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Joel Osteen - It's Too Small

March 5, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - It's Too Small | March 5, 2026

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(applause) well, god bless you. it's
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(applause) well, god bless you. it's always a joy to come into your
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Well, god bless you. it's always a joy to come into your homes and if you're ever in our
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Always a joy to come into your homes and if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a
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Homes and if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services. these are the finest people in
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Part of one of our services. these are the finest people in all of houston, texas right here
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These are the finest people in all of houston, texas right here at lakewood. but thanks so much
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All of houston, texas right here at lakewood. but thanks so much for tuning in. thank you again
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At lakewood. but thanks so much for tuning in. thank you again for coming out.
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For tuning in. thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something
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For coming out. i like to start with something funny. i heard about this
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about this positive farmer and negative
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Funny. i heard about this positive farmer and negative farmer. when it would rain, the
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Positive farmer and negative farmer. when it would rain, the positive farmer would say,
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Farmer. when it would rain, the positive farmer would say, "lord, thank you for watering
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Positive farmer would say, "lord, thank you for watering our crops." the negative farmer
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"lord, thank you for watering our crops." the negative farmer would say, "yeah, but if it
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Our crops." the negative farmer would say, "yeah, but if it keeps this up, it's going to
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Would say, "yeah, but if it keeps this up, it's going to rot the roots." when the sun
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Keeps this up, it's going to rot the roots." when the sun would come out, the positive
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Rot the roots." when the sun would come out, the positive farmer would say, "lord, thank
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Would come out, the positive farmer would say, "lord, thank you for giving our plants
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Farmer would say, "lord, thank you for giving our plants valuable nutrients." the
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You for giving our plants valuable nutrients." the negative farmer would say,
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Valuable nutrients." the negative farmer would say, "yeah, but if it keeps this up,
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Negative farmer would say, "yeah, but if it keeps this up, it's going to scorch the crops."
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"yeah, but if it keeps this up, it's going to scorch the crops." one day they were in a boat bird
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It's going to scorch the crops." one day they were in a boat bird hunting together. and the
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One day they were in a boat bird hunting together. and the positive farmer had just got a
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Hunting together. and the positive farmer had just got a brand new bird dog. and he was
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Positive farmer had just got a brand new bird dog. and he was so proud of him. he shot a
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Brand new bird dog. and he was so proud of him. he shot a bird, it fell in the water. he
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So proud of him. he shot a bird, it fell in the water. he said to the negative farmer,
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Bird, it fell in the water. he said to the negative farmer, "watch this." the dog jumped
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Said to the negative farmer, "watch this." the dog jumped out of the boat, ran on top of
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"watch this." the dog jumped out of the boat, ran on top of the water, picked up the bird,
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Out of the boat, ran on top of the water, picked up the bird, ran back on top of the water,
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The water, picked up the bird, ran back on top of the water, put it in the boat. he said,
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Ran back on top of the water, put it in the boat. he said, "what'd you think about that?"
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Put it in the boat. he said, "what'd you think about that?" the negative farmer said,
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"what'd you think about that?" the negative farmer said, "i should have known it. that
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The negative farmer said, "i should have known it. that dog can't even swim."
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"i should have known it. that dog can't even swim." (laughter)
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Dog can't even swim." (laughter) hold up your bible. say it like
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(laughter) hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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You mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess:
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Of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today about "it's too small". we all
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I want to talk to you today about "it's too small". we all have dreams and goals. we do
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About "it's too small". we all have dreams and goals. we do our best to stretch our faith
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Have dreams and goals. we do our best to stretch our faith and believe that one day, if we
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Our best to stretch our faith and believe that one day, if we work hard enough and get the
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And believe that one day, if we work hard enough and get the right breaks, meet the right
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Work hard enough and get the right breaks, meet the right people, we'll see that dream
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Right breaks, meet the right people, we'll see that dream come to pass. in our mind, that
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People, we'll see that dream come to pass. in our mind, that would be big. a great
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Come to pass. in our mind, that would be big. a great accomplishment. but what's big
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Would be big. a great accomplishment. but what's big to us is not big to god.
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Accomplishment. but what's big to us is not big to god. he created universes. he spoke
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To us is not big to god. he created universes. he spoke worlds into existence. and
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He created universes. he spoke worlds into existence. and god's dream for your life is so
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Worlds into existence. and god's dream for your life is so much bigger than your own.
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God's dream for your life is so much bigger than your own. we think, "if i could just pay
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Much bigger than your own. we think, "if i could just pay my house off, that would be a
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We think, "if i could just pay my house off, that would be a dream come true." god says,
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My house off, that would be a dream come true." god says, "that's too small. i want to
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Dream come true." god says, "that's too small. i want to bless you so you not only pay
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"that's too small. i want to bless you so you not only pay your house off but so you can
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Bless you so you not only pay your house off but so you can help others pay their houses
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Your house off but so you can help others pay their houses off." or we think, "if i could
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Help others pay their houses off." or we think, "if i could just get that promotion at work
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Off." or we think, "if i could just get that promotion at work and be able to run my
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Just get that promotion at work and be able to run my department." god says, "that's
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And be able to run my department." god says, "that's too small. i want you to run
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Department." god says, "that's too small. i want you to run that whole company." or, "if i
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Too small. i want you to run that whole company." or, "if i could just overcome this
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That whole company." or, "if i could just overcome this illness." "if i could just get
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Could just overcome this illness." "if i could just get back on my feet again. that
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Illness." "if i could just get back on my feet again. that would be so great." god says,
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Back on my feet again. that would be so great." god says, that's too small. you're not
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Would be so great." god says, that's too small. you're not only going to get back on your
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That's too small. you're not only going to get back on your feet, you're going to run
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Only going to get back on your feet, you're going to run again. you're going to feel
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Feet, you're going to run again. you're going to feel better than you've ever felt."
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Again. you're going to feel better than you've ever felt." see, we think ordinary, god
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Better than you've ever felt." see, we think ordinary, god thinks extraordinary. and
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See, we think ordinary, god thinks extraordinary. and whatever you're dreaming about,
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Thinks extraordinary. and whatever you're dreaming about, whatever you're believing for,
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Whatever you're dreaming about, whatever you're believing for, god is saying it's too small.
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Whatever you're believing for, god is saying it's too small. he's going to supersize it.
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God is saying it's too small. he's going to supersize it. he's an overflow god.
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He's going to supersize it. he's an overflow god. it's easy to think, "well, joel,
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He's an overflow god. it's easy to think, "well, joel, god's blessed me. i'm happy.
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It's easy to think, "well, joel, god's blessed me. i'm happy. i'm healthy. i have no
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God's blessed me. i'm happy. i'm healthy. i have no complaints." that's good.
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I'm healthy. i have no complaints." that's good. always be grateful. learn to be
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Complaints." that's good. always be grateful. learn to be happy where you are, but don't
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Always be grateful. learn to be happy where you are, but don't settle where you are. god never
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Happy where you are, but don't settle where you are. god never performs his greatest victories
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Settle where you are. god never performs his greatest victories in the past. they're always in
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Performs his greatest victories in the past. they're always in the future. and what god has
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In the past. they're always in the future. and what god has done, the promotion, the good
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The future. and what god has done, the promotion, the good breaks, the favor. in god's
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Done, the promotion, the good breaks, the favor. in god's mind, that was a small thing.
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Breaks, the favor. in god's mind, that was a small thing. you haven't touched the surface
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Mind, that was a small thing. you haven't touched the surface of what god has in store.
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You haven't touched the surface of what god has in store. he's going to open doors you
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Of what god has in store. he's going to open doors you never dreamed would open.
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He's going to open doors you never dreamed would open. he's going to bring talent out
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Never dreamed would open. he's going to bring talent out of you that you didn't know you
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He's going to bring talent out of you that you didn't know you had. you're going to see
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Of you that you didn't know you had. you're going to see explosive blessings. blessings
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Had. you're going to see explosive blessings. blessings that thrust you to a new level.
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Explosive blessings. blessings that thrust you to a new level. and what you think is big right
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That thrust you to a new level. and what you think is big right now, that house god blessed you
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And what you think is big right now, that house god blessed you with. the scholarship. the
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Now, that house god blessed you with. the scholarship. the promotion. the contract.
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With. the scholarship. the promotion. the contract. one day, you'll look back and
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Promotion. the contract. one day, you'll look back and realize that was a small thing.
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One day, you'll look back and realize that was a small thing. when the israelites were in
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Realize that was a small thing. when the israelites were in slavery, they were forced to
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When the israelites were in slavery, they were forced to make bricks all day long. they
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Slavery, they were forced to make bricks all day long. they were given quotas that were
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Make bricks all day long. they were given quotas that were almost impossible to meet.
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Were given quotas that were almost impossible to meet. and at one point, pharoah got
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Almost impossible to meet. and at one point, pharoah got upset with him and had the
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And at one point, pharoah got upset with him and had the supervisors take away all the
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Upset with him and had the supervisors take away all the straw they needed for bricks.
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Supervisors take away all the straw they needed for bricks. they had the same amount of
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Straw they needed for bricks. they had the same amount of quota but they had to go find
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They had the same amount of quota but they had to go find their own straw. no doubt they
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Quota but they had to go find their own straw. no doubt they prayed, "god please give us
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Their own straw. no doubt they prayed, "god please give us straw. god you know these
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Prayed, "god please give us straw. god you know these supervisors are going to get
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Straw. god you know these supervisors are going to get upset. we're not going to make
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Supervisors are going to get upset. we're not going to make our quotas."
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Upset. we're not going to make our quotas." they had been pushed down for so
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Our quotas." they had been pushed down for so long. they had such a limited
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They had been pushed down for so long. they had such a limited vision, when they were praying
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Long. they had such a limited vision, when they were praying for more straw, in effect they
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Vision, when they were praying for more straw, in effect they were praying to become a better
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For more straw, in effect they were praying to become a better slave. god said, "that's too
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Were praying to become a better slave. god said, "that's too small. i don't want to make you
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Slave. god said, "that's too small. i don't want to make you a better slave. i want to bring
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Small. i don't want to make you a better slave. i want to bring you totally out of that
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A better slave. i want to bring you totally out of that bondage. i created you as the
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You totally out of that bondage. i created you as the head and not the tail. the
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Bondage. i created you as the head and not the tail. the victor and not the victim."
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Head and not the tail. the victor and not the victim." but too often like them, we're
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Victor and not the victim." but too often like them, we're praying to become a better
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But too often like them, we're praying to become a better slave. "god, just help me to
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Praying to become a better slave. "god, just help me to endure this sickness. god just
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Slave. "god, just help me to endure this sickness. god just give me a roof over my head and
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Endure this sickness. god just give me a roof over my head and i'll be happy. god, just help
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Give me a roof over my head and i'll be happy. god, just help me to learn to live with my
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I'll be happy. god, just help me to learn to live with my depression." no, it's not your
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Me to learn to live with my depression." no, it's not your depression. quit praying to
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Depression." no, it's not your depression. quit praying to become a better slave, that's
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Depression. quit praying to become a better slave, that's too small for you. god wants
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Become a better slave, that's too small for you. god wants you to reign in life. you have
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Too small for you. god wants you to reign in life. you have seeds of greatness on the
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You to reign in life. you have seeds of greatness on the inside. you are destined to
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Seeds of greatness on the inside. you are destined to leave your mark on this
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Inside. you are destined to leave your mark on this generation. you have to enlarge
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Leave your mark on this generation. you have to enlarge your vision. what god has
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Generation. you have to enlarge your vision. what god has planned for you is not little,
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Your vision. what god has planned for you is not little, to get by, to endure, to take
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Planned for you is not little, to get by, to endure, to take the leftovers, to be second
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To get by, to endure, to take the leftovers, to be second class. god has a big life for
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The leftovers, to be second class. god has a big life for you. he's bringing you into a
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Class. god has a big life for you. he's bringing you into a wide land. a place of
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You. he's bringing you into a wide land. a place of abundance. something that
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Wide land. a place of abundance. something that you've never seen. he's not
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Abundance. something that you've never seen. he's not going to just make you a better
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You've never seen. he's not going to just make you a better slave, he's going to set you
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Going to just make you a better slave, he's going to set you totally free. free from
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Slave, he's going to set you totally free. free from addictions. free from sickness.
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Totally free. free from addictions. free from sickness. free from depression. free from
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Addictions. free from sickness. free from depression. free from poverty and lack. and no matter
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Free from depression. free from poverty and lack. and no matter what level you're at. no matter
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Poverty and lack. and no matter what level you're at. no matter where you are, receive this
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What level you're at. no matter where you are, receive this into your spirit. "it's too
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Where you are, receive this into your spirit. "it's too small."
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Into your spirit. "it's too small." god has something better,
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Small." god has something better, something bigger, more
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God has something better, something bigger, more influence, more creativity, more
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Something bigger, more influence, more creativity, more connections, more resources.
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Influence, more creativity, more connections, more resources. he's going to release a favor
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Connections, more resources. he's going to release a favor that's going to thrust you into
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He's going to release a favor that's going to thrust you into a new level of your destiny.
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That's going to thrust you into a new level of your destiny. and the reason you feel
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A new level of your destiny. and the reason you feel something igniting on the
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And the reason you feel something igniting on the inside, that stirring in your
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Something igniting on the inside, that stirring in your spirit is god speaking to your
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Inside, that stirring in your spirit is god speaking to your destiny. that's your spirit
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Spirit is god speaking to your destiny. that's your spirit bearing witness with the
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Destiny. that's your spirit bearing witness with the greatness god's placed in you.
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Bearing witness with the greatness god's placed in you. isaiah 49. god was telling
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Greatness god's placed in you. isaiah 49. god was telling isaiah about his future and all
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Isaiah 49. god was telling isaiah about his future and all he had planned for him. how god
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Isaiah about his future and all he had planned for him. how god knew him before he was formed
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He had planned for him. how god knew him before he was formed in his mother's womb. and how
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Knew him before he was formed in his mother's womb. and how he would be a great prophet.
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In his mother's womb. and how he would be a great prophet. isaiah was so honored. he said,
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He would be a great prophet. isaiah was so honored. he said, "yes, god, i'll do it. i'll
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Isaiah was so honored. he said, "yes, god, i'll do it. i'll help bring all of israel back
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"yes, god, i'll do it. i'll help bring all of israel back together." god said in verse 6,
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Help bring all of israel back together." god said in verse 6, "isaiah, it's too small a thing
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Together." god said in verse 6, "isaiah, it's too small a thing for you to just restore israel.
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"isaiah, it's too small a thing for you to just restore israel. i will make you a light to the
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For you to just restore israel. i will make you a light to the gentiles and help you bring
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I will make you a light to the gentiles and help you bring salvation to the ends of the
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Gentiles and help you bring salvation to the ends of the earth."
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Salvation to the ends of the earth." isaiah's vision was limited.
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Earth." isaiah's vision was limited. he said, "god, i'll do it. i'll
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Isaiah's vision was limited. he said, "god, i'll do it. i'll help my own people. no problem.
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He said, "god, i'll do it. i'll help my own people. no problem. that's awesome." god said,
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Help my own people. no problem. that's awesome." god said, "that's too small. i've got
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That's awesome." god said, "that's too small. i've got something bigger planned. i'm
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"that's too small. i've got something bigger planned. i'm going to supersize what you're
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Something bigger planned. i'm going to supersize what you're thinking about. i don't want
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Going to supersize what you're thinking about. i don't want you to just help the jews, i
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Thinking about. i don't want you to just help the jews, i want you to help all of the
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You to just help the jews, i want you to help all of the gentiles." in other words,
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Want you to help all of the gentiles." in other words, isaiah thought he could touch a
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Gentiles." in other words, isaiah thought he could touch a nation; god was thinking
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Isaiah thought he could touch a nation; god was thinking nations. and sometimes, like
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Nation; god was thinking nations. and sometimes, like isaiah, our vision is limited.
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Nations. and sometimes, like isaiah, our vision is limited. "god if i can just go as far as
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Isaiah, our vision is limited. "god if i can just go as far as my parents. god if you just
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"god if i can just go as far as my parents. god if you just help me get out of this old
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My parents. god if you just help me get out of this old neighborhood. help me to make
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Help me get out of this old neighborhood. help me to make it to sales manager."
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Neighborhood. help me to make it to sales manager." god is saying to you what he
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It to sales manager." god is saying to you what he said to isaiah, "what you have
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God is saying to you what he said to isaiah, "what you have in mind is too small." your
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Said to isaiah, "what you have in mind is too small." your plans, your goals, that's a
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In mind is too small." your plans, your goals, that's a part of it. but what god has
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Plans, your goals, that's a part of it. but what god has planned for you, if he showed
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Part of it. but what god has planned for you, if he showed you right now, it would boggle
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Planned for you, if he showed you right now, it would boggle your mind the doors he's going
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You right now, it would boggle your mind the doors he's going to open. the places he's going
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Your mind the doors he's going to open. the places he's going to take you. the people you're
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To open. the places he's going to take you. the people you're going to impact is going to be
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To take you. the people you're going to impact is going to be much greater than you imagined.
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Going to impact is going to be much greater than you imagined. it's too small a thing for you
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Much greater than you imagined. it's too small a thing for you to just accomplish your own
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It's too small a thing for you to just accomplish your own dreams.
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To just accomplish your own dreams. there are god-sized dreams you
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Dreams. there are god-sized dreams you haven't even thought about.
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There are god-sized dreams you haven't even thought about. it's too small a thing for you
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Haven't even thought about. it's too small a thing for you to just go as far as your
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It's too small a thing for you to just go as far as your parents. god is a progressive
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To just go as far as your parents. god is a progressive god. he wants you to go
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Parents. god is a progressive god. he wants you to go further. it's to
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God. he wants you to go further. it's to small a thing for you to just
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Further. it's to small a thing for you to just get out of debt. that's one
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Small a thing for you to just get out of debt. that's one part. but the next part is
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Get out of debt. that's one part. but the next part is to be blessed with such
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Part. but the next part is to be blessed with such abundance that you can be a
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To be blessed with such abundance that you can be a blessing to others. the
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Abundance that you can be a blessing to others. the scripture says god will take
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Blessing to others. the scripture says god will take you from glory to glory. my
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Scripture says god will take you from glory to glory. my encouragement: don't get stuck
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You from glory to glory. my encouragement: don't get stuck in this glory. there's another
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Encouragement: don't get stuck in this glory. there's another glory coming. if you'll keep
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In this glory. there's another glory coming. if you'll keep honoring god, living with
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Glory coming. if you'll keep honoring god, living with expectancy, his blessings will
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Honoring god, living with expectancy, his blessings will chase you down. the right
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Expectancy, his blessings will chase you down. the right people will show up. doors will
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Chase you down. the right people will show up. doors will open for you that you never
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People will show up. doors will open for you that you never dreamed would open. god will
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Open for you that you never dreamed would open. god will bring talent out that you
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Dreamed would open. god will bring talent out that you didn't know you had. he'll get
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Bring talent out that you didn't know you had. he'll get you to where you're supposed
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Didn't know you had. he'll get you to where you're supposed to be.
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You to where you're supposed to be. in 1938, there was a 17 year
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To be. in 1938, there was a 17 year old boy selling popcorn in the
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In 1938, there was a 17 year old boy selling popcorn in the isis theatre in ft. worth,
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Old boy selling popcorn in the isis theatre in ft. worth, texas. a drop out of high
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Isis theatre in ft. worth, texas. a drop out of high school, from a very poor
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Texas. a drop out of high school, from a very poor family. it didn't look like he
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School, from a very poor family. it didn't look like he had much of a future. his plan
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Family. it didn't look like he had much of a future. his plan was to just keep working in the
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Had much of a future. his plan was to just keep working in the theatre. he was glad to even
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Was to just keep working in the theatre. he was glad to even have a job. but god in his
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Theatre. he was glad to even have a job. but god in his mercy looked down from the
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Have a job. but god in his mercy looked down from the heavens and said, "it's too
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Mercy looked down from the heavens and said, "it's too small a thing for john osteen
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Heavens and said, "it's too small a thing for john osteen to spend his life working in
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Small a thing for john osteen to spend his life working in the theatre. i've put seeds of
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To spend his life working in the theatre. i've put seeds of greatness in him. i've destined
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The theatre. i've put seeds of greatness in him. i've destined him to leave his mark on his
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Greatness in him. i've destined him to leave his mark on his generation." at 17, my father
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Him to leave his mark on his generation." at 17, my father gave his life to christ and
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Generation." at 17, my father gave his life to christ and became a minister. on mother's
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Gave his life to christ and became a minister. on mother's day, 1959, he started lakewood
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Became a minister. on mother's day, 1959, he started lakewood church in a rundown feed store
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Day, 1959, he started lakewood church in a rundown feed store with 90 members. he was happy,
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Church in a rundown feed store with 90 members. he was happy, fulfilling his purpose.
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With 90 members. he was happy, fulfilling his purpose. faithfully ministering to those
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Fulfilling his purpose. faithfully ministering to those 90 people week after week.
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Faithfully ministering to those 90 people week after week. but again, god said, "that's too
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90 people week after week. but again, god said, "that's too small a thing. i've destined
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But again, god said, "that's too small a thing. i've destined you to touch nations."
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Small a thing. i've destined you to touch nations." my father started not only
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You to touch nations." my father started not only traveling overseas, ministering,
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My father started not only traveling overseas, ministering, but people from around the world
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Traveling overseas, ministering, but people from around the world began to come to lakewood.
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But people from around the world began to come to lakewood. at one conference, there were
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Began to come to lakewood. at one conference, there were 150 nations represented.
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At one conference, there were 150 nations represented. but as a 17 year old boy, my
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150 nations represented. but as a 17 year old boy, my father thought he had hit the
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But as a 17 year old boy, my father thought he had hit the lottery when he got the job at
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Father thought he had hit the lottery when he got the job at the theatre. he was thrilled.
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Lottery when he got the job at the theatre. he was thrilled. but god loves you too much to
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The theatre. he was thrilled. but god loves you too much to let you stay in mediocrity. god
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But god loves you too much to let you stay in mediocrity. god can see what you can't see. he
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Let you stay in mediocrity. god can see what you can't see. he sees potential, gifts, talents.
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Can see what you can't see. he sees potential, gifts, talents. he's already lined up an
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Sees potential, gifts, talents. he's already lined up an incredible life for you. and
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He's already lined up an incredible life for you. and it's easy to get satisfied,
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Incredible life for you. and it's easy to get satisfied, "oh, joel, i've reached my
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It's easy to get satisfied, "oh, joel, i've reached my limits. this is as good as it
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"oh, joel, i've reached my limits. this is as good as it gets." no, god is saying, "it's
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Limits. this is as good as it gets." no, god is saying, "it's too small. i've got more in
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Gets." no, god is saying, "it's too small. i've got more in store." don't put your stakes
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Too small. i've got more in store." don't put your stakes down. you wouldn't be alive
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Store." don't put your stakes down. you wouldn't be alive unless god had something
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Down. you wouldn't be alive unless god had something amazing in your future.
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Unless god had something amazing in your future. think about david.
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Amazing in your future. think about david. as a shepherd boy, he was out in
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Think about david. as a shepherd boy, he was out in the fields taking care of his
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As a shepherd boy, he was out in the fields taking care of his father's sheep, day in and day
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The fields taking care of his father's sheep, day in and day out. feeding them. protecting
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Father's sheep, day in and day out. feeding them. protecting them. fighting off the wild
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Out. feeding them. protecting them. fighting off the wild animals. he was faithful. he
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Them. fighting off the wild animals. he was faithful. he didn't slack off. he just kept
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Animals. he was faithful. he didn't slack off. he just kept being his best. god said,
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Didn't slack off. he just kept being his best. god said, "david, this is too small a
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Being his best. god said, "david, this is too small a thing for you. it's part of
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"david, this is too small a thing for you. it's part of your destiny, but it's not the
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Thing for you. it's part of your destiny, but it's not the end of your destiny."
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Your destiny, but it's not the end of your destiny." he went out and defeated
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End of your destiny." he went out and defeated goliath. he became a national
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He went out and defeated goliath. he became a national hero. king saul asked him to
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Goliath. he became a national hero. king saul asked him to come work in the palace, a
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Hero. king saul asked him to come work in the palace, a dream come true. i'm sure david
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Come work in the palace, a dream come true. i'm sure david thought, "this is it. this is
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Dream come true. i'm sure david thought, "this is it. this is fantastic. i've made it." but
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Thought, "this is it. this is fantastic. i've made it." but god did not create us to reach
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Fantastic. i've made it." but god did not create us to reach one level and stop. when we
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God did not create us to reach one level and stop. when we think, "oh god, thank you, i've
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One level and stop. when we think, "oh god, thank you, i've accomplished my dreams."
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Think, "oh god, thank you, i've accomplished my dreams." god says, "i appreciate your
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Accomplished my dreams." god says, "i appreciate your thanks but i'm not finished with
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God says, "i appreciate your thanks but i'm not finished with you. it's too small a thing for
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Thanks but i'm not finished with you. it's too small a thing for you to stay there. i've got
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You. it's too small a thing for you to stay there. i've got something bigger."
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You to stay there. i've got something bigger." in our mind it could be huge.
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Something bigger." in our mind it could be huge. just got the promotion. just
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In our mind it could be huge. just got the promotion. just moved into the compaq center.
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Just got the promotion. just moved into the compaq center. just met the person of my
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Moved into the compaq center. just met the person of my dreams. god did more than i
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Just met the person of my dreams. god did more than i could ask or think. the whole
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Dreams. god did more than i could ask or think. the whole time, god's in the heavens
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Could ask or think. the whole time, god's in the heavens saying, "you haven't seen
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Time, god's in the heavens saying, "you haven't seen anything yet." i'm glad you're
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Saying, "you haven't seen anything yet." i'm glad you're happy but that's a small
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Anything yet." i'm glad you're happy but that's a small thing." god's idea of big is
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Happy but that's a small thing." god's idea of big is much different than our idea of
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Thing." god's idea of big is much different than our idea of big. david not only ended up
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Much different than our idea of big. david not only ended up serving the king, he became the
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Big. david not only ended up serving the king, he became the king. he thought, "god, wow,
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Serving the king, he became the king. he thought, "god, wow, you've amazed me with your
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King. he thought, "god, wow, you've amazed me with your goodness." god said, "still,
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You've amazed me with your goodness." god said, "still, it's too small a thing, david.
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Goodness." god said, "still, it's too small a thing, david. i'm going to put one of your
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It's too small a thing, david. i'm going to put one of your descendants on the throne for
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I'm going to put one of your descendants on the throne for the next 1,000 generations.
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Descendants on the throne for the next 1,000 generations. when i was in high school,
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The next 1,000 generations. when i was in high school, during the summers, i would work
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When i was in high school, during the summers, i would work at lakewood in the mailroom
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During the summers, i would work at lakewood in the mailroom packaging my father's books,
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At lakewood in the mailroom packaging my father's books, filling the orders, and shipping
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Packaging my father's books, filling the orders, and shipping them out. god said, "joel,
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Filling the orders, and shipping them out. god said, "joel, that's fine for now but that's
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Them out. god said, "joel, that's fine for now but that's too small a thing for you to
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That's fine for now but that's too small a thing for you to stay here." after college,
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Too small a thing for you to stay here." after college, i came back and started the
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Stay here." after college, i came back and started the television ministry at
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I came back and started the television ministry at lakewood. i loved cameras,
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Television ministry at lakewood. i loved cameras, lighting, editing, anything
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Lakewood. i loved cameras, lighting, editing, anything that had to do with production.
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Lighting, editing, anything that had to do with production. and for seventeen years behind
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That had to do with production. and for seventeen years behind the scenes, i was very
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And for seventeen years behind the scenes, i was very fulfilled. i traveled the world
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The scenes, i was very fulfilled. i traveled the world with my parents. i did my best
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Fulfilled. i traveled the world with my parents. i did my best to make the lakewood broadcast
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With my parents. i did my best to make the lakewood broadcast look as good as possible.
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To make the lakewood broadcast look as good as possible. i thought that's how i would
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Look as good as possible. i thought that's how i would spend my life. but when my
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I thought that's how i would spend my life. but when my father went to be with the lord
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Spend my life. but when my father went to be with the lord in 1999, i knew i was supposed
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Father went to be with the lord in 1999, i knew i was supposed to step up and pastor the
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In 1999, i knew i was supposed to step up and pastor the church. i felt it so strongly,
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To step up and pastor the church. i felt it so strongly, but i had never ministered
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Church. i felt it so strongly, but i had never ministered before. one of the first things
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But i had never ministered before. one of the first things i did was cancel my dad's
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Before. one of the first things i did was cancel my dad's national television broadcast.
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I did was cancel my dad's national television broadcast. i thought, i'm not going to get
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National television broadcast. i thought, i'm not going to get on television. i don't know how
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I thought, i'm not going to get on television. i don't know how to minister. nobody's going to
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On television. i don't know how to minister. nobody's going to listen to me. i would be
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To minister. nobody's going to listen to me. i would be embarrassed. i told victoria
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Listen to me. i would be embarrassed. i told victoria what i'd done that night.
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Embarrassed. i told victoria what i'd done that night. she said, "joel, you need to
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What i'd done that night. she said, "joel, you need to call that man and get the
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She said, "joel, you need to call that man and get the airtime back. people are going
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Call that man and get the airtime back. people are going to be watching all over the
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Airtime back. people are going to be watching all over the world to see what happens to
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To be watching all over the world to see what happens to lakewood."
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World to see what happens to lakewood." she talked me into keeping that
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Lakewood." she talked me into keeping that airtime. over the next few
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She talked me into keeping that airtime. over the next few months, i couldn't believe it,
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Airtime. over the next few months, i couldn't believe it, people actually listened to
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Months, i couldn't believe it, people actually listened to what i was saying. i knew
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People actually listened to what i was saying. i knew there was a god of miracles?
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What i was saying. i knew there was a god of miracles? (laughter)
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There was a god of miracles? (laughter) we never dreamed that the
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(laughter) we never dreamed that the church would grow. there were
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We never dreamed that the church would grow. there were about 6,000 people coming at
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Church would grow. there were about 6,000 people coming at that time and i thought if we
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About 6,000 people coming at that time and i thought if we could just maintain what my
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That time and i thought if we could just maintain what my parents had built, that would
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Could just maintain what my parents had built, that would be big. but god's big is much
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Parents had built, that would be big. but god's big is much different than our big.
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Be big. but god's big is much different than our big. the scripture says, "god's
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Different than our big. the scripture says, "god's thoughts are higher than
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The scripture says, "god's thoughts are higher than our thoughts." (applause)
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Thoughts are higher than our thoughts." (applause) my "big" was to maintain. god's
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Our thoughts." (applause) my "big" was to maintain. god's "big" was to multiply. my "big"
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My "big" was to maintain. god's "big" was to multiply. my "big" was to hold on. god's "big" was
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"big" was to multiply. my "big" was to hold on. god's "big" was to propel forward. our "big"
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Was to hold on. god's "big" was to propel forward. our "big" was to pay our bills. god's
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To propel forward. our "big" was to pay our bills. god's "big" is to be debt-free and
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Was to pay our bills. god's "big" is to be debt-free and have plenty left over. our
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"big" is to be debt-free and have plenty left over. our "big" is to get that promotion.
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Have plenty left over. our "big" is to get that promotion. god's "big" is to own your own
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"big" is to get that promotion. god's "big" is to own your own company. our "big" is to just
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God's "big" is to own your own company. our "big" is to just make it through the illness.
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Company. our "big" is to just make it through the illness. god's "big" is to come out
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Make it through the illness. god's "big" is to come out better than you were before.
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God's "big" is to come out better than you were before. when my father went to be with
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Better than you were before. when my father went to be with the lord, we had an 8,000 seat
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When my father went to be with the lord, we had an 8,000 seat auditorium. it was a large
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The lord, we had an 8,000 seat auditorium. it was a large church even then. but god said
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Auditorium. it was a large church even then. but god said "that's too small. i've got a
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Church even then. but god said "that's too small. i've got a compaq center in store. i've
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"that's too small. i've got a compaq center in store. i've got yankee stadiums to fill up.
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Compaq center in store. i've got yankee stadiums to fill up. i've got books to publish. i've
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Got yankee stadiums to fill up. i've got books to publish. i've got world leaders to meet."
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I've got books to publish. i've got world leaders to meet." all through my life, just when i
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Got world leaders to meet." all through my life, just when i thought i'd reached my limits,
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All through my life, just when i thought i'd reached my limits, god would come along and say,
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Thought i'd reached my limits, god would come along and say, "that's good but it's too
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God would come along and say, "that's good but it's too small." i'm asking you to stir
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"that's good but it's too small." i'm asking you to stir your faith up. get ready to go
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Small." i'm asking you to stir your faith up. get ready to go where you've never been. god
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Your faith up. get ready to go where you've never been. god told the israelites, "you have
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Where you've never been. god told the israelites, "you have not passed this way before."
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Told the israelites, "you have not passed this way before." there are new mountains to
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Not passed this way before." there are new mountains to climb. there are new
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There are new mountains to climb. there are new opportunities coming your way.
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Climb. there are new opportunities coming your way. and where you are may be big in
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Opportunities coming your way. and where you are may be big in your mind. you feel blessed.
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And where you are may be big in your mind. you feel blessed. you've reached a certain level.
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Your mind. you feel blessed. you've reached a certain level. but in god's mind that's too
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You've reached a certain level. but in god's mind that's too small to stay. whatever you're
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But in god's mind that's too small to stay. whatever you're dreaming about, god's going to
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Small to stay. whatever you're dreaming about, god's going to supersize it. he's going to do
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Dreaming about, god's going to supersize it. he's going to do more than you can ask or think.
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Supersize it. he's going to do more than you can ask or think. the real question is "are you
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More than you can ask or think. the real question is "are you ready?" are you in agreement?
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The real question is "are you ready?" are you in agreement? there's about to be a downpour
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Ready?" are you in agreement? there's about to be a downpour of god's favor, an abundance of
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There's about to be a downpour of god's favor, an abundance of rain. like a flood, it's going
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Of god's favor, an abundance of rain. like a flood, it's going to thrust you where you could
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Rain. like a flood, it's going to thrust you where you could not go on your own.
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To thrust you where you could not go on your own. that's what happened to a
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Not go on your own. that's what happened to a friend of mine, a lakewood
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That's what happened to a friend of mine, a lakewood member. he grew up in a small
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Friend of mine, a lakewood member. he grew up in a small town in kentucky, very poor.
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Member. he grew up in a small town in kentucky, very poor. it didn't look like he would go
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Town in kentucky, very poor. it didn't look like he would go very far in life. but this
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It didn't look like he would go very far in life. but this young man had a dream to help
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Very far in life. but this young man had a dream to help others. and as a 10-year-old
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Young man had a dream to help others. and as a 10-year-old boy, he saw a program on
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Others. and as a 10-year-old boy, he saw a program on television about children that
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Boy, he saw a program on television about children that didn't have food or clothing.
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Television about children that didn't have food or clothing. and back then, for $15 a month,
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Didn't have food or clothing. and back then, for $15 a month, you could sponsor a child.
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And back then, for $15 a month, you could sponsor a child. he was so moved, he started
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You could sponsor a child. he was so moved, he started mowing lawns in the neighborhood
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He was so moved, he started mowing lawns in the neighborhood to raise the money to support a
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Mowing lawns in the neighborhood to raise the money to support a child. nobody asked him to do
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To raise the money to support a child. nobody asked him to do it. he didn't tell his parents,
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Child. nobody asked him to do it. he didn't tell his parents, he just took this step of
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It. he didn't tell his parents, he just took this step of faith. and supporting one child
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He just took this step of faith. and supporting one child was good, but god said, "that's
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Faith. and supporting one child was good, but god said, "that's too small for you. i've got
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Was good, but god said, "that's too small for you. i've got something bigger." against all
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Too small for you. i've got something bigger." against all odds, he was able to go to
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Something bigger." against all odds, he was able to go to medical school. and during the
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Odds, he was able to go to medical school. and during the summer, he would take mission
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Medical school. and during the summer, he would take mission trips overseas to help treat
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Summer, he would take mission trips overseas to help treat and care for needy children.
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Trips overseas to help treat and care for needy children. he got his medical degree and
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And care for needy children. he got his medical degree and started his practice. in the
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He got his medical degree and started his practice. in the spare time, he would call the
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Started his practice. in the spare time, he would call the suppliers and tell them what he
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Spare time, he would call the suppliers and tell them what he was doing overseas. they
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Suppliers and tell them what he was doing overseas. they started giving him big crates
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Was doing overseas. they started giving him big crates of medicines, vaccines, that he
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Started giving him big crates of medicines, vaccines, that he could ship over to the
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Of medicines, vaccines, that he could ship over to the children. it began to explode.
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Could ship over to the children. it began to explode. one company gave him a million
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Children. it began to explode. one company gave him a million pairs of children's shoes.
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One company gave him a million pairs of children's shoes. in the last few years, our
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Pairs of children's shoes. in the last few years, our friend, dr. todd price, he has
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In the last few years, our friend, dr. todd price, he has helped vaccinate, free of
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Friend, dr. todd price, he has helped vaccinate, free of charge, over 50 million
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Helped vaccinate, free of charge, over 50 million children. not only that, he has
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Charge, over 50 million children. not only that, he has donated medicine, supplies,
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Children. not only that, he has donated medicine, supplies, vaccines totaling over
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Donated medicine, supplies, vaccines totaling over $1 billion dollars. as a young
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Vaccines totaling over $1 billion dollars. as a young boy, he thought it was a big
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$1 billion dollars. as a young boy, he thought it was a big deal to sponsor one child,
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Boy, he thought it was a big deal to sponsor one child, $15 bucks.
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Deal to sponsor one child, $15 bucks. friends, god knows how to
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$15 bucks. friends, god knows how to supersize your dream. what
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Friends, god knows how to supersize your dream. what you're believing for, it may be
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Supersize your dream. what you're believing for, it may be big to you. but it's not big to
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You're believing for, it may be big to you. but it's not big to god. now a billion dollars
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Big to you. but it's not big to god. now a billion dollars later, god is still saying to
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God. now a billion dollars later, god is still saying to him, "that's too small for you.
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Later, god is still saying to him, "that's too small for you. i've got something bigger."
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Him, "that's too small for you. i've got something bigger." what am i saying? no matter
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I've got something bigger." what am i saying? no matter where you are, you haven't
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What am i saying? no matter where you are, you haven't touched the surface of what god
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Where you are, you haven't touched the surface of what god has in store. why don't you
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Touched the surface of what god has in store. why don't you take the limits off of him?
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Has in store. why don't you take the limits off of him? well, joel, this would never
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Take the limits off of him? well, joel, this would never happen for me. i don't have the
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Well, joel, this would never happen for me. i don't have the connections. you may not, but
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Happen for me. i don't have the connections. you may not, but god does. you have friends in
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Connections. you may not, but god does. you have friends in high places. well, i come from
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God does. you have friends in high places. well, i come from the wrong family, we never get
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High places. well, i come from the wrong family, we never get any good breaks. no, you come
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The wrong family, we never get any good breaks. no, you come from the right family. you're a
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Any good breaks. no, you come from the right family. you're a child of the most high god.
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From the right family. you're a child of the most high god. your heavenly father owns it
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Child of the most high god. your heavenly father owns it all. he makes streets out of
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Your heavenly father owns it all. he makes streets out of gold. start taking steps of
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All. he makes streets out of gold. start taking steps of faith. do what you can and god
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Gold. start taking steps of faith. do what you can and god will do what you can't. do the
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Faith. do what you can and god will do what you can't. do the natural and god will do the
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Will do what you can't. do the natural and god will do the supernatural. he'll bring the
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Natural and god will do the supernatural. he'll bring the right people. he'll give you
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Supernatural. he'll bring the right people. he'll give you the right breaks. he'll cause
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Right people. he'll give you the right breaks. he'll cause things to fall into place.
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The right breaks. he'll cause things to fall into place. there's a young lady in the
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Things to fall into place. there's a young lady in the scripture named ruth. her
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There's a young lady in the scripture named ruth. her husband was killed in a battle
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Scripture named ruth. her husband was killed in a battle and she and her mother-in-law,
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Husband was killed in a battle and she and her mother-in-law, naomi, moved to another city.
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And she and her mother-in-law, naomi, moved to another city. every morning, ruth would go out
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Naomi, moved to another city. every morning, ruth would go out into the fields and pick up the
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Every morning, ruth would go out into the fields and pick up the leftover wheat that the workers
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Into the fields and pick up the leftover wheat that the workers had missed. that's how they
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Leftover wheat that the workers had missed. that's how they survived. they were sustained
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Had missed. that's how they survived. they were sustained that way. it was fine for a
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Survived. they were sustained that way. it was fine for a season, but god had something
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That way. it was fine for a season, but god had something better. the owner of that
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Season, but god had something better. the owner of that field, a man named boaz,
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Better. the owner of that field, a man named boaz, noticed ruth. he liked her. he
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Field, a man named boaz, noticed ruth. he liked her. he told his workers to leave
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Noticed ruth. he liked her. he told his workers to leave handfuls of wheat on purpose
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Told his workers to leave handfuls of wheat on purpose for ruth. now, when she went
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Handfuls of wheat on purpose for ruth. now, when she went out in the morning, she didn't
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For ruth. now, when she went out in the morning, she didn't have to work nearly as hard.
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Out in the morning, she didn't have to work nearly as hard. the wheat was right there in her
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Have to work nearly as hard. the wheat was right there in her path. and she could have lived
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The wheat was right there in her path. and she could have lived that way the rest of her life.
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Path. and she could have lived that way the rest of her life. but this shows us the heart of
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That way the rest of her life. but this shows us the heart of god. god said, "ruth, that's
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But this shows us the heart of god. god said, "ruth, that's too small a thing for you.
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God. god said, "ruth, that's too small a thing for you. i've got something bigger in
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Too small a thing for you. i've got something bigger in store."
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I've got something bigger in store." one day, boaz, the owner,
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Store." one day, boaz, the owner, introduced himself to ruth.
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One day, boaz, the owner, introduced himself to ruth. long story short, they fell in
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Introduced himself to ruth. long story short, they fell in love and got married. from that
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Long story short, they fell in love and got married. from that point on, ruth never had to go
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Love and got married. from that point on, ruth never had to go pick up the leftovers again.
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Point on, ruth never had to go pick up the leftovers again. she came in to an explosive
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Pick up the leftovers again. she came in to an explosive blessing. she went from working
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She came in to an explosive blessing. she went from working in the field to owning the
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Blessing. she went from working in the field to owning the field. that's god's dream for
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In the field to owning the field. that's god's dream for you to bring you into overflow;
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Field. that's god's dream for you to bring you into overflow; to where you have more than
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You to bring you into overflow; to where you have more than enough. (applause)
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To where you have more than enough. (applause) now, here's the key. ruth was
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Enough. (applause) now, here's the key. ruth was content picking up the
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Now, here's the key. ruth was content picking up the leftovers. she didn't complain.
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Content picking up the leftovers. she didn't complain. she was faithful where she was
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Leftovers. she didn't complain. she was faithful where she was but she didn't settle where she
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She was faithful where she was but she didn't settle where she was. deep down, she knew god
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But she didn't settle where she was. deep down, she knew god had something bigger. and that
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Was. deep down, she knew god had something bigger. and that sustained she and naomi for a
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Had something bigger. and that sustained she and naomi for a season. but god doesn't want
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Sustained she and naomi for a season. but god doesn't want you to live off the leftovers.
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Season. but god doesn't want you to live off the leftovers. he didn't create you to
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You to live off the leftovers. he didn't create you to constantly struggle. he created
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He didn't create you to constantly struggle. he created you to live an abundant life.
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Constantly struggle. he created you to live an abundant life. you have royalty in your veins.
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You to live an abundant life. you have royalty in your veins. and you may be there for a
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You have royalty in your veins. and you may be there for a season, but don't let it become
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And you may be there for a season, but don't let it become permanent in your thinking.
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Season, but don't let it become permanent in your thinking. that's too small for you.
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Permanent in your thinking. that's too small for you. you have greatness on the
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That's too small for you. you have greatness on the inside. you have the favor of
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You have greatness on the inside. you have the favor of god. the forces that are for
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Inside. you have the favor of god. the forces that are for you are greater than the forces
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God. the forces that are for you are greater than the forces that are against you.
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You are greater than the forces that are against you. now, do like ruth. do like
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That are against you. now, do like ruth. do like dr. price, keep helping others.
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Now, do like ruth. do like dr. price, keep helping others. keep being your best. and
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Dr. price, keep helping others. keep being your best. and you're not only going to come
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Keep being your best. and you're not only going to come into your handfuls on purpose,
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You're not only going to come into your handfuls on purpose, but your going to see these
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Into your handfuls on purpose, but your going to see these explosive blessings where you
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But your going to see these explosive blessings where you go from working at a company
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Explosive blessings where you go from working at a company to owning your company. from
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Go from working at a company to owning your company. from teaching at the school to
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To owning your company. from teaching at the school to running the school. from
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Teaching at the school to running the school. from supporting one child to helping
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Running the school. from supporting one child to helping millions of children. have a
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Supporting one child to helping millions of children. have a big vision. make room for god
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Millions of children. have a big vision. make room for god to do something new. one thing
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Big vision. make room for god to do something new. one thing i've learned is you cannot
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To do something new. one thing i've learned is you cannot out-dream god. god thinks big.
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I've learned is you cannot out-dream god. god thinks big. he thinks overflow. he thinks
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Out-dream god. god thinks big. he thinks overflow. he thinks more than enough. and whatever
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He thinks overflow. he thinks more than enough. and whatever you're dreaming about, you need
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More than enough. and whatever you're dreaming about, you need to get ready, god's going to
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You're dreaming about, you need to get ready, god's going to supersize it. deuteronomy 1:11
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To get ready, god's going to supersize it. deuteronomy 1:11 is my prayer for you, "may the
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Supersize it. deuteronomy 1:11 is my prayer for you, "may the lord god of your fathers make
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Is my prayer for you, "may the lord god of your fathers make you a thousand times more than
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Lord god of your fathers make you a thousand times more than you are." can you receive it?
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You a thousand times more than you are." can you receive it? a thousand times more
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You are." can you receive it? a thousand times more creativity. a thousand times
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A thousand times more creativity. a thousand times more influence. a thousand
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Creativity. a thousand times more influence. a thousand times more resources. we think,
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More influence. a thousand times more resources. we think, "god if you'll just give me
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Times more resources. we think, "god if you'll just give me that $1.20 an hour raise, i'll
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"god if you'll just give me that $1.20 an hour raise, i'll be happy." "god, if you'll just
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That $1.20 an hour raise, i'll be happy." "god, if you'll just keep my children out of jail."
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Be happy." "god, if you'll just keep my children out of jail." that's too small. god wants
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Keep my children out of jail." that's too small. god wants your children to be mighty in
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That's too small. god wants your children to be mighty in the land. he wants you to set a
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Your children to be mighty in the land. he wants you to set a new standard for your family.
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The land. he wants you to set a new standard for your family. i mentioned my dad started
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New standard for your family. i mentioned my dad started lakewood with 90 people in 1959.
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I mentioned my dad started lakewood with 90 people in 1959. if you added up everyone that
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Lakewood with 90 people in 1959. if you added up everyone that came through the years to
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If you added up everyone that came through the years to lakewood now, it'd be over
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Came through the years to lakewood now, it'd be over 90,000. that's a thousand times
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Lakewood now, it'd be over 90,000. that's a thousand times more. back then, i couldn't
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90,000. that's a thousand times more. back then, i couldn't comprehend it. but now i've
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More. back then, i couldn't comprehend it. but now i've learned to take the limits off
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Comprehend it. but now i've learned to take the limits off of god. you may not see a way,
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Learned to take the limits off of god. you may not see a way, but god has a way.
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Of god. you may not see a way, but god has a way. the scripture talks about how
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But god has a way. the scripture talks about how god will give you houses that
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The scripture talks about how god will give you houses that you didn't have to build.
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God will give you houses that you didn't have to build. you'll reap from vineyards that
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You didn't have to build. you'll reap from vineyards that you didn't plant. god knows how
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You'll reap from vineyards that you didn't plant. god knows how to line up your handfuls on
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You didn't plant. god knows how to line up your handfuls on purpose. now, don't go around
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To line up your handfuls on purpose. now, don't go around praying to become a better
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Purpose. now, don't go around praying to become a better slave, god wants to bring you
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Praying to become a better slave, god wants to bring you totally out. he's not thinking
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Slave, god wants to bring you totally out. he's not thinking addition, he's thinking
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Totally out. he's not thinking addition, he's thinking multiplication. and if you'll
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Addition, he's thinking multiplication. and if you'll keep honoring god, i believe
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Multiplication. and if you'll keep honoring god, i believe and declare you're going to
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Keep honoring god, i believe and declare you're going to come into explosive blessings.
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And declare you're going to come into explosive blessings. god is bringing you into a wide
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Come into explosive blessings. god is bringing you into a wide land. a place of abundance, a
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God is bringing you into a wide land. a place of abundance, a thousand times more than you
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Land. a place of abundance, a thousand times more than you are. in jesus' name.
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Thousand times more than you are. in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say,
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Are. in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say, "amen" today? (applause)
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If you receive it, can you say, "amen" today? (applause) well, we never like to close
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"amen" today? (applause) well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving you
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Well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus
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Our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say,
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my
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You pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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"lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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Sins. come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got born again. get in a good
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again. get in a good bible based church. keep god
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Got born again. get in a good bible based church. keep god first place. he'll take you
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Bible based church. keep god first place. he'll take you places that you've never
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First place. he'll take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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We all go
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We all go through disappointments
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Through disappointments and things that are not fair.
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And things that are not fair. but god sees every hurt,
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But god sees every hurt, every injustice,
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Every injustice, and he's promised to pay
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And he's promised to pay you back for the unfair things.
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You back for the unfair things. i'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my new resource,
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My new resource, double for your trouble.
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Double for your trouble. it's filled with inspiration
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It's filled with inspiration to help
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To help you stay in faith
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You stay in faith and not get bitter
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And not get bitter and think, why me?
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And think, why me? now, that setback
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Now, that setback may have been painful,
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May have been painful, but the fact is it
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But the fact is it set you up for double.
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Set you up for double. god will make the enemy pay
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God will make the enemy pay and bring you out
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And bring you out better than you were before.
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Better than you were before. this ministry
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This ministry is reaching people
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Is reaching people around the world
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Around the world with the message of hope,
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With the message of hope, and as our way of saying
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And as our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount,
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For your gift of any amount, we would like to send you
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Into healing, restoration, and the abundant life
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And the abundant life god has promised.
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God has promised. whether you're walking
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Whether you're walking through a season of loss,
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Through a season of loss, believing for a breakthrough,
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Believing for a breakthrough, or simply looking
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Or simply looking for a deeper connection
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For a deeper connection with god,
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With god, this guide is designed
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This guide is designed to help you
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To help you reflect, realign,
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Reflect, realign, and rebuild day by day.
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Whatever you're facing today: grief,
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Today: grief, loss, uncertainty.
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Loss, uncertainty. it doesn't define your future.
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It doesn't define your future. choose to trust god.
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Choose to trust god. he sees you.
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He sees you. he cares deeply.
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He cares deeply. and he is the god
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And he is the god who restores double.
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Who restores double. none of us like difficulties.
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None of us like difficulties. but if you'll stay in faith,
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But if you'll stay in faith, you won't come out the same.
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You won't come out the same. you'll come out with double.
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You'll come out with double. 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. thank you for your prayers
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Thank you for your prayers and support.
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And support. your donations
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Your donations are bringing hope
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Are bringing hope to people around the world.
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To people around the world. special
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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 see you again
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Until we see you again next week,
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Next week, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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That no matter what you face, you are not alone.
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You are not alone. god's got you
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God's got you and he will never let you go.
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Joel Osteen - It's Too Small

March 5, 2026 | 27:29

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