Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Uncommon

July 15, 2025 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Uncommon | July 15, 2025

Bless you.
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Bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes and if you're ever in
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Homes and if you're ever in our area, please stop by and
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Our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our
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Be a part of one of our services.
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Services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. but thanks for tuning in
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But thanks for tuning in today.
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Today. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny and i heard
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Something funny and i heard about this man.
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About this man. he called the church office
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He called the church office and said, "i want to speak to
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And said, "i want to speak to the head hog at the trough."
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The head hog at the trough." the secretary was offended.
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The secretary was offended. she said, "if you mean the
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She said, "if you mean the pastor, you're going to have
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Pastor, you're going to have to call him pastor.
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To call him pastor. but you may not call him the
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But you may not call him the head hog at the trough."
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Head hog at the trough." he said, "well, fine, but i
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He said, "well, fine, but i was thinking about making a
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Was thinking about making a $5000 donation to your
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$5000 donation to your church."
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Church." she said, "hang on, porky
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She said, "hang on, porky just walked in."
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Just walked in." say it like you mean it:
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Say it like you mean it: "this is my bible.
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same, in
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I will never be the same, in jesus's name."
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Jesus's name." god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about, "uncommon."
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About, "uncommon." it's easy to fit in and do
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It's easy to fit in and do what everyone else is doing.
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What everyone else is doing. our neighbors complain, so we
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Our neighbors complain, so we complain.
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Complain. our co-workers show up late,
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Our co-workers show up late, so we show up late.
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So we show up late. our relatives have
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Our relatives have addictions, so we have
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Addictions, so we have addictions.
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Addictions. it's normal, it's common.
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It's normal, it's common. but god did not create you to
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But god did not create you to be common.
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Be common. he didn't breathe his life
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He didn't breathe his life into you so you can do what
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Into you so you can do what everyone else does.
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Everyone else does. you were created to be
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You were created to be uncommon, to live by a higher
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Uncommon, to live by a higher standard, to do what others
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Standard, to do what others aren't willing to do, to
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Aren't willing to do, to believe for things that
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Believe for things that others think are too big.
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Others think are too big. he created you to stand out
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He created you to stand out in the crowd, to be a cut
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In the crowd, to be a cut above.
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Above. everyone at work may be
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Everyone at work may be complaining.
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Complaining. that's common, but that's not
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That's common, but that's not you.
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You. you're uncommon.
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You're uncommon. instead of joining in, you
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Instead of joining in, you find something to be grateful
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Find something to be grateful for.
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For. you don't focus on what's
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You don't focus on what's wrong, you thank god for
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Wrong, you thank god for what's right.
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What's right. why?
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Why? you're uncommon.
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You're uncommon. people around you may have a
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People around you may have a small vision.
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Small vision. they think they've reached
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They think they've reached their limits and now they've
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Their limits and now they've settled where they are and
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Settled where they are and they're just going through
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They're just going through the motions of life.
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The motions of life. that's common, but that's not
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That's common, but that's not you.
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You. you're passionate about your
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You're passionate about your future.
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Future. you believe for big things.
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You believe for big things. you're expecting new levels.
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You're expecting new levels. you know the path of the
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You know the path of the righteous gets brighter and
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Righteous gets brighter and brighter.
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Brighter. or maybe everyone around you
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Or maybe everyone around you is compromising.
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Is compromising. they're not faithful in
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They're not faithful in relationships, they're
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Relationships, they're dishonest in business
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Dishonest in business dealings, they'd do anything
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Dealings, they'd do anything to get ahead.
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To get ahead. that's common, but that's not
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That's common, but that's not you.
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You. you're a person of
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You're a person of excellence.
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Excellence. you do the right thing when
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You do the right thing when no one is looking.
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No one is looking. you keep your word when it
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You keep your word when it costs you something.
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Costs you something. other people don't
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Other people don't understand.
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Understand. you could have compromised to
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You could have compromised to get ahead.
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Get ahead. nobody would have known.
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Nobody would have known. but you live by a higher
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But you live by a higher standard.
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Standard. why is that?
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Why is that? you're uncommon.
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You're uncommon. that's the kind of people god
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That's the kind of people god rewards.
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Rewards. complainers are a dime a
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Complainers are a dime a dozen.
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Dozen. compromisers are all around.
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Compromisers are all around. naysayers, "i can't
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Naysayers, "i can't accomplish my dreams," you'll
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Accomplish my dreams," you'll see them every day.
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See them every day. that's common.
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That's common. but god is looking for
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But god is looking for uncommon people, people that
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Uncommon people, people that don't go with the majority,
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Don't go with the majority, people that don't lower their
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People that don't lower their standards.
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Standards. he's looking for people that
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He's looking for people that go against the grain, people
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Go against the grain, people that have uncommon faith,
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That have uncommon faith, that believe when it seems
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That believe when it seems impossible.
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Impossible. uncommon commitment, that do
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Uncommon commitment, that do the right thing when it's
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The right thing when it's hard, and uncommon attitude.
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Hard, and uncommon attitude. when everyone around is
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When everyone around is negative, bitter, moody, you
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Negative, bitter, moody, you have a smile, you're kind,
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Have a smile, you're kind, you're good-natured, and when
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You're good-natured, and when you make this decision to not
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You make this decision to not fit in, to not be like
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Fit in, to not be like everyone else, but to be
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Everyone else, but to be uncommon, then you will see
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Uncommon, then you will see uncommon favor, uncommon
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Uncommon favor, uncommon opportunities, uncommon
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Opportunities, uncommon breakthroughs, uncommon
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Breakthroughs, uncommon victories.
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Victories. but we are living in a day
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But we are living in a day where the standards are being
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Where the standards are being lowered, where it's
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Lowered, where it's acceptable to compromise, to
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Acceptable to compromise, to not have integrity, to take
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Not have integrity, to take the easy way out, and if
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The easy way out, and if we're not careful, we'll
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We're not careful, we'll adapt to our environment.
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Adapt to our environment. we'll become like everybody
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We'll become like everybody else.
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Else. but there's nothing special
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But there's nothing special about common, nothing
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About common, nothing significant about ordinary.
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Significant about ordinary. god wants you to stand out.
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God wants you to stand out. when people look at us, they
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When people look at us, they should say, "there's
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Should say, "there's something different about
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Something different about them.
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Them. they're a cut above.
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They're a cut above. they're excellent.
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They're excellent. they're trustworthy, they're
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They're trustworthy, they're committed, they're loyal,
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Committed, they're loyal, they're happy."
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They're happy." what they're really saying
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What they're really saying is, "they're uncommon."
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Is, "they're uncommon." paul said in romans, "don't
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Paul said in romans, "don't let society squeeze you into
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Let society squeeze you into its mold."
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Its mold." there's a constant pressure
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There's a constant pressure trying to squeeze us into
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Trying to squeeze us into being common.
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Being common. people at work may slack off
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People at work may slack off and waste time playing
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And waste time playing around, do a halfhearted job.
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Around, do a halfhearted job. don't be squeezed into that
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Don't be squeezed into that mold.
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Mold. don't let that thinking rub
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Don't let that thinking rub off on you.
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Off on you. if they want to be mediocre,
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If they want to be mediocre, if they want to be common,
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If they want to be common, that's their choice, but
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That's their choice, but that's not who you are.
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That's not who you are. you are uncommon.
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You are uncommon. stand out in the crowd.
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Stand out in the crowd. do the right thing when the
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Do the right thing when the boss is not around.
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Boss is not around. don't sink down to their
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Don't sink down to their level; set a new standard.
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Level; set a new standard. people around you may be
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People around you may be giving in to temptation,
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Giving in to temptation, doing things you know are not
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Doing things you know are not the best.
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The best. thoughts will tell you, "it's
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Thoughts will tell you, "it's okay, it's not hurting
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Okay, it's not hurting anything.
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Anything. you only live once."
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You only live once." that's the enemy trying to
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That's the enemy trying to deceive you into being
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Deceive you into being common.
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Common. he knows if you're like
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He knows if you're like everyone else, if there's
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Everyone else, if there's nothing different about you,
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Nothing different about you, then you won't become all you
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Then you won't become all you were created to be.
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Were created to be. don't fall into that trap; be
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Don't fall into that trap; be uncommon, be different, live
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Uncommon, be different, live by a higher standard.
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By a higher standard. could it be the reason you're
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Could it be the reason you're not seeing favor is you're
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Not seeing favor is you're being common?
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Being common? the reason you're not going
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The reason you're not going to the next level is you've
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To the next level is you've let society squeeze you into
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Let society squeeze you into its mold and now there's
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Its mold and now there's nothing different about you,
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Nothing different about you, you're like everyone else?
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You're like everyone else? it's time to break out of
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It's time to break out of that mold.
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That mold. that is not who you are.
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That is not who you are. you may be surrounded by
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You may be surrounded by people that are lazy,
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People that are lazy, indifferent, not going
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Indifferent, not going anywhere.
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Anywhere. don't be squeezed into that
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Don't be squeezed into that mold.
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Mold. don't let that keep you from
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Don't let that keep you from your destiny.
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Your destiny. you've been set apart.
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You've been set apart. you're not common, now do
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You're not common, now do your part and don't live
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Your part and don't live common.
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Common. this is what daniel did in
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This is what daniel did in the scripture.
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The scripture. he was a hebrew teenager that
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He was a hebrew teenager that was brought out of judah into
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Was brought out of judah into babylon to be trained to
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Babylon to be trained to serve the king.
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Serve the king. but the babylonians had all
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But the babylonians had all these customs that didn't
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These customs that didn't agree with the jewish faith.
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Agree with the jewish faith. they worshiped many different
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They worshiped many different gods and they wanted daniel
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Gods and they wanted daniel to fit in and worship their
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To fit in and worship their gods.
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Gods. the first thing they did was
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The first thing they did was change his name from daniel,
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Change his name from daniel, which means "god is my
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Which means "god is my judge," to belteshazzar,
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Judge," to belteshazzar, which means "worshiper of
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Which means "worshiper of baal."
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Baal." they wanted him to forget
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They wanted him to forget about the god of israel and
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About the god of israel and start worshiping their idols.
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Start worshiping their idols. daniel could have accepted it
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Daniel could have accepted it and thought, "this is what
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And thought, "this is what everybody's doing.
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Everybody's doing. i'm in their nation.
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I'm in their nation. i'm surrounded by people that
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I'm surrounded by people that worship idols.
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Worship idols. i'll just fit in, go with the
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I'll just fit in, go with the flow."
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Flow." but daniel understood this
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But daniel understood this principle.
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Principle. he didn't let them squeeze
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He didn't let them squeeze him into their mold.
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Him into their mold. he knew he had been set
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He knew he had been set apart, that he wasn't
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Apart, that he wasn't supposed to be common, and
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Supposed to be common, and they put all this pressure on
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They put all this pressure on daniel to change, but the
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Daniel to change, but the scripture says: "daniel
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Scripture says: "daniel purposed in his heart he
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Purposed in his heart he would not defile himself by
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Would not defile himself by eating the king's food and
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Eating the king's food and drinking the king's wine."
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Drinking the king's wine." he was saying, in effect:
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He was saying, in effect: "everyone around me may be
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"everyone around me may be compromising.
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Compromising. they're taking the easy way
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They're taking the easy way out, but i am not going to
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Out, but i am not going to lower my standards.
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Lower my standards. i'm not going to fit in and
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I'm not going to fit in and become common.
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Become common. i'm going to live by a higher
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I'm going to live by a higher standard."
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Standard." when the person in charge saw
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When the person in charge saw how determined he was, he
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How determined he was, he said he would give daniel ten
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Said he would give daniel ten days to eat his own food,
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Days to eat his own food, then they'd see how he was
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Then they'd see how he was doing.
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Doing. after those ten days, daniel
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After those ten days, daniel came out stronger and
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Came out stronger and healthier than all the other
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Healthier than all the other young men that had been
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Young men that had been eating the king's food, and
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Eating the king's food, and when you refuse to
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When you refuse to compromise, not be squeezed
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Compromise, not be squeezed into society's mold, god will
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Into society's mold, god will show you favor and cause you
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Show you favor and cause you to stand out above the rest.
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To stand out above the rest. but being common doesn't get
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But being common doesn't get god's attention.
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God's attention. being like everyone else, not
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Being like everyone else, not being different, but when you
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Being different, but when you dig your heels in and say,
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Dig your heels in and say, like daniel, "i'm not going
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Like daniel, "i'm not going to be pressured into
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To be pressured into compromising.
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Compromising. i'm not going to live like
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I'm not going to live like everyone else, complaining,
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Everyone else, complaining, gossiping, giving up on
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Gossiping, giving up on dreams.
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Dreams. i'm going to be uncommon.
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I'm going to be uncommon. i'm going to go against the
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I'm going to go against the grain.
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Grain. i'm going to take the high
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I'm going to take the high road.
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Road. i'm going to be a person of
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I'm going to be a person of excellence."
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Excellence." when you make this choice to
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When you make this choice to be uncommon, like daniel, you
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Be uncommon, like daniel, you will see uncommon favor.
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Will see uncommon favor. god will make things happen
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God will make things happen that you couldn't make
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That you couldn't make happen.
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Happen. but it takes courage to be
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But it takes courage to be different, takes courage to
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Different, takes courage to not compromise.
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Not compromise. people will try to make you
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People will try to make you feel weak because you're not
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Feel weak because you're not going with the majority,
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Going with the majority, because you don't party with
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Because you don't party with everyone, you don't gossip,
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Everyone, you don't gossip, you don't play politics.
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You don't play politics. the truth is you're not weak;
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The truth is you're not weak; you're strong.
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You're strong. it doesn't take much effort
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It doesn't take much effort to do what everyone else is
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To do what everyone else is doing.
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Doing. a dead fish can float
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A dead fish can float downstream; it takes a live
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Downstream; it takes a live one to swim upstream.
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One to swim upstream. it's easy to be common.
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It's easy to be common. the pressure comes when you
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The pressure comes when you decide to be uncommon.
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Decide to be uncommon. when everybody around you is
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When everybody around you is compromising, but you rise up
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Compromising, but you rise up and say, "as for me and my
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And say, "as for me and my house, we will serve the
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House, we will serve the lord."
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Lord." neighbors will say, "you're
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Neighbors will say, "you're going to church today?
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Going to church today? on sunday, your day off?
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On sunday, your day off? why would you waste time
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Why would you waste time doing that?"
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Doing that?" it's because you're uncommon.
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It's because you're uncommon. you live by a higher
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You live by a higher standard.
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Standard. you honor god with your life.
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You honor god with your life. uncommon obedience produces
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Uncommon obedience produces uncommon blessings, uncommon
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Uncommon blessings, uncommon favor, and uncommon destiny.
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Favor, and uncommon destiny. you'll go where you couldn't
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You'll go where you couldn't go on your own.
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Go on your own. but there is pressure right
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But there is pressure right now trying to squeeze you
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Now trying to squeeze you into being common, thoughts
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Into being common, thoughts trying to deceive you into
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Trying to deceive you into not breaking out of the mold.
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Not breaking out of the mold. don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. be a daniel.
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Be a daniel. all that pressure trying to
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All that pressure trying to get you to conform is a sign
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Get you to conform is a sign that god has something
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That god has something amazing in front of you.
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Amazing in front of you. you have to do like him and
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You have to do like him and purpose in your heart, "i
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Purpose in your heart, "i will not defile myself by
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Will not defile myself by giving in to this temptation
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Giving in to this temptation or by letting these outside
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Or by letting these outside pressures convince me into
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Pressures convince me into lowering my standards."
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Lowering my standards." the person in charge was so
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The person in charge was so impressed with daniel, he
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Impressed with daniel, he took him to see the king.
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Took him to see the king. the scripture says: "the king
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The scripture says: "the king found no one equal to daniel.
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Found no one equal to daniel. he had ten times more wisdom
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He had ten times more wisdom and understanding than the
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And understanding than the smartest people in his
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Smartest people in his kingdom."
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Kingdom." that wasn't a coincidence.
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That wasn't a coincidence. when you make this choice to
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When you make this choice to be uncommon, god will shine
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Be uncommon, god will shine his favor on you.
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His favor on you. you will have wisdom beyond
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You will have wisdom beyond your years, creativity,
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Your years, creativity, ideas, ability.
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Ideas, ability. god rewards uncommon.
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God rewards uncommon. the king put daniel in charge
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The king put daniel in charge of all of babylon.
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Of all of babylon. he went from being a slave to
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He went from being a slave to being the leader of the whole
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Being the leader of the whole country.
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Country. but i wonder what would have
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But i wonder what would have happened if daniel would have
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Happened if daniel would have chosen to be common, if he
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Chosen to be common, if he had have worshiped their
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Had have worshiped their idols, lived by their
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Idols, lived by their standards, been squeezed into
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Standards, been squeezed into their mold.
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Their mold. i don't think we would be
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I don't think we would be talking about him today.
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Talking about him today. another ordinary life would
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Another ordinary life would have faded off into the
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Have faded off into the sunset.
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Sunset. years after you're gone, god
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Years after you're gone, god wants somebody to be reading
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Wants somebody to be reading about you.
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About you. your faith, your courage,
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Your faith, your courage, your victories can inspire
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Your victories can inspire others to believe for the
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Others to believe for the fullness of their destinies.
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Fullness of their destinies. "joel, i don't think so.
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"joel, i don't think so. not with me.
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Not with me. i don't have the experience,
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I don't have the experience, the influence, the training,
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The influence, the training, the education."
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The education." daniel was a slave, a
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Daniel was a slave, a teenager in a foreign land.
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Teenager in a foreign land. all the odds were against
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All the odds were against him, but he made this
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Him, but he made this decision to be uncommon, to
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Decision to be uncommon, to stand out, to honor god with
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Stand out, to honor god with his life, and when you honor
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His life, and when you honor god, god will always
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God, god will always honor you.
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Honor you. god opened doors for daniel
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God opened doors for daniel he never dreamed would open,
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He never dreamed would open, and you may not see it yet,
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And you may not see it yet, but god has something amazing
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But god has something amazing in front of you.
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In front of you. he has destined you to leave
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He has destined you to leave your mark in this generation.
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Your mark in this generation. you're not supposed to live
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You're not supposed to live and die and nobody knew you
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And die and nobody knew you were here.
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Were here. god has opportunities,
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God has opportunities, resources, people, wisdom,
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Resources, people, wisdom, that's going to catapult you
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That's going to catapult you further than you thought
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Further than you thought possible.
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Possible. but one requirement is you
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But one requirement is you can't be common.
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Can't be common. you have to be willing to do
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You have to be willing to do what others won't do, to make
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What others won't do, to make sacrifices that others won't
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Sacrifices that others won't make, to resist temptation
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Make, to resist temptation when others are giving in.
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When others are giving in. the good news, nothing you're
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The good news, nothing you're facing is too much for you to
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Facing is too much for you to handle.
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Handle. every temptation, every
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Every temptation, every struggle, every difficulty,
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Struggle, every difficulty, god has given you the grace
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God has given you the grace to overcome.
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To overcome. you have the power to be
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You have the power to be uncommon, and yes, it takes
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Uncommon, and yes, it takes discipline.
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Discipline. yes, it's uncomfortable.
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Yes, it's uncomfortable. your flesh will tell you,
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Your flesh will tell you, "give in.
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"give in. do what everyone else is
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Do what everyone else is doing."
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Doing." no, your destiny is at stake.
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No, your destiny is at stake. don't let a temporary period
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Don't let a temporary period of being uncomfortable keep
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Of being uncomfortable keep you from a permanent
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You from a permanent blessing.
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Blessing. it wasn't easy for daniel to
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It wasn't easy for daniel to go against the grain.
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Go against the grain. i'm sure people made fun of
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I'm sure people made fun of him, thought: "this new guy,
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Him, thought: "this new guy, this teenager, he's strange.
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This teenager, he's strange. brought his own food.
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Brought his own food. he worships his own god.
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He worships his own god. he's too good to hang out
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He's too good to hang out with us."
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With us." daniel could have given in to
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Daniel could have given in to the pressure, been
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The pressure, been intimidated, not wanted to
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Intimidated, not wanted to stand out.
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Stand out. but he was willing to take
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But he was willing to take the heat for being different.
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The heat for being different. he was secure enough in who
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He was secure enough in who he was and confident enough
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He was and confident enough in who his god was that he
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In who his god was that he didn't let the opposition,
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Didn't let the opposition, the ridicule, the people
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The ridicule, the people trying to discredit him, to
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Trying to discredit him, to squeeze him into their mold.
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Squeeze him into their mold. he knew when you're uncommon,
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He knew when you're uncommon, there will be seasons of
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There will be seasons of difficulties where it's not
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Difficulties where it's not fair, seems like others are
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Fair, seems like others are getting the best of you,
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Getting the best of you, you're having to swim
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You're having to swim upstream, but god sees what's
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Upstream, but god sees what's happening.
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Happening. your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. like with daniel, at some
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Like with daniel, at some point, god will suddenly turn
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Point, god will suddenly turn it around.
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It around. he'll suddenly promote you,
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He'll suddenly promote you, suddenly vindicate you.
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Suddenly vindicate you. when the people saw the favor
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When the people saw the favor on daniel's life, they became
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On daniel's life, they became jealous.
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Jealous. this hebrew slave that they'd
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This hebrew slave that they'd been making fun of, trying to
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Been making fun of, trying to discredit, was now their
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Discredit, was now their boss.
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Boss. he was over all of them, and
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He was over all of them, and when you're being uncommon,
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When you're being uncommon, taking the high road, don't
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Taking the high road, don't be distracted by the
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Be distracted by the naysayers and people trying
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Naysayers and people trying to discredit you.
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To discredit you. they're making fun of you now
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They're making fun of you now but you don't know, like with
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But you don't know, like with daniel, one day they may be
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Daniel, one day they may be working for you.
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Working for you. these people knew that daniel
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These people knew that daniel wouldn't compromise.
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Wouldn't compromise. they knew how committed and
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They knew how committed and faithful he was, so they came
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Faithful he was, so they came up with a plan to try to trap
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Up with a plan to try to trap him.
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Him. they went to the king and
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They went to the king and said, "king, you're so
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Said, "king, you're so amazing, you're so
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Amazing, you're so incredible, you should write
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Incredible, you should write a law that for the next 30
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A law that for the next 30 days, no one can pray to
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Days, no one can pray to anyone except you.
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Anyone except you. if they do, they'll be thrown
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If they do, they'll be thrown into a lions' den."
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Into a lions' den." the king was so flattered,
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The king was so flattered, his ego was so inflated, he
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His ego was so inflated, he thought that was a good idea.
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Thought that was a good idea. be careful when people
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Be careful when people flatter you and then ask you
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Flatter you and then ask you for something.
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For something. when they do, just cancel out
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When they do, just cancel out everything they said first
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Everything they said first because even if it is true,
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Because even if it is true, most likely they said it with
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Most likely they said it with the wrong motives.
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The wrong motives. flattery is a tool, and if
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Flattery is a tool, and if you're not secure in who you
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You're not secure in who you are and you need that to feel
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Are and you need that to feel good about yourself, you'll
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Good about yourself, you'll make decisions that you may
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Make decisions that you may regret later on.
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Regret later on. the king loved daniel.
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The king loved daniel. he didn't realize they were
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He didn't realize they were doing this to trap him.
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Doing this to trap him. but when daniel heard about
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But when daniel heard about the new law, it didn't stop
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The new law, it didn't stop him.
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Him. the scripture says: "he went
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The scripture says: "he went home, opened his windows, got
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Home, opened his windows, got on his knees, and prayed like
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On his knees, and prayed like he'd always done."
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He'd always done." now he's in charge and he's
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Now he's in charge and he's still not being squeezed into
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Still not being squeezed into their mold.
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Their mold. a lady in the scripture named
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A lady in the scripture named naomi had two sons that both
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Naomi had two sons that both died early.
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Died early. their wives were ruth and
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Their wives were ruth and orpah.
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Orpah. naomi was going to move back
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Naomi was going to move back home to bethlehem.
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Home to bethlehem. she told both
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She told both daughters-in-law that they
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Daughters-in-law that they should go back to their
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Should go back to their country and start a new life.
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Country and start a new life. ruth said, "no, naomi.
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Ruth said, "no, naomi. i'm not going to leave you.
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I'm not going to leave you. i'm going to move back with
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I'm going to move back with you and help take care of
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You and help take care of you."
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You." she said, "ruth, i'm an old
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She said, "ruth, i'm an old lady.
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Lady. there's no future for you in
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There's no future for you in bethlehem.
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Bethlehem. go back to your country.
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Go back to your country. maybe you'll find somebody
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Maybe you'll find somebody new to marry there."
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New to marry there." this is what orpah did.
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This is what orpah did. she left, went her own way,
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She left, went her own way, did her own thing.
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Did her own thing. ruth said, "naomi, i will go
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Ruth said, "naomi, i will go where you go.
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Where you go. your people will be my
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Your people will be my people.
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People. your god will be my god."
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Your god will be my god." it was in the fields of
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It was in the fields of bethlehem, picking up wheat
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Bethlehem, picking up wheat every morning, barely
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Every morning, barely surviving, that god caused
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Surviving, that god caused boaz, the owner of those
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Boaz, the owner of those fields, to notice ruth.
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Fields, to notice ruth. he was the wealthiest man in
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He was the wealthiest man in that area.
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That area. they ended up falling in love
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They ended up falling in love and were married.
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And were married. ruth no longer had to work in
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Ruth no longer had to work in the fields; now she owned the
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The fields; now she owned the fields.
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Fields. what am i saying?
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What am i saying? uncommon commitment brought
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Uncommon commitment brought uncommon favor.
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Uncommon favor. ruth was willing to do what
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Ruth was willing to do what orpah wouldn't do.
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Orpah wouldn't do. orpah took the easy way out,
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Orpah took the easy way out, but ruth did the right thing
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But ruth did the right thing when it was hard.
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When it was hard. she took care of someone when
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She took care of someone when she had every right to walk
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She had every right to walk away.
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Away. nothing against orpah.
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Nothing against orpah. she may have lived a good
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She may have lived a good life, but you don't read
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Life, but you don't read anything more in the
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Anything more in the scripture about her.
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Scripture about her. you don't read much about
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You don't read much about common people.
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Common people. not only did god bless ruth
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Not only did god bless ruth with a husband and a son, but
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With a husband and a son, but she became the
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She became the great-grandmother of david.
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Great-grandmother of david. god put her in the family
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God put her in the family line of jesus.
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Line of jesus. it wouldn't have happened if
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It wouldn't have happened if she was common.
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She was common. acts chapter 16, paul and
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Acts chapter 16, paul and silas were out helping people
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Silas were out helping people when they were falsely
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When they were falsely accused of trying to start a
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Accused of trying to start a riot.
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Riot. they hadn't committed any
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They hadn't committed any crime, but they were beaten
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Crime, but they were beaten with rods and put in prison.
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With rods and put in prison. they could have been
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They could have been complaining, bitter, "god,
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Complaining, bitter, "god, why did you let this
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Why did you let this happen?"
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Happen?" that would have been common,
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That would have been common, but they were uncommon.
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But they were uncommon. instead, at midnight, in the
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Instead, at midnight, in the dungeon, they were singing
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Dungeon, they were singing praises to god.
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Praises to god. the scripture says the other
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The scripture says the other prisoners could hear them.
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Prisoners could hear them. i'm sure they thought,
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I'm sure they thought, "what's wrong with these
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"what's wrong with these guys?
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Guys? they've been beaten, they
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They've been beaten, they were falsely accused, and now
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Were falsely accused, and now they're thanking god?
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They're thanking god? that's not normal."
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That's not normal." suddenly, there was a great
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Suddenly, there was a great earthquake.
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Earthquake. the prison doors flung open,
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The prison doors flung open, the chains came off, and they
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The chains came off, and they walked out as free men.
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Walked out as free men. an uncommon attitude led to
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An uncommon attitude led to an uncommon breakthrough.
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An uncommon breakthrough. instead of complaining about
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Instead of complaining about the people that have done you
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The people that have done you wrong and being sour over the
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Wrong and being sour over the disappointment, why don't you
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Disappointment, why don't you do like them and be uncommon?
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Do like them and be uncommon? "god, i don't understand why
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"god, i don't understand why this has happened, but i know
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This has happened, but i know you're still on the throne
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You're still on the throne and i want to thank you that
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And i want to thank you that you have beauty for these
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You have beauty for these ashes, that what was meant
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Ashes, that what was meant for harm you're turning to my
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For harm you're turning to my advantage."
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Advantage." that's what brings uncommon
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That's what brings uncommon turnarounds, uncommon
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Turnarounds, uncommon breakthroughs, uncommon
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Breakthroughs, uncommon favor.
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Favor. this is what happened with
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This is what happened with david.
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David. he was a teenager, out taking
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He was a teenager, out taking care of his father's sheep.
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Care of his father's sheep. he didn't come from an
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He didn't come from an influential family.
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Influential family. they were shepherds.
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They were shepherds. nobody saw anything special
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Nobody saw anything special in david.
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In david. he looked ordinary, like
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He looked ordinary, like everyone else.
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Everyone else. but david made this decision
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But david made this decision to be uncommon.
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To be uncommon. he was willing to do what
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He was willing to do what others wouldn't do.
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Others wouldn't do. nobody had the courage to
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Nobody had the courage to face goliath.
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Face goliath. they thought he was too big,
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They thought he was too big, too strong, too much
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Too strong, too much experience.
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Experience. the whole army was afraid and
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The whole army was afraid and intimidated but when david
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Intimidated but when david heard goliath taunting the
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Heard goliath taunting the israelites, he said, "who is
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Israelites, he said, "who is this uncircumcised philistine
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This uncircumcised philistine that he would defy the armies
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That he would defy the armies of the living god?"
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Of the living god?" when others were shrinking
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When others were shrinking back in fear, david rose up
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Back in fear, david rose up in faith.
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In faith. he told king saul that he
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He told king saul that he wanted to fight goliath.
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Wanted to fight goliath. his brothers, the other
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His brothers, the other people in the army, said,
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People in the army, said, "who are you?
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"who are you? you don't have a chance.
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You don't have a chance. you're a kid, and a small one
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You're a kid, and a small one at that."
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At that." they were common and they
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They were common and they were trying to convince him
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Were trying to convince him into being common, and when
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Into being common, and when you go against the grain,
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You go against the grain, when you take these steps of
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When you take these steps of faith, don't be surprised if
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Faith, don't be surprised if common people tell you how
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Common people tell you how it's not going to happen.
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It's not going to happen. "you can't get well.
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"you can't get well. you'll never break that
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You'll never break that addiction.
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Addiction. you can't start your
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You can't start your business, you don't have the
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Business, you don't have the experience."
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Experience." don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. you have something on you
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You have something on you that they cannot see.
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That they cannot see. there is a favor, a blessing,
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There is a favor, a blessing, an anointing, an ability,
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An anointing, an ability, that is not ordinary.
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That is not ordinary. average people would be
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Average people would be stuck.
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Stuck. ordinary people would settle.
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Ordinary people would settle. common people would say, "the
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Common people would say, "the giant is too big."
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Giant is too big." the good news is you are
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The good news is you are uncommon.
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Uncommon. god breathed his life into
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God breathed his life into you.
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You. he's crowned you with favor.
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He's crowned you with favor. you have seeds of greatness
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You have seeds of greatness on the inside.
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On the inside. like david, you're going to
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Like david, you're going to defeat giants that look
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Defeat giants that look bigger.
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Bigger. you're going to overcome
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You're going to overcome obstacles that look stronger.
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Obstacles that look stronger. you're going to accomplish
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You're going to accomplish dreams that seemed
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Dreams that seemed impossible.
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Impossible. the forces that are for you
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The forces that are for you are greater than the forces
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Are greater than the forces that are against you.
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That are against you. i'm not looking at average
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I'm not looking at average people.
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People. i'm not looking at common
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I'm not looking at common people.
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People. i'm looking at davids, i'm
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I'm looking at davids, i'm looking at ruths, i'm looking
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Looking at ruths, i'm looking at daniels.
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At daniels. i see history makers.
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I see history makers. i see people that are going
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I see people that are going to leave their mark, people
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To leave their mark, people that are willing to do what
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That are willing to do what others won't do, people that
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Others won't do, people that live by a higher standard.
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Live by a higher standard. friends, god has not only
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Friends, god has not only chosen you, but he has set
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Chosen you, but he has set you apart.
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You apart. he's made you uncommon.
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He's made you uncommon. now i'm asking you to do your
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Now i'm asking you to do your part and live uncommon.
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Part and live uncommon. when others shrink back, have
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When others shrink back, have uncommon faith.
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Uncommon faith. when others slack off, have
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When others slack off, have uncommon commitment.
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Uncommon commitment. when others take the easy way
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When others take the easy way out, have uncommon
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Out, have uncommon excellence.
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Excellence. if you will do this, i
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If you will do this, i believe and declare you're
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Believe and declare you're going to see uncommon favor,
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Going to see uncommon favor, uncommon breakthroughs,
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Uncommon breakthroughs, uncommon increase, uncommon
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Uncommon increase, uncommon victories in jesus's name,
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Victories in jesus's name, and if you receive it, can
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And if you receive it, can you say "amen" today?
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You say "amen" today? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior."
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Savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church and keep god first
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Church and keep god first place.
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Place. victoria and i
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Will be right back to speak a blessing over you.
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Sometimes in life,
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Sometimes in life, people don't choose us.
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People don't choose us. we've all felt overlooked
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We've all felt overlooked and like we're not good enough.
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And like we're not good enough. it's easy to live inferior,
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It's easy to live inferior, thinking we don't measure up.
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Thinking we don't measure up. people may have left you out.
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People may have left you out. the good news is
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The good news is god has chosen you.
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God has chosen you. he's the one that matters.
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And in my new book, chosen:
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And in my new book, chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction,
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For distinction, you'll discover,
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You'll discover, before you were born,
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Before you were born, god not only knew you,
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God not only knew you, but he handpicked you
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But he handpicked you and placed
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And placed a calling on your life.
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A calling on your life. you are equipped and empowered
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You are equipped and empowered to fulfill your destiny.
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To fulfill your destiny. when you understand
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When you understand that you're chosen,
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That you're chosen, fear and doubt can't stay,
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Fear and doubt can't stay, you'll live
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You'll live with the boldness
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With the boldness to step into the greatness
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To step into the greatness god put in you.
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God put in you. i'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my new book, chosen,
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My new book, chosen, plus the chosen t-shirt
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Plus the chosen t-shirt from our friends at copper fit.
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From our friends at copper fit. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, chosen:
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Chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction.
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For distinction. in the scriptures,
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In the scriptures, jesus encouraged us by saying,
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Jesus encouraged us by saying, "you didn't choose me.
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"you didn't choose me. i chose you."
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I chose you." this powerful guide
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This powerful guide will help
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Will help you discover the abundant life
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You discover the abundant life you were designed to live.
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You were designed to live. as a child of god,
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As a child of god, you have a calling,
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You have a calling, a purpose,
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A purpose, a destiny still
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A destiny still to be fulfilled.
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To be fulfilled. when you request your copy,
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When you request your copy, we also want to send you
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We also want to send you our exclusive chosen t-shirt
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That you've been chosen by almighty god
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By almighty god every time you wear it.
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Every time you wear it. please request these gifts today
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Please request these gifts today and discover
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And discover that god is moving
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That god is moving on your behalf.
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On your behalf. your next days
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Your next days are going to be your best days.
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Are going to be your best days. you're not average.
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You're not average. you're not ordinary.
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You're not ordinary. you've been chosen
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You've been chosen by almighty god.
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By almighty god. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know how much we love you.
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How much we love you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. and thanks so much
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And thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people all over the world.
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All over the world. and a special thank you
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And a special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online live
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Online live every sunday morning,
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Every sunday morning, download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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The new joel osteen network, social media,
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Social media, listen on sirius xm.
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Listen on sirius xm. we'll keep you
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see you next time,
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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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And keep you. be sure to request
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Your copy of chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction,
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For distinction, plus our exclusive
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Plus our exclusive chosen t-shirt from copper fit.
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Or call 888-567-joel. for an additional donation
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Reference bible. this bible also enables you
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This bible also enables you to connect
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To connect through your smartphone
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To a vast, power-packed array of study notes,
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You can request these inspiring resources
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For a reason, for a purpose. request your copies today.
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Joel Osteen - Uncommon

July 15, 2025 | 30:0

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