Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Invisible But Invaluable

July 16, 2026 | 27:30

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Invisible But Invaluable | July 16, 2026

(applause)
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(applause) well, god bless you. it's
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Well, god bless you. it's always a joy to come into your
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Always a joy to come into your homes. and if you're ever in
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Homes. and if you're ever in our area, please stop by and
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Our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our
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Be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll
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Services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Make you feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning
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But thanks so much for tuning in and thank you again for
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In and thank you again for coming out.
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Coming out. i like to start with something
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about this
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Funny. i heard about this pastor and song leader that
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Pastor and song leader that weren't getting along. it
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Weren't getting along. it started to spill over into the
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Started to spill over into the services. one sunday, the
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Services. one sunday, the pastor talked about being a
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Pastor talked about being a giver. afterwards, the song
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Giver. afterwards, the song leader got up and led the
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Leader got up and led the song, "jesus paid it all". the
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Song, "jesus paid it all". the next week he talked about not
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Next week he talked about not gossiping. the song leader got
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Gossiping. the song leader got up and led, "i love to tell the
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Up and led, "i love to tell the story". another week, he talked
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Story". another week, he talked about "be willing to change".
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About "be willing to change". the song leader got up and
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The song leader got up and led, "i shall not be moved".
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Led, "i shall not be moved". the pastor was so frustrated,
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The pastor was so frustrated, he resigned. he told the
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He resigned. he told the congregation, "jesus brought
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Congregation, "jesus brought me here. jesus is taking me
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Me here. jesus is taking me away." the song leader then
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Away." the song leader then led, "what a friend we have in
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Led, "what a friend we have in jesus". (laughter)
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Jesus". (laughter) hold up your bible. say it like
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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You mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be
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I can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about invisible but invaluable.
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About invisible but invaluable. a friend of mine is the
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A friend of mine is the equipment manager for a
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Equipment manager for a professional basketball team.
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Professional basketball team. he's in charge of getting all
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He's in charge of getting all the uniforms, the balls, the
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The uniforms, the balls, the training materials to the
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Training materials to the stadium before the team
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Stadium before the team arrives. many times, they'll
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Arrives. many times, they'll land in the middle of the
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Land in the middle of the night. two o'clock in the
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Night. two o'clock in the morning, he'll go straight to
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Morning, he'll go straight to the arena and get everything
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The arena and get everything set up for the next day. and
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Set up for the next day. and he studies each player to find
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He studies each player to find out what they like. he goes
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Out what they like. he goes to great lengths to make sure
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To great lengths to make sure their locker is exactly what
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Their locker is exactly what they want. and when the game
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They want. and when the game rolls around, you don't see
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Rolls around, you don't see him. the cameras are on the
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Him. the cameras are on the players, the coaches; they're
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Players, the coaches; they're the stars. they're getting all
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The stars. they're getting all the attention.
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The attention. i had lunch with him recently
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I had lunch with him recently and i commented about how
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And i commented about how dedicated he is. and he made
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Dedicated he is. and he made this statement, "i'm invisible
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This statement, "i'm invisible but i know i'm invaluable.
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But i know i'm invaluable. nobody sees me but i know
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Nobody sees me but i know without me, this team wouldn't
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Without me, this team wouldn't be what it is."
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Be what it is." it takes a mature person to say
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It takes a mature person to say "i'm okay with being invisible."
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"i'm okay with being invisible." "i'm okay with helping you to
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"i'm okay with helping you to shine." "i'm secure enough in
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Shine." "i'm secure enough in who i am that i can be
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Who i am that i can be comfortable behind the scenes,
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Comfortable behind the scenes, playing my role. not frustrated
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Playing my role. not frustrated because i'm not getting the
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Because i'm not getting the credit. not jealous because
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Credit. not jealous because nobody's talking about me.
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Nobody's talking about me. i'm content to make other
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I'm content to make other people look good. i may be
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People look good. i may be invisible but i understand i'm
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Invisible but i understand i'm invaluable. and when you have
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Invaluable. and when you have this kind of attitude, you are
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This kind of attitude, you are sowing a seed. when you push
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Sowing a seed. when you push people up, when you make them
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People up, when you make them look good, then when it's your
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Look good, then when it's your time to be promoted, when it's
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Time to be promoted, when it's your time to shine, god will
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Your time to shine, god will make sure somebody is there
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Make sure somebody is there to push you up, to make you
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To push you up, to make you look good. but you have to
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Look good. but you have to pass this test of being content
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Pass this test of being content when you're invisible.
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When you're invisible. do you
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Do you know how many people are
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Know how many people are making this service take place
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Making this service take place right now that we cannot see
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Right now that we cannot see behind the scenes? nursery
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Behind the scenes? nursery workers taking care of our
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Workers taking care of our babies. teachers training
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Babies. teachers training our children. parking
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Our children. parking attendants directing the
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Attendants directing the traffic. ushers, greeters,
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Traffic. ushers, greeters, seating people. technicians
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Seating people. technicians running the sound and lighting.
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Running the sound and lighting. their names are not on the sign.
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Their names are not on the sign. they're not getting any credit.
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They're not getting any credit. they're invisible but the truth
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They're invisible but the truth is without them, we wouldn't be
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Is without them, we wouldn't be here. they're invaluable.
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Here. they're invaluable. you have to accept the role
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You have to accept the role that god has given you. if not,
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That god has given you. if not, you'll try to promote yourself,
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You'll try to promote yourself, compete with people, try to
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Compete with people, try to outperform them. thinking i
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Outperform them. thinking i can't help them, they may pass
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Can't help them, they may pass me up. they may look better
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Me up. they may look better than me. no, god puts people
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Than me. no, god puts people in our lives so we can help
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In our lives so we can help them succeed. so we can push
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Them succeed. so we can push them forward. you have to be
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Them forward. you have to be secure enough in who you are
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Secure enough in who you are that you can say, "i'm okay
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That you can say, "i'm okay with being invisible. i realize
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With being invisible. i realize my role in your story is to
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My role in your story is to help you shine, to make you
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Help you shine, to make you look good, to use my gift to
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Look good, to use my gift to help you move further."
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Help you move further." human nature will say just
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Human nature will say just the opposite. "don't let them
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The opposite. "don't let them get ahead. they're going to
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Get ahead. they're going to outshine you. you're just as
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Outshine you. you're just as good as they are."
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Good as they are." no, god put them there on
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No, god put them there on purpose so you could help
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Purpose so you could help push them into their destiny.
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Push them into their destiny. don't compete with them.
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Don't compete with them. don't get jealous. the right
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Don't get jealous. the right attitude is "god, i'm going to
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Attitude is "god, i'm going to do my best to make them look
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Do my best to make them look good. and i know at the right
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Good. and i know at the right time, you'll make me look
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Time, you'll make me look good." as you push somebody
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Good." as you push somebody else up, god will make sure
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Else up, god will make sure that you get to where you're
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That you get to where you're supposed to be. we were
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Supposed to be. we were created to help others. one
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Created to help others. one of the greatest joys in life is
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Of the greatest joys in life is to help somebody else succeed,
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To help somebody else succeed, help somebody else shine.
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Help somebody else shine. they may go further than you;
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They may go further than you; that's okay. you're not running
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That's okay. you're not running their race. when you come to
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Their race. when you come to the end of life, god's not
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The end of life, god's not going to ask "did you keep up
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Going to ask "did you keep up with your relative? did you
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With your relative? did you outperform your co-worker?
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Outperform your co-worker? did you have more stuff than
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Did you have more stuff than your neighbor?" no, he's going
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Your neighbor?" no, he's going to ask, "did you fulfill your
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To ask, "did you fulfill your destiny? did you accomplish
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Destiny? did you accomplish your assignment?"
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Your assignment?" it's better to become who god
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It's better to become who god created you to be than to try
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Created you to be than to try to promote yourself and become
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To promote yourself and become something that you're not.
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Something that you're not. because when you try to take
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Because when you try to take yourself where you weren't
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Yourself where you weren't designed to be, it will be a
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Designed to be, it will be a constant struggle, like you're
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Constant struggle, like you're always rowing upstream. it's
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Always rowing upstream. it's because there's no grace on
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Because there's no grace on your life to become something
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Your life to become something that you were never meant to
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That you were never meant to be. but there is an anointing
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Be. but there is an anointing to fulfill your destiny.
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To fulfill your destiny. if you will become a jonathan
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If you will become a jonathan to someone and help them
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To someone and help them succeed, push them forward,
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Succeed, push them forward, when you become a jonathan,
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When you become a jonathan, god will always make sure
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God will always make sure there will be a jonathan in
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There will be a jonathan in your life to push you forward.
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Your life to push you forward. (applause)
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(applause) when you sow into other people,
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When you sow into other people, you take time to help them,
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You take time to help them, don't ever feel like, "man,
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Don't ever feel like, "man, i'm behind. i should be using
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I'm behind. i should be using this time and energy to put
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This time and energy to put into my own dreams; not to
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Into my own dreams; not to help them." no, when you're
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Help them." no, when you're sowing into others, you are
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Sowing into others, you are sowing into your own dreams.
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Sowing into your own dreams. you are paving the way to reach
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You are paving the way to reach the fullness of your destiny.
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The fullness of your destiny. when david arrived at the
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When david arrived at the palace, he didn't know the right
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Palace, he didn't know the right protocol and how everything
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Protocol and how everything operated. he wasn't trained
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Operated. he wasn't trained to become the leader of a
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To become the leader of a great nation and raised in
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Great nation and raised in royalty. he came from a very
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Royalty. he came from a very poor family. they were
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Poor family. they were shepherds living out in the
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Shepherds living out in the desert. a few months earlier,
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Desert. a few months earlier, he was taking care of sheep,
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He was taking care of sheep, cleaning up the mess, dirty,
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Cleaning up the mess, dirty, smelly. now, he's in the
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Smelly. now, he's in the palace. saul is still on the
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Palace. saul is still on the throne. and his son, jonathan,
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Throne. and his son, jonathan, took david under his wing
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Took david under his wing and taught him the right
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And taught him the right protocol and what to wear
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Protocol and what to wear and 'here's how you address
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And 'here's how you address this person'. here's how you
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This person'. here's how you start the meeting. jonathan
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Start the meeting. jonathan was behind the scenes helping
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Was behind the scenes helping his friend, david; not
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His friend, david; not competing with him, not jealous
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Competing with him, not jealous but celebrating his success.
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But celebrating his success. as david rose higher, gained
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As david rose higher, gained more influence and credibility,
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More influence and credibility, the whole time jonathan was
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The whole time jonathan was invisible. people saw david
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Invisible. people saw david shining, rising to new heights,
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Shining, rising to new heights, so popular, loved by the
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So popular, loved by the masses. what they didn't see
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Masses. what they didn't see was his good friend, jonathan,
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Was his good friend, jonathan, who thought he'd be on the
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Who thought he'd be on the throne poring into david's
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Throne poring into david's life. jonathan accepted his
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Life. jonathan accepted his role in david's story. he was
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Role in david's story. he was invisible but he knew he was
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Invisible but he knew he was invaluable. the question is:
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Invaluable. the question is: can you play your role even
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Can you play your role even if it's not the lead role?
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If it's not the lead role? can you be your best and sow
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Can you be your best and sow into others even when they
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Into others even when they start passing you up?
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Start passing you up? a lot of times we think, "god,
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A lot of times we think, "god, let me be a david. david killed
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Let me be a david. david killed giants, defeated armies, came
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Giants, defeated armies, came from nothing to royalty, a
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From nothing to royalty, a hero of faith." and that's
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Hero of faith." and that's good. we should aspire to
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Good. we should aspire to rise higher and do great
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Rise higher and do great things. but our prayer
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Things. but our prayer shouldn't just be "god let me
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Shouldn't just be "god let me be a david" but also "god let
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Be a david" but also "god let me be a jonathan". let me push
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Me be a jonathan". let me push somebody into their destiny.
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Somebody into their destiny. let me be so secure in who i
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Let me be so secure in who i am that i can be invisible and
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Am that i can be invisible and use my gifts to help somebody
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Use my gifts to help somebody else succeed. let me realize
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Else succeed. let me realize that it's okay to play a
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That it's okay to play a smaller role. help me to not
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Smaller role. help me to not be jealous, to not compete,
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Be jealous, to not compete, to not try to outperform.
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To not try to outperform. but god, let me be a jonathan
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But god, let me be a jonathan and behind the scenes help
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And behind the scenes help somebody else look better.
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Somebody else look better. the scripture says if you want
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The scripture says if you want to be great, you have to serve
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To be great, you have to serve others. true greatness is not
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Others. true greatness is not how bright you shine but how
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How bright you shine but how bright do you make others
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Bright do you make others shine? eventually, jonathan
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Shine? eventually, jonathan and his father, king saul,
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And his father, king saul, were killed in a battle. and
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Were killed in a battle. and years later, king david was
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Years later, king david was sitting around reminiscing,
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Sitting around reminiscing, thinking about the good ole
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Thinking about the good ole days, and he remembered his
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Days, and he remembered his friend jonathan and how much
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Friend jonathan and how much he loved him. and david asked
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He loved him. and david asked his assistant if any of
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His assistant if any of jonathan's relatives were
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Jonathan's relatives were still alive. they found his
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Still alive. they found his young son who was crippled
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Young son who was crippled and brought him to the palace.
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And brought him to the palace. david gave him all the land
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David gave him all the land that belonged to his family;
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That belonged to his family; treated him like royalty.
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Treated him like royalty. the point is when you do good
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The point is when you do good for people, you're sowing a
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For people, you're sowing a seed. that harvest will either
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Seed. that harvest will either come back to you or it will
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Come back to you or it will come back to your children.
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Come back to your children. but this society, sometimes
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But this society, sometimes it teaches us to get ahead
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It teaches us to get ahead at all costs. "don't get in my
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At all costs. "don't get in my way, i'm competing with you.
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Way, i'm competing with you. i can't help you. i'm trying
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I can't help you. i'm trying to outperform you. i want
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To outperform you. i want the credit. i want the
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The credit. i want the recognition." but that's a
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Recognition." but that's a very shallow way to live.
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Very shallow way to live. you will never truly be
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You will never truly be fulfilled if you're only
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Fulfilled if you're only focused on yourself. when you
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Focused on yourself. when you help somebody else succeed,
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Help somebody else succeed, god will help you succeed.
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God will help you succeed. those seeds will come back to
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Those seeds will come back to you. when you're a jonathan,
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You. when you're a jonathan, you not only use your gifts
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You not only use your gifts to help someone else rise
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To help someone else rise higher, but you celebrate
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Higher, but you celebrate other people's success.
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Other people's success. a lot of times, if you have a
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A lot of times, if you have a setback, you get a bad medical
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Setback, you get a bad medical report, or you go through a
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Report, or you go through a loss, people will come running.
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Loss, people will come running. they'll be there to encourage
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They'll be there to encourage you, to cheer you on, to help
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You, to cheer you on, to help you make it through that
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You make it through that difficult time. but too often
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Difficult time. but too often when you succeed, people can
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When you succeed, people can be so competitive that they
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Be so competitive that they get jealous, find fault, make
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Get jealous, find fault, make excuses. he's not that
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Excuses. he's not that talented. i can't believe she
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Talented. i can't believe she got married. what was that guy
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Got married. what was that guy thinking? no, let's be
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Thinking? no, let's be people... you think it, but i
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People... you think it, but i said it. let's be people that
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Said it. let's be people that celebrate other people's
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Celebrate other people's success. they may be ahead of
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Success. they may be ahead of us, but i've learned if you
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Us, but i've learned if you can't be happy for what god
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Can't be happy for what god has done in their life, you
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Has done in their life, you will never get to that level.
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Will never get to that level. don't be critical because
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Don't be critical because they moved into a beautiful
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They moved into a beautiful new home. celebrate with them
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New home. celebrate with them and one day, god can bless you
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And one day, god can bless you with a beautiful new home.
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With a beautiful new home. don't be jealous because your
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Don't be jealous because your cousin married somebody way
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Cousin married somebody way over her head. be happy for
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Over her head. be happy for her. one day, god can bring
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Her. one day, god can bring you somebody way over your
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You somebody way over your head, like he did victoria, i
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Head, like he did victoria, i mean like he did me. (laughter)
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Mean like he did me. (laughter) when i took over for my father,
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When i took over for my father, i first became a pastor, there
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I first became a pastor, there were a lot of ministers that
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Were a lot of ministers that were very for me. they called
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Were very for me. they called me, cheered me on, encouraged
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Me, cheered me on, encouraged me. they were being a jonathan,
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Me. they were being a jonathan, pushing me towards my destiny
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Pushing me towards my destiny and i was very grateful. but
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And i was very grateful. but as the ministry began to grow
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As the ministry began to grow and new doors opened and we
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And new doors opened and we saw success, some of them went
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Saw success, some of them went from a jonathan to a saul.
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From a jonathan to a saul. saul was jealous of david.
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Saul was jealous of david. one reason king saul lost the
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One reason king saul lost the throne was because he couldn't
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Throne was because he couldn't handle david's success. he was
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Handle david's success. he was so insecure and so competitive,
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So insecure and so competitive, he couldn't stand anyone being
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He couldn't stand anyone being ahead of him. and when the
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Ahead of him. and when the people started singing, "saul
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People started singing, "saul has killed thousands and david
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Has killed thousands and david has killed tens of thousands",
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Has killed tens of thousands", he never looked at david the
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He never looked at david the same way again. saul loved
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Same way again. saul loved david as a young man. he had
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David as a young man. he had him come to the palace and
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Him come to the palace and play the harp for him, treated
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Play the harp for him, treated him like a son. when david went
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Him like a son. when david went out and shocked the nation
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Out and shocked the nation and killed goliath, saul was
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And killed goliath, saul was right there cheering him on
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Right there cheering him on saying, "that's my boy! he's
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Saying, "that's my boy! he's making me proud!" but when
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Making me proud!" but when saul heard them singing about
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Saul heard them singing about how david was more talented,
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How david was more talented, more accomplished, a better
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More accomplished, a better leader; instead of saying
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Leader; instead of saying "that's his destiny, you go
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"that's his destiny, you go david! more power to you. rise
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David! more power to you. rise higher." he got jealous and
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Higher." he got jealous and saul eventually lost the
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Saul eventually lost the throne. if you're going to
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Throne. if you're going to reach your highest potential,
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Reach your highest potential, you have to be happy for the
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You have to be happy for the people that pass you up. don't
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People that pass you up. don't be a fair-weathered friend
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Be a fair-weathered friend where you're only going to be
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Where you're only going to be happy if they stay at your
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Happy if they stay at your level. what if god destined
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Level. what if god destined them to be a david and destined
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Them to be a david and destined you to be a jonathan? can you
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You to be a jonathan? can you handle being number two? are
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Handle being number two? are you big enough to let them
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You big enough to let them shine brighter than you? pass
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Shine brighter than you? pass that test of being happy for
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That test of being happy for people that rise higher. they
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People that rise higher. they may not have as much training
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May not have as much training and talent and qualifications
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And talent and qualifications as you; you just have to
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As you; you just have to realize it's the sovereignty
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Realize it's the sovereignty of god. favor is not fair.
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Of god. favor is not fair. and it's easy to think, "well,
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And it's easy to think, "well, joel, i paid my dues. that's
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Joel, i paid my dues. that's not right." no, be big enough
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Not right." no, be big enough to celebrate what god has
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To celebrate what god has done in somebody else's life.
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Done in somebody else's life. here's the key: god blessing
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Here's the key: god blessing them doesn't mean that god
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Them doesn't mean that god cannot promote you. god did
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Cannot promote you. god did not use all of his favor on
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Not use all of his favor on their life. god never runs out
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Their life. god never runs out of favor. he can get you to
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Of favor. he can get you to where you're supposed to be.
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Where you're supposed to be. but if you become a saul or
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But if you become a saul or get jealous or try to
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Get jealous or try to discredit them, find fault,
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Discredit them, find fault, that's going to keep you from
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That's going to keep you from your destiny. the scripture
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Your destiny. the scripture talks about how god lifts up
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Talks about how god lifts up one and sets down another.
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One and sets down another. whether you get lifted up or
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Whether you get lifted up or set down, whether you're a
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Set down, whether you're a david or a jonathan, there is
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David or a jonathan, there is a destiny for you to fulfill.
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A destiny for you to fulfill. a place where you're in your
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A place where you're in your sweet spot, seeing god's favor,
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Sweet spot, seeing god's favor, doing exactly what you know
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Doing exactly what you know you're supposed to do.
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You're supposed to do. this is why jonathan wasn't
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This is why jonathan wasn't frustrated because he didn't
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Frustrated because he didn't take the throne. he was in
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Take the throne. he was in his sweet spot. happy.
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His sweet spot. happy. fulfilled. enjoying life.
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Fulfilled. enjoying life. what am i saying? you don't
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What am i saying? you don't have to be david to be
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Have to be david to be fulfilled. you don't have to
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Fulfilled. you don't have to be the king to enjoy your life.
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Be the king to enjoy your life. learn to accept your role.
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Learn to accept your role. be content even when you're
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Be content even when you're not getting the credit. you
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Not getting the credit. you may be invisible but that
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May be invisible but that doesn't lessen your importance.
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Doesn't lessen your importance. what you have to offer is
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What you have to offer is invaluable. without jonathan,
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Invaluable. without jonathan, david's life could have ended
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David's life could have ended early. and when you keep a
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Early. and when you keep a right heart, a pure heart, you
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Right heart, a pure heart, you take time to sow into others,
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Take time to sow into others, you are passing the test. many
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You are passing the test. many times, god will take you from
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Times, god will take you from being invisible to being
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Being invisible to being visible. from the background
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Visible. from the background to the foreground. and i
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To the foreground. and i believe one reason i saw that
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Believe one reason i saw that happen in my own life is
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Happen in my own life is because for many years, i was
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Because for many years, i was content behind the scenes.
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Content behind the scenes. i was happy making my father
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I was happy making my father look good. i liked being
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Look good. i liked being invisible. i wasn't thinking:
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Invisible. i wasn't thinking: one day, i'm going to be the
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One day, i'm going to be the pastor. that should be me
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Pastor. that should be me up there. i bet i could do it
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Up there. i bet i could do it better than him. no, for
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Better than him. no, for seventeen years i did my best
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Seventeen years i did my best to help my father shine. make
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To help my father shine. make sure the lighting was perfect
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Sure the lighting was perfect and cameras angles just right.
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And cameras angles just right. i would pick out his suit and
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I would pick out his suit and tie to wear each week. i was
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Tie to wear each week. i was invisible but i knew i was
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Invisible but i knew i was fulfilling my purpose, using
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Fulfilling my purpose, using my gifts to celebrate others,
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My gifts to celebrate others, to push them forward. and
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To push them forward. and when my father went to be with
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When my father went to be with the lord, i had never
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The lord, i had never ministered, god took me from
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Ministered, god took me from being invisible to being
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Being invisible to being visible. and the truth is i'm
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Visible. and the truth is i'm not any happier today being
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Not any happier today being in front of you than i was when
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In front of you than i was when i was behind the scenes. i was
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I was behind the scenes. i was happy and fulfilled behind the
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Happy and fulfilled behind the scenes; i'm happy and fulfilled
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Scenes; i'm happy and fulfilled right now.
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Right now. and when you're secure in who
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And when you're secure in who god made you to be, then you
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God made you to be, then you can be content wherever god
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Can be content wherever god has you. whether your role
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Has you. whether your role is visible or invisible, large
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Is visible or invisible, large or small, you know you're
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Or small, you know you're making a difference. and as
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Making a difference. and as you keep passing these tests,
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You keep passing these tests, god will get you to where
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God will get you to where you're supposed to be. you
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You're supposed to be. you don't have to promote yourself.
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Don't have to promote yourself. you keep honoring god, being a
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You keep honoring god, being a person of excellence, sowing
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Person of excellence, sowing into others; and when it's your
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Into others; and when it's your time to be promoted, you will
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Time to be promoted, you will be promoted.
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Be promoted. elisha spent years taking care
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Elisha spent years taking care of the prophet, elijah. he went
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Of the prophet, elijah. he went everywhere with him, brought
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Everywhere with him, brought him his food, ran his errands,
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Him his food, ran his errands, washed his clothes. i'm sure
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Washed his clothes. i'm sure people asked elisha, "what are
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People asked elisha, "what are you doing spending your life
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You doing spending your life taking care of this old
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Taking care of this old prophet? you could be doing
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Prophet? you could be doing something much more
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Something much more significant. you're just as
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Significant. you're just as talented as he is. why don't
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Talented as he is. why don't you start your own ministry?"
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You start your own ministry?" elisha wouldn't do it. he was
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Elisha wouldn't do it. he was comfortable being invisible,
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Comfortable being invisible, using his gifts to serve the
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Using his gifts to serve the prophet. year after year went
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Prophet. year after year went by. at one point, elijah even
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By. at one point, elijah even said to elisha, "you don't
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Said to elisha, "you don't have to stay with me. i can
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Have to stay with me. i can take care of myself. go do
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Take care of myself. go do your own thing."
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Your own thing." but elisha sensed that his
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But elisha sensed that his destiny was tied to elijah.
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Destiny was tied to elijah. he said, "no, i'm going to serve
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He said, "no, i'm going to serve you, make it easier, help you to
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You, make it easier, help you to shine."
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Shine." and one day after years of being
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And one day after years of being invisible, serving in the
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Invisible, serving in the background, passing the test,
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Background, passing the test, god said, "i'm going to take
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God said, "i'm going to take elijah to heaven and i need to
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Elijah to heaven and i need to find somebody to replace him.
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Find somebody to replace him. somebody that i can give a
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Somebody that i can give a double portion of his
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Double portion of his anointing to." god looked
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Anointing to." god looked around and said, "i know just
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Around and said, "i know just the right person. elisha.
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The right person. elisha. he's been faithful all those
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He's been faithful all those years. he didn't try to promote
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Years. he didn't try to promote himself. he didn't find fault
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Himself. he didn't find fault with those ahead of him. he
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With those ahead of him. he celebrated others. he was
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Celebrated others. he was happy behind the scenes. so
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Happy behind the scenes. so let me take him from being
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Let me take him from being invisible to being visible."
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Invisible to being visible." and elisha took over for the
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And elisha took over for the prophet elijah. and he went on
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Prophet elijah. and he went on to perform twice as many
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To perform twice as many miracles as elijah. but it all
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Miracles as elijah. but it all happened because he was
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Happened because he was content behind the scenes
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Content behind the scenes being invisible. in mark,
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Being invisible. in mark, chapter 2, there was a man
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Chapter 2, there was a man that had been paralyzed for
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That had been paralyzed for many years and not able to
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Many years and not able to walk. and word got out that
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Walk. and word got out that jesus was in another city.
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Jesus was in another city. and four of his friends
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And four of his friends decided to carry him on a
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Decided to carry him on a stretcher to see jesus. after
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Stretcher to see jesus. after a long journey, they finally
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A long journey, they finally arrived at the house where
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Arrived at the house where jesus was teaching. but it was
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Jesus was teaching. but it was so crowded, they couldn't
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So crowded, they couldn't possibly get in. they could
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Possibly get in. they could have turned around and
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Have turned around and thought, "well, too bad. we
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Thought, "well, too bad. we tried but it didn't work out."
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Tried but it didn't work out." but no, they were determined.
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But no, they were determined. they couldn't get through
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They couldn't get through the door. one of the men
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The door. one of the men said, "i've got an idea! let's
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Said, "i've got an idea! let's go through the roof."
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Go through the roof." while jesus was teaching,
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While jesus was teaching, dust started falling from the
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Dust started falling from the ceiling, a little bit of clay
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Ceiling, a little bit of clay and straw. it was a big
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And straw. it was a big commotion. they lowered the
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Commotion. they lowered the man down. the scripture says
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Man down. the scripture says when jesus saw their faith, he
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When jesus saw their faith, he healed the man. it doesn't say
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Healed the man. it doesn't say that he just saw the man's
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That he just saw the man's faith; but when he saw the
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Faith; but when he saw the faith of his four friends, the
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Faith of his four friends, the ones in the background,
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Ones in the background, behind the scenes, invisible,
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Behind the scenes, invisible, carrying the man; when he saw
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Carrying the man; when he saw the faith of his friends, he
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The faith of his friends, he healed him. and when you're
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Healed him. and when you're behind the scenes pushing
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Behind the scenes pushing people forward, helping them
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People forward, helping them to succeed, you may feel
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To succeed, you may feel invisible but god sees what
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Invisible but god sees what you're doing. your faith can
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You're doing. your faith can cause your children to
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Cause your children to accomplish their dreams. your
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Accomplish their dreams. your faith can help a loved one get
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Faith can help a loved one get well. your faith can be what
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Well. your faith can be what god uses to push that coworker
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God uses to push that coworker into their destiny. and there
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Into their destiny. and there are times in life we have to
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Are times in life we have to carry someone. they don't have
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Carry someone. they don't have the faith they need right now.
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The faith they need right now. they're not at the point where
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They're not at the point where they can believe. and like this
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They can believe. and like this man, in some way, they're
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Man, in some way, they're paralyzed. and god will use
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Paralyzed. and god will use us to carry a friend, carry
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Us to carry a friend, carry a loved one.
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A loved one. and this is what happened
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And this is what happened with my father. he wasn't
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With my father. he wasn't raised with any kind of
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Raised with any kind of spiritual upbringing. as a
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Spiritual upbringing. as a teenager, my dad loved to party
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Teenager, my dad loved to party and have fun. he never thought
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And have fun. he never thought anything about god. but he
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Anything about god. but he had a friend named sam martin
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Had a friend named sam martin who was always talking to him
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Who was always talking to him about the lord, inviting him to
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About the lord, inviting him to come to church. my dad said,
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Come to church. my dad said, "sam, that's not just me. i'm
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"sam, that's not just me. i'm not a religious person. leave
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Not a religious person. leave me alone." sam didn't get
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Me alone." sam didn't get discouraged. day after day,
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Discouraged. day after day, he told my father, "john, you
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He told my father, "john, you have a destiny to fulfill. god
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Have a destiny to fulfill. god has a purpose for your life."
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Has a purpose for your life." what was sam doing? carrying
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What was sam doing? carrying my father. when my dad didn't
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My father. when my dad didn't have faith, sam had faith for
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Have faith, sam had faith for him. just as god saw the four
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Him. just as god saw the four friends carrying the paralyzed
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Friends carrying the paralyzed man, god saw sam carrying my
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Man, god saw sam carrying my father. and one night when
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Father. and one night when daddy was 17 years old, he
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Daddy was 17 years old, he was walking home from a night
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Was walking home from a night club at two o'clock in the
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Club at two o'clock in the morning. and he looked up at
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Morning. and he looked up at the stars and began to think
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The stars and began to think about his life, his destiny.
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About his life, his destiny. that was god drawing him to
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That was god drawing him to himself. he got home and he
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Himself. he got home and he called his friend sam. the next
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Called his friend sam. the next day he went to church with
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Day he went to church with sam for the first time. at the
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Sam for the first time. at the end of the service, the pastor
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End of the service, the pastor said, "if you want to receive
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Said, "if you want to receive christ, meet me down at the
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Christ, meet me down at the front." my father was too
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Front." my father was too afraid to go. sam looked at
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Afraid to go. sam looked at him and said, "john, if you'll
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Him and said, "john, if you'll go, i'll go with you." my
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Go, i'll go with you." my father got up and walked down
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Father got up and walked down front and gave his life to
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Front and gave his life to christ. arm in arm with his
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Christ. arm in arm with his friend, sam martin. my dad went
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Friend, sam martin. my dad went on to become a prominent pastor
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On to become a prominent pastor and touched the world.
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And touched the world. sam remained invisible but in
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Sam remained invisible but in fact, he was invaluable. it was
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Fact, he was invaluable. it was his faith that pushed my father
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His faith that pushed my father into his destiny. and i wonder
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Into his destiny. and i wonder where i would be if sam martin
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Where i would be if sam martin had not been willing to carry
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Had not been willing to carry my father? i'm asking you today
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My father? i'm asking you today to carry a friend, carry a
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To carry a friend, carry a neighbor, carry a loved one.
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Neighbor, carry a loved one. they may not have the faith
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They may not have the faith they need right now to step
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They need right now to step into their destiny but god
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Into their destiny but god can see your faith for them.
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Can see your faith for them. and my prayer is god, let us
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And my prayer is god, let us become so secure in who we are
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Become so secure in who we are that we can be invisible, that
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That we can be invisible, that we can carry people, that we
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We can carry people, that we don't have to have the credit.
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Don't have to have the credit. friends, whether your
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Friends, whether your assignment is large or small,
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Assignment is large or small, a david or a jonathan; be
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A david or a jonathan; be content to play your role. you
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Content to play your role. you may feel invisible at times,
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May feel invisible at times, but remember you're invaluable.
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But remember you're invaluable. god is keeping the records.
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God is keeping the records. and as you help others to
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And as you help others to shine, god is going to cause
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Shine, god is going to cause you to shine. and i believe and
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You to shine. and i believe and declare you will rise higher,
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Declare you will rise higher, fulfill your destiny, and
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Fulfill your destiny, and become everything you were
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Become everything you were created to be. in jesus' name.
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Created to be. in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say
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If you receive it, can you say amen today? (applause)
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Amen today? (applause) well, we never like to close
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Well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving
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Our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make
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You an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come in to my
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Of my sins. come in to my heart. i make you my lord and
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Heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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Savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good
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Got born again. get in a good bible-based church. keep god
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Bible-based church. keep god first place. he's going to take
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First place. he's going to take you where you've never dreamed.
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Some of us have been carrying
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Some of us have been carrying the same weight for years:
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The same weight for years: mistakes, regrets,
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Mistakes, regrets, what people said.
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What people said. what if you were never meant to
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What if you were never meant to carry any of it?
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Carry any of it? it's easy
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It's easy in life to wear labels.
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In life to wear labels. mistakes we've made
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Mistakes we've made and what people have said.
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And what people have said. disappointments we face.
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Disappointments we face. those labels can diminish
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Those labels can diminish our sense of value
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Our sense of value and cause us to forget
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And cause us to forget who we really are.
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I have a new book called
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Made by god: know it,led
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Receive it and live it.
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It'll help and live it.
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It'll help and live it. you see yourself
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You see yourself the way god sees you:
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The way god sees you: valuable, talented, worthy,
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Valuable, talented, worthy, a masterpiece.
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A masterpiece. you've been fearfully
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You've been fearfully and wonderfully made.
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And wonderfully made. i would love to send you
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I would love to send you my new book,
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My new book, plus the made by god t-shirt
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Plus the made by god t-shirt from our good friends
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From our good friends at copper fit.
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At copper fit. when you know who you are
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When you know who you are and whose you are,
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And whose you are, a child of the most high,
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A child of the most high, you can live with confidence
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You can live with confidence and step in
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And step in to who you were created to be.
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To who you were created to be. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book,
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Brand new book, made by god: know it.
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Receive it. live it.
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You were not made by
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You were not made by your mistakes.
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Your mistakes. you were not made by
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You were not made by what people said.
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What people said. you were not made by
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You were not made by your hardest season.
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Your hardest season. you were made
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You were made by god
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By god on purpose, with purpose.
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On purpose, with purpose. and nothing can change that.
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And nothing can change that. this powerful book
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This powerful book will help you
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Will help you silence
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Silence the labels life has put on you,
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The labels life has put on you, and finally see yourself
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And finally see yourself the way
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The way god sees you:
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God sees you: valuable,
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Valuable, talented, a masterpiece.
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Talented, a masterpiece. and when you request your copy,
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And when you request your copy, we also want to send you
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We also want to send you the exclusive
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The exclusive made by god t-shirt
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Made by god t-shirt from our friends at copper fit.
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From our friends at copper fit. a daily reminder
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You can wear
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As a declaration of who you are
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As a declaration of who you are and whose you are.
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And whose you are. set down what was never yours
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Set down what was never yours to carry.
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To carry. request your copy today.
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Request your copy today. you are not your past.
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You are not labels
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Life has put on you.
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Life has put on you. you are made by god
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You are made by god on purpose, for a purpose,
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On purpose, for a purpose, and nothing
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And nothing can change your value.
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Can change your value. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day believing
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Believing you're going to have
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A blessed summer.
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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 helps us
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Helps us take this message of hope
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Take this message of hope to people around the world.
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To people around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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Your copy of made by god
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Your copy of made by god plus your exclusive copper fit
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Plus your exclusive copper fit made by god tee, available
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Made by god tee, available this month by
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This month by visiting us at joelosteen.com
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Or call 888-567-joel.
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With an additional gift,
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With an additional gift, you can also receive
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You can also receive the complete
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The complete made by god designed
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Made by god designed with purpose collection
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With purpose collection featuring the made by god tee,
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Featuring the made by god tee, the designed with purpose hat,
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The designed with purpose hat, and the made by god tote.
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And the made by god tote. each piece
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Each piece is more than something
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You wear or carry.
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It is a declaration,
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It is a declaration, a statement of faith,
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A statement of faith, a daily reminder
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A daily reminder that your life is not random.
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That your life is not random. god has a plan for you.
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God has a plan for you. wherever your day takes you,
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Wherever your day takes you, you will carry a message
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You will carry a message that speaks life
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That speaks life not only over yourself,
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Not only over yourself, but to everyone around you.
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You can request
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These inspiring resources
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These inspiring resources by calling 888-567-joel
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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Today. call or click anytime,
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Call or click anytime, 24 hours a day.
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Joel Osteen - Invisible But Invaluable

July 16, 2026 | 27:30

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