. that's how to deal with the root cause.
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When i was fourteen years
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When i was fourteen years old, i broke my kneecap
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Old, i broke my kneecap running track. i fell and hit
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Running track. i fell and hit a metal drain cover, had to
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A metal drain cover, had to have surgery. my parents were
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Have surgery. my parents were out of the country at the
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Out of the country at the time. when they returned, my
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Time. when they returned, my father came in and said,
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Father came in and said, “joel, mother and i have been
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Praying for you since the
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Praying for you since the time you were conceived.
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Time you were conceived. we've always spoken god's
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We've always spoken god's promises that you'll do great
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Promises that you'll do great things and that god will give
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Things and that god will give you wisdom and protect you.”
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You wisdom and protect you.” but he said, “joel, now
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But he said, “joel, now you're old enough to do it on
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You're old enough to do it on your own. our prayers won't
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Your own. our prayers won't be enough. you have to stand
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Be enough. you have to stand against the darkness. you
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Against the darkness. you have to declare god's
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Have to declare god's promises. you have to use the
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Promises. you have to use the name of jesus to resist the
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Name of jesus to resist the enemy.” from that day, i
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Enemy.” from that day, i started doing it. i say every
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Started doing it. i say every morning, “father thank you
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Morning, “father thank you that no weapon formed against
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That no weapon formed against me or my family will prosper.
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Me or my family will prosper. devil and demon forces, i
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Devil and demon forces, i command you to get out of my
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Command you to get out of my path. i cancel every
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Path. i cancel every assignment of the enemy, in
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Assignment of the enemy, in the name of jesus.”
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The name of jesus.” the authority in the unseen
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The authority in the unseen realm doesn't come from how
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Realm doesn't come from how good of a person you are,
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Good of a person you are, what family you come from,
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What family you come from, how much education, how
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How much education, how popular, the authority comes
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Popular, the authority comes from the name of jesus.
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From the name of jesus. that's the name that causes
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That's the name that causes demons to tremble. that's the
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Demons to tremble. that's the name the forces of darkness
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Name the forces of darkness have to obey. that's the name
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Have to obey. that's the name that took the keys of death
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That took the keys of death and hell. jesus said, “i give
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And hell. jesus said, “i give you all power over all the
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You all power over all the power the enemy.” that's how
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Power the enemy.” that's how you deal with his schemes and
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You deal with his schemes and strategies. it's not
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Strategies. it's not necessarily fighting people,
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Necessarily fighting people, circumstances, fighting
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Circumstances, fighting physical things, it's
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Physical things, it's standing against these unseen
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Standing against these unseen forces.
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Forces. yes, it's good to have other
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Yes, it's good to have other people pray for you, family
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People pray for you, family members that stand in faith,
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Members that stand in faith, parents that declare god's
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Parents that declare god's blessing. but nothing is more
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Blessing. but nothing is more powerful than for you to
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Powerful than for you to resist the enemy. for you to
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Resist the enemy. for you to declare the promises over
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Declare the promises over your life. for you to say
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Your life. for you to say every morning, “i cancel
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Every morning, “i cancel every assignment of the enemy
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Every assignment of the enemy today. i serve you notice; i
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Today. i serve you notice; i am god's property.” you have
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Am god's property.” you have authority as a believer, but
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Authority as a believer, but it doesn't do you any good if
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It doesn't do you any good if you're not using it.
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You're not using it. sometimes we're using our
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Sometimes we're using our strength. our energy to fight
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Strength. our energy to fight people. “they're doing me
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People. “they're doing me wrong. they're going against
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Wrong. they're going against what i believe. they're
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What i believe. they're dishonest.” the truth is
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Dishonest.” the truth is they're being influenced by
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They're being influenced by forces of darkness. the real
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Forces of darkness. the real problem is the invisible
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Problem is the invisible enemy, the source that's
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Enemy, the source that's causing them to be that way.
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Causing them to be that way. if you just fight with
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If you just fight with people, you're going to be
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People, you're going to be frustrated.
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Frustrated. there was a bullfighter in
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There was a bullfighter in the ring with this huge bull.
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The ring with this huge bull. thousands of people in the
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Thousands of people in the stands. every time that bull
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Stands. every time that bull would come charging, he would
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Would come charging, he would put out his red cape to
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Put out his red cape to distract him. the bull would
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Distract him. the bull would duck his head and attack the
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Duck his head and attack the cape, hit it with so much
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Cape, hit it with so much force and throw his horns
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Force and throw his horns into it. while he was focused
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Into it. while he was focused on the red cape, the
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On the red cape, the bullfighter would stick a
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Bullfighter would stick a sword into him. this happened
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Sword into him. this happened time and time again. the bull
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Time and time again. the bull got angrier and angrier. he
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Got angrier and angrier. he was fighting with all of his
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Was fighting with all of his might. the problem was he was
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Might. the problem was he was attacking the wrong source.
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Attacking the wrong source. he thought the cape was the
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He thought the cape was the enemy. he didn't realize, the
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Enemy. he didn't realize, the man behind that cape was the
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Man behind that cape was the real enemy. here this bull
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Real enemy. here this bull weighed thousands of pounds.
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Weighed thousands of pounds. he had all this incredible
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He had all this incredible power and force. the man
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Power and force. the man weighed less than two hundred
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Weighed less than two hundred pounds. it was no match.
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Pounds. it was no match. there was a man in the stands
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There was a man in the stands watching the bullfight for
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Watching the bullfight for the first time. he said to
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The first time. he said to his friend, “if that bull
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His friend, “if that bull ever finds out who's really
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Ever finds out who's really sticking him, that man is
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Sticking him, that man is going to be in a whole lot of
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Going to be in a whole lot of trouble.”
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Trouble.” sometimes like this bull,
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Sometimes like this bull, we're getting stuck,
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We're getting stuck, aggravated, annoyed. we think
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Aggravated, annoyed. we think it's the cape. the person,
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It's the cape. the person, the boss. “this sickness i'm
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The boss. “this sickness i'm dealing with. this group
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Dealing with. this group that's so evil.” we don't
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That's so evil.” we don't realize, they're not the
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Realize, they're not the source. there is an invisible
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Source. there is an invisible enemy that's controlling the
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Enemy that's controlling the cape. causing the conflict,
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Cape. causing the conflict, division, stirring up
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Division, stirring up prejudice, jealousy,
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Prejudice, jealousy, confusion. don't be deceived
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Confusion. don't be deceived by the cape. we have to get
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By the cape. we have to get to the source. the enemy is
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To the source. the enemy is the root cause. he's the one
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The root cause. he's the one pulling the cape. instead of
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Pulling the cape. instead of going after people, you need
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Going after people, you need to go after him. you can't
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To go after him. you can't defeat him with carnal
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Defeat him with carnal weapons. getting angry,
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Weapons. getting angry, offended, trying to pay
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Offended, trying to pay people back. the weapons of
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People back. the weapons of our warfare are not physical,
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Our warfare are not physical, but they are mighty through
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But they are mighty through god. when you pray in the
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God. when you pray in the name of jesus, things in the
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Name of jesus, things in the unseen realm shift. you don't
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Unseen realm shift. you don't have to ask the enemy to
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Have to ask the enemy to leave. you don't say, “please
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Leave. you don't say, “please go.” no, you command him to
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Go.” no, you command him to leave. jesus said, “get
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Leave. jesus said, “get behind me satan.” you have
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Behind me satan.” you have authority over all those
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Authority over all those forces that are trying to
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Forces that are trying to hinder your life. you need to
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Hinder your life. you need to tell them on a regular basis
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Tell them on a regular basis to get behind you. “you have
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To get behind you. “you have no right in my life. take
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No right in my life. take your hands off my children,
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Your hands off my children, off my finances; take your
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Off my finances; take your hands off my future. i belong
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Hands off my future. i belong to the most high.” the
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To the most high.” the scripture says, when you
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Scripture says, when you resist him, he will flee. he
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Resist him, he will flee. he doesn't have a choice. he
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Doesn't have a choice. he can't stay when you use your
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Can't stay when you use your god given authority.
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God given authority. in luke 13, jesus was
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In luke 13, jesus was teaching in the synagogue. he
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Teaching in the synagogue. he noticed a lady that was all
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Noticed a lady that was all bent over and not able to
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Bent over and not able to stand. she had been this way
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Stand. she had been this way for eighteen years. the
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For eighteen years. the scripture says, “she had a
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Scripture says, “she had a spirit of infirmity.” it was
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Spirit of infirmity.” it was a physical ailment, caused by
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A physical ailment, caused by a spiritual issue. jesus
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A spiritual issue. jesus didn't pray for her. he
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Didn't pray for her. he didn't anoint her with oil.
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Didn't anoint her with oil. he simply spoke to the
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He simply spoke to the spirit. he said, “woman you
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Spirit. he said, “woman you are loosed from your
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Are loosed from your infirmity.” immediately she
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Infirmity.” immediately she could stand up and was
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Could stand up and was perfectly normal. i wonder
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Perfectly normal. i wonder today if some of the
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Today if some of the illnesses we deal with are
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Illnesses we deal with are not a spirit of infirmity. we
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Not a spirit of infirmity. we know all sickness is from the
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Know all sickness is from the enemy. some are natural, but
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Enemy. some are natural, but others, like this woman, it's
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Others, like this woman, it's a spirit of infirmity. you
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A spirit of infirmity. you have to be loosed from that
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Have to be loosed from that spirit. you need to tell the
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Spirit. you need to tell the enemy, “take your hands off
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Enemy, “take your hands off of my health. you cannot keep
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Of my health. you cannot keep me bound. my body is a temple
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Me bound. my body is a temple of almighty god.” break that
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Of almighty god.” break that spirit of diabetes, spirit of
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Spirit of diabetes, spirit of heart trouble, spirit of
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Heart trouble, spirit of depression. you can treat the
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Depression. you can treat the physical, of course that's
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Physical, of course that's good, but if you'll get to
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Good, but if you'll get to the root cause, that
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The root cause, that invisible enemy, the spirit
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Invisible enemy, the spirit of infirmity, then you can be
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Of infirmity, then you can be really free.
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We can see how these spirits
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We can see how these spirits of infirmities get passed
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Of infirmities get passed from generation to
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From generation to generation. i know it can be
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Generation. i know it can be genetics, dna, but i've read
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Genetics, dna, but i've read studies where attitudes can
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Studies where attitudes can be passed down, thinking
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Be passed down, thinking patterns. not just physical
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Patterns. not just physical but emotional and behavioral.
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But emotional and behavioral. that's a spirit. you need to
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Take authority over every
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Take authority over every negative spirit in your
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Negative spirit in your family line. over every
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Family line. over every spirit of infirmity, spirit
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Spirit of infirmity, spirit of poverty, spirit of
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Of poverty, spirit of divorce, spirit of jealousy,
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Divorce, spirit of jealousy, anger, addiction. don't go
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Anger, addiction. don't go through life just treating
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Through life just treating the symptom, learning to live
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The symptom, learning to live with it. get to the root.
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With it. get to the root. deal with the invisible
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Deal with the invisible enemy. those are forces
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Enemy. those are forces trying to stop your
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Trying to stop your assignment. nothing will
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Assignment. nothing will change until someone rises up
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Change until someone rises up and says, “in the name of
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And says, “in the name of jesus, we are loosed from
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Jesus, we are loosed from this infirmity. i take
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This infirmity. i take authority over these forces
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Authority over these forces of darkness. i command you to
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Of darkness. i command you to go.” the power comes from the
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Go.” the power comes from the name of jesus. they're not
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Name of jesus. they're not afraid of my name. they're
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Afraid of my name. they're not afraid of pastor, pope,
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Not afraid of pastor, pope, doctor, influencer. that's
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Doctor, influencer. that's all good. but the name that
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All good. but the name that gets their attention is
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Gets their attention is jesus. that's the name that
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Jesus. that's the name that causes chains to break,
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Causes chains to break, depression to leave, brings
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Depression to leave, brings healing and wholeness.
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Healing and wholeness. you may have struggled for a
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You may have struggled for a long time in an area like
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Long time in an area like this woman. with depression,
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This woman. with depression, sickness, addiction. maybe
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Sickness, addiction. maybe not being able to get ahead.
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Not being able to get ahead. you take one step forward,
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You take one step forward, two steps backwards. that's
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Two steps backwards. that's not just bad luck, that's a
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Not just bad luck, that's a spirit of lack, a spirit of
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Spirit of lack, a spirit of mediocrity. or how about
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Mediocrity. or how about always fighting in your
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Always fighting in your family; can't get along,
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Family; can't get along, strife, division. that's a
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Strife, division. that's a spirit of turmoil. a spirit
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Spirit of turmoil. a spirit of division. i believe today
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Of division. i believe today is your breakthrough day.
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Is your breakthrough day. like jesus said to this
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Like jesus said to this woman, i declare, you are
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Woman, i declare, you are loosed, in the name of jesus.
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Loosed, in the name of jesus. this is a day of freedom. in
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This is a day of freedom. in the unseen realm right now,
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The unseen realm right now, chains are breaking. forces
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Chains are breaking. forces of darkness are leaving. the
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Of darkness are leaving. the enemy is retreating. when we
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Enemy is retreating. when we resist, he doesn't have any
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Resist, he doesn't have any options. he has to flee. now
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Options. he has to flee. now have a new mindset. not, “i'm
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Have a new mindset. not, “i'm going to be free.” but “i am
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Going to be free.” but “i am free.” not, “i hope to get
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Free.” not, “i hope to get well.” no “i am well.” “well
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Well.” no “i am well.” “well i wish my family could get
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I wish my family could get along.” no, “we walk in
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Along.” no, “we walk in peace, in unity. there is joy
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Peace, in unity. there is joy and laughter in my house, the
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And laughter in my house, the house of the righteous.”
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House of the righteous.” in 2 kings 6, the king of
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In 2 kings 6, the king of aram was at war with israel.
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Aram was at war with israel. every time he came up with a
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Every time he came up with a new battle plan, god would
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New battle plan, god would tell the prophet elisha. he
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Tell the prophet elisha. he would tell the israeli
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Would tell the israeli commanders. they always
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Commanders. they always stayed one step ahead of the
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Stayed one step ahead of the enemy. when the king found
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Enemy. when the king found out, he was furious. he sent
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Out, he was furious. he sent a whole army to capture
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A whole army to capture elisha, thousands of
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Elisha, thousands of soldiers. they snuck up at
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Soldiers. they snuck up at night and surrounded elisha's
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Night and surrounded elisha's house. the next morning, when
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House. the next morning, when his assistant went out and
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His assistant went out and saw all the soldiers ready to
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Saw all the soldiers ready to attack, he was terrified. he
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Ran back in, “elisha, wakehe
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Ran back in, “elisha, wakehe up. we're doomed. we don't
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Up. we're doomed. we don't have a chance. we're
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Have a chance. we're surrounded by the enemy.” but
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Surrounded by the enemy.” but elisha understood this
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Elisha understood this principle, that the real
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Principle, that the real battle is taking place in the
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Battle is taking place in the unseen realm. what we can't
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Unseen realm. what we can't see. he told his assistant,
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See. he told his assistant, “don't worry, there are more
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“don't worry, there are more for us than there are against
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For us than there are against us.” he was confused.
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Us.” he was confused. “elisha, what do you mean?
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“elisha, what do you mean? it's just me and you. there
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It's just me and you. there are two of us. i saw
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Are two of us. i saw thousands of them.” elisha
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Thousands of them.” elisha simply prayed, “lord, open
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Simply prayed, “lord, open his eyes and let him see.” he
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Could see fine with his
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Could see fine with his physical eyes. elisha was
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Physical eyes. elisha was talking about the unseen
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Talking about the unseen realm. he went back out to
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Realm. he went back out to look again. this time he saw
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Look again. this time he saw hundreds of thousands of the
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Hundreds of thousands of the heavenly armies, chariots of
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Heavenly armies, chariots of fire and warring angels all
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Fire and warring angels all across the mountainside. yes,
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Across the mountainside. yes, we have invisible enemies,
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We have invisible enemies, but we also have an invisible
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But we also have an invisible army of powerful warriors
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Army of powerful warriors waiting to be dispatched.
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Waiting to be dispatched. when you call on the name of
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When you call on the name of our god, when you pray in
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Our god, when you pray in faith, declare his promises,
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Faith, declare his promises, those are the weapons that
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Those are the weapons that will defeat any force trying
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Will defeat any force trying to stop you.
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To stop you. if elisha would have just
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If elisha would have just relied on the natural, “come
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Relied on the natural, “come on, we're going to go out
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On, we're going to go out there and somehow try to
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There and somehow try to defeat them, push them back,
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Defeat them, push them back, outmaneuver, overcome.” we
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Outmaneuver, overcome.” we wouldn't be talking about
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Wouldn't be talking about him. you can't fight
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Him. you can't fight spiritual battles with
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Spiritual battles with physical weapons. what you're
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Physical weapons. what you're up against may seem bigger,
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Up against may seem bigger, stronger. it feels like
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Stronger. it feels like you're surrounded. no god has
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You're surrounded. no god has you in the palm of his hand.
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You in the palm of his hand. he wouldn't have let you get
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He wouldn't have let you get in that difficulty if he
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In that difficulty if he couldn't bring you out. now
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Couldn't bring you out. now don't use carnal weapons.
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Don't use carnal weapons. don't just fight in your own
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Don't just fight in your own power. use the weapons that
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Power. use the weapons that are mighty through god.
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Are mighty through god. “father, i thank you that
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“father, i thank you that every force trying to stop me
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Every force trying to stop me is broken in the name of
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Is broken in the name of jesus. lord, i thank you that
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Jesus. lord, i thank you that your angels are fighting my
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Your angels are fighting my battles, making ways where i
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Battles, making ways where i don't see a way.” that's how
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Don't see a way.” that's how you fight in the invisible.
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You fight in the invisible. not with worry, anger, paying
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Not with worry, anger, paying them back.” that's going to
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Them back.” that's going to frustrate you. the real
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Frustrate you. the real problem is not the person,
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Problem is not the person, the illness, the government,
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The illness, the government, the troublemaker. it's the
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The troublemaker. it's the unseen enemy. it's that
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Unseen enemy. it's that spirit of infirmity. it's the
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Spirit of infirmity. it's the forces assigned to hinder
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Forces assigned to hinder you, limit your destiny, and
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You, limit your destiny, and bring confusion. you need to
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Bring confusion. you need to tell the enemy every day,
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Tell the enemy every day, “get out of my path, get out
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“get out of my path, get out of my mind, get out of my
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Of my mind, get out of my children, get off my
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Children, get off my business. i am god's
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Business. i am god's property.” he's already
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Property.” he's already defeated. he's already under
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Defeated. he's already under your feet, but you have to
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Your feet, but you have to remind him of his defeat. you
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Remind him of his defeat. you have to exercise your
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Have to exercise your authority over him. you can't
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Be passive and just acceptn't
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Be passive and just acceptn't whatever comes your way.
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Whatever comes your way. “i've got this problem with
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“i've got this problem with my child. my boss is so
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My child. my boss is so unfair. i'm dealing with this
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Unfair. i'm dealing with this anxiety.” satan is a bully.
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Anxiety.” satan is a bully. bully's only respond to
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Bully's only respond to force. that's why jesus said,
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“get behind me satan.” he
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“get behind me satan.” he didn't ask him, try to
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Didn't ask him, try to convince him, see if he was
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Convince him, see if he was willing, he commanded him.
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Willing, he commanded him. my father told about this
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My father told about this bully that was in his school.
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Bully that was in his school. they were in fourth-grade;
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They were in fourth-grade; they lived way out in the
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They lived way out in the country. there was this real
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Country. there was this real big student, strong, heavy
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Big student, strong, heavy set, looked like a giant
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Set, looked like a giant compared to all of them. he
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Compared to all of them. he was always picking on people,
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Was always picking on people, throwing his weight around,
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Throwing his weight around, acting so tough. they were
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Acting so tough. they were all afraid of him and knew
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All afraid of him and knew not to mess with him. well,
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Not to mess with him. well, this new student moved into
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This new student moved into class. he was a little bitty
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Class. he was a little bitty guy, small, wiry, hardly
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Guy, small, wiry, hardly anything to him, but he would
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Anything to him, but he would fight a tiger. he wasn't
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Fight a tiger. he wasn't afraid of anything. one day
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Afraid of anything. one day on the playground, he saw the
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On the playground, he saw the bully with a pen and a piece
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Bully with a pen and a piece of paper writing down names.
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Of paper writing down names. intrigued, he asked him what
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Intrigued, he asked him what he was doing. the bully said,
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He was doing. the bully said, “i'm making a list of
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“i'm making a list of everyone in this class that i
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Can whoop.” the little boyt i
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Can whoop.” the little boyt i started thinking about it and
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Started thinking about it and thinking about it. the more
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Thinking about it. the more he thought, the more upset he
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He thought, the more upset he became. he went back over to
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Became. he went back over to the bully and said, “let me
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The bully and said, “let me see that list.” the bully was
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See that list.” the bully was kind of taken aback and
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Kind of taken aback and handed it to him. he went
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Handed it to him. he went down it name by name and came
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Down it name by name and came across his name. he was so
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Across his name. he was so fired up. he got right in the
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Fired up. he got right in the bully's face and said, “you
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Bully's face and said, “you have my name on here. you
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Have my name on here. you know you can't whoop me. why
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Know you can't whoop me. why did you put me down?” the
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Bully said, “oh, i'll take
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Bully said, “oh, i'll take your name off.”
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Your name off.” you have to stand up to a
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You have to stand up to a bully. satan goes about as a
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Bully. satan goes about as a roaring lion. loud in your
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Roaring lion. loud in your thoughts. loud through other
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Thoughts. loud through other people, opposition, turmoil.
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People, opposition, turmoil. trying to get you
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Trying to get you intimidated, angry. can i
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Intimidated, angry. can i tell you he's all bark and no
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Tell you he's all bark and no bite. he has a loud roar but
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Bite. he has a loud roar but no teeth. like that little
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No teeth. like that little boy, you've got to rise up
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Boy, you've got to rise up and say, “take me off your
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And say, “take me off your list. you have the wrong
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List. you have the wrong person. i'm a child of the
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Person. i'm a child of the most high. you can't defeat
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Most high. you can't defeat me and you're not going to
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Me and you're not going to deceive me. i know you're the
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Deceive me. i know you're the source and i command you to
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Source and i command you to go.” recognize his schemes
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Go.” recognize his schemes and strategies. don't let a
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And strategies. don't let a bully, that has no power over
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Bully, that has no power over you, cause you to live
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You, cause you to live intimidated, afraid. he may
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Intimidated, afraid. he may have forces trying to stop
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Have forces trying to stop you, but greater is he that's
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You, but greater is he that's in you than what's come
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In you than what's come against you.
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Against you. paul told us to put on the
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Paul told us to put on the armor of god so we can
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Armor of god so we can withstand the attacks in the
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Withstand the attacks in the evil day. he talks about the
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Evil day. he talks about the helmet of salvation, the
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Helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness,
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Breastplate of righteousness, the belt of truth, the shoes
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The belt of truth, the shoes of peace, the sword of the
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Of peace, the sword of the spirit. then he said, “above
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Spirit. then he said, “above all, take the shield of
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All, take the shield of faith, so you can quench the
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Faith, so you can quench the fiery darts of the enemy.”
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Fiery darts of the enemy.” all the armor is incredibly
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All the armor is incredibly important, but he said, make
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Important, but he said, make sure you have the shield of
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Sure you have the shield of faith, because you're going
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Faith, because you're going to have some fiery darts
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Coming at you. back in those
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Coming at you. back in those days, they would take arrows,
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Days, they would take arrows, they called them darts, they
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They called them darts, they would put kerosene on the
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Would put kerosene on the tips and light it. when they
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Tips and light it. when they shot the arrow, it could not
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Shot the arrow, it could not only harm the person or the
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Only harm the person or the property, but it could start
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Property, but it could start a fire. do a lot more damage
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Than just a normal arrow. the
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Than just a normal arrow. the enemy uses the same
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Enemy uses the same strategies today. we all have
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Strategies today. we all have fiery darts being shot at us.
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Fiery darts being shot at us. when you're making a
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When you're making a difference, honoring god with
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Difference, honoring god with your life, people will start
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Your life, people will start talking, stirring up trouble.
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Talking, stirring up trouble. your child is not treated
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Your child is not treated right at school. you come
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Right at school. you come down with an illness, you
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Down with an illness, you lost the contract. because we
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Lost the contract. because we see only in the physical,
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See only in the physical, we're not always aware
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We're not always aware someone is shooting fiery
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Someone is shooting fiery darts at us. there's a source
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Darts at us. there's a source to this trouble that's not
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To this trouble that's not visible. it's an unseen
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Visible. it's an unseen enemy, trying to light fires.
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Enemy, trying to light fires. get us upset, fighting this
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Get us upset, fighting this coworker, attacking this
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Coworker, attacking this group, living with a spirit
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Group, living with a spirit of infirmity. we can't stop
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Of infirmity. we can't stop the fiery darts from coming,
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The fiery darts from coming, but we do have a solution,
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But we do have a solution, the shield of faith.
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The shield of faith. “father thank you that by
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“father thank you that by your stripes i am healed.
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Your stripes i am healed. this sickness cannot stay in
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This sickness cannot stay in our family, for we are loosed
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Our family, for we are loosed from this infirmity. lord,
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From this infirmity. lord, thank you that what's meant
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Thank you that what's meant for harm, you're turning to
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For harm, you're turning to my advantage. i'm going to
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My advantage. i'm going to stay in peace. i'm going to
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Stay in peace. i'm going to be still and know that you
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Be still and know that you are god.” faith is a shield.
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Are god.” faith is a shield. trusting that god is in
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Trusting that god is in control, declaring his
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Control, declaring his promises. that's going to
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Promises. that's going to block the fiery darts; thwart
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Block the fiery darts; thwart the plans of the enemy. it
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The plans of the enemy. it should upset you, pull your
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Should upset you, pull your family apart, get you
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Family apart, get you frustrated, but you know the
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Frustrated, but you know the enemy's schemes. you've got
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Enemy's schemes. you've got your shield up. you're not
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Your shield up. you're not fighting with people. you're
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Fighting with people. you're dealing with the source of
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Dealing with the source of the problem. that's how you
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The problem. that's how you stand strong in the evil day.
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Stand strong in the evil day. that's how you're not moved
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That's how you're not moved by the trouble. you're using
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By the trouble. you're using your spiritual weapons, that
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Your spiritual weapons, that are mighty through god.
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Are mighty through god. this is so important because
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This is so important because we're in a time where it's
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We're in a time where it's easy to start attacking
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Easy to start attacking people. the enemy is doing
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People. the enemy is doing everything to bring
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Everything to bring divisiveness. he knows when
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Divisiveness. he knows when there's unity, there's a
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There's unity, there's a blessing. but people are not
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Blessing. but people are not the real problem, it's the
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The real problem, it's the invisible enemy that's
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Invisible enemy that's influencing them. think about
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Influencing them. think about judas; he was one of the
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Judas; he was one of the disciples. jesus chose him to
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Disciples. jesus chose him to be among the twelve. he had
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Be among the twelve. he had good qualities. he was
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Good qualities. he was strong, smart, a leader. how
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Strong, smart, a leader. how could he betray jesus. how
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Could he betray jesus. how could he get so off course
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Could he get so off course and do something so wrong.
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And do something so wrong. luke 22 says, “satan entered
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Luke 22 says, “satan entered into judas.” it wasn't that
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Into judas.” it wasn't that judas was this evil, terrible
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Judas was this evil, terrible person, the enemy came and
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Person, the enemy came and deceived him. there are
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Deceived him. there are people in all of our lives,
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People in all of our lives, that have opened the door to
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That have opened the door to the enemy. they've believed
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The enemy. they've believed his lies, and given him
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His lies, and given him access. we see them as off,
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Access. we see them as off, evil, messed up. how can they
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Evil, messed up. how can they believe that? yes, we need to
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Believe that? yes, we need to stand for the truth and stand
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Stand for the truth and stand for righteousness, but we
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For righteousness, but we also need to stand against
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Also need to stand against forces of darkness that have
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Forces of darkness that have blinded their minds. it's the
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Blinded their minds. it's the enemy controlling,
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Enemy controlling, manipulating, deceiving.
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Manipulating, deceiving. you and i as believers, have
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You and i as believers, have authority, in the name of
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Authority, in the name of jesus. let's not fight
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Jesus. let's not fight battles attacking people,
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Battles attacking people, let's attack the enemy. let's
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Let's attack the enemy. let's command forces of darkness to
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Command forces of darkness to go. let's use that shield of
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Go. let's use that shield of faith to stop the fiery
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Faith to stop the fiery darts. remember, the reason
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Darts. remember, the reason you're being attacked is
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You're being attacked is because you carry the purpose
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Because you carry the purpose of god. you have his hand of
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Of god. you have his hand of favor and blessing on your
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Favor and blessing on your life. the enemy doesn't like
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Life. the enemy doesn't like us hearing this. he'd love
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Us hearing this. he'd love for us to waste time fighting
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For us to waste time fighting one another, living angry,
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One another, living angry, but we're aware of his
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But we're aware of his schemes. we know what our
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Schemes. we know what our weapons are. the power of
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Weapons are. the power of prayer, the word of god, the
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Prayer, the word of god, the name of jesus. now rise up
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Name of jesus. now rise up and take your authority as a
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And take your authority as a believer. if you'll do this,
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Believer. if you'll do this, i believe and declare, every
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I believe and declare, every force trying to stop you is
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Force trying to stop you is being broken right now in the
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Being broken right now in the name of jesus. breakthroughs
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Name of jesus. breakthroughs are coming. freedom is
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Are coming. freedom is coming, healing, the fullness
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Coming, healing, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus'
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Of your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can
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Name. if you receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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Fear can be a powerful force
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Fear can be a powerful force and will try to make you feel
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And will try to make you feel alone, stuck, without hope.
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Alone, stuck, without hope. but fear doesn't
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But fear doesn't have to get the final say.
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Have to get the final say. there is a way out.
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There is a way out. fear is a powerful force,
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Fear is a powerful force, but so is faith.
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But so is faith. what we focus on shapes
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What we focus on shapes our reality.
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In my new book, no more fear:
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In my new book, no more fear: you have the mind of christ,
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You have the mind of christ, i'll show you how
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I'll show you how to silence fear and live boldly
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To silence fear and live boldly in faith and confidence.
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In faith and confidence. just like david said, "though
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Just like david said, "though i walk through the valley,
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I walk through the valley, i will not fear,"
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I will not fear," you too can walk through
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You too can walk through life's challenges
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Life's challenges without being paralyzed
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Without being paralyzed by fear.
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By fear. i can't promise you
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I can't promise you you'll never feel fear,
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You'll never feel fear, but i can teach you
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But i can teach you how to rise above it
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How to rise above it by dwelling on what god says,
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By dwelling on what god says, learning to replace
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Learning to replace the anxious thoughts
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The anxious thoughts with faith-filled ones.
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With faith-filled ones. you can live
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You can live from a place of peace,
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From a place of peace, power, and purpose.
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Power, and purpose. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. the bible proclaims,
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The bible proclaims, "the lord is my light
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"the lord is my light and my salvation;
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And my salvation; whom shall i fear?"
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Whom shall i fear?" this powerful
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This powerful and practical book
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And practical book will help you silence doubt,
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Will help you silence doubt, overcome anxiety,
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Overcome anxiety, and step boldly into god's
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And step boldly into god's overcoming power.
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Overcoming power. when fear whispers,
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When fear whispers, "you can't,"
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"you can't," this devotional will stir
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This devotional will stir your faith
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Your faith to declare, "god will."
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To declare, "god will." each page
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Each page reminds you
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Reminds you that you weren't
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That you weren't created to live in fear
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Created to live in fear or despair.
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Or despair. you were created to live
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You were created to live with passion,
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With passion, purpose, and confidence
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Purpose, and confidence in god's plans for your life.
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In god's plans for your life. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you
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Equip you to rise above
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To rise above fear and walk in victory.
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Fear doesn't
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Fear doesn't have the final say, god does.
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Have the final say, god does. be bold,
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Be bold, be strong, and step up to who
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Be strong, and step up to who he made you to be.
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He made you to be. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know we're praying for
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We're praying for you and your family,
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You and your family, believing for god's very best.
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Believing for god's very best. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. and as we finish this year,
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And as we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end
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Making a special year-end gift; helps
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Gift; helps to keep the ministry strong.
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To keep the ministry strong. i always want to thank our
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I always want to thank our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. and until we see you next time,
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And until we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of joel's new book,
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Your copy of joel's new book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. visit joelosteen.com
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Joel Osteen - Invisible Enemies

November 9, 2025 | 29:0

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