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Joel Osteen - Mountains Turned To Molehills

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Mountains Turned To Molehills | November 16, 2025

<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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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel,
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can
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Social media. and you can come visit us in person.
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Come visit us in person. we'd love to have you
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We'd love to have you be a part of one of our
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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 man named bubba.
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About this man named bubba. he lived way out in the
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He lived way out in the country. there was a stray
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Country. there was a stray dog that kept showing up at
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Dog that kept showing up at his house. his wife said,
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His house. his wife said, “bubba you have to put the
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“bubba you have to put the dog in your truck, drive him
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Dog in your truck, drive him out in the woods and drop him
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Out in the woods and drop him off. that's where he lives.”
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Off. that's where he lives.” bubba drove him a mile down
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Bubba drove him a mile down the road, dropped him off.
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The road, dropped him off. when he came home, the dog
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When he came home, the dog was walking up the driveway,
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Was walking up the driveway, practically beat him back.
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Practically beat him back. this happened again and
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This happened again and again. his wife said, “bubba,
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Again. his wife said, “bubba, you have to take him way out,
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You have to take him way out, drive him around in circles,
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Drive him around in circles, get him mixed up.” bubba
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Get him mixed up.” bubba drove him an hour away,
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Drove him an hour away, crisscrossed roads he'd never
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Crisscrossed roads he'd never driven before and dropped him
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Driven before and dropped him off. two hours later, he
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Off. two hours later, he called his wife from the
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Called his wife from the truck and said, “did the dog
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Truck and said, “did the dog come back?” she said, “yeah,
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Come back?” she said, “yeah, he's walking down the
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He's walking down the driveway now.” bubba said,
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Driveway now.” bubba said, “do me a favor, put him on
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“do me a favor, put him on the line, i need directions.”
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The line, i need directions.” all right, y'all, say it like
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All right, y'all, 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 mountains turned to
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About mountains turned to molehills. we've all heard
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Molehills. we've all heard the phrase, don't make a
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The phrase, don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
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Mountain out of a molehill. that's someone overreacting,
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That's someone overreacting, making a big deal out of
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Making a big deal out of something small.
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Something small. but there are times in life
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But there are times in life that we face mountains. the
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That we face mountains. the doctor's report comes back
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Doctor's report comes back and says that it's not good.
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And says that it's not good. we get a call from the
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We get a call from the school, and our child is in
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School, and our child is in trouble again. we fell back
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Trouble again. we fell back into an addiction. the big
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Into an addiction. the big contract we were counting on
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Contract we were counting on didn't go through. these are
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Didn't go through. these are true mountains. obstacles
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True mountains. obstacles that look insurmountable,
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That look insurmountable, challenges where we don't see
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Challenges where we don't see a way out. it's easy to get
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A way out. it's easy to get discouraged, live worried,
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Discouraged, live worried, give up on dreams. that's the
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Give up on dreams. that's the way zerubbabel felt in the
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Way zerubbabel felt in the scripture. he was facing an
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Scripture. he was facing an impossible situation. but
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Impossible situation. but listen to what the prophet
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Listen to what the prophet zechariah said to him. “who
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Zechariah said to him. “who are you oh great mountain
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Are you oh great mountain that would stand before
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That would stand before zerubbabel, you shall become
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Zerubbabel, you shall become a plain, a mere molehill, and
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A plain, a mere molehill, and he will finish the temple.”
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He will finish the temple.” god is in the business of
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God is in the business of turning mountains into
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Turning mountains into molehills. he can flatten out
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Molehills. he can flatten out what looks impossible in your
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What looks impossible in your life. those things that are
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Life. those things that are blocking your health, keeping
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Blocking your health, keeping you from your dreams,
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You from your dreams, stopping your children. it
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Stopping your children. it looks like it's permanent,
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Looks like it's permanent, it's a mountain, too big, too
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It's a mountain, too big, too strong. it may be too much
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Strong. it may be too much for you, but it's not too
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For you, but it's not too much for our god. he knows
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Much for our god. he knows how to level the ground, to
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How to level the ground, to where what used to stop you,
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Where what used to stop you, now you're walking over. what
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Now you're walking over. what you thought was permanent is
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You thought was permanent is no longer there. don't be
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No longer there. don't be intimidated by the mountain.
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Intimidated by the mountain. don't believe those lies that
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Don't believe those lies that it's never going to change.
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It's never going to change. never get well, never break
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Never get well, never break the addiction, never meet the
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The addiction, never meet the right person. no, god is at
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Right person. no, god is at work in your life right now.
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Work in your life right now. there is no mountain he can't
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There is no mountain he can't bring down. no sickness he
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Bring down. no sickness he can't heal. no child he can't
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Can't heal. no child he can't turn around. one touch of his
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Turn around. one touch of his favor and the high thing
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Favor and the high thing becomes low. what looked
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Becomes low. what looked impossible, somehow turns
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Impossible, somehow turns around. you can't explain it.
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Around. you can't explain it. it doesn't make sense. that's
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It doesn't make sense. that's god turning mountains into
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God turning mountains into molehills. flattening out
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Molehills. flattening out what's blocking your destiny.
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What's blocking your destiny. now here's a key, don't talk
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Now here's a key, don't talk to god about how big your
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To god about how big your mountain is, talk to your
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Mountain is, talk to your mountain about how big your
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Mountain about how big your god is. “mountain you cannot
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God is. “mountain you cannot stay in my life. you cannot
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Stay in my life. you cannot stop my purpose. you may look
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Stop my purpose. you may look insurmountable, but i know a
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Insurmountable, but i know a secret, my god is a mountain
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Secret, my god is a mountain mover. my god is going to
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Mover. my god is going to turn you into a plain. when
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Turn you into a plain. when it's all said and done, i
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It's all said and done, i will walk right over you.”
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Will walk right over you.” you have to stir your faith
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You have to stir your faith up. we don't serve a weak
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Up. we don't serve a weak god, a limited god. we serve
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God, a limited god. we serve the creator of the universe,
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The creator of the universe, the god who flung stars into
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The god who flung stars into space. and the god who chose
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Space. and the god who chose you before you could choose
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You before you could choose him. he knew we would face
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Him. he knew we would face mountains. have things come
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Mountains. have things come against us that look too big.
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Against us that look too big. he didn't leave us on our
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He didn't leave us on our own. he said, “i will turn
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Own. he said, “i will turn mountains into plains. i will
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Mountains into plains. i will bring high things low.” god
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Bring high things low.” god is fighting for you. he sees
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Is fighting for you. he sees what you're going through. he
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What you're going through. he knows what you're up against.
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Knows what you're up against. the treatment, the lonely
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The treatment, the lonely nights, the child that's
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Nights, the child that's breaking your heart. it seems
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Breaking your heart. it seems like you're stuck. no, your
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Like you're stuck. no, your time is coming. god is saying
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Time is coming. god is saying to you what he said to
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To you what he said to zerubbabel, “every mountain
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Zerubbabel, “every mountain shall be brought down. every
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Shall be brought down. every high thing will be flattened
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High thing will be flattened out.” what god started in
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Out.” what god started in your life, he will finish.
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Your life, he will finish. god gave zerubbabel this
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God gave zerubbabel this dream to rebuild the temple
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Dream to rebuild the temple in jerusalem. he was living
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In jerusalem. he was living in exile in babylon with the
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In exile in babylon with the israelites. the king of
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Israelites. the king of persia allowed them to go
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Persia allowed them to go back home. zerubbabel was
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Back home. zerubbabel was excited. he got others
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Excited. he got others involved and they started
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Involved and they started building. it wasn't any time
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Building. it wasn't any time before they faced opposition.
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Before they faced opposition. the local people were upset.
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The local people were upset. they didn't want zerubbabel
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They didn't want zerubbabel there. they turned hostile,
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There. they turned hostile, caused him all kinds of
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Caused him all kinds of trouble. they went to the
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Trouble. they went to the city leaders and said he was
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City leaders and said he was trying to lead a rebellion
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Trying to lead a rebellion and was going to overthrow
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And was going to overthrow the government. they
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Convinced the politicians to
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Convinced the politicians to make a legal decree, ordering
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Make a legal decree, ordering the construction to stop. now
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The construction to stop. now no more work could continue.
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No more work could continue. it was not only people coming
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It was not only people coming against them, but now they
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Against them, but now they had this law that they
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Had this law that they couldn't rebuild. it looked
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Couldn't rebuild. it looked permanent, like it could
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Permanent, like it could never change. of course,
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Never change. of course, zerubbabel and all his people
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Zerubbabel and all his people they were discouraged. they
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They were discouraged. they had laid the foundation, they
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Had laid the foundation, they had gotten started but now
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Had gotten started but now construction came to a halt.
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Construction came to a halt. for years, no work was done.
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I can imagine zerubbabel
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I can imagine zerubbabel sometimes at night going out
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Sometimes at night going out by the temple site and seeing
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By the temple site and seeing the materials piled up,
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The materials piled up, lumber starting to rot, the
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Lumber starting to rot, the place in disarray. thoughts
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Place in disarray. thoughts whispered, “you didn't hear
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Whispered, “you didn't hear from god. he didn't tell you
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From god. he didn't tell you to rebuild this. you made
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To rebuild this. you made this up. you're a failure.
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This up. you're a failure. you should be embarrassed.”
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You should be embarrassed.” when you face mountains, and
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When you face mountains, and go through things that don't
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Go through things that don't work out, the enemy loves to
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Work out, the enemy loves to whisper thoughts of shame,
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Whisper thoughts of shame, guilt, doubt. “god didn't
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Guilt, doubt. “god didn't promise you'd get well. this
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Promise you'd get well. this is going to be the end. you
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Is going to be the end. you should have known your
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Should have known your business wouldn't make it;
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Business wouldn't make it; you don't have what it takes.
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You don't have what it takes. you'll never meet the right
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You'll never meet the right person, you're not attractive
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Person, you're not attractive enough.” no, just because it
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Enough.” no, just because it hasn't happened yet, doesn't
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Hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it's not going to
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Mean it's not going to happen. just because you had
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Happen. just because you had setbacks, people came against
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Setbacks, people came against you, the medical report
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You, the medical report didn't get better. now the
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Didn't get better. now the mountain looks bigger than
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Mountain looks bigger than ever. no, what god started
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Ever. no, what god started he's going to finish.
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He's going to finish. isaiah 40 says, “the hills
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Isaiah 40 says, “the hills will become a plain. the
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Will become a plain. the rough country will become
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Rough country will become smooth. then the glory of
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Smooth. then the glory of the lord will be revealed,
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The lord will be revealed, and all the people will see
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And all the people will see it.” that mountain you're
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It.” that mountain you're facing is setting you up for
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Facing is setting you up for god to show out in your life.
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God to show out in your life. when the hills become a
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When the hills become a plain, the glory of the lord
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Plain, the glory of the lord will be revealed. god is
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Will be revealed. god is going to make you an example
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Going to make you an example of his goodness. when he
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Of his goodness. when he turns the mountain into a
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Turns the mountain into a molehill, everyone will know
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Molehill, everyone will know his favor is on your life.
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His favor is on your life. sometimes god will let us
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Sometimes god will let us face mountains so other
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Face mountains so other people will see his power.
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People will see his power. can god trust you with a
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Can god trust you with a mountain? can he count on you
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Mountain? can he count on you to stay in faith and keep
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To stay in faith and keep believing? it's easy to get
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Believing? it's easy to get sour, bitter, “god, why
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Sour, bitter, “god, why didn't this work out?”
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Didn't this work out?” zerubbabel could have said,
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Zerubbabel could have said, “god, i was doing my best.
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“god, i was doing my best. why did these people come
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Why did these people come against me? why did they make
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Against me? why did they make this ruling?” it looked like
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This ruling?” it looked like he had failed, like he was
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He had failed, like he was done. but it's not over until
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Done. but it's not over until god says it's over. you don't
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God says it's over. you don't know what god is up to. when
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Know what god is up to. when you face obstacles, things
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You face obstacles, things that look permanent, that's a
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That look permanent, that's a test. are you going to get
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Test. are you going to get discouraged, give up on what
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Discouraged, give up on what god promised, or are you
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God promised, or are you going to keep believing, keep
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Going to keep believing, keep thanking god, knowing that he
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Thanking god, knowing that he is positioning you for his
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Is positioning you for his glory to be revealed. when
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Glory to be revealed. when you see what god was up to,
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You see what god was up to, you'll not only be amazed,
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You'll not only be amazed, but other people won't be
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But other people won't be able to deny the blessing of
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Able to deny the blessing of god on your life.
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This couple i know became
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This couple i know became pregnant with triplets
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Pregnant with triplets seventeen years ago. they
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Seventeen years ago. they were so excited. they had
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Were so excited. they had never been able to have
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Never been able to have children. now their dream had
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Children. now their dream had finally come true. but the
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Finally come true. but the mother had complications
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During the pregnancy, the
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During the pregnancy, the babies were born months
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Babies were born months prematurely, hardly weighed
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Prematurely, hardly weighed anything. the doctors didn't
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Anything. the doctors didn't know if they were going to
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Know if they were going to make it. it was day by day.
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Make it. it was day by day. of course, the parents were
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Of course, the parents were hoping, praying and
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Hoping, praying and believing. for six months,
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Believing. for six months, the babies were in the
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The babies were in the neo-natal intensive care
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Neo-natal intensive care unit, in critical condition,
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Unit, in critical condition, all these tubes, feeding
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All these tubes, feeding them, trying to get them
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Them, trying to get them strong and developed. by the
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Strong and developed. by the grace of god, they all
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Grace of god, they all survived. today they're
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Survived. today they're sixteen years old now,
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Sixteen years old now, healthy and whole. i saw them
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Healthy and whole. i saw them last week in the lobby. this
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Last week in the lobby. this couple had insurance, but not
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Couple had insurance, but not enough to cover all the
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Enough to cover all the hospital costs. they received
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Hospital costs. they received a bill for two million
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A bill for two million dollars. they didn't have
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Dollars. they didn't have those resources. it looked
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Those resources. it looked like they would be paying on
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Like they would be paying on this the rest of their life,
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This the rest of their life, a mountain of debt. instead
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A mountain of debt. instead of being discouraged,
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Of being discouraged, thinking it could never work
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Thinking it could never work out, they just kept thanking
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Out, they just kept thanking god that he was fighting
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God that he was fighting their battles, that he was
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Their battles, that he was supplying their needs, that
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Supplying their needs, that he could turn mountains into
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He could turn mountains into molehills. at christmas time,
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Molehills. at christmas time, they received a letter from
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They received a letter from the hospital, saying, “we've
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The hospital, saying, “we've never done this before, but
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Never done this before, but we've decided to forgive the
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We've decided to forgive the two-million-dollar debt, and
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Two-million-dollar debt, and to pay you back for all the
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To pay you back for all the payments that you've already
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Payments that you've already made.” the scripture says,
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Made.” the scripture says, “is there anything too hard
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“is there anything too hard for the lord?”
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For the lord?” i know none of us like
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I know none of us like obstacles, but how do you
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Obstacles, but how do you know like isaiah said, that
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Know like isaiah said, that that mountain is not there to
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That mountain is not there to reveal the glory of god
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Reveal the glory of god through you. when he flattens
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Through you. when he flattens out your high places, when he
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Out your high places, when he heals you from the sickness,
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Heals you from the sickness, frees you from the addiction,
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Frees you from the addiction, turns your child around,
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Turns your child around, people will see the goodness
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People will see the goodness of god. he wants to make you
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Of god. he wants to make you an example. don't get
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An example. don't get discouraged by the mountain,
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Discouraged by the mountain, complain about the obstacle.
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Complain about the obstacle. have a new perspective. that
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Have a new perspective. that mountain is setting you up
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Mountain is setting you up for god to do something
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For god to do something unusual, out of the ordinary,
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Unusual, out of the ordinary, so his glory will be seen
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So his glory will be seen through you. sure, the enemy
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Through you. sure, the enemy meant the mountain to block
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Meant the mountain to block you, but god is going to turn
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You, but god is going to turn it around and cause it to
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It around and cause it to promote you.
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Promote you. that's what happened with my
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That's what happened with my mother. she faced a mountain
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Mother. she faced a mountain of cancer. the doctors said
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Of cancer. the doctors said it was terminal. “you can't
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It was terminal. “you can't move this mountain. it's
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Move this mountain. it's permanent.” but my mother
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Permanent.” but my mother never talked about how big
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Never talked about how big the mountain was, she always
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The mountain was, she always talked about how big our god
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Talked about how big our god is. all through the day,
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Is. all through the day, “lord, thank you that you are
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“lord, thank you that you are restoring health back unto
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Restoring health back unto me. father, thank you that i
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Me. father, thank you that i will live and not die.” there
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Will live and not die.” there was no way in the natural,
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Was no way in the natural, but our god is supernatural.
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But our god is supernatural. he took that mountain that
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He took that mountain that looked permanent, looked
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Looked permanent, looked impossible, no way out
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Impossible, no way out medically speaking, and he
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Medically speaking, and he turned it into a molehill.
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Turned it into a molehill. she was perfectly healthy and
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She was perfectly healthy and whole. for forty years, god
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Whole. for forty years, god showed his glory through my
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Showed his glory through my mother. she told everyone
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Mother. she told everyone what happened. she was
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What happened. she was constantly praying for
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Constantly praying for people, letting them know,
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People, letting them know, “if god did it for me, he can
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“if god did it for me, he can do it for you.”
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Do it for you.” 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, we
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Former compaq center, we faced a mountain. the company
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Faced a mountain. the company that was up against was the
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That was up against was the largest taxpayer in texas.
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Largest taxpayer in texas. they were huge. it seemed
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They were huge. it seemed insurmountable. they had all
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Insurmountable. they had all this money, influence,
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This money, influence, connections. we didn't see
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Connections. we didn't see how it could happen. it
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How it could happen. it looked impossible. but we had
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Looked impossible. but we had a little
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A little bit of faith. the scripture
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Bit of faith. the scripture says, “if you have faith the
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Says, “if you have faith the size of a mustard seed,
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Size of a mustard seed, that's one of the smallest
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That's one of the smallest seeds, then you can see
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Seeds, then you can see mountains move.” you don't
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Mountains move.” you don't have to have great faith. you
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Have to have great faith. you don't have to know all the
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Don't have to know all the scriptures and have it all
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Scriptures and have it all figured out. if you just have
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Figured out. if you just have a little faith, “god, i don't
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A little faith, “god, i don't see a way, but i know you
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See a way, but i know you have a way. god, this looks
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Have a way. god, this looks impossible to me, but i know
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Impossible to me, but i know you can still do it.” that's
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You can still do it.” that's all god needs to work with.
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All god needs to work with. we kept believing, declaring,
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We kept believing, declaring, thanking god. through a
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Thanking god. through a series of supernatural
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Series of supernatural events, things fell into
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Events, things fell into place. god changed the city
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Place. god changed the city council members mind, and
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Council members mind, and here we are today. he turned
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Here we are today. he turned a mountain into a molehill.
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A mountain into a molehill. he brought down the high
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He brought down the high places that were blocking our
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Places that were blocking our purpose. for the last twenty
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Purpose. for the last twenty years that we've been in this
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Years that we've been in this building, the glory
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Building, the glory of god has been revealed
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Of god has been revealed through us. he has shined
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Through us. he has shined brightly.
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Brightly. you may be facing a mountain
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You may be facing a mountain today, in your health, your
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Today, in your health, your finances, your dreams. it
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Finances, your dreams. it seems like you're stuck.
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Seems like you're stuck. there's no way around it. but
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There's no way around it. but like isaiah said, god didn't
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Like isaiah said, god didn't allow the mountain to stop
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Allow the mountain to stop you, but to display his
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You, but to display his glory, his favor, his
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Glory, his favor, his healing. don't give up on
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Healing. don't give up on what he put in your heart.
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What he put in your heart. don't let the lies convince
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Don't let the lies convince you that it's too big, too
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You that it's too big, too strong, too late. it could
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Strong, too late. it could never happen now. can i
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Never happen now. can i encourage you, it's about to
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Encourage you, it's about to become a molehill. you
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Become a molehill. you wouldn't be hearing this if
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Wouldn't be hearing this if god wasn't about to flatten
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God wasn't about to flatten out some impossibilities in
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Out some impossibilities in your life. he's about to
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Your life. he's about to bring high things low. why
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Bring high things low. why don't you get in agreement
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Don't you get in agreement with him? all you need is
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With him? all you need is just mustard seed faith; a
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Just mustard seed faith; a little bit of faith. that's
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Little bit of faith. that's what moves mountains. “lord,
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What moves mountains. “lord, i believe you can heal me
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I believe you can heal me from this sickness. i believe
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From this sickness. i believe my child is turning around.
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My child is turning around. that you have beauty for
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That you have beauty for these ashes. that my dreams
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These ashes. that my dreams are still coming to pass.”
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Are still coming to pass.” sixteen years, the temple sat
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Sixteen years, the temple sat there in ruins. nothing but a
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There in ruins. nothing but a foundation. zerubbabel
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Foundation. zerubbabel thought it was too late. he
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Thought it was too late. he had done his best, but it
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Had done his best, but it didn't work out. but god
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Didn't work out. but god doesn't abort dreams. you may
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Doesn't abort dreams. you may have given up, but god still
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Have given up, but god still has every intention of
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Has every intention of bringing it to pass. the
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Bringing it to pass. the prophet zechariah showed up
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Prophet zechariah showed up and said, “zerubbabel, it's
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And said, “zerubbabel, it's time to get going.” that's
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Time to get going.” that's when he made this statement,
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When he made this statement, “god is going to turn this
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“god is going to turn this mountain into a molehill and
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Mountain into a molehill and you will finish the temple.”
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You will finish the temple.” that breathed new life into
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Zerubbabel. he called his men
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Zerubbabel. he called his men together, they started
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Together, they started working. four years later,
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Working. four years later, they finished the temple. if
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They finished the temple. if zerubbabel were here today,
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Zerubbabel were here today, he would tell you, don't let
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He would tell you, don't let the mountain fool you. don't
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The mountain fool you. don't let the sickness, the debt,
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Let the sickness, the debt, the trouble convince you that
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The trouble convince you that it's not going to happen. god
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It's not going to happen. god is fighting for you. he's
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Going to level the mountain.
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Going to level the mountain. he's going to move the wrong
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He's going to move the wrong people. he's going to turn
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People. he's going to turn the sickness around. he's
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The sickness around. he's going to open the right doors.
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Going to open the right doors. i love the way zechariah said
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I love the way zechariah said it. “who are you, oh great
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It. “who are you, oh great mountain, to stand before
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Mountain, to stand before zerubbabel?” he was saying in
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Zerubbabel?” he was saying in effect, who are you, cancer,
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Effect, who are you, cancer, to think you can stand
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To think you can stand against god's people? who are
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Against god's people? who are you lack, struggle, can't get
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You lack, struggle, can't get ahead to think you can stop
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Ahead to think you can stop what god has purposed. who
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What god has purposed. who are you bad breaks,
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Are you bad breaks, betrayals, closed doors to
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Betrayals, closed doors to think you can hinder our
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Think you can hinder our destiny. he didn't say, i
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Destiny. he didn't say, i hope something works out, i
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Hope something works out, i hope things turn around. no,
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Hope things turn around. no, he said, you shall be
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He said, you shall be leveled. you shall be
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Leveled. you shall be flattened out. that mountain
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Flattened out. that mountain that used to block you,
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That used to block you, you're going to walk on top
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You're going to walk on top of it. that sickness that
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Of it. that sickness that held you back, the financial
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Held you back, the financial difficulty, the child that
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Difficulty, the child that won't do what's right, it's
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Won't do what's right, it's not just going to get a
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Not just going to get a little better. “joel, it's
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Little better. “joel, it's not quite as bad. it's just a
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Not quite as bad. it's just a small hill now.” no, it's
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Small hill now.” no, it's going to be completely
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Going to be completely flattened. totally smooth. no
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Flattened. totally smooth. no sign of it.
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Sign of it. i saw where there's a
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I saw where there's a mountain that's twenty-nine
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Mountain that's twenty-nine thousand feet high. a typical
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Thousand feet high. a typical molehill is two inches tall.
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Molehill is two inches tall. when we think of this
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When we think of this comparison, it doesn't seem
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Comparison, it doesn't seem possible. this huge mountain,
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Possible. this huge mountain, coming down to two inches.
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Coming down to two inches. god is saying, “i'm going to
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God is saying, “i'm going to do things that don't make
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Do things that don't make sense. that you can't
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Sense. that you can't comprehend. out of the
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Comprehend. out of the ordinary. you didn't see
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Ordinary. you didn't see anyway, but god is going to
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Anyway, but god is going to show up and flatten what
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Show up and flatten what looks impossible in your life.
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Looks impossible in your life. now, if zechariah had not
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Now, if zechariah had not come and spoken faith into
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Come and spoken faith into zerubbabel, and reminded him
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Zerubbabel, and reminded him of what god can do, he would
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Of what god can do, he would have never restarted
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Have never restarted rebuilding the temple.
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Rebuilding the temple. sometimes you need people to
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Sometimes you need people to speak faith into you. maybe
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Speak faith into you. maybe you're up against a big
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You're up against a big mountain that's been there a
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Mountain that's been there a long time. you've accepted
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Long time. you've accepted that it's never going to
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That it's never going to change, but god sent me to
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Change, but god sent me to stir your faith. to let you
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Stir your faith. to let you know it's not permanent. yes,
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Know it's not permanent. yes, it looks big, it's been a
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It looks big, it's been a long time, you don't see how.
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Long time, you don't see how. but you don't have to see
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But you don't have to see how. all you have to do is
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How. all you have to do is believe. when you believe the
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Believe. when you believe the creator of the universe goes
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Creator of the universe goes to work, angels are
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To work, angels are dispatched, miracles are set
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Dispatched, miracles are set into motion.
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There's a young man that
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There's a young man that attends here. his dream was
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Attends here. his dream was to become a physician. he
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To become a physician. he graduated from college with
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Graduated from college with honors. he applied to forty
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Honors. he applied to forty medical schools but only
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Medical schools but only three contacted him back.
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Three contacted him back. unfortunately, he was turned
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Unfortunately, he was turned down, didn't have any offers.
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He was disappointed. he had
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He was disappointed. he had worked so hard. this is what
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Worked so hard. this is what he always wanted to do. but
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He always wanted to do. but you have to go through your
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You have to go through your closed doors before you get
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Closed doors before you get to your open doors. the
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To your open doors. the mistake we make sometimes, is
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Mistake we make sometimes, is we give up too soon. “it
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We give up too soon. “it didn't work out, joel; it's
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Didn't work out, joel; it's not fair, i don't understand
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Not fair, i don't understand it.” this young man, instead
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It.” this young man, instead of being discouraged, instead
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Of being discouraged, instead of complaining, he kept
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Of complaining, he kept thanking god for what he
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Thanking god for what he promised, declaring favor
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Promised, declaring favor over his future. “lord, i
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Over his future. “lord, i thank you that you are
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Thank you that you are opening doors no man can
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Opening doors no man can shut. that your favor is
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Shut. that your favor is causing me to stand out. that
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Causing me to stand out. that what you have purposed for my
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What you have purposed for my life will come to pass.” when
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Life will come to pass.” when you're facing a mountain,
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You're facing a mountain, situations that look
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Situations that look permanent, it's important
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Permanent, it's important what you're saying. are you
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What you're saying. are you talking about how big the
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Talking about how big the mountain is? or are you
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Mountain is? or are you talking about how big your
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Talking about how big your god is? are you saying like
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God is? are you saying like zechariah, “mountain you will
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Zechariah, “mountain you will become a molehill. you cannot
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Become a molehill. you cannot stop my destiny. i am god's
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Stop my destiny. i am god's property.” or are you saying,
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Property.” or are you saying, “joel, i don't know; the
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“joel, i don't know; the medical report is not good.
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Medical report is not good. everyone in my family
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Everyone in my family struggles. i've had this
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Struggles. i've had this addiction a long time.” no,
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Addiction a long time.” no, those mountains are not there
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Those mountains are not there to stop you, but so that god
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To stop you, but so that god can show his glory through
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Can show his glory through you. he wouldn't have allowed
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You. he wouldn't have allowed it, if it was going to keep
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It, if it was going to keep you from your destiny. it's a
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You from your destiny. it's a test. be strong. be of good
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Test. be strong. be of good courage. what god started,
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Courage. what god started, he's going to finish.
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This young man attended a
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This young man attended a seminar for students wanting
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Seminar for students wanting to get into medical school.
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To get into medical school. one of the options they
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One of the options they mentioned was working for the
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Mentioned was working for the armed services. when he heard
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Armed services. when he heard that, something ignited on
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That, something ignited on the inside. he talked to a
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The inside. he talked to a gentleman there that took
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Gentleman there that took great interest in him. he put
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Great interest in him. he put in a good word for him. he
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In a good word for him. he received the news that he was
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Received the news that he was accepted into the armed
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Accepted into the armed forces medical school. he
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Forces medical school. he would not only receive a full
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Would not only receive a full scholarship, not have any
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Scholarship, not have any cost for his medical
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Cost for his medical education, but he would be
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Paid a substantial salary
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Paid a substantial salary while he attended school. he
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While he attended school. he never dreamed he could become
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Never dreamed he could become a physician and have no debt.
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A physician and have no debt. it looked like that mountain
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It looked like that mountain was blocking his purpose, but
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Was blocking his purpose, but god turned it into a
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God turned it into a molehill. there may be
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Molehill. there may be mountains trying to block you
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Mountains trying to block you today, closed doors,
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Today, closed doors, sickness, debt. you don't see
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Sickness, debt. you don't see how it can change. it looks
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How it can change. it looks too big, too strong,
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Too big, too strong, insurmountable. on your own,
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Insurmountable. on your own, you can't change it. but
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You can't change it. but listen to what god said in
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Listen to what god said in jeremiah. “look, o mighty
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Jeremiah. “look, o mighty mountain, i am your enemy,
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Mountain, i am your enemy, says the lord. i will raise
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Says the lord. i will raise my fist against you, to knock
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My fist against you, to knock you down from the heights.
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You down from the heights. when i am finished, you will
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When i am finished, you will be nothing but a heap of
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Be nothing but a heap of rubble.” god is saying to the
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Rubble.” god is saying to the sickness, the addiction, the
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Sickness, the addiction, the closed doors, i am your
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Closed doors, i am your enemy. because you belong to
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Enemy. because you belong to the most high, he's an enemy
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The most high, he's an enemy to what opposes you. imagine
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To what opposes you. imagine god with his fist clinched
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God with his fist clinched against that cancer that's
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Against that cancer that's trying to stop you. his fist
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Trying to stop you. his fist clinched against the
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Clinched against the depression, the anxiety, that
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Depression, the anxiety, that looks permanent. or clinched
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Looks permanent. or clinched against the addiction,
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Against the addiction, against the people that are
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Against the people that are doing you wrong. you're not
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Doing you wrong. you're not fighting on your own. god is
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Fighting on your own. god is about to deliver the knockout
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About to deliver the knockout punch. when he is finished,
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Punch. when he is finished, those mountains will be
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Those mountains will be nothing but a heap of rubble.
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Nothing but a heap of rubble. just ask david. he faced a
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Just ask david. he faced a mountain, it looked
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Mountain, it looked impossible. this huge giant,
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Impossible. this huge giant, that was defying the armies
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That was defying the armies of the living god, making fun
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Of the living god, making fun of god's people, stopping
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Of god's people, stopping their purpose. they were all
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Their purpose. they were all running in fear. not david.
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Running in fear. not david. he stepped up with that sling
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He stepped up with that sling shot and delivered the
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Shot and delivered the knockout punch. that high
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Knockout punch. that high thing was brought low. the
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Thing was brought low. the giant was lying on the
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Giant was lying on the ground. you may have some big
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Ground. you may have some big obstacles, but our god has a
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Obstacles, but our god has a big punch. he's about to
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Big punch. he's about to knock out some things that
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Knock out some things that have been holding you back.
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Have been holding you back. knock out the fear, knock out
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Knock out the fear, knock out the heart trouble, knock out
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The heart trouble, knock out the strife that's tearing
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The strife that's tearing your family apart, knock out
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Your family apart, knock out those people that are doing
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Those people that are doing you wrong. you don't have to
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You wrong. you don't have to fight, let god do it. he has
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Fight, let god do it. he has his fist raised against the
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His fist raised against the high things that are holding
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High things that are holding you back. when people and
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You back. when people and circumstances come against
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Circumstances come against you and try to stop your
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You and try to stop your purpose and keep you from
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Purpose and keep you from moving forward, remember,
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Moving forward, remember, they're not just coming
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They're not just coming against you, they're coming
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Against you, they're coming against god. he becomes their
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Against god. he becomes their enemy. he said, “oh great
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Enemy. he said, “oh great mountain, i am your enemy. i
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Mountain, i am your enemy. i will knock you from the
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Will knock you from the heights and bring you down to
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Heights and bring you down to rubble.” when you understand
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Rubble.” when you understand this, you can stay in peace.
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This, you can stay in peace. you don't have to try to
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You don't have to try to fight, defend, fix everything
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Fight, defend, fix everything on your own. you have a
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On your own. you have a protector, you have a
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Protector, you have a defender. god will be the
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Defender. god will be the enemy to your enemies. he
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Enemy to your enemies. he will bring every high thing
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Will bring every high thing low. those obstacles blocking
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Low. those obstacles blocking your path, he will turn them
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Your path, he will turn them into rubble so you can keep
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Into rubble so you can keep moving into your destiny.
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There's a man in thetiny.
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There's a man in thetiny. scripture named saul. he was
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Scripture named saul. he was a devout pharisee, committed
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A devout pharisee, committed to the jewish law. he saw
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To the jewish law. he saw followers of jesus as going
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Followers of jesus as going against what he believed. he
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Against what he believed. he tried his best to get rid of
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Tried his best to get rid of them. he was the biggest
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Enemy of the church. acts 9
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Enemy of the church. acts 9 says, “saul, breathing
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Says, “saul, breathing threats and murder against
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Threats and murder against the disciples.” he wasn't
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The disciples.” he wasn't playing around. he was
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Playing around. he was standing there, giving his
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Standing there, giving his approval when steven was
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Approval when steven was stoned to death. he went to
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Stoned to death. he went to the officials and got legal
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The officials and got legal permission to arrest
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Permission to arrest believers and have them put
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Believers and have them put in jail. one day he was on
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In jail. one day he was on his way to damascus, on this
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His way to damascus, on this mission to persecute
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Mission to persecute believers. but while he was
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Believers. but while he was traveling, a bright light
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Traveling, a bright light shined down from heaven,
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Shined down from heaven, knocked him off his horse and
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Knocked him off his horse and he fell to the ground. he was
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He fell to the ground. he was blind, he couldn't see. a
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Blind, he couldn't see. a voice boomed out, “saul,
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Voice boomed out, “saul, saul, why do you persecute
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Saul, why do you persecute me?” he was puzzled, said,
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Me?” he was puzzled, said, “who are you?” the voice
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“who are you?” the voice said, “i am jesus, whom you
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Said, “i am jesus, whom you are persecuting.” what's
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Are persecuting.” what's significant is saul had never
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Significant is saul had never met jesus. he thought he was
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Met jesus. he thought he was going after the disciples,
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Going after the disciples, but when people persecute
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But when people persecute you, really they're
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You, really they're persecuting him. because you
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Persecuting him. because you belong to christ, god takes
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Belong to christ, god takes it personally. he becomes an
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It personally. he becomes an enemy to those who attack
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Enemy to those who attack you. he feels every wrong,
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You. he feels every wrong, every injustice, every hurt.
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Every injustice, every hurt. there will be a time where he
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There will be a time where he delivers a knockout punch.
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Delivers a knockout punch. you don't have to do it. his
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You don't have to do it. his reputation is on the line. he
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Reputation is on the line. he knows how to defend himself,
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Knows how to defend himself, how to bring every high thing
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How to bring every high thing low.
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Saul was a mountain. he was
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Saul was a mountain. he was blocking the church from
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Blocking the church from moving forward. he had
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Moving forward. he had everybody on the run, hiding,
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Everybody on the run, hiding, living in fear. but god's
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Living in fear. but god's fist is clinched against your
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Fist is clinched against your enemies. god delivered that
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Enemies. god delivered that knockout punch. saul fell off
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Knockout punch. saul fell off his high horse and came to
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His high horse and came to the ground. that day was a
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The ground. that day was a turning point. saul became a
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Turning point. saul became a follower of christ. he went
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Follower of christ. he went on to become the apostle paul
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On to become the apostle paul who wrote half the books in
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Who wrote half the books in the new testament. the
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The new testament. the greatest enemy of the church
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Became the greatest ally of
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Became the greatest ally of the church. god knows how to
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The church. god knows how to knockout what's trying to
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Knockout what's trying to stop you. it may be a
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Stop you. it may be a goliath, a person, perhaps a
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Goliath, a person, perhaps a sickness, or debt, or
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Sickness, or debt, or trouble; i can imagine right
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Trouble; i can imagine right now, god rolling up his
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Now, god rolling up his sleeves, clinching his fist.
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Sleeves, clinching his fist. you've stood strong. you've
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You've stood strong. you've been faithful. now here comes
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Been faithful. now here comes the knockout punch. knocking
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The knockout punch. knocking out the sickness, knocking
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Out the sickness, knocking out the dysfunction, knocking
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Out the dysfunction, knocking out the debt, knocking out
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Out the debt, knocking out those people, moving the
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Those people, moving the wrong ones out of your path.
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Wrong ones out of your path. making a way, not where you
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Making a way, not where you have to go way around that
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Have to go way around that obstacle. you can get there
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Obstacle. you can get there in a year or two. no god's
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In a year or two. no god's about to turn the mountain
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About to turn the mountain into a molehill. he's going
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Into a molehill. he's going to flatten out what looks
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To flatten out what looks impossible, so you can go
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Impossible, so you can go straight to your destiny.
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Straight to your destiny. now give him something to
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Now give him something to work with. just mustard seed
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Work with. just mustard seed faith, just a little bit of
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Faith, just a little bit of faith can move mountains. not
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Faith can move mountains. not complaining, not talking
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Complaining, not talking about how bad it is, but how
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About how bad it is, but how about talking about how great
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About talking about how great our god is. he's an enemy to
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Our god is. he's an enemy to your enemies. you can stay in
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Your enemies. you can stay in peace. you can live from a
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Peace. you can live from a place of trust knowing that
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Place of trust knowing that no mountain can stand against
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No mountain can stand against you. that every high thing is
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You. that every high thing is being brought low. god didn't
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Being brought low. god didn't bring you this far to leave
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Bring you this far to leave you. like zerubbabel, you may
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You. like zerubbabel, you may have had delays, people did
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Have had delays, people did you wrong, it hadn't worked
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You wrong, it hadn't worked out, but what god started in
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Out, but what god started in your life he's going to
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Your life he's going to finish. it's time to try it
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Finish. it's time to try it again. if you'll do this, i
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Again. if you'll do this, i believe and declare, god is
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Believe and declare, god is about to deliver some
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About to deliver some knockout punches, he's going
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Knockout punches, he's going to flatten out everything
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To flatten out everything hindering you. every mountain
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Hindering you. every mountain turned to a molehill. healing
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Turned to a molehill. healing is coming, freedom is coming,
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Is coming, freedom is coming, favor is coming, the fullness
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Favor is coming, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus'
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Of your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can
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Name. if you receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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Your destiny is too great,
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Your destiny is too great, your calling too important,
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Your calling too important, and your future too bright
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And your future too bright to live in fear.
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To live in fear. fear may knock,
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Fear may knock, but you don't have
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But you don't have to let it in.
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To let it in. it's time to let faith answer.
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It's time to let faith answer. fear is a powerful force,
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Fear is a powerful force, but so is faith.
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But so is faith. what we focus on shapes
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What we focus on shapes our reality.
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In my new book, no more fear:
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In my new book, no more fear: you have the mind of christ,
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You have the mind of christ, i'll show you how
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I'll show you how to silence fear and live boldly
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To silence fear and live boldly in faith and confidence.
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In faith and confidence. just like david said, "though
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Just like david said, "though i walk through the valley,
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I walk through the valley, i will not fear,"
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I will not fear," you too can walk through
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You too can walk through life's challenges
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Life's challenges without being paralyzed
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Without being paralyzed by fear.
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By fear. i can't promise you
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I can't promise you you'll never feel fear,
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You'll never feel fear, but i can teach you
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But i can teach you how to rise above it
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How to rise above it by dwelling on what god says,
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By dwelling on what god says, learning to replace
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Learning to replace the anxious thoughts
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The anxious thoughts with faith-filled ones.
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With faith-filled ones. you can live
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You can live from a place of peace,
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From a place of peace, power, and purpose.
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Power, and purpose. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. the bible proclaims,
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The bible proclaims, "the lord is my light
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"the lord is my light and my salvation;
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And my salvation; whom shall i fear?"
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Whom shall i fear?" this powerful
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This powerful and practical book
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And practical book will help you silence doubt,
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Will help you silence doubt, overcome anxiety,
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Overcome anxiety, and step boldly into god's
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And step boldly into god's overcoming power.
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Overcoming power. when fear whispers,
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When fear whispers, "you can't,"
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"you can't," this devotional will stir
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This devotional will stir your faith
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Your faith to declare, "god will."
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To declare, "god will." each page
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Each page reminds you
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Reminds you that you weren't
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That you weren't created to live in fear
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Created to live in fear or despair.
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Or despair. you were created to live
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You were created to live with passion,
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With passion, purpose, and confidence
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Purpose, and confidence in god's plans for your life.
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In god's plans for your life. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you
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Equip you to rise above
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To rise above fear and walk in victory.
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Fear doesn't
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Fear doesn't have the final say, god does.
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Have the final say, god does. be bold,
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Be bold, be strong, and step up to who
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Be strong, and step up to who he made you to be.
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He made you to be. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know we're praying for
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We're praying for you and your family,
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You and your family, believing for god's very best.
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Believing for god's very best. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. and as we finish this year,
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And as we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end
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Making a special year-end gift; helps
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Gift; helps to keep the ministry strong.
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To keep the ministry strong. i always want to thank our
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I always want to thank our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. and until we see you next time,
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And until we see you next time, may the lord bless you
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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And keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of joel's new book,
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Your copy of joel's new book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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Joel Osteen - Mountains Turned To Molehills

November 16, 2025 | 29:0

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