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Joel Osteen - Serve Your Way Up

February 3, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Serve Your Way Up | February 3, 2026

>> joel osteen: well,
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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God bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever in
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Homes, and if you're ever in our area, please stop by
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Our area, please stop by and be a part of one
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And be a part of one of our services.
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Of our services. i promise you, we'll make you
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I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny, and i heard
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Something funny, and i heard about this little girl.
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About this little girl. she was sitting in her
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She was sitting in her grandfather's lap, and she
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Grandfather's lap, and she noticed how wrinkled his face
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Noticed how wrinkled his face was, and as she contemplated
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Was, and as she contemplated the difference between
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The difference between his and hers, she said,
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His and hers, she said, "granddaddy, did god
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"granddaddy, did god make you?"
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Make you?" he kind of laughed and said,
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He kind of laughed and said, "yes, honey, he made me
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"yes, honey, he made me a long time ago."
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A long time ago." she then asked,
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She then asked, "did god make me?"
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"did god make me?" he said, "yes, he made you
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He said, "yes, he made you just a little while ago."
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Just a little while ago." she thought about it
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She thought about it a moment, said,
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A moment, said, "granddaddy, god's getting
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"granddaddy, god's getting better, isn't he?"
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Better, isn't he?" say it like you mean it:
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Say it like you mean it: "this is my bible.
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today i will be taught
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive,
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Alert, my heart is receptive, i will never be the same,
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I will never be the same, in jesus's name."
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In jesus's name." god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about "serve your way up."
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About "serve your way up." we all want to rise higher,
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We all want to rise higher, accomplish our dreams,
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Accomplish our dreams, and overcome obstacles,
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And overcome obstacles, but as long as we're only
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But as long as we're only focused on ourselves,
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Focused on ourselves, we'll get stuck.
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We'll get stuck. god brings people and
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God brings people and opportunities across our path
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Opportunities across our path so we can be a blessing, and
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So we can be a blessing, and when you take time to serve,
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When you take time to serve, you bring that elderly
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You bring that elderly neighbor food each week,
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Neighbor food each week, you clean up at the office,
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You clean up at the office, even though you didn't
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Even though you didn't make the mess,
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Make the mess, you mentor that young man
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You mentor that young man that doesn't have a father,
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That doesn't have a father, that's what allows god
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That's what allows god to take you higher.
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To take you higher. when you serve others, a new
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When you serve others, a new level of favor is released,
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Level of favor is released, we think we have to work
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We think we have to work our way to the top.
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Our way to the top. the truth is, you can serve
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The truth is, you can serve your way to the top.
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Your way to the top. the scripture says,
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The scripture says, "when job prayed for
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"when job prayed for his friends, he got well."
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His friends, he got well." when he served others,
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When he served others, he went higher.
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He went higher. something powerful happens
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Something powerful happens when you get your mind off
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When you get your mind off yourself and you go out and
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Yourself and you go out and do good for somebody else.
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Do good for somebody else. are you serving anyone
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Are you serving anyone besides you?
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Besides you? are you doing something
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Are you doing something for others outside of what
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For others outside of what your job requires?
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Your job requires? growing up, we knew this
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Growing up, we knew this older gentlemen named
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Older gentlemen named mr. davis.
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Mr. davis. he'd been attending lakewood
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He'd been attending lakewood since i was a little boy.
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Since i was a little boy. he was very kind
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He was very kind and friendly.
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And friendly. when i was in my late teens,
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When i was in my late teens, i was driving home from
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I was driving home from church one sunday afternoon,
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Church one sunday afternoon, and i noticed he was pulled
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And i noticed he was pulled over on the side
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Over on the side of the road on this main
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Of the road on this main residential street.
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Residential street. he was in his 80s, and i
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He was in his 80s, and i thought something was wrong.
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Thought something was wrong. maybe he had a flat tire.
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Maybe he had a flat tire. so i turned around to go
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So i turned around to go check it out, and i got out
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Check it out, and i got out of my car and said,
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Of my car and said, "brother davis,
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"brother davis, do you need some help?"
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Do you need some help?" he was getting something
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He was getting something out of his trunk.
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Out of his trunk. he said, "no, joel, i noticed
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He said, "no, joel, i noticed the other day that this
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The other day that this street sign is covered
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Street sign is covered with vines.
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With vines. you can hardly read it.
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You can hardly read it. so i brought my lawn
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So i brought my lawn equipment to clean it up.
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Equipment to clean it up. he opened his trunk.
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He opened his trunk. he had his trimmers,
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He had his trimmers, a garden hoe,
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A garden hoe, some plastic bags.
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Some plastic bags. for the next couple of hours,
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For the next couple of hours, he worked, cleaning up
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He worked, cleaning up the sign and everything
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The sign and everything around it.
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Around it. at 18 years old, that made
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At 18 years old, that made such an impression on me.
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Such an impression on me. i thought, "he didn't have
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I thought, "he didn't have to do that.
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To do that. wasn't his job.
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Wasn't his job. he could have waited
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He could have waited for the city to trim it."
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For the city to trim it." but brother davis lived
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But brother davis lived to serve.
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To serve. he was always looking
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He was always looking for ways to be a blessing.
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For ways to be a blessing. maybe that's why he was
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Maybe that's why he was so happy.
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So happy. maybe that's why he lived a
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Maybe that's why he lived a long, healthy life, and when
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Long, healthy life, and when you focus not just on
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You focus not just on accomplishing your dreams,
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Accomplishing your dreams, but on being a blessing, on
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But on being a blessing, on serving others, then you're
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Serving others, then you're going to have more joy,
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Going to have more joy, live more fulfilled,
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Live more fulfilled, and the reason some people
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And the reason some people are not happy is all
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Are not happy is all they think about is
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They think about is themselves, "my dreams,
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Themselves, "my dreams, my goals, my problems,
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My goals, my problems, my family."
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My family." i say this respectfully,
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I say this respectfully, but you need to take
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But you need to take a break from you.
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A break from you. it's not healthy to have you
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It's not healthy to have you on your mind all the time.
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On your mind all the time. take a break from
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Take a break from what's bothering you.
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What's bothering you. take a break from what you
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Take a break from what you want, from what you're
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Want, from what you're believing for, and go be good
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Believing for, and go be good to somebody else.
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To somebody else. when you serve others,
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When you serve others, that's a seed you're sowing.
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That's a seed you're sowing. god will make sure people
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God will make sure people are good to you.
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Are good to you. but if you're not getting any
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But if you're not getting any good breaks, you need to ask
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Good breaks, you need to ask yourself, "am i giving
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Yourself, "am i giving any good breaks?
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Any good breaks? am i showing people favor?
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Am i showing people favor? am i just doing
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Am i just doing what's required?
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What's required? or am i going the extra mile
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Or am i going the extra mile and serving?"
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And serving?" isaiah said: "when you feed
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Isaiah said: "when you feed the hungry, when you clothe
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The hungry, when you clothe the naked, when you help
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The naked, when you help those in need, then your
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Those in need, then your light will break forth like
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Light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing
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The dawn, and your healing will quickly come."
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Will quickly come." too often, we're waiting
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Too often, we're waiting for the light to break forth.
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For the light to break forth. we're waiting for the
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We're waiting for the healing, the promotion,
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Healing, the promotion, the new level.
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The new level. the question is, have we
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The question is, have we done the first part?
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Done the first part? have we served someone?
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Have we served someone? have we been a blessing?
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Have we been a blessing? when that co-worker has to
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When that co-worker has to put their car in the shop,
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Put their car in the shop, "hey, let me swing by
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"hey, let me swing by and pick you up.
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And pick you up. i can bring you to work
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I can bring you to work this week."
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This week." you just served someone.
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You just served someone. that single mom that's
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That single mom that's struggling to pay her rent.
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Struggling to pay her rent. "hey, let me buy your
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"hey, let me buy your groceries this month."
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Groceries this month." you just fed the hungry.
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You just fed the hungry. that young colleague that
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That young colleague that doesn't understand
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Doesn't understand the computer program.
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The computer program. "hey, let me stay late
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"hey, let me stay late and teach you what i know.
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And teach you what i know. i'll help you to learn."
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I'll help you to learn." when you make it your
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When you make it your business to serve, you're
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Business to serve, you're going to see breakthroughs
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Going to see breakthroughs and promotion, doors open
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And promotion, doors open that you couldn't open.
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That you couldn't open. nobody may have seen what
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Nobody may have seen what brother davis did that day.
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Brother davis did that day. nobody may have stopped
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Nobody may have stopped to thank him.
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To thank him. nobody reimbursed him for his
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Nobody reimbursed him for his supplies, and here's the key.
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Supplies, and here's the key. god sees everything.
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God sees everything. he's keeping the records.
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He's keeping the records. the scripture says,
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The scripture says, "what you do in secret
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"what you do in secret god will reward in the open."
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God will reward in the open." don't worry if you're
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Don't worry if you're not getting credit.
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Not getting credit. don't get discouraged if
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Don't get discouraged if people don't thank you.
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People don't thank you. god sees your sacrifice.
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God sees your sacrifice. he sees you buying supplies
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He sees you buying supplies for your students.
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For your students. he sees you taking care of
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He sees you taking care of that friend that's not well.
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That friend that's not well. he sees you getting up early
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He sees you getting up early to come sing in the choir.
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To come sing in the choir. god knows how to thank you.
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God knows how to thank you. he knows how to open
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He knows how to open the windows of heaven.
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The windows of heaven. you can't be good to somebody
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You can't be good to somebody without god being good
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Without god being good back to you.
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Back to you. that's not the reason
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That's not the reason we do it.
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We do it. it's just the way god is.
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It's just the way god is. when you give,
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When you give, he gives you more back.
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He gives you more back. when you show favor,
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When you show favor, he shows you more favor.
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He shows you more favor. i think about all
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I think about all the volunteers that make
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The volunteers that make lakewood work each week,
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Lakewood work each week, ushers, greeters,
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Ushers, greeters, prayer partners,
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Prayer partners, people that visit the sick in
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People that visit the sick in the hospital, that go up to
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The hospital, that go up to the prisons, that help those
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The prisons, that help those in addictions and recovery,
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In addictions and recovery, thousands of people that
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Thousands of people that come early and stay late
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Come early and stay late on their day off.
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On their day off. they've already worked
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They've already worked 40 hours.
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40 hours. they could be at home
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They could be at home resting, running errands,
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Resting, running errands, enjoying hobbies.
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Enjoying hobbies. instead, what are they doing?
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Instead, what are they doing? serving, helping others,
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Serving, helping others, giving.
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Giving. some of you volunteers i have
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Some of you volunteers i have never said thank you to
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Never said thank you to in person one on one,
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In person one on one, and, of course,
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And, of course, i am very grateful.
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I am very grateful. but the truth is, you don't
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But the truth is, you don't have to have my thanks.
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Have to have my thanks. i don't control the universe.
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I don't control the universe. when the most high god thanks
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When the most high god thanks you, things will happen that
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You, things will happen that you couldn't make happen.
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You couldn't make happen. his blessing will take you
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His blessing will take you where you've never dreamed.
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Where you've never dreamed. maybe you're working at a job
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Maybe you're working at a job that you feel is beneath you.
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That you feel is beneath you. you know you have more
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You know you have more in you.
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In you. it's tempting to think,
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It's tempting to think, "when i get promoted,
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"when i get promoted, when a new door opens,
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When a new door opens, then i'll be my best,
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Then i'll be my best, then i'll give it my all."
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Then i'll give it my all." you have to first serve where
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You have to first serve where you are with a good attitude.
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You are with a good attitude. if you will excel in that
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If you will excel in that small position, do more than
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Small position, do more than you have to, then god will
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You have to, then god will open something bigger.
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Open something bigger. or maybe you want to be
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Or maybe you want to be in ministry.
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In ministry. you want to do something
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You want to do something significant, but the church
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Significant, but the church isn't looking for a pastor.
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Isn't looking for a pastor. they need volunteers
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They need volunteers in the children's church.
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In the children's church. we think, "i don't want
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We think, "i don't want to take care of kids.
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To take care of kids. joel, i do that all week
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Joel, i do that all week with my own children.
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With my own children. i want to be on
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I want to be on the platform."
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The platform." it may seem small, but it's
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It may seem small, but it's a key to you rising higher.
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A key to you rising higher. it may not be the main thing
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It may not be the main thing in your heart, but it's
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In your heart, but it's leading to the main thing.
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Leading to the main thing. you can't skip that step
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You can't skip that step and reach your destiny.
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And reach your destiny. success is not an elevator.
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Success is not an elevator. it's a set of stairs.
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It's a set of stairs. god leads us step by step.
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God leads us step by step. will you serve, even though
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Will you serve, even though it seems insignificant?
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It seems insignificant? this is what david did.
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This is what david did. he was anointed to be
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He was anointed to be the next king of israel
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The next king of israel when he was 17 years old.
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When he was 17 years old. the prophet samuel came to
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The prophet samuel came to his house unannounced
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His house unannounced and chose him over his
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And chose him over his seven older brothers.
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Seven older brothers. he knew he was destined
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He knew he was destined to do great things.
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To do great things. god put this promise
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God put this promise in his heart.
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In his heart. but david didn't go
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But david didn't go to the palace.
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To the palace. he went back to the
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He went back to the shepherd's fields to take
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Shepherd's fields to take care of sheep like
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Care of sheep like he'd done for years.
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He'd done for years. one day his father asked him
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One day his father asked him to take some sandwiches
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To take some sandwiches and cheese to his brothers
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And cheese to his brothers who were in another city
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Who were in another city in the army.
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In the army. david could've thought, "dad,
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David could've thought, "dad, i'm not an errand boy.
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I'm not an errand boy. i'm not a gopher.
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I'm not a gopher. i'm a king.
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I'm a king. you saw samuel anoint me.
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You saw samuel anoint me. i'm not going to serve
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I'm not going to serve my brothers.
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My brothers. they should be
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They should be bringing me food."
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Bringing me food." he could've been too proud
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He could've been too proud to do a small thing.
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To do a small thing. instead, the next morning,
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Instead, the next morning, he set out with the lunches.
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He set out with the lunches. when he arrived at their
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When he arrived at their camp, he heard goliath,
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Camp, he heard goliath, the champion of
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The champion of the philistine army,
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The philistine army, taunting the israelites.
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Taunting the israelites. if david had not been willing
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If david had not been willing to serve in a small area,
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To serve in a small area, taking his brother lunches,
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Taking his brother lunches, he would have never
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He would have never met goliath.
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Met goliath. his purpose was hidden
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His purpose was hidden in what seemed
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In what seemed to be insignificant.
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To be insignificant. you have to be willing to do
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You have to be willing to do something small before god
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Something small before god will trust you with
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Will trust you with something great.
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Something great. david was led into his
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David was led into his destiny by delivering
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Destiny by delivering a sandwich.
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A sandwich. you would think when god
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You would think when god anointed him king, he would
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Anointed him king, he would say, "david, the next step is
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Say, "david, the next step is to go meet with the commander
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To go meet with the commander of the army.
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Of the army. go to the palace
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Go to the palace and strategize with
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And strategize with the military leaders."
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The military leaders." instead, god said,
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Instead, god said, "the next step,
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"the next step, take your brothers lunch."
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Take your brothers lunch." i wonder if a new level
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I wonder if a new level is waiting for you in what
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Is waiting for you in what seems insignificant.
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Seems insignificant. don't put off opportunities
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Don't put off opportunities to do good to those around
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To do good to those around you, to serve people.
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You, to serve people. like david, you may have
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Like david, you may have bigger things in your heart.
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Bigger things in your heart. what's in front of you
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What's in front of you doesn't line up
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Doesn't line up with your vision.
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With your vision. david thought, "i'm a king,
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David thought, "i'm a king, not a delivery man.
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Not a delivery man. you don't know where that
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You don't know where that small step is leading.
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Small step is leading. your purpose could be waiting
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Your purpose could be waiting for you in your next act
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For you in your next act of service.
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Of service. that could be where you
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That could be where you meet your goliath.
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Meet your goliath. david was talking with
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David was talking with some people in the army.
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Some people in the army. he found out there was a huge
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He found out there was a huge reward for defeating goliath.
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Reward for defeating goliath. whoever killed him would get
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Whoever killed him would get one of the king's daughters
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One of the king's daughters as their wife, plus their
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As their wife, plus their whole family would be
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Whole family would be exempt from paying taxes.
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Exempt from paying taxes. david was so excited.
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David was so excited. he couldn't believe it.
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He couldn't believe it. it's one thing to not have to
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It's one thing to not have to pay taxes, but when you marry
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Pay taxes, but when you marry the king's daughter,
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The king's daughter, that means your status
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That means your status would change.
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Would change. david came from
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David came from a common family.
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A common family. they were shepherds.
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They were shepherds. but with one defeat,
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But with one defeat, he could become royalty.
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He could become royalty. that would change his family
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That would change his family line forever, and when king
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Line forever, and when king saul heard that this young
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Saul heard that this young man david was interested
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Man david was interested in fighting goliath,
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In fighting goliath, the scripture says,
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The scripture says, "saul sent for david."
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"saul sent for david." he had somebody bring him in.
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He had somebody bring him in. here david went simply to
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Here david went simply to bring a lunch, and now he's
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Bring a lunch, and now he's standing in the presence
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Standing in the presence of the king.
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Of the king. it's amazing what can happen
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It's amazing what can happen when you serve, just being
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When you serve, just being faithful, just doing
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Faithful, just doing something that seems small.
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Something that seems small. you don't know when you're
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You don't know when you're going to get called in.
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Going to get called in. promotion doesn't come
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Promotion doesn't come from people.
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From people. it comes from the lord, and
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It comes from the lord, and when it's your time, god will
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When it's your time, god will cause you to be seen.
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Cause you to be seen. he'll cause you to be
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He'll cause you to be at the right place.
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At the right place. he'll cause you to be
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He'll cause you to be called in.
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Called in. david went out with a
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David went out with a slingshot, slung the rock,
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Slingshot, slung the rock, and defeated goliath.
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And defeated goliath. overnight, he became royalty.
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Overnight, he became royalty. he went from struggling,
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He went from struggling, being poor, to having
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Being poor, to having more than enough.
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More than enough. not just him,
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Not just him, but his whole family.
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But his whole family. there are moments in your
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There are moments in your future where, like david,
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Future where, like david, because you're serving,
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Because you're serving, giving, helping others,
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Giving, helping others, god is going to suddenly
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God is going to suddenly thrust you to a new level.
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Thrust you to a new level. god knows how to change
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God knows how to change your status.
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Your status. he knows how to bump you
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He knows how to bump you up to another dimension.
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Up to another dimension. one touch of his favor, it
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One touch of his favor, it not only affects you, but it
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Not only affects you, but it impacts your whole family,
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Impacts your whole family, and you may not see how
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And you may not see how this can happen.
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This can happen. neither did david.
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Neither did david. he was just delivering a
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He was just delivering a lunch, serving in what seemed
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Lunch, serving in what seemed like a small area.
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Like a small area. you don't know what god
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You don't know what god is up to.
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Is up to. you keep being faithful.
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You keep being faithful. god's going to make things
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God's going to make things happen that you never dreamed
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Happen that you never dreamed would happen.
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Would happen. what's interesting is david
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What's interesting is david didn't deliver the lunches
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Didn't deliver the lunches looking for an opportunity.
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Looking for an opportunity. he didn't go thinking,
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He didn't go thinking, "maybe i'll get a good break.
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"maybe i'll get a good break. maybe i'll make
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Maybe i'll make an important contact.
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An important contact. maybe i'll meet the king."
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Maybe i'll meet the king." he didn't have his
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He didn't have his own agenda.
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Own agenda. he wasn't trying
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He wasn't trying to manipulate things.
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To manipulate things. he was just faithfully
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He was just faithfully serving, doing what his
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Serving, doing what his father asked, and the
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Father asked, and the opportunity came to him,
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Opportunity came to him, and when you serve others,
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And when you serve others, you are serving god.
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You are serving god. you are honoring him.
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You are honoring him. you don't have to make
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You don't have to make things happen.
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Things happen. you don't have to try to
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You don't have to try to convince people to like you,
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Convince people to like you, talk them into opening
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Talk them into opening a door.
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A door. you just keep being your best
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You just keep being your best where you are, going the
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Where you are, going the extra mile, and the blessing
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Extra mile, and the blessing will come to you.
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Will come to you. the promotion,
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The promotion, the right people, the favor,
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The right people, the favor, it will find you.
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It will find you. for 17 years, i served my
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For 17 years, i served my father behind the scenes here
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Father behind the scenes here at lakewood, doing the
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At lakewood, doing the television production.
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Television production. i wasn't trying to become
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I wasn't trying to become a pastor.
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A pastor. i wasn't looking
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I wasn't looking for this position.
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For this position. i was happy where i was, and
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I was happy where i was, and i would spend hours tweaking
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I would spend hours tweaking the lighting and adjusting
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The lighting and adjusting the camera angles,
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The camera angles, doing all i could to make
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Doing all i could to make my father look good.
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My father look good. i would go to his house every
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I would go to his house every week and pick out a suit and
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Week and pick out a suit and tie for him to wear on
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Tie for him to wear on television on sundays.
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Television on sundays. for several years,
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For several years, when we owned a station,
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When we owned a station, every saturday,
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Every saturday, i would have to go
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I would have to go to the station and pick up
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To the station and pick up these seven large recorders,
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These seven large recorders, load them into my truck,
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Load them into my truck, bring them to the church,
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Bring them to the church, get them all hooked up.
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Get them all hooked up. i never thought much
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I never thought much about it.
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About it. i was just doing
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I was just doing what needed to be done.
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What needed to be done. but god is watching to see
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But god is watching to see how we respond in
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How we respond in the difficult times,
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The difficult times, when we could slack off,
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When we could slack off, we could be sour.
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We could be sour. you have to be faithful in
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You have to be faithful in the wilderness before god
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The wilderness before god will take you into
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Will take you into the promised land.
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The promised land. when you keep serving
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When you keep serving with excellence,
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With excellence, serving when no one
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Serving when no one is watching, serving on
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Is watching, serving on your day off, serving when it
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Your day off, serving when it doesn't look like it will
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Doesn't look like it will ever change, then one day,
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Ever change, then one day, like david, you will come in
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Like david, you will come in to a destiny moment where god
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To a destiny moment where god will open a door bigger
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Will open a door bigger than you've imagined.
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Than you've imagined. nineteen ninety-nine,
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Nineteen ninety-nine, my father unexpectedly
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My father unexpectedly went to be with the lord.
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Went to be with the lord. that was like my
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That was like my goliath moment.
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Goliath moment. i was never expecting to be
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I was never expecting to be in front of the camera,
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In front of the camera, but god suddenly thrust me
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But god suddenly thrust me into this position.
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Into this position. he's taken me further
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He's taken me further than i've ever dreamed.
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Than i've ever dreamed. but it all started behind the
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But it all started behind the scenes when nobody was
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Scenes when nobody was watching, when i was doing
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Watching, when i was doing what i could to make
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What i could to make my father look good,
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My father look good, not trying to get the credit,
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Not trying to get the credit, not trying to manipulate
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Not trying to manipulate things, thinking,
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Things, thinking, "maybe daddy one day
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"maybe daddy one day will choose me.
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Will choose me. maybe one day i'll be
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Maybe one day i'll be in church."
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In church." i was simply faithfully
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I was simply faithfully serving may father's vision,
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Serving may father's vision, and you may have a dream to
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And you may have a dream to have your own business
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Have your own business or have your own ministry,
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Or have your own ministry, but right now, you're working
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But right now, you're working for someone else.
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For someone else. you're in a proving season.
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You're in a proving season. you need to do all you can to
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You need to do all you can to help that company succeed, do
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Help that company succeed, do all that's in your ability to
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All that's in your ability to help that ministry flourish.
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Help that ministry flourish. don't wait till you get
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Don't wait till you get what you want.
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What you want. if you don't give it your
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If you don't give it your best where you are, that door
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Best where you are, that door won't open for you.
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Won't open for you. i've heard it said,
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I've heard it said, "you have to carry a crown
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"you have to carry a crown before you can wear one."
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Before you can wear one." you have to serve someone
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You have to serve someone else with excellence.
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Else with excellence. you have to help build their
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You have to help build their dream, help them succeed.
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Dream, help them succeed. "well, joel, i want somebody
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"well, joel, i want somebody to serve me.
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To serve me. i want someone to help me
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I want someone to help me be successful."
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Be successful." the scripture says, "if
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The scripture says, "if you're not faithful to that
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You're not faithful to that which belongs to another man,
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Which belongs to another man, who will give you your own?"
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Who will give you your own?" every day you go to work with
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Every day you go to work with a good attitude and give it
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A good attitude and give it your all, every time you sing
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Your all, every time you sing in the choir, usher someone
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In the choir, usher someone to their seats, every time
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To their seats, every time you help that friend with
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You help that friend with their project, you are being
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Their project, you are being faithful to another
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Faithful to another person's dream.
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Person's dream. you're showing god that he
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You're showing god that he can trust you with your own.
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Can trust you with your own. god has a crown for you.
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God has a crown for you. he wants you to rise higher,
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He wants you to rise higher, give you more influence,
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Give you more influence, opportunity than you've
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Opportunity than you've ever seen.
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Ever seen. the question is,
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The question is, are you carrying somebody
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Are you carrying somebody else's crown?
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Else's crown? are you helping somebody else
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Are you helping somebody else succeed, sowing into
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Succeed, sowing into their dream, maybe serving
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Their dream, maybe serving in their ministry?
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In their ministry? as a young man, god gave
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As a young man, god gave joseph a dream that one day
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Joseph a dream that one day he would be in leadership,
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He would be in leadership, and that people would bow
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And that people would bow down before him, but he was
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Down before him, but he was betrayed by his brothers
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Betrayed by his brothers and sold into slavery.
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And sold into slavery. he worked for a man named
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He worked for a man named potiphar, a high-ranking
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Potiphar, a high-ranking military official
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Military official in the egyptian army.
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In the egyptian army. joseph had every right to be
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Joseph had every right to be bitter, to slack off.
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Bitter, to slack off. his own family turned on him.
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His own family turned on him. but instead of being
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But instead of being discouraged, joseph kept
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Discouraged, joseph kept excelling where he was,
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Excelling where he was, doing more than required,
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Doing more than required, and potiphar noticed
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And potiphar noticed and put him in charge
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And put him in charge of his whole household.
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Of his whole household. even when it's not fair,
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Even when it's not fair, you can serve your way up.
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You can serve your way up. people notice when you go
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People notice when you go the extra mile.
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The extra mile. you should be so excellent
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You should be so excellent at work that your company
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At work that your company can't make it without you.
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Can't make it without you. when your boss,
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When your boss, your supervisor looks at you,
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Your supervisor looks at you, they think, "wow,
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They think, "wow, they're a cut above.
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They're a cut above. they're always on time.
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They're always on time. they always do more
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They always do more than they have to.
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Than they have to. they always help
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They always help solve problems."
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Solve problems." if you're gone and nobody
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If you're gone and nobody misses you, everything at
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Misses you, everything at your company runs just
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Your company runs just as smoothly, then maybe
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As smoothly, then maybe they don't need you.
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They don't need you. if you want job security, you
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If you want job security, you need to be so productive, so
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Need to be so productive, so above and beyond the norm
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Above and beyond the norm that there's a gap when
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That there's a gap when you're not there.
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You're not there. this doesn't mean you have
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This doesn't mean you have to have the most talent.
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To have the most talent. it means you know how
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It means you know how to serve well.
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To serve well. joseph was eventually put
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Joseph was eventually put in prison for something
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In prison for something that he didn't do.
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That he didn't do. surely, he'd be sour now.
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Surely, he'd be sour now. surely, he would slack off.
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Surely, he would slack off. no, he kept being his best.
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No, he kept being his best. so much so that the
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So much so that the supervisor put him in charge
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Supervisor put him in charge of the prison.
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Of the prison. betrayed but still
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Betrayed but still serving faithfully.
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Serving faithfully. not fair but still serving
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Not fair but still serving with excellence.
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With excellence. that gets god's attention.
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That gets god's attention. one night the pharaoh
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One night the pharaoh had a dream that he
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Had a dream that he didn't understand.
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Didn't understand. word reached him that this
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Word reached him that this young prisoner, this slave
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Young prisoner, this slave named joseph could interpret
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Named joseph could interpret dreams.
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Dreams. he sent for him.
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He sent for him. joseph was standing in
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Joseph was standing in the palace in front of one
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The palace in front of one of the most powerful people
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Of the most powerful people of that day.
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Of that day. the betrayal, the bad break,
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The betrayal, the bad break, the injustice, it was a test.
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The injustice, it was a test. god was saying, "joseph,
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God was saying, "joseph, will you serve me
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Will you serve me through the bad breaks?
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Through the bad breaks? will you serve me
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Will you serve me through the lonely nights?"
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Through the lonely nights?" when you face big challenges,
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When you face big challenges, it's because god has a big
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It's because god has a big destiny in front of you,
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Destiny in front of you, and joseph passed the test.
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And joseph passed the test. he not only served his way
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He not only served his way up, he served his way out.
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Up, he served his way out. he interpreted the dream.
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He interpreted the dream. the pharaoh was so impressed,
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The pharaoh was so impressed, he brought him out of prison
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He brought him out of prison and made joseph the prime
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And made joseph the prime minister of egypt.
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Minister of egypt. when you go through unfair
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When you go through unfair situations, don't get bitter.
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Situations, don't get bitter. keep serving.
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Keep serving. keep being faithful.
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Keep being faithful. keep helping
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Keep helping someone else succeed.
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Someone else succeed. that difficulty is not there
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That difficulty is not there to stop you.
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To stop you. it's there to promote you.
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It's there to promote you. now do your part and serve
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Now do your part and serve your way out, not negative,
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Your way out, not negative, complaining, "all right,
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Complaining, "all right, joel, you talked me into it.
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Joel, you talked me into it. i'll do it,
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I'll do it, but it's not fair."
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But it's not fair." you can do the right thing
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You can do the right thing with the wrong attitude
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With the wrong attitude and miss your blessing.
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And miss your blessing. god is not just looking at
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God is not just looking at what we do, he's looking at
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What we do, he's looking at the attitude of our heart.
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The attitude of our heart. the psalmist said, "serve
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The psalmist said, "serve the lord with gladness."
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The lord with gladness." serve with a smile.
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Serve with a smile. go to work with
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Go to work with a good attitude.
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A good attitude. sing in the choir with joy.
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Sing in the choir with joy. too many people are serving
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Too many people are serving with sadness.
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With sadness. they wonder why
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They wonder why nothing changes.
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Nothing changes. if david would have taken
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If david would have taken lunch to his brothers with
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Lunch to his brothers with a sour attitude, complaining,
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A sour attitude, complaining, i don't believe he would've
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I don't believe he would've met goliath.
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Met goliath. if elisha would've served
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If elisha would've served elijah negative, "i can't
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Elijah negative, "i can't believe i'm still taking care
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Believe i'm still taking care of this old man,
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Of this old man, this is not what i
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This is not what i signed up for," he'd have
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Signed up for," he'd have never received
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Never received the double portion.
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The double portion. don't miss your blessing
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Don't miss your blessing because you're sour.
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Because you're sour. you're doing the right thing.
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You're doing the right thing. make sure you're doing it
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Make sure you're doing it with gladness.
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With gladness. remember, you're not
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Remember, you're not working unto people.
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Working unto people. you're not just serving your
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You're not just serving your company, serving your church,
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Company, serving your church, serving your neighbor.
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Serving your neighbor. you are serving the creator
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You are serving the creator of the universe,
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Of the universe, the god who breathed life
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The god who breathed life into you.
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Into you. you may be in
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You may be in a difficult situation.
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A difficult situation. like joseph, serve your
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Like joseph, serve your way out.
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Way out. keep being your best
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Keep being your best where you are.
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Where you are. don't discount
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Don't discount the small things,
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The small things, taking your brothers lunch.
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Taking your brothers lunch. that small act of service is
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That small act of service is leading to the big things
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Leading to the big things god has in store.
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God has in store. many of you have been serving
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Many of you have been serving faithfully, going the extra
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Faithfully, going the extra mile, doing it with
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Mile, doing it with a good attitude.
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A good attitude. get ready,
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Get ready, your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. god is about to open
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God is about to open a new door.
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A new door. he's about to put you
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He's about to put you in position where
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In position where you're not just carrying
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You're not just carrying a crown, you're wearing
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A crown, you're wearing your crown.
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Your crown. you're seeing your dream
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You're seeing your dream come to pass.
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Come to pass. it's because you've been
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It's because you've been faithful to serve.
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Faithful to serve. now, i believe and declare
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Now, i believe and declare breakthroughs are coming.
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Breakthroughs are coming. promotions are coming.
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Promotions are coming. healings are coming.
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Healings are coming. new levels of your destiny,
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New levels of your destiny, in jesus's name,
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In jesus's name, and if you receive it,
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And if you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Can you say amen today? well, i'd like to give you
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Well, i'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say: "lord jesus,
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Just say: "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord
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I make you my lord and savior."
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And savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Got born again. get in a good
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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Many people believe
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Many people believe that god can heal.
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That god can heal. but when nothing is improving,
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But when nothing is improving, our prayers are
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Our prayers are not being answered,
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Not being answered, it's easy to think:
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It's easy to think: will god heal me?
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Will god heal me? the truth is,
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The truth is, god still loves to heal.
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God still loves to heal. i've witnessed
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I've witnessed god's healing power
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God's healing power firsthand in my own family.
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Firsthand in my own family. when situations
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When situations seemed impossible,
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Seemed impossible, and medically
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And medically speaking,
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Speaking, there were no options,
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There were no options, god stepped in and made a way.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you our new devotional,
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God still loves to heal.
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It's filled with scripture
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It's filled with scripture and encouragement
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And encouragement designed to strengthen
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Designed to strengthen your faith
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Your faith and help
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And help you believe for healing.
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You believe for healing. even when you can't see it,
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Even when you can't see it, god is still working.
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God is still working. as you stand firm and declare
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As you stand firm and declare his promises,
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His promises, healing is on the way.
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The same god who healed in
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The same god who healed in the bible
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Is still healing today.
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Is still healing today. your generous support
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Your generous support is so important to help us
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Is so important to help us share the message of hope.
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Share the message of hope. and as our way of saying
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And as our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount,
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Pastor
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Joel would like to send you
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Joel would like to send you a copy of god
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Still loves to heal.
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Still loves to heal. this new seasonal devotional
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Will guide younal devotional
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Through a weekly rhythm where you'll be encouraged
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Where you'll be encouraged by life-changing insight
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That will strengthen and encourage
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And encourage you in your faith.
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You in your faith. jesus cares
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Jesus cares about you physically,
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About you physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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Mentally, and emotionally. he forgives us, delivers
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He forgives us, delivers us, and he heals
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Us, and he heals us and makes us whole.
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Us and makes us whole. with this
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You'll go on a healing journey. you'll enter into god's rest
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You'll enter into god's rest and restoration, knowing
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And restoration, knowing his promises are true
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His promises are true yesterday, today, and forever.
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From terminal cancer.
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My sisterinal cancer.
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Lisa was healed
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From a birth injury
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From a birth injury similar to cerebral palsy.
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Similar to cerebral palsy. what god did for us,
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What god did for us, he can do for you.
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Victoria and i
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Are going to be praying for you
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Are going to be praying for you this month,
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This month, especially for healing for
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Especially for healing for you and your family,
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You and your family, not just physically,
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Not just physically, but mentally
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But mentally and emotionally
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And emotionally that you will be
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That you will be completely whole.
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Completely whole. we appreciate your prayer
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We appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is impacting people
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Around the world.
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And specialworld.
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And specialworld. thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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And you can fill your year
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And encouragement with the healing
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And the blessing of taking communion.
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Together, they'll strengthen your faith,
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They'll strengthen your faith, renew your hope,
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Renew your hope, and remind you
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That jesus still heals
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Joel Osteen - Serve Your Way Up

February 3, 2026 | 27:29

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