Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Something's Cooking

October 31, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Something's Cooking | October 31, 2025

>joel: god bless you. it's
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today. i
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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Hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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Our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this five-year-old boy.
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About this five-year-old boy. he wasn't feeling well and
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He wasn't feeling well and had to stay home from church
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Had to stay home from church with the babysitter while his
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With the babysitter while his family attended. it was palm
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Family attended. it was palm sunday. when his parents
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Sunday. when his parents returned home, his mom told
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Returned home, his mom told how the church passed out palm
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How the church passed out palm branches to the congregation
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Branches to the congregation and people laid them down on
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And people laid them down on the floor and jesus came
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The floor and jesus came walking down the aisle. the
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Walking down the aisle. the little boy said, “wouldn't
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Little boy said, “wouldn't you know it. the one sunday i
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You know it. the one sunday i don't go, and jesus shows up.”
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Don't go, and jesus shows up.” say it like you mean it. this
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about something's cooking. we
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About something's cooking. we all have things we're waiting
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All have things we're waiting on. it's easy to be
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On. it's easy to be frustrated, “why is this
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Frustrated, “why is this taking so long. i thought i'd
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Taking so long. i thought i'd be married by now. i thought
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Be married by now. i thought i'd be over this illness. i
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I'd be over this illness. i thought i'd be further in my
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Thought i'd be further in my career.” when we don't see
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Career.” when we don't see anything happening, it's
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Anything happening, it's tempting to take matters into
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Tempting to take matters into our own hands, try to force
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Our own hands, try to force doors to open, manipulate a
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Doors to open, manipulate a situation, live striving and
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Situation, live striving and straining. but the scripture
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Straining. but the scripture says, “through faith and
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Says, “through faith and patience, we inherit the
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Patience, we inherit the promises.” it's good to have
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Promises.” it's good to have faith, but without patience,
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Faith, but without patience, you can miss god's best. one
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You can miss god's best. one of the most important things
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Of the most important things i've learned is to trust
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I've learned is to trust god's timing. sometimes the
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God's timing. sometimes the reason it's taking longer is
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Reason it's taking longer is because what god has in store
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Because what god has in store is much better than what we
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Is much better than what we have in mind. we think we're
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Have in mind. we think we're falling behind; everyone is
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Falling behind; everyone is passing us up. “i should be
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Passing us up. “i should be further.” but god has
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Further.” but god has blessings that will catapult
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Blessings that will catapult you ahead. jesus told his
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You ahead. jesus told his disciples, “i'm going away to
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Disciples, “i'm going away to prepare a place for you.” god
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Prepare a place for you.” god has some prepared blessings
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Has some prepared blessings for you. things he's already
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For you. things he's already lined up, good breaks, the
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Lined up, good breaks, the right people, healing. at the
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Right people, healing. at the appointed time, you'll come
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Appointed time, you'll come into blessings and favor
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Into blessings and favor greater than you've ever
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Greater than you've ever imagined.
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Imagined. isaiah said, “they that wait
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Isaiah said, “they that wait on the lord will renew their
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On the lord will renew their strength, they will mount up
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Strength, they will mount up with wings like the eagles.”
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With wings like the eagles.” waiting on the lord is
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Waiting on the lord is waiting in faith, “i don't
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Waiting in faith, “i don't see anything happening, but
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See anything happening, but god i believe you're working
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God i believe you're working behind the scenes.” it's
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Behind the scenes.” it's waiting in peace. you could
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Waiting in peace. you could be frustrated over your job,
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Be frustrated over your job, worried about your health,
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Worried about your health, but your attitude is, “god, i
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But your attitude is, “god, i trust you. i know you're in
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Trust you. i know you're in control. you already have a
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Control. you already have a solution. i'm going to be
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Solution. i'm going to be still and know that you are
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Still and know that you are god.” it's waiting from a
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God.” it's waiting from a place of rest. you could be
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Place of rest. you could be trying to force things, make
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Trying to force things, make that door open, manipulate
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That door open, manipulate that coworker, but you step
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That coworker, but you step back and let god fight your
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Back and let god fight your battles. you trust him to
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Battles. you trust him to open the doors, to bring the
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Open the doors, to bring the right people, to vindicate
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Right people, to vindicate you. you do your best and
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You. you do your best and then rest. you know he's
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Then rest. you know he's already prepared what you
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Already prepared what you need. so, you stay in peace
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Need. so, you stay in peace knowing that at the right
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Knowing that at the right time you'll step in to a
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Time you'll step in to a prepared blessing.
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Prepared blessing. in john 21, peter was very
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In john 21, peter was very discouraged. jesus had been
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Discouraged. jesus had been crucified. now he and the
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Crucified. now he and the other disciples were without
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Other disciples were without their leader. they believed
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Their leader. they believed jesus was the messiah. they
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Jesus was the messiah. they gave up their life to follow
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Gave up their life to follow him, but they never dreamed
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Him, but they never dreamed it would turn out this way.
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It would turn out this way. they were so disappointed,
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They were so disappointed, wondering what they were
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Wondering what they were going to do next. peter went
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Going to do next. peter went back to what he had done
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Back to what he had done before he met jesus, to
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Before he met jesus, to fishing. he was at the sea of
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Fishing. he was at the sea of galilee. he and a few
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Galilee. he and a few disciples got in a boat and
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Disciples got in a boat and fished all night. they didn't
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Fished all night. they didn't catch anything. they were
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Catch anything. they were already disappointed, now on
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Already disappointed, now on top of that, they were
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Top of that, they were frustrated. they had worked,
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Frustrated. they had worked, and strained, put the net out
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And strained, put the net out again and again. “surely this
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Again and again. “surely this time we'll catch something.”
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Time we'll catch something.” once again, the net was empty.
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Once again, the net was empty. early the next morning, they
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Early the next morning, they were close to the shore.
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Were close to the shore. jesus was standing on the
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Jesus was standing on the beach. they couldn't tell who
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Beach. they couldn't tell who he was. he asked them if they
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He was. he asked them if they had caught anything. they
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Had caught anything. they told him no. he said, “throw
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Told him no. he said, “throw your nets on the other side
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Your nets on the other side of the boat and you'll catch
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Of the boat and you'll catch plenty of fish.” when they
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Plenty of fish.” when they did, they caught so many fish
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Did, they caught so many fish that they couldn't put them
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That they couldn't put them all in. at that moment, john
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All in. at that moment, john recognized jesus. he said to
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Recognized jesus. he said to peter, “it's the lord.” peter
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Peter, “it's the lord.” peter jumped out of the boat and
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Jumped out of the boat and swam to the shore. jesus had
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Swam to the shore. jesus had a charcoal fire burning and
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A charcoal fire burning and fish grilling on it. he said
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Fish grilling on it. he said in verse 12, “come and have
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In verse 12, “come and have some breakfast with me.”
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Some breakfast with me.” there's a principle here.
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There's a principle here. what they couldn't catch,
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What they couldn't catch, jesus was already cooking.
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Jesus was already cooking. what they were so frustrated
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What they were so frustrated over, working all night,
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Over, working all night, toiling, straining, no fish,
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Toiling, straining, no fish, god already had on the grill.
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God already had on the grill. this was a prepared blessing.
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This was a prepared blessing. not raw fish. not, “i'll help
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Not raw fish. not, “i'll help you find what you're looking
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You find what you're looking for.” no, i'm going to cook
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For.” no, i'm going to cook the fish for you. it's going
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The fish for you. it's going to be better than you've
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To be better than you've imagined.
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Imagined. like these disciples, you may
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Like these disciples, you may have worked hard, done your
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Have worked hard, done your best, but you haven't caught
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Best, but you haven't caught anything. you haven't caught
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Anything. you haven't caught your healing so to speak,
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Your healing so to speak, caught the right person,
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Caught the right person, caught the good break in your
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Caught the good break in your business. you've fished all
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Business. you've fished all night, but your nets are
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Night, but your nets are empty. can i encourage you,
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Empty. can i encourage you, what you didn't catch, god is
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What you didn't catch, god is already cooking. he not only
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Already cooking. he not only knows where all the fish are,
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Knows where all the fish are, but he's grilling your fish.
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But he's grilling your fish. while you're stressed,
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While you're stressed, thinking it's never going to
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Thinking it's never going to happen, he's seasoning your
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Happen, he's seasoning your fish. while the medical
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Fish. while the medical report says you're not going
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Report says you're not going to get well, he's putting
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To get well, he's putting more charcoal on the fire.
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More charcoal on the fire. while thoughts are telling
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While thoughts are telling you you'll never get out of
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You you'll never get out of debt, never break that
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Debt, never break that addiction, never see your
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Addiction, never see your family restored. hang on a
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Family restored. hang on a minute. i smell something. i
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Minute. i smell something. i smell fire burning, i smell
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Smell fire burning, i smell some fish grilling.
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Some fish grilling. something's cooking. you're
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Something's cooking. you're about to taste and see that
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About to taste and see that the lord is good. you're
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The lord is good. you're going to come into a prepared
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Going to come into a prepared blessing. you've been
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Blessing. you've been working, straining, striving,
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Working, straining, striving, but what you're laboring
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But what you're laboring over, god is already
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Over, god is already grilling. it may be taking
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Grilling. it may be taking longer than you thought. you
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Longer than you thought. you don't see anything happening.
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Don't see anything happening. my encouragement is let him
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My encouragement is let him cook. god knows what he's
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Cook. god knows what he's doing. when the fish are
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Doing. when the fish are ready, when it's just right,
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Ready, when it's just right, he'll call you.
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He'll call you. god is a master chef. he
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God is a master chef. he doesn't use a microwave. he
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Doesn't use a microwave. he wasn't on the beach,
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Wasn't on the beach, microwaving some frozen fish.
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Microwaving some frozen fish. “come on in disciples. i've
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“come on in disciples. i've cooked you a cheap version of
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Cooked you a cheap version of what you're trying to catch.
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What you're trying to catch. twelve fish filets for a
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Twelve fish filets for a dollar ninety-nine. they've
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Dollar ninety-nine. they've been frozen fourteen years,
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Been frozen fourteen years, i'm going to microwave it
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I'm going to microwave it right out of them.” no, god
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Right out of them.” no, god doesn't cook like victoria, i
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Doesn't cook like victoria, i mean he doesn't use a
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Mean he doesn't use a microwave. ha, ha! i couldn't
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Microwave. ha, ha! i couldn't resist! but i'm not going to
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Resist! but i'm not going to look at her. god doesn't use
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Look at her. god doesn't use a microwave. god doesn't cut
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A microwave. god doesn't cut any corners. he's not going
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Any corners. he's not going to give you a microwave
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To give you a microwave blessing, a lesser version,
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Blessing, a lesser version, an imitation, that's good
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An imitation, that's good enough. no, god uses the real
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Enough. no, god uses the real thing. the charcoal, the
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Thing. the charcoal, the fire, that takes longer than
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Fire, that takes longer than a microwave. it seems like a
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A microwave. it seems like a delay to us, but if you could
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Delay to us, but if you could see behind the scenes, god is
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See behind the scenes, god is seasoning your blessing. he's
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Seasoning your blessing. he's flavoring your promise. he's
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Flavoring your promise. he's making sure it's the exact
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Making sure it's the exact right temperature. don't be
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Right temperature. don't be in a hurry. let him cook.
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In a hurry. let him cook. he's up to something. you
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He's up to something. you haven't met the right person.
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Haven't met the right person. let him cook. your health
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Let him cook. your health hasn't turned around. let him
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Hasn't turned around. let him cook. your business seems
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Cook. your business seems stuck. let him cook. god has
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Stuck. let him cook. god has not forgotten about you. he
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Not forgotten about you. he sees you doing the right
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Sees you doing the right thing, working hard, praying,
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Thing, working hard, praying, believing. you're passing the
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Believing. you're passing the test. you can't see it yet,
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Test. you can't see it yet, but something's cooking. what
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But something's cooking. what you're believing for has
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You're believing for has already been caught, cleaned,
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Already been caught, cleaned, seasoned. it's on the grill.
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Seasoned. it's on the grill. when we were trying to buy
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When we were trying to buy property to build a new
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Property to build a new sanctuary, twice that
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Sanctuary, twice that property was sold out from
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Property was sold out from under us. i was fishing,
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Under us. i was fishing, doing my best, taking steps
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Doing my best, taking steps of faith. i thought i caught
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Of faith. i thought i caught a hundred acres. i had a big
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A hundred acres. i had a big fish on the line, but twice
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Fish on the line, but twice that fish got away. like
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That fish got away. like peter, i caught nothing. i
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Peter, i caught nothing. i was disappointed. i didn't
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Was disappointed. i didn't see how we could grow. but
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See how we could grow. but all that time i was worried;
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All that time i was worried; the compaq center was sitting
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The compaq center was sitting right here waiting for us.
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Right here waiting for us. god had already caught the
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God had already caught the fish, he was in the process
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Fish, he was in the process of cleaning it, moving out
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Of cleaning it, moving out the old tenants, lining up
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The old tenants, lining up the council members to
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The council members to support us. my nets were
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Support us. my nets were empty, but what i couldn't
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Empty, but what i couldn't see was god was already
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See was god was already grilling the fish. all i had
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Grilling the fish. all i had to do was let him cook. stay
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To do was let him cook. stay in peace and at the appointed
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In peace and at the appointed time, he called our name.
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Time, he called our name. “joel, come have some
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“joel, come have some breakfast. i've got what
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Breakfast. i've got what you're looking for.” it
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You're looking for.” it wasn't just a piece of
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Wasn't just a piece of property, but a prepared
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Property, but a prepared blessing, a facility already
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Blessing, a facility already built. you know what this
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Built. you know what this building is, grilled fish.
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Building is, grilled fish. there were plenty of time,
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There were plenty of time, you know, i couldn't sleep.
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You know, i couldn't sleep. “we're never going to find a
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“we're never going to find a place.” i didn't realize, god
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Place.” i didn't realize, god was seasoning the fish. “what
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Was seasoning the fish. “what if it doesn't work out? we're
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If it doesn't work out? we're going to be stuck.” god was
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Going to be stuck.” god was putting more charcoal on the
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Putting more charcoal on the fire. making sure it was just
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Fire. making sure it was just the right temperature. now
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The right temperature. now when my nets come up empty,
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When my nets come up empty, things aren't happening on my
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Things aren't happening on my timetable, i've learned this
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Timetable, i've learned this principle, let him cook.
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Principle, let him cook. god's up to something. you
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God's up to something. you don't have to strain, and
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Don't have to strain, and strive, try to manipulate,
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Strive, try to manipulate, all that's going to do is
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All that's going to do is wear you out. do your best,
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Wear you out. do your best, take steps of faith, but
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Take steps of faith, but don't try to force things to
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Don't try to force things to work out. if it's not the
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Work out. if it's not the right time, all your effort
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Right time, all your effort can't make it happen. it's
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Can't make it happen. it's going to frustrate you. you
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Going to frustrate you. you can't open a door that god
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Can't open a door that god has closed. in the same way,
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Has closed. in the same way, when it's the right time, all
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When it's the right time, all the forces of darkness cannot
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The forces of darkness cannot stop what god has for you.
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Stop what god has for you. peter had fished all night
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Peter had fished all night and caught nothing. he was a
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And caught nothing. he was a professional fisherman. they
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Professional fisherman. they had huge nets they were
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Had huge nets they were throwing out. you would have
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Throwing out. you would have thought they caught
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Thought they caught something. at least a couple
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Something. at least a couple fish here and there. but god
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Fish here and there. but god was making a point. all of
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Was making a point. all of our own efforts, striving,
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Our own efforts, striving, straining, toiling, that
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Straining, toiling, that doesn't bring the blessing.
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Doesn't bring the blessing. yes, we can reach a certain
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Yes, we can reach a certain level by working hard, and
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Level by working hard, and that's good, but what god has
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That's good, but what god has for you is much greater than
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For you is much greater than you can accomplish on your
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You can accomplish on your own.
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Own. there's a young woman in the
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There's a young woman in the scripture named rachel. she
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Scripture named rachel. she and her sister leah were both
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And her sister leah were both married to jacob. when jacob
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Married to jacob. when jacob saw rachel, it was love at
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Saw rachel, it was love at first sight. she was very
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First sight. she was very beautiful. but their father,
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Beautiful. but their father, tricked jacob into marrying
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Tricked jacob into marrying leah first, the oldest
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Leah first, the oldest daughter. jacob had to work
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Daughter. jacob had to work seven more years to marry
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Seven more years to marry rachel. she had already been
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Rachel. she had already been through this long delay,
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Through this long delay, disappointments, finally she
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Disappointments, finally she got married. she always
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Got married. she always wanted children, that was her
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Wanted children, that was her dream, but for some reason,
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Dream, but for some reason, she couldn't conceive. year
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She couldn't conceive. year after year went by, she was
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After year went by, she was still barren. her sister leah
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Still barren. her sister leah was just the opposite. she
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Was just the opposite. she had one son after another,
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Had one son after another, four boys, strong, handsome.
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Four boys, strong, handsome. rachel was so upset; she
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Rachel was so upset; she became jealous of leah. she
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Became jealous of leah. she tried to manipulate things,
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Tried to manipulate things, and take matters into her own
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And take matters into her own hands.
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Hands. leah's son had some
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Leah's son had some mandrakes. that was a plant
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Mandrakes. that was a plant believed to help with
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Believed to help with fertility. they would make
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Fertility. they would make this potion to aid in
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This potion to aid in conception. rachel asked her
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Conception. rachel asked her sister leah for her son's
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Sister leah for her son's mandrakes. but leah wouldn't
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Mandrakes. but leah wouldn't have anything to do with it.
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Have anything to do with it. there was strife and division
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There was strife and division because jacob loved rachel
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Because jacob loved rachel more than leah. she said in
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More than leah. she said in verse 15, “you've already
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Verse 15, “you've already taken my husband. i'm not
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Taken my husband. i'm not going to give you my son's
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Going to give you my son's mandrakes.” this was like an
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Mandrakes.” this was like an episode of love island.
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Episode of love island. rachel said, “if you'll give
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Rachel said, “if you'll give me the mandrakes, i'll let
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Me the mandrakes, i'll let jacob be with you tonight.”
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Jacob be with you tonight.” leah wanted the baby so
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Leah wanted the baby so badly, so she agreed. that
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Badly, so she agreed. that evening, when she saw jacob
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Evening, when she saw jacob coming in from harvesting
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Coming in from harvesting grain, after a long day of
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Grain, after a long day of work, she ran out to meet
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Work, she ran out to meet him, said in verse 16, “you
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Him, said in verse 16, “you have to come with me, i've
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Have to come with me, i've hired you with my son's
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Hired you with my son's mandrakes.” that night leah
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Mandrakes.” that night leah conceived and gave birth to a
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Conceived and gave birth to a fifth son. she went on to
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Fifth son. she went on to have two more children. seven
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Have two more children. seven children in seven years, the
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Children in seven years, the whole time rachel was barren.
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Whole time rachel was barren. her nets were empty. she
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Her nets were empty. she strived, manipulated,
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Strived, manipulated, deceived, none of that
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Deceived, none of that worked. what she couldn't see
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Worked. what she couldn't see was god had the fire on.
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Was god had the fire on. there were fish on the grill.
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There were fish on the grill. what she was trying to catch,
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What she was trying to catch, god was already cooking. he
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God was already cooking. he had a son in her future. the
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Had a son in her future. the reason it was taking so long
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Reason it was taking so long was it was no ordinary child.
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Was it was no ordinary child. the scripture says, “god
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The scripture says, “god remembered rachel. she
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Remembered rachel. she conceived and gave birth to a
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Conceived and gave birth to a son that she named joseph.”
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Son that she named joseph.” joseph was the one that would
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Joseph was the one that would save the israelites during
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Save the israelites during the famine. he was the one
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The famine. he was the one that god raised up to become
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That god raised up to become the prime minister of egypt,
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The prime minister of egypt, to control all the food
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To control all the food supply, in the most powerful
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Supply, in the most powerful nation of that day, so he
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Nation of that day, so he could be good to his family
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Could be good to his family and continue on what god
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And continue on what god started. the principle is,
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Started. the principle is, when it's taking longer than
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When it's taking longer than it should, it's because god
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It should, it's because god has something bigger,
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Has something bigger, something better. i was
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Something better. i was trying to catch a hundred
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Trying to catch a hundred acres, god gave me a whole
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Acres, god gave me a whole building, on the main
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Building, on the main freeway. rachel was just
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Freeway. rachel was just hoping to have a baby, but
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Hoping to have a baby, but she gave birth to a
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She gave birth to a deliverer, to someone we'd be
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Deliverer, to someone we'd be talking about thousands of
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Talking about thousands of years later.
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Years later. one thing we can learn from
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One thing we can learn from rachel, is you don't have to
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Rachel, is you don't have to connive, and manipulate, be
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Connive, and manipulate, be jealous of people, try to
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Jealous of people, try to force things to work out. you
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Force things to work out. you don't need their mandrakes.
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Don't need their mandrakes. you don't need what someone
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You don't need what someone else has. god has your fish
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Else has. god has your fish already on the grill. it may
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Already on the grill. it may be taking longer than you
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Be taking longer than you thought, it's because god is
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Thought, it's because god is seasoning it. he's flavoring
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Seasoning it. he's flavoring it, marinating it, removing
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It, marinating it, removing the bones, getting it exactly
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The bones, getting it exactly like he wants. yes, it's been
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Like he wants. yes, it's been a long time, but i smell
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A long time, but i smell something. i smell fire
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Something. i smell fire burning. i smell charcoal in
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Burning. i smell charcoal in the air. i smell some fish
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The air. i smell some fish grilling. do you hear that? i
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Grilling. do you hear that? i hear god calling your name,
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Hear god calling your name, he's saying you're about to
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He's saying you're about to come in to a prepared
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Come in to a prepared blessing. doors opening you
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Blessing. doors opening you never dreamed would open. the
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Never dreamed would open. the right person showing up,
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Right person showing up, healing, restoration.
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Healing, restoration. don't get discouraged
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Don't get discouraged because your net was empty.
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Because your net was empty. you didn't catch what you
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You didn't catch what you hoped to catch, you didn't
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Hoped to catch, you didn't get that promotion,
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Get that promotion, the medical report hasn't
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The medical report hasn't changed. like rachel, you
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Changed. like rachel, you haven't conceived yet. can i
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Haven't conceived yet. can i tell you, something's
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Tell you, something's cooking. the scripture says,
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Cooking. the scripture says, god remembered rachel. god
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God remembered rachel. god has not forgotten you. he has
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Has not forgotten you. he has seen every unfair situation,
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Seen every unfair situation, every lonely night, every
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Every lonely night, every heartache. that is not how
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Heartache. that is not how your story ends. there are
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Your story ends. there are prepared blessings that
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Prepared blessings that you're going to walk into.
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You're going to walk into. now in the meantime, let him
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Now in the meantime, let him cook.
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Cook. psalm 37 says, “don't be
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Psalm 37 says, “don't be impatient for the lord to
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Impatient for the lord to act. keep traveling steadily
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Act. keep traveling steadily along his path and in due
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Along his path and in due season, he will honor you
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Season, he will honor you with every blessing.” if
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With every blessing.” if you'll keep traveling
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You'll keep traveling steadily, everything that has
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Steadily, everything that has your name on it is coming in.
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Your name on it is coming in. the spouse, the baby, the
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The spouse, the baby, the healing, the business, the
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Healing, the business, the contract, the freedom. when
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Contract, the freedom. when thoughts whisper, “you'll
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Thoughts whisper, “you'll never get out of debt.
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Never get out of debt. everyone in your family
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Everyone in your family struggles.” “no thanks, i can
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Struggles.” “no thanks, i can smell the fish. something's
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Smell the fish. something's cooking.” “you'll never meet
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Cooking.” “you'll never meet the right person.” “yes, my
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The right person.” “yes, my net was empty, but i know,
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Net was empty, but i know, god's already caught him.”
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God's already caught him.” “you've had this sickness a
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“you've had this sickness a long time. i don't see how
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Long time. i don't see how you'll ever get well.” “no, i
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You'll ever get well.” “no, i know a secret, while i'm
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Know a secret, while i'm waiting, god is cooking.” the
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Waiting, god is cooking.” the scripture says healing is the
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Scripture says healing is the children's bread. healing is
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Children's bread. healing is in the oven. freedom is in
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In the oven. freedom is in the oven. promotion is in the
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The oven. promotion is in the oven. don't fight the wait.
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Oven. don't fight the wait. let him cook. wait knowing
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Let him cook. wait knowing that god is working on what
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That god is working on what you're concerned about. he's
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You're concerned about. he's already caught what you
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Already caught what you thought you missed. trust his
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Thought you missed. trust his timing. if it hasn't happened
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Timing. if it hasn't happened yet, it wasn't supposed to
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Yet, it wasn't supposed to happen. god has an appointed
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Happen. god has an appointed time to bring the promise to
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Time to bring the promise to pass. rachel was barren for
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Pass. rachel was barren for all those years. if joseph
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All those years. if joseph would have been born earlier,
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Would have been born earlier, he wouldn't have fulfilled
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He wouldn't have fulfilled his divine purpose. god is
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His divine purpose. god is strategic. he does everything
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Strategic. he does everything for a reason. there's nothing
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For a reason. there's nothing random or haphazard. he knows
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Random or haphazard. he knows what you need and when you're
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What you need and when you're going to need it.
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Going to need it. it's interesting, two years
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It's interesting, two years before we needed a larger
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Before we needed a larger auditorium, the rockets
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Auditorium, the rockets basketball team tried to move
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Basketball team tried to move out of this facility, but the
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Out of this facility, but the city voted no. they didn't
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City voted no. they didn't approve the construction of a
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Approve the construction of a new facility and wouldn't let
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New facility and wouldn't let them out of their lease. if
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Them out of their lease. if that vote would have passed
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That vote would have passed at that time, we wouldn't
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At that time, we wouldn't have been in position to try
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Have been in position to try to acquire the building. we
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To acquire the building. we didn't need it then. but god
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Didn't need it then. but god controls everything.
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Controls everything. sometimes he'll delay things,
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Sometimes he'll delay things, close a door, cause someone
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Close a door, cause someone to walk away. we may not
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To walk away. we may not recognize it then, but it's
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Recognize it then, but it's all serving his plan. you can
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All serving his plan. you can stay in peace knowing that
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Stay in peace knowing that he's ordering your steps.
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He's ordering your steps. david said it this way, “god
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David said it this way, “god my times are in your hands.”
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My times are in your hands.” he was saying, “i'm not going
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He was saying, “i'm not going to be frustrated by delays.
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To be frustrated by delays. i'm not going to be sour when
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I'm not going to be sour when my nets are empty. not going
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My nets are empty. not going to live discouraged because
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To live discouraged because i'm not further along. i know
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I'm not further along. i know something's cooking. i know
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Something's cooking. i know fish are already on the
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Fish are already on the grill, that there are
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Grill, that there are prepared blessings.”
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Prepared blessings.” when you know that god is in
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When you know that god is in control, that your times are
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Control, that your times are in his hands, when your nets
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In his hands, when your nets come up empty, he's already
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Come up empty, he's already caught what you need, this
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Caught what you need, this takes all the pressure off.
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Takes all the pressure off. you don't have to strive and
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You don't have to strive and strain and, “i've got to make
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Strain and, “i've got to make this door open, and convince
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This door open, and convince these people to like me, and
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These people to like me, and work hard to earn their
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Work hard to earn their approval; i got to manipulate
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Approval; i got to manipulate this situation at work to get
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This situation at work to get the upper hand.” that's going
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The upper hand.” that's going to wear you out. that's being
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To wear you out. that's being a rachel, conniving,
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A rachel, conniving, deceiving, jealous. life is
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Deceiving, jealous. life is too short to live that way.
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Too short to live that way. come back to a place of
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Come back to a place of peace. you don't have to
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Peace. you don't have to catch everything. you don't
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Catch everything. you don't have to make it happen all in
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Have to make it happen all in your own strength. god has
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Your own strength. god has exactly what you need for
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Exactly what you need for each season that you're in.
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Each season that you're in. jesus said, “seek first the
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Jesus said, “seek first the kingdom of god and all these
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Kingdom of god and all these things will be added unto
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Things will be added unto you.” you keep god first
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You.” you keep god first place and he'll add
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Place and he'll add everything you need. you
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Everything you need. you honor him and he'll grill
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Honor him and he'll grill your fish. he'll catch what
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Your fish. he'll catch what you can't catch. the psalmist
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You can't catch. the psalmist said, “no good thing will he
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Said, “no good thing will he withhold when you walk
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Withhold when you walk uprightly.” the key is don't
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Uprightly.” the key is don't seek the blessing, seek the
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Seek the blessing, seek the blessor. keep him first place
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Blessor. keep him first place and the blessings will seek
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And the blessings will seek you.
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You. ruth 4 says that rachel is
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Ruth 4 says that rachel is the one from whom the whole
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The one from whom the whole nation of israel descended.
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Nation of israel descended. think about it, this barren
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Think about it, this barren woman, jealous of her sister,
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Woman, jealous of her sister, thinking that she was at a
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Thinking that she was at a disadvantage, that god had
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Disadvantage, that god had forgotten about her, when in
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Forgotten about her, when in fact, she would be the one
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Fact, she would be the one that would birth the nation.
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That would birth the nation. her son would be the one who
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Her son would be the one who would save the nation. who
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Would save the nation. who knows what god is cooking for
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Knows what god is cooking for you. who knows what's on that
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You. who knows what's on that grill right now. things you
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Grill right now. things you couldn't catch. you never
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Couldn't catch. you never thought it would happen. it's
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Thought it would happen. it's been too long. like rachel,
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Been too long. like rachel, you're barren in your
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You're barren in your business, barren in
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Business, barren in relationships, barren in your
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Relationships, barren in your health. that barrenness is
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Health. that barrenness is not the end. your baby is
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Not the end. your baby is coming. your healing is
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Coming. your healing is coming. your breakthrough is
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Coming. your breakthrough is coming. not something
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Coming. not something ordinary, not something
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Ordinary, not something average, but a joseph.
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Average, but a joseph. uncommon, unusual. grilled
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Uncommon, unusual. grilled fish, a prepared blessing
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Fish, a prepared blessing that catapults you into your
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That catapults you into your destiny.
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Destiny. back in the 1980's, my father
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Back in the 1980's, my father wanted to build a new
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Wanted to build a new sanctuary. we needed a larger
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Sanctuary. we needed a larger building, but every time he
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Building, but every time he tried to proceed, he didn't
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Tried to proceed, he didn't feel good about it. something
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Feel good about it. something would come up and delay it.
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Would come up and delay it. he'd get his faith back up,
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He'd get his faith back up, announce to the congregation,
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Announce to the congregation, then he would change his
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Then he would change his mind. this happened again and
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Mind. this happened again and again. he saw these other
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Again. he saw these other pastors, much younger than
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Pastors, much younger than him, building these beautiful
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Him, building these beautiful sanctuaries. thoughts told
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Sanctuaries. thoughts told him, “you're getting too old.
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Him, “you're getting too old. you'll never build again.
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You'll never build again. it's just not meant to be.”
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It's just not meant to be.” it seemed like it was the
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It seemed like it was the truth. years went by, no
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Truth. years went by, no building, no plans, nothing
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Building, no plans, nothing had changed. when it's not
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Had changed. when it's not the right time, you're not
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The right time, you're not going to feel a peace. there
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Going to feel a peace. there will be an unrest. no matter
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Will be an unrest. no matter how hard you try, that door
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How hard you try, that door is not going to open. timing
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Is not going to open. timing is critical. you can do the
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Is critical. you can do the right thing at the wrong time
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Right thing at the wrong time and it not work out. the
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And it not work out. the reason your nets may be
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Reason your nets may be empty, is not because there
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Empty, is not because there aren't any fish, but it's not
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Aren't any fish, but it's not the right time. the fish are
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The right time. the fish are there.
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There. jesus told peter to throw his
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Jesus told peter to throw his nets on the other side of the
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Nets on the other side of the boat. they caught so many
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Boat. they caught so many fish that the nets began to
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Fish that the nets began to break, they couldn't handle
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Break, they couldn't handle it. god not only knows where
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It. god not only knows where all the fish are, but he
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All the fish are, but he controls the fish. you may
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Controls the fish. you may have fished all night and
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Have fished all night and caught nothing, but at the
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Caught nothing, but at the right time, the fish will
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Right time, the fish will find you. you won't have to
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Find you. you won't have to go after them, they'll come
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Go after them, they'll come to you. in 1986, houston was
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To you. in 1986, houston was in the worst recession our
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In the worst recession our city had ever seen. there was
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City had ever seen. there was that big oil bust. the price
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That big oil bust. the price of oil had dropped so low.
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Of oil had dropped so low. there were more bankruptcies
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There were more bankruptcies and foreclosures than ever.
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And foreclosures than ever. people were going out of
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People were going out of business left and right.
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Business left and right. that's when my father felt
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That's when my father felt peace to build. he knew it
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Peace to build. he knew it was the right time. logically
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Was the right time. logically speaking, it was the worst
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Speaking, it was the worst time. but god's ways are not
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Time. but god's ways are not our ways. sometimes god will
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Our ways. sometimes god will let the odds be against you
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Let the odds be against you in a greater way on purpose,
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In a greater way on purpose, so when he does it, it will
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So when he does it, it will be a bigger miracle.
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Be a bigger miracle. my father announced to the
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My father announced to the congregation, that we were
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Congregation, that we were going to build this new eight
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Going to build this new eight thousand seat sanctuary. it
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Thousand seat sanctuary. it should have cost thirty
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Should have cost thirty million dollars back then,
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Million dollars back then, but things were so depressed,
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But things were so depressed, the price of steel, concrete,
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The price of steel, concrete, electrical. we built the
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Electrical. we built the sanctuary debt free, for six
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Sanctuary debt free, for six million dollars. the reason
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Million dollars. the reason god had that delay was
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God had that delay was because he had something
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Because he had something better in store. what am i
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Better in store. what am i saying? god can see things
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Saying? god can see things that we can't see. he knows
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That we can't see. he knows what's coming, what you're
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What's coming, what you're going to need, where you need
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Going to need, where you need to be, and when you need to
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To be, and when you need to be there. trust his timing.
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Be there. trust his timing. don't fight the delays. let
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Don't fight the delays. let him cook. he knows what's
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Him cook. he knows what's best for you. he has some of
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Best for you. he has some of these prepared blessings in
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These prepared blessings in store.
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Store. you may have been waiting for
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You may have been waiting for a long time. you haven't
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A long time. you haven't caught anything. your nets
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Caught anything. your nets came up empty. can i
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Came up empty. can i encourage you again?
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Encourage you again? something's cooking. god's
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Something's cooking. god's already grilling what you
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Already grilling what you couldn't catch. he already
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Couldn't catch. he already has what you need. it's just
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Has what you need. it's just a matter of time before you
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A matter of time before you hear him calling your name,
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Hear him calling your name, opening the door, bringing
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Opening the door, bringing the healing, the right
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The healing, the right person, the breakthrough. now
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Person, the breakthrough. now do your part and wait for his
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Do your part and wait for his plan to unfold. the reason
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Plan to unfold. the reason it's taking longer is it's
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It's taking longer is it's grilled fish, it's better
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Grilled fish, it's better than you've imagined. if
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Than you've imagined. if you'll do this, i believe and
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You'll do this, i believe and declare, you're about to come
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Declare, you're about to come into a prepared blessing,
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Into a prepared blessing, favor, healing, promotion
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Favor, healing, promotion that catapults you ahead.
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That catapults you ahead. like rachel, your baby is
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Like rachel, your baby is coming. like peter, abundance
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Coming. like peter, abundance is coming. like my father,
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Is coming. like my father, your dream is coming, in
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Your dream is coming, in jesus' name. if you receive
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say amen?
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It, can you say amen? (applause)
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Are you in
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Are you in a situation where
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A situation where you feel lost?
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You feel lost? afraid? hopeless?
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Afraid? hopeless? where there seems to be
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Where there seems to be no solutions?
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No solutions? no answers?
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No answers? no way out?
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No way out? it's time for your turnaround.
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It's time for your turnaround. we all face situations
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We all face situations that look like
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That look like they'll never change.
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They'll never change. it's easy to get discouraged.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my book, turnaround:
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My book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from a setback to a comeback,
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From a setback to a comeback, where you'll discover
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Where you'll discover how god can turn sickness
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How god can turn sickness into health, lack
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Into health, lack into abundance, addictions
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Into abundance, addictions into freedom.
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Into freedom. it'll inspire you
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It'll inspire you to keep believing
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To keep believing and having expectancy
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And having expectancy for things
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For things to turn in your favor.
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To turn in your favor. recent weeks,
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Recent weeks, we've been celebrating
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We've been celebrating the incredible
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The incredible life of my mother.
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Life of my mother. her miraculous turnaround
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Her miraculous turnaround story of overcoming
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Story of overcoming terminal cancer
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Terminal cancer over 40 years ago.
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Over 40 years ago. it's a testimony of the power
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It's a testimony of the power of god's promises.
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Of god's promises. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see a way, doesn't mean
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A way, doesn't mean god doesn't have a way.
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God doesn't have a way. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. your turnaround is on the way.
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Your turnaround is on the way. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book, turnaround:
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Brand new book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. through biblical examples,
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Through biblical examples, real-life applications,
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Real-life applications, and practical encouragement,
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And practical encouragement, you'll learn to see challenges
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You'll learn to see challenges through a faith-filled
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Through a faith-filled perspective.
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Perspective. each section highlights
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Each section highlights a faith turnaround
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A faith turnaround point to help
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Point to help you see a positive change
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You see a positive change in your life.
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In your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on his promises,
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On his promises, you'll begin
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You'll begin to see your greatest challenges
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To see your greatest challenges turn around.
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Turn around. these power-packed,
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These power-packed, life-transforming stories
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Life-transforming stories will shift your mindset,
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Will shift your mindset, strengthen your faith,
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Strengthen your faith, and turn your trials
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And turn your trials into triumphs.
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Into triumphs. request your copy today
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Request your copy today and see the turnaround
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And see the turnaround and breakthrough
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And breakthrough you've been waiting for.
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You've been waiting for. god won't let you
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God won't let you get in a problem
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Get in a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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That he can't bring you out of. there are turnarounds
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There are turnarounds in your future.
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In your future. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family
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You and your family and we sure
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And we sure appreciate your prayer
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Appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is helping
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Your generosity is helping bring hope to people
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Bring hope to people around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you
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Special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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Online every sunday morning, download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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The new joel osteen network, social media,
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Social media, of course you can listen on
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Of course you can listen on sirius xm 24 hours a day.
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Sirius xm 24 hours a day. we'll keep you
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see
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Until we see you next time,
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You next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of turnaround:
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Your copy of turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call us toll free.
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Or call us toll free. for an additional donation
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For an additional donation this month,
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This month, we are also offering
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We are also offering the turnaround faith duo,
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The turnaround faith duo, one for you and one to share
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One for you and one to share with a friend or family member
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With a friend or family member to encourage them.
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To encourage them. you can also request
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You can also request the turnaround
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The turnaround victory collection.
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Victory collection. it includes
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It includes two turnaround books
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Two turnaround books and a beautiful set
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And a beautiful set of three wooden
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Of three wooden encouragement blocks:
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Encouragement blocks: happy, healthy,
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Happy, healthy, and free, each featuring
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And free, each featuring an uplifting scripture.
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An uplifting scripture. you can request
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You can request these inspiring resources
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Joel Osteen - Something's Cooking

October 31, 2025 | 29:56

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