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Joel Osteen - Purify Yourself

January 11, 2026 | 29:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Purify Yourself | January 11, 2026

>joel: god bless you. it's
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today. i
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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Hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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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 these two men, the pope
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About these two men, the pope and a lawyer. they died on
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And a lawyer. they died on the same day and went to
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The same day and went to heaven. peter met them at the
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Heaven. peter met them at the gate and said, “follow me.
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Gate and said, “follow me. i'll take you to your homes.”
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I'll take you to your homes.” peter dropped the pope off at
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Peter dropped the pope off at this small wood frame house,
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This small wood frame house, one bed, one table, nothing
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One bed, one table, nothing to it. he then took the
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To it. he then took the lawyer to this magnificent
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Lawyer to this magnificent house. it was huge, had a big
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House. it was huge, had a big swimming pool, big back yard.
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Swimming pool, big back yard. the lawyer was overwhelmed.
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The lawyer was overwhelmed. he said, “peter, tell me how
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He said, “peter, tell me how did i manage to get this
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Did i manage to get this spectacular place when the
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Spectacular place when the pope only got a small place?”
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Pope only got a small place?” peter said, “we have dozens
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Peter said, “we have dozens of popes, but you're the
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Of popes, but you're the first lawyer.”
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First lawyer.” all right guys, say it like
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All right guys, 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 purify yourself. it's
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About purify yourself. it's easy to go through life
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Easy to go through life carrying things that are
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Carrying things that are poisoning us. pride,
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Poisoning us. pride, jealousy, unforgiveness. we
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Jealousy, unforgiveness. we don't realize that's
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Don't realize that's contaminating our life. as
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Contaminating our life. as long as it's there, it's
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Long as it's there, it's blocking the blessings that
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Blocking the blessings that belong to us. god has already
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Belong to us. god has already scheduled times to be good to
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Scheduled times to be good to you, to show you favor, to
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You, to show you favor, to open doors, to turn problems
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Open doors, to turn problems around. but we have to be in
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Around. but we have to be in alignment with him for that
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Alignment with him for that to happen. the scripture
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To happen. the scripture says, “blessed are the pure
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Says, “blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see
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In heart, for they will see god.” this implies, if there
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God.” this implies, if there are impurities, then you're
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Are impurities, then you're not going to see god's best.
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Not going to see god's best. on a regular basis, you need
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On a regular basis, you need to ask yourself, “is there
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To ask yourself, “is there something i'm doing that's
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Something i'm doing that's keeping me from growing? am i
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Keeping me from growing? am i holding on to bitterness
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Holding on to bitterness that's blocking my joy? am i
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That's blocking my joy? am i dwelling on doubt, convinced
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Dwelling on doubt, convinced my dream can't come to pass.
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My dream can't come to pass. it's blocking my faith. or am
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It's blocking my faith. or am i running with the wrong
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I running with the wrong crowd that's polluting my
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Crowd that's polluting my decisions? blocking my
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Decisions? blocking my destiny. you have to get rid
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Destiny. you have to get rid of the blessing blockers.
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Of the blessing blockers. it's not that god is
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It's not that god is withholding his goodness,
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Withholding his goodness, those impurities are keeping
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Those impurities are keeping you from seeing his goodness.
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You from seeing his goodness. maybe you went through a
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Maybe you went through a disappointment, a door
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Disappointment, a door closed, a friend walked away.
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Closed, a friend walked away. you're tempted to live sour,
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You're tempted to live sour, think life's not fair. don't
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Think life's not fair. don't let that bitterness block the
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Let that bitterness block the new things god has in store.
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New things god has in store. if you'll keep that poison
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If you'll keep that poison out of your spirit, god will
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Out of your spirit, god will make it up to you. you may
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Make it up to you. you may have made mistakes. now
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Have made mistakes. now you're believing those lies
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You're believing those lies that, “you're not worthy.
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That, “you're not worthy. nothing good is in your
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Nothing good is in your future. it's too late now.”
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Future. it's too late now.” that guilt is blocking your
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That guilt is blocking your blessing. when you asked for
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Blessing. when you asked for forgiveness, god forgave you
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Forgiveness, god forgave you the first time. he doesn't
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The first time. he doesn't remember what you did wrong.
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Remember what you did wrong. why are you remembering what
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Why are you remembering what god has forgotten. why are
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God has forgotten. why are you dwelling on your
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You dwelling on your failures, when you've been
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Failures, when you've been forgiven, restored and washed
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Forgiven, restored and washed clean. try a different
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Clean. try a different approach and purify yourself.
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Approach and purify yourself. sometimes we're waiting for
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Sometimes we're waiting for god to do something, but god
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God to do something, but god is waiting on us. you have to
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Is waiting on us. you have to remove the blessing blockers.
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Remove the blessing blockers. when your heart is pure, you
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When your heart is pure, you will see god's favor, his
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Will see god's favor, his healing, his restoration.
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Healing, his restoration. this is not something we
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This is not something we should do once a year, once a
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Should do once a year, once a quarter. on a daily basis,
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Quarter. on a daily basis, you need to empty out any
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You need to empty out any unforgiveness, doubt, anger.
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Unforgiveness, doubt, anger. if you'll get in this habit
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If you'll get in this habit of purifying yourself, then
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Of purifying yourself, then you're in position for god to
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You're in position for god to show himself strong in your
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Show himself strong in your life.
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Life. after forty years of
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After forty years of wandering in the desert, the
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Wandering in the desert, the israelites were about to go
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Israelites were about to go into the promised land. moses
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Into the promised land. moses had died. now joshua was in
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Had died. now joshua was in charge. they were camped at
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Charge. they were camped at the jordan river and needed
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The jordan river and needed to get across. the problem
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To get across. the problem was, it was swollen, over a
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Was, it was swollen, over a mile wide. joshua had seen
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Mile wide. joshua had seen how god parted the red sea
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How god parted the red sea for moses. he believed god
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For moses. he believed god would do it for him. early
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Would do it for him. early one morning, he called
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One morning, he called everyone together and told
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Everyone together and told them how the next day they
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Them how the next day they were going to follow the
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Were going to follow the priests into the water. the
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Priests into the water. the priests would be carrying the
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Priests would be carrying the ark of the covenant that
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Ark of the covenant that represented the presence of
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Represented the presence of god. i'm sure some of the
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God. i'm sure some of the people were worried,
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People were worried, thinking, “joshua, there's a
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Thinking, “joshua, there's a river there. we can't get
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River there. we can't get across.” but joshua said in
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Across.” but joshua said in verse 5, “purify yourselves.
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Verse 5, “purify yourselves. for tomorrow, the lord will
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For tomorrow, the lord will do great wonders among you.”
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Do great wonders among you.” the next day, the jordan
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The next day, the jordan river was going to part. a
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River was going to part. a few days later, the walls of
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Few days later, the walls of jericho were going to fall.
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Jericho were going to fall. these were moments of favor
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These were moments of favor god had already planned for
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God had already planned for them. but there was a
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Them. but there was a requirement. something the
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Requirement. something the people had to do before it
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People had to do before it could happen. joshua said,
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Could happen. joshua said, “purify yourself.” they had
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“purify yourself.” they had to go through this process of
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To go through this process of cleansing and consecration. i
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Can imagine some of them were
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Can imagine some of them were busy. they were tired. they
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Busy. they were tired. they didn't feel like it. but they
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Didn't feel like it. but they didn't see it as an option.
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Didn't see it as an option. they knew, “if i don't purify
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They knew, “if i don't purify myself, i'm not going to be
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Myself, i'm not going to be allowed to go.” purification
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Allowed to go.” purification was a requirement. they had
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Was a requirement. they had to wash their clothes.
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To wash their clothes. abstain from intimacy. offer
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Abstain from intimacy. offer a burnt offering for sins. it
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A burnt offering for sins. it was a time of consecration
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Was a time of consecration and cleansing that prepared
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And cleansing that prepared them for what god was about
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Them for what god was about to do.
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They had these ceremonial
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They had these ceremonial laws back then, of course, we
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Laws back then, of course, we don't have today. but the
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Don't have today. but the principle is still true. if
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Principle is still true. if you're going to see the
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You're going to see the wonders of god, if you're
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Wonders of god, if you're going to step into new
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Going to step into new levels, you have to purify
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Levels, you have to purify yourself. the higher you go,
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Yourself. the higher you go, the more consecrated you have
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The more consecrated you have to be. for god to release
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To be. for god to release more of his favor, you have
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More of his favor, you have to step up to a new level of
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To step up to a new level of commitment, focus,
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Commitment, focus, discipline. you may not be
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Discipline. you may not be able to hang around the same
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Able to hang around the same friends and see the wonders
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Friends and see the wonders of god. you may have to
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Of god. you may have to adjust how you spend your
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Adjust how you spend your time, what you're watching,
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Time, what you're watching, your attitude, your thought
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Your attitude, your thought life. if you'll come up
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Life. if you'll come up higher in those areas, you
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Higher in those areas, you are positioning yourself for
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Are positioning yourself for god to do greater things.
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God to do greater things. the next day, after they had
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The next day, after they had purified themselves, the
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Purified themselves, the priests walked into the water
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Priests walked into the water with everyone following them,
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With everyone following them, and just like the red sea, it
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And just like the red sea, it opened up. the people went
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Opened up. the people went through on dry ground. they
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Through on dry ground. they saw the wonders of god. god
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Saw the wonders of god. god is saying to us, what he said
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Is saying to us, what he said to them. “if you will purify
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To them. “if you will purify yourself, you will see me do
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Yourself, you will see me do amazing things in your life.”
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Amazing things in your life.” if you will release the
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If you will release the unforgiveness. if you'll be
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Unforgiveness. if you'll be happy for that friend instead
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Happy for that friend instead of jealous. if you'll bite
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Of jealous. if you'll bite your tongue and not say
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Your tongue and not say hurtful things. if you'll
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Hurtful things. if you'll stop believing that you're
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Stop believing that you're not enough, not valuable, if
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Not enough, not valuable, if you will get rid of the
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You will get rid of the insecurity then you will step
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Insecurity then you will step into favor, good breaks, the
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Into favor, good breaks, the wonders that god has already
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Wonders that god has already planned for you.
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Planned for you. it's significant that joshua
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It's significant that joshua didn't say, “the priests will
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Didn't say, “the priests will help purify you. the
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Help purify you. the leadership will do this. or
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Leadership will do this. or find a friend to purify you.”
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Find a friend to purify you.” no this is something only you
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No this is something only you can do. you have to make the
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Can do. you have to make the choice i'm going to live a
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Choice i'm going to live a holy, consecrated life. i'm
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Holy, consecrated life. i'm going to do the right thing
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Going to do the right thing when no one is looking. i'm
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When no one is looking. i'm going to be kind when i don't
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Going to be kind when i don't feel like it. i'm going to
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Feel like it. i'm going to resist the temptation to get
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Resist the temptation to get angry, to compromise.” if it
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Angry, to compromise.” if it was up to other people, our
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Was up to other people, our destiny would be in their
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Destiny would be in their hands. it's up to them to
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Hands. it's up to them to keep us on track, make sure
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Keep us on track, make sure we're disciplined. “they have
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We're disciplined. “they have to hold me accountable.”
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To hold me accountable.” that's all good, but you can
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That's all good, but you can fool other people. they can't
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Fool other people. they can't be with you twenty-four hours
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Be with you twenty-four hours a day. they don't know what
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A day. they don't know what you're thinking. they don't
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You're thinking. they don't know what's happening in
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Know what's happening in secret. this is all about
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Secret. this is all about self-discipline.
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Self-discipline. self-control. you making the
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Self-control. you making the choice to keep your temple
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Choice to keep your temple pure. to get rid of the
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Pure. to get rid of the toxins, the doubt, the
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Toxins, the doubt, the jealousy, the compromise.
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Jealousy, the compromise. these things that are keeping
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These things that are keeping you from the favor that god
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You from the favor that god has in store.
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Has in store. joshua said, “tomorrow the
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Joshua said, “tomorrow the lord will do great wonders.”
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Lord will do great wonders.” the blessing was already
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The blessing was already scheduled. your breakthrough
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Scheduled. your breakthrough is already on the calendar.
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Is already on the calendar. meeting the right person, the
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Meeting the right person, the healing, the promotion, your
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Healing, the promotion, your promised land, god has
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Promised land, god has already set the time. he's
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Already set the time. he's already marked that moment.
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Already marked that moment. but before it can happen, you
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But before it can happen, you have to purify yourself. if
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Have to purify yourself. if your set time is two days
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Your set time is two days from now, are you ready? if
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From now, are you ready? if god has scheduled your jordan
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God has scheduled your jordan river to part next friday,
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River to part next friday, are you able to go on the
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Are you able to go on the trip? have you forgiven that
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Trip? have you forgiven that person that did you wrong?
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Person that did you wrong? have you cleansed yourself
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Have you cleansed yourself from watching things that are
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From watching things that are polluting you? have you
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Polluting you? have you broken away from
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Broken away from relationships that are
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Relationships that are pulling you down? have you
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Pulling you down? have you deleted those thoughts
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Deleted those thoughts telling you that you'll never
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Telling you that you'll never get well, never be free?
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Get well, never be free? those are toxins that will
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Those are toxins that will poison your life.
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Poison your life. i know some of this is not
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I know some of this is not easy, but god will never ask
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Easy, but god will never ask you to do something and not
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You to do something and not give you the ability to do
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Give you the ability to do it. his grace will be there
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It. his grace will be there to empower you. maybe you've
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To empower you. maybe you've tried before and you weren't
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Tried before and you weren't able, you need to try again.
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Able, you need to try again. god is breathing on you in a
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God is breathing on you in a new way. you have the power
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New way. you have the power to resist the temptation, the
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To resist the temptation, the grace to release the hurt,
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Grace to release the hurt, the discipline to do the
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The discipline to do the right thing. it may be hard
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Right thing. it may be hard to forgive, but that
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To forgive, but that unforgiveness is blocking
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Unforgiveness is blocking your blessing. it's harder to
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Your blessing. it's harder to live bitter, to go through
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Live bitter, to go through life with that poisoning your
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Life with that poisoning your spirit. it may be difficult
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Spirit. it may be difficult to control your temper, bite
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To control your temper, bite your tongue, not be
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Your tongue, not be argumentative, but it's more
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Argumentative, but it's more difficult to live in
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Difficult to live in mediocrity and miss the great
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Mediocrity and miss the great wonders god has for you. you
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Wonders god has for you. you have to get rid of the
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Have to get rid of the blessing blockers. purity is
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Blessing blockers. purity is power. it doesn't mean we're
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Power. it doesn't mean we're perfect. we all have things
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Perfect. we all have things we're dealing with, but
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We're dealing with, but you're doing your best.
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You're doing your best. you're not accepting
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You're not accepting mediocrity. you're taking
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Mediocrity. you're taking steps daily to empty out the
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Steps daily to empty out the negative, to release the
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Negative, to release the hurt, to forgive yourself for
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Hurt, to forgive yourself for mistakes. god sees you doing
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Mistakes. god sees you doing your part. you're in position
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Your part. you're in position to see his favor in greater
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Ways.
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It's interesting how god
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It's interesting how god designed the body to
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Designed the body to function. each day we eat
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Function. each day we eat food, get our nutrition. the
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Food, get our nutrition. the body takes what's helpful and
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Body takes what's helpful and uses it for energy, growth
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Uses it for energy, growth and new cells. then every
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And new cells. then every day, there's a process of
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Day, there's a process of elimination. where the waste
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Elimination. where the waste and toxins and things that
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And toxins and things that aren't helpful are released
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Aren't helpful are released from the body. if there's not
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From the body. if there's not a daily elimination, you know
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A daily elimination, you know what happens, you get
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What happens, you get constipated. you don't feel
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Good. you don't have energy.
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Good. you don't have energy. you're lethargic. you can be
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You're lethargic. you can be nauseated. all because you're
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Nauseated. all because you're holding on to things that are
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Holding on to things that are supposed to be released. i
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Supposed to be released. i don't want this to be gross,
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Don't want this to be gross, but some people are mentally
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But some people are mentally constipated. they've held on
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Constipated. they've held on to every hurt, every
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To every hurt, every disappointment, every closed
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Disappointment, every closed door. great grandmother said
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Door. great grandmother said something forty years ago,
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Something forty years ago, they're still upset. still
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They're still upset. still mad at that boss that left
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Mad at that boss that left them out. still dwelling on
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Them out. still dwelling on mistakes they've made decades
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Mistakes they've made decades back. still reliving the
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Back. still reliving the loss, the pain from a
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Loss, the pain from a breakup. as long as you're
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Breakup. as long as you're holding on to that, it's
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Holding on to that, it's poisoning you. you're not
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Poisoning you. you're not going to have the energy, the
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Going to have the energy, the creativity, the joy, to
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Creativity, the joy, to become who you were created
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Become who you were created to be.
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To be. do yourself a favor, have an
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Do yourself a favor, have an elimination. purify yourself.
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Elimination. purify yourself. release anything negative.
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Release anything negative. the guilt, the hurt, the
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The guilt, the hurt, the insecurity. god has great
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Insecurity. god has great wonders in front of you. he
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Wonders in front of you. he saw what wasn't fair. he saw
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Saw what wasn't fair. he saw who hurt you and what didn't
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Who hurt you and what didn't work out. he's already
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Work out. he's already scheduled beauty for those
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Scheduled beauty for those ashes. he's already put on
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Ashes. he's already put on the calendar ways to pay you
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The calendar ways to pay you back, thrust you ahead, where
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Back, thrust you ahead, where you don't even think about
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You don't even think about who did you wrong. there are
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Who did you wrong. there are great wonders in your future.
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Great wonders in your future. but remember the requirement.
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But remember the requirement. you have to get rid of the
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You have to get rid of the blessing blockers. just like
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Blessing blockers. just like in the physical, you need to
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In the physical, you need to do this on a daily basis.
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Do this on a daily basis. don't let things build up.
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The scripture says, “don't
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The scripture says, “don't let the sun go down while
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Let the sun go down while you're still angry.” why
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You're still angry.” why would god tell us to not let
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Would god tell us to not let anger last over twenty-four
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Anger last over twenty-four hours? because he doesn't
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Hours? because he doesn't want us to get clogged up.
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Want us to get clogged up. this is saying, don't go to
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Bed mad at your spouse. don't
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Bed mad at your spouse. don't get up in the morning with
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Get up in the morning with condemnation, or jealous of
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Condemnation, or jealous of that friend, or thinking
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That friend, or thinking you're not good enough. every
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You're not good enough. every morning there needs to be a
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Morning there needs to be a cleansing. a reset, where you
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Cleansing. a reset, where you let go of all the negative.
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Let go of all the negative. you forgive people for what
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You forgive people for what they said yesterday. you
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They said yesterday. you forgive yourself for not
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Forgive yourself for not performing perfectly. you set
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Performing perfectly. you set your mind in faith, in hope,
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Your mind in faith, in hope, disciplined, thanking god for
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Disciplined, thanking god for his favor on your life.
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His favor on your life. that's purifying yourself. if
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That's purifying yourself. if not, the anger is going to be
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Not, the anger is going to be there one night, then two,
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There one night, then two, then a month, then a year.
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Then a month, then a year. now it's a part of who you
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Now it's a part of who you are. that may be the way it's
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Are. that may be the way it's been, but you don't have to
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Been, but you don't have to stay that way. you wouldn't
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Stay that way. you wouldn't be hearing this if god wasn't
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Be hearing this if god wasn't calling you up higher. he has
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Calling you up higher. he has some great wonders scheduled
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Some great wonders scheduled for your life. there are some
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For your life. there are some promised lands, some jordan
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Promised lands, some jordan rivers that are about to
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Rivers that are about to part. like joshua told the
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Part. like joshua told the people, “tomorrow it's going
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People, “tomorrow it's going to happen.” you need to get
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To happen.” you need to get ready, you're about to see
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Ready, you're about to see god show out in your life.
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God show out in your life. now my whole challenge is
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Now my whole challenge is make sure you're prepared.
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Make sure you're prepared. don't be left on the shores
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Don't be left on the shores watching others go into the
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Watching others go into the promised land because you
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Promised land because you didn't deal with things. you
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Didn't deal with things. you didn't release the toxins.
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Didn't release the toxins. you didn't break away from
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You didn't break away from bad influences. you held on
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Bad influences. you held on to the hurt. this is a wakeup
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To the hurt. this is a wakeup call. we're not going to be
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Call. we're not going to be here forever. life is flying
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Here forever. life is flying by. we don't have time to
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By. we don't have time to miss opportunities. there is
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Miss opportunities. there is greatness in you. god has
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Greatness in you. god has raised you up to set new
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Raised you up to set new standards. now be responsible
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Standards. now be responsible for what he's entrusted you
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For what he's entrusted you with.
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With. maybe there are things you're
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Maybe there are things you're watching or listening to that
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Watching or listening to that are contaminating you. “joel,
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Are contaminating you. “joel, it's no big deal. everybody
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It's no big deal. everybody does it.” but you're not
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Does it.” but you're not everybody. you're called to
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Everybody. you're called to stand out in the crowd. some
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Stand out in the crowd. some of these shows on television
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Of these shows on television where people are unfaithful,
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Where people are unfaithful, no morals, backstabbing
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No morals, backstabbing friends. if you're constantly
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Friends. if you're constantly watching that, those seeds
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Watching that, those seeds are being planted in you.
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Are being planted in you. you're allowing them to take
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You're allowing them to take root. they're going to become
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Root. they're going to become the same thing. your destiny
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The same thing. your destiny is too important. your
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Is too important. your assignment too valuable to
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Assignment too valuable to play around with things that
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Play around with things that are going to limit you. the
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Are going to limit you. the scripture says, “you are a
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Scripture says, “you are a chosen people, set apart, and
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Chosen people, set apart, and called by god.” one version
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Called by god.” one version says, “a peculiar people.”
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Says, “a peculiar people.” not weird, but different.
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Not weird, but different. you're supposed to stand out.
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You're supposed to stand out. you're supposed to be the
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You're supposed to be the exception. everyone else is
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Exception. everyone else is compromising. not you. you've
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Compromising. not you. you've been set apart. “all my
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Been set apart. “all my coworkers complain joel, bad
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Coworkers complain joel, bad mouth the company. they all
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Mouth the company. they all come in late and cut
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Come in late and cut corners.” that's fine for
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Corners.” that's fine for them. you're not responsible
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Them. you're not responsible for their life, but that's
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For their life, but that's not who you are. you're a cut
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Not who you are. you're a cut above. you've been called to
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Above. you've been called to live with integrity, honesty,
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Live with integrity, honesty, excellence. when they're
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Excellence. when they're complaining, don't let that
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Complaining, don't let that poison get in you. don't join
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Poison get in you. don't join in and add to the problem. be
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In and add to the problem. be a part of the solution. be
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A part of the solution. be grateful that you have a job.
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Grateful that you have a job. “lord, i want to thank you
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“lord, i want to thank you that you've blessed me with
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That you've blessed me with this position.” they come in
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This position.” they come in late, be the exception. you
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Late, be the exception. you get there early. you do more
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Get there early. you do more than you have to. paul said
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Than you have to. paul said in 2 corinthians, “come out
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In 2 corinthians, “come out from among them and be
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From among them and be separate, says the lord.” god
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Separate, says the lord.” god is not looking for the crowd,
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Is not looking for the crowd, for what everyone is doing.
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For what everyone is doing. he's looking for people that
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He's looking for people that will separate themselves.
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Will separate themselves. that will live consecrated,
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That will live consecrated, holy, excellent. not doing as
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Holy, excellent. not doing as little as they can to get by,
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Little as they can to get by, but people who go the extra
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But people who go the extra mile.
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I like to watch football. the
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I like to watch football. the quarterback will get the
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Quarterback will get the ball, he'll look out for a
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Ball, he'll look out for a receiver, someone he can
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Receiver, someone he can throw to. that receiver has a
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Throw to. that receiver has a defender, someone on the
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Defender, someone on the other team that's covering
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Other team that's covering him, and trying not to let
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Him, and trying not to let him catch the ball. the
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Him catch the ball. the defender will stay as close
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As possible, even bumping up
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As possible, even bumping up against him. the receiver's
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Against him. the receiver's whole job is to create
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Whole job is to create separation. he's trying to
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Separation. he's trying to lose the defender, to get
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Lose the defender, to get open, so the quarterback will
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Open, so the quarterback will be able to throw him the
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Be able to throw him the ball. the quarterback is
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Ball. the quarterback is ready to pass it. he's
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Ready to pass it. he's standing there waiting, it's
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Standing there waiting, it's up to the receiver to break
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Up to the receiver to break away, to create space so he
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Away, to create space so he can receive that pass. it's
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Can receive that pass. it's the same principle; god is
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The same principle; god is the quarterback. he's ready
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The quarterback. he's ready to pass you the favor, the
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To pass you the favor, the healing, the abundance, but
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Healing, the abundance, but you have to do your part and
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You have to do your part and create separation. you have
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Create separation. you have to get away from the crowd,
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To get away from the crowd, the compromisers, the
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The compromisers, the complainers, the naysayers,
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Complainers, the naysayers, the jealous people. if you'll
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The jealous people. if you'll come out from among them,
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Come out from among them, choose to live by a higher
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Choose to live by a higher standard, then you'll be
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Standard, then you'll be open, ready to receive the
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Open, ready to receive the great wonders of our god.
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Great wonders of our god. a few days before joshua told
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A few days before joshua told the people to purify
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The people to purify themselves, he sent spies
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Themselves, he sent spies into jericho to see what the
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Into jericho to see what the city was like. they looked
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City was like. they looked around and got the
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Around and got the information they needed, but
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Information they needed, but before they could leave, word
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Before they could leave, word got out that they were there.
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Got out that they were there. the police were going
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The police were going everywhere trying to find
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Everywhere trying to find them, knocking on door after
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Them, knocking on door after door. there was a lady that
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Door. there was a lady that lived there named rahab. she
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Lived there named rahab. she was a prostitute. she took
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Was a prostitute. she took the spies into her house and
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The spies into her house and hid them. she knew they were
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Hid them. she knew they were israelites. she told them,
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Israelites. she told them, “we're all afraid of your
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“we're all afraid of your god. we know he's all
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God. we know he's all powerful and we cannot stand
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Against him.” the authorities
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Against him.” the authorities came knocking on her door and
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Came knocking on her door and asked if she had seen the
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Asked if she had seen the men. she said, “no they were
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Men. she said, “no they were here earlier, but they left
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Here earlier, but they left before the city gates shut.
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Before the city gates shut. you can probably catch up, if
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You can probably catch up, if you'll go chasing after
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You'll go chasing after them.” the whole time, she
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Them.” the whole time, she had them hidden upstairs
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Had them hidden upstairs underneath the straw on her
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Underneath the straw on her roof.
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Roof. rahab had lived a life that
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Rahab had lived a life that she wasn't pleased with. she
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She wasn't pleased with. she didn't feel valuable. she was
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Didn't feel valuable. she was looked down on. but when
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Looked down on. but when those spies showed up,
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Something came alive on the
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Something came alive on the inside. she thought, “this is
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Inside. she thought, “this is not who i am. i wasn't
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Not who i am. i wasn't created to live in shame and
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Created to live in shame and compromise.” she told the
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Compromise.” she told the spies, “i'll hide you, but
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Spies, “i'll hide you, but when you come back to take
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When you come back to take the city, you have to
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The city, you have to promise, that you'll save me
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Promise, that you'll save me and my family.” she was
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And my family.” she was saying in effect, “i believe
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Saying in effect, “i believe in your god, the god of
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In your god, the god of abraham, isaac and jacob.”
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Abraham, isaac and jacob.” when the walls of jericho
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When the walls of jericho fell, all the people were
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Fell, all the people were defeated, except rahab and
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Defeated, except rahab and her family. she went with the
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Her family. she went with the israelites into the promised
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Israelites into the promised land. she later had children.
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Land. she later had children. her great grandson was boaz,
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Her great grandson was boaz, who married ruth. ruth was
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Who married ruth. ruth was david's grandmother. that
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David's grandmother. that means rahab, this former
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Means rahab, this former prostitute is in the family
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Prostitute is in the family line of jesus. it all started
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Line of jesus. it all started when she made that decision
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When she made that decision to purify herself. god is
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To purify herself. god is showing us through rahab,
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Showing us through rahab, that you're never too far
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That you're never too far gone. you're never too
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Gone. you're never too impure, too addicted, too
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Impure, too addicted, too rough, too angry. you can
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Rough, too angry. you can still become who you were
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Still become who you were created to be. but you have
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Created to be. but you have to do like her and make that
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To do like her and make that decision to separate
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Decision to separate yourself. to get away from
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Yourself. to get away from bad influences, to quit
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Bad influences, to quit dwelling on unworthy, not
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Dwelling on unworthy, not valuable thoughts, to release
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Valuable thoughts, to release all the toxins that are
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All the toxins that are polluting your spirit.
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Polluting your spirit. it may not be something big
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It may not be something big like rahab, but a sour
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Like rahab, but a sour attitude can keep you from
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Attitude can keep you from your destiny. being critical,
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Your destiny. being critical, finding fault all the time,
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Finding fault all the time, that's poisoning your future.
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That's poisoning your future. the holy spirit doesn't
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The holy spirit doesn't condemn us, but he will
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Condemn us, but he will convict us. condemnation
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Convict us. condemnation pushes you down, makes you
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Pushes you down, makes you feel bad, but conviction
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Feel bad, but conviction challenges you to come up
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Challenges you to come up higher. you feel that
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Higher. you feel that uneasiness, that unrest
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Uneasiness, that unrest saying, “this jealousy is not
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Saying, “this jealousy is not who you are. be happy for
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Who you are. be happy for them.” that's god saying
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Them.” that's god saying purify yourself. don't ignore
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Purify yourself. don't ignore it, deal with it. or you'll
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It, deal with it. or you'll hear that still small voice
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Hear that still small voice saying, “quit being so harsh
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Saying, “quit being so harsh with your family. quit
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With your family. quit letting that coworker steal
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Letting that coworker steal your joy everyday.” god
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Your joy everyday.” god corrects his children. he's
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Corrects his children. he's going to challenge you in
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Going to challenge you in areas where you may be
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Areas where you may be comfortable. for a season
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Comfortable. for a season that was okay, but he's
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That was okay, but he's calling you up higher. what
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Calling you up higher. what was fine five years ago, it's
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Was fine five years ago, it's not fine now. he's about to
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Not fine now. he's about to do greater wonders. so, he's
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Do greater wonders. so, he's saying, there has to be a
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Saying, there has to be a higher level of consecration.
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Higher level of consecration. who you used to hang around
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Who you used to hang around with, that was okay, but not
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With, that was okay, but not now. not for where you're
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Now. not for where you're about to go. what you used to
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About to go. what you used to watch, that season is over.
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Watch, that season is over. you're stepping into greater
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You're stepping into greater things. now you have to have
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Things. now you have to have greater separation. the ball
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Greater separation. the ball god is about to throw you is
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God is about to throw you is something you've never seen.
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Something you've never seen. your promised land. are you
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Your promised land. are you prepared? have you purified
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Prepared? have you purified yourself?
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Yourself? the scripture says, “in a
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The scripture says, “in a large house, there are
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Large house, there are vessels of wood and clay used
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Vessels of wood and clay used for ordinary purposes. and
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For ordinary purposes. and some of silver and gold, used
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Some of silver and gold, used for honorable purposes. if
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For honorable purposes. if any person will cleanse
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Any person will cleanse themselves from what is
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Themselves from what is dishonorable, he will be a
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Dishonorable, he will be a vessel set apart, useful to
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Vessel set apart, useful to the master for his highest
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The master for his highest purposes.” let's not get
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Purposes.” let's not get stuck being wood and clay.
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Stuck being wood and clay. that's fine for a while. we
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That's fine for a while. we all start off that way, but
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All start off that way, but we should be growing. we
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We should be growing. we should be better this year
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Should be better this year than we were last year.
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Than we were last year. not the
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Not the same bad attitude dragging me
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Same bad attitude dragging me down. not giving in to the
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Down. not giving in to the same temptation, the same
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Same temptation, the same guilt clouding my future, the
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Guilt clouding my future, the same hurt poisoning my dream.
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Same hurt poisoning my dream. those are toxins keeping you
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Those are toxins keeping you from the great wonders god
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From the great wonders god has in store. nobody can do
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Has in store. nobody can do this except you. purify
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This except you. purify yourself. rahab did it after
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Yourself. rahab did it after years of compromise and she
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Years of compromise and she still reached her destiny.
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Still reached her destiny. you can too. are there any
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You can too. are there any areas you know are limiting
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Areas you know are limiting you? maybe things you've
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You? maybe things you've grown up with. now you've
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Grown up with. now you've accepted. today can be the
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Accepted. today can be the turning point. you're not a
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Turning point. you're not a vessel of wood, a vessel of
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Vessel of wood, a vessel of clay. i'm looking at vessels
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Clay. i'm looking at vessels of gold, used for god's
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Of gold, used for god's highest purposes. ready for
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Highest purposes. ready for his great wonders. he's
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His great wonders. he's already scheduled it. now do
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Already scheduled it. now do your part and separate
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Your part and separate yourself. create some more
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Yourself. create some more room for god to bless you.
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Room for god to bless you. i never dreamed i would be up
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I never dreamed i would be up here. god has opened doors
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Here. god has opened doors and given me favor and
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And given me favor and opportunity like i never
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Opportunity like i never imagined. but with that
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Imagined. but with that promotion comes opposition.
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Promotion comes opposition. people that don't understand
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People that don't understand you, try to mischaracterize
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You, try to mischaracterize you. it would be easy to let
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You. it would be easy to let that poison get in me. where
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That poison get in me. where i lived defensive, upset,
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I lived defensive, upset, trying to pay people back.
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Trying to pay people back. but i've learned the
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But i've learned the importance of keeping my
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Importance of keeping my heart pure. if your heart
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Heart pure. if your heart gets contaminated, it will
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Gets contaminated, it will affect everything about you.
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Affect everything about you. your relationships, your
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Your relationships, your attitude, your vision. that's
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Attitude, your vision. that's why the scripture says,
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Why the scripture says, “guard your heart, for out of
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“guard your heart, for out of it flow the issues of life.”
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It flow the issues of life.” i've learned on a daily
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I've learned on a daily basis, the importance of a
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Basis, the importance of a release. a cleansing. just
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Release. a cleansing. just like with the physical, you
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Like with the physical, you have to eliminate any worry,
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Have to eliminate any worry, any guilt, any compromise.
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Any guilt, any compromise. let all that go, so you can
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Let all that go, so you can keep your heart pure, so you
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Keep your heart pure, so you can enjoy the day, and love
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Can enjoy the day, and love your family, pursue your
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Your family, pursue your dreams.
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A while back i was at the
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A while back i was at the hospital in the lobby at the
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Hospital in the lobby at the medical center. this couple
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Medical center. this couple came up. the husband asked if
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Came up. the husband asked if i would go pray for his
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I would go pray for his father. he'd had surgery and
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Father. he'd had surgery and was recovering very slowly. i
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Told him i would. we walked a
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Told him i would. we walked a long way, across the street,
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Long way, across the street, to a different wing, finally
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To a different wing, finally arrived at his hospital door.
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Arrived at his hospital door. they said, “we'll stay out
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They said, “we'll stay out here. you just go in and
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Here. you just go in and surprise him.” i thought, “i
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Surprise him.” i thought, “i don't know about that. i'm
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Don't know about that. i'm going to walk in on this man
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Going to walk in on this man i've never met.” they said,
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I've never met.” they said, “oh, come on, he'll love it.”
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“oh, come on, he'll love it.” i went in. he was about
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I went in. he was about seventy-five years old. he
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Seventy-five years old. he didn't say a word. he just
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Didn't say a word. he just looked at me, as unexcited as
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Looked at me, as unexcited as could be. i started
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Could be. i started encouraging him and telling
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Him that god is our healerg
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Him that god is our healerg and he was going to come out.
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And he was going to come out. then i prayed a strong
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Then i prayed a strong prayer; declared faith and
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Prayer; declared faith and healing. when i finished, i
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Healing. when i finished, i leaned over and gave him a
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Leaned over and gave him a hug and walked out of the
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Hug and walked out of the room. his children said,
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Room. his children said, “what did he do?” i said, “he
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“what did he do?” i said, “he just laid there and
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Just laid there and listened.” they said, “oh
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Listened.” they said, “oh that's great, because he
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That's great, because he doesn't like you. he always
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Doesn't like you. he always makes fun of us when we watch
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Makes fun of us when we watch you.” i thought, “if i'd
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You.” i thought, “if i'd known that i would have
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Known that i would have prayed something different.
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Prayed something different. god take the old goat home.”
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But what am i saying? on a
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But what am i saying? on a daily basis you have to
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Daily basis you have to release the offense, release
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Release the offense, release what someone said,-- y'all
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What someone said,-- y'all still laughing aren't you? i
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Still laughing aren't you? i wasn't laughing, i was
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Wasn't laughing, i was embarrassed. but
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Embarrassed. but anyway—release the jealousy.
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Anyway—release the jealousy. don't let the sun go down
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Don't let the sun go down without an elimination.
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Without an elimination. purifying yourself of any
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Purifying yourself of any toxins, things you know are
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Toxins, things you know are going to weigh you down.
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Going to weigh you down. listen, god is the
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Listen, god is the quarterback. he has the
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Quarterback. he has the favor, the increase, the
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Favor, the increase, the opportunities, but he's
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Opportunities, but he's looking for separation. he's
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Looking for separation. he's looking for those that will
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Looking for those that will come out from among them. not
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Come out from among them. not that fit in. that's wood and
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That fit in. that's wood and clay. that's not who you are.
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Clay. that's not who you are. you're a vessel of gold. you
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You're a vessel of gold. you have greatness in you. god
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Have greatness in you. god has his amazing wonders
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Has his amazing wonders already on your schedule. now
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Already on your schedule. now do your part and purify
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Do your part and purify yourself. if you'll do this,
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Yourself. if you'll do this, i believe and declare, like
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I believe and declare, like joshua, jordan rivers are
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Joshua, jordan rivers are about to part for you. doors
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About to part for you. doors opening you couldn't open.
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Opening you couldn't open. like rahab, restoration,
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Like rahab, restoration, honor, influence, levels that
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Honor, influence, levels that you never saw coming, in
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You never saw coming, in jesus' name. if you receive
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say amen?
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It, can you say amen? (applause)
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It's a new year.
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It's a new year. time to see the impossible
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Time to see the impossible become possible.
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Become possible. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. life's setbacks are about
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Life's setbacks are about to become god's setups
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To become god's setups for new opportunity.
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For new opportunity. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. cherished dreams
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Cherished dreams will become unexpected reality.
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Will become unexpected reality. the start of the new year
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The start of the new year is the perfect time
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Is the perfect time to reset your focus,
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To reset your focus, release disappointments
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Release disappointments of the past,
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Of the past, and get ready for
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And get ready for the new things
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The new things god has in store.
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Every january,
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Every january, we create
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We create a new 365-day
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A new 365-day devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. i'd love to send it to you.
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I'd love to send it to you. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with inspiration,
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With inspiration, scripture, and uplifting
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Scripture, and uplifting declarations
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Declarations to fuel your faith.
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To fuel your faith. when you begin the day thanking
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When you begin the day thanking god for what he's done,
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God for what he's done, speaking victory
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Speaking victory over your future,
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Over your future, you're positioning yourself
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You're positioning yourself for a blessed,
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For a blessed, favor-filled year.
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Favor-filled year. amazing things happen
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Amazing things happen when you keep god first place.
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When you keep god first place. 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 first month of the year,
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This first month of the year, we would like to send you
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A copy
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026 devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. do you want to overcome
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Do you want to overcome your most pressing
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Your most pressing challenges in 2026?
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Challenges in 2026? do you want to see your life
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Do you want to see your life take off in new directions
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Take off in new directions of influence,
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Of influence, favor and provision
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Favor and provision in the year ahead?
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In the year ahead? with this daily encouragement,
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With this daily encouragement, you'll not only smile
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You'll not only smile at your day,
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At your day, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that god is smiling
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That god is smiling on your entire life.
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On your entire life. each day
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Each day will be a fresh new day.
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Will be a fresh new day. turn discouragement
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Turn discouragement to encouragement.
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To encouragement. frustration to fulfillment.
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Frustration to fulfillment. anxiety to overcoming.
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Anxiety to overcoming. 2026 is going to be
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2026 is going to be one of your best years ever.
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One of your best years ever. we're going to help you
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We're going to help you stay in faith
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So you can see
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The goodness of god
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The goodness of god in new ways.
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In new ways. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. we want to thank you
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We want to thank you for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity is impacting
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Your generosity is impacting lives around the world.
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Lives around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly 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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Download our daily podcast. watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, or the new joel osteen network
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Or the new joel osteen network 24 hours a day.
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Of course listen live on sirius
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Listen live on sirius xm as well.
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Xm as well. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Joel Osteen - Purify Yourself

January 11, 2026 | 29:0

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