Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - A Nevertheless Person

March 13, 2025 | S25:E72

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - A Nevertheless Person | March 13, 2025

(applause)
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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,
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"these giants look huge, nevertheless my god is
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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."
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We're way too old." has god ever put something
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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."
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Somebody fantastic." on the surface, it seems so
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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."
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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".
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"nevertheless". "yes, i'm too old.
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"yes, i'm too old. nevertheless, god can
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Nevertheless, god can make a way.
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Make a way. yes, it's impossible.
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Yes, it's impossible. nevertheless, god can
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Nevertheless, god can do the impossible.
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Do the impossible. yes, it defies the laws of
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Yes, it defies the laws of nature. nevertheless,
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Nature. nevertheless, god supersedes the
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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
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In your life, start adding the "nevertheless".
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The "nevertheless". those thoughts make you
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Those thoughts make you feel, "man, i'm too small
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Feel, "man, i'm too small to ever get chosen for
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To ever get chosen for that lead role.
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That lead role. nevertheless, god's favor
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Nevertheless, god's favor is shining down on me.
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Is shining down on me. i don't have the strength,
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I don't have the strength, the talent, the experience
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The talent, the experience for that promotion.
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For that promotion. nevertheless, god's causing
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Nevertheless, god's causing me to stand out."
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Me to stand out." or, "joel, i don't have
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Or, "joel, i don't have the funds, the resources
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The funds, the resources to go to college.
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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."
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Can shut." i know a young man.
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I know a young man. he had a dream to play
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He had a dream to play baseball in college.
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Baseball in college. he lived way out in the
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He lived way out in the country and he was the star
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Country and he was the star player on his high school
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Player on his high school team.
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Team. but there wasn't a lot of
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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
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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.
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The pressure was on. he said, "joel, it was like
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He said, "joel, it was like something came all over
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Something came all over me and i felt like i was
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Me and i felt like i was 10 feet tall."
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10 feet tall." he hit the ball harder,
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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.
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Prospects. out of several hundred
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Out of several hundred young men that tried out to
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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
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"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
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God always causes me to triumph. this legal
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Triumph. this legal situation looks like it's
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Situation looks like it's going to be the end of me.
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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
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My dreams are taking a lot longer than i thought.
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Longer than i thought. nevertheless, what god
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Nevertheless, what god started in my life, he'll
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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
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This sickness looks permanent, nevertheless
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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
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Natural, nevertheless explosive blessings are
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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
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Nevertheless i know god has beauty for these ashes.
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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
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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
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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
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Had been run down, nobody had taken care of it, had
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Had taken care of it, had foundation problems, leaks
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Foundation problems, leaks in the ceiling.
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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
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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)
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Comparison. (laughter) as we were walking... now
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As we were walking... now y'all are not listening.
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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
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We'd just seen, victoria stopped, turned to me and
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Stopped, turned to me and said, "joel, one day we're
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Said, "joel, one day we're going to live in a house
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Going to live in a house just like this."
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Just like this." i looked at her like she
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I looked at her like she had lost her mind.
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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
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Never going to live in a house like that.
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House like that. i went down the list.
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I went down the list. "victoria, i work for a
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"victoria, i work for a ministry, we're never going
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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
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Barely afford this 60 year old house with crooked
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Old house with crooked floors. it's going to
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Floors. it's going to take us 30 years to pay
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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.
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Her to doubt with me. (laughter)
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(laughter) i went on and on but she
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I went on and on but she no more paid me attention.
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No more paid me attention. it was like i was talking
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It was like i was talking to a tree.
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To a tree. she said, "no, joel.
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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
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In here. one day, we're going to live in a house
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Going to live in a house just like this one."
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Just like this one." (applause)
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(applause) the difference between
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The difference between her and me is i saw the
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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
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Mentality. victoria saw the same facts, she knew
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The same facts, she knew our same situation but
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Our same situation but she didn't stop with the
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She didn't stop with the facts, she added the
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Facts, she added the nevertheless.
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Nevertheless. her attitude was, "yes,
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Her attitude was, "yes, it's impossible right now,
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It's impossible right now, nevertheless with god
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Nevertheless with god all things are possible."
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All things are possible." (applause)
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(applause) she was saying, "in the
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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
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A supernatural god. he knows how to open the
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Knows how to open the windows of heaven."
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Windows of heaven." that's exactly what
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That's exactly what happened. about a
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Happened. about a year later, a builder
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Year later, a builder knocked on our door.
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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
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Property for more than we'd paid for the whole
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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
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We had seen. victoria barely let me come in
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Barely let me come in there. i almost had to
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There. i almost had to live in the garage.
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Live in the garage. (laughter)
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(laughter) what's interesting is
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What's interesting is peter went back to the
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Peter went back to the same place where he had
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Same place where he had not caught any fish the
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Not caught any fish the whole night before.
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Whole night before. suddenly, it was filled
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Suddenly, it was filled with fish.
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With fish. sometimes we think, "well,
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Sometimes we think, "well, i've tried once. it didn't
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I've tried once. it didn't work out. it's never going
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Work out. it's never going to happen."
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To happen." how do you know god
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How do you know god hasn't put the fish for
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Hasn't put the fish for you there now? don't give
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You there now? don't give up and quit believing.
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Up and quit believing. go back and try again.
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Go back and try again. god controls the whole
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God controls the whole universe. it may not have
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Universe. it may not have happened yet, that doesn't
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Happened yet, that doesn't mean it's not going to
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Mean it's not going to happen.
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Happen. just like with peter, god
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Just like with peter, god has an abundance of what
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Has an abundance of what you need waiting for you.
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You need waiting for you. you haven't missed it, it's
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You haven't missed it, it's not too late.
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Not too late. if you'll have this
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If you'll have this nevertheless mentality,
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Nevertheless mentality, god will lead you into
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God will lead you into favor, into healing, into
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Favor, into healing, into abundance, into the
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Abundance, into the fullness of your destiny.
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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.
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Elizabeth blackwell. she lived back in the
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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
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Trouble, nevertheless god is my shield."
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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,
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Doesn't look good, nevertheless the lord
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Nevertheless the lord is my healer.
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Is my healer. my co-workers did me
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My co-workers did me wrong, nevertheless god
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Wrong, nevertheless god is fighting my battles.
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Is fighting my battles. he's my vindicator.
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He's my vindicator. i went through a bad break.
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I went through a bad break. nevertheless, what's meant
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Nevertheless, what's meant for my harm i know god
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For my harm i know god will turn to my advantage."
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Will turn to my advantage." friends, some of the things
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Friends, some of the things that have you worried right
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That have you worried right now, upset, discouraged,
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Now, upset, discouraged, it would all change if
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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.
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You to get discouraged. every time something
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Every time something negative happens, every
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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.
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Nevertheless. you get stuck in traffic,
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You get stuck in traffic, "i should be upset,
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"i should be upset, nevertheless i know god
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Nevertheless i know god is directing my steps."
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Is directing my steps." and when you face these
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And when you face these situations that look
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Situations that look impossible, we all do,
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Impossible, we all do, don't talk yourself
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Don't talk yourself out of it. get rid of
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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
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This, i believe and declare god is about to turn some
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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
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There are explosive blessings coming your
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Blessings coming your way. because you're a
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Way. because you're a nevertheless person, like
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Nevertheless person, like abraham, you're going to
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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
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Obstacles that were much bigger and like peter,
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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
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Receive it, can you say "amen" today?
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"amen" today? well we never like to
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Well we never like to close our broadcast
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Close our broadcast without giving you an
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Without giving you an opportunity to make jesus
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Places that you've never dreamed.
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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.
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Of what our life can be. is yours limited?
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Do you picture yourself stuck?
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Do you picture yourself stuck? inadequate? defeated?
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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
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In order to experience a life of blessing
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A life of blessing and abundance?
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And abundance? we all have a picture
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We all have a picture in our mind of our self,
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In our mind of our self, our family, our future.
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Our family, our future. and if that picture is negative
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And if that picture is negative and you see yourself
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And you see yourself at a disadvantage
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At a disadvantage and your problems too big,
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And your problems too big, it's going to limit your life.
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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.
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The right way. if you'll change
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If you'll change those negative pictures,
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Those negative pictures, start seeing yourself blessed,
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Start seeing yourself blessed, healthy, rising
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Healthy, rising high, or accomplishing dreams,
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High, or accomplishing dreams, then things will begin to shift
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Then things will begin to shift in your favor.
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In your favor. you have to see it
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You have to see it on the inside
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On the inside before it'll
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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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The mind-set journal too. these tools will help
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These tools will help you get your inner vision
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You get your inner vision in the right place,
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In the right place, so you can move into the favor
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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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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, the abundance mind-set
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The abundance mind-set and this inspiring
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And this inspiring mind-set journal.
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Mind-set journal. joel shares powerful scriptures
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Joel shares powerful scriptures and encouraging thoughts
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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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How to be someone else's miracle and experience
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Miracle and experience miracles in your own life.
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Miracles in your own life. as you make the book
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As you make the book and journal
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And journal a part of your daily walk,
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A part of your daily walk, you'll be built up every day
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You'll be built up every day regarding how to tap into
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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
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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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Of god in new ways. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day for god's very best.
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For god's very best. we want to thank you
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We want to thank you for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. you are impacting people
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You are impacting people all over the world.
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All over the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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Until we see you again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Been to lakewood, we have a great opportunity.
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We have a great opportunity. we call it homecoming weekend.
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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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It's a great time to be a part
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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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Joel Osteen - A Nevertheless Person

March 13, 2025 | S25:E72

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