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Joel Osteen - Pick Up Your Mantle

September 14, 2025 | 29:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Pick Up Your Mantle | September 14, 2025

Joel: god bless you. it's
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Joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel,
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can
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Social media. and you can come visit us in person.
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Come visit us in person. we'd love to have you
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We'd love to have you be a part of one of our
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Be a part of one of our services.
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Services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this positive farmer
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About this positive farmer and negative farmer. when it
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And negative farmer. when it would rain, the positive
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Would rain, the positive farmer would say, "lord,
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Farmer would say, "lord, thank you for the rain
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Thank you for the rain watering our crops." the
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Watering our crops." the negative farmer would say,
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Negative farmer would say, "yeah, but if it keeps this
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"yeah, but if it keeps this up, it's going to rot the
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Up, it's going to rot the roots." when the sun came
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Roots." when the sun came out, the positive farmer,
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Out, the positive farmer, "lord, thank you for the
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"lord, thank you for the sunshine giving our plants
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Sunshine giving our plants valuable nutrients." the
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Valuable nutrients." the negative farmer, "yeah, but
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Negative farmer, "yeah, but if it keeps it up, it's going
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If it keeps it up, it's going to scorch the crops." one
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To scorch the crops." one day, they went bird hunting
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Day, they went bird hunting together in a boat. the
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Together in a boat. the positive farmer just got a
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Positive farmer just got a new bird dog. he was so proud
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New bird dog. he was so proud of him. he shot a bird—it
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Of him. he shot a bird—it fell in the water. said to
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Fell in the water. said to the negative farmer, "watch
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The negative farmer, "watch this." the dog jumped out of
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This." the dog jumped out of the boat, ran on top of the
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The boat, ran on top of the water, picked up the bird,
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Water, picked up the bird, ran back on top of the water,
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Ran back on top of the water, put it in the boat. he said,
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Put it in the boat. he said, "what'd you think?" the
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"what'd you think?" the negative farmer said, "i
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Negative farmer said, "i should've known it. that dog
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Should've known it. that dog can't even swim." (laughter)
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Can't even swim." (laughter) say it like you mean it. this
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about pick up your mantle. a
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About pick up your mantle. a mantle in the scripture was a
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Mantle in the scripture was a coat or some type of
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Coat or some type of covering. it was symbolic of
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Covering. it was symbolic of the blessing of god. it
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The blessing of god. it represented his calling and
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Represented his calling and authority to carry out his
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Authority to carry out his will. the mantle enabled the
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Will. the mantle enabled the person to do things they
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Person to do things they couldn't do on their own. it
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Couldn't do on their own. it was favor to accomplish
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Was favor to accomplish dreams. faith to see
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Dreams. faith to see miracles. courage to outlast
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Miracles. courage to outlast opposition. having that
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Opposition. having that mantle, empowered the person
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Mantle, empowered the person to go further and take new
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To go further and take new ground. god never created us
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Ground. god never created us to get stuck at one level.
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To get stuck at one level. he's a progressive god. he
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He's a progressive god. he wants every generation to
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Wants every generation to increase. he has these
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Increase. he has these destiny moments, where he'll
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Destiny moments, where he'll give us an opportunity to
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Give us an opportunity to pick up a new mantle, so we
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Pick up a new mantle, so we can step into new levels.
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Can step into new levels. often it happens when someone
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Often it happens when someone goes to be with the lord.
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Goes to be with the lord. their work here on earth is
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Their work here on earth is finished, but the purposes of
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Finished, but the purposes of god never stop. they finished
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God never stop. they finished their course, but they left
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Their course, but they left the mantle.
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The mantle. of course, we're celebrating
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Of course, we're celebrating the homegoing of my mother.
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The homegoing of my mother. she lived ninety-one amazing
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She lived ninety-one amazing years. she carried different
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Years. she carried different mantles. the mantle of faith,
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Mantles. the mantle of faith, believing for miracles. a
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Believing for miracles. a mantle of prayer, covering
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Mantle of prayer, covering her family and loved ones. a
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Her family and loved ones. a mantle of generosity. my
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Mantle of generosity. my mother was always helping
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Mother was always helping people. giving gift cards,
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People. giving gift cards, paying their rent, being a
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Paying their rent, being a blessing. a mantle of
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Blessing. a mantle of commitment, pastoring
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Commitment, pastoring faithfully since she was in
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Faithfully since she was in her early twenties. always in
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Her early twenties. always in church, taking care of
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Church, taking care of people. and a mantle of
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People. and a mantle of standing in the gap for
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Standing in the gap for others. people that she
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Others. people that she didn't even know, someone she
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Didn't even know, someone she saw in passing, praying for
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Saw in passing, praying for them, year after year,
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Them, year after year, calling them by name.
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Calling them by name. i know she was my mother.
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I know she was my mother. “joel that's your mantle. it
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“joel that's your mantle. it doesn't have anything to do
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Doesn't have anything to do with me.” no, she was the
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With me.” no, she was the mother of the church. you
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Mother of the church. you listen to our ministry; she's
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Listen to our ministry; she's connected to you. because
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Connected to you. because everything i do was
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Everything i do was influenced by her. we are at
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Influenced by her. we are at one of these destiny moments.
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One of these destiny moments. where god is saying, who's
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Where god is saying, who's going to pick up these
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Going to pick up these mantles. it's not just for
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Mantles. it's not just for one, any of us can. god is
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One, any of us can. god is calling us to greater things.
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Calling us to greater things. who's going to cover your
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Who's going to cover your family with prayer. who's
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Family with prayer. who's going to stand in the gap for
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Going to stand in the gap for that loved one that's off
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That loved one that's off course. others are
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Course. others are criticizing, writing him off.
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Criticizing, writing him off. somebody's got to rise up and
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Somebody's got to rise up and say, “i'm going to pray him
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Say, “i'm going to pray him back home. i'm going to
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Back home. i'm going to remind god every day.” don't
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Remind god every day.” don't leave that mantle on the
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Leave that mantle on the ground. pick it up. be the
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Ground. pick it up. be the one to make a difference.
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One to make a difference. who's going to believe for
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Who's going to believe for miracles in a greater way?
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Miracles in a greater way? who's going to take the
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Who's going to take the limits off of god and not
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Limits off of god and not believe the lies that, “we're
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Believe the lies that, “we're stuck here. all my family is
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Stuck here. all my family is depressed, we'll never get
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Depressed, we'll never get well, joel.” someone has to
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Well, joel.” someone has to break out of the status quo
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Break out of the status quo and pray bold prayers to see
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And pray bold prayers to see those generational bondages
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Those generational bondages come off.
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Come off. who's going to pick up that
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Who's going to pick up that mantle to live more
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Mantle to live more committed, more consecrated.
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Committed, more consecrated. not taking the easy way out,
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Not taking the easy way out, but staying on that high
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But staying on that high road, to be an example to
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Road, to be an example to those around you. or how
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Those around you. or how about the mantle of
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About the mantle of generosity, being a blessing,
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Generosity, being a blessing, helping others in need,
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Helping others in need, living to give and not to
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Living to give and not to get. god is calling us up
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Get. god is calling us up higher. he's saying there are
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Higher. he's saying there are greater things in store, but
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Greater things in store, but you have to pick up that
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You have to pick up that mantle. greater favor,
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Mantle. greater favor, greater influence, greater
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Greater influence, greater resources, but it's going to
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Resources, but it's going to require greater commitment.
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Require greater commitment. new mindsets. being willing
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New mindsets. being willing to get out of our comfort
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To get out of our comfort zone and stretch to new
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Zone and stretch to new levels.
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Levels. this is what happened to
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This is what happened to elisha in the scripture. he
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Elisha in the scripture. he was a young man out in the
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Was a young man out in the fields plowing. had twelve
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Fields plowing. had twelve oxen in front of him. he was
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Oxen in front of him. he was working in the family
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Working in the family business. life was good. one
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Business. life was good. one day while he was minding his
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Day while he was minding his own business, the prophet
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Own business, the prophet elijah showed up. he was a
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Elijah showed up. he was a powerful man. he had called
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Powerful man. he had called down fire from heaven and
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Down fire from heaven and destroyed 450 false prophets.
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Destroyed 450 false prophets. he prayed and a three and a
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He prayed and a three and a half-year drought came to an
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Half-year drought came to an end. he's the one that outran
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End. he's the one that outran a chariot, raised a little
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A chariot, raised a little boy from the dead. he saw all
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Boy from the dead. he saw all kinds of miracles and god do
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Kinds of miracles and god do amazing things. when he saw
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Amazing things. when he saw elisha out in the fields, he
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Elisha out in the fields, he took off his coat and threw
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Took off his coat and threw it at elisha. i can imagine,
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It at elisha. i can imagine, it hit him and fell to the
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It hit him and fell to the ground. elisha thought, “who
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Ground. elisha thought, “who is this man throwing things
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Is this man throwing things at me.” he looked closer and
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At me.” he looked closer and realized it was the prophet,
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Realized it was the prophet, elijah. this wasn't just his
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Elijah. this wasn't just his coat, this was his mantle.
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Coat, this was his mantle. this represented the favor,
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This represented the favor, the authority, the blessing
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The authority, the blessing of god.
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Of god. this was a critical moment.
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This was a critical moment. god was calling elisha to
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God was calling elisha to greater things. he was giving
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Greater things. he was giving him an opportunity to step up
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Him an opportunity to step up to a new level, but the
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To a new level, but the problem was elisha was
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Problem was elisha was comfortable. he was
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Comfortable. he was satisfied. he had to make a
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Satisfied. he had to make a decision, was he going to
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Decision, was he going to leave the mantle there.
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Leave the mantle there. think, “i don't want more
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Think, “i don't want more responsibility. i don't want
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Responsibility. i don't want to have to stretch. i'm just
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To have to stretch. i'm just going to play it safe and let
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Going to play it safe and let someone else have that
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Someone else have that mantle.” you'll never reach
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Mantle.” you'll never reach your destiny if you play it
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Your destiny if you play it safe all the time. you have
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Safe all the time. you have to get out of the safe zone
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To get out of the safe zone and over into the faith zone.
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And over into the faith zone. there are levels god is
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There are levels god is calling you to that are going
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Calling you to that are going to feel uncomfortable, that
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To feel uncomfortable, that are over your head. that
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Are over your head. that require greater commitment,
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Require greater commitment, greater consecration. you
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Greater consecration. you can't hang around those same
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Can't hang around those same people and carry this new
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People and carry this new mantle. greater faith. you
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Mantle. greater faith. you can't stay in the boat and
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Can't stay in the boat and walk on the water. bolder
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Walk on the water. bolder prayer. you can't pray weak,
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Prayer. you can't pray weak, get by prayers and see the
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Get by prayers and see the fullness of what god has for
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You.
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All these thoughts were
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All these thoughts were bombarding elisha's mind
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Bombarding elisha's mind telling him not to pick it
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Telling him not to pick it up. he could have walked away
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Up. he could have walked away and went about his business.
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And went about his business. instead, he reached down and
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Instead, he reached down and picked up the mantle. this
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Picked up the mantle. this was a destiny moment. he was
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Was a destiny moment. he was saying, “god i'm willing to
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Saying, “god i'm willing to step up to who you've called
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Step up to who you've called me to be. to accept the
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Me to be. to accept the favor, the blessing, the
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Favor, the blessing, the calling that you're
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Calling that you're entrusting me with.” he had a
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Entrusting me with.” he had a new mindset. “a shift has
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New mindset. “a shift has taken place, a transfer of
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Taken place, a transfer of the anointing. i'm walking in
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The anointing. i'm walking in greater power, greater
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Greater power, greater authority, greater
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Authority, greater consecration.” you can't pick
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Consecration.” you can't pick up a new mantle and keep an
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Up a new mantle and keep an old mindset. there needs to
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Old mindset. there needs to be this shift in your
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Be this shift in your thinking. no more, “i've
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Thinking. no more, “i've reached my limits. i can't
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Reached my limits. i can't get well. we can't pray for
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Get well. we can't pray for people, joel; i don't have
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People, joel; i don't have that kind of authority, that
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That kind of authority, that kind of power.” it's not just
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Kind of power.” it's not just up to what you can do, the
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Up to what you can do, the power of the most high is
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Power of the most high is behind you. what you couldn't
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Behind you. what you couldn't do before, that mantle you
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Do before, that mantle you picked up brings the
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Picked up brings the authority, the power, the
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Authority, the power, the favor of almighty god.
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Favor of almighty god. elisha stopped the oxen, cut
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Elisha stopped the oxen, cut up the plow and made a big
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Up the plow and made a big fire. with the smoke
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Fire. with the smoke billowing in the background,
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Billowing in the background, he left his comfort zone and
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He left his comfort zone and walked away with elijah to
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Walked away with elijah to become his assistant.
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Become his assistant. sometimes when you pick up a
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Sometimes when you pick up a mantle you have to walk away
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Mantle you have to walk away from things. you can't carry
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From things. you can't carry that mantle of favor, that
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That mantle of favor, that mantle of greater influence
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Mantle of greater influence and compromise at the same
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And compromise at the same time. you may have to walk
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Time. you may have to walk away from some friends that
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Away from some friends that are pulling you down,
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Are pulling you down, bringing out the worst in
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Bringing out the worst in you. walk away from that
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You. walk away from that phone, that computer that's
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Phone, that computer that's distracting you, spending
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Distracting you, spending hours a day on things that
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Hours a day on things that aren't making you better.
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Aren't making you better. walk away from fear, doubt,
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Walk away from fear, doubt, those thoughts telling you
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Those thoughts telling you you're not able. you're not
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You're not able. you're not good enough. you've made too
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Good enough. you've made too many mistakes. the enemy will
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Many mistakes. the enemy will tell you all the reasons you
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Tell you all the reasons you can't pick up that mantle.
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Can't pick up that mantle. you're not worthy. you're not
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You're not worthy. you're not qualified. you're too shy.
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Qualified. you're too shy. walk away from those lies.
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Walk away from those lies. get out of your comfort zone.
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Get out of your comfort zone. god wants to use you like he
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God wants to use you like he did my mother, for greater
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Did my mother, for greater miracles, greater favor,
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Miracles, greater favor, greater prayer, greater
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Greater prayer, greater generosity. will you pick up
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Generosity. will you pick up that mantle?
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That mantle? this is what i had to do when
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This is what i had to do when my dad went to be with the
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My dad went to be with the lord. i was content where i
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Lord. i was content where i was. doing the television
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Was. doing the television production, working behind
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Production, working behind the scenes here at lakewood.
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The scenes here at lakewood. i thought i would do that the
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I thought i would do that the rest of my life. but while i
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Rest of my life. but while i was minding my own business,
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Was minding my own business, elijah showed up, so to
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Elijah showed up, so to speak. that mantle came to
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Speak. that mantle came to me. i thought, “i can't
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Me. i thought, “i can't pastor like my father. i'm
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Pastor like my father. i'm not qualified. i've never
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Not qualified. i've never been to seminary. god, you've
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Been to seminary. god, you've got the wrong person.” but
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Got the wrong person.” but god wouldn't have given you
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God wouldn't have given you the opportunity if you
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The opportunity if you weren't well able. i took a
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Weren't well able. i took a step of faith and picked up
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Step of faith and picked up that mantle. i thought, “man
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That mantle. i thought, “man this is going to be hard. i'm
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This is going to be hard. i'm way over my head. i'm going
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Way over my head. i'm going to do my best to carry this
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To do my best to carry this mantle.” but what i
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Mantle.” but what i discovered was the mantle
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Discovered was the mantle carried me. there was a
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Carried me. there was a blessing, a favor, a courage
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Blessing, a favor, a courage that i had never seen before.
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That i had never seen before. i think about what i would
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I think about what i would have missed if i hadn't been
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Have missed if i hadn't been willing to pick up that
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Willing to pick up that mantle. where would i be
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Mantle. where would i be today if i had stayed in the
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Today if i had stayed in the safe zone and believed the
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Safe zone and believed the lies that, “i'm not good
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Lies that, “i'm not good enough. i don't have what my
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Enough. i don't have what my father had. no one will
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Father had. no one will listen to me.” i would have
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Listen to me.” i would have never seen the compaq center,
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Never seen the compaq center, never seen the books, the
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Never seen the books, the media; being able to help
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Media; being able to help people. i would have missed
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People. i would have missed who i was created to be.
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Who i was created to be. there are mantles god is
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There are mantles god is asking you to pick up.
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Asking you to pick up. mantles of faith, praying for
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Mantles of faith, praying for what looks impossible.
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What looks impossible. mantles of favor, believing
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Mantles of favor, believing for bigger things. mantles of
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For bigger things. mantles of courage, to press past the
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Courage, to press past the fear. mantles of prayer to
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Fear. mantles of prayer to stand in the gap for your
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Stand in the gap for your family, to push back the
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Family, to push back the darkness.
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Darkness. the last ten years of my
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The last ten years of my mother's life, she didn't
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Mother's life, she didn't come up to the office
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Come up to the office anymore. she used to come two
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Anymore. she used to come two or three times a week, write
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Or three times a week, write notes and encourage the
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Notes and encourage the staff. one year we
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Staff. one year we calculated, she had written
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Calculated, she had written fifteen thousand hand-written
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Fifteen thousand hand-written notes. she loved to thank
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Notes. she loved to thank people for their support;
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People for their support; tell them she was praying for
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Tell them she was praying for their healing. she said to me
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Their healing. she said to me recently, “joel, i feel kind
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Recently, “joel, i feel kind of bad that i don't go to the
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Of bad that i don't go to the office anymore, but really i
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Office anymore, but really i feel like i'm just supposed
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Feel like i'm just supposed to stay home and pray.” many
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To stay home and pray.” many times, she would stay in bed
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Times, she would stay in bed till noon just praying for
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Till noon just praying for people. she would wake up
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People. she would wake up early and lie there and call
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Early and lie there and call every family member by name.
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Every family member by name. not just her children, but
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Not just her children, but their spouses, their extended
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Their spouses, their extended families, her grandchildren.
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Families, her grandchildren. she had over a hundred people
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She had over a hundred people that she would pray for every
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That she would pray for every day. she was an incredible
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Day. she was an incredible force for good, for our
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Force for good, for our family and for our church
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Family and for our church family. she may not have
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Family. she may not have called you by name, but she
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Called you by name, but she prayed fervently for everyone
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Prayed fervently for everyone that's a part of our
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That's a part of our ministry. i told victoria
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Ministry. i told victoria when she passed, i'm not just
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When she passed, i'm not just going to miss her friendship,
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Going to miss her friendship, miss her being my mom, but
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Miss her being my mom, but i'm going to miss her
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I'm going to miss her prayers. there's a void, a
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Prayers. there's a void, a vacuum. she always had us
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Vacuum. she always had us covered. from the time we
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Covered. from the time we were little children, we
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Were little children, we never left the house without
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Never left the house without her praying for us. mother
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Her praying for us. mother passed, but that mantle
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Passed, but that mantle stayed here. god is asking us
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Stayed here. god is asking us to pick it up. be that prayer
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To pick it up. be that prayer warrior for your family, for
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Warrior for your family, for your friends, for your
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Your friends, for your church. stand in the gap.
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Church. stand in the gap. declare the favor and
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Declare the favor and purposes of god over their
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Purposes of god over their lives. you don't have to
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Lives. you don't have to spend hours a day, but you
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Spend hours a day, but you can get up ten minutes
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Can get up ten minutes earlier and cover your family
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Earlier and cover your family in prayer.
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In prayer. one time, my mother saw the
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One time, my mother saw the name of an entertainer on a
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Name of an entertainer on a marquee driving to church
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Marquee driving to church each week. she read how he
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Each week. she read how he came from a family of
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Came from a family of missionaries to mexico. he
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Missionaries to mexico. he grew up singing in church,
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Grew up singing in church, but now he was off course
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But now he was off course singing in clubs. she didn't
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Singing in clubs. she didn't know him, didn't have any
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Know him, didn't have any connection, but my mother
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Connection, but my mother started praying. not one
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Started praying. not one time, but day after day. he
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Time, but day after day. he got on her prayer list. when
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Got on her prayer list. when you were on her list, watch
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You were on her list, watch out, things are going to
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Out, things are going to happen. years went by,
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Happen. years went by, nothing changed. he's still
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Nothing changed. he's still out singing in the clubs. he
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Out singing in the clubs. he had a child that was sick and
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Had a child that was sick and decided to go to church. he
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Decided to go to church. he walked into lakewood. an
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Walked into lakewood. an usher recognized him and told
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Usher recognized him and told my mother. she went back and
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My mother. she went back and gave him a hug and said,
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Gave him a hug and said, “bill, i've been praying for
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“bill, i've been praying for you for years.” he thought
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You for years.” he thought that day he would be
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That day he would be condemned, looked down on but
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Condemned, looked down on but he felt unconditional love.
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He felt unconditional love. the arms of our heavenly
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The arms of our heavenly father opened wide, ready to
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Father opened wide, ready to receive him. he not only gave
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Receive him. he not only gave his life back to christ, but
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His life back to christ, but his son was healed from
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His son was healed from leukemia. a few months after
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Leukemia. a few months after that visit, our friend, bill
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That visit, our friend, bill nash did his first christian
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Nash did his first christian concert at lakewood. that was
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Concert at lakewood. that was the start of a new beginning.
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The start of a new beginning. i wonder where bill would be
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I wonder where bill would be if my mother had not stood in
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If my mother had not stood in the gap for him. there are
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The gap for him. there are people god brings across your
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People god brings across your path on purpose that need
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Path on purpose that need your prayer. they don't have
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Your prayer. they don't have anyone lifting them up. you
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Anyone lifting them up. you can be the one that helps
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Can be the one that helps them break bondages and step
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Them break bondages and step into their destiny.
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Into their destiny. in that same way, my mother
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In that same way, my mother always prayed for willie
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Always prayed for willie nelson. years and years. she
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Nelson. years and years. she loved willie, weed and all. i
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Loved willie, weed and all. i think it's because he and my
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Think it's because he and my brother paul kind of look
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Brother paul kind of look alike. (laughter) she didn't
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Alike. (laughter) she didn't see the same results with
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See the same results with willie that she did with
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Willie that she did with bill, but you never know what
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Bill, but you never know what god is going to do. just
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God is going to do. just because the person dies,
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Because the person dies, doesn't mean their prayers
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Doesn't mean their prayers don't go on. some of us are
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Don't go on. some of us are blessed today because of our
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Blessed today because of our grandmother's prayer, our
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Grandmother's prayer, our great grandparents. people
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Great grandparents. people stood in the gap that maybe
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Stood in the gap that maybe we didn't meet. they believed
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We didn't meet. they believed for their seed and for future
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For their seed and for future generations, and today we're
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Generations, and today we're seeing favor, protection,
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Seeing favor, protection, because like my mother, they
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Because like my mother, they put up that wall of prayer.
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Put up that wall of prayer. they took time to call our
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They took time to call our name, to speak life over
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Name, to speak life over their family.
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Their family. elisha picked up that mantle
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Elisha picked up that mantle and followed elijah, served
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And followed elijah, served him faithfully and took care
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Him faithfully and took care of him. it came for elijah to
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Of him. it came for elijah to go to heaven. it was his last
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Go to heaven. it was his last day on earth. he came to the
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Day on earth. he came to the jordan river and needed to
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Jordan river and needed to cross. they had no boat, no
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Cross. they had no boat, no bridge. so, elijah took off
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Bridge. so, elijah took off his cloak and smote the
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His cloak and smote the water, and the river parted.
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Water, and the river parted. that mantle carried power and
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That mantle carried power and authority, it caused
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Authority, it caused supernatural things to
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Supernatural things to happen. he and elisha walked
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Happen. he and elisha walked through. it came down to his
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Through. it came down to his final minutes. he said,
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Final minutes. he said, “elisha, you've served me all
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“elisha, you've served me all this time. i'm about to
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This time. i'm about to leave. what do you want me to
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Leave. what do you want me to do for you?” elisha could
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Do for you?” elisha could have said, “i just want to
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Have said, “i just want to carry on what you've started.
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Carry on what you've started. let me just continue this
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Let me just continue this work.” he could have asked
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Work.” he could have asked for something normal,
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For something normal, something reasonable, but
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Something reasonable, but elisha was bold. he knew that
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Elisha was bold. he knew that what he was going to face was
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What he was going to face was going to require more favor,
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Going to require more favor, more power, more miracles. he
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More power, more miracles. he said, “elijah my request is
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Said, “elijah my request is that i would have a double
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That i would have a double portion of your spirit. that
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Portion of your spirit. that i would have twice the faith,
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I would have twice the faith, twice the power, twice the
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Twice the power, twice the influence.”
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Influence.” elijah could have said, “what
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Elijah could have said, “what are you talking about elisha?
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Are you talking about elisha? you need to be more humble;
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You need to be more humble; be satisfied with what i
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Be satisfied with what i did.” but elijah didn't fault
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Did.” but elijah didn't fault him. he didn't try to push
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Him. he didn't try to push him down. he said, “you've
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Him down. he said, “you've asked a hard thing.
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Asked a hard thing. nevertheless, if you see me
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Nevertheless, if you see me when i'm taken away, you will
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When i'm taken away, you will have it.” in a few minutes,
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Have it.” in a few minutes, they were walking along and
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They were walking along and this whirlwind caught elijah
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This whirlwind caught elijah up and took him to heaven.
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Up and took him to heaven. suddenly he was gone. elisha
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Suddenly he was gone. elisha stood there in disbelief. he
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Stood there in disbelief. he was so distraught, he tore
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Was so distraught, he tore his shirt into two pieces,
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His shirt into two pieces, wondering what in the world
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Wondering what in the world just happened. elijah was
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Just happened. elijah was gone, but his mantle fell to
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Gone, but his mantle fell to the ground. elisha picked up
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The ground. elisha picked up that mantle. it's significant
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That mantle. it's significant that he took off his old
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That he took off his old clothes. he was saying, “i
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Clothes. he was saying, “i can't become who i'm supposed
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Can't become who i'm supposed to be wearing old labels.
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To be wearing old labels. “i'm not a prophet, i'm a
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“i'm not a prophet, i'm a farmer. i can't do what
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Farmer. i can't do what elijah did. i don't have the
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Elijah did. i don't have the talent, the favor, the
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Talent, the favor, the influence.” before you put on
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Influence.” before you put on this new mantle, take off all
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This new mantle, take off all the old labels. “i'm too
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The old labels. “i'm too short, too tall, i'm
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Short, too tall, i'm addicted, i'm unattractive,
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Addicted, i'm unattractive, i'm not worthy.” jesus said,
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I'm not worthy.” jesus said, “you can't put new wine into
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“you can't put new wine into old wineskins.” if you do,
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Old wineskins.” if you do, the wineskins will burst. you
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The wineskins will burst. you can't go to new levels with
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Can't go to new levels with old thinking. quit telling
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Old thinking. quit telling yourself everything you're
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Yourself everything you're not and get in agreement with
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Not and get in agreement with god. you are a masterpiece,
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God. you are a masterpiece, made in his image. a mighty
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Made in his image. a mighty hero, a giant killer, strong,
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Hero, a giant killer, strong, confident, talented, raised
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Confident, talented, raised up for such a time as this.
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Up for such a time as this. elisha walked to the jordan
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Elisha walked to the jordan river. he was headed back
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River. he was headed back home, but he had no way to
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Home, but he had no way to get back across. he
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Get back across. he remembered what elijah did.
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Remembered what elijah did. how he threw his cloak in the
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How he threw his cloak in the water and it parted. thoughts
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Water and it parted. thoughts were telling him, “don't even
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Were telling him, “don't even think about it. you're not
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Think about it. you're not elijah. you don't have that
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Elijah. you don't have that kind of power.” there will
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Kind of power.” there will always be voices trying to
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Always be voices trying to talk you out of who you are.
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Talk you out of who you are. trying to convince you to
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Trying to convince you to take off that mantle. there
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Take off that mantle. there were fifty people standing on
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Were fifty people standing on the banks of the jordan. the
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The banks of the jordan. the same ones that saw elijah
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Same ones that saw elijah part the water a few hours
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Part the water a few hours earlier. it's one thing to
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Earlier. it's one thing to see if the mantle works in
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See if the mantle works in private. if it doesn't,
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Private. if it doesn't, nobody will know. but elisha
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Nobody will know. but elisha has all these people
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Has all these people watching. he takes off his
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Watching. he takes off his coat. he removes the mantle,
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Coat. he removes the mantle, and strikes the water, this
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And strikes the water, this dramatic moment. as soon as
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Dramatic moment. as soon as he did, the water opened up.
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He did, the water opened up. the river parted. he walked
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The river parted. he walked through on dry ground.
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Through on dry ground. the same anointing that was
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The same anointing that was on elijah was now on elisha.
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On elijah was now on elisha. this didn't happen by
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This didn't happen by accident. he was bold enough
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Accident. he was bold enough to pick up the mantle. that
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To pick up the mantle. that anointing, favor and power
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Anointing, favor and power was transferred to him.
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Was transferred to him. elijah left, but the mantle
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Elijah left, but the mantle stayed. this is symbolic.
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Stayed. this is symbolic. when someone leaves, goes to
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When someone leaves, goes to heaven that carried favor,
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Heaven that carried favor, blessing, influence, those
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Blessing, influence, those mantles don't leave. they're
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Mantles don't leave. they're waiting for someone to pick
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Waiting for someone to pick them up. god is counting on
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Them up. god is counting on us. he's doing a new thing.
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Us. he's doing a new thing. many of us have been blessed.
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Many of us have been blessed. it's easy to get comfortable.
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It's easy to get comfortable. i don't want to rock the
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I don't want to rock the boat, but god is calling us
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Boat, but god is calling us up higher. he has greater
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Up higher. he has greater things, but it's going to
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Things, but it's going to take greater commitment,
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Take greater commitment, greater faith, greater
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Greater faith, greater prayer, greater generosity.
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Prayer, greater generosity. when you pick up that mantle,
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When you pick up that mantle, you'll discover like i did,
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You'll discover like i did, the mantle is going to carry
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The mantle is going to carry you. elisha came to the
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You. elisha came to the jordan, he didn't have to
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Jordan, he didn't have to fret, worry; how's this going
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Fret, worry; how's this going to happen? it wasn't up to
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To happen? it wasn't up to him. it was up to god. the
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Him. it was up to god. the mantle represents the
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Mantle represents the authority, the favor, the
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Authority, the favor, the blessing of the most high.
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Blessing of the most high. but you have to pick it up.
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But you have to pick it up. believe for miracles, cover
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Believe for miracles, cover your family in prayer, leave
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Your family in prayer, leave the familiar and step into
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The familiar and step into the unknown.
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The unknown. because what got you to where
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Because what got you to where you are was good, but it's
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You are was good, but it's not going to be enough for
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Not going to be enough for where god is taking you. we
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Where god is taking you. we are living in darker days.
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Are living in darker days. there are more obstacles,
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There are more obstacles, more division, more devils to
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More division, more devils to fight, more people that are
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Fight, more people that are cynical and want to bring you
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Cynical and want to bring you down. more distractions to
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Down. more distractions to steal your time. deception to
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Steal your time. deception to get you off course. you can't
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Get you off course. you can't win today's battles off of
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Win today's battles off of yesterday's tactics. god is
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Yesterday's tactics. god is doing a new thing. the darker
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Doing a new thing. the darker it gets in the world, the
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It gets in the world, the brighter you and i are going
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Brighter you and i are going to shine. but you're going to
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To shine. but you're going to need greater faith, greater
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Need greater faith, greater miracles, greater prayer,
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Miracles, greater prayer, greater consecration. that's
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Greater consecration. that's why elisha prayed for a
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Why elisha prayed for a double portion. he wasn't
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Double portion. he wasn't saying, “i just want to
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Saying, “i just want to outshine you, elijah. i just
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Outshine you, elijah. i just want to look better for my
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Want to look better for my ego.” he knew there were
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Ego.” he knew there were greater enemies. some of
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Greater enemies. some of these mantles you're about to
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These mantles you're about to pick up are double portion
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Pick up are double portion mantles. you haven't seen,
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Mantles. you haven't seen, heard or imagined what god is
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Heard or imagined what god is about to do. he's entrusting
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About to do. he's entrusting you to go further, to carry
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You to go further, to carry his blessing, his favor in
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His blessing, his favor in ways you've never imagined.
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Ways you've never imagined. you know why? because he can
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You know why? because he can trust you. you've been
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Trust you. you've been faithful. like elisha, you've
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Faithful. like elisha, you've given, served, done the right
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Given, served, done the right thing. now your time is
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Thing. now your time is coming.
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Coming. it's good to look back and
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It's good to look back and remember what god has done
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Remember what god has done and thank him for the
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And thank him for the victories. i talk all the
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Victories. i talk all the time about how god gave us
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Time about how god gave us the compaq center and how he
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The compaq center and how he healed my mother from cancer.
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Healed my mother from cancer. that's good. but god doesn't
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That's good. but god doesn't want you to live off of past
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Want you to live off of past victories. he's about to give
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Victories. he's about to give you some new things to talk
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You some new things to talk about. that will supersede
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About. that will supersede the old. double portion
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The old. double portion power. double portion favor.
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Power. double portion favor. double portion creativity.
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Double portion creativity. double portion of resources.
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Double portion of resources. when my father went to be
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When my father went to be with the lord, we were in
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With the lord, we were in that eight thousand seat
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That eight thousand seat sanctuary that daddy and the
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Sanctuary that daddy and the congregation built. it was a
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Congregation built. it was a big place. by the grace of
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Big place. by the grace of god, i picked up that mantle.
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God, i picked up that mantle. followed in my father's
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Followed in my father's footsteps. i was content to
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Footsteps. i was content to just try to keep the church
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Just try to keep the church going. it would have been a
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Going. it would have been a win if we just didn't go
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Win if we just didn't go down. but god is a
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Down. but god is a progressive god. he wants
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Progressive god. he wants every generation to increase.
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Every generation to increase. he knows the later it gets,
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He knows the later it gets, the more power, the more
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The more power, the more favor, the more blessing it's
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Favor, the more blessing it's going to take. when we
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Going to take. when we acquired the compaq center,
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Acquired the compaq center, this place, it seats sixteen
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This place, it seats sixteen thousand people. it's not a
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Thousand people. it's not a coincidence that it's exactly
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Coincidence that it's exactly double. there are some double
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Double. there are some double portion anointings waiting to
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Portion anointings waiting to be picked up. the new things
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Be picked up. the new things god is going to do is going
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God is going to do is going to be out of the ordinary,
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To be out of the ordinary, uncommon, something you've
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Never seen.
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See in the old testament,
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See in the old testament, only certain people were
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Only certain people were anointed. that mantle had to
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Anointed. that mantle had to come to you. elijah went to
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Come to you. elijah went to elisha through the mantle.
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Elisha through the mantle. samuel went to david and
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Samuel went to david and anointed him. it was for a
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Anointed him. it was for a limited for a group of
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Limited for a group of people, those that god had
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People, those that god had selected. but in the new
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Selected. but in the new testament, since jesus has
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Testament, since jesus has come, the holy spirit lives
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Come, the holy spirit lives on the inside of each one of
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On the inside of each one of us. we can all pick up these
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Us. we can all pick up these mantles.
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Mantles. the last message jesus gave.
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The last message jesus gave. he was with his disciples; we
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He was with his disciples; we call it the last supper. he
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Call it the last supper. he told them how his assignment
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Told them how his assignment was coming to an end, how he
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Was coming to an end, how he had finished his course. he
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Had finished his course. he said, “i'm about to leave and
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Said, “i'm about to leave and go to my father, but i'm not
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Go to my father, but i'm not leaving you alone. i will
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Leaving you alone. i will send the holy spirit to live
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Send the holy spirit to live in you.” he was saying, “i'm
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In you.” he was saying, “i'm going, but i'm leaving the
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Going, but i'm leaving the mantle, the power and favor
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Mantle, the power and favor to accomplish my will.” he
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To accomplish my will.” he went on to say, “greater
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Went on to say, “greater works than these shall you
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Works than these shall you do.” jesus did amazing
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Do.” jesus did amazing things, healed the sick,
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Things, healed the sick, multiplied food, calmed the
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Multiplied food, calmed the sea, raised lazarus. but he
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Sea, raised lazarus. but he said in effect, “for your
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Said in effect, “for your day, you're going to get a
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Day, you're going to get a double portion.” to stand
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Double portion.” to stand against the darkness, when
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Against the darkness, when opposition is stronger, don't
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Opposition is stronger, don't worry. he's got you covered.
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Worry. he's got you covered. there are double portion
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There are double portion anointings coming. god is
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Anointings coming. god is calling you to greater
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Calling you to greater things. to go beyond what
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Things. to go beyond what you've seen in the past.
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You've seen in the past. who's going to pick up that
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Who's going to pick up that mantle of prayer for your
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Mantle of prayer for your family? maybe you had a
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Family? maybe you had a mother, a grandmother praying
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Mother, a grandmother praying for you. their prayer,
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For you. their prayer, dedication has carried you to
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Dedication has carried you to where you are. but there
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Where you are. but there comes a time where what
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Comes a time where what they've done won't be enough.
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They've done won't be enough. someone else has to step up.
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Someone else has to step up. be that one. cover your
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Be that one. cover your family. speak the blessing
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Family. speak the blessing over them. who's going to
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Over them. who's going to pick up that mantle of faith
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Pick up that mantle of faith to believe for miracles. to
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To believe for miracles. to pray bold prayers, to take
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Pray bold prayers, to take the limits off of god. who's
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The limits off of god. who's going to pick up that mantle
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Going to pick up that mantle of consecration, to live a
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Of consecration, to live a holy life. to not give in to
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Holy life. to not give in to compromise, take the easy way
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Compromise, take the easy way out. you can't reach your
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Out. you can't reach your destiny that way. just like
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Destiny that way. just like the anointing of elijah was
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The anointing of elijah was transferred to elisha,
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Transferred to elisha, because he picked up the
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Because he picked up the mantle, we're in a time of
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Mantle, we're in a time of transition, the homegoing of
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My mom.
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She was twenty-two years old
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She was twenty-two years old when she first started
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When she first started pastoring with my father. she
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Pastoring with my father. she had no experience in ministry
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Had no experience in ministry experience. she was a
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Experience. she was a registered nurse. but look
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Registered nurse. but look what god has done. she never
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What god has done. she never dreamed at ninety-one we'd be
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Dreamed at ninety-one we'd be celebrating all she
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Celebrating all she accomplished. who knows where
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Accomplished. who knows where you will be, if you'll pick
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You will be, if you'll pick up some mantles. say, “god,
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Up some mantles. say, “god, i'm willing to take on more
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I'm willing to take on more responsibility, so you can
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Responsibility, so you can entrust me to carry your
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Entrust me to carry your love, your favor, your
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Love, your favor, your blessing, to make a greater
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Blessing, to make a greater difference.” you may feel
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Difference.” you may feel like i did that it's over
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Like i did that it's over your head, you're not
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Your head, you're not qualified, but you'll
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Qualified, but you'll discover, you don't have to
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Discover, you don't have to carry the mantle, the mantle
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Carry the mantle, the mantle will carry you. if you'll do
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Will carry you. if you'll do this, i believe and declare,
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This, i believe and declare, like elisha, you're going to
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Like elisha, you're going to see the double portion.
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See the double portion. double favor, double
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Double favor, double influence, double miracles,
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Influence, double miracles, double honor. the fullness of
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Double honor. the fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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God's healing isn't earned,
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God's healing isn't earned, it's received,
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It's received, and you can discover
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And you can discover how in the next 31 days.
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thanks so much for your prayer
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Thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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Joel Osteen - Pick Up Your Mantle

September 14, 2025 | 29:0

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