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Joel Osteen - Start A Blessing

January 28, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Start A Blessing | January 28, 2026

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> (music playing) > joel: god bless you!
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> joel: god bless you! it's great to have you with
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It's great to have you with us today. i hope you'll
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Us today. i hope you'll stay connected with us
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Stay connected with us throughout the week.
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Throughout the week. we have a daily podcast that
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We have a daily podcast that you can download; or you can
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You can download; or you can go to our youtube channel
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Go to our youtube channel and watch the messages
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And watch the messages anytime; or you can follow
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Anytime; or you can follow us on social media.
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Us on social media. i promise you we'll keep
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I promise you we'll keep you encouraged and
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You encouraged and inspired. thanks for
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Inspired. thanks for tuning in. thanks again
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Tuning in. thanks again for coming out.
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For coming out. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this man,
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I heard about this man, he was quietly reading the
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He was quietly reading the newspaper, when his wife
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Newspaper, when his wife snuck up behind him and
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Snuck up behind him and hit him on the head with
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Hit him on the head with a frying pan.
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A frying pan. he said, "what was that
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He said, "what was that for?"
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For?" she said, "that was for the
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She said, "that was for the piece of paper i found in
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Piece of paper i found in your pocket with the name
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Your pocket with the name mary lou on it."
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Mary lou on it." he said, "oh, honey,
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He said, "oh, honey, that's just one of the
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That's just one of the horses i bet on at the
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Horses i bet on at the racetrack last week."
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Racetrack last week." she apologized and went
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She apologized and went about her business.
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About her business. two days later, she hit him
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Two days later, she hit him on the head with a bigger
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On the head with a bigger frying pan.
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Frying pan. after he woke up, he said,
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After he woke up, he said, "what in the world was that
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"what in the world was that for?"
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For?" she said, "your horse just
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She said, "your horse just called." (laughter)
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Called." (laughter) say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught i boldly confess:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about start a blessing.
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About start a blessing. the decisions we make don't
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The decisions we make don't just affect our lives; they
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Just affect our lives; they affect generations to come.
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Affect generations to come. the way you live can make it
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The way you live can make it easier on your children or
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Easier on your children or it can make it can make it
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It can make it can make it more difficult.
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More difficult. you can be a steppingstone
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You can be a steppingstone for them to do greater
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For them to do greater things or a stumbling block
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Things or a stumbling block that holds them back.
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That holds them back. no person lives and dies
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No person lives and dies unto himself.
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Unto himself. the blessing and favor that
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The blessing and favor that you're walking in today, it
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You're walking in today, it didn't happen just because
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Didn't happen just because of you, somebody went before
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Of you, somebody went before you that sowed seeds so you
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You that sowed seeds so you could be blessed.
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Could be blessed. a praying mother, a
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A praying mother, a grandfather that honored
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Grandfather that honored god, a great, great relative
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God, a great, great relative that you never met, but they
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That you never met, but they gave, they served and now
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Gave, they served and now you're reaping a harvest
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You're reaping a harvest of what they planted.
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Of what they planted. in the same way, negative
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In the same way, negative things we're dealing with
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Things we're dealing with have been passed down.
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Have been passed down. addictions, anger,
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Addictions, anger, depression, that didn't
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Depression, that didn't start with you, the good
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Start with you, the good news is, it can stop with
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News is, it can stop with you. you can be the one
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You. you can be the one to set your family on
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To set your family on a new course.
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A new course. you can start a blessing.
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You can start a blessing. you can start freedom,
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You can start freedom, you can start wholeness,
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You can start wholeness, you can start victory.
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You can start victory. when you make decisions
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When you make decisions that honor god, when you're
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That honor god, when you're generous, when you're
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Generous, when you're faithful, your life is
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Faithful, your life is not only going to be more
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Not only going to be more rewarding, more fulfilling,
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Rewarding, more fulfilling, but that faithfulness, that
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But that faithfulness, that obedience, is being credited
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Obedience, is being credited to your children's account,
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To your children's account, to your grandchildren,
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To your grandchildren, to future generations.
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To future generations. just as the negative gets
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Just as the negative gets passed down, how much more
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Passed down, how much more the positive.
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The positive. we hear a lot about
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We hear a lot about generational curses, but
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Generational curses, but there's something called
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There's something called a generational blessing.
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A generational blessing. god is keeping an account of
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God is keeping an account of every good thing you do, the
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Every good thing you do, the times you forgive when you
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Times you forgive when you could stay bitter, the times
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Could stay bitter, the times you're being your best when
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You're being your best when nobody is giving you credit.
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Nobody is giving you credit. that's not being overlooked.
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That's not being overlooked. it's accruing mercy, favor,
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It's accruing mercy, favor, blessing in your family's
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Blessing in your family's account.
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Account. grandchildren that have not
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Grandchildren that have not yet been born; great, great,
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Yet been born; great, great, grandchildren that you'll
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Grandchildren that you'll never meet, yet because of
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Never meet, yet because of you, they will be born with
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You, they will be born with a blessing on their life,
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A blessing on their life, born with favor they didn't
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Born with favor they didn't have anything to do with.
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Have anything to do with. it's because you started
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It's because you started a blessing.
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A blessing. you took the high road,
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You took the high road, you broke the addiction,
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You broke the addiction, you resisted the temptation,
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You resisted the temptation, you prayed bold prayers.
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You prayed bold prayers. not only are you going to
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Not only are you going to see god take you where
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See god take you where you've never dreamed, but
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You've never dreamed, but generations later, your
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Generations later, your family will be walking in
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Family will be walking in the blessing.
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The blessing. your descendants will see
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Your descendants will see favor and victory because
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Favor and victory because of you.
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Of you. how that should challenge
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How that should challenge us to live a life of faith,
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Us to live a life of faith, a life of excellence,
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A life of excellence, a life of generosity.
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A life of generosity. i want my descendants to do
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I want my descendants to do great things because of me,
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Great things because of me, not in spite of me.
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Not in spite of me. our children have enough
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Our children have enough to overcome without adding
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To overcome without adding of our negative baggage.
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Of our negative baggage. i want them to look back
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I want them to look back and say about you, "he put
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And say about you, "he put me further down the road,
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Me further down the road, she took our family to
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She took our family to a new level.
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A new level. they're the reason god
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They're the reason god blessed me so much."
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Blessed me so much." in genesis 14, abraham
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In genesis 14, abraham learned that his nephew lot
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Learned that his nephew lot and all of his workers had
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And all of his workers had been captured by these
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Been captured by these bandits.
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Bandits. they came in and raided
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They came in and raided their camp and took their
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Their camp and took their animals and possessions.
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Animals and possessions. abraham called his men
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Abraham called his men together to go help lot.
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Together to go help lot. they chased after them and
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They chased after them and in the middle of the night
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In the middle of the night they attacked them from
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They attacked them from all different sides.
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All different sides. they rescued lot and all of
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They rescued lot and all of his family and possessions.
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His family and possessions. plus, they gathered up the
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Plus, they gathered up the enemy's spoils.
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Enemy's spoils. it was a great victory.
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It was a great victory. as they were returning,
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As they were returning, melchizedek, the high
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Melchizedek, the high priest, met abraham to
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Priest, met abraham to congratulate him.
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Congratulate him. verse 20 says, "abraham gave
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Verse 20 says, "abraham gave melchizedek a tenth of
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Melchizedek a tenth of everything he recovered."
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Everything he recovered." that's the first place in
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That's the first place in the scripture that we see
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The scripture that we see the tithe, ten percent of
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The tithe, ten percent of our income.
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Our income. abraham didn't have to do
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Abraham didn't have to do that, it wasn't required,
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That, it wasn't required, but he was a giver.
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But he was a giver. he recognized that every
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He recognized that every good thing came from god.
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Good thing came from god. that seemed like a nice
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That seemed like a nice thing to do.
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Thing to do. just being generous, but it
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Just being generous, but it was more significant than
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Was more significant than that.
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That. abraham had a son named
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Abraham had a son named isaac, isaac had a son named
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Isaac, isaac had a son named jacob, jacob had a son named
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Jacob, jacob had a son named levi.
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Levi. levi was four generations
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Levi was four generations from abraham.
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From abraham. the scripture says in
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The scripture says in hebrews, "levi paid tithes
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Hebrews, "levi paid tithes to melchizedek through his
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To melchizedek through his ancestor abraham.
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Ancestor abraham. for although levi was not
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For although levi was not born yet, the seed from
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Born yet, the seed from which he came was in
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Which he came was in abraham's loins when he gave
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Abraham's loins when he gave the tithe to melchizedek."
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The tithe to melchizedek." this is saying, abraham gave
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This is saying, abraham gave that gift, he honored god
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That gift, he honored god and his great grandson, a
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And his great grandson, a young man he never met was
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Young man he never met was credited with paying tithes.
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Credited with paying tithes. levi came out of the womb
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Levi came out of the womb with a blessing he had
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With a blessing he had nothing to do with.
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Nothing to do with. he was born with favor
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He was born with favor because his great
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Because his great grandfather was generous.
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Grandfather was generous. he had this advantage
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He had this advantage because someone in his
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Because someone in his family line, someone that
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Family line, someone that went before him, started a
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Went before him, started a blessing.
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Blessing. when abraham gave, it didn't
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When abraham gave, it didn't just bless him.
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Just bless him. he didn't just see favor,
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He didn't just see favor, but that obedience was
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But that obedience was credited to levi's account.
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Credited to levi's account. four generations later, god
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Four generations later, god said, "i still remember the
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Said, "i still remember the good that your great
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Good that your great grandfather did.
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Grandfather did. i still remember how he
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I still remember how he served me, how he was
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Served me, how he was generous, now i'm going to
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Generous, now i'm going to bless you because of him."
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Bless you because of him." the scripture says in
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The scripture says in malachi, "when you tithe
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Malachi, "when you tithe your income, when you're
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Your income, when you're generous, when you put god
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Generous, when you put god first place, he will open
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First place, he will open the windows of heaven and
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The windows of heaven and pour out a blessing that you
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Pour out a blessing that you cannot contain."
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Cannot contain." that doesn't just mean that
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That doesn't just mean that you'll have overflow, it
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You'll have overflow, it means you can't contain it
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Means you can't contain it in your generation.
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In your generation. it's going to flow down to
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It's going to flow down to the next generation and the
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The next generation and the next.
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Next. because you honored god,
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Because you honored god, because you do the right
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Because you do the right thing when it's hard,
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Thing when it's hard, because you give, you
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Because you give, you sacrifice, god is crediting
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Sacrifice, god is crediting that to your account and to
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That to your account and to your family line's account.
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Your family line's account. blessings that you cannot
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Blessings that you cannot contain.
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Contain. i've seen this in my own
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I've seen this in my own life.
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Life. i didn't get to where i am
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I didn't get to where i am by myself.
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By myself. people that went before me
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People that went before me honored god.
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Honored god. my grandmother on my
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My grandmother on my mother's side was a godly
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Mother's side was a godly woman, so kind and loving.
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Woman, so kind and loving. she always prayed for me.
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She always prayed for me. my grandfather, her husband
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My grandfather, her husband was a giver.
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Was a giver. he lived to help others.
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He lived to help others. he was raised very poor.
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He was raised very poor. his father died when he was
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His father died when he was eight.
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Eight. he wasn't treated right by
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He wasn't treated right by the people that took him in
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The people that took him in but he never complained.
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But he never complained. he was a hard worker.
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He was a hard worker. he spent his whole career
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He spent his whole career working at the refinery in
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Working at the refinery in baytown, never missed a day
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Baytown, never missed a day of work.
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Of work. when he retired, he would
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When he retired, he would come to the church during
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Come to the church during the week and do repairs.
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The week and do repairs. i would see him under the
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I would see him under the portable buildings working
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Portable buildings working on the plumbing, fixing some
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On the plumbing, fixing some kind of problem.
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Kind of problem. when he passed away at the
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When he passed away at the age of ninety-six, we found
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Age of ninety-six, we found a book where he kept a
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A book where he kept a record of all of his giving,
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Record of all of his giving, all handwritten.
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All handwritten. it had the date, the amount
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It had the date, the amount he gave and where he gave
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He gave and where he gave it.
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It. thirty dollars to lakewood,
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Thirty dollars to lakewood, twenty dollars to central
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Twenty dollars to central baptist, twelve dollars to
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Baptist, twelve dollars to the building fund.
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The building fund. decades of giving listed in
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Decades of giving listed in this book.
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This book. no wonder i'm blessed.
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No wonder i'm blessed. no wonder i've stepped into
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No wonder i've stepped into houses that i didn't build,
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Houses that i didn't build, vineyards that i didn't
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Vineyards that i didn't plant.
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Plant. people that went before me
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People that went before me honored god, now i'm walking
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Honored god, now i'm walking in the blessing in part
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In the blessing in part because of them.
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Because of them. my grandfather couldn't
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My grandfather couldn't contain it all.
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Contain it all. not long before my
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Not long before my grandfather passed, he came
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Grandfather passed, he came over to our house one
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Over to our house one evening for dinner.
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Evening for dinner. victoria and i had been
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Victoria and i had been married for a few years and
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Married for a few years and we were living in this
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We were living in this two-story house that we had
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Two-story house that we had just built.
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Just built. he looked around, and it was
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He looked around, and it was so hard for him to take it
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So hard for him to take it in.
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In. he built his house for
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He built his house for twenty-seven hundred dollars
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Twenty-seven hundred dollars back in the 1930's.
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Back in the 1930's. they lived there their whole
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They lived there their whole life.
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Life. it was very comfortable but
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It was very comfortable but very small.
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Very small. he was so amazed that we had
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He was so amazed that we had a two-story home and how
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A two-story home and how there was plenty of room.
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There was plenty of room. at one point he came to the
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At one point he came to the back window and saw our
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Back window and saw our garage.
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Garage. it was detached from the
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It was detached from the house about twenty feet
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House about twenty feet away.
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Away. he said, "joel who lives
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He said, "joel who lives there?"
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There?" i kind of laughed and said,
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I kind of laughed and said, "granddaddy that's our
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"granddaddy that's our garage.
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Garage. that's a part of our house."
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That's a part of our house." he said, "my goodness joel,
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He said, "my goodness joel, you have another building?"
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You have another building?" that's what happens when you
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That's what happens when you start a blessing.
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Start a blessing. your children, your
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Your children, your grandchildren are going to
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Grandchildren are going to step into blessings, favor,
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Step into blessings, favor, influence like you've never
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Influence like you've never dreamed.
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Dreamed. what you can't contain is
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What you can't contain is going to spill over onto
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Going to spill over onto them.
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Them. in the generations to come,
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In the generations to come, because you started the
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Because you started the blessing, your family line
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Blessing, your family line is going to see god's
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Is going to see god's goodness in ways that don't
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Goodness in ways that don't make sense, favor that they
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Make sense, favor that they didn't deserve, mercy when
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Didn't deserve, mercy when they made mistakes.
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They made mistakes. maybe you have children,
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Maybe you have children, grandchildren that are off
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Grandchildren that are off course, family members that
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Course, family members that are not making good
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Are not making good decisions.
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Decisions. don't worry, they're coming
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Don't worry, they're coming back.
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Back. the scripture talks about
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The scripture talks about how you can store up mercy
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How you can store up mercy for your children and future
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For your children and future generations.
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Generations. because you're doing the
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Because you're doing the right thing, mercy is going
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Right thing, mercy is going into your family line's
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Into your family line's account.
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Account. every time you sing in the
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Every time you sing in the choir, you serve in kid's
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Choir, you serve in kid's life, you take care of that
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Life, you take care of that elderly neighbor, you just
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Elderly neighbor, you just deposited mercy.
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Deposited mercy. when you go the extra mile
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When you go the extra mile at work, you have a good
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At work, you have a good attitude when things aren't
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Attitude when things aren't going your way, you
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Going your way, you sacrifice to give when you
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Sacrifice to give when you could use those funds for
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Could use those funds for something you want, that
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Something you want, that doesn't go unnoticed by our
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Doesn't go unnoticed by our god.
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God. you're not only going to see
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You're not only going to see a harvest but you're storing
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A harvest but you're storing up mercy.
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Up mercy. twenty-three years after
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Twenty-three years after david died, his son king
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David died, his son king solomon was on the throne.
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Solomon was on the throne. he wasn't making good
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He wasn't making good decisions.
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Decisions. he married foreign wives,
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He married foreign wives, started worshipping their
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Started worshipping their idols.
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Idols. he knew better, but he let
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He knew better, but he let his guard down.
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His guard down. this could have been the
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This could have been the end; we never hear about him
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End; we never hear about him anymore.
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Anymore. but god said in 1 kings,
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But god said in 1 kings, "solomon, i would normally
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"solomon, i would normally take this kingdom away from
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Take this kingdom away from you.
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You. you've done wrong in my
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You've done wrong in my sight, however, i will not
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Sight, however, i will not do it, for your father
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Do it, for your father david's sake."
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David's sake." david started a blessing and
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David started a blessing and even after he died, his
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Even after he died, his children were walking in the
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Children were walking in the blessing.
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Blessing. they received mercy because
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They received mercy because of how he lived.
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Of how he lived. 305 years after david was
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305 years after david was gone, eight generations, one
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Gone, eight generations, one of his descendants was on
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Of his descendants was on the throne, king hezekiah.
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The throne, king hezekiah. jerusalem was surrounded by
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Jerusalem was surrounded by a huge army and about to be
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A huge army and about to be attacked.
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Attacked. it looked like hezekiah was
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It looked like hezekiah was done, no way out.
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Done, no way out. but god sent an angel that
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But god sent an angel that destroyed 185,000 of the
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Destroyed 185,000 of the enemy troops.
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Enemy troops. in a split second the army
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In a split second the army was defeated and hezekiah's
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Was defeated and hezekiah's life was spared.
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Life was spared. i can imagine, hezekiah
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I can imagine, hezekiah saying, "god what did i do
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Saying, "god what did i do to deserve that kind of
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To deserve that kind of favor, that kind of
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Favor, that kind of protection?"
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Protection?" god said, "hezekiah, it
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God said, "hezekiah, it wasn't anything you did but
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Wasn't anything you did but there was a man in your
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There was a man in your family line named david, he
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Family line named david, he honored me with his life, he
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Honored me with his life, he started a blessing, he
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Started a blessing, he stored up mercy, now 305
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Stored up mercy, now 305 years later, you're walking
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Years later, you're walking in the favor, the
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In the favor, the protection, the blessing
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Protection, the blessing that he deposited into your
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That he deposited into your account."
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Account." there are people in your
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There are people in your family line that are going
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Family line that are going to see mercy because you
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To see mercy because you started a blessing.
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Started a blessing. you're the david, you're
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You're the david, you're honoring god.
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Honoring god. he sees you taking the high
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He sees you taking the high road.
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Road. he sees you going out of
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He sees you going out of your way to be good to that
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Your way to be good to that friend.
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Friend. he sees you resisting the
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He sees you resisting the temptation.
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Temptation. he sees you getting up early
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He sees you getting up early to thank him.
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To thank him. he's not only going to show
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He's not only going to show you blessing; but that
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You blessing; but that blessing, you're not going
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Blessing, you're not going to be able to contain it.
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To be able to contain it. it's going to spill over to
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It's going to spill over to your children, your
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Your children, your grandchildren, to people in
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Grandchildren, to people in your family line.
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Your family line. they're going to be born
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They're going to be born with a blessing because of
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With a blessing because of you, born with favor because
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You, born with favor because you're a giver, born with
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You're a giver, born with mercy because you showed
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Mercy because you showed mercy, born with an
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Mercy, born with an advantage because of your
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Advantage because of your faithfulness.
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Faithfulness. i met a man after the
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I met a man after the service.
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Service. when he was in his early
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When he was in his early twenties, he lost his way in
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Twenties, he lost his way in life.
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Life. he was discouraged and
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He was discouraged and didn't know what to do.
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Didn't know what to do. one evening, he was walking
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One evening, he was walking around downtown with no
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Around downtown with no purpose.
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Purpose. my father was going to an
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My father was going to an event and saw him across the
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Event and saw him across the street.
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Street. he felt compassion toward
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He felt compassion toward him, so he went over and
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Him, so he went over and started talking to him.
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Started talking to him. he told him how god had a
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He told him how god had a plan for his life and how
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Plan for his life and how the dreams he'd put on the
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The dreams he'd put on the inside could still come to
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Inside could still come to pass; that he had a bright
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Pass; that he had a bright future.
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Future. it was like something woke
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It was like something woke up on the inside.
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Up on the inside. his passion and purpose came
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His passion and purpose came back to life.
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Back to life. my father handed him a
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My father handed him a hundred-dollar bill.
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Hundred-dollar bill. he hugged him and walked
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He hugged him and walked away.
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Away. that young man began to
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That young man began to weep.
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Weep. he told how that was a
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He told how that was a turning point in his life.
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Turning point in his life. he got back on his feet, he
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He got back on his feet, he went back to school,
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Went back to school, finished his college
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Finished his college education, he went on to
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Education, he went on to medical school and became a
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Medical school and became a surgeon.
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Surgeon. today he's very successful,
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Today he's very successful, a leader in his field.
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A leader in his field. he said, "joel, i never got
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He said, "joel, i never got to thank your father, but i
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To thank your father, but i wanted at least to thank
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Wanted at least to thank you."
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You." he handed me a check for the
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He handed me a check for the ministry, many times more
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Ministry, many times more than the hundred dollars my
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Than the hundred dollars my father gave him.
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Father gave him. how many times have i looked
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How many times have i looked back and said, "thank you
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Back and said, "thank you daddy, you made my life
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Daddy, you made my life easier.
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Easier. thank you, granddaddy, your
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Thank you, granddaddy, your sacrifices put me further
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Sacrifices put me further down the road.
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Down the road. thank you, grandmother,
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Thank you, grandmother, thank you mother, your
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Thank you mother, your prayers, your love, your
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Prayers, your love, your devotion has thrust me where
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Devotion has thrust me where i can't go on my own."
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I can't go on my own." i've had a lot of people put
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I've had a lot of people put good things into my account,
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Good things into my account, nothing i had anything to do
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Nothing i had anything to do with.
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With. now i want to make sure i
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Now i want to make sure i keep that blessing going.
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Keep that blessing going. i'm not going to compromise
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I'm not going to compromise and take the easy way out.
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And take the easy way out. i'm not going to live
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I'm not going to live selfishly and only think of
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Selfishly and only think of me.
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Me. i'm not going to be average;
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I'm not going to be average; i'm going to be exceptional.
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I'm going to be exceptional. i'm not going to settle for
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I'm not going to settle for mediocrity, i'm going to
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Mediocrity, i'm going to believe big, i'm going to
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Believe big, i'm going to take bold steps.
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Take bold steps. i want to live my life in
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I want to live my life in such a way that years from
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Such a way that years from now my children, my
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Now my children, my grandchildren, will look
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Grandchildren, will look back and say, "i'm better
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Back and say, "i'm better off because of joel.
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Off because of joel. he was a giver, he was
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He was a giver, he was excellent, he was faithful,
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Excellent, he was faithful, he set new standards."
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He set new standards." how this should challenge us
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How this should challenge us to be our very best.
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To be our very best. not get sidetracked by petty
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Not get sidetracked by petty things, offended, trying to
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Things, offended, trying to pay people back,
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Pay people back, compromising, giving in to
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Compromising, giving in to the same temptations.
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The same temptations. mediocre, "i don't feel like
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Mediocre, "i don't feel like being my best, joel, i'm
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Being my best, joel, i'm tired."
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Tired." no start a blessing, make
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No start a blessing, make your life count.
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Your life count. you're affecting generations
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You're affecting generations to come.
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To come. you can pass down blessings,
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You can pass down blessings, favor, generosity,
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Favor, generosity, faithfulness.
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Faithfulness. or you can pass down
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Or you can pass down dysfunction, bitterness,
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Dysfunction, bitterness, mediocrity.
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Mediocrity. that may be what's been
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That may be what's been passed to you, you may not
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Passed to you, you may not have had a lot of good
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Have had a lot of good things put into your
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Things put into your account.
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Account. that means you're the one to
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That means you're the one to start the blessing.
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Start the blessing. you're the one to start the
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You're the one to start the favor, to start the freedom.
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Favor, to start the freedom. god is counting on you to
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God is counting on you to raise the bar, to take your
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Raise the bar, to take your family to a new level.
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Family to a new level. in the scripture, isaac's
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In the scripture, isaac's wife rebekah, was very
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Wife rebekah, was very dishonest.
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Dishonest. she manipulated her
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She manipulated her children, had her son jacob,
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Children, had her son jacob, dress up like his brother
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Dress up like his brother esau to trick their father.
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Esau to trick their father. she deceived her husband to
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She deceived her husband to get her way.
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Get her way. her son jacob turned out
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Her son jacob turned out just like her.
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Just like her. he was deceptive, dishonest.
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He was deceptive, dishonest. he tricked is brother out of
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He tricked is brother out of his birthright.
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His birthright. jacob's uncle, a man named
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Jacob's uncle, a man named laban had the same problem.
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Laban had the same problem. he deceived jacob.
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He deceived jacob. that was a spirit of
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That was a spirit of deception that kept getting
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Deception that kept getting passed from generation to
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Passed from generation to generation.
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Generation. it wasn't a coincidence that
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It wasn't a coincidence that the mother had it and the
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The mother had it and the son and the uncle.
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Son and the uncle. it will continue until
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It will continue until someone makes the decision
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Someone makes the decision that they're going to start
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That they're going to start a blessing.
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A blessing. they're not going to keep
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They're not going to keep passing down the
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Passing down the dysfunction, the addictions,
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Dysfunction, the addictions, the bitterness.
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The bitterness. jacob came to this point
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Jacob came to this point where he was tired of living
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Where he was tired of living this way.
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This way. his whole life he'd been a
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His whole life he'd been a deceiver, tricking people,
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Deceiver, tricking people, being dishonest.
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Being dishonest. he wanted to make things
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He wanted to make things right.
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Right. he went down to the brook
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He went down to the brook to get alone with god.
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To get alone with god. that night an angel came and
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That night an angel came and said, "god is changing your
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Said, "god is changing your name.
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Name. you will no longer be called
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You will no longer be called jacob, which means
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Jacob, which means trickster, your new name
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Trickster, your new name will be israel, which means
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Will be israel, which means prince with god."
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Prince with god." he left there with a new
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He left there with a new attitude and a new passion
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Attitude and a new passion to do the right thing.
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To do the right thing. he knew he needed to ask his
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He knew he needed to ask his brother esau for
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Brother esau for forgiveness.
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Forgiveness. they had been estranged for
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They had been estranged for years.
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Years. when jacob stole his
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When jacob stole his birthright, esau was so
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Birthright, esau was so angry, jacob had to flee for
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Angry, jacob had to flee for his life.
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His life. now years later, jacob
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Now years later, jacob wanted to return home, the
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Wanted to return home, the only way to get there was to
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Only way to get there was to go through the land owned by
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Go through the land owned by esau.
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Esau. jacob sent messengers with
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Jacob sent messengers with gifts to ask esau if he
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Gifts to ask esau if he would see him.
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Would see him. esau agreed and he was
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Esau agreed and he was coming with four hundred of
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Coming with four hundred of his men.
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His men. finally, the big moment
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Finally, the big moment arrived.
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Arrived. jacob saw esau coming with
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Jacob saw esau coming with all of his men.
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All of his men. he was about to meet the
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He was about to meet the brother that he had cheated
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Brother that he had cheated and took the double portion
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And took the double portion from, the inheritance that
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From, the inheritance that belonged to him.
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Belonged to him. i'm sure his adrenaline was
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I'm sure his adrenaline was flowing, he was on edge,
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Flowing, he was on edge, wondering how esau was going
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Wondering how esau was going to respond.
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To respond. jacob had someone take his
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Jacob had someone take his family to the side,
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Family to the side, including his young son
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Including his young son joseph.
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Joseph. as a little boy joseph was
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As a little boy joseph was watching all this drama play
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Watching all this drama play out.
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Out. he had no doubt heard
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He had no doubt heard stories how his father had
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Stories how his father had cheated his uncle, how esau
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Cheated his uncle, how esau was upset and how he
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Was upset and how he wouldn't speak to them.
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Wouldn't speak to them. you can imagine how fearful
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You can imagine how fearful little joseph was.
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Little joseph was. when esau was a couple
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When esau was a couple hundred yards away, jacob
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Hundred yards away, jacob bowed down seven times in
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Bowed down seven times in humility.
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Humility. esau took off running toward
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Esau took off running toward him.
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Him. jacob thought, "that's it,
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Jacob thought, "that's it, i'm done."
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I'm done." but when esau got to him, he
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But when esau got to him, he grabbed jacob and hugged
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Grabbed jacob and hugged him.
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Him. the scripture says, "he
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The scripture says, "he threw his arms around jacob
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Threw his arms around jacob and they kissed."
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And they kissed." they both began to weep.
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They both began to weep. i can imagine esau looking
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I can imagine esau looking over and asking, "who are
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Over and asking, "who are all these people?"
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All these people?" jacob said, "that's my
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Jacob said, "that's my family."
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Family." "well, who's this little
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"well, who's this little boy?"
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Boy?" "that's my son joseph,
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"that's my son joseph, that's your nephew."
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That's your nephew." i can see esau walking over
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I can see esau walking over and hugging little joseph.
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And hugging little joseph. what jacob thought would be
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What jacob thought would be strife and contention,
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Strife and contention, turned out to be an
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Turned out to be an incredible act of kindness,
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Incredible act of kindness, an incredible show of mercy.
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An incredible show of mercy. fast forward many years
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Fast forward many years later.
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Later. now this little boy joseph
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Now this little boy joseph is a grown man.
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Is a grown man. he's been betrayed by his
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He's been betrayed by his brothers, sold into slavery,
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Brothers, sold into slavery, falsely accused and put in
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Falsely accused and put in prison.
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Prison. after thirteen years, he was
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After thirteen years, he was vindicated and promoted to
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Vindicated and promoted to the prime minister of egypt.
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The prime minister of egypt. there was a great famine in
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There was a great famine in the land but because of the
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The land but because of the blessing on joseph, he had
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Blessing on joseph, he had great wisdom, he helped the
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Great wisdom, he helped the egyptians store up food and
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Egyptians store up food and they had plenty.
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They had plenty. one day joseph's brothers,
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One day joseph's brothers, the same ones that threw him
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The same ones that threw him into the pit, showed up at
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Into the pit, showed up at the palace looking for food.
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The palace looking for food. joseph walked out to meet
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Joseph walked out to meet them, but they didn't
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Them, but they didn't recognize him.
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Recognize him. they hadn't seen him in
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They hadn't seen him in years.
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Years. they bowed down before
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They bowed down before joseph, in respect, in
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Joseph, in respect, in humility.
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Humility. suddenly joseph flashed back
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Suddenly joseph flashed back to that time as a little
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To that time as a little boy, when he saw his father
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Boy, when he saw his father bow down before esau.
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Bow down before esau. it's the same scenario
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It's the same scenario playing out, but this time
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Playing out, but this time he's not the little boy,
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He's not the little boy, he's in esau's position.
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He's in esau's position. he remembered how esau had
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He remembered how esau had mercy on his father and how
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Mercy on his father and how esau treated them with
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Esau treated them with kindness and respect.
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Kindness and respect. joseph looked at his
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Joseph looked at his brothers, when he could have
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Brothers, when he could have paid them back, when he
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Paid them back, when he could have gotten revenge.
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Could have gotten revenge. instead, he treated them
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Instead, he treated them like esau treated his
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Like esau treated his father.
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Father. the scripture says, "he
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The scripture says, "he threw his arms around his
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Threw his arms around his brothers, embracing them and
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Brothers, embracing them and kissing them."
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Kissing them." notice what got passed down,
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Notice what got passed down, mercy, forgiveness,
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Mercy, forgiveness, kindness.
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Kindness. if esau would have tried to
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If esau would have tried to get even and paid jacob
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Get even and paid jacob back, this scene would have
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Back, this scene would have been completely different.
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Been completely different. if he had passed down anger,
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If he had passed down anger, bitterness, dysfunction,
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Bitterness, dysfunction, that's how joseph would have
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That's how joseph would have responded.
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Responded. it would have gone from
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It would have gone from generation to generation.
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Generation to generation. what made the difference?
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What made the difference? esau started a blessing.
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Esau started a blessing. esau said, "i am not going
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Esau said, "i am not going to live angry, offended,
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To live angry, offended, paying people back, i'm
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Paying people back, i'm going to show mercy.
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Going to show mercy. i'm going to model for my
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I'm going to model for my family, my children, my
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Family, my children, my nephews, love, kindness,
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Nephews, love, kindness, forgiveness."
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Forgiveness." you may have a good reason
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You may have a good reason to live offended, angry,
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To live offended, angry, dysfunctional.
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Dysfunctional. it's what you've seen
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It's what you've seen modeled, or somebody did you
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Modeled, or somebody did you wrong.
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Wrong. you can be an esau.
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You can be an esau. you can set your family on a
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You can set your family on a new course.
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New course. the decisions you make will
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The decisions you make will affect generations to come.
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Affect generations to come. it just needs someone to
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It just needs someone to start a blessing, to start
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Start a blessing, to start forgiveness, to start
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Forgiveness, to start freedom, to start
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Freedom, to start excellence.
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Excellence. why don't you let that be
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Why don't you let that be you?
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You? you wouldn't be hearing this
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You wouldn't be hearing this if you weren't called to
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If you weren't called to help your family come up
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Help your family come up higher in some way.
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Higher in some way. let's start passing down
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Let's start passing down good things.
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Good things. like abraham, let's pass
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Like abraham, let's pass down generosity, let's make
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Down generosity, let's make it easier on those that come
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It easier on those that come after us.
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After us. like esau, let's break any
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Like esau, let's break any generational curse and let's
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Generational curse and let's start the generational
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Start the generational blessing.
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Blessing. let's deposit good things
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Let's deposit good things into their accounts.
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Into their accounts. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, you're not only
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And declare, you're not only going to rise higher and see
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Going to rise higher and see god's favor, but like with
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God's favor, but like with levi, your children and
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Levi, your children and future generations are going
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Future generations are going to have an advantage.
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To have an advantage. they're going to be born
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They're going to be born with a blessing.
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With a blessing. because of your
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Because of your faithfulness, they're going
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Faithfulness, they're going to go further, they're going
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To go further, they're going to accomplish more, they're
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To accomplish more, they're going to become all they
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Going to become all they were created to be, in
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Were created to be, in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today? (amen)
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It's a new year.
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It's a new year. time to see the impossible
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Time to see the impossible become possible.
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Become possible. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. life's setbacks are about
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Life's setbacks are about to become god's setups
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To become god's setups for new opportunity.
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For new opportunity. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. cherished dreams
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Cherished dreams will become unexpected reality.
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Will become unexpected reality. the start of the new year
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The start of the new year is the perfect time
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Is the perfect time to reset your focus,
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To reset your focus, release disappointments
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Release disappointments of the past,
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Of the past, and get ready for
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And get ready for the new things
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The new things god has in store.
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Every january,
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Every january, we create
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We create a new 365-day
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A new 365-day devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. i'd love to send it to you.
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I'd love to send it to you. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with inspiration,
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With inspiration, scripture, and uplifting
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Scripture, and uplifting declarations
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Declarations to fuel your faith.
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To fuel your faith. when you begin the day thanking
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When you begin the day thanking god for what he's done,
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God for what he's done, speaking victory
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Speaking victory over your future,
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Over your future, you're positioning yourself
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You're positioning yourself for a blessed,
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For a blessed, favor-filled year.
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Favor-filled year. amazing things happen
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Amazing things happen when you keep god first place.
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When you keep god first place. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this first month of the year,
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This first month of the year, we would like to send you
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A copy
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026 devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. do you want to overcome
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Do you want to overcome your most pressing
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Your most pressing challenges in 2026?
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Challenges in 2026? do you want to see your life
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Do you want to see your life take off in new directions
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Take off in new directions of influence,
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Of influence, favor and provision
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Favor and provision in the year ahead?
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In the year ahead? with this daily encouragement,
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With this daily encouragement, you'll not only smile
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You'll not only smile at your day,
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At your day, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that god is smiling
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That god is smiling on your entire life.
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On your entire life. each day
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Each day will be a fresh new day.
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Will be a fresh new day. turn discouragement
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Turn discouragement to encouragement.
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To encouragement. frustration to fulfillment.
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Frustration to fulfillment. anxiety to overcoming.
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Anxiety to overcoming. using this devotional calendar
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Using this devotional calendar is as easy as one, two, three.
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Is as easy as one, two, three. one: wake up with an expectancy
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One: wake up with an expectancy in your heart.
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In your heart. two: reflect
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Two: reflect on the daily scripture verse
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On the daily scripture verse and devotional from joel.
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And devotional from joel. three:
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Three: capture the lord's
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Capture the lord's promises to you
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Promises to you on journaling lines
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On journaling lines for writing and reflection.
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For writing and reflection. 2026 is going to be
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2026 is going to be one of your best years ever.
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One of your best years ever. we're going to help you
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We're going to help you stay in faith
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So you can see
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The goodness of god
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The goodness of god in new ways.
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In new ways. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day and we want to
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And we want to thank you for your prayer
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Thank you for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is impacting
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Your generosity is impacting lives around the world.
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Lives around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online live
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Every sunday morning. download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube
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Watch on youtube or the new joel osteen network
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24 hours a day. of course,
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Of course, listen live on sirius
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Listen live on sirius xm as well.
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Xm as well. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. request your copy of the 2026
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Request your copy of the 2026 devotional calendar today
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With your gift of any amount. also, no matter what season
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Also, no matter what season you're in,
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You're in, god wants to speak into each
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God wants to speak into each and every moment.
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And every moment. god's word for
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God's word for every season is a guided
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Every season is a guided journal series
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Journal series designed to help you slow down,
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Designed to help you slow down, write out
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Write out scripture, and reflect
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Scripture, and reflect on its truth,
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On its truth, one verse at a time.
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One verse at a time. as you engage with his word,
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As you engage with his word, you'll discover fresh strength,
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You'll discover fresh strength, deeper peace,
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Deeper peace, and timely encouragement
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Joel Osteen - Start A Blessing

January 28, 2026 | 27:29

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