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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - A Nevertheless Person | March 13, 2025
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- (applause) well god bless you.
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- Well god bless you. it's always a joy to come
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- It's always a joy to come into your homes and if
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- Into your homes and if you're ever in our area,
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- You're ever in our area, please stop by and be a
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- Please stop by and be a part of one of our
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- Part of one of our services.
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- Services. i promise you we'll make
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- I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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- You feel right at home. but thanks so much for
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- But thanks so much for tuning in and thank you
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- Tuning in and thank you again for coming out today.
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- Again for coming out today. i like to start with
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- I like to start with something funny.
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- Something funny. i heard about this old
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- I heard about this old country farmer.
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- Country farmer. he was taking his nephew
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- He was taking his nephew camping for the first time.
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- Camping for the first time. his nephew had 5 degrees,
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- His nephew had 5 degrees, he was one of the
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- He was one of the smartest men alive.
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- Smartest men alive. they set their tent up and
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- They set their tent up and quickly fell asleep.
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- Quickly fell asleep. in the middle of the night,
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- In the middle of the night, the farmer woke his nephew
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- The farmer woke his nephew up and said, "look up!
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- Up and said, "look up! what do you see?"
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- What do you see?" he said, "i see millions
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- He said, "i see millions of stars."
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- Of stars." farmer said, "i know that,
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- Farmer said, "i know that, but what does it tell you?"
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- But what does it tell you?" he said, "astronomically,
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- He said, "astronomically, it tells me there are
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- It tells me there are billions of galaxies.
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- Billions of galaxies. meteorologically, it tells
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- Meteorologically, it tells me it's going to be a
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- Me it's going to be a beautiful day.
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- Beautiful day. theologically, it tells me
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- Theologically, it tells me god's a great creator.
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- God's a great creator. what does it tell you?"
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- What does it tell you?" old farmer shook his head
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- Old farmer shook his head and said, "tells me
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- And said, "tells me somebody stole our tent."
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- Somebody stole our tent." (laughter)
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- (laughter) hold up your bible, say
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- Hold up your bible, say it like you mean it: this
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- It like you mean it: this is my bible.
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- Is my bible. i am what it says i am,
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- I am what it says i am, i have what it says i have,
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- I have what it says i have, i can do what it says i
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- I can do what it says i can do.
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- Can do. today i will be taught the
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- Today i will be taught the word of god.
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- Word of god. i boldly confess: my mind
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- I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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- Is alert. my heart is receptive.
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- My heart is receptive. i'll never be the same in
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- I'll never be the same in jesus' name.
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- Jesus' name. god bless you.
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- God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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- I want to talk to you today about "a nevertheless
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- About "a nevertheless person".
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- Person". we all face situations that
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- We all face situations that seem impossible.
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- Seem impossible. we don't see how we could
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- We don't see how we could ever accomplish a dream,
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- Ever accomplish a dream, get the break we need, meet
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- Get the break we need, meet the right person.
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- The right person. in the natural we feel
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- In the natural we feel stuck.
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- Stuck. maybe the medical report
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- Maybe the medical report says you're not going to
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- Says you're not going to get better.
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- Get better. or you raised a child in
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- Or you raised a child in church and now they're off
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- Church and now they're off course, not interested in
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- Course, not interested in doing what's right.
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- Doing what's right. or in our careers we gave
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- Or in our careers we gave it our best effort, we
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- It our best effort, we worked hard, took the extra
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- Worked hard, took the extra training, but now we've
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- Training, but now we've peaked, gone as far as our
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- Peaked, gone as far as our education allows.
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- Education allows. what do you do when you've
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- What do you do when you've done the right thing but it
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- Done the right thing but it hasn't worked out?
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- Hasn't worked out? you're standing on god's
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- You're standing on god's promises, believing that
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- Promises, believing that he's restoring health, that
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- He's restoring health, that you'll lend and not borrow,
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- You'll lend and not borrow, that he'll give you the
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- That he'll give you the desires of your heart.
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- Desires of your heart. but every circumstance
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- But every circumstance looks like it's not going
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- Looks like it's not going to happen.
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- To happen. your logic, your reasoning
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- Your logic, your reasoning tells you, "forget it.
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- Tells you, "forget it. it's not going to work out,
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- It's not going to work out, it's not your lot in life."
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- It's not your lot in life." it's easy to get
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- It's easy to get discouraged and give up on
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- Discouraged and give up on what we're believing for.
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- What we're believing for. this is where peter was in
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- This is where peter was in luke chapter 5.
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- Luke chapter 5. he'd been out fishing all
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- He'd been out fishing all night and caught nothing.
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- Night and caught nothing. he was an experienced
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- He was an experienced fisherman.
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- Fisherman. he went to the places where
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- He went to the places where he knew there were always
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- He knew there were always fish.
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- Fish. he tried again and again,
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- He tried again and again, hour after hour, came up
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- Hour after hour, came up empty.
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- Empty. they were fishing with
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- They were fishing with large nets, not just a few
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- Large nets, not just a few poles.
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- Poles. you would've thought they
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- You would've thought they would've caught something,
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- Would've caught something, at least a few fish, even
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- At least a few fish, even if it wasn't the kind they
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- If it wasn't the kind they were looking for, but
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- Were looking for, but peter said, "we've caught
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- Peter said, "we've caught nothing."
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- Nothing." in other words, it couldn't
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- In other words, it couldn't get any worse.
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- Get any worse. they came up totally empty.
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- They came up totally empty. early the next morning,
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- Early the next morning, after a long night of being
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- After a long night of being in the boat, frustration,
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- In the boat, frustration, nothing worked out, as they
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- Nothing worked out, as they were coming into the shore,
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- Were coming into the shore, they saw jesus.
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- They saw jesus. jesus asked peter if he
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- Jesus asked peter if he could borrow his boat to
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- Could borrow his boat to teach people from the
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- Teach people from the beach.
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- Beach. in a few hours when he was
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- In a few hours when he was done, jesus told peter to
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- Done, jesus told peter to do something that seemed
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- Do something that seemed illogical. it didn't make
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- Illogical. it didn't make sense to peter's natural
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- Sense to peter's natural reasoning.
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- Reasoning. jesus said, "peter, go back
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- Jesus said, "peter, go back out into the waters, throw
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- Out into the waters, throw out your nets and you will
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- Out your nets and you will catch a great haul of
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- Catch a great haul of fish."
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- Fish." you can imagine how peter
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- You can imagine how peter must have felt.
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- Must have felt. "are you kidding?
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- "are you kidding? go back out there again?
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- Go back out there again? we've been out all night.
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- We've been out all night. no fish are biting.
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- No fish are biting. we're experts, we know what
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- We're experts, we know what we're doing.
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- We're doing. plus, it was morning now.
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- Plus, it was morning now. the fish go down deeper to
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- The fish go down deeper to stay out of the daylight."
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- Stay out of the daylight." every circumstance told
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- Every circumstance told peter, "don't do it.
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- Peter, "don't do it. it's going to be a waste of
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- It's going to be a waste of your time."
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- Your time." if peter would have
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- If peter would have reasoned it out, only
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- Reasoned it out, only looked at it logically, he
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- Looked at it logically, he would've talked himself
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- Would've talked himself out of it.
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- Out of it. he could've told jesus,
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- He could've told jesus, "i appreciate your
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- "i appreciate your suggestions, thank you for
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- Suggestions, thank you for your advice but we're not
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- Your advice but we're not going to do it. it's not
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- Going to do it. it's not going to do any good."
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- Going to do any good." instead, peter did
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- Instead, peter did something that we all must
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- Something that we all must do if we're going to see
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- Do if we're going to see promises come to pass.
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- Promises come to pass. he said, "jesus, we fished
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- He said, "jesus, we fished all night and caught
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- All night and caught nothing. nevertheless,
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- Nothing. nevertheless, at your word we'll go
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- At your word we'll go back and try again."
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- Back and try again." he didn't deny the facts.
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- He didn't deny the facts. he was saying in effect,
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- He was saying in effect, "the odds are against us,
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- "the odds are against us, it looks impossible.
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- It looks impossible. nevertheless, because of
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- Nevertheless, because of what you say i'm going to
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- What you say i'm going to do it."
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- Do it." he went back out into the
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- He went back out into the water, threw out his nets
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- Water, threw out his nets and caught so many fish
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- And caught so many fish that they began to break.
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- That they began to break. practical people would've
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- Practical people would've missed their miracle.
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- Missed their miracle. people that only look at
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- People that only look at things logically,
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- Things logically, realistically,
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- Realistically, statistically would've
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- Statistically would've talked themselves out
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- Talked themselves out of it.
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- Of it. god is looking for
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- God is looking for nevertheless people.
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- Nevertheless people. for people who say, "the
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- For people who say, "the medical report doesn't
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- Medical report doesn't look good. nevertheless,
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- Look good. nevertheless, god is restoring health
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- God is restoring health back unto me.
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- Back unto me. my child is still off
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- My child is still off course. nevertheless,
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- Course. nevertheless, as for me and my house,
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- As for me and my house, we will serve the lord.
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- We will serve the lord. business is slow, no fish
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- Business is slow, no fish are biting, doesn't look
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- Are biting, doesn't look like i could ever get out
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- Like i could ever get out of debt. nevertheless,
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- Of debt. nevertheless, blessings are chasing me
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- Blessings are chasing me down. i will lend and not
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- Down. i will lend and not borrow."
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- Borrow." or maybe, "i've had this
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- Or maybe, "i've had this addiction for years, gone
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- Addiction for years, gone through treatment, rehab,
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- Through treatment, rehab, nothing has worked.
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- Nothing has worked. i should be discouraged,
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- I should be discouraged, but i'm a nevertheless
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- But i'm a nevertheless person. i know freedom
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- Person. i know freedom is in my future. i know
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- Is in my future. i know one touch of god's favor
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- One touch of god's favor can turn it around."
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- Can turn it around." it may not make sense
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- It may not make sense to your logic. in the
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- To your logic. in the natural, you don't see
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- Natural, you don't see how you could accomplish
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- How you could accomplish a dream, meet the right
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- A dream, meet the right person, see your family
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- Person, see your family restored. you've given
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- Restored. you've given it your best efforts,
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- It your best efforts, exhausted your resources,
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- Exhausted your resources, but came up empty. no fish.
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- But came up empty. no fish. all the circumstances say
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- All the circumstances say it's not going to happen.
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- It's not going to happen. you're right where peter
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- You're right where peter was. you can either give
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- Was. you can either give up, get discouraged, or
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- Up, get discouraged, or you can dig your heels in
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- You can dig your heels in and say, "it looks
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- And say, "it looks impossible, the odds are
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- Impossible, the odds are against me, i tried and it
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- Against me, i tried and it didn't work out.
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- Didn't work out. nevertheless, i still
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- Nevertheless, i still believe. nevertheless,
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- Believe. nevertheless, i'm going to try again.
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- I'm going to try again. nevertheless, i'm going
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- Nevertheless, i'm going to keep hoping, praying,
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- To keep hoping, praying, expecting."
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- Expecting." friends, if you don't
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- Friends, if you don't learn to become a
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- Learn to become a nevertheless person,
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- Nevertheless person, you won't reach the
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- You won't reach the fullness of your destiny.
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- Fullness of your destiny. because there will be
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- Because there will be situations where there's
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- Situations where there's no way out. the obstacle
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- No way out. the obstacle is too big, the opponents
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- Is too big, the opponents are too strong. without
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- Are too strong. without god's favor, you'll get
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- God's favor, you'll get stuck.
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- Stuck. god puts us in these
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- God puts us in these situations on purpose to
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- Situations on purpose to where we come to the end
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- Where we come to the end of our ability. there's
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- Of our ability. there's nothing more we can do.
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- Nothing more we can do. this is what faith is all
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- This is what faith is all about. if you can achieve
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- About. if you can achieve it on your own, you don't
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- It on your own, you don't need god's help.
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- Need god's help. but his dream for your life
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- But his dream for your life is to take you further than
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- Is to take you further than you can imagine.
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- You can imagine. that's why he plants things
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- That's why he plants things in your heart that are too
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- In your heart that are too big for you to accomplish
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- Big for you to accomplish on your own.
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- On your own. it's easy to think, "man, i
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- It's easy to think, "man, i don't have the talent, the
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- Don't have the talent, the experience, the
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- Experience, the connections."
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- Connections." too often we let this
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- Too often we let this overwhelm us, we get
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- Overwhelm us, we get discouraged thinking,
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- Discouraged thinking, "man, i'm out of my league.
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- "man, i'm out of my league. this is over my head.
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- This is over my head. i'll never live in that
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- I'll never live in that nice neighborhood.
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- Nice neighborhood. i don't have the funds.
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- I don't have the funds. i'll never get well, joel.
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- I'll never get well, joel. i've been sick for years.
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- I've been sick for years. i'll never start my
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- I'll never start my business, write that book,
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- Business, write that book, build that orphanage.
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- Build that orphanage. the odds are all against
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- The odds are all against me."
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- Me." no, you are exactly where
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- No, you are exactly where god wants you.
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- God wants you. he would not have put the
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- He would not have put the dream in your heart if he
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- Dream in your heart if he didn't already have a way
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- Didn't already have a way to bring it to pass.
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- To bring it to pass. all through the scripture
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- All through the scripture we see "nevertheless
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- We see "nevertheless people".
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- People". when david went out to face
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- When david went out to face goliath, he was a teenager
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- Goliath, he was a teenager taking care of his father's
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- Taking care of his father's sheep.
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- Sheep. he didn't have any military
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- He didn't have any military training, any experience,
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- Training, any experience, any armor.
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- Any armor. goliath was twice his size,
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- Goliath was twice his size, a skilled warrior.
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- A skilled warrior. david could've looked at
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- David could've looked at it only in the natural
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- It only in the natural and gotten depressed.
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- And gotten depressed. but david was a
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- But david was a nevertheless person.
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- Nevertheless person. he thought, "all i have is
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- He thought, "all i have is this slingshot and a few
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- This slingshot and a few stones.
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- Stones. this giant is much bigger,
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- This giant is much bigger, much stronger, nevertheless
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- Much stronger, nevertheless if god be for me, who dare
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- If god be for me, who dare be against me?"
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- Be against me?" david didn't just stop with
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- David didn't just stop with the facts.
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- The facts. if he would've, he would've
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- If he would've, he would've talked himself out of it.
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- Talked himself out of it. the key is you have to add
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- The key is you have to add the "nevertheless".
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- The "nevertheless". you may have the facts, the
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- You may have the facts, the medical report may say,
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- Medical report may say, "you're not going to get
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- "you're not going to get well". that's fine.
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- Well". that's fine. i'm not asking you to deny
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- I'm not asking you to deny the facts, i'm asking you
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- The facts, i'm asking you to add the "nevertheless".
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- To add the "nevertheless". "these giants look huge,
- 00:09:04.433 --> 00:09:05.835
- "these giants look huge, nevertheless my god is
- 00:09:05.901 --> 00:09:07.403
- Nevertheless my god is much bigger.
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- Much bigger. medical report says i'm
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- Medical report says i'm done, nevertheless nothing
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- Done, nevertheless nothing can snatch me out of god's
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- Can snatch me out of god's hands.
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- Hands. i've been single a long
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- I've been single a long time. i don't think i'll
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- Time. i don't think i'll ever meet the right person.
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- Ever meet the right person. nevertheless, i know a
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- Nevertheless, i know a divine connection is
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- Divine connection is headed my way."
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- Headed my way." or perhaps, "the
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- Or perhaps, "the specialist, the experts
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- Specialist, the experts say that my spouse and
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- Say that my spouse and i can't ever have a child.
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- I can't ever have a child. nevertheless, i believe
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- Nevertheless, i believe there's a baby that already
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- There's a baby that already has my name on them."
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- Has my name on them." this is what abraham did.
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- This is what abraham did. god gave him the promise
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- God gave him the promise that he and his wife, sarah
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- That he and his wife, sarah would have a baby.
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- Would have a baby. in the natural, they were
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- In the natural, they were way too old.
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- Way too old. sarah had already gone
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- Sarah had already gone through the change of life.
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- Through the change of life. this would defy the laws
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- This would defy the laws of nature.
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- Of nature. in fact, when abraham told
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- In fact, when abraham told her what god said, the
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- Her what god said, the scripture says that sarah
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- Scripture says that sarah laughed.
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- Laughed. it was so far out in her
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- It was so far out in her mind she thought it was
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- Mind she thought it was funny.
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- Funny. she said, "oh, yea right,
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- She said, "oh, yea right, abraham. you and me have
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- Abraham. you and me have a baby? i don't think so.
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- A baby? i don't think so. we're way too old."
- 00:10:07.363 --> 00:10:09.131
- We're way too old." has god ever put something
- 00:10:09.198 --> 00:10:10.533
- Has god ever put something in your heart so big?
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- In your heart so big? seemed so unlikely your
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- Seemed so unlikely your first thought was to laugh?
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- First thought was to laugh? he whispers in your spirit,
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- He whispers in your spirit, "one day you're going to
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- "one day you're going to live in that nice
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- Live in that nice neighborhood. you're
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- Neighborhood. you're going to lead your
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- Going to lead your company in sales.
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- Company in sales. you're going to write
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- You're going to write that best selling book.
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- That best selling book. you're going to see your
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- You're going to see your whole family come to know
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- Whole family come to know the lord.
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- The lord. you're going to marry
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- You're going to marry somebody fantastic."
- 00:10:30.186 --> 00:10:31.921
- Somebody fantastic." on the surface, it seems so
- 00:10:31.987 --> 00:10:33.622
- On the surface, it seems so far out.
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- Far out. we think, "oh yea right,
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- We think, "oh yea right, that could never happen."
- 00:10:36.325 --> 00:10:38.294
- That could never happen." when abraham heard sarah
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- When abraham heard sarah laughing, he could've
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- Laughing, he could've gotten discouraged,
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- Gotten discouraged, thought, "yea right.
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- Thought, "yea right. what was i thinking?
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- What was i thinking? let me come back to
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- Let me come back to reality. man, i'm way
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- Reality. man, i'm way too old."
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- Too old." if he would've looked at
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- If he would've looked at it only logically,
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- It only logically, practically, realistically,
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- Practically, realistically, he would've given up.
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- He would've given up. abraham did what we all
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- Abraham did what we all must do to see that promise
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- Must do to see that promise come to pass.
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- Come to pass. he added the
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- He added the "nevertheless".
- 00:11:00.850 --> 00:11:01.951
- "nevertheless". "yes, i'm too old.
- 00:11:02.017 --> 00:11:03.252
- "yes, i'm too old. nevertheless, god can
- 00:11:03.319 --> 00:11:04.754
- Nevertheless, god can make a way.
- 00:11:04.820 --> 00:11:06.021
- Make a way. yes, it's impossible.
- 00:11:06.088 --> 00:11:07.456
- Yes, it's impossible. nevertheless, god can
- 00:11:07.523 --> 00:11:09.158
- Nevertheless, god can do the impossible.
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- Do the impossible. yes, it defies the laws of
- 00:11:10.826 --> 00:11:12.161
- Yes, it defies the laws of nature. nevertheless,
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- Nature. nevertheless, god supersedes the
- 00:11:14.663 --> 00:11:16.132
- God supersedes the laws of nature."
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- Laws of nature." whatever looks impossible
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- Whatever looks impossible in your life, start adding
- 00:11:20.002 --> 00:11:22.037
- In your life, start adding the "nevertheless".
- 00:11:22.104 --> 00:11:24.240
- The "nevertheless". those thoughts make you
- 00:11:24.306 --> 00:11:25.107
- Those thoughts make you feel, "man, i'm too small
- 00:11:25.174 --> 00:11:26.475
- Feel, "man, i'm too small to ever get chosen for
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- To ever get chosen for that lead role.
- 00:11:27.610 --> 00:11:28.778
- That lead role. nevertheless, god's favor
- 00:11:28.844 --> 00:11:30.713
- Nevertheless, god's favor is shining down on me.
- 00:11:30.780 --> 00:11:32.548
- Is shining down on me. i don't have the strength,
- 00:11:32.615 --> 00:11:33.949
- I don't have the strength, the talent, the experience
- 00:11:34.016 --> 00:11:35.151
- The talent, the experience for that promotion.
- 00:11:35.217 --> 00:11:36.619
- For that promotion. nevertheless, god's causing
- 00:11:36.685 --> 00:11:38.053
- Nevertheless, god's causing me to stand out."
- 00:11:38.120 --> 00:11:39.989
- Me to stand out." or, "joel, i don't have
- 00:11:40.055 --> 00:11:41.090
- Or, "joel, i don't have the funds, the resources
- 00:11:41.157 --> 00:11:42.558
- The funds, the resources to go to college.
- 00:11:42.625 --> 00:11:43.859
- To go to college. nevertheless, god can
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- Nevertheless, god can open doors that no man
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- Open doors that no man can shut."
- 00:11:46.796 --> 00:11:48.731
- Can shut." i know a young man.
- 00:11:48.798 --> 00:11:49.999
- I know a young man. he had a dream to play
- 00:11:50.065 --> 00:11:50.966
- He had a dream to play baseball in college.
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- Baseball in college. he lived way out in the
- 00:11:53.135 --> 00:11:53.803
- He lived way out in the country and he was the star
- 00:11:53.869 --> 00:11:55.471
- Country and he was the star player on his high school
- 00:11:55.538 --> 00:11:56.672
- Player on his high school team.
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- Team. but there wasn't a lot of
- 00:11:58.174 --> 00:11:59.108
- But there wasn't a lot of competition in that
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- Competition in that division.
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- Division. different scouts had come
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- Different scouts had come to see him play but they
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- To see him play but they all told him he wasn't big
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- All told him he wasn't big enough to play in a major
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- Enough to play in a major university.
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- University. he had an offer from a
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- He had an offer from a small, private school and
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- Small, private school and while he was grateful he
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- While he was grateful he knew he had something
- 00:12:13.522 --> 00:12:14.456
- Knew he had something bigger in his heart.
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- Bigger in his heart. he was invited to go try
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- He was invited to go try out at this large college.
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- Out at this large college. there were other players
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- There were other players there from big cities, big
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- There from big cities, big programs.
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- Programs. they were bigger, stronger,
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- They were bigger, stronger, had more experience.
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- Had more experience. but when he stepped up to
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- But when he stepped up to bat in front of the
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- Bat in front of the coaches, all the scouts,
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- Coaches, all the scouts, the pressure was on.
- 00:12:31.707 --> 00:12:33.242
- The pressure was on. he said, "joel, it was like
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- He said, "joel, it was like something came all over
- 00:12:35.010 --> 00:12:36.979
- Something came all over me and i felt like i was
- 00:12:37.046 --> 00:12:38.380
- Me and i felt like i was 10 feet tall."
- 00:12:38.447 --> 00:12:39.615
- 10 feet tall." he hit the ball harder,
- 00:12:39.682 --> 00:12:41.417
- He hit the ball harder, further, more consistently
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- Further, more consistently than all those top
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- Than all those top prospects.
- 00:12:44.887 --> 00:12:46.288
- Prospects. out of several hundred
- 00:12:46.355 --> 00:12:47.089
- Out of several hundred young men that tried out to
- 00:12:47.156 --> 00:12:48.657
- Young men that tried out to walk on the team that day,
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- Walk on the team that day, he was the only one chosen
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- He was the only one chosen to make the team.
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- To make the team. he was given a full 4-year
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- He was given a full 4-year scholarship, went on to
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- Scholarship, went on to have a great college
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- Have a great college career. (applause)
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- Career. (applause) the odds may be against
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- The odds may be against you. you don't think you
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- You. you don't think you have the talent, the
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- Have the talent, the experience, the
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- Experience, the connections.
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- Connections. neither did david.
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- Neither did david. don't talk yourself out of
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- Don't talk yourself out of what god put in your heart.
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- What god put in your heart. start adding the
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- Start adding the "nevertheless".
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- "nevertheless". "god, i don't have the
- 00:13:12.481 --> 00:13:13.015
- "god, i don't have the size. nevertheless, you
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- Size. nevertheless, you can get me to where i'm
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- Can get me to where i'm supposed to be.
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- Supposed to be. i don't have the strength,
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- I don't have the strength, the talent. nevertheless,
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- The talent. nevertheless, i know your favor
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- I know your favor surrounds me like a
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- Surrounds me like a shield."
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- Shield." when you add the
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- When you add the "nevertheless", that's what
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- "nevertheless", that's what allows god to do amazing
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- Allows god to do amazing things.
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- Things. too many people, instead of
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- Too many people, instead of having this nevertheless
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- Having this nevertheless mentality, they have a "no
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- Mentality, they have a "no way" mentality.
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- Way" mentality. "no way i can get out of
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- "no way i can get out of debt, joel. i'm too far
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- Debt, joel. i'm too far down in the hole.
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- Down in the hole. no way i'll break this
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- No way i'll break this addiction. i've had it
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- Addiction. i've had it for so many years.
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- For so many years. no way i'll be successful.
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- No way i'll be successful. i come from the wrong
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- I come from the wrong family."
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- Family." you are prophesying your
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- You are prophesying your future. if you think it's
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- Future. if you think it's impossible, it becomes
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- Impossible, it becomes impossible. god is not
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- Impossible. god is not looking for "no way"
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- Looking for "no way" people, he's looking for
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- People, he's looking for nevertheless people.
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- Nevertheless people. for people who say,
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- For people who say, "i don't see how i could
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- "i don't see how i could ever get out of this
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- Ever get out of this problem, nevertheless
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- Problem, nevertheless god always causes me to
- 00:14:05.534 --> 00:14:06.702
- God always causes me to triumph. this legal
- 00:14:06.769 --> 00:14:08.470
- Triumph. this legal situation looks like it's
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- Situation looks like it's going to be the end of me.
- 00:14:09.939 --> 00:14:11.373
- Going to be the end of me. nevertheless, no weapon
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- Nevertheless, no weapon formed against me will
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- Formed against me will prosper.
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- Prosper. my dreams are taking a lot
- 00:14:15.711 --> 00:14:16.845
- My dreams are taking a lot longer than i thought.
- 00:14:16.912 --> 00:14:18.447
- Longer than i thought. nevertheless, what god
- 00:14:18.514 --> 00:14:20.049
- Nevertheless, what god started in my life, he'll
- 00:14:20.115 --> 00:14:21.483
- Started in my life, he'll bring to completion."
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- Bring to completion." shake off the no-way
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- Shake off the no-way mentality.
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- Mentality. have this nevertheless
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- Have this nevertheless mentality.
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- Mentality. friends, don't let a
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- Friends, don't let a no-way mentality keep
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- No-way mentality keep you from god's best.
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- You from god's best. it may look impossible, i'm
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- It may look impossible, i'm not asking you to deny it,
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- Not asking you to deny it, just add the nevertheless.
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- Just add the nevertheless. these enemies look huge,
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- These enemies look huge, nevertheless me and god are
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- Nevertheless me and god are a majority.
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- A majority. this sickness looks
- 00:14:46.508 --> 00:14:47.376
- This sickness looks permanent, nevertheless
- 00:14:47.443 --> 00:14:49.078
- Permanent, nevertheless it's only temporary.
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- It's only temporary. the number of my days god
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- The number of my days god will fulfill.
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- Will fulfill. "i don't see how i could
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- "i don't see how i could ever get out of debt in the
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- Ever get out of debt in the natural, nevertheless
- 00:14:56.151 --> 00:14:57.720
- Natural, nevertheless explosive blessings are
- 00:14:57.786 --> 00:14:59.154
- Explosive blessings are chasing me down."
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- Chasing me down." or maybe, "i've been
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- Or maybe, "i've been through a loss, a
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- Through a loss, a disappointment,
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- Disappointment, nevertheless i know god has
- 00:15:04.626 --> 00:15:06.228
- Nevertheless i know god has beauty for these ashes.
- 00:15:06.295 --> 00:15:08.230
- Beauty for these ashes. he can turn mourning into
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- He can turn mourning into dancing."
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- Dancing." don't be a no-way person,
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- Don't be a no-way person, be a nevertheless person.
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- Be a nevertheless person. this means you choose to
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- This means you choose to believe even when the odds
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- Believe even when the odds are against you.
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- Are against you. you stay in faith even when
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- You stay in faith even when it looks impossible.
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- It looks impossible. a few years after victoria
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- A few years after victoria and i were married, we
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- And i were married, we moved out of our town
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- Moved out of our town house into a very old,
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- House into a very old, rundown house that was
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- Rundown house that was close in to the city.
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- Close in to the city. the house wasn't worth
- 00:15:33.889 --> 00:15:34.757
- The house wasn't worth anything, but it was on a
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- Anything, but it was on a half acre lot right across
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- Half acre lot right across the street from a nice
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- The street from a nice neighborhood.
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- Neighborhood. many times in the evenings,
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- Many times in the evenings, we would go out and take
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- We would go out and take walks through the
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- Walks through the subdivision and one night
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- Subdivision and one night as we were walking, we came
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- As we were walking, we came to this big 2-story house
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- To this big 2-story house that was in the final
- 00:15:50.906 --> 00:15:51.807
- That was in the final stages of construction.
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- Stages of construction. they were putting the
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- They were putting the finishing touches on it.
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- Finishing touches on it. we walked up to it and the
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- We walked up to it and the door was open, so we went
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- Door was open, so we went in.
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- In. it was so magnificent.
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- It was so magnificent. it had high ceilings, big
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- It had high ceilings, big tall windows, it was so
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- Tall windows, it was so new.
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- New. everything was pristine.
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- Everything was pristine. here, we were living in
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- Here, we were living in this 60 year old house that
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- This 60 year old house that had been run down, nobody
- 00:16:12.494 --> 00:16:14.196
- Had been run down, nobody had taken care of it, had
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- Had taken care of it, had foundation problems, leaks
- 00:16:15.998 --> 00:16:17.266
- Foundation problems, leaks in the ceiling.
- 00:16:17.332 --> 00:16:19.201
- In the ceiling. we fixed it up so we could
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- We fixed it up so we could live in it, but the
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- Live in it, but the contrast between our old,
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- Contrast between our old, rundown house and this
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- Rundown house and this beautiful new house was
- 00:16:26.475 --> 00:16:28.811
- Beautiful new house was like my brother paul to me.
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- Like my brother paul to me. i mean, there was no
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- I mean, there was no comparison. (laughter)
- 00:16:32.147 --> 00:16:34.883
- Comparison. (laughter) as we were walking... now
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- As we were walking... now y'all are not listening.
- 00:16:36.251 --> 00:16:39.054
- Y'all are not listening. as we were walking out of
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- As we were walking out of the house that day, down
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- The house that day, down the front sidewalk, 26
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- The front sidewalk, 26 years old, in awe of what
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- Years old, in awe of what we'd just seen, victoria
- 00:16:45.661 --> 00:16:47.062
- We'd just seen, victoria stopped, turned to me and
- 00:16:47.129 --> 00:16:49.364
- Stopped, turned to me and said, "joel, one day we're
- 00:16:49.431 --> 00:16:51.233
- Said, "joel, one day we're going to live in a house
- 00:16:51.300 --> 00:16:52.401
- Going to live in a house just like this."
- 00:16:52.468 --> 00:16:54.169
- Just like this." i looked at her like she
- 00:16:54.236 --> 00:16:55.304
- I looked at her like she had lost her mind.
- 00:16:55.370 --> 00:16:57.606
- Had lost her mind. i went on to tell her all
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- I went on to tell her all the reasons why we were
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- The reasons why we were never going to live in a
- 00:17:00.275 --> 00:17:01.343
- Never going to live in a house like that.
- 00:17:01.410 --> 00:17:03.145
- House like that. i went down the list.
- 00:17:03.212 --> 00:17:04.146
- I went down the list. "victoria, i work for a
- 00:17:04.213 --> 00:17:05.247
- "victoria, i work for a ministry, we're never going
- 00:17:05.314 --> 00:17:06.682
- Ministry, we're never going to have those funds, we can
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- To have those funds, we can barely afford this 60 year
- 00:17:08.684 --> 00:17:10.119
- Barely afford this 60 year old house with crooked
- 00:17:10.185 --> 00:17:11.453
- Old house with crooked floors. it's going to
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- Floors. it's going to take us 30 years to pay
- 00:17:12.888 --> 00:17:13.622
- Take us 30 years to pay it off." i was passionate
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- It off." i was passionate about my doubt. i wanted
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- About my doubt. i wanted her to doubt with me.
- 00:17:17.326 --> 00:17:18.293
- Her to doubt with me. (laughter)
- 00:17:18.360 --> 00:17:20.095
- (laughter) i went on and on but she
- 00:17:20.162 --> 00:17:22.097
- I went on and on but she no more paid me attention.
- 00:17:22.164 --> 00:17:23.899
- No more paid me attention. it was like i was talking
- 00:17:23.966 --> 00:17:25.033
- It was like i was talking to a tree.
- 00:17:25.100 --> 00:17:26.568
- To a tree. she said, "no, joel.
- 00:17:26.635 --> 00:17:27.803
- She said, "no, joel. i can feel it right down
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- I can feel it right down in here. one day, we're
- 00:17:29.037 --> 00:17:30.806
- In here. one day, we're going to live in a house
- 00:17:30.873 --> 00:17:31.640
- Going to live in a house just like this one."
- 00:17:31.707 --> 00:17:33.509
- Just like this one." (applause)
- 00:17:33.575 --> 00:17:34.143
- (applause) the difference between
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- The difference between her and me is i saw the
- 00:17:35.344 --> 00:17:37.146
- Her and me is i saw the facts. i knew what we
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- Facts. i knew what we made, i knew how
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- Made, i knew how impossible it was. i let
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- Impossible it was. i let the facts talk me out
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- The facts talk me out of it. i had a "no-way"
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- Of it. i had a "no-way" mentality. victoria saw
- 00:17:45.287 --> 00:17:46.622
- Mentality. victoria saw the same facts, she knew
- 00:17:46.688 --> 00:17:48.857
- The same facts, she knew our same situation but
- 00:17:48.924 --> 00:17:51.026
- Our same situation but she didn't stop with the
- 00:17:51.093 --> 00:17:52.561
- She didn't stop with the facts, she added the
- 00:17:52.628 --> 00:17:54.129
- Facts, she added the nevertheless.
- 00:17:54.196 --> 00:17:55.964
- Nevertheless. her attitude was, "yes,
- 00:17:56.031 --> 00:17:57.399
- Her attitude was, "yes, it's impossible right now,
- 00:17:57.466 --> 00:17:58.967
- It's impossible right now, nevertheless with god
- 00:17:59.034 --> 00:18:00.836
- Nevertheless with god all things are possible."
- 00:18:00.903 --> 00:18:02.337
- All things are possible." (applause)
- 00:18:02.404 --> 00:18:03.639
- (applause) she was saying, "in the
- 00:18:03.705 --> 00:18:04.706
- She was saying, "in the natural it's not going
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- Natural it's not going to happen, but we serve
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- To happen, but we serve a supernatural god. he
- 00:18:07.976 --> 00:18:09.778
- A supernatural god. he knows how to open the
- 00:18:09.845 --> 00:18:10.779
- Knows how to open the windows of heaven."
- 00:18:10.846 --> 00:18:12.281
- Windows of heaven." that's exactly what
- 00:18:12.347 --> 00:18:13.315
- That's exactly what happened. about a
- 00:18:13.382 --> 00:18:14.449
- Happened. about a year later, a builder
- 00:18:14.516 --> 00:18:15.784
- Year later, a builder knocked on our door.
- 00:18:15.851 --> 00:18:17.753
- Knocked on our door. we didn't go to him,
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- We didn't go to him, he came to us.
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- He came to us. we sold half of our
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- We sold half of our property for more than
- 00:18:22.090 --> 00:18:23.625
- Property for more than we'd paid for the whole
- 00:18:23.692 --> 00:18:24.693
- We'd paid for the whole thing. he built two new
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- Thing. he built two new houses on it, one for us.
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- Houses on it, one for us. we ended up living in a
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- We ended up living in a house just like the one
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- House just like the one we had seen. victoria
- 00:18:31.033 --> 00:18:32.234
- We had seen. victoria barely let me come in
- 00:18:32.301 --> 00:18:33.368
- Barely let me come in there. i almost had to
- 00:18:33.435 --> 00:18:34.469
- There. i almost had to live in the garage.
- 00:18:34.536 --> 00:18:35.637
- Live in the garage. (laughter)
- 00:18:35.704 --> 00:18:36.438
- (laughter) what's interesting is
- 00:18:36.505 --> 00:18:37.906
- What's interesting is peter went back to the
- 00:18:37.973 --> 00:18:38.707
- Peter went back to the same place where he had
- 00:18:38.774 --> 00:18:40.342
- Same place where he had not caught any fish the
- 00:18:40.409 --> 00:18:41.777
- Not caught any fish the whole night before.
- 00:18:41.843 --> 00:18:43.478
- Whole night before. suddenly, it was filled
- 00:18:43.545 --> 00:18:44.947
- Suddenly, it was filled with fish.
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- With fish. sometimes we think, "well,
- 00:18:47.115 --> 00:18:48.183
- Sometimes we think, "well, i've tried once. it didn't
- 00:18:48.250 --> 00:18:50.018
- I've tried once. it didn't work out. it's never going
- 00:18:50.085 --> 00:18:50.852
- Work out. it's never going to happen."
- 00:18:50.919 --> 00:18:51.687
- To happen." how do you know god
- 00:18:51.753 --> 00:18:53.322
- How do you know god hasn't put the fish for
- 00:18:53.388 --> 00:18:54.623
- Hasn't put the fish for you there now? don't give
- 00:18:54.690 --> 00:18:56.558
- You there now? don't give up and quit believing.
- 00:18:56.625 --> 00:18:58.126
- Up and quit believing. go back and try again.
- 00:18:58.193 --> 00:19:00.829
- Go back and try again. god controls the whole
- 00:19:00.896 --> 00:19:02.164
- God controls the whole universe. it may not have
- 00:19:02.231 --> 00:19:03.966
- Universe. it may not have happened yet, that doesn't
- 00:19:04.032 --> 00:19:05.500
- Happened yet, that doesn't mean it's not going to
- 00:19:05.567 --> 00:19:06.268
- Mean it's not going to happen.
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- Happen. just like with peter, god
- 00:19:07.469 --> 00:19:08.770
- Just like with peter, god has an abundance of what
- 00:19:08.837 --> 00:19:10.606
- Has an abundance of what you need waiting for you.
- 00:19:10.672 --> 00:19:13.041
- You need waiting for you. you haven't missed it, it's
- 00:19:13.108 --> 00:19:14.176
- You haven't missed it, it's not too late.
- 00:19:14.243 --> 00:19:15.978
- Not too late. if you'll have this
- 00:19:16.044 --> 00:19:16.979
- If you'll have this nevertheless mentality,
- 00:19:17.045 --> 00:19:18.780
- Nevertheless mentality, god will lead you into
- 00:19:18.847 --> 00:19:20.415
- God will lead you into favor, into healing, into
- 00:19:20.482 --> 00:19:22.251
- Favor, into healing, into abundance, into the
- 00:19:22.317 --> 00:19:23.485
- Abundance, into the fullness of your destiny.
- 00:19:23.552 --> 00:19:25.487
- Fullness of your destiny. this is what happened to
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- This is what happened to a young lady named
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- A young lady named elizabeth blackwell.
- 00:19:28.190 --> 00:19:29.725
- Elizabeth blackwell. she lived back in the
- 00:19:29.791 --> 00:19:30.659
- She lived back in the 1800s. she had a dream
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- 1800s. she had a dream to become a medical
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- To become a medical doctor. that was unheard
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- Doctor. that was unheard of back then. there were
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- Of back then. there were no female physicians.
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- No female physicians. she applied at medical
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- She applied at medical schools and was turned
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- Schools and was turned down 29 times. most
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- Down 29 times. most people would've given
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- People would've given up, thought, "yes i get
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- Up, thought, "yes i get the message. it's not
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- The message. it's not meant for me."
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- Meant for me." not elizabeth blackwell.
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- Not elizabeth blackwell. she was a nevertheless
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- She was a nevertheless person. she knew god put
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- Person. she knew god put the dream in her heart.
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- The dream in her heart. he had the final say.
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- He had the final say. every circumstance said
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- Every circumstance said it wasn't going to happen.
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- It wasn't going to happen. her attitude was,
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- Her attitude was, "nevertheless, i'm going
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- "nevertheless, i'm going to keep trying."
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- To keep trying." she applied to medical
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- She applied to medical school number 30. this
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- School number 30. this time the administration
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- Time the administration was faintly open to it
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- Was faintly open to it but they had to get
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- But they had to get approval from the
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- Approval from the students. when they told
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- Students. when they told all the young men that a
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- All the young men that a female wanted to attend,
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- Female wanted to attend, they voted unanimously
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- They voted unanimously "yes". they were thrilled.
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- "yes". they were thrilled. (laughter) she graduated
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- (laughter) she graduated from medical school and
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- From medical school and became the first female
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- Became the first female physician in america.
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- Physician in america. she went on to start the
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- She went on to start the new york infirmary and
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- New york infirmary and later founded women's
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- Later founded women's medical college.
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- Medical college. what am i saying?
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- What am i saying? just because your fish
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- Just because your fish weren't there the last time
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- Weren't there the last time doesn't mean they're not
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- Doesn't mean they're not going to be there the next
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- Going to be there the next time.
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- Time. you've got to do like
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- You've got to do like elizabeth and say, "god,
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- Elizabeth and say, "god, the odds are against me.
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- The odds are against me. everything says i'm done.
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- Everything says i'm done. i tried and got turned
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- I tried and got turned down. nevertheless, at
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- Down. nevertheless, at your word i'm going to
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- Your word i'm going to keep believing. i'm going
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- Keep believing. i'm going to keep trying."
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- To keep trying." when you're a nevertheless
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- When you're a nevertheless person, god will get you
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- Person, god will get you to where you're supposed
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- To where you're supposed to be. he'll bring the
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- To be. he'll bring the fish to you.
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- Fish to you. david said in psalm 3,
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- David said in psalm 3, "lord, how are they
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- "lord, how are they increased that trouble me?"
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- Increased that trouble me?" he was saying, "god, it
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- He was saying, "god, it looks like my enemies are
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- Looks like my enemies are multiplying."
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- Multiplying." david not only had other
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- David not only had other armies coming against him,
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- Armies coming against him, but his own son absalom
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- But his own son absalom turned on him and was
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- Turned on him and was trying to take the throne.
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- Trying to take the throne. david could've gotten
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- David could've gotten discouraged and thought,
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- Discouraged and thought, "that's it. i can handle
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- "that's it. i can handle other people trying to
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- Other people trying to stop me, but now it's
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- Stop me, but now it's my own family? i'm done."
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- My own family? i'm done." this could've been the
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- This could've been the point where david faded
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- Point where david faded off into the sunset and
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- Off into the sunset and we don't read about him
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- We don't read about him anymore. but david didn't
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- Anymore. but david didn't just talk about the
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- Just talk about the problem. he stated the
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- Problem. he stated the facts, then he took it
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- Facts, then he took it one step further. "lord,
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- One step further. "lord, how are they increased
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- How are they increased that trouble me? but you,
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- That trouble me? but you, oh lord, are a shield
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- Oh lord, are a shield unto me." notice, david
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- Unto me." notice, david added the nevertheless.
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- Added the nevertheless. "i'm having a lot of
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- "i'm having a lot of trouble, nevertheless
- 00:21:58.173 --> 00:21:59.574
- Trouble, nevertheless god is my shield."
- 00:21:59.641 --> 00:22:01.476
- God is my shield." what's the message?
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- What's the message? don't let the enemy have
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- Don't let the enemy have the last word. always add
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- The last word. always add the nevertheless.
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- The nevertheless. "the medical report
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- "the medical report doesn't look good,
- 00:22:09.985 --> 00:22:11.086
- Doesn't look good, nevertheless the lord
- 00:22:11.153 --> 00:22:12.120
- Nevertheless the lord is my healer.
- 00:22:12.187 --> 00:22:14.356
- Is my healer. my co-workers did me
- 00:22:14.423 --> 00:22:15.123
- My co-workers did me wrong, nevertheless god
- 00:22:15.190 --> 00:22:17.359
- Wrong, nevertheless god is fighting my battles.
- 00:22:17.426 --> 00:22:19.027
- Is fighting my battles. he's my vindicator.
- 00:22:19.094 --> 00:22:20.295
- He's my vindicator. i went through a bad break.
- 00:22:20.362 --> 00:22:21.863
- I went through a bad break. nevertheless, what's meant
- 00:22:21.930 --> 00:22:23.265
- Nevertheless, what's meant for my harm i know god
- 00:22:23.331 --> 00:22:25.033
- For my harm i know god will turn to my advantage."
- 00:22:25.100 --> 00:22:26.968
- Will turn to my advantage." friends, some of the things
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- Friends, some of the things that have you worried right
- 00:22:28.437 --> 00:22:29.938
- That have you worried right now, upset, discouraged,
- 00:22:30.005 --> 00:22:31.973
- Now, upset, discouraged, it would all change if
- 00:22:32.040 --> 00:22:33.442
- It would all change if you would start adding
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- You would start adding the nevertheless.
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- The nevertheless. if you just stop with the
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- If you just stop with the facts at how impossible
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- Facts at how impossible it is, it's going to cause
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- It is, it's going to cause you to get discouraged.
- 00:22:41.249 --> 00:22:42.918
- You to get discouraged. every time something
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- Every time something negative happens, every
- 00:22:44.052 --> 00:22:45.153
- Negative happens, every bad break, disappointment,
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- Bad break, disappointment, delay, answer back with a
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- Delay, answer back with a nevertheless.
- 00:22:49.491 --> 00:22:51.259
- Nevertheless. you get stuck in traffic,
- 00:22:51.326 --> 00:22:52.160
- You get stuck in traffic, "i should be upset,
- 00:22:52.227 --> 00:22:53.395
- "i should be upset, nevertheless i know god
- 00:22:53.462 --> 00:22:55.096
- Nevertheless i know god is directing my steps."
- 00:22:55.163 --> 00:22:57.065
- Is directing my steps." and when you face these
- 00:22:57.132 --> 00:22:58.099
- And when you face these situations that look
- 00:22:58.166 --> 00:22:59.334
- Situations that look impossible, we all do,
- 00:22:59.401 --> 00:23:01.303
- Impossible, we all do, don't talk yourself
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- Don't talk yourself out of it. get rid of
- 00:23:02.437 --> 00:23:03.839
- Out of it. get rid of a no-way mentality. have
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- A no-way mentality. have this nevertheless
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- This nevertheless mentality. if you'll do
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- Mentality. if you'll do this, i believe and declare
- 00:23:08.710 --> 00:23:11.046
- This, i believe and declare god is about to turn some
- 00:23:11.112 --> 00:23:12.614
- God is about to turn some things around. he's about
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- Things around. he's about to open some new doors.
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- To open some new doors. there are explosive
- 00:23:16.084 --> 00:23:17.319
- There are explosive blessings coming your
- 00:23:17.385 --> 00:23:18.220
- Blessings coming your way. because you're a
- 00:23:18.286 --> 00:23:19.955
- Way. because you're a nevertheless person, like
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- Nevertheless person, like abraham, you're going to
- 00:23:21.490 --> 00:23:22.657
- Abraham, you're going to see the promise come to
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- See the promise come to pass. like david, you're
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- Pass. like david, you're going to overcome
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- Going to overcome obstacles that were much
- 00:23:27.062 --> 00:23:28.063
- Obstacles that were much bigger and like peter,
- 00:23:28.129 --> 00:23:29.731
- Bigger and like peter, god's going to bring the
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- God's going to bring the fish to you. an abundance
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- Fish to you. an abundance of what you need in
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- Of what you need in jesus' name. if you
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- Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say
- 00:23:36.805 --> 00:23:37.973
- Receive it, can you say "amen" today?
- 00:23:38.039 --> 00:23:40.876
- "amen" today? well we never like to
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- Well we never like to close our broadcast
- 00:23:41.676 --> 00:23:42.677
- Close our broadcast without giving you an
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- Without giving you an opportunity to make jesus
- 00:23:43.678 --> 00:23:45.180
- Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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- The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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- Would you pray with me? just say, "lord, jesus,
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- Just say, "lord, jesus, i repent of my sins. come
- 00:23:51.419 --> 00:23:53.188
- I repent of my sins. come into my heart, i make you
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- Into my heart, i make you my lord and savior."
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- My lord and savior." friends, if you prayed
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- Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we
- 00:24:00.028 --> 00:24:01.329
- That simple prayer, we believe you got born
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- Believe you got born again. get in a good
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- Again. get in a good bible-based church, keep
- 00:24:03.765 --> 00:24:05.033
- Bible-based church, keep god first place.
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- God first place. he's going to take you
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- He's going to take you places that you've never
- 00:24:07.435 --> 00:24:08.603
- Places that you've never dreamed.
- 00:24:08.670 --> 00:24:09.437
- We all carry
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- We all carry a mental picture
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- A mental picture of what our life can be.
- 00:24:12.107 --> 00:24:14.075
- Of what our life can be. is yours limited?
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- Do you picture yourself stuck?
- 00:24:15.644 --> 00:24:17.579
- Do you picture yourself stuck? inadequate? defeated?
- 00:24:17.646 --> 00:24:19.614
- Inadequate? defeated? are you willing
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- Are you willing to change your mindset
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- To change your mindset in order to experience
- 00:24:21.750 --> 00:24:23.051
- In order to experience a life of blessing
- 00:24:23.118 --> 00:24:24.185
- A life of blessing and abundance?
- 00:24:24.252 --> 00:24:25.387
- And abundance? we all have a picture
- 00:24:25.453 --> 00:24:26.588
- We all have a picture in our mind of our self,
- 00:24:26.655 --> 00:24:28.423
- In our mind of our self, our family, our future.
- 00:24:28.490 --> 00:24:30.559
- Our family, our future. and if that picture is negative
- 00:24:30.625 --> 00:24:32.127
- And if that picture is negative and you see yourself
- 00:24:32.193 --> 00:24:33.194
- And you see yourself at a disadvantage
- 00:24:33.261 --> 00:24:34.362
- At a disadvantage and your problems too big,
- 00:24:34.429 --> 00:24:35.997
- And your problems too big, it's going to limit your life.
- 00:24:36.064 --> 00:24:37.899
- It's going to limit your life. my new book,
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- My new book, the abundance mind-set,
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- The abundance mind-set, will help you see yourself
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- Will help you see yourself the right way.
- 00:24:41.469 --> 00:24:42.704
- The right way. if you'll change
- 00:24:42.771 --> 00:24:43.305
- If you'll change those negative pictures,
- 00:24:43.371 --> 00:24:44.873
- Those negative pictures, start seeing yourself blessed,
- 00:24:44.940 --> 00:24:46.908
- Start seeing yourself blessed, healthy, rising
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- Healthy, rising high, or accomplishing dreams,
- 00:24:48.410 --> 00:24:50.478
- High, or accomplishing dreams, then things will begin to shift
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- Then things will begin to shift in your favor.
- 00:24:52.047 --> 00:24:53.148
- In your favor. you have to see it
- 00:24:53.214 --> 00:24:53.949
- You have to see it on the inside
- 00:24:54.015 --> 00:24:55.183
- On the inside before it'll
- 00:24:55.250 --> 00:24:55.817
- Before it'll come to pass on the outside.
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- Come to pass on the outside. we'll send you
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- We'll send you the mind-set journal too.
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- So you can move into the favor and blessing
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- And blessing that god has for you.
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- That god has for you. as our way of saying thank you
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- And encouraging thoughts about how to move
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- About how to move from barely enough
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- From barely enough to more than enough.
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- To more than enough. how to be someone else's
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- A part of your daily walk, you'll be built up every day
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- Regarding how to tap into god's favor and blessing.
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- God's favor and blessing. how not to talk yourself
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- How not to talk yourself out of the dreams
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- Out of the dreams and opportunities
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- And opportunities he has already prepared
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- He has already prepared for you.
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- For you. how to experience
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- How to experience life to the fullest.
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- Life to the fullest. request your copies today
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- And begin to see a new mental
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- A new mental picture of yourself
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- Picture of yourself that will lead to new measures
- 00:25:53.274 --> 00:25:54.909
- That will lead to new measures of blessing,
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- Of blessing, favor, promotion,
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- Favor, promotion, and abundance.
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- And abundance. let's go into 2025
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- Let's go into 2025 with an abundant mindset.
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- With an abundant mindset. i believe you're going
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- I believe you're going to see the goodness
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- To see the goodness of god in new ways.
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- We call it homecoming weekend. we'd love to meet you
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- We'd love to meet you and your family.
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- And your family. you can see the building
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- You can see the building and attend one of the services.
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- And attend one of the services. it's a great time
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- To be a part of the lakewood family.
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- Of the lakewood family. looking forward
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- To seeing you
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- To seeing you homecoming weekend.
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