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Joel Osteen - Let The Party Begin

January 4, 2026 | 29:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Let The Party Begin | January 4, 2026

>joel: god bless you. it's
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel. and you
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Our youtube channel. and you can come visit us in person.
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Can come visit us in person. we'd love to have you be a
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We'd love to have you be a part of one of our services.
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I like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this kindergarten
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About this kindergarten teacher. she was trying to
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Teacher. she was trying to explain to her students about
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Explain to her students about self-esteem. she said to her
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Self-esteem. she said to her class, “anyone who feels like
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Class, “anyone who feels like you're dumb, please stand
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You're dumb, please stand up.” she didn't think anybody
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Up.” she didn't think anybody would stand and she would
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Would stand and she would make the point how no one is
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Make the point how no one is dumb. about that time, little
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Dumb. about that time, little johnny stood up. she thought,
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Johnny stood up. she thought, “oh no, now what am i going
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“oh no, now what am i going to do?” she said, “now
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To do?” she said, “now johnny, do you really feel
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Johnny, do you really feel like you're dumb?” he said,
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Like you're dumb?” he said, “no ma'am, i just hate to see
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“no ma'am, i just hate to see you standing there all by
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You standing there all by yourself.” (laughter)
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Yourself.” (laughter) all right guys, say it like
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All right guys, say it like you mean it. this is my
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You mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i
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Bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i
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Am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i
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Have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will be
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Can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about let the party begin. we
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About let the party begin. we all have times of waiting,
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All have times of waiting, where we don't see anything
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Where we don't see anything happening. the medical report
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Happening. the medical report hasn't improved. our child is
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Hasn't improved. our child is still off course. we've made
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Still off course. we've made mistakes, missed
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Mistakes, missed opportunities. all the
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Opportunities. all the circumstances say, “it's too
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Circumstances say, “it's too late now. it's never going to
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Late now. it's never going to happen.” but god has not
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Happen.” but god has not forgotten about you. what he
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Forgotten about you. what he promised is already on the
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Promised is already on the schedule. just because you
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Schedule. just because you don't see anything happening
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Don't see anything happening doesn't mean god is not
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Doesn't mean god is not working. behind the scenes,
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Working. behind the scenes, god is arranging things in
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God is arranging things in your favor. lining up the
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Your favor. lining up the breaks you need, the doors to
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Breaks you need, the doors to open. he's moving the wrong
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Open. he's moving the wrong people out of the way. if
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People out of the way. if you'll stay in faith, you'll
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You'll stay in faith, you'll come into a destiny moment,
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Come into a destiny moment, something god has already
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Something god has already prepared, where you will see
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Prepared, where you will see breakthroughs, healing,
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Breakthroughs, healing, promotion. don't believe
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Promotion. don't believe those lies that the problem
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Those lies that the problem is too big, the sickness too
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Is too big, the sickness too great, the mistake stopped
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Great, the mistake stopped your destiny. god knew
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Your destiny. god knew everything that would happen
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Everything that would happen to you. nothing has caught
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To you. nothing has caught him off guard. you had a
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Him off guard. you had a setback. he's already planned
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Setback. he's already planned your comeback. you made a
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Your comeback. you made a mistake. his mercy is new
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Mistake. his mercy is new every morning. that contract
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Every morning. that contract fell through. he has a coin
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Fell through. he has a coin in the fish's mouth, like he
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In the fish's mouth, like he did for peter, a way to make
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Did for peter, a way to make up for it. you're not just
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Up for it. you're not just going to come out, barely
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Going to come out, barely make it. there's going to be
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Make it. there's going to be a celebration. god has a
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A celebration. god has a party planned for you. where
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Party planned for you. where he turns mourning into
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He turns mourning into dancing. sickness into
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Dancing. sickness into health, lack into abundance,
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Health, lack into abundance, loss into new beginnings. you
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Loss into new beginnings. you may be struggling now, but
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May be struggling now, but god is faithful. there will
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God is faithful. there will be a time where he says, “let
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Be a time where he says, “let the party begin.”
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The party begin.” jesus told a parable about a
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Jesus told a parable about a young man that asked his
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Young man that asked his father for his inheritance
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Father for his inheritance early. he took the money,
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Early. he took the money, left home and went out living
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Left home and went out living wildly, wasting it, making
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Wildly, wasting it, making poor decisions. it wasn't
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Poor decisions. it wasn't long till the money ran out.
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Long till the money ran out. he couldn't pay his rent,
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He couldn't pay his rent, didn't have money for food.
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Didn't have money for food. the only job he could find
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The only job he could find was working in a hog pen,
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Was working in a hog pen, taking care of hogs. he got
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Taking care of hogs. he got so desperate, he had to eat
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So desperate, he had to eat the hog food to survive. it
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The hog food to survive. it wasn't anybody's fault except
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Wasn't anybody's fault except his own. he could have stayed
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His own. he could have stayed at home and worked in the
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At home and worked in the family business. he had a
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Family business. he had a nice place to live, family
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Nice place to live, family that loved him, but he let
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That loved him, but he let his carnal nature, his flesh
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His carnal nature, his flesh rule him. now he was ashamed,
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Rule him. now he was ashamed, down on himself, dirty and
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Down on himself, dirty and smelly. sitting in the hog
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Smelly. sitting in the hog pen, every thought said, “you
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Pen, every thought said, “you have no future now. you've
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Have no future now. you've blown it. no one will ever
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Blown it. no one will ever respect you again.” when you
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Respect you again.” when you make mistakes, the enemy will
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Make mistakes, the enemy will work overtime trying to push
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Work overtime trying to push you down. he's called the
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You down. he's called the accuser. he'll remind you,
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Accuser. he'll remind you, “how you should have done
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“how you should have done better. you blew that
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Better. you blew that relationship. you're so
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Relationship. you're so undisciplined.” if you're
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Undisciplined.” if you're going to see god restore you,
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Going to see god restore you, you have to tune out all the
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You have to tune out all the condemning thoughts. god's
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Condemning thoughts. god's mercy is bigger than any
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Mercy is bigger than any mistake you've made. what you
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Mistake you've made. what you did, did not cancel your
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Did, did not cancel your destiny. it did not stop your
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Destiny. it did not stop your purpose. you have to get back
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Purpose. you have to get back in the game. you wouldn't be
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In the game. you wouldn't be hearing this if god didn't
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Hearing this if god didn't have another chance. don't
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Have another chance. don't stay in that hog pen because
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Stay in that hog pen because you think you're unworthy.
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You think you're unworthy. you've blown it. god is ready
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You've blown it. god is ready to restore you, but you have
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To restore you, but you have to make a move. when you take
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To make a move. when you take a step toward god, he'll come
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A step toward god, he'll come running towards you.
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Running towards you. after months of sitting in
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After months of sitting in this hog pen, guilty and
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This hog pen, guilty and ashamed, the scripture says,
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Ashamed, the scripture says, “this young man came to
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“this young man came to himself and said, i will
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Himself and said, i will arise and go to my father's
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Arise and go to my father's house.” you have to come to
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House.” you have to come to yourself. that means you have
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Yourself. that means you have to come back to who god says
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To come back to who god says you are. not all the lies.
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You are. not all the lies. unworthy, inferior, not good
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Unworthy, inferior, not good enough. no come to your true
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Enough. no come to your true self. worthy, forgiven,
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Self. worthy, forgiven, valuable, talented, a
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Valuable, talented, a masterpiece. what's a
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Masterpiece. what's a masterpiece doing in a hog
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Masterpiece doing in a hog pen? what's a child of the
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Pen? what's a child of the most high doing living
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Most high doing living defeated, compromise, feeding
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Defeated, compromise, feeding the flesh? that's not who you
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Are.
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He came to himself and said,
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He came to himself and said, “i will arise and go to my
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“i will arise and go to my father's house.” that's the
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Father's house.” that's the decision that changed his
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Decision that changed his destiny. without him making a
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Destiny. without him making a move, we wouldn't be reading
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Move, we wouldn't be reading about him. without him
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Saying, “i'm better than
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Saying, “i'm better than this. i'm not made to live in
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This. i'm not made to live in a hog pen. defeated, dirty.”
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A hog pen. defeated, dirty.” nothing would have changed.
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Nothing would have changed. maybe you're where he was,
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Maybe you're where he was, off course, not making good
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Off course, not making good decisions, trying to hide
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Decisions, trying to hide things that are pulling you
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Things that are pulling you down. don't stay in the hog
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Down. don't stay in the hog pen. make that decision, “i'm
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Pen. make that decision, “i'm going to arise. i'm going to
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Going to arise. i'm going to get back to my father's
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Get back to my father's house. i'm going to get back
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House. i'm going to get back in church. i'm going to be
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In church. i'm going to be faithful in my relationships.
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Faithful in my relationships. i'm going to be my best at
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I'm going to be my best at work. i'm going to start
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Work. i'm going to start pursuing my dreams again.”
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Pursuing my dreams again.” get your fire back. when you
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Get your fire back. when you arise, supernatural things
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Arise, supernatural things begin to happen.
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The son started back on his
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The son started back on his journey home. the whole time
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Journey home. the whole time he was so nervous. he was
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He was so nervous. he was sure his father was going to
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Sure his father was going to be angry and upset. probably
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Be angry and upset. probably tell him, “stay off the
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Tell him, “stay off the property. i don't want to see
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Property. i don't want to see you again. you've embarrassed
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You again. you've embarrassed our family name.” he already
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Our family name.” he already had his speech prepared.
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Had his speech prepared. “dad, i know i'm unworthy. i
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“dad, i know i'm unworthy. i don't deserve to be called
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Don't deserve to be called your son anymore. just let me
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Your son anymore. just let me live here as a hired servant
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Live here as a hired servant with the other employees.”
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With the other employees.” the closer he got, the more
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Uptight he was. he finally
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Uptight he was. he finally made it to the neighborhood.
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Made it to the neighborhood. he looked way off in the
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He looked way off in the distance, he could see
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Distance, he could see someone at the edge of his
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Someone at the edge of his property. he got a little
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Property. he got a little closer and realized it was
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Closer and realized it was his father. the father took
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His father. the father took off running toward the son.
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Off running toward the son. he grabbed him, hugged him,
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He grabbed him, hugged him, kissed him. he was so excited
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Kissed him. he was so excited that his son was back home.
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That his son was back home. every day he'd been out on
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Every day he'd been out on the driveway, hoping,
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The driveway, hoping, believing. it finally had
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Believing. it finally had come to pass. the son started
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Come to pass. the son started into his big speech, “dad
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Into his big speech, “dad i've blown it, i'm ashamed.
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I've blown it, i'm ashamed. i'm not worthy.” the father
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I'm not worthy.” the father wouldn't hear it. he
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Wouldn't hear it. he interrupted him, said to the
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Interrupted him, said to the staff, “quick, go get the
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Staff, “quick, go get the best robe and put it on my
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Best robe and put it on my son. get the family ring for
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Son. get the family ring for his finger, the shoes for his
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His finger, the shoes for his feet. and kill the calf that
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Feet. and kill the calf that we have been fattening. we
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We have been fattening. we must celebrate, for my son
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Must celebrate, for my son was lost, but now he's
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Was lost, but now he's found.” the next verse says,
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Found.” the next verse says, “so the party began.” there
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“so the party began.” there was music, dancing, great joy
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Was music, dancing, great joy and laughter.
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And laughter. this son, sitting in that hog
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This son, sitting in that hog pen, he never imagined that
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Pen, he never imagined that one day, there would be a
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One day, there would be a party for him. he never
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Party for him. he never dreamed one day he would be
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Dreamed one day he would be restored and be with his
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Restored and be with his family and have his position
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Family and have his position of honor back. every thought
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Of honor back. every thought told him, “they're done with
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Told him, “they're done with you. you blew it. you'll
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You. you blew it. you'll never be happy.” it was just
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Never be happy.” it was just the opposite. that whole
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The opposite. that whole time, the father was planning
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Time, the father was planning a party. every day he had
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A party. every day he had them feed the calf, because
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Them feed the calf, because he knew one day his son would
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He knew one day his son would be home. every day they
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Be home. every day they polished the ring. they
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Polished the ring. they shined the shoes. they ironed
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Shined the shoes. they ironed the robe. this father didn't
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The robe. this father didn't just throw the party
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Just throw the party together, all the sudden. he
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Together, all the sudden. he had been preparing long
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Had been preparing long before, knowing that his son
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Before, knowing that his son would return. the promises
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Would return. the promises you're standing on, healing,
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You're standing on, healing, freedom, restoration. it may
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Freedom, restoration. it may look like it will never
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Look like it will never happen. all the circumstances
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Happen. all the circumstances say just the opposite. but
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Say just the opposite. but what you can't see is god is
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What you can't see is god is already planning your party.
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Already planning your party. he's fattening the calf. he's
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He's fattening the calf. he's polishing the ring. he's
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Polishing the ring. he's ironing the robe. he sees you
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Ironing the robe. he sees you standing in faith, believing
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Standing in faith, believing when you could be doubting,
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When you could be doubting, praising when you could be
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Praising when you could be complaining, arising when you
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Complaining, arising when you could be sitting in defeat.
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Could be sitting in defeat. you're going to come into
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You're going to come into that moment, where god says,
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That moment, where god says, “let the party begin.”
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“let the party begin.” there's going to be a
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There's going to be a celebration, like this son,
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Celebration, like this son, that you didn't see coming.
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That you didn't see coming. that's better than you
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That's better than you thought. not just come out of
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Thought. not just come out of the difficulty but how about
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The difficulty but how about come out better. not just
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Come out better. not just survive the sickness, but
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Survive the sickness, but come out healthier, stronger
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Come out healthier, stronger than before. not just outlast
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Than before. not just outlast the trouble, but see double,
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The trouble, but see double, where god pays you back.
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Where god pays you back. friends, god knows how to
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Friends, god knows how to throw a party. he knows how
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Throw a party. he knows how to celebrate.
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To celebrate. the father could have just
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The father could have just received the young man back
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Received the young man back home, “alright, i'm going to
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Home, “alright, i'm going to forgive him. let him back
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Forgive him. let him back in.” that would have been
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In.” that would have been good. but look how god works.
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Good. but look how god works. “we're going celebrate. i
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“we're going celebrate. i need the best robe. i need
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Need the best robe. i need the family ring that
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The family ring that represents authority. i need
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Represents authority. i need the fatted calf. that calf
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The fatted calf. that calf we've been feeding in
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We've been feeding in preparation for this moment.
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Preparation for this moment. i need those shoes we've been
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I need those shoes we've been polishing. i need the ring
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Polishing. i need the ring that i've set aside for my
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That i've set aside for my son's return.” what am i
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Son's return.” what am i saying? the things you're
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Saying? the things you're concerned about now, god is
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Concerned about now, god is already working on. he
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Already working on. he doesn't just suddenly decide,
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Doesn't just suddenly decide, “oh yeah, i've got to help
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“oh yeah, i've got to help them.” no, he's been working
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Them.” no, he's been working behind the scenes, doing
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Behind the scenes, doing things that you can't see.
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Things that you can't see. he's already scheduled your
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He's already scheduled your party. what he has planned is
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Party. what he has planned is going to be better than you
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Going to be better than you think. bigger than you
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Think. bigger than you expect, more fulfilling than
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Expect, more fulfilling than you've imagined.
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You've imagined. many of you have been
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Many of you have been faithful. i've seen you stand
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Faithful. i've seen you stand strong against that sickness.
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Strong against that sickness. you've fought that addiction
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You've fought that addiction the best you could. you've
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The best you could. you've endured trouble with a good
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Endured trouble with a good attitude. you've prayed for
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Attitude. you've prayed for that wayward child year after
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That wayward child year after year. you're about to see a
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Year. you're about to see a breakthrough, a turnaround.
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Breakthrough, a turnaround. the healing, the freedom,
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The healing, the freedom, provision, where god says,
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Provision, where god says, “let the party begin. open
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“let the party begin. open the floodgates of heaven.
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The floodgates of heaven. release the favor, the
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Release the favor, the abundance, the connections,
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Abundance, the connections, that i've already prepared.
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That i've already prepared. go get that calf that i've
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Go get that calf that i've been fattening for my son's
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Been fattening for my son's return. get that spouse that
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Return. get that spouse that i've been preparing for my
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I've been preparing for my child. get that business that
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Child. get that business that i've been polishing, that
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I've been polishing, that house that i've been shining.
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House that i've been shining. get that freedom that i've
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Get that freedom that i've been saving.” yes, it's been
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Been saving.” yes, it's been hard, weeping may endure for
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Hard, weeping may endure for a night, but joy is coming in
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A night, but joy is coming in the morning. there's a party
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The morning. there's a party time. where mourning is
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Time. where mourning is turned to joy. from barren,
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Turned to joy. from barren, to having a baby. from not
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To having a baby. from not enough, to overflow. from
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Enough, to overflow. from lonely, to great
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Lonely, to great relationships. from defeat to
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Relationships. from defeat to dancing.
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Dancing. you may be in a difficult
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You may be in a difficult place now. you know those
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Place now. you know those thoughts will tell you, “it
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Thoughts will tell you, “it will always going to be this
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Will always going to be this way.” no, keep this down in
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Way.” no, keep this down in your spirit, your party is
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Your spirit, your party is coming. your breakthrough is
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Coming. your breakthrough is scheduled. your robe is
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Scheduled. your robe is ready. your ring is waiting.
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Ready. your ring is waiting. the father is watching down
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The father is watching down the road. he sees you doing
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The road. he sees you doing the right thing when it's
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The right thing when it's hard, going the extra mile
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Hard, going the extra mile when nobody gives the credit,
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When nobody gives the credit, enduring the disrespect, and
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Enduring the disrespect, and you don't try to get even.
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You don't try to get even. doors have closed. you've had
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Doors have closed. you've had delays, but you're still
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Delays, but you're still believing. still hoping. god
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Believing. still hoping. god sees you standing strong.
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Sees you standing strong. he's about to say, “let your
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He's about to say, “let your party begin.” your time is
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Party begin.” your time is coming. you are closer than
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Coming. you are closer than you think. you're going to
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You think. you're going to come into a destiny moment
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Come into a destiny moment where god supersedes what you
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Where god supersedes what you had in mind. where there will
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Had in mind. where there will be great joy, great laughter,
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Be great joy, great laughter, celebrating the goodness of
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Celebrating the goodness of god.
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When we were trying to
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When we were trying to acquire this place, the
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Acquire this place, the former compaq center, the
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Former compaq center, the company that owned all the
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Company that owned all the property around here,
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Property around here, thirteen high rises, they
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Thirteen high rises, they wanted it. they were the
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Wanted it. they were the largest taxpayer in texas.
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Largest taxpayer in texas. they had a lot of clout and
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They had a lot of clout and influence. it was david verse
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Influence. it was david verse goliath. we met with council
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Goliath. we met with council members to try to convince
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Members to try to convince them to be for us. it was
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Them to be for us. it was owned by the city. we needed
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Owned by the city. we needed ten votes for it to pass. we
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Ten votes for it to pass. we worked tirelessly trying to
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Worked tirelessly trying to persuade them that we would
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Be good for the city, and
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Be good for the city, and here's why you should do it.
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Here's why you should do it. after a year and a half, we
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After a year and a half, we finally had the ten we
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Finally had the ten we needed. i was so relieved.
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Needed. i was so relieved. but two days before the vote,
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But two days before the vote, one of the council members
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One of the council members changed their mind. he had so
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Changed their mind. he had so much pressure from the other
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Much pressure from the other side, he decided to be out of
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Side, he decided to be out of town. him not being here,
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Town. him not being here, meant we wouldn't have enough
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Meant we wouldn't have enough votes, and wouldn't get the
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Votes, and wouldn't get the building. we were so
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Building. we were so discouraged. after all that
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Discouraged. after all that work and all the struggle, it
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Work and all the struggle, it looked like it was all for
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Looked like it was all for nought.
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Nought. the day before the vote, i
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The day before the vote, i went and met with a council
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Went and met with a council member that had been against
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Member that had been against us the whole time. i had
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Us the whole time. i had already given him my best
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Already given him my best speech, my biggest smile, all
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Speech, my biggest smile, all my charm, none of that
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My charm, none of that worked. i walked in that day
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Worked. i walked in that day not knowing what i was going
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Not knowing what i was going to say. before i said a word,
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To say. before i said a word, he said, “joel you don't need
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He said, “joel you don't need to convince me. i've already
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To convince me. i've already changed my mind. i'm going to
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Changed my mind. i'm going to vote for you.” i thought,
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Vote for you.” i thought, “man, am i hearing things; am
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“man, am i hearing things; am i dreaming?” he went on to
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I dreaming?” he went on to explain how he received a
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Explain how he received a phone call the night before
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Phone call the night before from an older jewish woman. a
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From an older jewish woman. a friend of his family that he
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Friend of his family that he greatly respected but he
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Greatly respected but he hadn't spoken to in over
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Hadn't spoken to in over twenty years. she told him in
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Twenty years. she told him in no uncertain terms that he
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No uncertain terms that he was to vote for lakewood
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Was to vote for lakewood having the compaq center. it
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Having the compaq center. it was her call that changed his
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Was her call that changed his mind. i had never met the
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Mind. i had never met the woman. i didn't ask her to
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Woman. i didn't ask her to call, but god is behind the
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Call, but god is behind the scenes preparing your party.
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Scenes preparing your party. he's fattening the calf that
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He's fattening the calf that you've never seen. he's
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You've never seen. he's polishing the ring, and you
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Polishing the ring, and you haven't even met the person
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Haven't even met the person of your dreams yet. he's
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Of your dreams yet. he's shining those shoes, getting
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Shining those shoes, getting that healing ready for the
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That healing ready for the right time. there will be a
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Right time. there will be a destiny moment where you see
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Destiny moment where you see what god was up to. where he
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What god was up to. where he says, “let the party begin.”
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Says, “let the party begin.” the next day we were at city
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The next day we were at city hall for the main vote,
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Hall for the main vote, myself and our team;
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Myself and our team; attorneys. there were about
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Attorneys. there were about two hundred people from
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Two hundred people from lakewood in the audience.
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Lakewood in the audience. they started the vote. my
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They started the vote. my heart was beating so fast.
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Heart was beating so fast. there was a yes, a yes, a no,
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There was a yes, a yes, a no, a no, a yes. it came down to
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A no, a yes. it came down to the last council member. we
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The last council member. we had five votes against us,
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Had five votes against us, and nine votes for us. it was
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And nine votes for us. it was down to this last person.
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Down to this last person. they called on him. he looked
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They called on him. he looked down and paused for about
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Down and paused for about fifteen seconds. it felt like
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Fifteen seconds. it felt like fifteen hours. you could hear
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Fifteen hours. you could hear a pen drop. he finally looked
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A pen drop. he finally looked up and said, “yes. i'm for
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Up and said, “yes. i'm for it.” there was a great shout,
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A great cheer. i walked outt,
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A great cheer. i walked outt, on the steps of city hall,
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On the steps of city hall, there were all the lakewood
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There were all the lakewood people singing, shouting,
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People singing, shouting, celebration. it was like god
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Celebration. it was like god said, “let the party begin.
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Said, “let the party begin. i've been planning this for
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I've been planning this for you. i'd already scheduled
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You. i'd already scheduled this victory. you couldn't
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This victory. you couldn't see it, but i've been
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See it, but i've been fattening the calf. i've been
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Fattening the calf. i've been polishing the ring.” god was
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Polishing the ring.” god was behind the scenes moving on
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Behind the scenes moving on that lady to call the council
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That lady to call the council member. changing a mind that
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Member. changing a mind that i couldn't change. that vote
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Was on a wednesday. that
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Was on a wednesday. that night, thousands of people
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Night, thousands of people came to lakewood and we
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Came to lakewood and we celebrated the victory. we
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Celebrated the victory. we had a big party.
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Had a big party. that's great that it happened
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That's great that it happened for us, but can i encourage
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For us, but can i encourage you, god has some parties in
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You, god has some parties in your future. he's planning
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Your future. he's planning things right now that are
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Things right now that are going to exceed your
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Going to exceed your expectations. those
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Expectations. those challenges may seem too big.
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Challenges may seem too big. the sickness too great. the
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The sickness too great. the addiction too strong. it may
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Addiction too strong. it may be too much for you, but it's
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Be too much for you, but it's not too much for him. he's
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Not too much for him. he's already scheduled your party,
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Already scheduled your party, your breakthrough, your
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Your breakthrough, your healing, your compaq center.
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Healing, your compaq center. your dream is already on the
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Your dream is already on the calendar. now keep doing the
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Calendar. now keep doing the right thing when you don't
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Right thing when you don't see anything happening. keep
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See anything happening. keep believing despite the doubt
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Believing despite the doubt and thoughts telling you
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And thoughts telling you there's no way. those
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Thoughts came to me,e
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Thoughts came to me,e especially in the night.
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Especially in the night. “joel, you've told people
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“joel, you've told people you're going to get the
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You're going to get the building. you're going to
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Building. you're going to look like a fool. you don't
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Look like a fool. you don't have the connections. they're
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Have the connections. they're not going to sell that to a
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Not going to sell that to a church.” i'd wake up in a
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Cold sweat. that whole time,
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Cold sweat. that whole time, behind the scenes, god had
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Behind the scenes, god had them feeding the calf, the
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Them feeding the calf, the band was practicing the
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Band was practicing the music, the staff setting the
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Music, the staff setting the table, getting ready for the
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Table, getting ready for the celebration. god had already
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Celebration. god had already marked that moment for the
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Marked that moment for the party to begin. right now,
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Party to begin. right now, god is preparing your party.
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God is preparing your party. he's working behind the
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He's working behind the scenes, doing things you
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Scenes, doing things you can't see. he's already
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Can't see. he's already picked out your robe. he's
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Picked out your robe. he's already set aside your ring.
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Already set aside your ring. it's just a matter of time
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It's just a matter of time before you hear, “let the
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Before you hear, “let the party begin.” let me tell
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Party begin.” let me tell you, god knows how to throw a
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You, god knows how to throw a party like nobody else. i
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Party like nobody else. i never dreamed we'd own the
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Never dreamed we'd own the compaq center. i used to come
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Compaq center. i used to come here in my twenties; i had
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Here in my twenties; i had season tickets to watch the
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Season tickets to watch the rockets play basketball.
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Rockets play basketball. you're going to come into
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You're going to come into parties that exceed your
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Parties that exceed your expectations.
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Expectations. in the original agreement, we
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In the original agreement, we leased the building for sixty
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Leased the building for sixty years. that was the best way
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Years. that was the best way for us to acquire it. but i
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For us to acquire it. but i never liked the lease. i
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Never liked the lease. i didn't want this to come to
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Didn't want this to come to an end, and we'd have to give
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An end, and we'd have to give the building back to the
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The building back to the city. seven years into the
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City. seven years into the lease, the city was running
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Lease, the city was running low on funds. the mayor
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Low on funds. the mayor called and asked if we wanted
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Called and asked if we wanted to buy the building. of
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To buy the building. of course, we were interested,
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Course, we were interested, but i didn't know what it was
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But i didn't know what it was going to cost. she said they
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Going to cost. she said they would run an appraisal and
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Would run an appraisal and let us know. this is a half a
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Let us know. this is a half a billion-dollar property.
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Billion-dollar property. seven acres on the busiest
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Seven acres on the busiest freeway in texas, fourth
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Freeway in texas, fourth largest city in america. i
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Largest city in america. i thought i don't know if we
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Thought i don't know if we can pay that amount.
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Can pay that amount. they had to appraise the
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They had to appraise the building based on the fact
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Building based on the fact that we had a lease for
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That we had a lease for fifty-three more years. so,
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Fifty-three more years. so, whoever bought it, wouldn't
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Whoever bought it, wouldn't get it for fifty-three years.
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Get it for fifty-three years. the appraisal came back, not
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The appraisal came back, not at three hundred million, not
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At three hundred million, not a hundred million. not fifty
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A hundred million. not fifty million. they said, “we'll
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Million. they said, “we'll sell it to you for seven and
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Sell it to you for seven and a half million dollars.” it
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A half million dollars.” it was like god said, “let the
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Was like god said, “let the party begin.” you don't know
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Party begin.” you don't know what god is up to in your
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What god is up to in your life. you think you've
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Life. you think you've reached your limits. your
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Reached your limits. your dream is not possible now.
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Dream is not possible now. you've made too many
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You've made too many mistakes. if you could only
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Mistakes. if you could only see the party god is
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See the party god is preparing for you. he's
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Preparing for you. he's already scheduled a destiny
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Already scheduled a destiny moment to show out in your
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Moment to show out in your life. the calf is being
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Life. the calf is being fattened. the right people
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Fattened. the right people are in route. the good breaks
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Are in route. the good breaks are on the calendar. now
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Are on the calendar. now don't talk yourself out of
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Don't talk yourself out of it. faith is believing when
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It. faith is believing when you don't see anything
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You don't see anything happening. it's thanking god
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Happening. it's thanking god that it's on the way when
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That it's on the way when there's no sign of it. when
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There's no sign of it. when you believe, angels go to
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You believe, angels go to work, doors open, problems
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Work, doors open, problems turn around, miracles are set
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Turn around, miracles are set into motion.
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Into motion. the israelites had been in
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The israelites had been in captivity for four hundred
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Captivity for four hundred years. they were mistreated
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Years. they were mistreated and taken advantage of. but
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And taken advantage of. but god sees your suffering. he
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God sees your suffering. he sees when people do you
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Sees when people do you wrong, when you're dealing
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Wrong, when you're dealing with anxiety, fighting a
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With anxiety, fighting a sickness, trouble in your
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Sickness, trouble in your home. god is concerned about
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Home. god is concerned about what you're going through.
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What you're going through. there will be a time where he
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There will be a time where he says, “enough is enough.” he
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Says, “enough is enough.” he will step in and put an end
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Will step in and put an end to what's harming you. he
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To what's harming you. he told the israelites, “i have
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Told the israelites, “i have seen the affliction of my
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Seen the affliction of my people and i am coming down
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People and i am coming down to deliver them.” when god
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To deliver them.” when god comes down, things are going
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Comes down, things are going to happen. he sent plagues on
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To happen. he sent plagues on the pharoah, remember, and
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The pharoah, remember, and all their oppressors, the
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All their oppressors, the pharoah finally decided to
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Pharoah finally decided to let them go. after forty
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Let them go. after forty generations, they were free.
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Generations, they were free. they headed out toward the
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They headed out toward the promised land, but the
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Promised land, but the pharoah changed his mind. he
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Pharoah changed his mind. he sent his fastest chariots,
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Sent his fastest chariots, his most powerful soldiers to
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His most powerful soldiers to bring them back. the
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Bring them back. the israelites came to a dead end
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Israelites came to a dead end at the red sea, they looked
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At the red sea, they looked way back in the distance, and
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Way back in the distance, and they could see the army
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They could see the army chasing them. they had
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Chasing them. they had nowhere to go. you can
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Nowhere to go. you can imagine how panicked they
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Imagine how panicked they were and afraid. after
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Were and afraid. after finally being free, now they
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Finally being free, now they were about to be captured or
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Were about to be captured or maybe be killed. but god
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Maybe be killed. but god won't let you get in a
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Won't let you get in a problem that he can't bring
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Problem that he can't bring you out of. you may not see a
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You out of. you may not see a way, but that doesn't mean
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Way, but that doesn't mean god doesn't have a way. god
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God doesn't have a way. god told moses to hold up his rod
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Told moses to hold up his rod toward the sea. when he did,
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Toward the sea. when he did, that huge wind, blew back the
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That huge wind, blew back the waters. the sea parted. these
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Waters. the sea parted. these two million israelites walked
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Two million israelites walked through on dry ground. when
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Through on dry ground. when they all got across,
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They all got across, pharoah's army came chasing
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Pharoah's army came chasing after them, but the walls of
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After them, but the walls of water closed up, came
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Water closed up, came crashing down and they were
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Crashing down and they were all drowned.
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All drowned. the scripture says, “when
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The scripture says, “when miriam, moses' sister, got to
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Miriam, moses' sister, got to the other side, saw the army
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The other side, saw the army defeated, what a great
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Defeated, what a great miracle, she got her
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Miracle, she got her tambourine out, and with all
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Tambourine out, and with all the other women, they started
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The other women, they started singing, dancing and
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Singing, dancing and celebrating the victory. you
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Celebrating the victory. you can imagine the joy,
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Can imagine the joy, excitement, shouts of praise.
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Excitement, shouts of praise. just a few hours earlier,
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Just a few hours earlier, they thought they were
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They thought they were doomed, afraid. but god was
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Doomed, afraid. but god was saying in effect, “it may
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Saying in effect, “it may look bad, but i'm still in
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Look bad, but i'm still in control.” maybe today you're
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Control.” maybe today you're being chased by things that
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Being chased by things that are much bigger and stronger.
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Are much bigger and stronger. don't worry, the angels are
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Don't worry, the angels are getting the tambourines out.
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Getting the tambourines out. the band is practicing their
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The band is practicing their music. the calf is being fed.
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Music. the calf is being fed. god is up to something you
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God is up to something you can't see. when they got
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Can't see. when they got across the river, god said,
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Across the river, god said, “alright, let the party
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“alright, let the party begin.” miriam started
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Begin.” miriam started dancing. i can hear the whole
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Dancing. i can hear the whole place singing, “the enemy is
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Place singing, “the enemy is outnumbered. who can
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Outnumbered. who can withstand against jehovah.”
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Withstand against jehovah.” miriam danced on the very
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Miriam danced on the very ground where it looked like
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Ground where it looked like she would be defeated. she
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She would be defeated. she celebrated at the very place
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Celebrated at the very place where it seemed like she
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Where it seemed like she would be captured. can i tell
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Would be captured. can i tell you; you're going to dance on
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You; you're going to dance on the things that are trying to
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The things that are trying to stop you. dance on the
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Stop you. dance on the depression. dance on the
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Depression. dance on the sickness, the debt, the
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Sickness, the debt, the loneliness. dance on the
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Loneliness. dance on the chains that once held you
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Chains that once held you back. verse 20 says, “miriam
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Back. verse 20 says, “miriam sang, ‘sing to the lord. for
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Sang, ‘sing to the lord. for he is highly exalted. he has
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He is highly exalted. he has thrown the horse and the
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Thrown the horse and the rider into the sea.'” she had
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Rider into the sea.'” she had her tambourine out. her dance
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Her tambourine out. her dance was a declaration, “what
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Was a declaration, “what tried to take me out, has now
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Tried to take me out, has now been taken out. what should
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Been taken out. what should have stopped me, is now under
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Have stopped me, is now under my feet.” there will be a
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My feet.” there will be a time, where those things that
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Time, where those things that are hindering you, will be
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Are hindering you, will be under your feet. the right
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Under your feet. the right attitude is, “this trouble is
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Attitude is, “this trouble is not permanent. i know a party
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Not permanent. i know a party is coming. i will dance on
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Is coming. i will dance on what could have buried me. i
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What could have buried me. i will dance in victory,
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Will dance in victory, celebrating the greatness of
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Celebrating the greatness of my god.” i believe like
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My god.” i believe like miriam, like the prodigal,
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Miriam, like the prodigal, there's about to be some
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There's about to be some dancing, some celebrating. i
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Dancing, some celebrating. i can hear god saying, “let the
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Can hear god saying, “let the party begin.” you're about to
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Party begin.” you're about to see what god's been up to,
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See what god's been up to, behind the scenes.
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I talked to a man a while
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I talked to a man a while back. he had called our
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Back. he had called our sirius xm program. he had
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Sirius xm program. he had been having really bad
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Been having really bad headaches, and his vision
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Headaches, and his vision started to get blurred. it
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Started to get blurred. it got so bad he couldn't go to
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Got so bad he couldn't go to work anymore; he couldn't
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Work anymore; he couldn't drive. the doctors ran tests
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Drive. the doctors ran tests and discovered he had a tumor
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And discovered he had a tumor in his brain, it was
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In his brain, it was cancerous. they gave him
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Cancerous. they gave him eighteen months to live. he
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Eighteen months to live. he was young, certainly didn't
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Was young, certainly didn't see this coming. although he
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See this coming. although he was discouraged, he still had
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Was discouraged, he still had faith. he still believed that
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Faith. he still believed that his life was in god's hands.
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That the number of our days,
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That the number of our days, he will fulfill. instead of
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He will fulfill. instead of letting that diagnosis take
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Letting that diagnosis take root, dwell on it, google all
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Root, dwell on it, google all the terrible things that
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The terrible things that could happen, he kept that
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Could happen, he kept that out of his spirit. his
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Out of his spirit. his attitude was, “god is
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Attitude was, “god is restoring health back unto
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Restoring health back unto me. sickness cannot live in
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My body.” he was supposed to
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My body.” he was supposed to go downhill, but over time
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Go downhill, but over time his headaches began to go
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His headaches began to go away. his vision started
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Away. his vision started clearing up. the doctor's
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Clearing up. the doctor's said that it was just an
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Said that it was just an anomaly. nothing had changed.
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Anomaly. nothing had changed. eighteen months later, he
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Eighteen months later, he went back and asked for
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Went back and asked for another mri. this time the
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Doctors were puzzled. they
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Doctors were puzzled. they said, “we can't explain it,
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Said, “we can't explain it, but we can't find any cancer
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But we can't find any cancer in your body.” it was like
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In your body.” it was like god said, “let the party
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God said, “let the party begin.”
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Begin.” god has these destiny
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God has these destiny moments, where it looks like
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Moments, where it looks like you're stuck, you're
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You're stuck, you're defeated, you've made too
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Defeated, you've made too many mistakes, but that whole
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Many mistakes, but that whole time he's preparing a
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Time he's preparing a celebration. there's about to
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Celebration. there's about to be a party, where you dance
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Be a party, where you dance on what should have held you
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On what should have held you down. where like miriam,
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Down. where like miriam, you've got your tambourine,
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You've got your tambourine, so to speak. you're singing
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So to speak. you're singing on the shores of what should
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On the shores of what should have defeated you. ringing
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Have defeated you. ringing that bell, cancer free.
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That bell, cancer free. paying off your house.
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Paying off your house. marrying the person of your
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Marrying the person of your dreams. free from the
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Dreams. free from the addiction. saying, “look what
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Addiction. saying, “look what the lord has done.” i know
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The lord has done.” i know there are difficult times.
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There are difficult times. you can't escape life from
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You can't escape life from happening. but what i'm
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Happening. but what i'm saying is that's not how your
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Saying is that's not how your story ends. god is working
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Story ends. god is working behind the scenes to turn
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Behind the scenes to turn mourning into dancing, turn
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Mourning into dancing, turn sickness into health, turn
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Sickness into health, turn debt into abundance, turn
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Debt into abundance, turn council members mind, and
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Council members mind, and your dream comes to pass.
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Your dream comes to pass. your time is coming. your
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Your time is coming. your robe is ready. the ring is
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Robe is ready. the ring is polished. the calf is fatted.
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Polished. the calf is fatted. now get ready. i believe and
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Now get ready. i believe and declare, your party is about
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Declare, your party is about to begin. god is going to
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To begin. god is going to give you something to
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Give you something to celebrate, great joy, great
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Celebrate, great joy, great laughter, healing, freedom,
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Laughter, healing, freedom, abundance, dancing on what
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Abundance, dancing on what should have defeated you, in
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Should have defeated you, in jesus' name. if you receive
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say amen?
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It, can you say amen? (applause)
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It's a new year.
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It's a new year. time to see the impossible
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Time to see the impossible become possible.
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Become possible. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. life's setbacks are about
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Life's setbacks are about to become god's setups
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To become god's setups for new opportunity.
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For new opportunity. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. cherished dreams
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Cherished dreams will become unexpected reality.
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Will become unexpected reality. the start of the new year
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The start of the new year is the perfect time
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Is the perfect time to reset your focus,
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To reset your focus, release disappointments
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Release disappointments of the past,
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Of the past, and get ready for
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And get ready for the new things
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The new things god has in store.
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Every january,
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Every january, we create
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We create a new 365-day
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A new 365-day devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. i'd love to send it to you.
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I'd love to send it to you. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with inspiration,
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With inspiration, scripture, and uplifting
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Scripture, and uplifting declarations
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Declarations to fuel your faith.
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To fuel your faith. when you begin the day thanking
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When you begin the day thanking god for what he's done,
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God for what he's done, speaking victory
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Speaking victory over your future,
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Over your future, you're positioning yourself
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You're positioning yourself for a blessed,
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For a blessed, favor-filled year.
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Favor-filled year. amazing things happen
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Amazing things happen when you keep god first place.
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When you keep god first place. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this first month of the year,
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This first month of the year, we would like to send you
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A copy
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026 devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. do you want to overcome
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Do you want to overcome your most pressing
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Your most pressing challenges in 2026?
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Challenges in 2026? do you want to see your life
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Do you want to see your life take off in new directions
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Take off in new directions of influence,
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Of influence, favor and provision
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Favor and provision in the year ahead?
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In the year ahead? with this daily encouragement,
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With this daily encouragement, you'll not only smile
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You'll not only smile at your day,
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At your day, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that god is smiling
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That god is smiling on your entire life.
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On your entire life. each day
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Each day will be a fresh new day.
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Will be a fresh new day. turn discouragement
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Turn discouragement to encouragement.
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To encouragement. frustration to fulfillment.
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Frustration to fulfillment. anxiety to overcoming.
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Anxiety to overcoming. 2026 is going to be
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2026 is going to be one of your best years ever.
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One of your best years ever. we're going to help you
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We're going to help you stay in faith
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So you can see
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The goodness of god
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The goodness of god in new ways.
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In new ways. 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. we want to thank you
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We want to thank you for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity is impacting
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Your generosity is impacting lives around the world.
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Lives around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online live
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Online live every sunday morning.
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Every sunday morning. download our daily podcast.
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Download our daily podcast. watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, or the new joel osteen network
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Or the new joel osteen network 24 hours a day.
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Listen live on sirius xm as well.
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Xm as well. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of the 2026
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Joel Osteen - Let The Party Begin

January 4, 2026 | 29:0

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