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Joel Osteen - Preplanned For Purpose

July 4, 2025 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Preplanned For Purpose | July 4, 2025

>joel: god bless you.
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube channel,
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Podcast, 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 be
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We'd love to have you be a part of one of our
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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 reporter. he was
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About this reporter. he was visiting churches across the
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Visiting churches across the nation. while in the
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Nation. while in the northeast, he saw a gold
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Northeast, he saw a gold phone on the wall with a
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Phone on the wall with a sign that said, "calls ten
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Sign that said, "calls ten thousand dollars per minute."
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Thousand dollars per minute." he asked the pastor what it
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He asked the pastor what it meant. the pastor explained
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Meant. the pastor explained that was a direct line to
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That was a direct line to heaven. if you were willing
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Heaven. if you were willing to pay the price, you could
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To pay the price, you could talk directly to god. he
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Talk directly to god. he continued visiting different
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Continued visiting different churches, seeing the same
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Churches, seeing the same gold phone, the same sign.
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Gold phone, the same sign. well he finally made it to
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Well he finally made it to texas, he saw the phone, but
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Texas, he saw the phone, but the sign said, "calls 25
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The sign said, "calls 25 cents per minute." intrigued,
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Cents per minute." intrigued, he asked the pastor why it
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He asked the pastor why it was so much cheaper. the
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Was so much cheaper. the pastor said, "you're in
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Pastor said, "you're in texas, now it's a local call."
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Texas, now it's a local call." all right, y'all. say it like
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All right, y'all. say it like you mean it. this is my
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You mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i
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Bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i
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Am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i
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Have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will be
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Can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about preplanned for purpose.
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About preplanned for purpose. it's easy to think that we
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It's easy to think that we have to make everything
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Have to make everything happen. make our dream come
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Happen. make our dream come to pass, make this door open,
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To pass, make this door open, make this person like me.
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Make this person like me. this can be stressful and
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This can be stressful and discouraging. because there
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Discouraging. because there are things we can't make
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Are things we can't make happen. we've gone as far as
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Happen. we've gone as far as we can. we're facing
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We can. we're facing obstacles that are too big,
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Obstacles that are too big, feels like we've reached our
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Feels like we've reached our limits. the good news is
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Limits. the good news is you're not doing life on your
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You're not doing life on your own. it's not just up to you.
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Own. it's not just up to you. there's something happening
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There's something happening that you can't see. paul said
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That you can't see. paul said in ephesians, "we are created
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In ephesians, "we are created to do good works, which god
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To do good works, which god has planned before time,
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Has planned before time, taking paths that he prepared
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Taking paths that he prepared ahead of time, that we should
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Ahead of time, that we should live the good life, which he
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Live the good life, which he prearranged and made ready
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Prearranged and made ready for us to live." god has
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For us to live." god has already prearranged a good
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Already prearranged a good life for you. he's already
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Life for you. he's already planned out your days. he's
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Planned out your days. he's lined up the right people,
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Lined up the right people, the right breaks, solutions
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The right breaks, solutions to problems. he's put in you
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To problems. he's put in you the gifts, the talents, the
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The gifts, the talents, the potential, so you can live
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Potential, so you can live this good life.
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This good life. when you realize the creator
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When you realize the creator of the universe has a
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Of the universe has a prearranged plan, that he's
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Prearranged plan, that he's already figured it all out,
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Already figured it all out, that you're not at the mercy
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That you're not at the mercy of fate, happenstance,
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Of fate, happenstance, coincidence, "i hope this
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Coincidence, "i hope this works out. i hope i meet the
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Works out. i hope i meet the right person; i hope i
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Right person; i hope i fulfill my purpose." no, you
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Fulfill my purpose." no, you can be confident, god is
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Can be confident, god is ordering your steps. you can
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Ordering your steps. you can live in peace knowing it's
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Live in peace knowing it's not just up to you to make it
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Not just up to you to make it all happen, god has gone
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All happen, god has gone ahead of you. he's planned
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Ahead of you. he's planned things out before you got
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Things out before you got here. now our part is to
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Here. now our part is to honor god. keep him first
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Honor god. keep him first place and you'll walk into
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Place and you'll walk into that prearranged good life
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That prearranged good life that he's already planned.
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That he's already planned. this doesn't mean we won't
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This doesn't mean we won't have difficulties, things
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Have difficulties, things come against us, people that
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Come against us, people that are not fair. it means that
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Are not fair. it means that god has already taken that
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God has already taken that into account. when he
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Into account. when he preplanned your life, he
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Preplanned your life, he arranged a comeback for every
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Arranged a comeback for every setback, a solution to every
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Setback, a solution to every problem, mercy for every
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Problem, mercy for every mistake, a new beginning for
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Mistake, a new beginning for every loss.
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Every loss. when jesus was betrayed, acts
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When jesus was betrayed, acts 2 says, "god knew this would
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2 says, "god knew this would happen and his prearranged
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Happen and his prearranged plan was carried out when
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Plan was carried out when jesus was betrayed." god knew
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Jesus was betrayed." god knew judas was going to turn on
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Judas was going to turn on him, it wasn't a surprise. he
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Him, it wasn't a surprise. he had already prearranged that
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Had already prearranged that as a part of his plan to
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As a part of his plan to bring salvation. your
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Bring salvation. your setbacks, disappointments,
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Setbacks, disappointments, betrayals, they don't catch
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Betrayals, they don't catch god off guard. he wouldn't
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God off guard. he wouldn't have allowed it if it was
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Have allowed it if it was going to stop your purpose.
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Going to stop your purpose. it may not have been fair,
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It may not have been fair, but god has the final say.
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But god has the final say. he's already prearranged how
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He's already prearranged how he's going to turn that for
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He's going to turn that for your good. see, god's been
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Your good. see, god's been thinking about you long
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Thinking about you long before you ever showed up on
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Before you ever showed up on planet earth. you're not just
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Planet earth. you're not just a product of your parents.
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A product of your parents. they decided to have a child.
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They decided to have a child. god knew you before you were
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God knew you before you were in your mother's womb. you
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In your mother's womb. you may have come through your
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May have come through your mother, but you came from
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Mother, but you came from almighty god.
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Almighty god. david said in psalm 139, "god
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David said in psalm 139, "god you knew my unformed
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You knew my unformed substance. all my days that
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Substance. all my days that you have ordained for me were
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You have ordained for me were written in your book before i
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Written in your book before i was ever born." before you
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Was ever born." before you got here, god already decided
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Got here, god already decided your purpose. he already
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Your purpose. he already planned out your days,
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Planned out your days, already put in you everything
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Already put in you everything you need to fulfill his plan.
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You need to fulfill his plan. there are gifts and talents
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There are gifts and talents in you right now that you
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In you right now that you haven't tapped in to.
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Haven't tapped in to. potential that's lying
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Potential that's lying dormant, but at the appointed
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Dormant, but at the appointed time, it will come to life.
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Time, it will come to life. like in the natural, a gene
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Like in the natural, a gene can lie dormant in our body
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Can lie dormant in our body for years. it's been
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For years. it's been pre-programmed by genetics
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Pre-programmed by genetics and by who your parents and
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And by who your parents and relatives are. i've seen
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Relatives are. i've seen people, when they're young,
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People, when they're young, they have a full head of
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They have a full head of hair, but when they hit
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Hair, but when they hit forty, there's nothing there.
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Forty, there's nothing there. what was that, a gene lying
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What was that, a gene lying dormant. it was there, but
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Dormant. it was there, but not activated. when the time
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Not activated. when the time came, it did exactly what it
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Came, it did exactly what it was supposed to do. we pray
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Was supposed to do. we pray against those genes. in the
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Against those genes. in the same way, there are gifts god
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Same way, there are gifts god put in you that you can't see
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Put in you that you can't see right now. talent, potential,
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Right now. talent, potential, ability, that you need for
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Ability, that you need for your purpose. when the right
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Your purpose. when the right time comes, you're going to
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Time comes, you're going to discover ability that you
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Discover ability that you never knew you had.
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Never knew you had. for thirty-five years, i
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For thirty-five years, i didn't know there was a
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Didn't know there was a pastor in me. i didn't know i
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Pastor in me. i didn't know i could get up here and speak.
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Could get up here and speak. my father asked me to help
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My father asked me to help him pastor for seventeen
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Him pastor for seventeen years. all that time i was
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Years. all that time i was behind the scenes. "joel, why
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Behind the scenes. "joel, why don't you speak for me this
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Don't you speak for me this sunday? you would be a good
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Sunday? you would be a good pastor." i thought there's
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Pastor." i thought there's not a chance in the world. i
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Not a chance in the world. i wouldn't know what to say.
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Wouldn't know what to say. i'm more quiet and reserved.
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I'm more quiet and reserved. i don't have a big
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I don't have a big personality to be out in
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Personality to be out in front of people. but when my
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Front of people. but when my father passed, suddenly i had
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Father passed, suddenly i had the desire to get up and
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The desire to get up and speak. i felt a boldness, a
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Speak. i felt a boldness, a confidence, a can-do
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Confidence, a can-do mentality. yes, those
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Mentality. yes, those limiting thoughts still came,
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Limiting thoughts still came, but they didn't faze me. i
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But they didn't faze me. i thought, "i can do this. i am
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Thought, "i can do this. i am well able." that wasn't me
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Well able." that wasn't me just getting my courage up,
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Just getting my courage up, being determined, that was
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Being determined, that was something god put in me
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Something god put in me before i was born. a gene so
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Before i was born. a gene so to speak, that he
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To speak, that he pre-programmed to open at a
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Pre-programmed to open at a certain time.
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Certain time. you don't know what god has
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You don't know what god has put in you. you don't know
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Put in you. you don't know what's going to open up, the
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What's going to open up, the talent, the ability, the
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Talent, the ability, the confidence. what he's already
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Confidence. what he's already planned in your future is
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Planned in your future is bigger, better, more
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Bigger, better, more rewarding than you can
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Rewarding than you can imagine.
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Imagine. david was a teenager, out in
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David was a teenager, out in the shepherd's fields taking
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The shepherd's fields taking care of his father's sheep.
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Care of his father's sheep. it was lonely, boring. i'm
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It was lonely, boring. i'm sure thoughts told him,
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Sure thoughts told him, "you'll never do anything
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"you'll never do anything significant. you're stuck out
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Significant. you're stuck out here." but somehow, i believe
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Here." but somehow, i believe david understood this
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David understood this principle. that god put
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Principle. that god put things in him that he
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Things in him that he couldn't see. one day the
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Couldn't see. one day the prophet samuel showed up
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Prophet samuel showed up unexpectedly at his house. he
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Unexpectedly at his house. he was there to choose the next
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Was there to choose the next king of israel. david's seven
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King of israel. david's seven brothers all stood before
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Brothers all stood before samuel. when samuel saw
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Samuel. when samuel saw eliab, the oldest, he thought
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Eliab, the oldest, he thought for sure it was him. he was
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For sure it was him. he was tall, strong, good looking.
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Tall, strong, good looking. but god doesn't choose the
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But god doesn't choose the way we choose. he passed over
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Way we choose. he passed over all seven and finally asked
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All seven and finally asked jesse, "is there another
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Jesse, "is there another son?" jesse said, "yes, my
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Son?" jesse said, "yes, my son david is out in the
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Son david is out in the fields, but i'm sure it's not
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Fields, but i'm sure it's not him. he's small, young, not
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Him. he's small, young, not experienced. he doesn't have
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Experienced. he doesn't have the strength, the talent like
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The strength, the talent like these other sons." god loves
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These other sons." god loves to use the unexpected. he
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To use the unexpected. he loves to put treasure in
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Loves to put treasure in people that seem unlikely, at
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People that seem unlikely, at a disadvantage. when samuel
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A disadvantage. when samuel saw david, he didn't think
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Saw david, he didn't think twice. he said, "there's the
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Twice. he said, "there's the next king of israel."
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Next king of israel." later david took lunch to his
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Later david took lunch to his brothers. they were in the
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Brothers. they were in the army in another city. he
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Army in another city. he heard goliath taunting the
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Heard goliath taunting the people of israel. something
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People of israel. something rose up in david. he told
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Rose up in david. he told king saul, "i will defeat
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King saul, "i will defeat this giant." goliath was
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This giant." goliath was twice his size. when the
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Twice his size. when the other soldiers heard goliath,
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Other soldiers heard goliath, they ran and hid. how could a
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They ran and hid. how could a teenager, with no military
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Teenager, with no military experience, with nothing but
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Experience, with nothing but a sling shot have this kind
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A sling shot have this kind of boldness, this confidence.
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Of boldness, this confidence. it was like david had this
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It was like david had this gene open up, this courage,
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Gene open up, this courage, this ability that god put in
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This ability that god put in him before he was born. now
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Him before he was born. now at the appointed time, it
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At the appointed time, it came alive. david went out,
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Came alive. david went out, slung that rock and defeated
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Slung that rock and defeated goliath. king saul nearly
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Goliath. king saul nearly passed out. he couldn't see
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Passed out. he couldn't see it but there was treasure in
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It but there was treasure in this teenager. there was
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This teenager. there was greatness in this earthen
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Greatness in this earthen vessel. this was all a part
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Vessel. this was all a part of what god had preplanned
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Of what god had preplanned for david. god had already
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For david. god had already prearranged him to be a giant
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Prearranged him to be a giant killer. he'd already put in
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Killer. he'd already put in him the talent, the
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Him the talent, the confidence, the skill to
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Confidence, the skill to bring down goliath.
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Bring down goliath. there are giants in your
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There are giants in your future that god has already
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Future that god has already equipped you to defeat. there
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Equipped you to defeat. there are dreams that look
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Are dreams that look impossible that god has
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Impossible that god has already empowered you to
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Already empowered you to accomplish. when you look at
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Accomplish. when you look at what you're up against, it
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What you're up against, it can seem daunting, a
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Can seem daunting, a sickness, a financial issue,
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Sickness, a financial issue, struggling with an addiction.
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Struggling with an addiction. like david, that potential
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Like david, that potential that's been lying dormant in
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That's been lying dormant in you, is going to suddenly
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You, is going to suddenly come to life. you're going to
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Come to life. you're going to feel a supernatural strength,
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Feel a supernatural strength, a supernatural power, god
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A supernatural power, god breathing in your direction.
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Breathing in your direction. he's already preplanned your
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He's already preplanned your victory. he's already put
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Victory. he's already put treasure in your earthen
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Treasure in your earthen vessel. you may seem
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Vessel. you may seem ordinary, but the truth is
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Ordinary, but the truth is you are extraordinary. you
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You are extraordinary. you may look small, but most high
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May look small, but most high god is on your side. goliath
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God is on your side. goliath has a sword and a shield, but
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Has a sword and a shield, but your sling shot with the
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Your sling shot with the favor of god will bring down
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Favor of god will bring down the giant.
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The giant. my father was raised very
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My father was raised very poor. his parents were
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Poor. his parents were farmers. they lost everything
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Farmers. they lost everything during the great depression.
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During the great depression. his family were good people,
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His family were good people, they just had a limited
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They just had a limited vision. they didn't think
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Vision. they didn't think they could ever get out of
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They could ever get out of poverty and defeat. they knew
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Poverty and defeat. they knew nothing about god. they
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Nothing about god. they didn't have any kind of
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Didn't have any kind of faith. but at seventeen years
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Faith. but at seventeen years old, my father gave his life
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Old, my father gave his life to christ, the first one in
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To christ, the first one in the family. the scripture
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The family. the scripture says, "god chose us before we
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Says, "god chose us before we could choose him." part of
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Could choose him." part of this good life that god has
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This good life that god has preplanned is when he reaches
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Preplanned is when he reaches down in mercy and calls us
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Down in mercy and calls us out of darkness into the
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Out of darkness into the light, when we become a new
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Light, when we become a new creation. now our part is we
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Creation. now our part is we have to respond to that call.
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Have to respond to that call. that's what my father did. he
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That's what my father did. he was working in a movie
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Was working in a movie theater selling popcorn at
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Theater selling popcorn at 17. no future to speak of,
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17. no future to speak of, but now he felt this calling
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But now he felt this calling to become a minister. where
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To become a minister. where did that come from? that
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Did that come from? that seemed so out of the blue.
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Seemed so out of the blue. that was a gene that had been
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That was a gene that had been lying dormant, something god
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Lying dormant, something god put in him before he was
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Put in him before he was born, treasure in an earthen
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Born, treasure in an earthen vessel. now at this appointed
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Vessel. now at this appointed time, it came alive. you
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Time, it came alive. you don't know where god is
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Don't know where god is taking you. you don't know
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Taking you. you don't know the treasure that's going to
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The treasure that's going to wake up, the gifts, the
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Wake up, the gifts, the calling, the ideas, that are
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Calling, the ideas, that are going to come alive. it's
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Going to come alive. it's already preplanned. there are
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Already preplanned. there are good things god has already
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Good things god has already prearranged for you.
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Prearranged for you. my father told his parents
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My father told his parents that he was going to leave
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That he was going to leave and go out and start
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And go out and start ministering. they said,
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Ministering. they said, "john, all you know how to do
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"john, all you know how to do is work on the farm. you're
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Is work on the farm. you're going to get out there and
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Going to get out there and fail. you better stay here
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Fail. you better stay here with us." other people can't
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With us." other people can't always see what god put in
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Always see what god put in you. they can't see the
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You. they can't see the treasure. they just see the
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Treasure. they just see the earthen vessel. "you're
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Earthen vessel. "you're ordinary. you're average. you
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Ordinary. you're average. you can't do anything great."
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Can't do anything great." don't let them talk you out
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Don't let them talk you out of what god put in your
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Of what god put in your heart. my father didn't have
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Heart. my father didn't have the training, any experience,
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The training, any experience, any support, but he took that
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Any support, but he took that step of faith and went out
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Step of faith and went out and started ministering. he
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And started ministering. he didn't have a car, he had to
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Didn't have a car, he had to hitchhike. god began to open
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Hitchhike. god began to open doors. he started pastoring
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Doors. he started pastoring churches. yes, there were
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Churches. yes, there were disappointments, betrayals,
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Disappointments, betrayals, and letdowns, but when i look
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And letdowns, but when i look back over his life, i can see
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Back over his life, i can see how at every step of the way,
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How at every step of the way, he had exactly what he
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He had exactly what he needed. the right people
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Needed. the right people showed up, the right doors
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Showed up, the right doors opened, solutions for
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Opened, solutions for problems, mercy for mistakes.
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Problems, mercy for mistakes. it was already lined up,
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It was already lined up, preplanned by the creator of
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Preplanned by the creator of the universe. he stepped into
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The universe. he stepped into that good life. he discovered
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That good life. he discovered the treasure in an earthen
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The treasure in an earthen vessel.
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Vessel. i want you to have this
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I want you to have this confidence, this knowing,
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Confidence, this knowing, that god has it all figured
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That god has it all figured out. that before you were
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Out. that before you were born, god who is rich in
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Born, god who is rich in mercy, god who is loving and
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Mercy, god who is loving and kind, god who calls you a
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Kind, god who calls you a masterpiece, god who chose
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Masterpiece, god who chose you before you could choose
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You before you could choose him, he thought so much of
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Him, he thought so much of you that he took time to
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You that he took time to preplan your life, to
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Preplan your life, to prearrange everything you
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Prearrange everything you need, to deposit in you
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Need, to deposit in you treasure, gifts, talents,
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Treasure, gifts, talents, wisdom. this is why we don't
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Wisdom. this is why we don't have to go through life
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Have to go through life worried, wondering, "what if
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Worried, wondering, "what if i don't get the right breaks,
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I don't get the right breaks, what if this giant is too
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What if this giant is too big." stay in peace. god has
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Big." stay in peace. god has it all lined up. what's in
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It all lined up. what's in your future is greater than
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Your future is greater than anything you can imagine. the
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Anything you can imagine. the good news is, it's already
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Good news is, it's already set up.
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Set up. in my early twenties, i was
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In my early twenties, i was playing baseball practically
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Playing baseball practically every night of the week,
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Every night of the week, tournaments on the weekend. i
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Tournaments on the weekend. i had never really dated
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Had never really dated anyone. i thought, "god, i'm
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Anyone. i thought, "god, i'm tired of hanging out with all
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Tired of hanging out with all these guys, i need to meet me
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These guys, i need to meet me a woman." the battery for my
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A woman." the battery for my watch died, so i went to a
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Watch died, so i went to a jewelry store to get it
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Jewelry store to get it replaced. out walked the most
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Replaced. out walked the most beautiful girl i had ever
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Beautiful girl i had ever seen to wait on me. it was
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Seen to wait on me. it was victoria. i thought, "god,
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Victoria. i thought, "god, you just answered my prayer."
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You just answered my prayer." we got to talking, i found
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We got to talking, i found out she was a good christian
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Out she was a good christian girl. i thought that's great,
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Girl. i thought that's great, because if not, i was about
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Because if not, i was about to convert her. i went in to
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To convert her. i went in to buy a battery for my watch.
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Buy a battery for my watch. she ended up selling me a
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She ended up selling me a whole new watch. she's been
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Whole new watch. she's been taking my money ever since
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Taking my money ever since then. out of all the jewelry
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Then. out of all the jewelry stores in houston, i just so
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Stores in houston, i just so happened to go into that
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Happened to go into that store, her mother's store,
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Store, her mother's store, iloff jewelers. that wasn't
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Iloff jewelers. that wasn't random. that wasn't a lucky
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Random. that wasn't a lucky break, that was something god
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Break, that was something god preplanned before i was born.
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Preplanned before i was born. that was god ordering my
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That was god ordering my steps, putting me at the
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Steps, putting me at the right place at the right
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Right place at the right time. this building, the
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Time. this building, the former compaq center, i used
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Former compaq center, i used to have season tickets to
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To have season tickets to watch the rockets play
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Watch the rockets play basketball. this is where
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Basketball. this is where victoria and i came on our
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Victoria and i came on our first date. but i don't
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First date. but i don't believe this building was
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Believe this building was built just for basketball.
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Built just for basketball. god knew that one day,
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God knew that one day, lakewood would need a larger
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Lakewood would need a larger auditorium. this was
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Auditorium. this was something he preplanned to
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Something he preplanned to thrust us into our destiny.
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Thrust us into our destiny. the scripture says, "you
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The scripture says, "you haven't seen, heard or
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Haven't seen, heard or imagined what god has in
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Imagined what god has in store you." god has some
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Store you." god has some things stored up for you,
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Things stored up for you, some things he's planned that
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Some things he's planned that are going to boggle your
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Are going to boggle your mind, doors he's going to
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Mind, doors he's going to open, people you're going to
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Open, people you're going to meet, gifts you're going to
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Meet, gifts you're going to discover, treasure that's
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Discover, treasure that's going to come out, resources
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Going to come out, resources that no one in your family
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That no one in your family has seen. he's going to take
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Has seen. he's going to take you further. he's a
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You further. he's 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. you're not limited by your
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You're not limited by your background, your job, your
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Background, your job, your family, your skills, god has
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Family, your skills, god has things preplanned that will
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Things preplanned that will catapult you ahead, things
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Catapult you ahead, things you didn't see coming. his
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You didn't see coming. his ways are not our ways. his
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Ways are not our ways. his thoughts are higher than our
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Thoughts are higher than our thoughts. we think natural
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Thoughts. we think natural but he's supernatural. before
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But he's supernatural. before you were born, he planned out
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You were born, he planned out your days for good. that
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Your days for good. that means he's not playing catch
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Means he's not playing catch up. "let me see what i can do
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Up. "let me see what i can do now. they're in a bind.
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Now. they're in a bind. they've made mistakes. that
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They've made mistakes. that giant is so much bigger." god
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Giant is so much bigger." god knew everything you'd face.
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Knew everything you'd face. he knew every limitation,
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He knew every limitation, every weakness, every
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Every weakness, every disadvantage. he took all
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Disadvantage. he took all that into account. he's
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That into account. he's already planned the solution.
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Already planned the solution. he's already lined up the
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He's already lined up the right people, the jewelry
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Right people, the jewelry store. he's already put the
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Store. he's already put the treasure in you, the talent,
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Treasure in you, the talent, the favor, the anointing,
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The favor, the anointing, that you haven't seen yet.
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That you haven't seen yet. it's like a time capsule,
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It's like a time capsule, when the appointed time
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When the appointed time comes, you'll discover who
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Comes, you'll discover who you really are, a new level
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You really are, a new level of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. yes, i know we have to do our
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Yes, i know we have to do our part. we have to believe,
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Part. we have to believe, take steps of faith, keep god
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Take steps of faith, keep god first place. but there are
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First place. but there are times, when we're making poor
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Times, when we're making poor choices, we've gotten off
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Choices, we've gotten off track, but god is so
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Track, but god is so merciful, his purpose will
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Merciful, his purpose will override our mistakes. his
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Override our mistakes. his plan will supersede our wrong
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Plan will supersede our wrong decisions. just ask jonah.
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Decisions. just ask jonah. god told him to go to the
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God told him to go to the city of nineveh and preach to
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City of nineveh and preach to the people. jonah didn't want
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The people. jonah didn't want to go there. he got on a boat
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To go there. he got on a boat going the other direction. he
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Going the other direction. he did exactly opposite of what
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Did exactly opposite of what god told him to do. surely
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God told him to do. surely that would stop god's plan.
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That would stop god's plan. surely, he wouldn't see this
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Surely, he wouldn't see this good life that god had
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Good life that god had prearranged for him. the
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Prearranged for him. the scripture says, "god, who is
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Scripture says, "god, who is rich in mercy--" it could
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Rich in mercy--" it could have said god has an ample
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Have said god has an ample supply of mercy. god has
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Supply of mercy. god has enough mercy. but it uses the
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Enough mercy. but it uses the word 'rich' to let us know
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Word 'rich' to let us know that god has an abundance of
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That god has an abundance of mercy. it's from generation
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Mercy. it's from generation to generation.
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To generation. jonah was in this boat, going
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Jonah was in this boat, going the wrong direction and a
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The wrong direction and a huge storm arose. they threw
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Huge storm arose. they threw jonah overboard, in the
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Jonah overboard, in the middle of the sea, waves
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Middle of the sea, waves crashing, wind so strong, he
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Crashing, wind so strong, he thought he was done. but it
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Thought he was done. but it just so happened, there was a
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Just so happened, there was a big fish waiting for him. it
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Big fish waiting for him. it swallowed jonah. three days
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Swallowed jonah. three days later, took him to the shore
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Later, took him to the shore and spit him out on dry
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And spit him out on dry ground. the word of the lord
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Ground. the word of the lord came to jonah a second time
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Came to jonah a second time saying, "go to ninevah." god
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Saying, "go to ninevah." god was saying, "jonah, you can't
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Was saying, "jonah, you can't stop my plan. i have a
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Stop my plan. i have a purpose that i laid out
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Purpose that i laid out before you were born. i have
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Before you were born. i have an assignment, a calling on
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An assignment, a calling on your life. i've put treasure
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Your life. i've put treasure in you." god is so merciful,
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In you." god is so merciful, he not only preplanned the
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He not only preplanned the good breaks, the open doors,
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Good breaks, the open doors, the right people but he's
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The right people but he's preplanned the fish to rescue
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Preplanned the fish to rescue you when you go the wrong
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You when you go the wrong way. he's preplanned for the
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Way. he's preplanned for the times we'd fail, the times
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Times we'd fail, the times we'd doubt, the times we'd
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We'd doubt, the times we'd put off doing the right thing.
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Put off doing the right thing. i'm not saying to live sloppy
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I'm not saying to live sloppy and make mistakes, it doesn't
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And make mistakes, it doesn't matter. i'm saying, when you
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Matter. i'm saying, when you have a heart after god but
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Have a heart after god but you've made some mistakes,
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You've made some mistakes, the times you fail, you get
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The times you fail, you get off course, that is not going
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Off course, that is not going to stop god's plan. it may
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To stop god's plan. it may cause trouble and heartache.
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Cause trouble and heartache. but the scripture says, "god
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But the scripture says, "god is working all things
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Is working all things according to the counsel of
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According to the counsel of his will." not your will. not
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His will." not your will. not your circumstances. not how
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Your circumstances. not how you were raised. it's
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You were raised. it's according to what he has
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According to what he has preplanned, long before you
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Preplanned, long before you got here. you may be an
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Got here. you may be an earthen vessel, with flaws
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Earthen vessel, with flaws and weaknesses, but he put
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And weaknesses, but he put treasure in you. he's not
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Treasure in you. he's not going to let that treasure go
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Going to let that treasure go to waste. don't believe those
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To waste. don't believe those lies that you've made too
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Lies that you've made too many mistakes, you've gotten
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Many mistakes, you've gotten too far off course, you've
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Too far off course, you've missed what god preplanned
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Missed what god preplanned for you. can i encourage you?
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For you. can i encourage you? you're not that powerful.
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You're not that powerful. god's calling is still on
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God's calling is still on your life. god is not through
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Your life. god is not through with you. if he was finished
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With you. if he was finished with jonah, he wouldn't have
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With jonah, he wouldn't have made it out of the waters. if
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Made it out of the waters. if god was finished with you,
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God was finished with you, you wouldn't be hearing this.
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You wouldn't be hearing this. he sent me as that big fish,
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He sent me as that big fish, to bring you back to shore,
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To bring you back to shore, to get you back on track. the
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To get you back on track. the treasure is still in you. get
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Treasure is still in you. get your fire back. start making
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Your fire back. start making decisions that honor god.
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Decisions that honor god. in the book of acts, there
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In the book of acts, there was a man by the name of saul
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Was a man by the name of saul of tarsus. he was the biggest
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Of tarsus. he was the biggest enemy of the church. he was
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Enemy of the church. he was constantly arresting
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Constantly arresting believers, causing all kinds
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Believers, causing all kinds of havoc. no one did more to
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Of havoc. no one did more to threaten and bring fear and
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Threaten and bring fear and turmoil than saul. he was on
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Turmoil than saul. he was on his way to damascus, with
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His way to damascus, with official letters from the
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Official letters from the courts to put believers in
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Courts to put believers in prison. this bright light
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Prison. this bright light shined down from heaven,
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Shined down from heaven, knocked him off his animal.
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Knocked him off his animal. he was on the ground; he
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He was on the ground; he couldn't see, he was blind. a
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Couldn't see, he was blind. a voice boomed out, "saul,
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Voice boomed out, "saul, saul, why do you persecute
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Saul, why do you persecute me?" he was puzzled, he said,
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Me?" he was puzzled, he said, "who are you?" the voice
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"who are you?" the voice answered, "i am jesus." that
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Answered, "i am jesus." that day was a turning point for
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Day was a turning point for saul. he became a follower of
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Saul. he became a follower of christ. his name was changed
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Christ. his name was changed from saul to paul. he went
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From saul to paul. he went from being the biggest threat
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From being the biggest threat of the church to being the
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Of the church to being the biggest asset of the church.
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Biggest asset of the church. he ended up writing over half
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He ended up writing over half of the books in the new
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Of the books in the new testament. it's significant
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Testament. it's significant what he wrote in galatians 1.
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What he wrote in galatians 1. he said, "you know how
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He said, "you know how violently i persecuted
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Violently i persecuted christians, how i did my best
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Christians, how i did my best to get rid of them, but then
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To get rid of them, but then something happened. god in
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Something happened. god in his kindness chose me, before
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His kindness chose me, before i was born, to proclaim the
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I was born, to proclaim the good news to the gentiles."
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Good news to the gentiles." paul was saying, "i was going
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Paul was saying, "i was going about my business, doing what
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About my business, doing what i thought was right, but what
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I thought was right, but what god preplanned for me,
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God preplanned for me, overrode my will." that
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Overrode my will." that encounter with god on the
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Encounter with god on the road to damascus, changed his
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Road to damascus, changed his mind and brought him into the
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Mind and brought him into the purpose that was ordained for
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Purpose that was ordained for him before he was born.
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Him before he was born. there are things god has
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There are things god has preplanned for you that he's
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Preplanned for you that he's not going to let you miss.
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Not going to let you miss. sometimes we think, "oh,
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Sometimes we think, "oh, joel, i made too many
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Joel, i made too many mistakes. i got way off
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Mistakes. i got way off course. it's too late now."
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Course. it's too late now." no, what god has purposed for
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No, what god has purposed for your life is still going to
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Your life is still going to come to pass. he did not take
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Come to pass. he did not take the time to plan your days
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The time to plan your days before you were born, to line
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Before you were born, to line up everything you would need,
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Up everything you would need, to put gifts and talents,
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To put gifts and talents, programmed to open at the
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Programmed to open at the right time, he didn't go to
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Right time, he didn't go to all that effort and then
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All that effort and then decide, you can miss your
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Decide, you can miss your purpose. the treasure is
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Purpose. the treasure is still in you. the good
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Still in you. the good breaks, the favor, the
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Breaks, the favor, the spouse, they're already on
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Spouse, they're already on the schedule. you keep
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The schedule. you keep honoring god, being faithful,
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Honoring god, being faithful, there are destiny moments in
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There are destiny moments in your future, where doors are
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Your future, where doors are going to open, right people
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Going to open, right people show up, gifts come out that
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Show up, gifts come out that you didn't know you had. come
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You didn't know you had. come back to a place of peace, a
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Back to a place of peace, a place of rest. there is a
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Place of rest. there is a good life in front of you.
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Good life in front of you. it's not just up to you to
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It's not just up to you to make it happen, the most high
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Make it happen, the most high god is ordering your steps.
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God is ordering your steps. it's all working according to
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It's all working according to the counsel of his will. i
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The counsel of his will. i believe and declare, you're
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Believe and declare, you're about to step into some
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About to step into some prearranged blessings, some
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Prearranged blessings, some preplanned favor, something
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Preplanned favor, something you didn't see coming. the
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You didn't see coming. the treasure god put in you is
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Treasure god put in you is about to be discovered.
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About to be discovered. talent, promotion, resources,
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Talent, promotion, resources, breakthroughs, the fullness
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Breakthroughs, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus'
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Of your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can
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Name. if you receive it, can you say amen? (amen)
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Sometimes in life,
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Sometimes in life, people don't choose us.
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People don't choose us. we've all felt overlooked
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We've all felt overlooked and like we're not good enough.
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And like we're not good enough. it's easy to live inferior,
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It's easy to live inferior, thinking we don't measure up.
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Thinking we don't measure up. people may have left you out.
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People may have left you out. the good news is
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The good news is god has chosen you.
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God has chosen you. he's the one that matters.
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And in my new book, chosen:
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And in my new book, chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction,
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For distinction, you'll discover,
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You'll discover, before you were born,
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Before you were born, god not only knew you,
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God not only knew you, but he handpicked you
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But he handpicked you and placed
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And placed a calling on your life.
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A calling on your life. you are equipped and empowered
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You are equipped and empowered to fulfill your destiny.
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To fulfill your destiny. when you understand
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When you understand that you're chosen,
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That you're chosen, fear and doubt can't stay,
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Fear and doubt can't stay, you'll live
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You'll live with the boldness
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With the boldness to step into the greatness
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To step into the greatness god put in you.
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God put in you. i'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my new book, chosen,
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My new book, chosen, plus the chosen t-shirt
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Plus the chosen t-shirt from our friends at copper fit.
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From our friends at copper fit. 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, chosen:
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Chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction.
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For distinction. in the scriptures,
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In the scriptures, jesus encouraged us by saying,
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Jesus encouraged us by saying, "you didn't choose me.
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"you didn't choose me. i chose you."
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I chose you." this powerful guide
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This powerful guide will help
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Will help you discover the abundant life
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You discover the abundant life you were designed to live.
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You were designed to live. as a child of god,
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As a child of god, you have a calling,
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You have a calling, a purpose,
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A purpose, a destiny still
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A destiny still to be fulfilled.
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To be fulfilled. when you request your copy,
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When you request your copy, we also want to send you
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We also want to send you our exclusive chosen t-shirt
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Our exclusive chosen t-shirt from copper fit
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From copper fit that will remind you
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That will remind you that you've been chosen
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That you've been chosen by almighty god
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By almighty god every time you wear it.
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Every time you wear it. please request these gifts today
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Please request these gifts today and discover
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And discover that god is moving
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That god is moving on your behalf.
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On your behalf. your next days
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Your next days are going to be your best days.
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Are going to be your best days. you're not average.
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You're not average. you're not ordinary.
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You're not ordinary. you've been chosen
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You've been chosen by almighty god.
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By almighty god. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know how much we love you.
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How much we love you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. and thanks so much
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And thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people all over the world.
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All over the world. and a special thank you
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And a special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll 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 live
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Online live every sunday morning,
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Every sunday morning, download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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The new joel osteen network, social media,
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Social media, listen on sirius xm.
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Listen on sirius xm. we'll keep you
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see you next time,
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Until we see you next time, may the lord bless you
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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And keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of chosen:
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Your copy of chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction,
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For distinction, plus our exclusive
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Plus our exclusive chosen t-shirt from copper fit.
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Chosen t-shirt from copper fit. 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 also offering
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We are also offering the nlt large
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The nlt large print thin line
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Print thin line reference bible.
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Reference bible. this bible also enables you
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This bible also enables you to connect
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To connect through your smartphone
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Through your smartphone or tablet
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Or tablet to a vast, power-packed
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To a vast, power-packed array of study notes,
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Array of study notes, devotionals, interactive maps,
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Devotionals, interactive maps, videos, and worship music.
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Videos, and worship music. you can request
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You can request these inspiring resources
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These inspiring resources by calling 888-567-joel
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By calling 888-567-joel or logging on to
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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Joelosteen.com today. call or click anytime,
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24 hours a day. yes, god has chosen you
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Yes, god has chosen you for a reason, for a purpose.
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For a reason, for a purpose. request your copies today.
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Joel Osteen - Preplanned For Purpose

July 4, 2025 | 30:0

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