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Joel Osteen - Positioned For Increase

April 30, 2025 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Positioned For Increase | April 30, 2025

>> joel osteen: well god
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>> joel osteen: well god bless you.
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Bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes and if you're ever in our
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Homes and if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be
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Area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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A part of one of our services. i promise you we will make you
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I promise you we will make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. i like to start with something
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I like to start with something funny and i heard about this
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Funny and i heard about this little girl.
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Little girl. she asked her mother, how
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She asked her mother, how the human race got started.
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The human race got started. her mother explained how god
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Her mother explained how god created adam and eve and they
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Created adam and eve and they had children on and on here we
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Had children on and on here we are today.
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Are today. a few days later she asked her
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A few days later she asked her father the same question.
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Father the same question. he explained how many years ago,
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He explained how many years ago, there were monkeys and little
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There were monkeys and little by little they became more
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By little they became more like people and now here we are.
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Like people and now here we are. confused, she went back to her
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Confused, she went back to her mother said, "mom, you said god
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Mother said, "mom, you said god created people.
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Created people. dad said we came from monkeys,
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Dad said we came from monkeys, how can that be?"
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How can that be?" she said, "oh honey, that's easy
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She said, "oh honey, that's easy i told you about my side
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I told you about my side of the family; dad told you
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Of the family; dad told you about his."
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About his." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible, i am what it
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This is my bible, i am what it says i am, i have what it says i
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Says i am, i have what it says i have, i can do what it says
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Have, i can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today, i will be taught the word
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Of god. i boldly confess, my mind is
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I boldly confess, my mind is alert, my heart is receptive, i
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Alert, my heart is receptive, i will never be the same
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Will never be the same in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about positioned for increase.
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About positioned for increase. we all have to deal with things
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We all have to deal with things that come to an end: we lost our
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That come to an end: we lost our main client, a friend, we could
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Main client, a friend, we could always count on is moving away,
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Always count on is moving away, or a loved one went to be
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Or a loved one went to be with the lord.
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With the lord. we've seen god's blessing
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We've seen god's blessing in the past; we know we have his
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In the past; we know we have his favor, but it seems like that
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Favor, but it seems like that favor has been taken away,
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Favor has been taken away, but god will never remove
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But god will never remove something unless he has
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Something unless he has something better coming.
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Something better coming. if he didn't stop certain
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If he didn't stop certain things, we would never get
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Things, we would never get out of our comfort zone, we
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Out of our comfort zone, we would stay with what's familiar.
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Would stay with what's familiar. so sometimes god will put an end
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So sometimes god will put an end to what doesn't make sense
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To what doesn't make sense to us.
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To us. we don't understand why
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We don't understand why the friend walked away.
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The friend walked away. why the business pushed us out,
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Why the business pushed us out, why sales aren't what they used
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Why sales aren't what they used to be.
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To be. god is not doing that to make
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God is not doing that to make your life more difficult.
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Your life more difficult. he's getting you in position
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He's getting you in position for increase.
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For increase. he had to stop what was working
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He had to stop what was working to force you to stretch so you
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To force you to stretch so you could come in to greater
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Could come in to greater provision, greater opportunity.
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Provision, greater opportunity. this is what happened
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This is what happened with the israelites.
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With the israelites. they had been in slavery
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They had been in slavery for many years when god
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For many years when god supernaturally brought them out.
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Supernaturally brought them out. these 2 million people headed
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These 2 million people headed into the desert toward
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Into the desert toward the promised land.
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The promised land. the problem was there wasn't
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The problem was there wasn't anything to eat out there; no
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Anything to eat out there; no way to survive.
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Way to survive. so every morning god gave them
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So every morning god gave them something called manna.
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Something called manna. it was like bread that formed
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It was like bread that formed on the ground.
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On the ground. for 40 years as they travelled
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For 40 years as they travelled the desert one thing they could
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The desert one thing they could always count on was the manna.
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Always count on was the manna. they had enemies to fight, they
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They had enemies to fight, they had to overcome the heat, there
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Had to overcome the heat, there were snakes and scorpions,
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Were snakes and scorpions, but every day, like clockwork,
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But every day, like clockwork, there was the manna.
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There was the manna. they knew that was the hand
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They knew that was the hand of god, taking care of them.
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Of god, taking care of them. what they didn't realize was
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What they didn't realize was the manna was only temporary
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The manna was only temporary provision.
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Provision. they were satisfied, they had
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They were satisfied, they had something to eat, but god wasn't
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Something to eat, but god wasn't satisfied.
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Satisfied. he was taking them into a land
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He was taking them into a land flowing with milk and honey;
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Flowing with milk and honey; a land filled with resources
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A land filled with resources with plenty of food.
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With plenty of food. and when the israelites got
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And when the israelites got close to the promised land
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Close to the promised land something interesting happen.
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Something interesting happen. the scripture says the manna
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The scripture says the manna ceased and they never saw
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Ceased and they never saw the manna again.
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The manna again. imagine what the people thought
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Imagine what the people thought after 40 years of having manna.
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After 40 years of having manna. over 14,000 mornings, they got
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Over 14,000 mornings, they got up and had breakfast at
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Up and had breakfast at their tent.
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Their tent. now it was nowhere to be found.
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Now it was nowhere to be found. i can hear them panicking: god,
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I can hear them panicking: god, what's happening?
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What's happening? why won't you provide for us
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Why won't you provide for us anymore?
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Anymore? they would've lived off of manna
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They would've lived off of manna the rest of their lives.
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The rest of their lives. so god on purpose stopped
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So god on purpose stopped the manna.
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The manna. he said from now on i want you
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He said from now on i want you to cook your own food.
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To cook your own food. there's provision all
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There's provision all around you.
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Around you. you don't need this manna
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You don't need this manna to sustain you; i'm bringing you
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To sustain you; i'm bringing you into abundance.
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Into abundance. it's not a coincidence that
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It's not a coincidence that the manna stopped when they were
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The manna stopped when they were about to go into the
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About to go into the promised land.
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Promised land. when something ceases in your
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When something ceases in your life, that's an indication that
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Life, that's an indication that increase is coming.
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Increase is coming. god will never stop something
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God will never stop something unless he has greater provision
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Unless he has greater provision on the way.
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On the way. maybe a friend walked away,
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Maybe a friend walked away, a contract fell through you, had
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A contract fell through you, had a setback in your family--it's
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A setback in your family--it's not as easy as it used to be.
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Not as easy as it used to be. the manna is not coming, you're
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The manna is not coming, you're having to cook your own food--
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Having to cook your own food-- it's because you're
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It's because you're about to step in to a new level.
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About to step in to a new level. the manna drying up is a sign
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The manna drying up is a sign you are close to your
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You are close to your promised land.
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Promised land. he had to cease the friendship.
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He had to cease the friendship. he had to move that person way,
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He had to move that person way, not because they're not good,
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Not because they're not good, but they were limiting you.
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But they were limiting you. they can't go where you're
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They can't go where you're going, god had to close the door
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Going, god had to close the door so he can bring people into your
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So he can bring people into your life that will push you
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Life that will push you into your purpose.
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Into your purpose. or maybe that position you were
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Or maybe that position you were counting on didn't work out.
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Counting on didn't work out. you are hoping it would last
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You are hoping it would last but it was "not" permanent.
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But it was "not" permanent. it's because it was only
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It's because it was only temporary provision.
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Temporary provision. god stopped the manna not
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God stopped the manna not because he's forgotten about you
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Because he's forgotten about you he's about to take you into your
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He's about to take you into your promised land.
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Promised land. he ceased it for one reason:
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He ceased it for one reason: to increase you, to take you
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To increase you, to take you where you couldn't go on
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Where you couldn't go on your own.
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Your own. but when things cease it's easy
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But when things cease it's easy to think, "god, where are you?
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To think, "god, where are you? where is the manna?
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Where is the manna? what's happening?
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What's happening? it's been this way for years,
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It's been this way for years, i'm counting on it."
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I'm counting on it." it's tempting to live worried
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It's tempting to live worried think we're doing something
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Think we're doing something wrong.
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Wrong. we must have stepped
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We must have stepped out of god's favor.
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Out of god's favor. god wouldn't have ceased it if
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God wouldn't have ceased it if he didn't have something
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He didn't have something better coming.
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Better coming. when that manna quits appearing,
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When that manna quits appearing, instead of being discouraged,
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Instead of being discouraged, have a new perspective: you're
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Have a new perspective: you're on the verge of a new level.
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On the verge of a new level. that's an indication that walls
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That's an indication that walls are about to come down, giants
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Are about to come down, giants are about to be defeated, you're
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Are about to be defeated, you're about to take new ground; see
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About to take new ground; see new levels, new opportunities my
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New levels, new opportunities my friend, tony dungy played
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Friend, tony dungy played professional football for
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Professional football for many years.
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Many years. after a successful career,
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After a successful career, in 1996, he landed his first job
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In 1996, he landed his first job as a head coach of the tampa bay
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As a head coach of the tampa bay buccaneers football team.
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Buccaneers football team. it was a dream come true.
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It was a dream come true. he knew it was the hand of god
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He knew it was the hand of god opening that door.
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Opening that door. for six years everything went
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For six years everything went great.
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Great. they were winning more games,
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They were winning more games, making more progress.
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Making more progress. the manna was there every
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The manna was there every morning, the favor
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Morning, the favor the provision, but one day he
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The provision, but one day he was unexpectedly let go, they
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Was unexpectedly let go, they fired him.
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Fired him. he thought, "god, i know you
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He thought, "god, i know you gave me this position."
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Gave me this position." when the manna stops that means
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When the manna stops that means god is up to something,
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God is up to something, the question is: will you get
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The question is: will you get negative?
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Negative? "god, i can't believe this
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"god, i can't believe this happened.
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Happened. this is not fair."
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This is not fair." or will you say, "god, i know
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Or will you say, "god, i know you wouldn't have closed this
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You wouldn't have closed this door, unless you were
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Door, unless you were about to open a better door.
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About to open a better door. so lord, i thank you that you're
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So lord, i thank you that you're in control, that your plans
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In control, that your plans for me are for good, that what
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For me are for good, that what you started in my life you will
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You started in my life you will finish."
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Finish." the manna ceasing is a test.
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The manna ceasing is a test. many people get bitter and give
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Many people get bitter and give up on their dreams.
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Up on their dreams. you have to understand
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You have to understand the reason the manna stops,
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The reason the manna stops, the reason doors close,
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The reason doors close, the reason people walk away, is
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The reason people walk away, is you are close to your
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You are close to your promised land.
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Promised land. that's god taking away
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That's god taking away the temporary provision.
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The temporary provision. may look permanent to us, we
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May look permanent to us, we were satisfied, but god's dream
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Were satisfied, but god's dream for your life is much bigger
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For your life is much bigger than your own.
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Than your own. coach dungy was disappointed
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Coach dungy was disappointed but he didn't sit
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But he didn't sit around in self-pity thinking
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Around in self-pity thinking about how bad life was, he knew
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About how bad life was, he knew the same god that opened
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The same god that opened the door in tampa bay had now
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The door in tampa bay had now closed the door.
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Closed the door. it wasn't long after he was let
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It wasn't long after he was let go that he received a phone call
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Go that he received a phone call from the indianapolis colts
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From the indianapolis colts football team.
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Football team. they said we're looking
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They said we're looking for a coach, are you interested?
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For a coach, are you interested? coach dungy took the job.
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Coach dungy took the job. he went on to win the super bowl
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He went on to win the super bowl with the colts.
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With the colts. what looked like a great
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What looked like a great disappointment--getting pushed
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Disappointment--getting pushed out, the manna stopping--was
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Out, the manna stopping--was really a great blessing.
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Really a great blessing. has something ceased in
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Has something ceased in your life?
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Your life? you went through a
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You went through a disappointment, a door
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Disappointment, a door closed, a person walked away?
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Closed, a person walked away? it's more difficult than it used
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It's more difficult than it used to be?
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To be? the manna is not there every
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The manna is not there every morning?
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Morning? god is saying, "get ready, i'm
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God is saying, "get ready, i'm about to do something that
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About to do something that you've never seen."
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You've never seen." he didn't cease the provision
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He didn't cease the provision because he's through with you;
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Because he's through with you; he stopped it because it's only
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He stopped it because it's only temporary.
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Temporary. he's about to launch you
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He's about to launch you into a new level.
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Into a new level. now don't let it sour you.
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Now don't let it sour you. why did this company do me
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Why did this company do me wrong?
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Wrong? why do these people leave
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Why do these people leave me out?
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Me out? it wasn't their choice.
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It wasn't their choice. it was god closing the door.
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It was god closing the door. god was moving them away.
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God was moving them away. it was god stopping the manna.
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It was god stopping the manna. god told the israelites you
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God told the israelites you don't need this manna anymore,
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Don't need this manna anymore, there's provision all
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There's provision all around you.
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Around you. they were so close
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They were so close to the promised land there was
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To the promised land there was all kinds of food available.
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All kinds of food available. but if god had kept giving them
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But if god had kept giving them manna they would've missed
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Manna they would've missed the abundance that belonged
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The abundance that belonged to them.
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To them. when the manna ceases, in your
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When the manna ceases, in your life like with them, you're
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Life like with them, you're so close to your promised land,
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So close to your promised land, the provision is already there.
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The provision is already there. now you have to cook your own
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Now you have to cook your own food, god's not going to do this
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Food, god's not going to do this for you.
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For you. you can't stay where it's
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You can't stay where it's familiar, what you're used to,
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Familiar, what you're used to, what's easy; you have
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What's easy; you have to stretch, get out of your
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To stretch, get out of your comfort zone, take some steps
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Comfort zone, take some steps of faith.
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Of faith. there is greatness in you.
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There is greatness in you. you weren't created to live
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You weren't created to live off of manna.
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Off of manna. don't have a manna mentality.
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Don't have a manna mentality. don't complain when something
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Don't complain when something ceases in your life.
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Ceases in your life. if it stopped, it wasn't
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If it stopped, it wasn't supposed to be permanent; it's
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Supposed to be permanent; it's just a step on the way to
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Just a step on the way to your destiny.
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Your destiny. the israelites had to accept not
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The israelites had to accept not having any manna meant that it
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Having any manna meant that it was a new day and god was doing
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Was a new day and god was doing a new thing.
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A new thing. if they would've been sour
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If they would've been sour because the manna ceased, they
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Because the manna ceased, they would've never seen walls
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Would've never seen walls of jericho come down.
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Of jericho come down. they would've never conquered
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They would've never conquered city after city and lived
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City after city and lived in the land of abundance.
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In the land of abundance. have you let what ceased in your
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Have you let what ceased in your life cause you to be sour or do
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Life cause you to be sour or do you see it as a sign that you're
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You see it as a sign that you're about to go into your
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About to go into your promised land?
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Promised land? when the manna ceases you have
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When the manna ceases you have to dig down deep.
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To dig down deep. this business may have slowed
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This business may have slowed down, but lord i want to thank
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Down, but lord i want to thank you that new doors are
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You that new doors are about to open.
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About to open. this person walked away.
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This person walked away. lord, thank you you have
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Lord, thank you you have somebody better coming.
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Somebody better coming. this marriage is difficult,
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This marriage is difficult, but lord, thank your peace, joy,
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But lord, thank your peace, joy, restoration is on the way.
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Restoration is on the way. maybe in the past you've relied
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Maybe in the past you've relied on other people to keep you
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On other people to keep you encouraged, cheered up, god is
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Encouraged, cheered up, god is going to begin to wean those
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Going to begin to wean those people away.
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People away. at some point that manna is
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At some point that manna is going to cease.
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Going to cease. not because god doesn't love
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Not because god doesn't love you, but he wants you to stand
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You, but he wants you to stand on your own.
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On your own. you can't become who you were
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You can't become who you were created to be always depending
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Created to be always depending on somebody else.
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On somebody else. you don't need that crutch,
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You don't need that crutch, start encouraging yourself.
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Start encouraging yourself. all through the day, i am strong
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All through the day, i am strong in the lord.
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In the lord. something good is going
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Something good is going to happen to me.
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To happen to me. god being for me is more than
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God being for me is more than the world being against me.
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The world being against me. to enter your promised land you
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To enter your promised land you have to cook your own food.
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Have to cook your own food. and some of the things god has
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And some of the things god has done for you in the past--
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Done for you in the past-- having people there to encourage
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Having people there to encourage you, causing everything to fall
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You, causing everything to fall into place--that's not going
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Into place--that's not going to continue.
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To continue. if god kept doing everything
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If god kept doing everything for us, we wouldn't see
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For us, we wouldn't see the abundance all around.
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The abundance all around. and you may wonder why certain
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And you may wonder why certain things seem more difficult.
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Things seem more difficult. raising your children, it's not
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Raising your children, it's not as easy.
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As easy. at work it's more complicated.
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At work it's more complicated. in your finances, you're working
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In your finances, you're working harder for the same income.
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Harder for the same income. stay encouraged, you're cooking
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Stay encouraged, you're cooking your own food.
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Your own food. you're about to enter into your
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You're about to enter into your promised land.
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Promised land. that's when things will shift
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That's when things will shift in your favor.
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In your favor. that's when you'll see increase,
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That's when you'll see increase, promotion, favor like you've
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Promotion, favor like you've never seen.
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Never seen. but we have to pass this test
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But we have to pass this test of not falling apart when
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Of not falling apart when the manna ceases.
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The manna ceases. when things are not coming as
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When things are not coming as easily as they used to, take it
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Easily as they used to, take it as a compliment.
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As a compliment. you're growing.
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You're growing. god is saying, "i don't have
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God is saying, "i don't have to keep feeding you manna.
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To keep feeding you manna. i don't have to sustain you
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I don't have to sustain you off this temporary provision.
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Off this temporary provision. you're getting stronger to where
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You're getting stronger to where you can handle the fullness
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You can handle the fullness of what i have in store."
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Before the israelites could
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Before the israelites could enter the promised land, they
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Enter the promised land, they had to say goodbye
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Had to say goodbye to the familiar.
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To the familiar. goodbye to manna that they had
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Goodbye to manna that they had had 40 years.
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Had 40 years. imagine when it stopped coming.
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Imagine when it stopped coming. they could've been discouraged,
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They could've been discouraged, lost their passion, instead,
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Lost their passion, instead, they said, "fine, we'll go get
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They said, "fine, we'll go get our own food."
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Our own food." they went out and found all
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They went out and found all kinds of corn, grain, wheat.
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Kinds of corn, grain, wheat. it was all available.
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It was all available. but some people never succeed
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But some people never succeed because they're not willing
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Because they're not willing to say good bye to the familiar:
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To say good bye to the familiar: goodbye to a friendship that's
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Goodbye to a friendship that's holding them back, goodbye
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Holding them back, goodbye to a job where they're not
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To a job where they're not fulfilled, or goodbye to old
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Fulfilled, or goodbye to old mindsets to limited thinking.
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Mindsets to limited thinking. when the manna ceases that
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When the manna ceases that friendship is not feeding you
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Friendship is not feeding you anymore, it's just pulling you
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Anymore, it's just pulling you down, making you more negative.
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Down, making you more negative. if you're not willing to say
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If you're not willing to say goodbye, you'll miss your
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Goodbye, you'll miss your promised land.
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Promised land. when you know you're supposed
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When you know you're supposed to take a step of faith
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To take a step of faith and teach that class, start your
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And teach that class, start your business, write that book,
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Business, write that book, moving to that new
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Moving to that new neighborhood--don't stay where
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Neighborhood--don't stay where it's comfortable.
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It's comfortable. you can't play it safe your
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You can't play it safe your whole life and become who you
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Whole life and become who you were created to be.
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Were created to be. god is the one who put
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God is the one who put the desires in you.
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The desires in you. god is the one that caused
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God is the one that caused the manna to cease.
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The manna to cease. it was good for a season,
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It was good for a season, but you weren't made to live
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But you weren't made to live off of manna.
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Off of manna. you have to say goodbye
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You have to say goodbye to the familiar if you're going
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To the familiar if you're going to keep moving forward.
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To keep moving forward. and it doesn't mean that people
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And it doesn't mean that people are bad, but everyone is not
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Are bad, but everyone is not supposed to be in your life
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Supposed to be in your life forever and when god closes
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Forever and when god closes a door the longer we hold
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A door the longer we hold on the more miserable we're
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On the more miserable we're going to be.
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Going to be. when the manna stops for that
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When the manna stops for that certain position, you know
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Certain position, you know you're supposed to step up,
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You're supposed to step up, you've got bigger things in you,
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You've got bigger things in you, but you're afraid.
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But you're afraid. the problem is the grace
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The problem is the grace for that old position is not
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Going to be there.
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Going to be there. god has moved on.
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God has moved on. the favor is waiting for you
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The favor is waiting for you at your next assignment.
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At your next assignment. you have to stretch, get
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You have to stretch, get out of your comfort zone, if
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Out of your comfort zone, if you'll say goodbye
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You'll say goodbye to the familiar, you'll see
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To the familiar, you'll see the new things that god has
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The new things that god has in store.
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This is what i did: i worked
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This is what i did: i worked behind the scenes here
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Behind the scenes here at lakewood for 17 years.
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At lakewood for 17 years. i thought that's what i do
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I thought that's what i do the rest of my life.
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The rest of my life. i was happy and fulfilled
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I was happy and fulfilled but in 1999, my father went
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But in 1999, my father went to be with the lord
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To be with the lord and everything changed for me.
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And everything changed for me. i knew i was supposed to step
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I knew i was supposed to step up and pastor the church, but i
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Up and pastor the church, but i liked being behind the scenes.
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Liked being behind the scenes. i was comfortable, didn't want
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I was comfortable, didn't want to have to get out in front
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To have to get out in front of people.
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Of people. when my father was alive it
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When my father was alive it was easy.
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Was easy. like with the children
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Like with the children of israel, the manna came to me
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Of israel, the manna came to me every morning, but when daddy
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Every morning, but when daddy past, it was like the manna
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Past, it was like the manna ceased.
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Ceased. he was gone, nothing i could do
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He was gone, nothing i could do to bring him back.
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To bring him back. and sometimes god will close
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And sometimes god will close a door, no matter how much we
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A door, no matter how much we don't like, it it's not going
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Don't like, it it's not going to reopen.
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To reopen. the good news is god never
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The good news is god never ceases the manna unless he has
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Ceases the manna unless he has greater provision coming.
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Greater provision coming. he never closes the door, if
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He never closes the door, if he's not going to open
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He's not going to open up another door.
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Up another door. but too often we're trying
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But too often we're trying to hold on to old manna, old
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To hold on to old manna, old friendships, old attitudes,
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Friendships, old attitudes, old positions.
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Old positions. when god ceases that manna, it
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When god ceases that manna, it means he's about to do a
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Means he's about to do a new thing.
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New thing. you have to let go of the old.
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You have to let go of the old. what's interesting is the manna
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What's interesting is the manna god gave the israelites was only
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God gave the israelites was only good for one day.
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Good for one day. they could gather up enough
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They could gather up enough for three or four days,
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For three or four days, but in 24 hours it would spoil.
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But in 24 hours it would spoil. it wouldn't last.
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It wouldn't last. and when we try to hold
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And when we try to hold on to old manna--what god used
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On to old manna--what god used to do, a friendship that was
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To do, a friendship that was good for a season but not now,
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Good for a season but not now, a job where we're not
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A job where we're not fulfilled--all that manna is
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Fulfilled--all that manna is spoiled.
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Spoiled. you're not growing, it's not
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You're not growing, it's not feeding you anymore.
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Feeding you anymore. maybe in your career what used
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Maybe in your career what used to challenge you doesn't
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To challenge you doesn't challenge you anymore.
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Challenge you anymore. you hear god telling you
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You hear god telling you to stretch, to take steps
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To stretch, to take steps of faith.
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Of faith. you wonder why you're not
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You wonder why you're not fulfilled, why you're not
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Fulfilled, why you're not growing--it's because that
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Growing--it's because that manna is old.
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Manna is old. god has freshness.
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God has freshness. he's a god of new beginnings.
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He's a god of new beginnings. and yes, the manna was fine
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And yes, the manna was fine for a season.
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For a season. it brought you to the
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It brought you to the promised land.
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Promised land. it's sustained you while you
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It's sustained you while you were learning, but at some point
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Were learning, but at some point the manna is going to cease.
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The manna is going to cease. that's when you have to prepare
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That's when you have to prepare your own food, you have to step
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Your own food, you have to step up to who you were created
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Up to who you were created to be.
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To be. when my father passed, i was
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When my father passed, i was afraid, but i did what i'm
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Afraid, but i did what i'm asking you to do.
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Asking you to do. i got out of my comfort zone, i
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I got out of my comfort zone, i said goodbye to the familiar, i
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Said goodbye to the familiar, i stepped up to pastor the church.
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Stepped up to pastor the church. god has taken me further than
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God has taken me further than i ever imagined.
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I ever imagined. but had my father not gone to be
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But had my father not gone to be with the lord, had that manna
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With the lord, had that manna not ceased, i would've never
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Not ceased, i would've never made it into my promised land.
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Made it into my promised land. you don't have to lose a loved
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You don't have to lose a loved one but there will be times that
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One but there will be times that god ceases good things in
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God ceases good things in your life.
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Your life. you don't feel like you have
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You don't feel like you have the favor that you used to--
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The favor that you used to-- stay encouraged, that means
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Stay encouraged, that means you're about to step up to a
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You're about to step up to a new level.
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New level. god is taking you from glory
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God is taking you from glory to glory.
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To glory. what you were satisfied with was
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What you were satisfied with was one level of glory.
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One level of glory. it was just temporary provision.
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It was just temporary provision. god's about to take you to a new
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God's about to take you to a new level of glory where you see
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Level of glory where you see favor and increase like you've
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Favor and increase like you've never seen.
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Never seen. are you discouraged because
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Are you discouraged because the brook dried up?
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The brook dried up? are you frustrated because
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Are you frustrated because the manna ceased, things are not
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The manna ceased, things are not happening like they used to.
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Happening like they used to. what you don't realize is god is
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What you don't realize is god is positioning you for increase.
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Positioning you for increase. it looks like a setback,
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It looks like a setback, but really it's a setup.
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But really it's a setup. he's about to do something that
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He's about to do something that you've never seen.
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You've never seen. the brook drying up is not
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The brook drying up is not the end, it's a sign that
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The end, it's a sign that greater provision is coming,
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Greater provision is coming, greater opportunity, greater
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Greater opportunity, greater influence.
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Influence. don't complain about the brook,
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Don't complain about the brook, get ready for the new things god
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Get ready for the new things god is about to do.
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Is about to do. thank him when you don't see any
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Thank him when you don't see any sign of water.
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Sign of water. keep believing even when
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Keep believing even when the doors close.
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The doors close. keep stretching doing the
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Keep stretching doing the right thing.
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Right thing. the brook may have dried
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The brook may have dried up but what you can't see is
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Up but what you can't see is a flood of god's favor is headed
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A flood of god's favor is headed your way.
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Your way. in 2006, a friend of mine had
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In 2006, a friend of mine had a dream to put the bible
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A dream to put the bible on the computer.
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On the computer. he developed a website where
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He developed a website where the bible was available and you
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The bible was available and you could write notes
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Could write notes out to the side
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Out to the side like a traditional print bible.
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Like a traditional print bible. you could pull out passages
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You could pull out passages and send to other people--a lot
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And send to other people--a lot of features that had not been
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Of features that had not been available.
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Available. he thought it was a good idea,
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He thought it was a good idea, but the first month only 20,000
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But the first month only 20,000 people visited the site and that
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People visited the site and that was fine, but they were hoping
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Was fine, but they were hoping for a lot more.
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For a lot more. there was very little
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There was very little engagement.
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Engagement. he and his team had spent a lot
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He and his team had spent a lot of time and money.
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Of time and money. after a year they were ready
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After a year they were ready to shut it down, it wasn't worth
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To shut it down, it wasn't worth the effort.
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The effort. two weeks before they pulled
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Two weeks before they pulled the plug, he had another idea:
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The plug, he had another idea: what if instead of making
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What if instead of making a website with the bible, they
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A website with the bible, they made the bible available
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Made the bible available on a mobile phone.
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On a mobile phone. that way everybody would have
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That way everybody would have the bible where they went.
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The bible where they went. he was a little concerned
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He was a little concerned about how such a big book could
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About how such a big book could fit on a tiny screen,
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Fit on a tiny screen, but something on the inside felt
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But something on the inside felt right.
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Right. 2008, he and his team designed
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2008, he and his team designed and built a mobile website
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And built a mobile website for the bible.
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For the bible. not long after that, apple
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Not long after that, apple announced the opportunity
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Announced the opportunity to develop what we now know are
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To develop what we now know are apps for our phone.
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Apps for our phone. my friend submitted his app.
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My friend submitted his app. it was approved and available
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It was approved and available the first day the app store
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The first day the app store launched on apple.
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Launched on apple. they were hoping for 80,000
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They were hoping for 80,000 downloads the first year,
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Downloads the first year, but in three days they had
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But in three days they had 83,000 downloads.
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83,000 downloads. today, the youversion bible app,
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Today, the youversion bible app, developed by my friend bobby
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Developed by my friend bobby gruenewald, has been downloaded
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Gruenewald, has been downloaded on over 400 million phones
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On over 400 million phones in every country of the world.
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In every country of the world. what's interesting is
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What's interesting is the success came after the brook
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The success came after the brook dried up, after the manna
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Dried up, after the manna ceased, when bobby was tempted
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Ceased, when bobby was tempted to give up.
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To give up. sometimes god will shut the door
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Sometimes god will shut the door to push us into our
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To push us into our promised land.
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Promised land. he ceases the manna because it's
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He ceases the manna because it's only temporary provision.
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Only temporary provision. yes, it could sustain us,
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Yes, it could sustain us, but what god has in mind is much
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But what god has in mind is much bigger, much better.
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Now maybe the manna has ceased
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Now maybe the manna has ceased in some area of your life.
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In some area of your life. you're tempted to give
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You're tempted to give up on a dream, lose your
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Up on a dream, lose your passion, like with him, it means
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Passion, like with him, it means greater provision is coming.
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Greater provision is coming. the brook drying up is god
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The brook drying up is god getting you in position
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Getting you in position for something that you've
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For something that you've never seen.
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Never seen. now this is not the time to get
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Now this is not the time to get discouraged; this is the time
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Discouraged; this is the time to get ready.
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To get ready. stir your faith up, you are
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Stir your faith up, you are close to your promised land.
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Close to your promised land. if you will do this i believe
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If you will do this i believe and declare, like elijah,
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And declare, like elijah, like with bobby, doors are
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Like with bobby, doors are about to open that no man can
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About to open that no man can shut: new opportunities, favor,
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Shut: new opportunities, favor, promotion, healing, the fullness
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Promotion, healing, the fullness of your destiny in jesus's name.
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Of your destiny in jesus's name. and if you receive it, can you
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And if you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Say amen today? i'd like to give you
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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I make you my lord and savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Born again. get in a good bible-based church
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Get in a good bible-based church and keep god first place.
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And keep god first place. victoria and i'll be right back
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Victoria and i'll be right back to speak a blessing over you.
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When we
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When we face challenges, it's easy
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Face challenges, it's easy to feel like god
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To feel like god has forgotten about us.
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Has forgotten about us. we don't see
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We don't see anything happening,
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Anything happening, and thoughts tell us
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And thoughts tell us it's not going to work out.
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It's not going to work out. but god is not called the great
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But god is not called the great i was or the great i will be.
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I was or the great i will be. he's called the great i am.
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He's called the great i am. in my new book,
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In my new book, he is i am,
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He is i am, you'll discover
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You'll discover that god is with you
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That god is with you in every area of your life.
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I am is always in the present,
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I am is always in the present, not at a later time.
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Not at a later time. god is working
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God is working in your life right now.
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In your life right now. i am means i am your healer.
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I am means i am your healer. i am your provider.
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I am your provider. i am your waymaker.
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I am your waymaker. whether you're
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Whether you're facing a challenge
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Facing a challenge or pursuing your dreams,
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Or pursuing your dreams, stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. the great i am
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The great i am is right there with you.
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Is right there with you. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, he is i am:
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He is i am: god is for you here and now.
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God is for you here and now. are you in need of protection
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Are you in need of protection or provision today?
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Or provision today? jesus assures us,
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Jesus assures us, "i am
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"i am the good shepherd."
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The good shepherd." does the path ahead
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Does the path ahead seem uncertain or dark?
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Seem uncertain or dark? jesus declares,
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Jesus declares, "i am the light of the world."
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"i am the light of the world." do you feel like your career,
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Do you feel like your career, calling, or marriage
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Calling, or marriage is beyond hope?
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Is beyond hope? jesus promises,
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Jesus promises, "i am the resurrection
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"i am the resurrection and the life."
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And the life." with every i am statement,
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With every i am statement, you'll discover
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You'll discover more about who god is
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More about who god is and what he has made
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And what he has made available for you.
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Available for you. not someday, but today.
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Not someday, but today. request your copy today
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Request your copy today and watch god's promise
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And watch god's promise come alive.
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Come alive. no matter what you face,
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No matter what you face, he is here and now for you.
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He is here and now for you. be sure to request your copy of
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Be sure to request your copy of he is i am:
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He is i am: god is for you here and now
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God is for you here and now today.
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Today. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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You're never alone.
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You're never alone. the great
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The great i am is behind the scenes
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I am is behind the scenes making ways, opening doors,
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Making ways, opening doors, turning things in your favor.
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Turning things in your favor. victoria
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Victoria and i want you to know
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And i want you to know we love you
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We love you and we pray for you every day.
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And we pray for you every day. thanks for your prayer
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Thanks for your prayer and support of the ministry.
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And support of the ministry. your generosity
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Your generosity is making a difference
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Is making a difference in people's lives
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In people's lives around the world.
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Around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly support.
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For your monthly support. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday
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Morning, download our daily podcast,
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Listen on sirius xm, watch our youtube channel,
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Watch our youtube channel, and the new joel osteen network
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And the new joel osteen network streaming on television
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Streaming on television 24 hours a day.
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24 hours a day. and until we see you next time,
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And until we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request your copy of
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Be sure to request your copy of he is i am:
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He is i am: god is for you here and now
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God is for you here and now today.
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Today. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Or call 888-567-joel. for an additional donation
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For an additional donation this month,
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This month, we are offering the
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We are offering the i am collection.
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I am collection. it includes
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It includes a beautiful two-piece
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A beautiful two-piece scripture wall art,
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Scripture wall art, plus the he is i am
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Plus the he is i am book bundle.
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The stretched canvas elegantly features "i am”
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Elegantly features "i am” and scripture
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And scripture reference john 14:6.
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Reference john 14:6. you can request
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Yes, be reminded that the power of i am is
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That the power of i am is for you each and every day.
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Joel Osteen - Positioned For Increase

April 30, 2025 | 27:29

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