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Joel Osteen - Run Your Race

January 17, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Run Your Race | January 17, 2026

Well, god bless you. it's
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Well, god bless you. it's always a joy to come into your
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Well, god bless you. it's always a joy to come into your homes. and if you're ever in
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Always a joy to come into your homes. and if you're ever in our area please stop by and be
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Homes. and if you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Our area please stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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A part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning
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Feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in. thank you again for coming
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But thanks so much for tuning in. thank you again for coming out today. i like to start
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In. thank you again for coming out today. i like to start with something funny.
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Out today. i like to start with something funny. i heard about these two
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With something funny. i heard about these two famous baseball players.
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I heard about these two famous baseball players. they were discussing whether or
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Famous baseball players. they were discussing whether or not there would be baseball up
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They were discussing whether or not there would be baseball up in heaven. they made an
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Not there would be baseball up in heaven. they made an agreement that whoever died
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In heaven. they made an agreement that whoever died first would come back and tell
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Agreement that whoever died first would come back and tell the other one if there was
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First would come back and tell the other one if there was indeed baseball in heaven.
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The other one if there was indeed baseball in heaven. a few months later one of the
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Indeed baseball in heaven. a few months later one of the players died and just like he
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A few months later one of the players died and just like he promised he came back.
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Players died and just like he promised he came back. he said to his friend, "i've got
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Promised he came back. he said to his friend, "i've got good news and i've got bad news.
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He said to his friend, "i've got good news and i've got bad news. the good news is there is
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Good news and i've got bad news. the good news is there is baseball up in heaven.
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The good news is there is baseball up in heaven. the bad news is you're scheduled
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Baseball up in heaven. the bad news is you're scheduled to pitch next thursday."
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The bad news is you're scheduled to pitch next thursday." (laughter/applause)
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To pitch next thursday." (laughter/applause) hold up your bible.
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(laughter/applause) hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess:
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today about running your race.
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I want to talk to you today about running your race. in life there will always be
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About running your race. in life there will always be people that try to squeeze you
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In life there will always be people that try to squeeze you into their mold, people that try
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People that try to squeeze you into their mold, people that try to pressure you into being who
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Into their mold, people that try to pressure you into being who they want you to be.
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To pressure you into being who they want you to be. they may be good people.
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They want you to be. they may be good people. they may mean well.
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They may be good people. they may mean well. but the problem is they didn't
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They may mean well. but the problem is they didn't breathe life into you.
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But the problem is they didn't breathe life into you. they didn't equip you,
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Breathe life into you. they didn't equip you, empower you, anoint you;
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They didn't equip you, empower you, anoint you; almighty god did.
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Empower you, anoint you; almighty god did. if you're going to become who
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Almighty god did. if you're going to become who god created you to be you have
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If you're going to become who god created you to be you have to have a boldness.
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God created you to be you have to have a boldness. you can't be insecure and worry
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To have a boldness. you can't be insecure and worry about what everybody thinks.
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You can't be insecure and worry about what everybody thinks. if you change with every
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About what everybody thinks. if you change with every criticism, you play up to people
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If you change with every criticism, you play up to people to try to win their favor, then
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Criticism, you play up to people to try to win their favor, then you'll go through life being
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To try to win their favor, then you'll go through life being manipulated, letting people
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You'll go through life being manipulated, letting people squeeze you into their box.
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Manipulated, letting people squeeze you into their box. you have to realize you can't
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Squeeze you into their box. you have to realize you can't keep every person happy.
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You have to realize you can't keep every person happy. you can't make everyone
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Keep every person happy. you can't make everyone like you. you'll never win over
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You can't make everyone like you. you'll never win over all of your critics.
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Like you. you'll never win over all of your critics. even if you changed and did
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All of your critics. even if you changed and did exactly what they asked they
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Even if you changed and did exactly what they asked they would still find fault.
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Exactly what they asked they would still find fault. you're not really free until
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Would still find fault. you're not really free until you're free from trying to
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You're not really free until you're free from trying to please everybody.
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You're free from trying to please everybody. you're kind.
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Please everybody. you're kind. you're respectful. but you're
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You're kind. you're respectful. but you're not living to please people.
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You're respectful. but you're not living to please people. you're living to please god.
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Not living to please people. you're living to please god. when you get up in the morning
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You're living to please god. when you get up in the morning you should search your heart and
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When you get up in the morning you should search your heart and if you're doing to the best of
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You should search your heart and if you're doing to the best of your ability what you know god
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If you're doing to the best of your ability what you know god wants you to do then you don't
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Your ability what you know god wants you to do then you don't have to look to the left
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Wants you to do then you don't have to look to the left nor to the right.
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Have to look to the left nor to the right. just stay focused on your goals.
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Nor to the right. just stay focused on your goals. if people don't understand you,
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Just stay focused on your goals. if people don't understand you, that's okay.
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If people don't understand you, that's okay. if you lose some friends because
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That's okay. if you lose some friends because you wouldn't let them
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If you lose some friends because you wouldn't let them control you, they weren't
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You wouldn't let them control you, they weren't true friends anyway.
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Control you, they weren't true friends anyway. you're better off without them.
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True friends anyway. you're better off without them. if people start talking
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You're better off without them. if people start talking critical, jealous, trying to
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If people start talking critical, jealous, trying to make you look bad, don't let
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Critical, jealous, trying to make you look bad, don't let that change you. you don't need
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Make you look bad, don't let that change you. you don't need their approval. you have
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That change you. you don't need their approval. you have almighty god's approval.
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Their approval. you have almighty god's approval. some of you would go to a new
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Almighty god's approval. some of you would go to a new level if you would get free from
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Some of you would go to a new level if you would get free from what everybody thinks and
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Level if you would get free from what everybody thinks and start being true to who
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What everybody thinks and start being true to who god made you to be.
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Start being true to who god made you to be. we spend too much time trying to
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God made you to be. we spend too much time trying to impress people, trying to gain
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We spend too much time trying to impress people, trying to gain their approval, wondering what
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Impress people, trying to gain their approval, wondering what they're going to think,
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Their approval, wondering what they're going to think, "if i take this job,
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They're going to think, "if i take this job, if i wear my hair this way, if
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"if i take this job, if i wear my hair this way, if i move into this neighborhood."
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If i wear my hair this way, if i move into this neighborhood." we make decisions based on these
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I move into this neighborhood." we make decisions based on these superficial things.
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We make decisions based on these superficial things. i heard somebody say,
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Superficial things. i heard somebody say, "at 20 years old we wonder what
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I heard somebody say, "at 20 years old we wonder what everybody thinks about us.
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"at 20 years old we wonder what everybody thinks about us. at 40 years old we don't care
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Everybody thinks about us. at 40 years old we don't care what anybody thinks about us.
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At 40 years old we don't care what anybody thinks about us. at 60 years old we realize
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What anybody thinks about us. at 60 years old we realize nobody was thinking about us."
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At 60 years old we realize nobody was thinking about us." (laughter/applause)
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Nobody was thinking about us." (laughter/applause) i read a report from a nurse
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(laughter/applause) i read a report from a nurse that takes care of people
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I read a report from a nurse that takes care of people that are close to death.
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That takes care of people that are close to death. she asked hundreds of patients
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That are close to death. she asked hundreds of patients in the last 12 weeks of their
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She asked hundreds of patients in the last 12 weeks of their life what their biggest regret
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In the last 12 weeks of their life what their biggest regret was. the number one regret was,
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Life what their biggest regret was. the number one regret was, "i wish i had been true
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Was. the number one regret was, "i wish i had been true to who i was and not
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"i wish i had been true to who i was and not just lived to meet the
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To who i was and not just lived to meet the expectations of others."
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Just lived to meet the expectations of others." how many people today are not
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Expectations of others." how many people today are not being true to who they are
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How many people today are not being true to who they are because they are afraid they're
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Being true to who they are because they are afraid they're going to disappoint somebody?
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Because they are afraid they're going to disappoint somebody? they're afraid they may fall out
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Going to disappoint somebody? they're afraid they may fall out of their good grace.
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They're afraid they may fall out of their good grace. they may not be accepted in a
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Of their good grace. they may not be accepted in a certain group.
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They may not be accepted in a certain group. i say this respectfully but you
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Certain group. i say this respectfully but you cannot live trying to be who
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I say this respectfully but you cannot live trying to be who your parents want you to be, or
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Cannot live trying to be who your parents want you to be, or your boss wants you to be, or
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Your parents want you to be, or your boss wants you to be, or your friends want you to be.
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Your boss wants you to be, or your friends want you to be. you've got to stay true to who
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Your friends want you to be. you've got to stay true to who god has called you to be.
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You've got to stay true to who god has called you to be. when my father went to be with
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God has called you to be. when my father went to be with the lord i had to accept the
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When my father went to be with the lord i had to accept the fact that god's purpose for my
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The lord i had to accept the fact that god's purpose for my life was not the same
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Fact that god's purpose for my life was not the same purpose as my father's.
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Life was not the same purpose as my father's. his calling was to help bring
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Purpose as my father's. his calling was to help bring down the denominational walls
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His calling was to help bring down the denominational walls and let people know about the
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Down the denominational walls and let people know about the fullness of the spirit.
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And let people know about the fullness of the spirit. when i took over i felt
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Fullness of the spirit. when i took over i felt pressured to be like my father,
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When i took over i felt pressured to be like my father, to fit into that mold.
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Pressured to be like my father, to fit into that mold. i thought i had to minister like
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To fit into that mold. i thought i had to minister like him, run the church like him and
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I thought i had to minister like him, run the church like him and go down that same path.
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Him, run the church like him and go down that same path. but when i searched my heart i
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Go down that same path. but when i searched my heart i knew my calling was to plant a
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But when i searched my heart i knew my calling was to plant a seed of hope, to encourage
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Knew my calling was to plant a seed of hope, to encourage people, to let them know about
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Seed of hope, to encourage people, to let them know about the goodness of god.
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People, to let them know about the goodness of god. at first, it was difficult
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The goodness of god. at first, it was difficult because some people had been in
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At first, it was difficult because some people had been in the church for 40 years.
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Because some people had been in the church for 40 years. i thought,
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The church for 40 years. i thought, "i can't be anything different.
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I thought, "i can't be anything different. what would they think?
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"i can't be anything different. what would they think? they may not like me.
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What would they think? they may not like me. they may not accept me."
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They may not like me. they may not accept me." one day i read a scripture
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They may not accept me." one day i read a scripture talking about david.
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One day i read a scripture talking about david. it said, "david fulfilled his
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Talking about david. it said, "david fulfilled his purpose for his generation."
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It said, "david fulfilled his purpose for his generation." i heard god say right down in
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Purpose for his generation." i heard god say right down in here, "joel, your father
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I heard god say right down in here, "joel, your father fulfilled his purpose.
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Here, "joel, your father fulfilled his purpose. now quit trying to be like
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Fulfilled his purpose. now quit trying to be like him and go out and
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Now quit trying to be like him and go out and fulfill your purpose."
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Him and go out and fulfill your purpose." when i heard that it was like a
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Fulfill your purpose." when i heard that it was like a light turned on.
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When i heard that it was like a light turned on. i realized i don't to try to be
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Light turned on. i realized i don't to try to be like my father.
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I realized i don't to try to be like my father. i don't have to fit into a
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Like my father. i don't have to fit into a certain mold.
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I don't have to fit into a certain mold. it's okay to run my race.
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Certain mold. it's okay to run my race. i am free to be me. after all,
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It's okay to run my race. i am free to be me. after all, god doesn't want us to be
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I am free to be me. after all, god doesn't want us to be an imitation of somebody else.
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God doesn't want us to be an imitation of somebody else. be the original god created you
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An imitation of somebody else. be the original god created you to be.
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Be the original god created you to be. i've learned everyone has an
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To be. i've learned everyone has an opinion. people will be quick
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I've learned everyone has an opinion. people will be quick to tell you
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Opinion. people will be quick to tell you how to run your life,
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To tell you how to run your life, what to wear, what to drive,
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How to run your life, what to wear, what to drive, how to comb your hair,
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What to wear, what to drive, how to comb your hair, how to raise your children,
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How to comb your hair, how to raise your children, how to spend your money.
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How to raise your children, how to spend your money. if you try to please everybody,
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How to spend your money. if you try to please everybody, one thing i can guarantee you
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If you try to please everybody, one thing i can guarantee you 100%, you will be confused.
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One thing i can guarantee you 100%, you will be confused. you will be frustrated.
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100%, you will be confused. you will be frustrated. life will be miserable.
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You will be frustrated. life will be miserable. i live by this motto,
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Life will be miserable. i live by this motto, "everyone has a right to
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I live by this motto, "everyone has a right to their opinion and i have every
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"everyone has a right to their opinion and i have every right to not listen to it."
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Their opinion and i have every right to not listen to it." (laughter/applause)
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Right to not listen to it." (laughter/applause) if it doesn't match what god
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(laughter/applause) if it doesn't match what god has put in your heart let it go
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If it doesn't match what god has put in your heart let it go in one ear and out the other.
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Has put in your heart let it go in one ear and out the other. i heard about a man that
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In one ear and out the other. i heard about a man that fell into a pit and different
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I heard about a man that fell into a pit and different people came along with their
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Fell into a pit and different people came along with their opinions. the pharisee said,
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People came along with their opinions. the pharisee said, "you deserve to be in the pit."
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Opinions. the pharisee said, "you deserve to be in the pit." the catholic said, "you need to
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"you deserve to be in the pit." the catholic said, "you need to suffer while you're in the pit."
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The catholic said, "you need to suffer while you're in the pit." the baptist said, "if you'd get
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Suffer while you're in the pit." the baptist said, "if you'd get saved you wouldn't have fallen
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The baptist said, "if you'd get saved you wouldn't have fallen into the pit."
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Saved you wouldn't have fallen into the pit." the charismatic said, "just
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Into the pit." the charismatic said, "just confess, 'i'm not in the pit.'"
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The charismatic said, "just confess, 'i'm not in the pit.'" the mathematician said,
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Confess, 'i'm not in the pit.'" the mathematician said, "let me calculate how you
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The mathematician said, "let me calculate how you fell into the pit." the irs
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"let me calculate how you fell into the pit." the irs agent said, "have you paid
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Fell into the pit." the irs agent said, "have you paid taxes on that pit?"
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Agent said, "have you paid taxes on that pit?" the optimist said, "things could
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Taxes on that pit?" the optimist said, "things could be worse." the pessimist said,
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The optimist said, "things could be worse." the pessimist said, "things will get worse."
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Be worse." the pessimist said, "things will get worse." (laughter)
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"things will get worse." (laughter) everyone has an opinion.
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(laughter) everyone has an opinion. if you try to please every
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Everyone has an opinion. if you try to please every person the one person that will
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If you try to please every person the one person that will not be happy is you.
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Person the one person that will not be happy is you. and it's funny, sometime the
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Not be happy is you. and it's funny, sometime the people that are trying to run
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And it's funny, sometime the people that are trying to run your life, if you study them,
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People that are trying to run your life, if you study them, they can't even run their own
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Your life, if you study them, they can't even run their own life much less yours.
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They can't even run their own life much less yours. (applause)
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Life much less yours. (applause) and it's good...it's good
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(applause) and it's good...it's good to get advice. it's good to
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And it's good...it's good to get advice. it's good to listen to opinions but you've
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To get advice. it's good to listen to opinions but you've got to be confident enough
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Listen to opinions but you've got to be confident enough in who god made you to be that
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Got to be confident enough in who god made you to be that when something doesn't bear
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In who god made you to be that when something doesn't bear witness with your spirit you
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When something doesn't bear witness with your spirit you have a boldness to say,
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Witness with your spirit you have a boldness to say, "thanks but no thanks.
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Have a boldness to say, "thanks but no thanks. i love you.
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"thanks but no thanks. i love you. i appreciate your advice
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I love you. i appreciate your advice but this time it's not for me."
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I appreciate your advice but this time it's not for me." i have a friend that's
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But this time it's not for me." i have a friend that's on staff here with us.
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I have a friend that's on staff here with us. several years ago this man came
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On staff here with us. several years ago this man came up to him and said,
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Several years ago this man came up to him and said, "i feel very strongly that
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Up to him and said, "i feel very strongly that you're supposed to go
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"i feel very strongly that you're supposed to go out and start your own church.
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You're supposed to go out and start your own church. you're a great minister.
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Out and start your own church. you're a great minister. you're anointed.
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You're a great minister. you're anointed. i know it would be a success."
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You're anointed. i know it would be a success." and while my friend appreciated
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I know it would be a success." and while my friend appreciated his encouragement, that didn't
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And while my friend appreciated his encouragement, that didn't bear witness at all. he knows
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His encouragement, that didn't bear witness at all. he knows he is called to be here.
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Bear witness at all. he knows he is called to be here. this is exactly where
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He is called to be here. this is exactly where god wants him to be.
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This is exactly where god wants him to be. month after month
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God wants him to be. month after month this man kept coming up,
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Month after month this man kept coming up, "when are you going to start
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This man kept coming up, "when are you going to start your church? when are you going
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"when are you going to start your church? when are you going to take that step of faith?"
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Your church? when are you going to take that step of faith?" it went from being encouraging
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To take that step of faith?" it went from being encouraging to pressuring him, trying to
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It went from being encouraging to pressuring him, trying to squeeze him into his mold.
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To pressuring him, trying to squeeze him into his mold. my friend finally said to him,
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Squeeze him into his mold. my friend finally said to him, "let me ask you.
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My friend finally said to him, "let me ask you. will you rent me an auditorium?
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"let me ask you. will you rent me an auditorium? will you buy me a sound system?
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Will you rent me an auditorium? will you buy me a sound system? will you pay my staff? will you
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Will you buy me a sound system? will you pay my staff? will you pay the utilities? will you
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Will you pay my staff? will you pay the utilities? will you pay all the advertising costs?"
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Pay the utilities? will you pay all the advertising costs?" that man looked at him like he
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Pay all the advertising costs?" that man looked at him like he had lost his mind.
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That man looked at him like he had lost his mind. (laughter)
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Had lost his mind. (laughter) he said, "no, i can't do that.
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(laughter) he said, "no, i can't do that. i can't afford it."
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He said, "no, i can't do that. i can't afford it." my friend said,
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I can't afford it." my friend said, "well, if god calls me,
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My friend said, "well, if god calls me, he will take care of me.
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"well, if god calls me, he will take care of me. he will pay my bills.
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He will take care of me. he will pay my bills. he will bring the right people.
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He will pay my bills. he will bring the right people. he will line up the auditorium.
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He will bring the right people. he will line up the auditorium. but if i do it because you call
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He will line up the auditorium. but if i do it because you call me, i'm going to have to rely on
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But if i do it because you call me, i'm going to have to rely on you and i can tell i'd be very
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Me, i'm going to have to rely on you and i can tell i'd be very disappointed."
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You and i can tell i'd be very disappointed." (applause)
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Disappointed." (applause) the reason some people are not
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(applause) the reason some people are not enjoying their life is they've
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The reason some people are not enjoying their life is they've stepped out of their anointing.
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Enjoying their life is they've stepped out of their anointing. everything is a struggle.
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Stepped out of their anointing. everything is a struggle. it's because they've let people
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Everything is a struggle. it's because they've let people talk them into it.
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It's because they've let people talk them into it. no matter how good of an idea it
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Talk them into it. no matter how good of an idea it is, no matter how exciting it
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No matter how good of an idea it is, no matter how exciting it sounds, if it doesn't bear
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Is, no matter how exciting it sounds, if it doesn't bear witness to what you're feeling
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Sounds, if it doesn't bear witness to what you're feeling in your own spirit,
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Witness to what you're feeling in your own spirit, do like my friend.
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In your own spirit, do like my friend. be strong and run your own race.
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Do like my friend. be strong and run your own race. growing up, my parents knew
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Be strong and run your own race. growing up, my parents knew this couple. they had been
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Growing up, my parents knew this couple. they had been friends for a long, long time.
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This couple. they had been friends for a long, long time. this couple really loved
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Friends for a long, long time. this couple really loved my parents but they
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This couple really loved my parents but they didn't attend lakewood.
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My parents but they didn't attend lakewood. they thought it was too far.
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Didn't attend lakewood. they thought it was too far. they lived on the other side of
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They thought it was too far. they lived on the other side of town.
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They lived on the other side of town. it was about a 30-minute drive,
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Town. it was about a 30-minute drive, no big deal now.
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It was about a 30-minute drive, no big deal now. but for years they told my
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No big deal now. but for years they told my father, "if you ever bring
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But for years they told my father, "if you ever bring lakewood to our side of town
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Father, "if you ever bring lakewood to our side of town we will be there every time
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Lakewood to our side of town we will be there every time the doors open.
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We will be there every time the doors open. there are so many people,
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The doors open. there are so many people, thousands on this side of town,
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There are so many people, thousands on this side of town, that would love to attend
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Thousands on this side of town, that would love to attend lakewood."
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That would love to attend lakewood." my father heard that so much he
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Lakewood." my father heard that so much he was convinced that there was
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My father heard that so much he was convinced that there was this mass of people on the other
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Was convinced that there was this mass of people on the other side of town waiting for
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This mass of people on the other side of town waiting for lakewood.
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Side of town waiting for lakewood. so he rented an auditorium less
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Lakewood. so he rented an auditorium less than five minutes from their
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So he rented an auditorium less than five minutes from their house, spent thousands of
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Than five minutes from their house, spent thousands of dollars on the building, the
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House, spent thousands of dollars on the building, the sound system, the advertising.
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Dollars on the building, the sound system, the advertising. for one month every thursday
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Sound system, the advertising. for one month every thursday night he brought lakewood to
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For one month every thursday night he brought lakewood to that side of town.
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Night he brought lakewood to that side of town. the truth is god didn't call him
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That side of town. the truth is god didn't call him to do it. these people called
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The truth is god didn't call him to do it. these people called him to do it.
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To do it. these people called him to do it. they talked him into it.
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Him to do it. they talked him into it. it was a good idea but it wasn't
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They talked him into it. it was a good idea but it wasn't a god idea.
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It was a good idea but it wasn't a god idea. there is a difference.
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A god idea. there is a difference. there can be a lot of things
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There is a difference. there can be a lot of things that look fine on the surface
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There can be a lot of things that look fine on the surface but you've got to search your
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That look fine on the surface but you've got to search your heart and say,
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But you've got to search your heart and say, "god, is this for me?
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Heart and say, "god, is this for me? is this a part of my destiny?
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"god, is this for me? is this a part of my destiny? is this a god idea or is this
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Is this a part of my destiny? is this a god idea or is this just a distraction?
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Is this a god idea or is this just a distraction? is this just people trying to
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Just a distraction? is this just people trying to squeeze me into their mold?"
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Is this just people trying to squeeze me into their mold?" my father had his big service
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Squeeze me into their mold?" my father had his big service across town, spent thousands on
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My father had his big service across town, spent thousands on the advertising and do you know
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Across town, spent thousands on the advertising and do you know practically nobody showed up,
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The advertising and do you know practically nobody showed up, less than 200 people.
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Practically nobody showed up, less than 200 people. the amazing thing is that couple
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Less than 200 people. the amazing thing is that couple did not attend one service.
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The amazing thing is that couple did not attend one service. the first week they had little
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Did not attend one service. the first week they had little league. second week they had
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The first week they had little league. second week they had guests in from out of town.
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League. second week they had guests in from out of town. third week their
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Guests in from out of town. third week their goldfish was sick.
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Third week their goldfish was sick. (laughter) fourth week
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Goldfish was sick. (laughter) fourth week their cat was depressed.
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(laughter) fourth week their cat was depressed. (laughter)
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Their cat was depressed. (laughter) they had the most lame excuses.
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(laughter) they had the most lame excuses. my father left there kicking
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They had the most lame excuses. my father left there kicking himself all the way back
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My father left there kicking himself all the way back across town.
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Himself all the way back across town. he learned his lesson.
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Across town. he learned his lesson. if people call you, people will
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He learned his lesson. if people call you, people will have to take care of you but
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If people call you, people will have to take care of you but when god calls you,
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Have to take care of you but when god calls you, god will take care of you.
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When god calls you, god will take care of you. (applause)
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God will take care of you. (applause) i've heard it said, "what god
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(applause) i've heard it said, "what god orders, he will pay for."
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I've heard it said, "what god orders, he will pay for." just because something is good,
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Orders, he will pay for." just because something is good, if it's not god's plan for your
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Just because something is good, if it's not god's plan for your life, there won't be an
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If it's not god's plan for your life, there won't be an anointing on it.
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Life, there won't be an anointing on it. listen to what you're feeling
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Anointing on it. listen to what you're feeling down in here.
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Listen to what you're feeling down in here. don't go against that still
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Down in here. don't go against that still small voice. you're not
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Don't go against that still small voice. you're not anointed to be everywhere.
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Small voice. you're not anointed to be everywhere. you're anointed to be where god
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Anointed to be everywhere. you're anointed to be where god has called you to be.
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You're anointed to be where god has called you to be. now don't let people talk you in
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Has called you to be. now don't let people talk you in to leaving your sweet spot.
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Now don't let people talk you in to leaving your sweet spot. i see too many people hopping
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To leaving your sweet spot. i see too many people hopping from church to church,
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I see too many people hopping from church to church, relationship to relationship,
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From church to church, relationship to relationship, job to job,
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Relationship to relationship, job to job, always chasing the latest fad.
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Job to job, always chasing the latest fad. i know there are times to change
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Always chasing the latest fad. i know there are times to change but so often it's not
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I know there are times to change but so often it's not god moving us.
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But so often it's not god moving us. it's people moving us.
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God moving us. it's people moving us. some people will even
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It's people moving us. some people will even use the scripture.
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Some people will even use the scripture. they'll use spiritual language
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Use the scripture. they'll use spiritual language to try to convince you to do
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They'll use spiritual language to try to convince you to do what they want you to do.
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To try to convince you to do what they want you to do. how many times have i heard,
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What they want you to do. how many times have i heard, "joel, god told me to tell you
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How many times have i heard, "joel, god told me to tell you how to run the church."
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"joel, god told me to tell you how to run the church." (laughter) "god told me to tell
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How to run the church." (laughter) "god told me to tell you to do less of this."
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(laughter) "god told me to tell you to do less of this." some people, listening to them,
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You to do less of this." some people, listening to them, you would think god speaks to
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Some people, listening to them, you would think god speaks to them more than he spoke to
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You would think god speaks to them more than he spoke to moses, david, esther, sarah
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Them more than he spoke to moses, david, esther, sarah combined.
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Moses, david, esther, sarah combined. i had a man every sunday that
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Combined. i had a man every sunday that gave me "a word from the lord."
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I had a man every sunday that gave me "a word from the lord." when i would see him in the
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Gave me "a word from the lord." when i would see him in the lobby i'd do my best to hide.
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When i would see him in the lobby i'd do my best to hide. (laughter)
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Lobby i'd do my best to hide. (laughter) "god, give me a break this
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(laughter) "god, give me a break this week, please." he would always
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"god, give me a break this week, please." he would always find me. he was frustrated
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Week, please." he would always find me. he was frustrated because i wouldn't run the
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Find me. he was frustrated because i wouldn't run the church like he wanted me to.
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Because i wouldn't run the church like he wanted me to. i finally told him, very nice,
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Church like he wanted me to. i finally told him, very nice, "sir, i appreciate your advice
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I finally told him, very nice, "sir, i appreciate your advice but i'm on speaking terms
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"sir, i appreciate your advice but i'm on speaking terms with god. he can talk directly
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But i'm on speaking terms with god. he can talk directly to me. matter of fact, i spoke
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With god. he can talk directly to me. matter of fact, i spoke with him this morning.
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To me. matter of fact, i spoke with him this morning. everything is just fine."
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With him this morning. everything is just fine." (applause)
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Everything is just fine." (applause) see, god will give
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(applause) see, god will give you direction for your life
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See, god will give you direction for your life more than anyone else.
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You direction for your life more than anyone else. god is not going to tell
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More than anyone else. god is not going to tell me something about you and then
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God is not going to tell me something about you and then not tell you. if someone speaks
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Me something about you and then not tell you. if someone speaks into your life they should
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Not tell you. if someone speaks into your life they should confirm what you already know.
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Into your life they should confirm what you already know. well, you say, "joel, in the old
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Confirm what you already know. well, you say, "joel, in the old testament the prophets told
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Well, you say, "joel, in the old testament the prophets told people what to do."
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Testament the prophets told people what to do." yes, but in the new testament
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People what to do." yes, but in the new testament the holy spirit lives on the
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Yes, but in the new testament the holy spirit lives on the inside of each one of us.
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The holy spirit lives on the inside of each one of us. (applause)
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Inside of each one of us. (applause) a man came to my father
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(applause) a man came to my father and said, "pastor osteen,
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A man came to my father and said, "pastor osteen, a man gave me a word
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And said, "pastor osteen, a man gave me a word from the lord that i'm supposed
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A man gave me a word from the lord that i'm supposed to go to africa. should
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From the lord that i'm supposed to go to africa. should i go?" my father said, "i don't
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To go to africa. should i go?" my father said, "i don't know if you should go or not.
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I go?" my father said, "i don't know if you should go or not. but if you do go make sure you
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Know if you should go or not. but if you do go make sure you take him with you so you'll know
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But if you do go make sure you take him with you so you'll know when to come back home."
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Take him with you so you'll know when to come back home." (laughter)
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When to come back home." (laughter) you don't need anybody to tell
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(laughter) you don't need anybody to tell you what to do or not to do. we
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You don't need anybody to tell you what to do or not to do. we have to realize when we come to
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You what to do or not to do. we have to realize when we come to the end of life we're not going
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Have to realize when we come to the end of life we're not going to stand before any person and
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The end of life we're not going to stand before any person and give our account. we're going
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To stand before any person and give our account. we're going to stand before almighty god.
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Give our account. we're going to stand before almighty god. he is not going to say, "why
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To stand before almighty god. he is not going to say, "why didn't you do what they said?
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He is not going to say, "why didn't you do what they said? why didn't you fit into
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Didn't you do what they said? why didn't you fit into their mold? why didn't you
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Why didn't you fit into their mold? why didn't you take their opinion?"
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Their mold? why didn't you take their opinion?" he is going to ask,
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Take their opinion?" he is going to ask, "did you become who i created
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He is going to ask, "did you become who i created you to be? did you stay true
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"did you become who i created you to be? did you stay true to what i put in your heart?"
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You to be? did you stay true to what i put in your heart?" this is where saul missed it.
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To what i put in your heart?" this is where saul missed it. saul had a big destiny.
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This is where saul missed it. saul had a big destiny. god had great things in his
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Saul had a big destiny. god had great things in his future but saul was so insecure
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God had great things in his future but saul was so insecure he let people squeeze him
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Future but saul was so insecure he let people squeeze him into their mold.
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He let people squeeze him into their mold. he was afraid he was going to
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Into their mold. he was afraid he was going to disappoint somebody.
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He was afraid he was going to disappoint somebody. he said in first samuel 15:24,
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Disappoint somebody. he said in first samuel 15:24, "i disobeyed the lord's
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He said in first samuel 15:24, "i disobeyed the lord's instructions because i was
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"i disobeyed the lord's instructions because i was afraid of the people so i did
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Instructions because i was afraid of the people so i did what they asked."
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Afraid of the people so i did what they asked." notice saul knew what to do.
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What they asked." notice saul knew what to do. he even admitted it, "i
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Notice saul knew what to do. he even admitted it, "i disobeyed god's instructions."
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He even admitted it, "i disobeyed god's instructions." why?
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Disobeyed god's instructions." why? he was a people-pleaser.
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Why? he was a people-pleaser. he thought, " somebody might
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He was a people-pleaser. he thought, " somebody might get their feelings hurt.
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He thought, " somebody might get their feelings hurt. somebody may be disappointed.
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Get their feelings hurt. somebody may be disappointed. somebody may not like me."
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Somebody may be disappointed. somebody may not like me." so he forfeited his destiny in
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Somebody may not like me." so he forfeited his destiny in order to please people.
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So he forfeited his destiny in order to please people. don't let that be you.
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Order to please people. don't let that be you. you have to especially be aware
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Don't let that be you. you have to especially be aware of high maintenance people.
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You have to especially be aware of high maintenance people. i believe that's who saul was
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Of high maintenance people. i believe that's who saul was dealing with.
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I believe that's who saul was dealing with. these people are almost
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Dealing with. these people are almost impossible to keep happy.
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These people are almost impossible to keep happy. you have to call them on
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Impossible to keep happy. you have to call them on schedule, keep them cheered up,
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You have to call them on schedule, keep them cheered up, run their errands, meet their
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Schedule, keep them cheered up, run their errands, meet their demands, be available 24/7.
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Run their errands, meet their demands, be available 24/7. if not, they get upset and
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Demands, be available 24/7. if not, they get upset and they'll do their best to make
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If not, they get upset and they'll do their best to make you feel guilty about it.
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They'll do their best to make you feel guilty about it. high maintenance people are
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You feel guilty about it. high maintenance people are almost always controllers.
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High maintenance people are almost always controllers. they're not interested in you.
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Almost always controllers. they're not interested in you. they're interested in what you
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They're not interested in you. they're interested in what you can do for them.
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They're interested in what you can do for them. if you fall into that trap of
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Can do for them. if you fall into that trap of trying to keep them happy it
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If you fall into that trap of trying to keep them happy it will wear you out and you'll
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Trying to keep them happy it will wear you out and you'll live life frustrated.
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Will wear you out and you'll live life frustrated. i know. i knew this couple,
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Live life frustrated. i know. i knew this couple, years ago.
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I know. i knew this couple, years ago. i really liked them and i was
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Years ago. i really liked them and i was so good to them.
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I really liked them and i was so good to them. they moved to another city.
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So good to them. they moved to another city. i helped them move.
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They moved to another city. i helped them move. i gave them money.
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I helped them move. i gave them money. i'd call to check on them.
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I gave them money. i'd call to check on them. i was always available.
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I'd call to check on them. i was always available. but the feeling i got from them
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I was always available. but the feeling i got from them is i was never doing enough.
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But the feeling i got from them is i was never doing enough. they were never satisfied.
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Is i was never doing enough. they were never satisfied. always had a complaint.
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They were never satisfied. always had a complaint. here i had gone overboard to be
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Always had a complaint. here i had gone overboard to be kind and generous but they were
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Here i had gone overboard to be kind and generous but they were constantly finding fault, trying
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Kind and generous but they were constantly finding fault, trying to make me feel guilty.
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Constantly finding fault, trying to make me feel guilty. one day i learned what i'm
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To make me feel guilty. one day i learned what i'm sharing with you. they're just
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One day i learned what i'm sharing with you. they're just high maintenance people.
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Sharing with you. they're just high maintenance people. i am not responsible to
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High maintenance people. i am not responsible to keep them happy.
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I am not responsible to keep them happy. i'm going to run my own race and
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Keep them happy. i'm going to run my own race and not let them steal my joy.
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I'm going to run my own race and not let them steal my joy. that was a great day in my life.
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Not let them steal my joy. that was a great day in my life. matter of fact, i get happy just
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That was a great day in my life. matter of fact, i get happy just thinking about it.
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Matter of fact, i get happy just thinking about it. (laughter)
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Thinking about it. (laughter) friends, your time is too
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(laughter) friends, your time is too valuable to go around
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Friends, your time is too valuable to go around trying to figure out
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Valuable to go around trying to figure out how to keep everybody happy.
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Trying to figure out how to keep everybody happy. i know people that spend more
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How to keep everybody happy. i know people that spend more time worrying about what people
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I know people that spend more time worrying about what people are going to think about them
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Time worrying about what people are going to think about them than they do pursuing their own
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Are going to think about them than they do pursuing their own dreams, their own goals. you've
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Than they do pursuing their own dreams, their own goals. you've got to break free from that.
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Dreams, their own goals. you've got to break free from that. if you're going to do anything
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Got to break free from that. if you're going to do anything great in life, if you're going
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If you're going to do anything great in life, if you're going to be a great businessperson, a
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Great in life, if you're going to be a great businessperson, a great teacher, a great parent,
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To be a great businessperson, a great teacher, a great parent, not everybody is going to cheer
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Great teacher, a great parent, not everybody is going to cheer you on.
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Not everybody is going to cheer you on. i'd love to tell you that all
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You on. i'd love to tell you that all your family, friends, co-workers
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I'd love to tell you that all your family, friends, co-workers will celebrate you.
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Your family, friends, co-workers will celebrate you. but that's not the case.
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Will celebrate you. but that's not the case. some people can't handle
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But that's not the case. some people can't handle your success.
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Some people can't handle your success. if you were where you were
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Your success. if you were where you were ten years ago they'd have
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If you were where you were ten years ago they'd have no problem with you.
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Ten years ago they'd have no problem with you. but as you succeed,
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No problem with you. but as you succeed, as god pours out his favor,
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But as you succeed, as god pours out his favor, somebody will get jealous.
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As god pours out his favor, somebody will get jealous. somebody will start finding
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Somebody will get jealous. somebody will start finding fault. don't be surprised
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Somebody will start finding fault. don't be surprised if a family member, a relative,
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Fault. don't be surprised if a family member, a relative, tries to belittle you,
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If a family member, a relative, tries to belittle you, discredit you.
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Tries to belittle you, discredit you. a friend you've been good to for
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Discredit you. a friend you've been good to for years all of the sudden won't
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A friend you've been good to for years all of the sudden won't speak to you.
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Years all of the sudden won't speak to you. let that bounce off of you like
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Speak to you. let that bounce off of you like water off of a duck's back.
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Let that bounce off of you like water off of a duck's back. if you don't, you'll start
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Water off of a duck's back. if you don't, you'll start changing, being defensive,
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If you don't, you'll start changing, being defensive, trying to prove to them that you
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Changing, being defensive, trying to prove to them that you really are okay.
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Trying to prove to them that you really are okay. what's happening is you're
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Really are okay. what's happening is you're letting them squeeze you
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What's happening is you're letting them squeeze you into their mold.
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Letting them squeeze you into their mold. your destiny is too great to be
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Into their mold. your destiny is too great to be distracted by people that are
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Your destiny is too great to be distracted by people that are never going to like you.
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Distracted by people that are never going to like you. don't take it personally.
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Never going to like you. don't take it personally. it's not about you.
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Don't take it personally. it's not about you. it's about the favor god put on
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It's not about you. it's about the favor god put on your life that stirs up the
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It's about the favor god put on your life that stirs up the jealousy in them.
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Your life that stirs up the jealousy in them. until they deal with it, nothing
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Jealousy in them. until they deal with it, nothing is going to change.
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Until they deal with it, nothing is going to change. you might as well just shake it
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Is going to change. you might as well just shake it off, be happy and run your race
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You might as well just shake it off, be happy and run your race because no matter how good you
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Off, be happy and run your race because no matter how good you are to them, they're still going
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Because no matter how good you are to them, they're still going to find fault.
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Are to them, they're still going to find fault. no matter how much kindness you
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To find fault. no matter how much kindness you show, they will still find some
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No matter how much kindness you show, they will still find some reason to be critical.
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Show, they will still find some reason to be critical. it's like this grandfather
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Reason to be critical. it's like this grandfather i heard about.
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It's like this grandfather i heard about. he and his small grandson were
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I heard about. he and his small grandson were taking a trip into town.
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He and his small grandson were taking a trip into town. he started off letting the
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Taking a trip into town. he started off letting the grandson ride the donkey and he
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He started off letting the grandson ride the donkey and he was walking alongside.
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Grandson ride the donkey and he was walking alongside. somebody came along and said,
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Was walking alongside. somebody came along and said, "look at that selfish little boy
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Somebody came along and said, "look at that selfish little boy making the old man walk."
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"look at that selfish little boy making the old man walk." the grandfather heard it,
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Making the old man walk." the grandfather heard it, took the boy off and he got
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The grandfather heard it, took the boy off and he got on the donkey and rode it
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Took the boy off and he got on the donkey and rode it and had his little grandson
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On the donkey and rode it and had his little grandson walking alongside.
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And had his little grandson walking alongside. in a few minutes somebody came
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Walking alongside. in a few minutes somebody came along and said, "look at
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In a few minutes somebody came along and said, "look at that selfish old man making
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Along and said, "look at that selfish old man making the little boy walk while
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That selfish old man making the little boy walk while he rides. that is not right."
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The little boy walk while he rides. that is not right." hearing that, the grandfather
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He rides. that is not right." hearing that, the grandfather picked up the boy and put him on
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Hearing that, the grandfather picked up the boy and put him on the back of the donkey.
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Picked up the boy and put him on the back of the donkey. they were both riding.
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The back of the donkey. they were both riding. a few minutes somebody came by
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They were both riding. a few minutes somebody came by and said, "how cruel of the two
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A few minutes somebody came by and said, "how cruel of the two of you to put that heavy load
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And said, "how cruel of the two of you to put that heavy load on that little donkey."
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Of you to put that heavy load on that little donkey." by the time they got to town the
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On that little donkey." by the time they got to town the grandfather and grandson
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By the time they got to town the grandfather and grandson were carrying the donkey.
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Grandfather and grandson were carrying the donkey. (laughter)
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Were carrying the donkey. (laughter) you know the point.
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(laughter) you know the point. no matter what you do you're
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You know the point. no matter what you do you're not going to please everyone.
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No matter what you do you're not going to please everyone. you might as well accept
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Not going to please everyone. you might as well accept the fact that not every person
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You might as well accept the fact that not every person is going to understand you
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The fact that not every person is going to understand you and that's okay.
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Is going to understand you and that's okay. they have a right to their
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And that's okay. they have a right to their opinion and you have every right
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They have a right to their opinion and you have every right to ignore it.
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Opinion and you have every right to ignore it. one more key; if you're going to
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To ignore it. one more key; if you're going to run your race don't share your
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One more key; if you're going to run your race don't share your dreams with everyone.
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Run your race don't share your dreams with everyone. don't go around telling people
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Dreams with everyone. don't go around telling people what's in your heart and all
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Don't go around telling people what's in your heart and all your goals.
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What's in your heart and all your goals. some things you're supposed to
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Your goals. some things you're supposed to keep to yourself.
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Some things you're supposed to keep to yourself. the scripture even talks about
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Keep to yourself. the scripture even talks about "the hidden petitions
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The scripture even talks about "the hidden petitions of your heart."
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"the hidden petitions of your heart." that's supposed to be
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Of your heart." that's supposed to be between you and god.
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That's supposed to be between you and god. what gets us off course
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Between you and god. what gets us off course sometimes is we share our
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What gets us off course sometimes is we share our dreams with people that
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Sometimes is we share our dreams with people that can't handle it.
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Dreams with people that can't handle it. if joseph would have understood
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Can't handle it. if joseph would have understood this it would have saved him a
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If joseph would have understood this it would have saved him a lot of heartache.
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This it would have saved him a lot of heartache. as a teenager he had the dream
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Lot of heartache. as a teenager he had the dream that his older brothers were
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As a teenager he had the dream that his older brothers were going to bow down before him.
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That his older brothers were going to bow down before him. he was going to lead a nation
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Going to bow down before him. he was going to lead a nation and have all this success.
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He was going to lead a nation and have all this success. the mistake he made is he went
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And have all this success. the mistake he made is he went out and told everyone.
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The mistake he made is he went out and told everyone. and somehow his older brothers
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Out and told everyone. and somehow his older brothers didn't celebrate the fact that
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And somehow his older brothers didn't celebrate the fact that they were going to bow down.
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Didn't celebrate the fact that they were going to bow down. that didn't go over very big.
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They were going to bow down. that didn't go over very big. certain dreams you should
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That didn't go over very big. certain dreams you should keep to yourself.
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Certain dreams you should keep to yourself. you may be excited but other
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Keep to yourself. you may be excited but other people are not going
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You may be excited but other people are not going to be excited.
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People are not going to be excited. like joseph's family, they're
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To be excited. like joseph's family, they're not going to celebrate what god
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Like joseph's family, they're not going to celebrate what god has put in your heart.
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Not going to celebrate what god has put in your heart. be much better off to just learn
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Has put in your heart. be much better off to just learn to keep it to yourself.
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Be much better off to just learn to keep it to yourself. this is what mary did,
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To keep it to yourself. this is what mary did, the mother of christ.
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This is what mary did, the mother of christ. when she was a teenager,
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The mother of christ. when she was a teenager, the angel appeared unto her and
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When she was a teenager, the angel appeared unto her and told her she was going to have
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The angel appeared unto her and told her she was going to have a baby without knowing a man.
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Told her she was going to have a baby without knowing a man. mary didn't go out
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A baby without knowing a man. mary didn't go out and announce it to the world.
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Mary didn't go out and announce it to the world. she didn't run call "tmz" and
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And announce it to the world. she didn't run call "tmz" and say, "i've got some big news."
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She didn't run call "tmz" and say, "i've got some big news." (laughter)
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Say, "i've got some big news." (laughter) the scripture says,
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(laughter) the scripture says, "she pondered it in her heart."
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The scripture says, "she pondered it in her heart." she kept it between
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"she pondered it in her heart." she kept it between her and god.
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She kept it between her and god. she was wise enough to know
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Her and god. she was wise enough to know not everybody would understand
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She was wise enough to know not everybody would understand it. some people would try to
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Not everybody would understand it. some people would try to talk her out of it.
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It. some people would try to talk her out of it. some people would make fun
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Talk her out of it. some people would make fun of it. learn to keep your
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Some people would make fun of it. learn to keep your dreams to yourself.
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Of it. learn to keep your dreams to yourself. let them take root
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Dreams to yourself. let them take root in your own spirit.
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Let them take root in your own spirit. ponder it on the inside between
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In your own spirit. ponder it on the inside between you and god.
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Ponder it on the inside between you and god. when it's time to bring it to
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You and god. when it's time to bring it to pass god will help you to give
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When it's time to bring it to pass god will help you to give birth to every dream he has
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Pass god will help you to give birth to every dream he has placed in your heart.
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Birth to every dream he has placed in your heart. my challenge to you:
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Placed in your heart. my challenge to you: run your race.
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My challenge to you: run your race. don't you dare let people
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Run your race. don't you dare let people squeeze you into their mold.
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Don't you dare let people squeeze you into their mold. always be kind but be confident
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Squeeze you into their mold. always be kind but be confident enough in who god made
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Always be kind but be confident enough in who god made you to be that you don't
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Enough in who god made you to be that you don't live to please people.
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You to be that you don't live to please people. you live to please god.
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Live to please people. you live to please god. our attitude should be,
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You live to please god. our attitude should be, "i'm free to be me
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Our attitude should be, "i'm free to be me and i'm going to be the best me
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"i'm free to be me and i'm going to be the best me that i possibly can."
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And i'm going to be the best me that i possibly can." (applause)
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That i possibly can." (applause) remember, you don't have
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(applause) remember, you don't have to try to play up to people,
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Remember, you don't have to try to play up to people, to try to win their approval.
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To try to play up to people, to try to win their approval. you have almighty god's
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To try to win their approval. you have almighty god's approval.
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You have almighty god's approval. quit worrying about what
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Approval. quit worrying about what everybody thinks.
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Quit worrying about what everybody thinks. as long as you're being true to
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Everybody thinks. as long as you're being true to what god has put in your heart
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As long as you're being true to what god has put in your heart don't look to the left nor
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What god has put in your heart don't look to the left nor to the right.
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Don't look to the left nor to the right. stay focused on your goals.
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To the right. stay focused on your goals. if you will make this decision
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Stay focused on your goals. if you will make this decision with me that you're going to run
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If you will make this decision with me that you're going to run your race then i believe and
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With me that you're going to run your race then i believe and declare god will get you to
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Your race then i believe and declare god will get you to where you're supposed to be.
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Declare god will get you to where you're supposed to be. you will overcome every obstacle
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Where you're supposed to be. you will overcome every obstacle and accomplish every god-given
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You will overcome every obstacle and accomplish every god-given dream. in jesus' name.
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And accomplish every god-given dream. in jesus' name. if you receive it can you say,
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Dream. in jesus' name. if you receive it can you say, "amen" today? (amen)
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If you receive it can you say, "amen" today? (amen) (applause)
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"amen" today? (amen) (applause) we never like to close our
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(applause) we never like to close our broadcast without giving you
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We never like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus
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Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come in to my heart.
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I repent of my sins. come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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Come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Born again. get in a good bible-based church.
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Get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Church. keep god first place. he's going to take you places
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Keep god first place. he's going to take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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It's a new year.
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It's a new year. time to see the impossible
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Time to see the impossible become possible.
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Become possible. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. life's setbacks are about
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Life's setbacks are about to become god's setups
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To become god's setups for new opportunity.
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For new opportunity. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. cherished dreams
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Cherished dreams will become unexpected reality.
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Will become unexpected reality. the start of the new year
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The start of the new year is the perfect time
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Is the perfect time to reset your focus,
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To reset your focus, release disappointments
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Release disappointments of the past,
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Of the past, and get ready for
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And get ready for the new things
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The new things god has in store.
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Every january,
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Every january, we create
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We create a new 365-day
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A new 365-day devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. i'd love to send it to you.
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I'd love to send it to you. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with inspiration,
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With inspiration, scripture, and uplifting
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Scripture, and uplifting declarations
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Declarations to fuel your faith.
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To fuel your faith. when you begin the day thanking
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When you begin the day thanking god for what he's done,
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God for what he's done, speaking victory
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Speaking victory over your future,
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Over your future, you're positioning yourself
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You're positioning yourself for a blessed,
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For a blessed, favor-filled year.
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Favor-filled year. amazing things happen
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Amazing things happen when you keep god first place.
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When you keep god first place. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this first month of the year,
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This first month of the year, we would like to send you
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A copy
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026 devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. do you want to overcome
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Do you want to overcome your most pressing
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Your most pressing challenges in 2026?
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Challenges in 2026? do you want to see your life
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Do you want to see your life take off in new directions
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Take off in new directions of influence,
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Of influence, favor and provision
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Favor and provision in the year ahead?
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In the year ahead? with this daily encouragement,
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With this daily encouragement, you'll not only smile
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You'll not only smile at your day,
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At your day, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that god is smiling
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That god is smiling on your entire life.
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On your entire life. each day
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Each day will be a fresh new day.
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Will be a fresh new day. turn discouragement
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Turn discouragement to encouragement.
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To encouragement. frustration to fulfillment.
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Frustration to fulfillment. anxiety to overcoming.
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Anxiety to overcoming. using this devotional calendar
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Using this devotional calendar is as easy as one, two, three.
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Is as easy as one, two, three. one: wake up with an expectancy
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One: wake up with an expectancy in your heart.
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In your heart. two: reflect
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Two: reflect on the daily scripture verse
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On the daily scripture verse and devotional from joel.
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And devotional from joel. three:
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Three: capture the lord's
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Capture the lord's promises to you
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Promises to you on journaling lines
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On journaling lines for writing and reflection.
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For writing and reflection. 2026 is going to be
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2026 is going to be one of your best years ever.
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One of your best years ever. we're going to help you
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We're going to help you stay in faith
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So you can see
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The goodness of god
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The goodness of god in new ways.
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In new ways. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day and we want to
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And we want to thank you for your prayer
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Thank you for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is impacting
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Your generosity is impacting lives around the world.
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Lives around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online live
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Online live every sunday morning.
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Every sunday morning. download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube
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Watch on youtube or the new joel osteen network
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Or the new joel osteen network 24 hours a day.
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24 hours a day. of course,
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Of course, listen live on sirius
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Listen live on sirius xm as well.
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Xm as well. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. request your copy of the 2026
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Request your copy of the 2026 devotional calendar today
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Devotional calendar today with your gift of any amount.
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With your gift of any amount. also, no matter what season
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Also, no matter what season you're in,
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You're in, god wants to speak into each
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God wants to speak into each and every moment.
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And every moment. god's word for
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God's word for every season is a guided
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Every season is a guided journal series
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Journal series designed to help you slow down,
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Designed to help you slow down, write out
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Write out scripture, and reflect
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Scripture, and reflect on its truth,
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On its truth, one verse at a time.
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One verse at a time. as you engage with his word,
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As you engage with his word, you'll discover fresh strength,
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You'll discover fresh strength, deeper peace,
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Deeper peace, and timely encouragement
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And timely encouragement for every step of your journey.
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For every step of your journey. you can request these
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You can request these inspiring resources
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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Joel Osteen - Run Your Race

January 17, 2026 | 27:29

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