Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Stay Passionate About Life

September 13, 2025 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Stay Passionate About Life | September 13, 2025

(applause)
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(applause) well, god bless you.
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(applause) well, god bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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Well, god bless you. it's a joy to come into your homes. we love you.
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It's a joy to come into your homes. we love you. if you're ever in our area
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Homes. we love you. if you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of
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If you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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One of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in today.
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Feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in today. thank you again for coming out.
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So much for tuning in today. thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something
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Thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something funny each week.
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I like to start with something funny each week. i heard about these three men
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Funny each week. i heard about these three men that were traveling together:
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I heard about these three men that were traveling together: a hindu priest, a jewish rabbi
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That were traveling together: a hindu priest, a jewish rabbi and a televangelist.
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A hindu priest, a jewish rabbi and a televangelist. they stopped at a farmhouse for
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And a televangelist. they stopped at a farmhouse for lodging.
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They stopped at a farmhouse for lodging. the farmer said, "i only have
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Lodging. the farmer said, "i only have room for two in the house.
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The farmer said, "i only have room for two in the house. someone is going to have to stay
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Room for two in the house. someone is going to have to stay in the barn."
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Someone is going to have to stay in the barn." the hindu priest said, "i'll do
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In the barn." the hindu priest said, "i'll do it."
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The hindu priest said, "i'll do it." a few minutes there was a knock
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It." a few minutes there was a knock on the door. he said, "i can't
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A few minutes there was a knock on the door. he said, "i can't stay out there. there's a cow
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On the door. he said, "i can't stay out there. there's a cow and cows are sacred in our
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Stay out there. there's a cow and cows are sacred in our religion."
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And cows are sacred in our religion." the jewish rabbi said, "i'll do
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Religion." the jewish rabbi said, "i'll do it."
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The jewish rabbi said, "i'll do it." a few minutes there was a knock
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It." a few minutes there was a knock on the door. he said, "i can't
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A few minutes there was a knock on the door. he said, "i can't stay out there. there's a pig
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On the door. he said, "i can't stay out there. there's a pig and that wouldn't be kosher."
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Stay out there. there's a pig and that wouldn't be kosher." the televangelist finally said,
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And that wouldn't be kosher." the televangelist finally said, "all right. i'll do it."
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The televangelist finally said, "all right. i'll do it." in a few minutes there was a
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"all right. i'll do it." in a few minutes there was a knock on the door.
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In a few minutes there was a knock on the door. it was the cow and the pig.
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Knock on the door. it was the cow and the pig. (laughter)
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It was the cow and the pig. (laughter) hold up your bible.
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(laughter) hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess:
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today about staying passionate
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I want to talk to you today about staying passionate about life.
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About staying passionate about life. the word, "enthusiasm" comes
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About life. the word, "enthusiasm" comes from the greek word "entheos."
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The word, "enthusiasm" comes from the greek word "entheos." "theos" is god.
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From the greek word "entheos." "theos" is god. when you're enthusiastic it
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"theos" is god. when you're enthusiastic it simply means you are full of
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When you're enthusiastic it simply means you are full of god.
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Simply means you are full of god. when you get up in the morning
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God. when you get up in the morning excited about your future,
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When you get up in the morning excited about your future, recognizing that day is a gift
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Excited about your future, recognizing that day is a gift and you go out with a spring in
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Recognizing that day is a gift and you go out with a spring in your step, pursuing your goals,
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And you go out with a spring in your step, pursuing your goals, passionate about life, then god
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Your step, pursuing your goals, passionate about life, then god will breathe in your direction.
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Passionate about life, then god will breathe in your direction. studies even tell us people that
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Will breathe in your direction. studies even tell us people that are enthusiastic get better
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Studies even tell us people that are enthusiastic get better breaks.
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Are enthusiastic get better breaks. they're promoted more often.
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Breaks. they're promoted more often. that's not a coincidence.
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They're promoted more often. that's not a coincidence. when you're full of passion you
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That's not a coincidence. when you're full of passion you have the favor of god.
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When you're full of passion you have the favor of god. but too many people have lost
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Have the favor of god. but too many people have lost their enthusiasm. at one time
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But too many people have lost their enthusiasm. at one time they were excited about their
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Their enthusiasm. at one time they were excited about their dreams, excited about their
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They were excited about their dreams, excited about their marriage, excited about their
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Dreams, excited about their marriage, excited about their future, but along the way they
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Marriage, excited about their future, but along the way they had some setbacks. they didn't
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Future, but along the way they had some setbacks. they didn't get the promotion they wanted.
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Had some setbacks. they didn't get the promotion they wanted. they went through a health
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Get the promotion they wanted. they went through a health issue. a relationship didn't
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They went through a health issue. a relationship didn't work out. now it's taken the
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Issue. a relationship didn't work out. now it's taken the wind out of their sails.
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Work out. now it's taken the wind out of their sails. they're just going through the
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Wind out of their sails. they're just going through the motions of life: getting up,
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They're just going through the motions of life: getting up, going to work, coming home,
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Motions of life: getting up, going to work, coming home, going to bed. no zeal.
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Going to work, coming home, going to bed. no zeal. no enthusiasm. but god didn't
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Going to bed. no zeal. no enthusiasm. but god didn't breathe his life into us to
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No enthusiasm. but god didn't breathe his life into us to drag through the day.
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Breathe his life into us to drag through the day. he didn't create us in his
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Drag through the day. he didn't create us in his image, crown us with his favor,
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He didn't create us in his image, crown us with his favor, equip us with his power to just
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Image, crown us with his favor, equip us with his power to just go through the motions with no
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Equip us with his power to just go through the motions with no enthusiasm.
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Go through the motions with no enthusiasm. you may have had some setbacks,
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Enthusiasm. you may have had some setbacks, the wind may have been taken out
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You may have had some setbacks, the wind may have been taken out of your sail, but this is a new
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The wind may have been taken out of your sail, but this is a new day. god wants to breathe new
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Of your sail, but this is a new day. god wants to breathe new life back into you.
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Day. god wants to breathe new life back into you. if you'll get your fire back,
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Life back into you. if you'll get your fire back, get your passion back, the wind
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If you'll get your fire back, get your passion back, the wind will start blowing once again,
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Get your passion back, the wind will start blowing once again, not against you, but when you're
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Will start blowing once again, not against you, but when you're in agreement with god, he can
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Not against you, but when you're in agreement with god, he can cause the wind to shift in your
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In agreement with god, he can cause the wind to shift in your direction.
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Cause the wind to shift in your direction. a couple of years ago i was
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Direction. a couple of years ago i was watching the news when captain
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A couple of years ago i was watching the news when captain sullenberger successfully
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Watching the news when captain sullenberger successfully landed a jet airplane in the
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Sullenberger successfully landed a jet airplane in the hudson river.
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Landed a jet airplane in the hudson river. all 155 passengers survived.
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Hudson river. all 155 passengers survived. it's known as "the miracle on
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All 155 passengers survived. it's known as "the miracle on the hudson."
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It's known as "the miracle on the hudson." a reporter asked this one
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The hudson." a reporter asked this one passenger, a man that had just
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A reporter asked this one passenger, a man that had just been rescued, what he thought
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Passenger, a man that had just been rescued, what he thought about it all.
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Been rescued, what he thought about it all. he was soaking wet, freezing
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About it all. he was soaking wet, freezing cold, a little bit frazzled, but
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He was soaking wet, freezing cold, a little bit frazzled, but he had this incredible glow
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Cold, a little bit frazzled, but he had this incredible glow about him, an excitement in his
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He had this incredible glow about him, an excitement in his voice.
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About him, an excitement in his voice. i'll never forget what he said.
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Voice. i'll never forget what he said. he told the reporter, "i was
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I'll never forget what he said. he told the reporter, "i was alive before but now i'm really
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He told the reporter, "i was alive before but now i'm really alive."
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Alive before but now i'm really alive." my question to you, "are you
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Alive." my question to you, "are you really alive?"
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My question to you, "are you really alive?" are you passionate about the
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Really alive?" are you passionate about the life god has given you?
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Are you passionate about the life god has given you? do you get up every morning with
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Life god has given you? do you get up every morning with enthusiasm, pursuing your
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Do you get up every morning with enthusiasm, pursuing your dreams?
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Enthusiasm, pursuing your dreams? or are you stuck in a rut, going
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Dreams? or are you stuck in a rut, going through the motions, letting the
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Or are you stuck in a rut, going through the motions, letting the pressures of life weigh you
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Through the motions, letting the pressures of life weigh you down?
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Pressures of life weigh you down? no, god doesn't want you to just
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Down? no, god doesn't want you to just be alive, just exist; just
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No, god doesn't want you to just be alive, just exist; just endure. he wants you to be
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Be alive, just exist; just endure. he wants you to be really alive.
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Endure. he wants you to be really alive. you have seeds of greatness on
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Really alive. you have seeds of greatness on the inside. there is something
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You have seeds of greatness on the inside. there is something more for you to accomplish.
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The inside. there is something more for you to accomplish. the day you quit being excited
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More for you to accomplish. the day you quit being excited about your future is the day you
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The day you quit being excited about your future is the day you quit living.
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About your future is the day you quit living. the day you quit being
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Quit living. the day you quit being passionate about what's in front
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The day you quit being passionate about what's in front of you is the day you go from
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Passionate about what's in front of you is the day you go from living to existing.
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Of you is the day you go from living to existing. in the natural there may not be
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Living to existing. in the natural there may not be anything exciting in your
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In the natural there may not be anything exciting in your future.
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Anything exciting in your future. when you look out you may see
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Future. when you look out you may see just more of the same.
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When you look out you may see just more of the same. you could easily have the blahs.
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Just more of the same. you could easily have the blahs. but you've got to dig your heels
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You could easily have the blahs. but you've got to dig your heels in and say like david, "this is
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But you've got to dig your heels in and say like david, "this is another day the lord has made.
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In and say like david, "this is another day the lord has made. i refuse to drag through it with
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Another day the lord has made. i refuse to drag through it with no passion." (applause)
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I refuse to drag through it with no passion." (applause) "i am grateful that i'm alive.
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No passion." (applause) "i am grateful that i'm alive. i'm grateful that i can breathe
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"i am grateful that i'm alive. i'm grateful that i can breathe without pain. i'm grateful that
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I'm grateful that i can breathe without pain. i'm grateful that i have a family. i'm grateful
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Without pain. i'm grateful that i have a family. i'm grateful that i wasn't harmed in that
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I have a family. i'm grateful that i wasn't harmed in that accident. i'm not just alive;
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That i wasn't harmed in that accident. i'm not just alive; i'm really alive."
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Accident. i'm not just alive; i'm really alive." when you release your passion
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I'm really alive." when you release your passion like that then your faith allows
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When you release your passion like that then your faith allows god to do amazing things.
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Like that then your faith allows god to do amazing things. that's what the apostle paul
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God to do amazing things. that's what the apostle paul told timothy in this passage.
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That's what the apostle paul told timothy in this passage. "stir up the gift. fan the
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Told timothy in this passage. "stir up the gift. fan the flame."
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"stir up the gift. fan the flame." every day we have to make the
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Flame." every day we have to make the decision, "i am not going to get
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Every day we have to make the decision, "i am not going to get stuck in a rut.
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Decision, "i am not going to get stuck in a rut. i am not going to take this day
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Stuck in a rut. i am not going to take this day for granted and just go through
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I am not going to take this day for granted and just go through the motions. i'm going to stay
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For granted and just go through the motions. i'm going to stay passionate about the life
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The motions. i'm going to stay passionate about the life god's given me."
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Passionate about the life god's given me." the truth is most of life is
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God's given me." the truth is most of life is routine.
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The truth is most of life is routine. you can't wait for something
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Routine. you can't wait for something exciting to happen before you
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You can't wait for something exciting to happen before you decide to be excited.
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Exciting to happen before you decide to be excited. faith says, "i'm going to stay
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Decide to be excited. faith says, "i'm going to stay passionate just knowing that my
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Faith says, "i'm going to stay passionate just knowing that my god is still on the throne and
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Passionate just knowing that my god is still on the throne and what he has promised is in my
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God is still on the throne and what he has promised is in my future. it will be greater than
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What he has promised is in my future. it will be greater than my past."
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Future. it will be greater than my past." i was talking to a professional
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My past." i was talking to a professional baseball player a while back.
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I was talking to a professional baseball player a while back. he has been in the big leagues
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Baseball player a while back. he has been in the big leagues about fifteen years.
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He has been in the big leagues about fifteen years. his life seems so exciting, far
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About fifteen years. his life seems so exciting, far from routine, far from ordinary.
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His life seems so exciting, far from routine, far from ordinary. he said, "no, joel. it's not
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From routine, far from ordinary. he said, "no, joel. it's not what you think. we travel all
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He said, "no, joel. it's not what you think. we travel all the time. we're always on the
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What you think. we travel all the time. we're always on the road, in hotels, eating out,
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The time. we're always on the road, in hotels, eating out, away from our family."
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Road, in hotels, eating out, away from our family." my point is, anything can become
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Away from our family." my point is, anything can become routine if we let it.
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My point is, anything can become routine if we let it. we have to keep it fresh.
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Routine if we let it. we have to keep it fresh. if you're going to stay
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We have to keep it fresh. if you're going to stay passionate about life you can't
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If you're going to stay passionate about life you can't let what once was a miracle
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Passionate about life you can't let what once was a miracle become ordinary.
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Let what once was a miracle become ordinary. when god opened the door and
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Become ordinary. when god opened the door and gave you that new job, that
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When god opened the door and gave you that new job, that promotion, you were so excited.
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Gave you that new job, that promotion, you were so excited. you called your friends.
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Promotion, you were so excited. you called your friends. you knew it was god's favor.
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You called your friends. you knew it was god's favor. well, don't let the passion wear
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You knew it was god's favor. well, don't let the passion wear off just because you've had it
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Well, don't let the passion wear off just because you've had it five years.
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Off just because you've had it five years. when you met that person and
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Five years. when you met that person and fell in love you were on cloud
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When you met that person and fell in love you were on cloud nine. you knew it was god's
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Fell in love you were on cloud nine. you knew it was god's goodness. don't take it for
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Nine. you knew it was god's goodness. don't take it for granted.
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Goodness. don't take it for granted. remember what god has done.
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Granted. remember what god has done. when your children were born you
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Remember what god has done. when your children were born you cried for joy. you knew their
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When your children were born you cried for joy. you knew their birth was a miracle. that was
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Cried for joy. you knew their birth was a miracle. that was god's favor.
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Birth was a miracle. that was god's favor. now they're a teenager and you
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God's favor. now they're a teenager and you think, "god, why did you do this
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Now they're a teenager and you think, "god, why did you do this to me?" (laughter)
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Think, "god, why did you do this to me?" (laughter) no, don't let it become so
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To me?" (laughter) no, don't let it become so common that you lose your
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No, don't let it become so common that you lose your enthusiasm.
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Common that you lose your enthusiasm. every time you see your children
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Enthusiasm. every time you see your children you should say, "thank you,
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Every time you see your children you should say, "thank you, lord." your children are a gift
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You should say, "thank you, lord." your children are a gift from god. (applause)
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Lord." your children are a gift from god. (applause) when we were trying to acquire
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From god. (applause) when we were trying to acquire this new facility, the former
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When we were trying to acquire this new facility, the former compaq center, it was a
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This new facility, the former compaq center, it was a three-year process.
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Compaq center, it was a three-year process. many times, if there wasn't a
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Three-year process. many times, if there wasn't a ballgame going on or a concert,
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Many times, if there wasn't a ballgame going on or a concert, victoria and i would come up
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Ballgame going on or a concert, victoria and i would come up late at night where nobody could
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Victoria and i would come up late at night where nobody could see us and we'd walk around the
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Late at night where nobody could see us and we'd walk around the building and pray and ask god
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See us and we'd walk around the building and pray and ask god for favor and dream.
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Building and pray and ask god for favor and dream. when the city voted for us to
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For favor and dream. when the city voted for us to have the facility we were so
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When the city voted for us to have the facility we were so excited. we all celebrated.
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Have the facility we were so excited. we all celebrated. now seven years later it's easy
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Excited. we all celebrated. now seven years later it's easy to get used to. it can become
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Now seven years later it's easy to get used to. it can become common, ordinary, routine.
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To get used to. it can become common, ordinary, routine. after all, this is where we
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Common, ordinary, routine. after all, this is where we always have our services.
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After all, this is where we always have our services. no, every time i walk into this
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Always have our services. no, every time i walk into this building, any time i even drive
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No, every time i walk into this building, any time i even drive by, i can't help but say, "lord,
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Building, any time i even drive by, i can't help but say, "lord, thank you for your goodness.
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By, i can't help but say, "lord, thank you for your goodness. you've done more than i could
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Thank you for your goodness. you've done more than i could ask or think." (applause)
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You've done more than i could ask or think." (applause) every one of you has seen
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Ask or think." (applause) every one of you has seen god's goodness in your life
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Every one of you has seen god's goodness in your life in some way.
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God's goodness in your life in some way. god opened a door and gave you
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In some way. god opened a door and gave you a promotion. or he caused you
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God opened a door and gave you a promotion. or he caused you to meet someone.
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A promotion. or he caused you to meet someone. he had you at the right place
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To meet someone. he had you at the right place at the right time. it was
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He had you at the right place at the right time. it was god's hand of favor. don't let
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At the right time. it was god's hand of favor. don't let it become ordinary.
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God's hand of favor. don't let it become ordinary. we should live in amazement at
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It become ordinary. we should live in amazement at what god has done.
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We should live in amazement at what god has done. every time i see my children i
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What god has done. every time i see my children i think, "god, you're amazing."
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Every time i see my children i think, "god, you're amazing." when i see victoria, "lord,
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Think, "god, you're amazing." when i see victoria, "lord, thank you for your goodness."
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When i see victoria, "lord, thank you for your goodness." when i look out at all of you,
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Thank you for your goodness." when i look out at all of you, "lord, thank you for bringing
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When i look out at all of you, "lord, thank you for bringing incredible people into my life."
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"lord, thank you for bringing incredible people into my life." (applause)
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Incredible people into my life." (applause) don't let your miracles become
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(applause) don't let your miracles become so common that you lose the
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Don't let your miracles become so common that you lose the excitement.
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So common that you lose the excitement. i read about this medical
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Excitement. i read about this medical doctor. he was in his late
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I read about this medical doctor. he was in his late 80's. he still went to the
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Doctor. he was in his late 80's. he still went to the office every day.
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80's. he still went to the office every day. he loved to operate.
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Office every day. he loved to operate. his friends and family tried to
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He loved to operate. his friends and family tried to get him to retire but he just
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His friends and family tried to get him to retire but he just wouldn't do it.
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Get him to retire but he just wouldn't do it. he had invented a procedure that
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Wouldn't do it. he had invented a procedure that he had performed over 10,000
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He had invented a procedure that he had performed over 10,000 times.
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He had performed over 10,000 times. he was asked in an interview if
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Times. he was asked in an interview if he ever got tired of doing it,
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He was asked in an interview if he ever got tired of doing it, if it ever got old.
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He ever got tired of doing it, if it ever got old. he said, "no. the reason why is
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If it ever got old. he said, "no. the reason why is because i act like every
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He said, "no. the reason why is because i act like every operation is my very first
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Because i act like every operation is my very first one."
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Operation is my very first one." he was saying, "i don't let it
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One." he was saying, "i don't let it become so common that i lose
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He was saying, "i don't let it become so common that i lose the awe."
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Become so common that i lose the awe." what has god done in your life?
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The awe." what has god done in your life? do you have healthy children?
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What has god done in your life? do you have healthy children? do you have people in your life
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Do you have healthy children? do you have people in your life to love?
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Do you have people in your life to love? do you recognize what you
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To love? do you recognize what you thought was a lucky break was
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Do you recognize what you thought was a lucky break was really god directing your steps?
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Thought was a lucky break was really god directing your steps? there are miracles all around
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Really god directing your steps? there are miracles all around us.
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There are miracles all around us. don't lose the amazement at what
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Us. don't lose the amazement at what god has done in your own life.
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Don't lose the amazement at what god has done in your own life. see, sometimes we're waiting for
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God has done in your own life. see, sometimes we're waiting for the next big thing to come along
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See, sometimes we're waiting for the next big thing to come along then we're going to be excited,
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The next big thing to come along then we're going to be excited, then we're going to get the
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Then we're going to be excited, then we're going to get the spring back in our step.
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Then we're going to get the spring back in our step. but i've learned if you don't
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Spring back in our step. but i've learned if you don't get happy where you are you
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But i've learned if you don't get happy where you are you won't get to where you want to
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Get happy where you are you won't get to where you want to be. you've got to sow a seed.
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Won't get to where you want to be. you've got to sow a seed. (applause)
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Be. you've got to sow a seed. (applause) maybe today nothing exciting
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(applause) maybe today nothing exciting is going on in your life.
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Maybe today nothing exciting is going on in your life. perhaps you're even facing
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Is going on in your life. perhaps you're even facing challenges. you could easily be
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Perhaps you're even facing challenges. you could easily be discouraged and give up on your
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Challenges. you could easily be discouraged and give up on your dreams and quit believing.
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Discouraged and give up on your dreams and quit believing. but when you go to work each day
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Dreams and quit believing. but when you go to work each day with a smile on your face and
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But when you go to work each day with a smile on your face and you give it your best and you're
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With a smile on your face and you give it your best and you're good to other people and you're
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You give it your best and you're good to other people and you're always thanking god for what he
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Good to other people and you're always thanking god for what he has done, you are sowing a seed.
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Always thanking god for what he has done, you are sowing a seed. god will take that seed and use
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Has done, you are sowing a seed. god will take that seed and use it to bring something exciting
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God will take that seed and use it to bring something exciting into your life.
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It to bring something exciting into your life. the scripture tells how god will
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Into your life. the scripture tells how god will take us from glory to glory,
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The scripture tells how god will take us from glory to glory, from victory to victory.
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Take us from glory to glory, from victory to victory. now you may be in between a
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From victory to victory. now you may be in between a victory right now but keep your
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Now you may be in between a victory right now but keep your passion. keep your enthusiasm.
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Victory right now but keep your passion. keep your enthusiasm. the good news is another victory
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Passion. keep your enthusiasm. the good news is another victory is coming your way, another
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The good news is another victory is coming your way, another level of glory, another level of
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Is coming your way, another level of glory, another level of god's favor. (applause)
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Level of glory, another level of god's favor. (applause) it says in ecclesiastes,
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God's favor. (applause) it says in ecclesiastes, "whatever you do, do it with
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It says in ecclesiastes, "whatever you do, do it with all of your heart and you'll
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"whatever you do, do it with all of your heart and you'll honor god."
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All of your heart and you'll honor god." when you give something 100%,
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Honor god." when you give something 100%, when you do it to the best of
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When you give something 100%, when you do it to the best of your ability, because you are
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When you do it to the best of your ability, because you are honoring god you will have his
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Your ability, because you are honoring god you will have his blessing.
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Honoring god you will have his blessing. that means it will be easier, it
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Blessing. that means it will be easier, it will go better and you will
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That means it will be easier, it will go better and you will accomplish more.
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Will go better and you will accomplish more. let's make it practical.
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Accomplish more. let's make it practical. when you do the dishes don't
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Let's make it practical. when you do the dishes don't complain. do it with all of
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When you do the dishes don't complain. do it with all of your heart and you honor god.
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Complain. do it with all of your heart and you honor god. when you mow the lawn don't drag
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Your heart and you honor god. when you mow the lawn don't drag around all sour. mow it with
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When you mow the lawn don't drag around all sour. mow it with enthusiasm. mow it like you're
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Around all sour. mow it with enthusiasm. mow it like you're on a mission from god.
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Enthusiasm. mow it like you're on a mission from god. with every step thank god that
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On a mission from god. with every step thank god that your legs work. thank him that
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With every step thank god that your legs work. thank him that you're healthy. thank him that
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Your legs work. thank him that you're healthy. thank him that you're strong. (applause)
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You're healthy. thank him that you're strong. (applause) at the office don't just do
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You're strong. (applause) at the office don't just do what you have to in order to
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At the office don't just do what you have to in order to get by. you're not working unto
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What you have to in order to get by. you're not working unto people. you're working unto
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Get by. you're not working unto people. you're working unto god. do it with your whole
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People. you're working unto god. do it with your whole heart, to the best of your
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God. do it with your whole heart, to the best of your ability.
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Heart, to the best of your ability. when you usher, when you sing in
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Ability. when you usher, when you sing in the choir, not, "awe, man. it's
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When you usher, when you sing in the choir, not, "awe, man. it's sunday again. why did i
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The choir, not, "awe, man. it's sunday again. why did i volunteer? i don't want to go
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Sunday again. why did i volunteer? i don't want to go to church." (laughter)
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Volunteer? i don't want to go to church." (laughter) no, usher with all your heart.
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To church." (laughter) no, usher with all your heart. sing like these people with all
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No, usher with all your heart. sing like these people with all your heart. teach our children
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Sing like these people with all your heart. teach our children with all your heart. when you
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Your heart. teach our children with all your heart. when you do it with all your heart you
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With all your heart. when you do it with all your heart you honor god. (applause)
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Do it with all your heart you honor god. (applause) i remember growing up there was
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Honor god. (applause) i remember growing up there was this police officer that
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I remember growing up there was this police officer that directed traffic by the
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This police officer that directed traffic by the galleria mall. he was at one of
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Directed traffic by the galleria mall. he was at one of the busiest intersections in
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Galleria mall. he was at one of the busiest intersections in the city. he didn't just direct
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The busiest intersections in the city. he didn't just direct traffic. he practically danced
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The city. he didn't just direct traffic. he practically danced while he directed.
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Traffic. he practically danced while he directed. his feet would be shuffling.
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While he directed. his feet would be shuffling. his hands constantly moving.
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His feet would be shuffling. his hands constantly moving. he had that whistle and he would
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His hands constantly moving. he had that whistle and he would turn his head like a drum major.
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He had that whistle and he would turn his head like a drum major. he could direct traffic and
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Turn his head like a drum major. he could direct traffic and moonwalk at the same time.
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He could direct traffic and moonwalk at the same time. (laughter)
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Moonwalk at the same time. (laughter) he literally put on a show.
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(laughter) he literally put on a show. people would pull over into the
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He literally put on a show. people would pull over into the parking lots just to watch him.
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People would pull over into the parking lots just to watch him. see, he wasn't dragging through
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Parking lots just to watch him. see, he wasn't dragging through the day, "awe, man. i gotta go
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See, he wasn't dragging through the day, "awe, man. i gotta go to work. gotta direct traffic.
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The day, "awe, man. i gotta go to work. gotta direct traffic. gotta make a living."
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To work. gotta direct traffic. gotta make a living." he was passionate.
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Gotta make a living." he was passionate. that's the way we should be.
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He was passionate. that's the way we should be. don't drag through life.
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That's the way we should be. don't drag through life. put a smile on your face.
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Don't drag through life. put a smile on your face. have a spring in your step.
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Put a smile on your face. have a spring in your step. moonwalk if you have to.
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Have a spring in your step. moonwalk if you have to. but when you do it to the best
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Moonwalk if you have to. but when you do it to the best of your ability you are honoring
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But when you do it to the best of your ability you are honoring god.
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Of your ability you are honoring god. really, it's an insult to god to
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God. really, it's an insult to god to wish we were someone else.
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Really, it's an insult to god to wish we were someone else. we're saying, "god, why did you
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Wish we were someone else. we're saying, "god, why did you make me subpar?
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We're saying, "god, why did you make me subpar? why did you make me less than?"
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Make me subpar? why did you make me less than?" listen, god didn't make anyone
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Why did you make me less than?" listen, god didn't make anyone inferior.
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Listen, god didn't make anyone inferior. he didn't make any person
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Inferior. he didn't make any person second-class. every one of you
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He didn't make any person second-class. every one of you is a masterpiece.
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Second-class. every one of you is a masterpiece. you are fully loaded and totally
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Is a masterpiece. you are fully loaded and totally equipped for the race that's
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You are fully loaded and totally equipped for the race that's been designed for you.
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Equipped for the race that's been designed for you. (applause) our attitude should
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Been designed for you. (applause) our attitude should be, "i may not be as tall, as
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(applause) our attitude should be, "i may not be as tall, as dark, as successful as someone
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Be, "i may not be as tall, as dark, as successful as someone else. that's okay.
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Dark, as successful as someone else. that's okay. nobody will ever be a better me.
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Else. that's okay. nobody will ever be a better me. i'm anointed to be me.
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Nobody will ever be a better me. i'm anointed to be me. i'm equipped to be me.
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I'm anointed to be me. i'm equipped to be me. not only that, it's easy to be
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I'm equipped to be me. not only that, it's easy to be me."
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Not only that, it's easy to be me." it's easy to be yourself because
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Me." it's easy to be yourself because you're equipped with what you
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It's easy to be yourself because you're equipped with what you need.
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You're equipped with what you need. but so often we're trying to be
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Need. but so often we're trying to be something that we're not.
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But so often we're trying to be something that we're not. i've seen dark-skinned people
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Something that we're not. i've seen dark-skinned people put cream on them to try to
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I've seen dark-skinned people put cream on them to try to become lighter.
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Put cream on them to try to become lighter. then i know light-skinned people
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Become lighter. then i know light-skinned people that go to the tanning bed every
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Then i know light-skinned people that go to the tanning bed every day trying to become darker.
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That go to the tanning bed every day trying to become darker. this elderly lady stopped me at
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Day trying to become darker. this elderly lady stopped me at a book signing last week and she
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This elderly lady stopped me at a book signing last week and she touched my hair and said, "joel,
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A book signing last week and she touched my hair and said, "joel, i wish i had that curly hair."
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Touched my hair and said, "joel, i wish i had that curly hair." it's funny. these days you can
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I wish i had that curly hair." it's funny. these days you can do something about it.
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It's funny. these days you can do something about it. if you have straight hair and
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Do something about it. if you have straight hair and you want curly hair - perm it.
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If you have straight hair and you want curly hair - perm it. if you have grey hair and you
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You want curly hair - perm it. if you have grey hair and you want dark hair - dye it. and if
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If you have grey hair and you want dark hair - dye it. and if you have no hair and you want
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Want dark hair - dye it. and if you have no hair and you want hair - buy it. (laughter)
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You have no hair and you want hair - buy it. (laughter) another key to staying
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Hair - buy it. (laughter) another key to staying passionate about life is you
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Another key to staying passionate about life is you have to stay productive.
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Passionate about life is you have to stay productive. you have to have a reason to
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Have to stay productive. you have to have a reason to get out of bed every morning.
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You have to have a reason to get out of bed every morning. keep your goals in front of you.
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Get out of bed every morning. keep your goals in front of you. you may retire from the job but
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Keep your goals in front of you. you may retire from the job but don't ever retire from life.
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You may retire from the job but don't ever retire from life. stay busy. keep your mind
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Don't ever retire from life. stay busy. keep your mind active. keep growing.
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Stay busy. keep your mind active. keep growing. keep learning. keep helping
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Active. keep growing. keep learning. keep helping others. find some way to stay
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Keep learning. keep helping others. find some way to stay productive.
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Others. find some way to stay productive. when you stop producing you
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Productive. when you stop producing you start slowly dying.
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When you stop producing you start slowly dying. god promises us if we'll keep
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Start slowly dying. god promises us if we'll keep him first place he will give us
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God promises us if we'll keep him first place he will give us a long, satisfied life.
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Him first place he will give us a long, satisfied life. you say, "joel, how long is a
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A long, satisfied life. you say, "joel, how long is a long life?" until you're
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You say, "joel, how long is a long life?" until you're satisfied.
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Long life?" until you're satisfied. if you quit producing at 50 and
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Satisfied. if you quit producing at 50 and you're satisfied then the
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If you quit producing at 50 and you're satisfied then the promise is fulfilled.
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You're satisfied then the promise is fulfilled. i don't know about you but i've
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Promise is fulfilled. i don't know about you but i've got too much in me to die right
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I don't know about you but i've got too much in me to die right now. i'm not satisfied.
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Got too much in me to die right now. i'm not satisfied. i've got dreams that haven't
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Now. i'm not satisfied. i've got dreams that haven't come to pass. i've got messages
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I've got dreams that haven't come to pass. i've got messages i haven't given.
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Come to pass. i've got messages i haven't given. i've got children to enjoy, a
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I haven't given. i've got children to enjoy, a wife to raise...i mean, a wife
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I've got children to enjoy, a wife to raise...i mean, a wife to enjoy. (laughter/applause)
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Wife to raise...i mean, a wife to enjoy. (laughter/applause) i'm going to need a ride home
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To enjoy. (laughter/applause) i'm going to need a ride home today. (laughter)
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I'm going to need a ride home today. (laughter) i've got grandchildren i've not
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Today. (laughter) i've got grandchildren i've not yet seen.
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I've got grandchildren i've not yet seen. when i get to be about 90 years
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Yet seen. when i get to be about 90 years old and i'm still strong, still
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When i get to be about 90 years old and i'm still strong, still healthy, still full of joy, then
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Old and i'm still strong, still healthy, still full of joy, then i'll say, "all right, god. i'm
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Healthy, still full of joy, then i'll say, "all right, god. i'm satisfied. i'm ready for my
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I'll say, "all right, god. i'm satisfied. i'm ready for my change of address. let's go."
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Satisfied. i'm ready for my change of address. let's go." but i know people that are too
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Change of address. let's go." but i know people that are too easily satisfied. they quit
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But i know people that are too easily satisfied. they quit living at 50. we don't bury
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Easily satisfied. they quit living at 50. we don't bury them until they're 80.
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Living at 50. we don't bury them until they're 80. they're alive but they're not
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Them until they're 80. they're alive but they're not really living.
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They're alive but they're not really living. they went through a
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Really living. they went through a disappointment. they had a
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They went through a disappointment. they had a failure. somebody did them
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Disappointment. they had a failure. somebody did them wrong.
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Failure. somebody did them wrong. now they've lost their joy and
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Wrong. now they've lost their joy and settled where they are.
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Now they've lost their joy and settled where they are. no, god has another victory in
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Settled where they are. no, god has another victory in front of you.
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No, god has another victory in front of you. you wouldn't be breathing unless
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Front of you. you wouldn't be breathing unless god had something amazing in
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You wouldn't be breathing unless god had something amazing in your future.
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God had something amazing in your future. you've got to get your passion
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Your future. you've got to get your passion back.
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You've got to get your passion back. the scripture says god will
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Back. the scripture says god will bring us to a flourishing
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The scripture says god will bring us to a flourishing finish, not a fizzled out
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Bring us to a flourishing finish, not a fizzled out finish.
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Finish, not a fizzled out finish. you've got to do your part and
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Finish. you've got to do your part and shake off the self-pity.
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You've got to do your part and shake off the self-pity. shake off the disappointment.
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Shake off the self-pity. shake off the disappointment. you may have a good reason to
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Shake off the disappointment. you may have a good reason to feel sorry for yourself.
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You may have a good reason to feel sorry for yourself. i say this respectfully but you
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Feel sorry for yourself. i say this respectfully but you don't have a right.
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I say this respectfully but you don't have a right. god has promised what was meant
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Don't have a right. god has promised what was meant for your harm he will turn it
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God has promised what was meant for your harm he will turn it around and not only bring you
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For your harm he will turn it around and not only bring you out but he will bring you out
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Around and not only bring you out but he will bring you out better off than you were before.
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Out but he will bring you out better off than you were before. now get in agreement with god.
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Better off than you were before. now get in agreement with god. (applause)
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Now get in agreement with god. (applause) david said, "lift up your head
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(applause) david said, "lift up your head and the king of glory will come
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David said, "lift up your head and the king of glory will come in."
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And the king of glory will come in." as long as your head is down,
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In." as long as your head is down, discouraged, no joy, no passion,
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As long as your head is down, discouraged, no joy, no passion, no enthusiasm, the king of glory
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Discouraged, no joy, no passion, no enthusiasm, the king of glory will not come in.
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No enthusiasm, the king of glory will not come in. but when you get up in the
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Will not come in. but when you get up in the morning and say, "father, thank
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But when you get up in the morning and say, "father, thank you for another day. thank you
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Morning and say, "father, thank you for another day. thank you for another sunrise. lord, i'm
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You for another day. thank you for another sunrise. lord, i'm excited about this day."
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For another sunrise. lord, i'm excited about this day." when you're really alive,
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Excited about this day." when you're really alive, hopeful, grateful, passionate,
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When you're really alive, hopeful, grateful, passionate, productive, then the king of
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Hopeful, grateful, passionate, productive, then the king of glory, the most high god will
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Productive, then the king of glory, the most high god will come in and make a way even
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Glory, the most high god will come in and make a way even when you don't see a way.
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Come in and make a way even when you don't see a way. i know this well-known minister.
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When you don't see a way. i know this well-known minister. he is well up into his 80's.
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I know this well-known minister. he is well up into his 80's. for many years he pastored his
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He is well up into his 80's. for many years he pastored his church and was a great speaker.
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For many years he pastored his church and was a great speaker. he was in great demand.
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Church and was a great speaker. he was in great demand. but a few years ago he came down
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He was in great demand. but a few years ago he came down with parkinson's disease.
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But a few years ago he came down with parkinson's disease. it got to the place where he
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With parkinson's disease. it got to the place where he could not speak anymore.
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It got to the place where he could not speak anymore. he had to resign from his
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Could not speak anymore. he had to resign from his church.
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He had to resign from his church. he once was so eloquent and
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Church. he once was so eloquent and strong and vibrant.
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He once was so eloquent and strong and vibrant. now it looked like he was
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Strong and vibrant. now it looked like he was finished. it looked like his
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Now it looked like he was finished. it looked like his best days were behind him.
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Finished. it looked like his best days were behind him. but not long after that i
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Best days were behind him. but not long after that i received a package in the mail
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But not long after that i received a package in the mail from him. it was a manuscript.
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Received a package in the mail from him. it was a manuscript. the cover letter said, "joel, as
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From him. it was a manuscript. the cover letter said, "joel, as you know i cannot speak anymore
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The cover letter said, "joel, as you know i cannot speak anymore so i have taken up writing.
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You know i cannot speak anymore so i have taken up writing. here's a copy of my new book."
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So i have taken up writing. here's a copy of my new book." see, just because you can't do
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Here's a copy of my new book." see, just because you can't do what you used to do doesn't mean
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See, just because you can't do what you used to do doesn't mean you're supposed to sit on the
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What you used to do doesn't mean you're supposed to sit on the sidelines.
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You're supposed to sit on the sidelines. if you can't speak; write.
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Sidelines. if you can't speak; write. if you can't run; walk.
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If you can't speak; write. if you can't run; walk. if you can't stand up; sit up.
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If you can't run; walk. if you can't stand up; sit up. if you can't sing; tap your
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If you can't stand up; sit up. if you can't sing; tap your foot.
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If you can't sing; tap your foot. if you can't dance at least
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Foot. if you can't dance at least shake your head.
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If you can't dance at least shake your head. but as long as you have breath
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Shake your head. but as long as you have breath you have something to offer.
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But as long as you have breath you have something to offer. don't lose your passion.
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You have something to offer. don't lose your passion. (applause)
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Don't lose your passion. (applause) think about the apostle paul.
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(applause) think about the apostle paul. he was thrown in the prison at
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Think about the apostle paul. he was thrown in the prison at the height of his career, the
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He was thrown in the prison at the height of his career, the very peak.
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The height of his career, the very peak. just when everything was going
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Very peak. just when everything was going great he had this incredible
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Just when everything was going great he had this incredible disappointment.
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Great he had this incredible disappointment. he could have easily gotten
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Disappointment. he could have easily gotten discouraged, thought, "too bad
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He could have easily gotten discouraged, thought, "too bad for me," given up on his dreams,
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Discouraged, thought, "too bad for me," given up on his dreams, given up on life.
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For me," given up on his dreams, given up on life. no, paul kept his passion and it
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Given up on life. no, paul kept his passion and it was in that very prison that he
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No, paul kept his passion and it was in that very prison that he wrote nearly half of the new
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Was in that very prison that he wrote nearly half of the new testament.
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Wrote nearly half of the new testament. what looked like a setback was
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Testament. what looked like a setback was really a setup for god to do
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What looked like a setback was really a setup for god to do something greater.
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Really a setup for god to do something greater. you may have gone through a
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Something greater. you may have gone through a disappointment or had an unfair
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You may have gone through a disappointment or had an unfair situation but keep your passion.
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Disappointment or had an unfair situation but keep your passion. nothing that's happened to you
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Situation but keep your passion. nothing that's happened to you is a surprise to god.
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Nothing that's happened to you is a surprise to god. he is still on the throne.
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Is a surprise to god. he is still on the throne. if you will lift up your head
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He is still on the throne. if you will lift up your head the king of glory will still get
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If you will lift up your head the king of glory will still get you to where he wants you to be.
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The king of glory will still get you to where he wants you to be. pastor dutch sheets told a
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You to where he wants you to be. pastor dutch sheets told a story about a 40-year-old woman
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Pastor dutch sheets told a story about a 40-year-old woman that was having open-heart
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Story about a 40-year-old woman that was having open-heart surgery.
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That was having open-heart surgery. there was blockage in one of her
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Surgery. there was blockage in one of her arteries and she had to have
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There was blockage in one of her arteries and she had to have what's known as bypass surgery.
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Arteries and she had to have what's known as bypass surgery. although it's a delicate
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What's known as bypass surgery. although it's a delicate procedure it's become a routine
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Although it's a delicate procedure it's become a routine operation.
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Procedure it's become a routine operation. it's performed thousands of
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Operation. it's performed thousands of times successfully every year.
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It's performed thousands of times successfully every year. during the operation the surgeon
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Times successfully every year. during the operation the surgeon clamps off the main artery to
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During the operation the surgeon clamps off the main artery to the heart and hooks it up to a
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Clamps off the main artery to the heart and hooks it up to a machine and the machine pumps
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The heart and hooks it up to a machine and the machine pumps the blood and keeps the lungs
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Machine and the machine pumps the blood and keeps the lungs working.
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The blood and keeps the lungs working. the heart actually stops beating
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Working. the heart actually stops beating during the surgery.
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The heart actually stops beating during the surgery. and once the operation is over
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During the surgery. and once the operation is over and they remove the machine the
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And once the operation is over and they remove the machine the warmth from the blood usually
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And they remove the machine the warmth from the blood usually causes the heart to wake back up
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Warmth from the blood usually causes the heart to wake back up and start beating again.
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Causes the heart to wake back up and start beating again. if not, they have some drugs
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And start beating again. if not, they have some drugs that they can give the heart to
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If not, they have some drugs that they can give the heart to wake it up.
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That they can give the heart to wake it up. well this lady was on the
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Wake it up. well this lady was on the operating table.
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Well this lady was on the operating table. the bypass was finished but when
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Operating table. the bypass was finished but when they removed the machine, for
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The bypass was finished but when they removed the machine, for some reason, her blood didn't
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They removed the machine, for some reason, her blood didn't cause her heart to wake back up;
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Some reason, her blood didn't cause her heart to wake back up; no heartbeat.
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Cause her heart to wake back up; no heartbeat. they gave her this drug, another
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No heartbeat. they gave her this drug, another drug, another drug, with no
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They gave her this drug, another drug, another drug, with no success.
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Drug, another drug, with no success. the surgeon was so troubled, so
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Success. the surgeon was so troubled, so concerned.
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The surgeon was so troubled, so concerned. he actually reached in and began
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Concerned. he actually reached in and began massaging her heart trying to
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He actually reached in and began massaging her heart trying to stimulate that muscle.
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Massaging her heart trying to stimulate that muscle. but still no heartbeat.
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Stimulate that muscle. but still no heartbeat. after doing everything he could
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But still no heartbeat. after doing everything he could medically he leaned over the
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After doing everything he could medically he leaned over the patient and whispered in her
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Medically he leaned over the patient and whispered in her ear, "mary, this is the doctor.
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Patient and whispered in her ear, "mary, this is the doctor. i've done everything i can do.
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Ear, "mary, this is the doctor. i've done everything i can do. now i need you to tell your
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I've done everything i can do. now i need you to tell your heart to beat again."
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Now i need you to tell your heart to beat again." he stepped back and in just a
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Heart to beat again." he stepped back and in just a couple of seconds he heard that,
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He stepped back and in just a couple of seconds he heard that, "bump-bum, bump-bum."
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Couple of seconds he heard that, "bump-bum, bump-bum." the heart kicked in and started
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"bump-bum, bump-bum." the heart kicked in and started beating once again.
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The heart kicked in and started beating once again. some of you today, you've been
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Beating once again. some of you today, you've been through disappointments and life
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Some of you today, you've been through disappointments and life hasn't turned out the way you
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Through disappointments and life hasn't turned out the way you had hoped.
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Hasn't turned out the way you had hoped. you could easily just sit on the
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Had hoped. you could easily just sit on the sidelines. but god is telling
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You could easily just sit on the sidelines. but god is telling you, "you need to tell your
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Sidelines. but god is telling you, "you need to tell your heart to beat again.
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You, "you need to tell your heart to beat again. tell your heart to dream again.
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Heart to beat again. tell your heart to dream again. tell your heart to believe
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Tell your heart to dream again. tell your heart to believe again." (applause)
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Tell your heart to believe again." (applause) i have a friend. after 26 years
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Again." (applause) i have a friend. after 26 years of marriage he went through a
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I have a friend. after 26 years of marriage he went through a divorce. his wife left a note
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Of marriage he went through a divorce. his wife left a note on the kitchen table saying
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Divorce. his wife left a note on the kitchen table saying she had found somebody else.
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On the kitchen table saying she had found somebody else. he was once so outgoing and fun
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She had found somebody else. he was once so outgoing and fun and energetic but after this he
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He was once so outgoing and fun and energetic but after this he was solemn, depressed, no joy.
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And energetic but after this he was solemn, depressed, no joy. i told him what i'm telling you.
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Was solemn, depressed, no joy. i told him what i'm telling you. that is not the end.
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I told him what i'm telling you. that is not the end. god has a new beginning but you
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That is not the end. god has a new beginning but you have to tell your heart to beat
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God has a new beginning but you have to tell your heart to beat again.
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Have to tell your heart to beat again. little by little he began to get
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Again. little by little he began to get his joy back, his vision back,
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Little by little he began to get his joy back, his vision back, his passion back.
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His joy back, his vision back, his passion back. not long after that, god brought
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His passion back. not long after that, god brought a beautiful lady into his life
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Not long after that, god brought a beautiful lady into his life and he got married.
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A beautiful lady into his life and he got married. he told me a while back that
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And he got married. he told me a while back that he's happier today than he's
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He told me a while back that he's happier today than he's ever been before.
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He's happier today than he's ever been before. you too may have been through a
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Ever been before. you too may have been through a setback but don't sit around in
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You too may have been through a setback but don't sit around in self-pity.
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Setback but don't sit around in self-pity. tell your heart to beat again.
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Self-pity. tell your heart to beat again. tell your heart to love again.
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Tell your heart to beat again. tell your heart to love again. maybe somebody did you wrong.
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Tell your heart to love again. maybe somebody did you wrong. don't let that poison you.
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Maybe somebody did you wrong. don't let that poison you. tell your heart to forgive
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Don't let that poison you. tell your heart to forgive again.
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Tell your heart to forgive again. some of you have allowed the
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Again. some of you have allowed the pressures of life to weigh you
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Some of you have allowed the pressures of life to weigh you down. you're solemn.
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Pressures of life to weigh you down. you're solemn. you're serious all the time.
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Down. you're solemn. you're serious all the time. you need to tell your heart to
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You're serious all the time. you need to tell your heart to laugh again. tell your heart to
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You need to tell your heart to laugh again. tell your heart to smile again. get your joy back.
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Laugh again. tell your heart to smile again. get your joy back. get your enthusiasm back.
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Smile again. get your joy back. get your enthusiasm back. this day is a gift from god.
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Get your enthusiasm back. this day is a gift from god. if you will get excited about
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This day is a gift from god. if you will get excited about your future, if you'll start
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If you will get excited about your future, if you'll start expecting god's goodness, then
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Your future, if you'll start expecting god's goodness, then like that lady, when you tell
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Expecting god's goodness, then like that lady, when you tell your heart to beat again the
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Like that lady, when you tell your heart to beat again the creator of the universe goes to
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Your heart to beat again the creator of the universe goes to work. new doors will open.
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Creator of the universe goes to work. new doors will open. the right people will show up.
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Work. new doors will open. the right people will show up. you'll see god's favor in a
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The right people will show up. you'll see god's favor in a greater way.
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You'll see god's favor in a greater way. jesus said in revelation 2,
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Greater way. jesus said in revelation 2, "i have one thing against you.
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Jesus said in revelation 2, "i have one thing against you. you have left your first love."
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"i have one thing against you. you have left your first love." it doesn't say you have lost it.
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You have left your first love." it doesn't say you have lost it. it says you have left it.
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It doesn't say you have lost it. it says you have left it. that means you can go get it.
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It says you have left it. that means you can go get it. you haven't lost your passion.
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That means you can go get it. you haven't lost your passion. you've just left it. now go
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You haven't lost your passion. you've just left it. now go get it.
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You've just left it. now go get it. you haven't lost the love for
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Get it. you haven't lost the love for your family. you've just left
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You haven't lost the love for your family. you've just left it. why don't you go get it?
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Your family. you've just left it. why don't you go get it? you haven't lost that dream.
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It. why don't you go get it? you haven't lost that dream. it's still in you. you just
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You haven't lost that dream. it's still in you. you just have to stir up what's on the
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It's still in you. you just have to stir up what's on the inside. fan that flame.
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Have to stir up what's on the inside. fan that flame. don't just be alive.
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Inside. fan that flame. don't just be alive. god wants you to be really
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Don't just be alive. god wants you to be really alive.
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God wants you to be really alive. i'm asking you today to stay
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Alive. i'm asking you today to stay passionate about your life.
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I'm asking you today to stay passionate about your life. get up every morning excited
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Passionate about your life. get up every morning excited about that day, recognizing that
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Get up every morning excited about that day, recognizing that it's a gift.
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About that day, recognizing that it's a gift. then don't compare. be happy
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It's a gift. then don't compare. be happy with who god made you to be.
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Then don't compare. be happy with who god made you to be. whatever you do, do it with all
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With who god made you to be. whatever you do, do it with all your heart and you honor god.
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Whatever you do, do it with all your heart and you honor god. remember, there are miracles all
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Your heart and you honor god. remember, there are miracles all around you.
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Remember, there are miracles all around you. don't take them for granted.
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Around you. don't take them for granted. stay amazed at god's goodness.
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Don't take them for granted. stay amazed at god's goodness. you may have had some setbacks
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Stay amazed at god's goodness. you may have had some setbacks but i believe today is a new
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You may have had some setbacks but i believe today is a new day. hearts are starting to
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But i believe today is a new day. hearts are starting to beat again.
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Day. hearts are starting to beat again. dreams are coming back to life.
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Beat again. dreams are coming back to life. passion is being restored.
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Dreams are coming back to life. passion is being restored. get ready for god's goodness.
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Passion is being restored. get ready for god's goodness. get ready for his favor.
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Get ready for god's goodness. get ready for his favor. your greatest victories are
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Get ready for his favor. your greatest victories are still in your future.
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Your greatest victories are still in your future. amen. do you receive it today?
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Still in your future. amen. do you receive it today? (cheering/applause)
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Amen. do you receive it today? (cheering/applause) i know you do.
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(cheering/applause) i know you do. we never like to close our
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I know you do. we never like to close our broadcast without giving you
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We never like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come in to my heart.
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I repent of my sins. come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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Come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Born again. get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place. he is going to take you places
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Church. keep god first place. he is going to take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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God's healing isn't earned,
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God's healing isn't earned, it's received,
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It's received, and you can discover
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And you can discover how in the next 31 days.
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How in the next 31 days. life has a way of
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Life has a way of wearing us down
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Wearing us down physically, mentally,
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Physically, mentally, emotionally.
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Emotionally. but god didn't create us
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But god didn't create us to just survive, but to thrive.
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To just survive, but to thrive. i'm excited about
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I'm excited about our new devotional,
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Happy, healthy, and free.
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Happy, healthy, and free. for 31 days,
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For 31 days, i'll take you
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I'll take you on a wellness journey
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On a wellness journey for your spirit, body,
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And soul.
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It's filled with daily
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It's filled with daily declarations,
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Declarations, scriptures, encouragement.
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Scriptures, encouragement. as you get your mind in tune
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As you get your mind in tune with what god says,
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With what god says, you'll experience a refreshing,
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A revitalization.
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Ayou were created to be strong,
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Ayou were created to be strong, to be passionate,
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To be passionate, to live happy,
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To live happy, healthy, and free.
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount.
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The healing he's already made available to you.
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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. thanks so much for your prayer
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Special thank you to our champion of hope partners
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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Until we see you next time, may the lord bless you
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Displays one powerfulen block word: happy,
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Word: happy, healthy, and free,
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Joel Osteen - Stay Passionate About Life

September 13, 2025 | 30:0

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