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Joel Osteen - Sow A Seed In Your Time Of Need

December 13, 2025 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Sow A Seed In Your Time Of Need | December 13, 2025

(applause)
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(applause) well, god bless you.
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(applause) well, god bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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Well, god bless you. it's a joy to come into your homes. we love you.
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It's a joy to come into your homes. we love you. if you're ever in our area
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Homes. we love you. if you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of
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If you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right
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One of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks so much for
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You we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in.
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At home. but thanks so much for tuning in. thank you again for coming out
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Tuning in. thank you again for coming out today.
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Thank you again for coming out today. i like to start with something
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Today. i like to start with something funny.
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about this little girl.
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Funny. i heard about this little girl. she was sitting in her
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I heard about this little girl. she was sitting in her grandfather's lap. she noticed
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She was sitting in her grandfather's lap. she noticed how wrinkled his face was.
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Grandfather's lap. she noticed how wrinkled his face was. as she contemplated the
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How wrinkled his face was. as she contemplated the difference between his and hers,
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As she contemplated the difference between his and hers, she said, "granddaddy, did god
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Difference between his and hers, she said, "granddaddy, did god make you?"
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She said, "granddaddy, did god make you?" he kind of laughed and said,
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Make you?" he kind of laughed and said, "sure, he did. he made me a
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He kind of laughed and said, "sure, he did. he made me a long time ago."
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"sure, he did. he made me a long time ago." she then asked, "granddaddy, did
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Long time ago." she then asked, "granddaddy, did god make me?"
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She then asked, "granddaddy, did god make me?" he said, "yes. he made you just
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God make me?" he said, "yes. he made you just a little while ago."
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He said, "yes. he made you just a little while ago." she thought about it a moment
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A little while ago." she thought about it a moment and said, "granddaddy, god is
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She thought about it a moment and said, "granddaddy, god is getting better, isn't he?"
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And said, "granddaddy, god is getting better, isn't he?" (laughter/applause)
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Getting better, isn't he?" (laughter/applause) hold up your bible. say it with
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(laughter/applause) hold up your bible. say it with me, like you mean it.
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Hold up your bible. say it with me, like you mean it. this is my bible.
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Me, like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess:
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Of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today about sowing a seed in your
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I want to talk to you today about sowing a seed in your time of need. when we face
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About sowing a seed in your time of need. when we face difficulties it's easy to
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Time of need. when we face difficulties it's easy to become ingrown to where
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Difficulties it's easy to become ingrown to where all we think about is, "my
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Become ingrown to where all we think about is, "my problem, my illness, my hurt, my
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All we think about is, "my problem, my illness, my hurt, my bills, my loneliness."
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Problem, my illness, my hurt, my bills, my loneliness." as long as we're only focused on
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Bills, my loneliness." as long as we're only focused on ourselves we will get stuck
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As long as we're only focused on ourselves we will get stuck where we are.
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Ourselves we will get stuck where we are. in our time of need we have to
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Where we are. in our time of need we have to learn to sow a seed. the way to
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In our time of need we have to learn to sow a seed. the way to get what you want is by giving
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Learn to sow a seed. the way to get what you want is by giving away what you need.
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Get what you want is by giving away what you need. if you need happiness don't sit
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Away what you need. if you need happiness don't sit around in self-pity. go out and
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If you need happiness don't sit around in self-pity. go out and make somebody else happy.
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Around in self-pity. go out and make somebody else happy. god will use that seed to bring
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Make somebody else happy. god will use that seed to bring you happiness.
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God will use that seed to bring you happiness. if you need health, go help
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You happiness. if you need health, go help somebody else get well.
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If you need health, go help somebody else get well. if you want god to solve your
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Somebody else get well. if you want god to solve your problems take your mind off
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If you want god to solve your problems take your mind off yourself and go help solve
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Problems take your mind off yourself and go help solve somebody else's problem.
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Yourself and go help solve somebody else's problem. you have to give away what you
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Somebody else's problem. you have to give away what you need.
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You have to give away what you need. now this goes against human
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Need. now this goes against human nature.
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Now this goes against human nature. if i'm discouraged i want you to
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Nature. if i'm discouraged i want you to cheer me up.
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If i'm discouraged i want you to cheer me up. if i'm struggling in my finances
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Cheer me up. if i'm struggling in my finances i don't want to bless you.
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If i'm struggling in my finances i don't want to bless you. i want you to bless me.
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I don't want to bless you. i want you to bless me. but it works just the opposite.
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I want you to bless me. but it works just the opposite. when god sees you getting
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But it works just the opposite. when god sees you getting outside of yourself, when he
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When god sees you getting outside of yourself, when he sees you being good to somebody
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Outside of yourself, when he sees you being good to somebody even though you're struggling,
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Sees you being good to somebody even though you're struggling, he sees you cheering up a friend
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Even though you're struggling, he sees you cheering up a friend even though you've been through
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He sees you cheering up a friend even though you've been through a disappointment, he sees you
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Even though you've been through a disappointment, he sees you praying for somebody to get well
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A disappointment, he sees you praying for somebody to get well even though you don't feel well,
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Praying for somebody to get well even though you don't feel well, that's the seed god will use to
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Even though you don't feel well, that's the seed god will use to bring a harvest back into your
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That's the seed god will use to bring a harvest back into your own life.
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Bring a harvest back into your own life. i know this father. for many
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Own life. i know this father. for many years he struggled with his
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I know this father. for many years he struggled with his teenaged son. it was like they
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Years he struggled with his teenaged son. it was like they were on different wavelengths.
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Teenaged son. it was like they were on different wavelengths. he tried his best to be kind,
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Were on different wavelengths. he tried his best to be kind, understanding, loving, but they
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He tried his best to be kind, understanding, loving, but they just couldn't get along.
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Understanding, loving, but they just couldn't get along. everything was so contentious.
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Just couldn't get along. everything was so contentious. invariably, they would end up in
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Everything was so contentious. invariably, they would end up in an argument.
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Invariably, they would end up in an argument. he prayed and quoted scriptures
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An argument. he prayed and quoted scriptures and asked god to help him.
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He prayed and quoted scriptures and asked god to help him. nothing was getting better.
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And asked god to help him. nothing was getting better. this father was the coach of the
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Nothing was getting better. this father was the coach of the neighborhood baseball team.
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This father was the coach of the neighborhood baseball team. there was a young man on his
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Neighborhood baseball team. there was a young man on his team that came from a
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There was a young man on his team that came from a single-parent family. he was
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Team that came from a single-parent family. he was struggling with his schoolwork.
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Single-parent family. he was struggling with his schoolwork. when this father learned about
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Struggling with his schoolwork. when this father learned about it, he took that young man under
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When this father learned about it, he took that young man under his wing. he started bringing
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It, he took that young man under his wing. he started bringing him home from baseball practice
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His wing. he started bringing him home from baseball practice with his own son and he would
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Him home from baseball practice with his own son and he would help him do his schoolwork.
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With his own son and he would help him do his schoolwork. he tutored him, mentored him;
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Help him do his schoolwork. he tutored him, mentored him; became a father figure in his
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He tutored him, mentored him; became a father figure in his life. this young man admired
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Became a father figure in his life. this young man admired him and looked up to him in
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Life. this young man admired him and looked up to him in such a great way.
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Him and looked up to him in such a great way. about six months after he
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Such a great way. about six months after he started doing that his
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About six months after he started doing that his relationship with his own son
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Started doing that his relationship with his own son began to improve. they started
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Relationship with his own son began to improve. they started doing things together, grew
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Began to improve. they started doing things together, grew closer and closer.
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Doing things together, grew closer and closer. today you can't pull them apart.
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Closer and closer. today you can't pull them apart. they're the best of friends.
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Today you can't pull them apart. they're the best of friends. that's what happens when you
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They're the best of friends. that's what happens when you reach out to others.
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That's what happens when you reach out to others. the seed you sow will come back
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Reach out to others. the seed you sow will come back to you.
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The seed you sow will come back to you. i've found sometimes you can't
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To you. i've found sometimes you can't solve your own problem but you
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I've found sometimes you can't solve your own problem but you can solve somebody else's
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Solve your own problem but you can solve somebody else's problem.
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Can solve somebody else's problem. you can't figure out what you
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Problem. you can't figure out what you should do but you can tell a
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You can't figure out what you should do but you can tell a friend three exact steps as to
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Should do but you can tell a friend three exact steps as to what they should do. god will
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Friend three exact steps as to what they should do. god will enable you to help others.
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What they should do. god will enable you to help others. like this father, he will let
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Enable you to help others. like this father, he will let you connect with a young person
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Like this father, he will let you connect with a young person even though you could not
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You connect with a young person even though you could not connect with your own.
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Even though you could not connect with your own. if you will sow a seed and help
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Connect with your own. if you will sow a seed and help others that's what is going to
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If you will sow a seed and help others that's what is going to bring your own harvest.
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Others that's what is going to bring your own harvest. see, we pray for god to answer a
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Bring your own harvest. see, we pray for god to answer a prayer but many times god
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See, we pray for god to answer a prayer but many times god doesn't send the answer we're
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Prayer but many times god doesn't send the answer we're asking for. he will send a need
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Doesn't send the answer we're asking for. he will send a need and in that need is the seed
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Asking for. he will send a need and in that need is the seed that holds the answer.
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And in that need is the seed that holds the answer. this father prayed that god
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That holds the answer. this father prayed that god would restore his relationship
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This father prayed that god would restore his relationship with his own son.
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Would restore his relationship with his own son. what did god do?
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With his own son. what did god do? send him another young man that
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What did god do? send him another young man that needed help. helping that young
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Send him another young man that needed help. helping that young boy was the seed to his prayer
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Needed help. helping that young boy was the seed to his prayer being answered.
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Boy was the seed to his prayer being answered. if we're not careful we'll
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Being answered. if we're not careful we'll think, "well, god. i'm asking
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If we're not careful we'll think, "well, god. i'm asking you to heal me. i don't want to
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Think, "well, god. i'm asking you to heal me. i don't want to go pray for somebody else."
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You to heal me. i don't want to go pray for somebody else." "god, i'm asking you to restore
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Go pray for somebody else." "god, i'm asking you to restore my marriage. i don't want to go
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"god, i'm asking you to restore my marriage. i don't want to go pick up that young couple
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My marriage. i don't want to go pick up that young couple that's struggling and bring
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Pick up that young couple that's struggling and bring them to church."
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That's struggling and bring them to church." no, what god is asking you to
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Them to church." no, what god is asking you to do, the people he has in your
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No, what god is asking you to do, the people he has in your life; they hold the seed to your
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Do, the people he has in your life; they hold the seed to your prayer being answered.
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Life; they hold the seed to your prayer being answered. as you reach out to them god
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Prayer being answered. as you reach out to them god will bring your own harvest.
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As you reach out to them god will bring your own harvest. when victoria was in her early
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Will bring your own harvest. when victoria was in her early 20's and still single, she
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When victoria was in her early 20's and still single, she prayed that god would bring the
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20's and still single, she prayed that god would bring the right person into her life.
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Prayed that god would bring the right person into her life. she said, "god, what's most
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Right person into her life. she said, "god, what's most important to me is not what he
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She said, "god, what's most important to me is not what he looks like, not how much he has,
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Important to me is not what he looks like, not how much he has, not how talented he is.
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Looks like, not how much he has, not how talented he is. god, more than anything else, i
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Not how talented he is. god, more than anything else, i want a man that loves you with
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God, more than anything else, i want a man that loves you with his whole heart."
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Want a man that loves you with his whole heart." she prayed for a godly man.
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His whole heart." she prayed for a godly man. what's interesting is god didn't
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She prayed for a godly man. what's interesting is god didn't send her this incredible piece
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What's interesting is god didn't send her this incredible piece of humanity right away.
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Send her this incredible piece of humanity right away. (laughter)
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Of humanity right away. (laughter) what are you laughing at now?
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(laughter) what are you laughing at now? (laughter)
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What are you laughing at now? (laughter) instead of meeting me she met
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(laughter) instead of meeting me she met this older woman at the church
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Instead of meeting me she met this older woman at the church she attended.
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This older woman at the church she attended. this lady could not get around
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She attended. this lady could not get around on her own; she couldn't drive.
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This lady could not get around on her own; she couldn't drive. she needed assistance.
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On her own; she couldn't drive. she needed assistance. down deep victoria knew she was
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She needed assistance. down deep victoria knew she was supposed to reach out to her.
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Down deep victoria knew she was supposed to reach out to her. victoria would go pick her up
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Supposed to reach out to her. victoria would go pick her up every sunday and take her to
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Victoria would go pick her up every sunday and take her to church.
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Every sunday and take her to church. during the week victoria would
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Church. during the week victoria would swing by and check on her and
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During the week victoria would swing by and check on her and see if she needed anything.
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Swing by and check on her and see if she needed anything. month after month, year after
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See if she needed anything. month after month, year after year, faithfully watching after
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Month after month, year after year, faithfully watching after her.
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Year, faithfully watching after her. well, one day when i needed a
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Her. well, one day when i needed a battery for my watch, out of all
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Well, one day when i needed a battery for my watch, out of all the jewelry stores in houston,
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Battery for my watch, out of all the jewelry stores in houston, texas i could have walked into,
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The jewelry stores in houston, texas i could have walked into, it just so happened i walked
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Texas i could have walked into, it just so happened i walked into victoria's mother's jewelry
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It just so happened i walked into victoria's mother's jewelry store - iloff jewelers - and
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Into victoria's mother's jewelry store - iloff jewelers - and there was victoria standing
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Store - iloff jewelers - and there was victoria standing there as beautiful as can be.
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There was victoria standing there as beautiful as can be. she didn't realize it at the
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There as beautiful as can be. she didn't realize it at the time but i knew right then and
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She didn't realize it at the time but i knew right then and there that i was the answer to
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Time but i knew right then and there that i was the answer to her prayer. (laughter)
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There that i was the answer to her prayer. (laughter) all she wanted was a man that
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Her prayer. (laughter) all she wanted was a man that loved the lord. god outdid
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All she wanted was a man that loved the lord. god outdid himself. gave her somebody good
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Loved the lord. god outdid himself. gave her somebody good looking too. (laughter)
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Himself. gave her somebody good looking too. (laughter) we got married a year and a
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Looking too. (laughter) we got married a year and a half later. that poor old woman
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We got married a year and a half later. that poor old woman hasn't seen victoria since.
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Half later. that poor old woman hasn't seen victoria since. (laughter)
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Hasn't seen victoria since. (laughter) i'm only kidding. but i really
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(laughter) i'm only kidding. but i really believe...i am kidding.
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I'm only kidding. but i really believe...i am kidding. (laughter) she took care of
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Believe...i am kidding. (laughter) she took care of her.
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(laughter) she took care of her. i really believe victoria's
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Her. i really believe victoria's willingness to reach out to her,
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I really believe victoria's willingness to reach out to her, to be a friend, to make her feel
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Willingness to reach out to her, to be a friend, to make her feel valuable, was one of the seeds
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To be a friend, to make her feel valuable, was one of the seeds god used to cause our paths to
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Valuable, was one of the seeds god used to cause our paths to cross.
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God used to cause our paths to cross. you could say she prayed for the
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Cross. you could say she prayed for the right husband and god sent her
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You could say she prayed for the right husband and god sent her an older woman but that lady
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Right husband and god sent her an older woman but that lady held the seed to the right
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An older woman but that lady held the seed to the right person coming into victoria's
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Held the seed to the right person coming into victoria's life.
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Person coming into victoria's life. it's so easy to become consumed
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Life. it's so easy to become consumed by our problem, our finances,
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It's so easy to become consumed by our problem, our finances, our health.
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By our problem, our finances, our health. i say this respectfully but
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Our health. i say this respectfully but sometimes if you would just stop
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I say this respectfully but sometimes if you would just stop praying for yourself so much and
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Sometimes if you would just stop praying for yourself so much and start praying for somebody else
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Praying for yourself so much and start praying for somebody else with that same passion, that
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Start praying for somebody else with that same passion, that same intensity, then god would
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With that same passion, that same intensity, then god would answer your own prayers.
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Same intensity, then god would answer your own prayers. (applause)
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Answer your own prayers. (applause) here's the deal.
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(applause) here's the deal. it's fine to pray for yourself
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Here's the deal. it's fine to pray for yourself but keep it in perspective.
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It's fine to pray for yourself but keep it in perspective. god already knows what we need.
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But keep it in perspective. god already knows what we need. he knows every thought before we
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God already knows what we need. he knows every thought before we think it, every word before we
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He knows every thought before we think it, every word before we speak it. but how many mornings
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Think it, every word before we speak it. but how many mornings do we get up and we go over our
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Speak it. but how many mornings do we get up and we go over our long list?
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Do we get up and we go over our long list? "god, i need you to heal my
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Long list? "god, i need you to heal my back. god, i need you to
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"god, i need you to heal my back. god, i need you to straighten out my son. god,
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Back. god, i need you to straighten out my son. god, i need more money. gas is going
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Straighten out my son. god, i need more money. gas is going up."
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I need more money. gas is going up." we're spending our time telling
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Up." we're spending our time telling god what we need while god is
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We're spending our time telling god what we need while god is waiting for us to go out and sow
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God what we need while god is waiting for us to go out and sow a seed.
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Waiting for us to go out and sow a seed. what would happen if some of the
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A seed. what would happen if some of the time we would get up in the
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What would happen if some of the time we would get up in the morning and say, "god, i'm not
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Time we would get up in the morning and say, "god, i'm not going to go through my long list
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Morning and say, "god, i'm not going to go through my long list today. you already know what i
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Going to go through my long list today. you already know what i need. i'm going to pray for
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Today. you already know what i need. i'm going to pray for somebody else.
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Need. i'm going to pray for somebody else. i talked to a gentleman in the
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Somebody else. i talked to a gentleman in the lobby several years ago.
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I talked to a gentleman in the lobby several years ago. he had cancer of the kidneys.
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Lobby several years ago. he had cancer of the kidneys. he would come in every three
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He had cancer of the kidneys. he would come in every three months to have treatment at the
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He would come in every three months to have treatment at the cancer hospital.
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Months to have treatment at the cancer hospital. when he was in houston he would
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Cancer hospital. when he was in houston he would always attend our services.
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When he was in houston he would always attend our services. he would come down front and we
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Always attend our services. he would come down front and we would pray together which we
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He would come down front and we would pray together which we were glad to do. he was told
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Would pray together which we were glad to do. he was told that if those tumors did not
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Were glad to do. he was told that if those tumors did not quit growing that he would have
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That if those tumors did not quit growing that he would have to have a kidney transplant,
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Quit growing that he would have to have a kidney transplant, have his own kidneys removed.
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To have a kidney transplant, have his own kidneys removed. one week he heard me talking
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Have his own kidneys removed. one week he heard me talking along these same lines how in
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One week he heard me talking along these same lines how in our time of need we should reach
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Along these same lines how in our time of need we should reach out to somebody else.
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Our time of need we should reach out to somebody else. instead of just coming down to
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Out to somebody else. instead of just coming down to the front for prayer for himself
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Instead of just coming down to the front for prayer for himself he started bringing other cancer
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The front for prayer for himself he started bringing other cancer patients with him and he would
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He started bringing other cancer patients with him and he would have us pray for them.
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Patients with him and he would have us pray for them. at the hospital he would go up
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Have us pray for them. at the hospital he would go up and down the hallways,
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At the hospital he would go up and down the hallways, encouraging people, letting them
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And down the hallways, encouraging people, letting them know they were going to make it.
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Encouraging people, letting them know they were going to make it. he shifted his focus.
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Know they were going to make it. he shifted his focus. instead of being consumed by his
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He shifted his focus. instead of being consumed by his illness, his problem, he started
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Instead of being consumed by his illness, his problem, he started thinking of ways he could help
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Illness, his problem, he started thinking of ways he could help other people get better.
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Thinking of ways he could help other people get better. a few weeks later he was told
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Other people get better. a few weeks later he was told that those tumors had stopped
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A few weeks later he was told that those tumors had stopped growing.
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That those tumors had stopped growing. six months went by; he was told
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Growing. six months went by; he was told that they were starting to
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Six months went by; he was told that they were starting to shrink. long story short, he
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That they were starting to shrink. long story short, he never did have to have the
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Shrink. long story short, he never did have to have the transplant and today he is
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Never did have to have the transplant and today he is totally cancer-free. (applause)
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Transplant and today he is totally cancer-free. (applause) he told me, "joel, i know it
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Totally cancer-free. (applause) he told me, "joel, i know it all changed when i shifted my
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He told me, "joel, i know it all changed when i shifted my focus away from my needs to the
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All changed when i shifted my focus away from my needs to the needs of other people."
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Focus away from my needs to the needs of other people." that's what my mother did.
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Needs of other people." that's what my mother did. that's what job did. when
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That's what my mother did. that's what job did. when you're in a time of need don't
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That's what job did. when you're in a time of need don't get depressed. sow a seed.
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You're in a time of need don't get depressed. sow a seed. go out and be good to somebody.
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Get depressed. sow a seed. go out and be good to somebody. when we were studying the
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Go out and be good to somebody. when we were studying the possibilities of turning this
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When we were studying the possibilities of turning this basketball arena into a worship
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Possibilities of turning this basketball arena into a worship facility i was told by our
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Basketball arena into a worship facility i was told by our consultants that it would
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Facility i was told by our consultants that it would probably cost about $100 million
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Consultants that it would probably cost about $100 million dollars to renovate.
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Probably cost about $100 million dollars to renovate. we would have to put in our own
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Dollars to renovate. we would have to put in our own power plant, our own air
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We would have to put in our own power plant, our own air conditioning system.
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Power plant, our own air conditioning system. it was a major undertaking.
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Conditioning system. it was a major undertaking. plus, we had to have ten city
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It was a major undertaking. plus, we had to have ten city council members vote for us.
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Plus, we had to have ten city council members vote for us. it was a city-owned facility.
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Council members vote for us. it was a city-owned facility. a lot of things had to fall into
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It was a city-owned facility. a lot of things had to fall into place in order for it to happen.
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A lot of things had to fall into place in order for it to happen. during that time we got a call
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Place in order for it to happen. during that time we got a call from some friends of ours that
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During that time we got a call from some friends of ours that pastor a church in another
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From some friends of ours that pastor a church in another state.
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Pastor a church in another state. they had signed a contract to
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State. they had signed a contract to buy a big piece of property that
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They had signed a contract to buy a big piece of property that had a building on it that they
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Buy a big piece of property that had a building on it that they too were going to convert into
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Had a building on it that they too were going to convert into a sanctuary.
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Too were going to convert into a sanctuary. they had been raising the funds
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A sanctuary. they had been raising the funds for it for over three years.
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They had been raising the funds for it for over three years. they were supposed to close that
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For it for over three years. they were supposed to close that week but at the last minute
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They were supposed to close that week but at the last minute something they were counting on
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Week but at the last minute something they were counting on fell through and now they were a
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Something they were counting on fell through and now they were a significant amount short.
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Fell through and now they were a significant amount short. they were dealing with a large
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Significant amount short. they were dealing with a large corporation. they had already
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They were dealing with a large corporation. they had already had a second offer on the
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Corporation. they had already had a second offer on the table. if they didn't come up
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Had a second offer on the table. if they didn't come up with the funds in 48 hours the
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Table. if they didn't come up with the funds in 48 hours the deal would be off and their
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With the funds in 48 hours the deal would be off and their three-year dream would be over.
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Deal would be off and their three-year dream would be over. they were so discouraged.
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Three-year dream would be over. they were so discouraged. it looked like all their hard
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They were so discouraged. it looked like all their hard work had gone down the drain.
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It looked like all their hard work had gone down the drain. deep down i really wanted to
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Work had gone down the drain. deep down i really wanted to help them but i knew we needed
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Deep down i really wanted to help them but i knew we needed our funds for our own project.
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Help them but i knew we needed our funds for our own project. i thought, "if we give them what
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Our funds for our own project. i thought, "if we give them what they need, what if we come up
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I thought, "if we give them what they need, what if we come up short? what if we can't raise
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They need, what if we come up short? what if we can't raise the funds? what if we can't
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Short? what if we can't raise the funds? what if we can't afford it?"
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The funds? what if we can't afford it?" all these questions were playing
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Afford it?" all these questions were playing in my mind. but down in my
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All these questions were playing in my mind. but down in my spirit i could hear the still
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In my mind. but down in my spirit i could hear the still small voice saying, "joel, give
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Spirit i could hear the still small voice saying, "joel, give them the money. take a step of
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Small voice saying, "joel, give them the money. take a step of faith. don't just pray. be good
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Them the money. take a step of faith. don't just pray. be good to somebody. if you'll make
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Faith. don't just pray. be good to somebody. if you'll make their dream come to pass god
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To somebody. if you'll make their dream come to pass god will make your dream come to
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Their dream come to pass god will make your dream come to pass." (applause)
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Will make your dream come to pass." (applause) i woke up the next morning,
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Pass." (applause) i woke up the next morning, called the staff and i said,
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I woke up the next morning, called the staff and i said, "do it. wire them the funds."
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Called the staff and i said, "do it. wire them the funds." at the last minute they got
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"do it. wire them the funds." at the last minute they got their property and they were so
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At the last minute they got their property and they were so excited.
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Their property and they were so excited. two years later we were coming
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Excited. two years later we were coming down to the final vote from the
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Two years later we were coming down to the final vote from the city council to decide whether
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Down to the final vote from the city council to decide whether or not we would get this
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City council to decide whether or not we would get this facility. we had been working
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Or not we would get this facility. we had been working on it for over three years.
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Facility. we had been working on it for over three years. we needed ten votes but we only
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On it for over three years. we needed ten votes but we only had nine. one of our main
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We needed ten votes but we only had nine. one of our main supporters got so much pressure
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Had nine. one of our main supporters got so much pressure from the other side he decided
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Supporters got so much pressure from the other side he decided to be out of town the day of
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From the other side he decided to be out of town the day of the vote. that was essentially
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To be out of town the day of the vote. that was essentially a vote against us.
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The vote. that was essentially a vote against us. now we were in the same position
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A vote against us. now we were in the same position that those pastor friends that
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Now we were in the same position that those pastor friends that we helped were in.
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That those pastor friends that we helped were in. it was basically the day before.
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We helped were in. it was basically the day before. we didn't have enough votes.
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It was basically the day before. we didn't have enough votes. it looked like it was over.
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We didn't have enough votes. it looked like it was over. but a young councilmember that
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It looked like it was over. but a young councilmember that had been against us for three
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But a young councilmember that had been against us for three years all of a sudden decided to
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Had been against us for three years all of a sudden decided to change his mind and instead of
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Years all of a sudden decided to change his mind and instead of voting against us he voted for
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Change his mind and instead of voting against us he voted for us and we got the facility.
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Voting against us he voted for us and we got the facility. driving home from city hall that
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Us and we got the facility. driving home from city hall that day i was reflecting back on
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Driving home from city hall that day i was reflecting back on everything that had happened.
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Day i was reflecting back on everything that had happened. i couldn't help but think about
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Everything that had happened. i couldn't help but think about that gift we had given that
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I couldn't help but think about that gift we had given that other ministry. at the last
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That gift we had given that other ministry. at the last moment we stepped up and helped
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Other ministry. at the last moment we stepped up and helped make their dream come to pass.
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Moment we stepped up and helped make their dream come to pass. i heard god saying, "joel,
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Make their dream come to pass. i heard god saying, "joel, because you sowed a seed in your
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I heard god saying, "joel, because you sowed a seed in your time of need, because you didn't
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Because you sowed a seed in your time of need, because you didn't just pray, you did good, now you
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Time of need, because you didn't just pray, you did good, now you are reaping a harvest from that
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Just pray, you did good, now you are reaping a harvest from that seed that you sowed."
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Are reaping a harvest from that seed that you sowed." i don't know if we would be here
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Seed that you sowed." i don't know if we would be here today if we had not helped them.
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I don't know if we would be here today if we had not helped them. many times the answer to our own
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Today if we had not helped them. many times the answer to our own prayers comes from helping
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Many times the answer to our own prayers comes from helping somebody else.
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Prayers comes from helping somebody else. very often, like i thought, we
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Somebody else. very often, like i thought, we can't help them. i've got a
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Very often, like i thought, we can't help them. i've got a greater need. i can't take time
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Can't help them. i've got a greater need. i can't take time to encourage them. i'm
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Greater need. i can't take time to encourage them. i'm discouraged."
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To encourage them. i'm discouraged." no, you being good to them can
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Discouraged." no, you being good to them can be the seed god uses to bring
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No, you being good to them can be the seed god uses to bring your own dreams to pass.
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Be the seed god uses to bring your own dreams to pass. you may have heard of the
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Your own dreams to pass. you may have heard of the entertainers siegfried and roy.
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You may have heard of the entertainers siegfried and roy. they had put on these big shows
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Entertainers siegfried and roy. they had put on these big shows in las vegas with the white
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They had put on these big shows in las vegas with the white tigers. during a performance
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In las vegas with the white tigers. during a performance several years ago one of the
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Tigers. during a performance several years ago one of the tigers got spooked and it
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Several years ago one of the tigers got spooked and it grabbed roy by the neck and
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Tigers got spooked and it grabbed roy by the neck and drug him off the stage.
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Grabbed roy by the neck and drug him off the stage. they thought roy was dead but
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Drug him off the stage. they thought roy was dead but they discovered he still had a
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They thought roy was dead but they discovered he still had a pulse. they rushed him to the
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They discovered he still had a pulse. they rushed him to the hospital. miraculously, his
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Pulse. they rushed him to the hospital. miraculously, his life was spared.
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Hospital. miraculously, his life was spared. but roy lost oxygen to his brain
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Life was spared. but roy lost oxygen to his brain for so long he became partially
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But roy lost oxygen to his brain for so long he became partially paralyzed. it was like a severe
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For so long he became partially paralyzed. it was like a severe stroke.
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Paralyzed. it was like a severe stroke. here he had gone from being
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Stroke. here he had gone from being perfectly healthy, entertaining
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Here he had gone from being perfectly healthy, entertaining every night, so active, to being
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Perfectly healthy, entertaining every night, so active, to being confined to a wheelchair, having
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Every night, so active, to being confined to a wheelchair, having to be fed, bathed, taken care
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Confined to a wheelchair, having to be fed, bathed, taken care of.
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To be fed, bathed, taken care of. roy started watching our program
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Of. roy started watching our program and got encouraged by it.
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Roy started watching our program and got encouraged by it. he and siegfried invited us to
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And got encouraged by it. he and siegfried invited us to come and visit them at their
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He and siegfried invited us to come and visit them at their animal sanctuary in las vegas.
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Come and visit them at their animal sanctuary in las vegas. he's gone through therapy for
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Animal sanctuary in las vegas. he's gone through therapy for several years. he's got to the
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He's gone through therapy for several years. he's got to the point where he can stand up out
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Several years. he's got to the point where he can stand up out of his wheelchair by himself
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Point where he can stand up out of his wheelchair by himself for just a few seconds.
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Of his wheelchair by himself for just a few seconds. the people that take care of roy
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For just a few seconds. the people that take care of roy told how he has to really fight
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The people that take care of roy told how he has to really fight depression.
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Told how he has to really fight depression. when he's feeling the lowest,
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Depression. when he's feeling the lowest, when he doesn't want to get out
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When he's feeling the lowest, when he doesn't want to get out of bed in the morning, he tells
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When he doesn't want to get out of bed in the morning, he tells them, "take me up to the animal
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Of bed in the morning, he tells them, "take me up to the animal sanctuary so i can encourage
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Them, "take me up to the animal sanctuary so i can encourage other people."
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Sanctuary so i can encourage other people." it's open to the public in one
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Other people." it's open to the public in one of the big hotels. they'll
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It's open to the public in one of the big hotels. they'll wheel roy in there and he'll
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Of the big hotels. they'll wheel roy in there and he'll greet people at the door, take
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Wheel roy in there and he'll greet people at the door, take pictures with them, hold their
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Greet people at the door, take pictures with them, hold their babies. if roy ever sees
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Pictures with them, hold their babies. if roy ever sees another person in a wheelchair
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Babies. if roy ever sees another person in a wheelchair he won't let them take a
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Another person in a wheelchair he won't let them take a picture of himself in his own
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He won't let them take a picture of himself in his own wheelchair. he always stands
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Picture of himself in his own wheelchair. he always stands up.
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Wheelchair. he always stands up. it's a great struggle.
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Up. it's a great struggle. it takes a lot of effort.
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It's a great struggle. it takes a lot of effort. but he will stand up tall and
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It takes a lot of effort. but he will stand up tall and he'll look at the person in the
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But he will stand up tall and he'll look at the person in the wheelchair and say, "if i got up
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He'll look at the person in the wheelchair and say, "if i got up you can too."
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Wheelchair and say, "if i got up you can too." roy has an incredible spirit.
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You can too." roy has an incredible spirit. (applause)
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Roy has an incredible spirit. (applause) he could be at home, depressed,
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(applause) he could be at home, depressed, lying in bed, feeling sorry for
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He could be at home, depressed, lying in bed, feeling sorry for himself. but roy knows in a
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Lying in bed, feeling sorry for himself. but roy knows in a time of need you've got to sow
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Himself. but roy knows in a time of need you've got to sow a seed. if you've lost your joy
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Time of need you've got to sow a seed. if you've lost your joy go out and help somebody else
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A seed. if you've lost your joy go out and help somebody else get their joy back.
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Go out and help somebody else get their joy back. you may have had a bad break.
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Get their joy back. you may have had a bad break. don't sit around feeling sorry
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You may have had a bad break. don't sit around feeling sorry for yourself.
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Don't sit around feeling sorry for yourself. reach out to somebody else.
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For yourself. reach out to somebody else. proverbs says, "when you refresh
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Reach out to somebody else. proverbs says, "when you refresh others god will refresh you."
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Proverbs says, "when you refresh others god will refresh you." when you help other people get
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Others god will refresh you." when you help other people get well god will help you get well.
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When you help other people get well god will help you get well. when you make somebody else's
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Well god will help you get well. when you make somebody else's day, god will make your own day.
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When you make somebody else's day, god will make your own day. when you go through a
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Day, god will make your own day. when you go through a disappointment, you're hurting,
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When you go through a disappointment, you're hurting, you're tempted to live in
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Disappointment, you're hurting, you're tempted to live in self-pity; you've got to do like
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You're tempted to live in self-pity; you've got to do like roy. get your mind off of
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Self-pity; you've got to do like roy. get your mind off of yourself, your problems, your
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Roy. get your mind off of yourself, your problems, your heartache, your loss and go be
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Yourself, your problems, your heartache, your loss and go be good to somebody else.
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Heartache, your loss and go be good to somebody else. don't sit at home with the
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Good to somebody else. don't sit at home with the shades pulled, dark, gloomy,
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Don't sit at home with the shades pulled, dark, gloomy, depressing. you can't have a
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Shades pulled, dark, gloomy, depressing. you can't have a harvest without sowing a seed.
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Depressing. you can't have a harvest without sowing a seed. pick up the phone and encourage
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Harvest without sowing a seed. pick up the phone and encourage somebody. bake a cake and take
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Pick up the phone and encourage somebody. bake a cake and take it over to a neighbor.
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Somebody. bake a cake and take it over to a neighbor. come early and greet people as
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It over to a neighbor. come early and greet people as they come into our services.
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Come early and greet people as they come into our services. when you reach out to others
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They come into our services. when you reach out to others healing comes. joy comes.
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When you reach out to others healing comes. joy comes. refreshing comes. a new season
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Healing comes. joy comes. refreshing comes. a new season will come.
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Refreshing comes. a new season will come. this is what happened with a
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Will come. this is what happened with a lady in the scripture named
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This is what happened with a lady in the scripture named ruth. she had just lost her
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Lady in the scripture named ruth. she had just lost her husband in a battle. he and his
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Ruth. she had just lost her husband in a battle. he and his brother were killed in the same
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Husband in a battle. he and his brother were killed in the same day. ruth and her sister-in-
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Brother were killed in the same day. ruth and her sister-in- law, as you can imagine, they
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Day. ruth and her sister-in- law, as you can imagine, they were heart-broken, devastated.
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Law, as you can imagine, they were heart-broken, devastated. their mother-in-law, naomi, was
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Were heart-broken, devastated. their mother-in-law, naomi, was already a widow.
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Their mother-in-law, naomi, was already a widow. when she lost these two sons she
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Already a widow. when she lost these two sons she decided to leave that city and
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When she lost these two sons she decided to leave that city and move back to her original
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Decided to leave that city and move back to her original hometown. she encouraged her
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Move back to her original hometown. she encouraged her two daughters-in-law to do the
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Hometown. she encouraged her two daughters-in-law to do the same thing, to go back where
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Two daughters-in-law to do the same thing, to go back where they were from.
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Same thing, to go back where they were from. she said, "don't worry about me.
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They were from. she said, "don't worry about me. i'm old. i can make it on my
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She said, "don't worry about me. i'm old. i can make it on my own. you girls need a fresh new
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I'm old. i can make it on my own. you girls need a fresh new start. just go out and do your
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Own. you girls need a fresh new start. just go out and do your own thing."
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Start. just go out and do your own thing." nobody would have faulted ruth
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Own thing." nobody would have faulted ruth for going her own way, doing her
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Nobody would have faulted ruth for going her own way, doing her own thing, but ruth wouldn't do
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For going her own way, doing her own thing, but ruth wouldn't do it. even though ruth was
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Own thing, but ruth wouldn't do it. even though ruth was hurting, even though she was
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It. even though ruth was hurting, even though she was heart-broken, she said, "naomi,"
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Hurting, even though she was heart-broken, she said, "naomi," her mother-in-law, "i can't
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Heart-broken, she said, "naomi," her mother-in-law, "i can't leave you. you're too old to
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Her mother-in-law, "i can't leave you. you're too old to live on your own. i'm going to
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Leave you. you're too old to live on your own. i'm going to go with you and make sure that
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Live on your own. i'm going to go with you and make sure that you're taken care of."
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Go with you and make sure that you're taken care of." what was she doing?
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You're taken care of." what was she doing? sowing a seed in her time of
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What was she doing? sowing a seed in her time of need.
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Sowing a seed in her time of need. ruth could have been bitter,
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Need. ruth could have been bitter, depressed, in self-pity. but
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Ruth could have been bitter, depressed, in self-pity. but instead she's being good to
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Depressed, in self-pity. but instead she's being good to somebody else.
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Instead she's being good to somebody else. her sister-in-law made a
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Somebody else. her sister-in-law made a different decision. she went
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Her sister-in-law made a different decision. she went her own way and did her own
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Different decision. she went her own way and did her own thing; nothing wrong with that.
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Her own way and did her own thing; nothing wrong with that. but it's interesting, in the
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Thing; nothing wrong with that. but it's interesting, in the scripture, you never hear
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But it's interesting, in the scripture, you never hear anything more about her.
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Scripture, you never hear anything more about her. i don't know. maybe she gave
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Anything more about her. i don't know. maybe she gave into self-pity. maybe she
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I don't know. maybe she gave into self-pity. maybe she became ingrown, bitter and
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Into self-pity. maybe she became ingrown, bitter and missed her new beginning.
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Became ingrown, bitter and missed her new beginning. but ruth, month after month, she
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Missed her new beginning. but ruth, month after month, she kept taking care of her
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But ruth, month after month, she kept taking care of her mother-in-law, naomi, being her
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Kept taking care of her mother-in-law, naomi, being her friend, cooking her meals,
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Mother-in-law, naomi, being her friend, cooking her meals, making sure she stayed cheered
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Friend, cooking her meals, making sure she stayed cheered up.
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Making sure she stayed cheered up. notice, ruth wasn't just
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Up. notice, ruth wasn't just praying, "god, i need a new
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Notice, ruth wasn't just praying, "god, i need a new beginning."
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Praying, "god, i need a new beginning." she moved on to step two.
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Beginning." she moved on to step two. she was being good to somebody.
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She moved on to step two. she was being good to somebody. one day ruth met the owner of
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She was being good to somebody. one day ruth met the owner of that field, a very wealthy man
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One day ruth met the owner of that field, a very wealthy man named boaz. they ended up
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That field, a very wealthy man named boaz. they ended up falling in love and getting
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Named boaz. they ended up falling in love and getting married. ruth lived a long,
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Falling in love and getting married. ruth lived a long, blessed, prosperous life.
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Married. ruth lived a long, blessed, prosperous life. but think about this.
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Blessed, prosperous life. but think about this. if ruth would have taken the
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But think about this. if ruth would have taken the easy way out and just gone on
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If ruth would have taken the easy way out and just gone on back to her own home, did her
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Easy way out and just gone on back to her own home, did her own thing, she would have never
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Back to her own home, did her own thing, she would have never met boaz.
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Own thing, she would have never met boaz. the seed to ruth's new beginning
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Met boaz. the seed to ruth's new beginning came through helping naomi.
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The seed to ruth's new beginning came through helping naomi. many times the answer to your
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Came through helping naomi. many times the answer to your prayer will come through helping
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Many times the answer to your prayer will come through helping somebody else. it may be
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Prayer will come through helping somebody else. it may be difficult. life is not always
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Somebody else. it may be difficult. life is not always fair.
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Difficult. life is not always fair. when you go through a
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Fair. when you go through a disappointment instead of
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When you go through a disappointment instead of feeling sorry for yourself,
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Disappointment instead of feeling sorry for yourself, waiting for everybody to cheer
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Feeling sorry for yourself, waiting for everybody to cheer you up, you've got to dig your
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Waiting for everybody to cheer you up, you've got to dig your heels in and say, "no. god
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You up, you've got to dig your heels in and say, "no. god didn't bring me this far to
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Heels in and say, "no. god didn't bring me this far to leave me. i'm not going to live
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Didn't bring me this far to leave me. i'm not going to live my life depressed. i'm going to
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Leave me. i'm not going to live my life depressed. i'm going to go out and be good to somebody
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My life depressed. i'm going to go out and be good to somebody else." (applause)
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Go out and be good to somebody else." (applause) isaiah 58 says, "when you feed
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Else." (applause) isaiah 58 says, "when you feed the hungry, when you clothe the
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Isaiah 58 says, "when you feed the hungry, when you clothe the poor, when you help the
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The hungry, when you clothe the poor, when you help the hurting, then your light will
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Poor, when you help the hurting, then your light will break forth like the dawn and
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Hurting, then your light will break forth like the dawn and your healing will quickly
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Break forth like the dawn and your healing will quickly come."
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Your healing will quickly come." god is saying, "when you meet
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Come." god is saying, "when you meet other people's needs i will
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God is saying, "when you meet other people's needs i will always meet your own needs."
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Other people's needs i will always meet your own needs." one of my baseball coaches
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Always meet your own needs." one of my baseball coaches growing up was a man named
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One of my baseball coaches growing up was a man named daniel, a fine gentleman that's
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Growing up was a man named daniel, a fine gentleman that's been with our church for a long,
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Daniel, a fine gentleman that's been with our church for a long, long time. back in the late
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Been with our church for a long, long time. back in the late '80's, daniel lost his wife of
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Long time. back in the late '80's, daniel lost his wife of many years to an illness.
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'80's, daniel lost his wife of many years to an illness. he was so devastated. in the
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Many years to an illness. he was so devastated. in the natural, he didn't know how he
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He was so devastated. in the natural, he didn't know how he would go on. the love of his
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Natural, he didn't know how he would go on. the love of his life, the mother of his four
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Would go on. the love of his life, the mother of his four beautiful children, was no
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Life, the mother of his four beautiful children, was no longer here. daniel could have
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Beautiful children, was no longer here. daniel could have gotten depressed, given up on
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Longer here. daniel could have gotten depressed, given up on his dreams and just faded away.
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Gotten depressed, given up on his dreams and just faded away. but daniel didn't do that.
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His dreams and just faded away. but daniel didn't do that. in his time of need, instead of
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But daniel didn't do that. in his time of need, instead of just staying focused on his own
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In his time of need, instead of just staying focused on his own hurt, he decided to go out and
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Just staying focused on his own hurt, he decided to go out and help other people that were
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Hurt, he decided to go out and help other people that were hurting.
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Help other people that were hurting. he had been retired from the
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Hurting. he had been retired from the phone company and didn't really
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He had been retired from the phone company and didn't really know how he could help.
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Phone company and didn't really know how he could help. he said, "the only thing i
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Know how he could help. he said, "the only thing i really felt like i could do was
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He said, "the only thing i really felt like i could do was comfort other people that had
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Really felt like i could do was comfort other people that had been through a loss."
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Comfort other people that had been through a loss." so he started showing up at the
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Been through a loss." so he started showing up at the funerals where my father was
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So he started showing up at the funerals where my father was doing the service. he wasn't
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Funerals where my father was doing the service. he wasn't invited. he didn't know anybody
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Doing the service. he wasn't invited. he didn't know anybody in the family. he would just
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Invited. he didn't know anybody in the family. he would just show up and be a friend to
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In the family. he would just show up and be a friend to those that were hurting.
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Show up and be a friend to those that were hurting. he told them, "i know what
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Those that were hurting. he told them, "i know what you're going through. i've been
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He told them, "i know what you're going through. i've been there. i made it. you can too."
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You're going through. i've been there. i made it. you can too." my father noticed him showing up
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There. i made it. you can too." my father noticed him showing up at these funerals and how good
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My father noticed him showing up at these funerals and how good he was with the people, kind and
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At these funerals and how good he was with the people, kind and caring. daddy asked him to be a
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He was with the people, kind and caring. daddy asked him to be a part of the ministry team.
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Caring. daddy asked him to be a part of the ministry team. today, daniel is on staff in
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Part of the ministry team. today, daniel is on staff in charge of all of our funerals.
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Today, daniel is on staff in charge of all of our funerals. he does an amazing job.
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Charge of all of our funerals. he does an amazing job. a few years ago god brought
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He does an amazing job. a few years ago god brought another beautiful woman into
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A few years ago god brought another beautiful woman into daniel's life. today, he and
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Another beautiful woman into daniel's life. today, he and shirley are happily married and
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Daniel's life. today, he and shirley are happily married and they're a great blessing to
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Shirley are happily married and they're a great blessing to many people. right here.
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They're a great blessing to many people. right here. some great friends of ours.
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Many people. right here. some great friends of ours. (applause)
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Some great friends of ours. (applause) like daniel, god wants to use
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(applause) like daniel, god wants to use what you've been through to
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Like daniel, god wants to use what you've been through to help other people get through
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What you've been through to help other people get through it. out of your pain can come
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Help other people get through it. out of your pain can come your purpose.
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It. out of your pain can come your purpose. don't sit around thinking, "oh,
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Your purpose. don't sit around thinking, "oh, man. who's going to cheer me
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Don't sit around thinking, "oh, man. who's going to cheer me up? i had a disappointment.
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Man. who's going to cheer me up? i had a disappointment. i've had a loss."
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Up? i had a disappointment. i've had a loss." no, sow a seed.
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I've had a loss." no, sow a seed. one of the most powerful things
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No, sow a seed. one of the most powerful things you can do when you're hurting
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One of the most powerful things you can do when you're hurting is to go out and be good to
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You can do when you're hurting is to go out and be good to somebody else.
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Is to go out and be good to somebody else. your new beginning, your next
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Somebody else. your new beginning, your next season, is connected to you
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Your new beginning, your next season, is connected to you helping others.
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Season, is connected to you helping others. our attitude should be, "i may
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Helping others. our attitude should be, "i may have been through a dis-
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Our attitude should be, "i may have been through a dis- appointment but i'm not staying
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Have been through a dis- appointment but i'm not staying here. i'm going to go be good
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Appointment but i'm not staying here. i'm going to go be good to somebody. i'm going to go to
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Here. i'm going to go be good to somebody. i'm going to go to the retirement home and be a
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To somebody. i'm going to go to the retirement home and be a friend. i'm going to go to the
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The retirement home and be a friend. i'm going to go to the hospital and cheer up my
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Friend. i'm going to go to the hospital and cheer up my neighbor. i'm going to reach
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Hospital and cheer up my neighbor. i'm going to reach out to my co-worker that's been
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Neighbor. i'm going to reach out to my co-worker that's been struggling."
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Out to my co-worker that's been struggling." as you refresh others god will
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Struggling." as you refresh others god will refresh you.
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As you refresh others god will refresh you. it boils down to this. instead
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Refresh you. it boils down to this. instead of living need-minded we should
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It boils down to this. instead of living need-minded we should live seed-minded. in other
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Of living need-minded we should live seed-minded. in other words, when we have a need,
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Live seed-minded. in other words, when we have a need, not, "who can help me? i need
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Words, when we have a need, not, "who can help me? i need encouragement. i need healing.
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Not, "who can help me? i need encouragement. i need healing. i need finances."
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Encouragement. i need healing. i need finances." no, turn it around. "i'm in
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I need finances." no, turn it around. "i'm in need now where is a seed i can
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No, turn it around. "i'm in need now where is a seed i can sow? who can i be good to?
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Need now where is a seed i can sow? who can i be good to? who can i bless? who can i
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Sow? who can i be good to? who can i bless? who can i encourage? who can i cheer up?"
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Who can i bless? who can i encourage? who can i cheer up?" the way to get what you want is
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Encourage? who can i cheer up?" the way to get what you want is by giving away what you need.
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The way to get what you want is by giving away what you need. daniel gave away comfort and god
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By giving away what you need. daniel gave away comfort and god comforted him.
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Daniel gave away comfort and god comforted him. roy gave away encouragement and
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Comforted him. roy gave away encouragement and god encouraged him.
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Roy gave away encouragement and god encouraged him. some people are waiting for
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God encouraged him. some people are waiting for their ship to come in.
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Some people are waiting for their ship to come in. the problem is they haven't sent
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Their ship to come in. the problem is they haven't sent their ship out. you've got to
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The problem is they haven't sent their ship out. you've got to sow that seed and it will come
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Their ship out. you've got to sow that seed and it will come back to you. when you give
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Sow that seed and it will come back to you. when you give happiness you'll receive
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Back to you. when you give happiness you'll receive happiness. when you give favor
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Happiness you'll receive happiness. when you give favor you'll receive favor.
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Happiness. when you give favor you'll receive favor. remember, it's not enough to
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You'll receive favor. remember, it's not enough to just trust god. that's
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Remember, it's not enough to just trust god. that's important but let's move on to
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Just trust god. that's important but let's move on to step two and be good to
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Important but let's move on to step two and be good to somebody.
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Step two and be good to somebody. friends, if you will learn to
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Somebody. friends, if you will learn to sow a seed in your time of need
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Friends, if you will learn to sow a seed in your time of need god promises your light will
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Sow a seed in your time of need god promises your light will break forth like the dawn.
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God promises your light will break forth like the dawn. i believe and declare your
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Break forth like the dawn. i believe and declare your healing will come. your problem
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I believe and declare your healing will come. your problem will turn around. your
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Healing will come. your problem will turn around. your relationship will be restored.
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Will turn around. your relationship will be restored. and your dreams will come to
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Relationship will be restored. and your dreams will come to pass in jesus' name.
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And your dreams will come to pass in jesus' name. do you receive it today?
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Pass in jesus' name. do you receive it today? (cheering/applause)
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Do you receive it today? (cheering/applause) we never like to close our
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(cheering/applause) we never like to close our broadcast without giving you an
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We never like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come in to my
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come in to my heart. i make you my lord and
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Of my sins. come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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Heart. i make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Savior." friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based church.
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Born again. get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Bible-based church. keep god first place. he is going to take you places
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(a
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(a that you've never dreamed of.
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That you've never dreamed of. that you've never dreamed of.
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What if every plan you set,
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What if every plan you set, every habit you formed,
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Every habit you formed, and every decision you made
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And every decision you made became a pathway
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Became a pathway to see god move in your life?
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To see god move in your life? we all have hopes and dreams;
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We all have hopes and dreams; things we're believing for.
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Things we're believing for. when you start the year
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When you start the year in faith,
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In faith, expecting god's goodness,
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Expecting god's goodness, you are setting the tone
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You are setting the tone for a blessed new year.
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We'd love to send you our 2026
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We'd love to send you our 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. you can write down your dreams
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You can write down your dreams and goals,
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And goals, plus use it for your everyday
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Plus use it for your everyday activities and reminders.
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Activities and reminders. it's important
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It's important to feed your faith
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To feed your faith on a daily basis.
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On a daily basis. this planner, it's
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This planner, it's not just a calendar,
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Not just a calendar, it's filled with scriptures
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It's filled with scriptures and inspiration
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And inspiration to help you stay encouraged
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To help you stay encouraged and keep believing
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And keep believing for what god
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For what god has put in your heart.
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Has put in your heart. 2026 is your year
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2026 is your year to see the goodness of god
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To see the goodness of god in greater ways.
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In greater ways. let go of what
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Let go of what didn't work out and get ready
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Didn't work out and get ready for the new things
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For the new things god has in store.
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God has in store. 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 the 2026
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A copy of the 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. each month features
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Each month features a fresh theme of encouragement,
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A fresh theme of encouragement, a guiding scripture
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A guiding scripture to stand on.
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To stand on. room to write your goals,
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Room to write your goals, prayers, and vision.
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thank you so much
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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A very merry christmas. till we see you next time,
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Till we see you next time, may the lord bless
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Joel Osteen - Sow A Seed In Your Time Of Need

December 13, 2025 | 29:55

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