Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Remember The Good

July 2, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Remember The Good | July 2, 2026

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(applause) .
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. .
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. well, god bless you.
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Well, god bless you. it's always a joy to come into
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It's always a joy to come into your homes.
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Your homes. we love you.
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We love you. if you're ever in our area
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If you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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One of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning
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But thanks so much for tuning in.
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In. thank you again for coming out
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Thank you again for coming out today.
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Today. i like to start with something
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I like to start with something funny.
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Funny. i heard about this teenager.
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I heard about this teenager. he had just gotten his driver's
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He had just gotten his driver's license.
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License. he asked his dad about borrowing
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He asked his dad about borrowing the car.
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The car. his dad said, "son, i'll make a
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His dad said, "son, i'll make a deal with you.
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Deal with you. if you'll bring your grades up,
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If you'll bring your grades up, read your bible every day and
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Read your bible every day and cut your hair, i'll let you
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Cut your hair, i'll let you borrow the car."
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Borrow the car." a month later he came back and
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A month later he came back and asked about it.
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Asked about it. the dad said, "well, son.
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The dad said, "well, son. you've brought your grades up.
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You've brought your grades up. you've been reading your bible
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You've been reading your bible but you still haven't cut your
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But you still haven't cut your hair."
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Hair." he said, "well, dad.
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He said, "well, dad. i've been thinking about it.
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I've been thinking about it. moses had long hair.
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Moses had long hair. samson had long hair.
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Samson had long hair. even jesus had long hair."
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Even jesus had long hair." dad said, "yes, son and they
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Dad said, "yes, son and they walked everywhere they went."
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Walked everywhere they went." (laughter/applause)
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(laughter/applause) hold up your bible.
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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Alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about remembering the good.
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About remembering the good. our memory is very powerful.
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Our memory is very powerful. you can be driving in your car.
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You can be driving in your car. all of the sudden you remember a
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All of the sudden you remember a tender moment with your child, a
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Tender moment with your child, a hug, a kiss.
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Hug, a kiss. it could have been five years
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It could have been five years ago.
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Ago. something funny that they did.
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Something funny that they did. but when you remember it, it
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But when you remember it, it will bring a smile to your face.
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Will bring a smile to your face. you'll start to feel those same
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You'll start to feel those same emotions, joy and warmth, just
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Emotions, joy and warmth, just like it was happening again.
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Like it was happening again. on the other hand, you can be
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On the other hand, you can be enjoying the day.
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Enjoying the day. everything is going great.
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Everything is going great. but then you start to remember a
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But then you start to remember a sad event, where you weren't
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Sad event, where you weren't treated right, somebody did you
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Treated right, somebody did you wrong, you went through a loss.
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Wrong, you went through a loss. before long you'll be down and
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Before long you'll be down and discouraged.
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Discouraged. what made you sad?
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What made you sad? dwelling on wrong memories.
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Dwelling on wrong memories. what made you happy?
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What made you happy? dwelling on right memories.
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Dwelling on right memories. it's interesting, our mind will
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It's interesting, our mind will naturally gravitate toward the
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Naturally gravitate toward the negative.
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Negative. a study showed how positive and
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A study showed how positive and negative memories are handled by
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Negative memories are handled by different parts of the brain.
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Different parts of the brain. a negative memory takes up more
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A negative memory takes up more space.
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Space. there's more to process.
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There's more to process. because of this we will remember
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Because of this we will remember the negative more than the
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The negative more than the positive.
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Positive. the example they used is a
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The example they used is a person will remember losing $50
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Person will remember losing $50 more than they will remember
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More than they will remember gaining $50.
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Gaining $50. the negative carries more
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The negative carries more weight.
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Weight. it has a greater impact than the
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It has a greater impact than the positive.
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Positive. i can walk off this platform
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I can walk off this platform and a hundred people tell me,
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And a hundred people tell me, "joel, that was good today.
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"joel, that was good today. i really enjoyed it."
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I really enjoyed it." but then one person can say, "i
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But then one person can say, "i didn't get anything out of it.
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Didn't get anything out of it. it didn't make sense to me."
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It didn't make sense to me." in the old days that's all i'd
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In the old days that's all i'd think about.
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Think about. that one negative comment would
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That one negative comment would play over and over.
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Play over and over. that's how it's stored in our
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That's how it's stored in our brain.
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Brain. it takes up more space.
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It takes up more space. knowing this, we have to be
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Knowing this, we have to be proactive.
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Proactive. when the negative memories come
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When the negative memories come back to the movie screen of your
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Back to the movie screen of your mind many people pull up a
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Mind many people pull up a chair, get some popcorn, watch
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Chair, get some popcorn, watch them all over again.
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Them all over again. "can't believe they hurt me.
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"can't believe they hurt me. that was so unfair.
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That was so unfair. why do i have all these bad
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Why do i have all these bad breaks?"
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Breaks?" no, here's my message; that's
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No, here's my message; that's not the only channel.
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Not the only channel. there's another movie playing.
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There's another movie playing. it's not your defeats, your
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It's not your defeats, your failures, your disappointments.
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Failures, your disappointments. it's a channel filled with your
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It's a channel filled with your accomplishments, your victories,
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Accomplishments, your victories, the things you've done right,
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The things you've done right, the times you were promoted, you
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The times you were promoted, you met the right person, you bought
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Met the right person, you bought the new house, your child was
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The new house, your child was born healthy.
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Born healthy. instead of staying on that
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Instead of staying on that negative channel you've got to
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Negative channel you've got to switch over to your victory
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Switch over to your victory channel.
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Channel. a couple of years after my
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A couple of years after my father went to be with the lord
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Father went to be with the lord i was over at my mother's house
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I was over at my mother's house to pick something up and nobody
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To pick something up and nobody else was home.
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Else was home. as i was walking through the
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As i was walking through the den, i began to immediately see
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Den, i began to immediately see the night that my father died.
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The night that my father died. he had a heart attack in that
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He had a heart attack in that room.
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Room. i could see him lying on the
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I could see him lying on the floor.
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Floor. the night i arrived the
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The night i arrived the paramedics were trying to get
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Paramedics were trying to get his heart restarted.
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His heart restarted. that whole night started to
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That whole night started to replay in my mind and i started
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Replay in my mind and i started to feel those same type of
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To feel those same type of emotions.
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Emotions. i did just what i'm asking you
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I did just what i'm asking you to do.
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To do. i said, "no, thanks.
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I said, "no, thanks. i'm not going there.
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I'm not going there. i'm not going to relive that
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I'm not going to relive that night and get all down and
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Night and get all down and discouraged."
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Discouraged." i simply changed the channel.
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I simply changed the channel. i started remembering all the
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I started remembering all the great times i had with my
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Great times i had with my father.
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Father. i remembered the times that we
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I remembered the times that we laughed and had fun, the times
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Laughed and had fun, the times we had traveled the world.
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We had traveled the world. i remembered the times where he
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I remembered the times where he used to come over to our house
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Used to come over to our house and play with our little son,
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And play with our little son, jonathan.
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Jonathan. there was another channel.
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There was another channel. i just had to switch over to it.
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I just had to switch over to it. some of you need to start
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Some of you need to start changing the channel.
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Changing the channel. you're reliving all your hurts,
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You're reliving all your hurts, disappointments, bad breaks.
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Disappointments, bad breaks. as long as you're replaying that
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As long as you're replaying that you're never going to really
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You're never going to really heal.
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Heal. a reporter asked me not long
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A reporter asked me not long ago what my biggest regret was,
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Ago what my biggest regret was, my biggest failure.
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My biggest failure. i don't mean to sound arrogant
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I don't mean to sound arrogant but i don't remember my biggest
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But i don't remember my biggest regret.
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Regret. i'm not dwelling on that
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I'm not dwelling on that channel.
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Channel. i don't go there.
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I don't go there. sure, we all make mistakes.
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Sure, we all make mistakes. we all do things we wish we had
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We all do things we wish we had done differently but that is not
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Done differently but that is not supposed to be on the forefront
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Supposed to be on the forefront of our minds.
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Of our minds. you're supposed to remember what
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You're supposed to remember what you've done right, the times
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You've done right, the times you've succeeded, your
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You've succeeded, your victories, the times you
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Victories, the times you overcame the temptation, the
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Overcame the temptation, the times you went out of your way
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Times you went out of your way to be kind to a stranger.
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To be kind to a stranger. the reason some people are not
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The reason some people are not happy is they remember every
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Happy is they remember every mistake they've made since 1927.
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Mistake they've made since 1927. they've got a running record.
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They've got a running record. the enemy doesn't have to accuse
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The enemy doesn't have to accuse them.
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Them. they do it for him.
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They do it for him. do yourself a big favor; change
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Do yourself a big favor; change the channel.
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The channel. quit dwelling on how you don't
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Quit dwelling on how you don't measure up and you should have
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Measure up and you should have spent more time with your
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Spent more time with your children growing up and you
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Children growing up and you should have been stronger, more
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Should have been stronger, more disciplined, resisted that
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Disciplined, resisted that temptation.
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Temptation. no, you may have fallen but
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No, you may have fallen but dwell on the fact that you got
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Dwell on the fact that you got back up again.
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Back up again. you're here today.
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You're here today. (applause)
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(applause) you may have made a poor choice
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You may have made a poor choice but dwell on the fact that
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But dwell on the fact that you've made a lot of great
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You've made a lot of great choices.
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Choices. you may have some weaknesses but
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You may have some weaknesses but dwell on the fact that you have
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Dwell on the fact that you have a whole lot of strengths.
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A whole lot of strengths. quit focusing on what's wrong
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Quit focusing on what's wrong with you and start focusing on
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With you and start focusing on what's right with you.
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What's right with you. you're not going to become
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You're not going to become everything god has created you
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Everything god has created you to be if you're against
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To be if you're against yourself.
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Yourself. you have to retrain your mind.
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You have to retrain your mind. be disciplined about what you
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Be disciplined about what you allow yourself to dwell on.
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Allow yourself to dwell on. those negative memories take up
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Those negative memories take up the most space.
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The most space. those movies are going to play
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Those movies are going to play the most often.
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The most often. recognize what's happening and
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Recognize what's happening and learn to change that channel.
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Learn to change that channel. several years ago i was playing
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Several years ago i was playing basketball with our son
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Basketball with our son jonathan.
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Jonathan. we've done this for many years,
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We've done this for many years, one-on-one, him verses me.
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One-on-one, him verses me. this day for the first time he
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This day for the first time he beat me fair and square; 15 to
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Beat me fair and square; 15 to 14.
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14. i gave him a high five and then
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I gave him a high five and then told him he was grounded.
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Told him he was grounded. (laughter)
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(laughter) but during the game at one
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But during the game at one point he went around me and was
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Point he went around me and was about to go up for a shot.
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About to go up for a shot. i timed it just right.
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I timed it just right. i came out of nowhere and i
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I came out of nowhere and i blocked his shot.
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Blocked his shot. i mean, i swatted the ball away
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I mean, i swatted the ball away over into the bushes.
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Over into the bushes. i felt like a professional.
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I felt like a professional. (laughter)
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(laughter) a couple of days later we were
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A couple of days later we were playing up at the gym with some
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Playing up at the gym with some friends.
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Friends. jonathan said, "dad, tell
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Jonathan said, "dad, tell everybody about what happened
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Everybody about what happened the other night."
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The other night." i said, "oh, yeah! jonathan
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I said, "oh, yeah! jonathan went for a shot. i timed it
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Went for a shot. i timed it just perfect. i went..."
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Just perfect. i went..." he said, "no, dad. i meant tell
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He said, "no, dad. i meant tell them about how i beat you for
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Them about how i beat you for the first time." (laughter)
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The first time." (laughter) the funny thing is i didn't
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The funny thing is i didn't remember my defeat.
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Remember my defeat. i remembered my victory.
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I remembered my victory. (applause)
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(applause) the first thing that came to my
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The first thing that came to my mind was not how i had lost the
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Mind was not how i had lost the game but something that i had
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Game but something that i had done right.
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Done right. it's because i have trained my
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It's because i have trained my mind to remember the good.
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Mind to remember the good. do you know some people won the
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Do you know some people won the game but they remember every
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Game but they remember every mistake they made?
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Mistake they made? they never feel good about
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They never feel good about themselves.
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Themselves. they never did it good enough.
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They never did it good enough. it's all in how we've trained
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It's all in how we've trained our mind.
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Our mind. it depends on what channel we're
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It depends on what channel we're watching.
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Watching. i cannot find one place in the
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I cannot find one place in the scripture where it tells us to
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Scripture where it tells us to remember our defeats, remember
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Remember our defeats, remember our failures, remember our
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Our failures, remember our hurts.
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Hurts. no, it says again and again to
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No, it says again and again to remember the great things god
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Remember the great things god has done.
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Has done. in other words, stay on your
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In other words, stay on your victory channel.
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Victory channel. remember how god gave you that
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Remember how god gave you that promotion even though you
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Promotion even though you weren't the most qualified.
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Weren't the most qualified. remember how god brought your
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Remember how god brought your child back on the right course
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Child back on the right course when it looked pretty bad.
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When it looked pretty bad. remember when you went through
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Remember when you went through that loss.
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That loss. you should have had a nervous
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You should have had a nervous breakdown but you felt a
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Breakdown but you felt a supernatural strength and here
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Supernatural strength and here you are today better than ever.
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You are today better than ever. the psalmist put it this way, "i
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The psalmist put it this way, "i recall the many miracles god has
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Recall the many miracles god has done for me.
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Done for me. i cannot stop thinking about
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I cannot stop thinking about them.
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Them. they are constantly in my
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They are constantly in my thoughts."
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Thoughts." notice they're supposed to be
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Notice they're supposed to be constantly in our mind.
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Constantly in our mind. but the mistake we make too
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But the mistake we make too often is we remember what we
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Often is we remember what we should be forgetting - our
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Should be forgetting - our hurts, our failures, our
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Hurts, our failures, our disappointments - and we forget
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Disappointments - and we forget what we should be remembering:
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What we should be remembering: our victories, our
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Our victories, our accomplishments, the times god
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Accomplishments, the times god has brought us through.
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Has brought us through. in the old testament god
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In the old testament god commanded them to have certain
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Commanded them to have certain festivals, certain celebrations.
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Festivals, certain celebrations. one of the main reasons is so
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One of the main reasons is so they would remember what god had
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They would remember what god had done.
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Done. several times a year they would
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Several times a year they would all stop what they were doing,
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All stop what they were doing, come together and they would
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Come together and they would celebrate how god brought them
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Celebrate how god brought them out of slavery, how god defeated
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Out of slavery, how god defeated this enemy, how god protected
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This enemy, how god protected them over here.
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Them over here. they were required to remember.
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They were required to remember. another place talks about how
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Another place talks about how they put out memorial stones.
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They put out memorial stones. these were big boulders.
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These were big boulders. we might call them historical
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We might call them historical markers today.
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Markers today. that reminded them of specific
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That reminded them of specific victories.
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Victories. every time they walked by they
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Every time they walked by they would say, "oh, yeah.
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Would say, "oh, yeah. that stone is for when god
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That stone is for when god brought us out of slavery.
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Brought us out of slavery. that stone is for when god
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That stone is for when god healed my child.
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Healed my child. that stone is for when god
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That stone is for when god provided for our needs."
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Provided for our needs." these memorial stones helped it
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These memorial stones helped it to stay fresh in their memory.
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To stay fresh in their memory. in the same way, every one of us
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In the same way, every one of us should have our own memorial
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Should have our own memorial stones.
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Stones. when you look back over your
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When you look back over your life you should remember not the
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Life you should remember not the times you failed, you went
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Times you failed, you went through a breakup, your boss did
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Through a breakup, your boss did you wrong, the business went
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You wrong, the business went down.
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Down. that's remembering what you
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That's remembering what you should be forgetting.
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Should be forgetting. switch over to the other
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Switch over to the other channel.
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Channel. remember when you were lonely
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Remember when you were lonely and god brought somebody great
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And god brought somebody great into your life?
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Into your life? remember when the medical report
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Remember when the medical report said it was impossible but god
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Said it was impossible but god supernaturally healed you?
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Supernaturally healed you? remember when it was dark.
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Remember when it was dark. you didn't think you'd have
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You didn't think you'd have another happy day but god not
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Another happy day but god not only turned it around he gave
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Only turned it around he gave you beauty for ashes, joy for
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You beauty for ashes, joy for mourning.
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Mourning. all of us should have our
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All of us should have our memorial stones out.
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Memorial stones out. (applause)
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(applause) last tuesday was the 31 year
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Last tuesday was the 31 year anniversary that my mother was
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Anniversary that my mother was healed from terminal cancer.
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Healed from terminal cancer. (applause)
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(applause) thirty-one years ago the
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Thirty-one years ago the doctors told her she had a few
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Doctors told her she had a few weeks to live but another year
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Weeks to live but another year just went by.
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Just went by. she's still healthy and whole.
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She's still healthy and whole. that's a memorial stone.
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That's a memorial stone. (applause)
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(applause) i remember december 1, 2003
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I remember december 1, 2003 when mayor lee brown handed us
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When mayor lee brown handed us the key to this beautiful
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The key to this beautiful facility.
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Facility. this building is a memorial
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This building is a memorial stone.
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Stone. i still thank god for it.
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I still thank god for it. i remember when i walked into a
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I remember when i walked into a jewelry store and saw victoria
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Jewelry store and saw victoria for the first time.
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For the first time. god answered her prayer.
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God answered her prayer. i mean, god answered my prayer.
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I mean, god answered my prayer. (laughter/applause)
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(laughter/applause) i still thank god for that.
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I still thank god for that. i remember when my dad died.
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I remember when my dad died. i didn't think i could minister.
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I didn't think i could minister. never done this before but god
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Never done this before but god gave me the grace to step up and
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Gave me the grace to step up and pastor the church.
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Pastor the church. i put out a memorial stone.
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I put out a memorial stone. my question, "do you have any
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My question, "do you have any memorial stones out in your own
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Memorial stones out in your own life?"
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Life?" what you are remembering will
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What you are remembering will determine what kind of life
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Determine what kind of life you're going to live.
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You're going to live. if you're remembering all your
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If you're remembering all your defeats, your failures, your
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Defeats, your failures, your hurts, it's going to cause you
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Hurts, it's going to cause you to be stuck in a rut.
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To be stuck in a rut. if you could just change what
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If you could just change what you're remembering, start
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You're remembering, start remembering your victories, that
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Remembering your victories, that can cause you to go to a new
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Can cause you to go to a new level.
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Level. you may be in a tough time.
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You may be in a tough time. you're facing an obstacle but
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You're facing an obstacle but when you remember the right
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When you remember the right things you won't be saying, "oh,
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Things you won't be saying, "oh, man, this is going to be the end
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Man, this is going to be the end of me.
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Of me. i'm never going to get out."
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I'm never going to get out." no, you'll be saying, "god, you
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No, you'll be saying, "god, you did it for me once.
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Did it for me once. i know you will do it for me
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I know you will do it for me again.
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Again. god, i've seen your goodness in
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God, i've seen your goodness in the past.
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The past. i know i'll see it in the
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I know i'll see it in the future."
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Future." (applause)
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(applause) this is what david did.
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This is what david did. when he was about to face
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When he was about to face goliath, a giant nearly twice
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Goliath, a giant nearly twice his size, he could have focused
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His size, he could have focused on how big goliath was and how
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On how big goliath was and how goliath had more training, more
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Goliath had more training, more equipment, more experience.
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Equipment, more experience. that would have just made him
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That would have just made him discouraged.
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Discouraged. the scripture says, "david
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The scripture says, "david remembered how he had killed a
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Remembered how he had killed a lion and a bear with his own
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Lion and a bear with his own hands."
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Hands." what was he doing?
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What was he doing? remembering his victories.
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Remembering his victories. he could have remember how his
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He could have remember how his brothers mistreated him, tried
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Brothers mistreated him, tried to make him feel small, or how
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To make him feel small, or how his father had disrespected him.
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His father had disrespected him. there were a lot of things in
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There were a lot of things in david's past, negative, like in
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David's past, negative, like in all of our lives.
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All of our lives. but david understood this
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But david understood this principle.
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Principle. dwelling on your defeats, your
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Dwelling on your defeats, your failures, your hurts, that
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Failures, your hurts, that causes you to stay stuck in a
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Causes you to stay stuck in a rut.
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Rut. he chose instead to dwell on his
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He chose instead to dwell on his victories.
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Victories. he not only overcame that
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He not only overcame that obstacle but many others.
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Obstacle but many others. he became everything that god
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He became everything that god created him to be.
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Created him to be. you may be up against a giant
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You may be up against a giant today.
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Today. the way you're going to overcome
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The way you're going to overcome is just like david.
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Is just like david. not going around thinking, "oh,
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Not going around thinking, "oh, this is impossible.
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This is impossible. it's never going to work out."
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It's never going to work out." no, all through the day start
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No, all through the day start remembering your victories.
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Remembering your victories. go over your memorial stones.
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Go over your memorial stones. "lord, i remember that time when
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"lord, i remember that time when all the odds were against me but
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All the odds were against me but you made a way.
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You made a way. god, i remember how you
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God, i remember how you protected me, blessed me,
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Protected me, blessed me, promoted me, vindicated me, made
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Promoted me, vindicated me, made my wrongs right."
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My wrongs right." recall your victories,
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Recall your victories, remembering the good things god
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Remembering the good things god has done, that's what helps you
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Has done, that's what helps you to stay strong.
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To stay strong. it would do us all good on a
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It would do us all good on a regular basis, just like god
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Regular basis, just like god required the israelites, to go
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Required the israelites, to go back over one by one the major
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Back over one by one the major victories in our life, the major
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Victories in our life, the major successes.
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Successes. well, you say, "joel, i don't
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Well, you say, "joel, i don't have anything big like you.
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Have anything big like you. god didn't heal my family member
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God didn't heal my family member of cancer.
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Of cancer. i didn't get a big facility."
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I didn't get a big facility." maybe not.
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Maybe not. but god has done something great
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But god has done something great for every one of us.
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For every one of us. remember the day your child was
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Remember the day your child was born healthy.
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Born healthy. that was the goodness of god.
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That was the goodness of god. that was a miracle.
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That was a miracle. remember when god gave you that
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Remember when god gave you that job.
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Job. that was his hand of favor.
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That was his hand of favor. remember when god spared your
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Remember when god spared your life from that accident.
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Life from that accident. another split second and you
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Another split second and you would have been harmed.
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Would have been harmed. that was his angels watching
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That was his angels watching over you.
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Over you. remember that person god brought
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Remember that person god brought into your life.
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Into your life. you fell in love and got
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You fell in love and got married.
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Married. that wasn't a coincidence.
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That wasn't a coincidence. that was the goodness of god.
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That was the goodness of god. keep your memorial stones out.
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Keep your memorial stones out. go over them on a regular basis.
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Go over them on a regular basis. i really believe some of you, if
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I really believe some of you, if you'd spend the same amount of
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You'd spend the same amount of time dwelling on your victories
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Time dwelling on your victories as you do your disappointments,
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As you do your disappointments, you'd see your life to go a
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You'd see your life to go a whole new level.
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Whole new level. i love how in the old testament,
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I love how in the old testament, they celebrated their victories
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They celebrated their victories every year.
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Every year. i mean, they had a party,
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I mean, they had a party, singing, dancing, a festival.
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Singing, dancing, a festival. imagine somebody comes over to
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Imagine somebody comes over to your house.
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Your house. you're having a big party.
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You're having a big party. the music is going.
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The music is going. everybody is having fun.
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Everybody is having fun. they ask you, "what kind of
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They ask you, "what kind of party is this?
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Party is this? a wedding party?
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A wedding party? a birthday party?
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A birthday party? super bowl party?"
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Super bowl party?" you tell them, "no. we're
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You tell them, "no. we're celebrating what god has done.
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Celebrating what god has done. five years ago, god spared my
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Five years ago, god spared my life from an accident."
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Life from an accident." or, "ten years ago i got free
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Or, "ten years ago i got free from this addiction.
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From this addiction. we're celebrating me being sober
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We're celebrating me being sober for ten years."
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For ten years." or maybe, "thirty-one years ago,
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Or maybe, "thirty-one years ago, god healed my mother of cancer.
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God healed my mother of cancer. we're taking time to thank god
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We're taking time to thank god for the great things that he has
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For the great things that he has done."
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Done." (applause)
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(applause) when you develop this habit of
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When you develop this habit of remembering the good it not only
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Remembering the good it not only affects your personality, how
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Affects your personality, how you carry yourself, your
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You carry yourself, your attitude, but it will affect the
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Attitude, but it will affect the way you pray.
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Way you pray. it won't be, "god, please.
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It won't be, "god, please. i need healing.
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I need healing. god, i'm sick.
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God, i'm sick. i need a miracle.
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I need a miracle. god, you have got to bless me."
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God, you have got to bless me." no, you'll say, "lord, i want to
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No, you'll say, "lord, i want to thank you for how you have
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Thank you for how you have healed me in the past.
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Healed me in the past. lord, i want to thank you for
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Lord, i want to thank you for how you have taken care of me
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How you have taken care of me through the years.
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Through the years. god, i know if you did it once,
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God, i know if you did it once, i just want to thank you in
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I just want to thank you in advance that you will do it
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Advance that you will do it again."
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Again." see, if you're just praying for
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See, if you're just praying for your needs, "god, i need this.
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Your needs, "god, i need this. i need that," you'll probably
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I need that," you'll probably end up discouraged.
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End up discouraged. but when you thank god for what
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But when you thank god for what he has already done, when you
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He has already done, when you remember your victories, how he
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Remember your victories, how he has promoted you, protected you,
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Has promoted you, protected you, healed you, by the time you're
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Healed you, by the time you're done praying you'll be all fired
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Done praying you'll be all fired up.
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Up. you'll be strong.
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You'll be strong. you'll be confident.
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You'll be confident. you know that answer is on the
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You know that answer is on the way.
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Way. i think about the israelites.
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I think about the israelites. god supernaturally brought them
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God supernaturally brought them out of slavery.
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Out of slavery. god sent plague after plague on
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God sent plague after plague on their enemies.
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Their enemies. they were living next door but
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They were living next door but none of those plagues ever
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None of those plagues ever affected them.
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Affected them. they came to a dead end at the
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They came to a dead end at the red sea.
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Red sea. it looked like it was over.
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It looked like it was over. pharaoh and the army changed
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Pharaoh and the army changed their mind coming after them.
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Their mind coming after them. you know the story.
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You know the story. god supernaturally parted the
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God supernaturally parted the sea and they went through on dry
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Sea and they went through on dry ground.
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Ground. god gave them water out of a
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God gave them water out of a rock.
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Rock. he brought them food out in the
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He brought them food out in the desert.
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Desert. they had seen again and again
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They had seen again and again god's incredible miracles.
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God's incredible miracles. yet in spite of all of this they
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Yet in spite of all of this they never made it into the promised
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Never made it into the promised land.
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Land. psalm 78 tells us one reason
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Psalm 78 tells us one reason why.
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Why. it says, "they forgot about all
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It says, "they forgot about all the amazing miracles god had
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The amazing miracles god had done for them and their
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Done for them and their ancestors."
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Ancestors." when you forget what you should
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When you forget what you should be remembering it can keep you
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Be remembering it can keep you out of your promised land.
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Out of your promised land. how many times did i hear my
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How many times did i hear my father tell his story, how he
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Father tell his story, how he was coming home from a
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Was coming home from a nightclub, 2 o'clock in the
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Nightclub, 2 o'clock in the morning, seventeen years of age,
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Morning, seventeen years of age, no purpose, no direction in
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No purpose, no direction in life.
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Life. he looked up at the stars and he
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He looked up at the stars and he began to think about his life
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Began to think about his life and his eternal destiny.
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And his eternal destiny. he walked in his house.
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He walked in his house. on the table in the den was the
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On the table in the den was the family bible.
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Family bible. it was just there for
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It was just there for decoration.
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Decoration. his family knew nothing about
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His family knew nothing about god.
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God. they weren't religious people.
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They weren't religious people. my father felt drawn to it.
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My father felt drawn to it. he went over and opened it.
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He went over and opened it. it just so happened it fell open
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It just so happened it fell open to a picture of jesus standing
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To a picture of jesus standing at a door and knocking.
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At a door and knocking. the caption read, "if you open
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The caption read, "if you open the door i will come in."
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The door i will come in." my father didn't understand
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My father didn't understand religion or theology but he
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Religion or theology but he could understand opening a door.
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Could understand opening a door. the next day he went to church
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The next day he went to church with a friend of his and gave
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With a friend of his and gave his life to christ.
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His life to christ. without that night we wouldn't
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Without that night we wouldn't be sitting here today.
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Be sitting here today. it wasn't a coincidence.
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It wasn't a coincidence. it was the mercy of god.
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It was the mercy of god. (applause)
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(applause) don't forget what it took to
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Don't forget what it took to get you to where you are.
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Get you to where you are. you didn't get here just in your
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You didn't get here just in your own strength, your own
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Own strength, your own education, your own talent.
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Education, your own talent. there were a lot of miracles
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There were a lot of miracles along the way, not only in your
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Along the way, not only in your life but in the people that came
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Life but in the people that came before you, the people that
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Before you, the people that raised you.
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Raised you. if you will look closely you'll
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If you will look closely you'll see god's goodness all through
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See god's goodness all through your family line.
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Your family line. you should not only remember it
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You should not only remember it but tell it to your children,
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But tell it to your children, your grandchildren.
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Your grandchildren. pass it down to the next
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Pass it down to the next generation.
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Generation. i've learned the more you brag
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I've learned the more you brag on god's goodness the more of
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On god's goodness the more of his goodness you will see.
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His goodness you will see. it's interesting, in the old
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It's interesting, in the old testament we hear a lot about
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Testament we hear a lot about the staff that people would
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The staff that people would carry around with them.
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Carry around with them. it wasn't just a walking stick,
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It wasn't just a walking stick, not just something to keep wild
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Not just something to keep wild animals away.
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Animals away. it was more significant than
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It was more significant than that.
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That. back in those days they were a
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Back in those days they were a nomadic people.
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Nomadic people. that meant they were always on
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That meant they were always on the move.
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The move. of course, they didn't have
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Of course, they didn't have computers, files, paper like we
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Computers, files, paper like we have today.
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Have today. one of the main ways they kept
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One of the main ways they kept important records, important
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Important records, important dates, was to etch it on their
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Dates, was to etch it on their staff.
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Staff. that was their personal record.
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That was their personal record. "on this date we defeated the
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"on this date we defeated the amalekites.
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Amalekites. on this date my son was born.
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On this date my son was born. on this date god brought water
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On this date god brought water out of a rock."
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Out of a rock." their staff was literally their
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Their staff was literally their personal record of their history
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Personal record of their history with god.
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With god. when moses parted the red sea
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When moses parted the red sea what did he do?
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What did he do? he held up his staff.
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He held up his staff. he was saying in effect, "lord,
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He was saying in effect, "lord, we thank you for all the things
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We thank you for all the things you have done in our past.
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You have done in our past. lord, we remember how you have
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Lord, we remember how you have delivered us time and time
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Delivered us time and time again."
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Again." they were remembering the great
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They were remembering the great things god had done.
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Things god had done. even david, when he went out to
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Even david, when he went out to face goliath, he didn't just
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Face goliath, he didn't just take his slingshot.
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Take his slingshot. the scripture says he took his
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The scripture says he took his staff.
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Staff. no doubt he had etched on it,
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No doubt he had etched on it, "on this date i killed a bear
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"on this date i killed a bear with my own hands.
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With my own hands. on this date i killed a lion.
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On this date i killed a lion. on this date the prophet samuel
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On this date the prophet samuel anointed me the next king of
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Anointed me the next king of israel."
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Israel." i can imagine just before he
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I can imagine just before he fought goliath he ran back over
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Fought goliath he ran back over and looked at his staff one more
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And looked at his staff one more time, read over it, just to give
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Time, read over it, just to give him that final boost.
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Him that final boost. then he went out knowing, "god,
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Then he went out knowing, "god, you did it for me back then.
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You did it for me back then. i know you will do it for me
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I know you will do it for me again."
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Again." some of you today, you need to
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Some of you today, you need to get your staff out.
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Get your staff out. you're up against a big
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You're up against a big challenge.
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Challenge. your dreams look impossible.
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Your dreams look impossible. instead of going around
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Instead of going around thinking, "it's never going to
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Thinking, "it's never going to work out."
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Work out." no, start dwelling on your
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No, start dwelling on your victories.
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Victories. start thinking about the times
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Start thinking about the times you've killed the lion and the
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You've killed the lion and the bear in your own life, so to
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Bear in your own life, so to speak.
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Speak. recall all the times god has
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Recall all the times god has promoted you, put you at the
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Promoted you, put you at the right place, healed a family
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Right place, healed a family member, made a way when you
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Member, made a way when you didn't see a way.
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Didn't see a way. don't forget about what god has
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Don't forget about what god has done.
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Done. on a regular basis go back over
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On a regular basis go back over your memorial stones.
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Your memorial stones. that's the equivalent of holding
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That's the equivalent of holding your staff up.
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Your staff up. when those negative memories
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When those negative memories come back up and they come to
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Come back up and they come to all of us, hurts, failures,
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All of us, hurts, failures, disappointments, the trick of
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Disappointments, the trick of the enemy is to keep you so
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The enemy is to keep you so focused on that, that you get
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Focused on that, that you get stuck in a rut.
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Stuck in a rut. no, remember that is not the
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No, remember that is not the only channel.
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Only channel. get your remote control out and
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Get your remote control out and switch over to your victory
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Switch over to your victory channel.
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Channel. get your mind going in the right
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Get your mind going in the right direction and your life will go
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Direction and your life will go in the right direction.
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In the right direction. (applause)
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(applause) if you will develop this habit
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If you will develop this habit of remembering the good, your
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Of remembering the good, your accomplishments, your victories,
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Accomplishments, your victories, the times god has brought you
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The times god has brought you through, then you will have the
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Through, then you will have the faith, the courage and the
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Faith, the courage and the confidence to step into the
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Confidence to step into the amazing future god has in store.
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Amazing future god has in store. i believe and declare, just like
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I believe and declare, just like david, you will defeat every
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David, you will defeat every enemy.
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Enemy. you will overcome every obstacle
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You will overcome every obstacle and you will become everything
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And you will become everything god has created you to be.
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God has created you to be. amen?
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Amen? do you receive it today?
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Do you receive it today? (applause)
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(applause) well, we never like to close
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Well, we never like to close our broadcasts without giving
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Our broadcasts without giving you an opportunity to make jesus
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You an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Of my sins. come in to my heart.
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Come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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Born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. he is going to take you places
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He is going to take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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Some of us have been carrying
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Some of us have been carrying the same weight for years:
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The same weight for years: mistakes, regrets,
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Mistakes, regrets, what people said.
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What people said. what if you were never meant to
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What if you were never meant to carry any of it?
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Carry any of it? it's easy
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It's easy in life to wear labels.
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In life to wear labels. mistakes we've made
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Mistakes we've made and what people have said.
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And what people have said. disappointments we face.
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Disappointments we face. those labels can diminish
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Those labels can diminish our sense of value
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Our sense of value and cause us to forget
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And cause us to forget who we really are.
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I have a new book called
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Made by god: know it,led
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Receive it and live it.
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It'll help and live it.
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It'll help and live it. you see yourself
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You see yourself the way god sees you:
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The way god sees you: valuable, talented, worthy,
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Valuable, talented, worthy, a masterpiece.
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A masterpiece. you've been fearfully
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You've been fearfully and wonderfully made.
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And wonderfully made. i would love to send you
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I would love to send you my new book,
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My new book, plus the made by god t-shirt
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Plus the made by god t-shirt from our good friends
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From our good friends at copper fit.
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At copper fit. when you know who you are
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When you know who you are and whose you are,
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And whose you are, a child of the most high,
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A child of the most high, you can live with confidence
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You can live with confidence and step in
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And step in to who you were created to be.
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To who you were created to be. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book,
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Brand new book, made by god: know it.
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Receive it. live it.
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You were not made by
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You were not made by your mistakes.
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Your mistakes. you were not made by
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You were not made by what people said.
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What people said. you were not made by
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You were not made by your hardest season.
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Your hardest season. you were made
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You were made by god
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By god on purpose, with purpose.
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On purpose, with purpose. and nothing can change that.
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And nothing can change that. this powerful book
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This powerful book will help you
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Will help you silence
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Silence the labels life has put on you,
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The labels life has put on you, and finally see yourself
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And finally see yourself the way
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The way god sees you:
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God sees you: valuable,
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Valuable, talented, a masterpiece.
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Talented, a masterpiece. and when you request your copy,
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And when you request your copy, we also want to send you
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You can wear
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As a declaration of who you are
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As a declaration of who you are and whose you are.
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And whose you are. set down what was never yours
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Set down what was never yours to carry.
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Request your copy today. you are not your past.
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You are not labels
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Life has put on you.
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Life has put on you. you are made by god
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You are made by god on purpose, for a purpose,
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On purpose, for a purpose, and nothing
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And nothing can change your value.
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Can change your value. 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 believing
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Believing you're going to have
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A blessed summer.
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Thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity helps us
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Helps us take this message of hope
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Take this message of hope to people around the world.
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To people 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 all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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It is a declaration, a statement of faith,
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A daily reminder that your life is not random.
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That your life is not random. god has a plan for you.
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God has a plan for you. wherever your day takes you,
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Wherever your day takes you, you will carry a message
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You will carry a message that speaks life
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That speaks life not only over yourself,
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Not only over yourself, but to everyone around you.
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Joel Osteen - Remember The Good

July 2, 2026 | 27:29

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