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Joel Osteen - When God Doesn't Listen

May 28, 2025 | S25:E148

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - When God Doesn't Listen | May 28, 2025

>> joel osteen: god bless
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>> joel osteen: god bless you.
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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, be
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Our area, please stop by, be a part of one of our
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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. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny and one
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Something funny and one sunday morning, this man
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Sunday morning, this man walked in church wearing old
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Walked in church wearing old blue jeans, an old t-shirt,
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Blue jeans, an old t-shirt, beat-up cowboy hat.
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Beat-up cowboy hat. some of the members were
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Some of the members were appalled.
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Appalled. they sent notes to the pastor
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They sent notes to the pastor expressing their concerns.
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Expressing their concerns. afterwards, the pastor told
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Afterwards, the pastor told the man that he needed to
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The man that he needed to pray and ask god what he
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Pray and ask god what he should wear before he came
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Should wear before he came back to his church.
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Back to his church. the next sunday, the man
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The next sunday, the man walked in dressed exactly the
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Walked in dressed exactly the same.
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Same. the pastor said, "i told you
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The pastor said, "i told you to ask god what to wear
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To ask god what to wear before you came back to my
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Before you came back to my church."
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Church." the man said, "i did ask god,
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The man said, "i did ask god, but he told me he didn't know
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But he told me he didn't know what to wear because he's
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What to wear because he's never been here before."
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Never been here before." all right, say it like you
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All right, say it like you mean it.
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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.
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I boldly confess. my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same 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 when god doesn't
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About when god doesn't listen.
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Listen. we know that god is
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We know that god is omnipresent.
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Omnipresent. he's everywhere at the same
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He's everywhere at the same time.
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Time. he can see everything and he
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He can see everything and he can hear everything.
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Can hear everything. but there's a difference
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But there's a difference between hearing and
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Between hearing and listening.
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Listening. hearing is unintentional.
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Hearing is unintentional. you can be asleep and hear
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You can be asleep and hear your alarm.
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Your alarm. you weren't listening, you
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You weren't listening, you were simply hearing.
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Were simply hearing. listening means you've tuned
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Listening means you've tuned in.
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In. you've given your attention,
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You've given your attention, you're interested.
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You're interested. a while back, i asked
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A while back, i asked victoria if she'd gone to the
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Victoria if she'd gone to the grocery store.
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Grocery store. i was looking for the short
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I was looking for the short answer, but victoria is much
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Answer, but victoria is much more expressive than i am.
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More expressive than i am. she likes to give the
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She likes to give the details.
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Details. she told how she had gone,
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She told how she had gone, and who she ran into, and
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And who she ran into, and what they had been doing, and
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What they had been doing, and how their cousin's next door
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How their cousin's next door neighbor's grandfather's best
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Neighbor's grandfather's best friend had just had a baby.
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Friend had just had a baby. i wasn't looking for any of
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I wasn't looking for any of that.
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That. i just wanted to know, did
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I just wanted to know, did you get the chicken wings?
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You get the chicken wings? the whole time she was
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The whole time she was telling the story, i was
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Telling the story, i was hearing it, but i wasn't
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Hearing it, but i wasn't listening.
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Listening. i was there, but i wasn't
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I was there, but i wasn't tuned in.
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Tuned in. it may surprise you that even
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It may surprise you that even though god hears everything,
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Though god hears everything, he doesn't always listen.
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He doesn't always listen. there are certain things the
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There are certain things the scripture tells us that god
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Scripture tells us that god doesn't pay attention to.
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Doesn't pay attention to. i wonder if we're talking to
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I wonder if we're talking to god about something, that
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God about something, that he's hearing, but he's not
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He's hearing, but he's not tuned in.
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Tuned in. he's right there, but he's
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He's right there, but he's not listening.
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Not listening. luke 15, there's a story of
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Luke 15, there's a story of two sons.
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Two sons. the younger son asked his
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The younger son asked his father for his inheritance
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Father for his inheritance early.
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Early. he knew it belonged to him,
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He knew it belonged to him, and he wanted it right then.
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And he wanted it right then. his father agreed.
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His father agreed. the young men took the funds
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The young men took the funds and left home.
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And left home. he went out and started
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He went out and started partying, living wild,
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Partying, living wild, spending it on all kinds of
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Spending it on all kinds of wrong things.
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Wrong things. eventually, the money ran
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Eventually, the money ran out.
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Out. there was a great famine in
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There was a great famine in the land, nowhere to get
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The land, nowhere to get food.
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Food. he ended up working in a hog
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He ended up working in a hog pen having to eat the hog
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Pen having to eat the hog food to survive.
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Food to survive. it was nobody's fault except
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It was nobody's fault except his own.
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His own. he brought the trouble on
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He brought the trouble on himself.
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Himself. sitting in the hog pen dirty,
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Sitting in the hog pen dirty, smelly, feeling depressed, he
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Smelly, feeling depressed, he began to think about home.
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Began to think about home. he said, "even the farm hands
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He said, "even the farm hands that work for my father eat
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That work for my father eat three meals a day.
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Three meals a day. here, i'm starving.
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Here, i'm starving. i'm going to go back home and
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I'm going to go back home and see if my father will hire me
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See if my father will hire me as one of his staff."
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As one of his staff." he had his big speech all
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He had his big speech all lined up.
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Lined up. he had already practice what
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He had already practice what he was going to say.
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He was going to say. "father, i have sinned
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"father, i have sinned against you and against god.
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Against you and against god. i am no longer worthy to be
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I am no longer worthy to be called your son.
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Called your son. i don't deserve to live in
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I don't deserve to live in the house.
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The house. i'm just asking you to hire
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I'm just asking you to hire me as one of your farm
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Me as one of your farm hands."
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Hands." the son returned home, you
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The son returned home, you can imagine how nervous he
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Can imagine how nervous he was.
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Was. he had practice this speech
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He had practice this speech again and again.
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Again and again. when his father saw him a
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When his father saw him a long way off, he took off
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Long way off, he took off running toward the son.
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Running toward the son. i'm sure the son thought,
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I'm sure the son thought, "oh great, he's so upset,
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"oh great, he's so upset, he's not even going to allow
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He's not even going to allow me back on the property.
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Me back on the property. he's going to come out here
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He's going to come out here and berate me and tell me how
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And berate me and tell me how foolish i've been."
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Foolish i've been." but when the father got to
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But when the father got to the son, he grabbed him and
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The son, he grabbed him and hugged him, wouldn't let him
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Hugged him, wouldn't let him go, gave his son a kiss.
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Go, gave his son a kiss. i can see the father weeping
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I can see the father weeping tears of joy, so excited.
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Tears of joy, so excited. now, it was the sons big
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Now, it was the sons big moment to give his speech.
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He knew this would either
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He knew this would either make him or break him.
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Make him or break him. he started off, "father, i'm
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He started off, "father, i'm unworthy to be called your
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Unworthy to be called your son.
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Son. i've dishonored the family
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I've dishonored the family name.
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Name. i've made so many mistakes."
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I've made so many mistakes." he did it so passionately, so
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He did it so passionately, so genuinely, but the scripture
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Genuinely, but the scripture says the father wasn't
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Says the father wasn't listening.
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Listening. right in the middle of his
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Right in the middle of his big speech when the son was
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Big speech when the son was pouring out his heart,
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Pouring out his heart, telling how unworthy he was,
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Telling how unworthy he was, the father was no more paying
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The father was no more paying attention.
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Attention. he looked over at his staff
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He looked over at his staff and said, "quick, go get the
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And said, "quick, go get the best robe and put it on my
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Best robe and put it on my son.
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Son. go get a ring for his finger,
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Go get a ring for his finger, shoes for his feet, and kill
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Shoes for his feet, and kill the fatted calf.
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The fatted calf. we're going to have a party.
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We're going to have a party. my son was lost, but now he's
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My son was lost, but now he's found."
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Found." i can see the son thinking,
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I can see the son thinking, "dad, i'm trying to tell you
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"dad, i'm trying to tell you how unworthy i feel, how
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How unworthy i feel, how sorry i am, but you're not
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Sorry i am, but you're not even listening."
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Even listening." are you telling god
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Are you telling god everything wrong with you,
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Everything wrong with you, how many mistakes you made,
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How many mistakes you made, how you don't deserve to be
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How you don't deserve to be blessed?
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Blessed? "god, i blew it again.
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"god, i blew it again. i don't see how you could
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I don't see how you could even love me."
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Even love me." can i tell you?
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Can i tell you? god is not listening.
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God is not listening. you are wasting your breath.
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You are wasting your breath. this can save you a lot of
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This can save you a lot of time and emotional energy.
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Time and emotional energy. you are not worthy because of
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You are not worthy because of what you did or didn't do.
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What you did or didn't do. you're worthy because of what
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You're worthy because of what jesus did.
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Jesus did. you don't have to go to god
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You don't have to go to god and try to convince him to
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And try to convince him to forgive you, convince him
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Forgive you, convince him that you know you're not good
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That you know you're not good enough, you're just a weak
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Enough, you're just a weak worm of the dust.
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Worm of the dust. he tunes all that out.
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He tunes all that out. if you want god to not only
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If you want god to not only hear but to listen, then go
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To him with the language of
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To him with the language of faith.
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Faith. "father, thank you that your
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"father, thank you that your mercy is bigger than my
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Mercy is bigger than my mistakes.
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Mistakes. thank you that you're not
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Thank you that you're not holding the past against me.
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Holding the past against me. thank you that i'm forgiven,
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Thank you that i'm forgiven, that i'm redeemed."
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That i'm redeemed." don't go through life beating
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Don't go through life beating yourself up, dwelling on your
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Yourself up, dwelling on your mistakes, failures.
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Mistakes, failures. the moment you ask god to
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The moment you ask god to forgive you, he forgave you.
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Forgive you, he forgave you. you don't have to keep going
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You don't have to keep going back to god and saying, "i'm
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Back to god and saying, "i'm sorry for what i did.
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Sorry for what i did. i'm just so undisciplined.
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I'm just so undisciplined. i know i don't deserve your
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I know i don't deserve your goodness."
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Goodness." i can imagine god turning to
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I can imagine god turning to the angel gabriel and saying,
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The angel gabriel and saying, "is someone saying something?
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"is someone saying something? i hear it, but i'm not tuned
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I hear it, but i'm not tuned in to that."
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In to that." when you're telling god all
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When you're telling god all the times you failed, how you
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The times you failed, how you don't deserve to be blessed,
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Don't deserve to be blessed, god is not saying, "good, i'm
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God is not saying, "good, i'm glad you finally feel
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Glad you finally feel unworthy.
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Unworthy. i'm glad you're finally down
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I'm glad you're finally down on yourself."
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On yourself." he's not paying attention.
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He's not paying attention. all that's doing is making
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All that's doing is making you feel bad about yourself.
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You feel bad about yourself. it's keeping you from
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It's keeping you from expecting his favor.
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Expecting his favor. that's why the scripture
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That's why the scripture says, "come boldly to the
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Says, "come boldly to the throne of grace to obtain
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Throne of grace to obtain mercy."
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Mercy." when you need mercy, don't go
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When you need mercy, don't go to god guilty, condemned,
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To god guilty, condemned, weak.
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Weak. go boldly, go with confidence
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Go boldly, go with confidence knowing that you're forgiven,
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Knowing that you're forgiven, knowing that god is for you.
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Knowing that god is for you. yes, you may have blown it,
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Yes, you may have blown it, but like this young man, god
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But like this young man, god is running towards you right
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Is running towards you right now, not to condemn you, not
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Now, not to condemn you, not to make you feel guilty, but
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To make you feel guilty, but to love you.
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To love you. "well, joel, shouldn't i tell
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"well, joel, shouldn't i tell god how bad i was and how
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God how bad i was and how unworthy i feel?"
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Unworthy i feel?" you can, but he's not
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You can, but he's not listening.
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Listening. god listens to the language
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God listens to the language of faith.
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Of faith. he doesn't listen when we're
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He doesn't listen when we're beating ourselves up, telling
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Beating ourselves up, telling him what we don't deserve.
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Him what we don't deserve. the enemy would love for you
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The enemy would love for you to live feeling condemned.
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To live feeling condemned. he'll remind you of all the
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He'll remind you of all the times you haven't measured
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Times you haven't measured up.
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Up. it may not be something big,
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It may not be something big, but even small things.
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But even small things. you didn't spend enough time
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You didn't spend enough time with your children last week.
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With your children last week. you should have worked out.
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You should have worked out. you got mad at your neighbor.
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You got mad at your neighbor. you were late to school.
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You were late to school. there's always some reason
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There's always some reason that we can feel bad about
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That we can feel bad about who we are.
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Who we are. if you give into these lies,
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If you give into these lies, you'll go through life
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You'll go through life feeling wrong on the inside.
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Feeling wrong on the inside. and i've found most people
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And i've found most people accept condemnation easier
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Accept condemnation easier than they accept mercy.
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Than they accept mercy. they believe the lies from
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They believe the lies from the accuser more than they
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The accuser more than they believe what god says about
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Believe what god says about them, that they're forgiven,
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Them, that they're forgiven, that you redeemed, that
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That you redeemed, that you're made worthy.
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You're made worthy. when you make a mistake, go
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When you make a mistake, go to god, ask for forgiveness,
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To god, ask for forgiveness, and then move on.
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And then move on. don't keep asking again and
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Don't keep asking again and again, bringing up the same
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Again, bringing up the same failures.
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Failures. too often, we think we have
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Too often, we think we have to pay god back for our
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To pay god back for our mistakes.
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Mistakes. if it's something big, we
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If it's something big, we have to beat ourselves up for
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Have to beat ourselves up for six months.
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Six months. lost my temper, told my
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Lost my temper, told my co-worker off.
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Co-worker off. that's a medium-sized sin,
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That's a medium-sized sin, i got to be down on myself
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I got to be down on myself for a couple of weeks, plead
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For a couple of weeks, plead with god again and again.
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With god again and again. "god, i blew it.
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"god, i blew it. i don't know what's wrong
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I don't know what's wrong with me."
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With me." the whole time, god is
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The whole time, god is hearing you, but he's not
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Hearing you, but he's not listening.
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Listening. when we're trying to make up
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When we're trying to make up for our mistakes, what we're
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For our mistakes, what we're really saying is, "jesus
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Really saying is, "jesus didn't finish everything on
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Didn't finish everything on the cross.
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The cross. let me pay for this one.
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Let me pay for this one. i need to get back up on the
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I need to get back up on the cross for a little while."
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Cross for a little while." no, understand, the price has
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No, understand, the price has already been paid in full.
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Already been paid in full. all your sins, past, present,
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All your sins, past, present, and future, have been taken
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And future, have been taken care of.
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Care of. the way to honor god is not
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The way to honor god is not by being down on yourself,
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By being down on yourself, living guilty, feeling
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Living guilty, feeling unworthy.
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Unworthy. it's by receiving his mercy.
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It's by receiving his mercy. it's by getting up when you
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It's by getting up when you fall and trying again.
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Fall and trying again. it's by still believing for
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It's by still believing for his favor, still expecting
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His favor, still expecting his goodness, even though
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His goodness, even though you've spent some time in the
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You've spent some time in the hog pen.
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Hog pen. even though you've made poor
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Even though you've made poor choices, you have that
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Choices, you have that boldness to put on your robe
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Boldness to put on your robe of righteousness.
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Of righteousness. you put on that crown of
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You put on that crown of favor.
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Favor. you enjoy the party that your
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You enjoy the party that your father threw because you came
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Father threw because you came back home.
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Back home. suppose the son said, "dad, i
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Suppose the son said, "dad, i don't deserve these new
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Don't deserve these new clothes.
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Clothes. i don't deserve this ring
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I don't deserve this ring that represents i'm in the
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That represents i'm in the family.
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Family. don't throw a party for me,
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Don't throw a party for me, just let me live out in the
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Just let me live out in the barn.
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Barn. i need to pay you back for
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I need to pay you back for all this trouble."
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All this trouble." the father would have said,
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The father would have said, "what are you talking about?
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"what are you talking about? are you kidding?
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Are you kidding? you're my son.
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You're my son. i want to be good to you."
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I want to be good to you." the way to please god is by
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The way to please god is by receiving his mercy.
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Receiving his mercy. i believe one reason this
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I believe one reason this young man had the boldness to
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Young man had the boldness to go back home was deep down,
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Go back home was deep down, he knew who he was.
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He knew who he was. he knew what family he
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He knew what family he belonged to.
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Belonged to. when you understand your
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When you understand your position, it will change your
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Position, it will change your condition.
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Condition. when you understand you are a
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When you understand you are a child of the most high god,
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Child of the most high god, you weren't created to live
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You weren't created to live condemned, guilty, defeated.
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Condemned, guilty, defeated. god created you to be
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God created you to be victorious, to reign in life,
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Victorious, to reign in life, to leave your mark.
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To leave your mark. and your condition may be way
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And your condition may be way down low because you made
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Down low because you made poor choices.
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Poor choices. you don't think you deserve
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You don't think you deserve to be blessed, it was your
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To be blessed, it was your fault.
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Fault. the right attitude is, "i may
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The right attitude is, "i may have made mistakes, but i
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Have made mistakes, but i understand my position.
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Understand my position. the creator of the universe
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The creator of the universe breathed life into me.
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Breathed life into me. i may not feel worthy, but i
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I may not feel worthy, but i know he's made me worthy, so
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Know he's made me worthy, so i'm going to arise and go to
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I'm going to arise and go to my father's house."
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My father's house." in the father's house,
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In the father's house, there's mercy for every
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There's mercy for every mistake.
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Mistake. in the father's house,
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In the father's house, there's no judgment, no
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There's no judgment, no condemnation, no putting you
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Condemnation, no putting you on a guilt trip.
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On a guilt trip. it's interesting, when the
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It's interesting, when the son came back home, his
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Son came back home, his father never once brought up
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Father never once brought up the son's past.
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The son's past. he never wants said, "i'll
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He never wants said, "i'll forgive you, but you don't
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Forgive you, but you don't deserve it.
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Deserve it. i'll let you live here, but
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I'll let you live here, but i'll always remember what you
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I'll always remember what you did."
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Did." there was no judgment, only
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There was no judgment, only mercy.
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Mercy. when the father could have
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When the father could have been upset, he was full of
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Been upset, he was full of kindness.
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Kindness. when there could have been a
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When there could have been a big argument, instead, there
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Big argument, instead, there was a big party.
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Was a big party. what keeps some people away
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What keeps some people away from god is they have the
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From god is they have the wrong image of him.
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Wrong image of him. they think when they come
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They think when they come back home, there'll be all
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Back home, there'll be all this guilt.
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This guilt. "i told you so.
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"i told you so. look how foolish you've
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Look how foolish you've been."
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Been." that's not the way our god
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That's not the way our god is.
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Is. when you come back, there'll
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When you come back, there'll be a party, there'll be a
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Be a party, there'll be a celebration.
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Celebration. now, you may have made
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Now, you may have made mistakes.
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Mistakes. the accuser is telling you
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The accuser is telling you stay away, stay in the hog
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Stay away, stay in the hog pen, god would never accept
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Pen, god would never accept you.
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You. i believe deep down, like
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I believe deep down, like this young man, you know who
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This young man, you know who you are.
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You are. you know god's calling is on
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You know god's calling is on your life.
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Your life. you can feel him speaking to
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You can feel him speaking to you right now.
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You right now. why don't you arise?
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Why don't you arise? let today be a new beginning.
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Let today be a new beginning. no more living guilty,
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No more living guilty, beating yourself up, telling
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Beating yourself up, telling god everything you've done
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God everything you've done wrong.
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Wrong. he's already forgiven you.
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He's already forgiven you. come on back to the father's
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Come on back to the father's house.
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House. when the prodigal son
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When the prodigal son returned home, imagine the
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Returned home, imagine the next week he went to his
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Next week he went to his father and said, "dad, i'm
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Father and said, "dad, i'm sorry for what i've done.
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Sorry for what i've done. please forgive me."
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Please forgive me." the dad said, "son, you're
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The dad said, "son, you're forgiven.
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Forgiven. don't worry about it."
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Don't worry about it." the next day he comes, "dad,
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The next day he comes, "dad, i can't believe i left you,
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I can't believe i left you, please forgive me."
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Please forgive me." the father says, "son, i
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The father says, "son, i forgave you."
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Forgave you." what if the son kept coming
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What if the son kept coming week after week, month after
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Week after week, month after month?
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Month? even though the son had good
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Even though the son had good intentions, the father would
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Intentions, the father would get frustrated, say, "son,
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Get frustrated, say, "son, you're wasting your time.
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You're wasting your time. i've forgiven you.
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I've forgiven you. now, do me a favor, receive
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Now, do me a favor, receive my forgiveness."
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My forgiveness." i know people that ask god to
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I know people that ask god to forgive them for the same
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Forgive them for the same thing over and over.
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Thing over and over. it happened 20 years ago, and
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It happened 20 years ago, and they're still bringing it up.
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They're still bringing it up. they think they're showing
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They think they're showing god that they're sorry, but
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God that they're sorry, but god is not listening.
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God is not listening. "well, joel, i'm doing it
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"well, joel, i'm doing it because i feel this guilt,
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Because i feel this guilt, this remorse."
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This remorse." the guilt is not from god,
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The guilt is not from god, that's the accuser.
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That's the accuser. the language of faith says,
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The language of faith says, "i may feel guilty, but i
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"i may feel guilty, but i know i am forgiven."
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Know i am forgiven." you can't go by how you feel
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You can't go by how you feel because feelings don't tell
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Because feelings don't tell us the truth all the time.
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Us the truth all the time. you have to go by what you
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You have to go by what you know.
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Know. "god, you said i'm forgiven,
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So i'm going to get in
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So i'm going to get in agreement with you and
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Agreement with you and believe that i'm forgiven."
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Believe that i'm forgiven." there was a nine-year-old boy
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There was a nine-year-old boy named sam, he was visiting
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Named sam, he was visiting his grandparents during the
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His grandparents during the summer.
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Summer. they lived out on a big farm.
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They lived out on a big farm. he had this slingshot.
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He had this slingshot. all during the day, he would
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All during the day, he would go through the woods shooting
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Go through the woods shooting at different targets.
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At different targets. he wasn't very accurate, but
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He wasn't very accurate, but he kept practicing and
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He kept practicing and practicing.
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Practicing. one evening, he heard the
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One evening, he heard the dinner bell ringing.
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Dinner bell ringing. on the way to the house, he
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On the way to the house, he saw his grandmother's pet
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Saw his grandmother's pet duck over by the pond.
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Duck over by the pond. it's about 50 yards from the
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It's about 50 yards from the main house, and he didn't
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Main house, and he didn't think he had a chance in the
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Think he had a chance in the world of ever hitting it.
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World of ever hitting it. but just for fun, he pulled
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But just for fun, he pulled the slingshot back, let the
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The slingshot back, let the rock fly.
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Rock fly. much to his surprise, it hit
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Much to his surprise, it hit the duck square in the head,
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The duck square in the head, knocked it over dead.
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Knocked it over dead. sam began to panic.
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Sam began to panic. he ran over as quick as he
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He ran over as quick as he could, grabbed the duck, took
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Could, grabbed the duck, took it and buried it behind the
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It and buried it behind the woodpile.
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Woodpile. he felt so badly about it,
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He felt so badly about it, but he wasn't about to dare
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But he wasn't about to dare say anything.
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Say anything. when he got close to the
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When he got close to the house, he realized his
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House, he realized his 12-year-old sister named
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12-year-old sister named julie saw the whole thing
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Julie saw the whole thing take place.
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Take place. that night after dinner, the
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That night after dinner, the grandmother said to his
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Grandmother said to his sister, "julie, let's wash
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Sister, "julie, let's wash the dishes together."
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The dishes together." julie said, "grandmother, i
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Julie said, "grandmother, i would love to, but sam said
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Would love to, but sam said he wants to help you
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He wants to help you tonight."
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Tonight." she whispered in sam's ear,
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"remember the duck."
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"remember the duck." sam went over and cleaned the
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Sam went over and cleaned the dishes.
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Dishes. the next morning, the
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The next morning, the grandfather was going
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Grandfather was going fishing, he invited both
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Fishing, he invited both children to come.
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Children to come. the grandmother said, "i
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The grandmother said, "i really need julie to stay
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Really need julie to stay here and help me do some
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Here and help me do some chores."
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Chores." julie smiled and said,
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Julie smiled and said, "grandmother, sam said he
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"grandmother, sam said he wants to stay with you
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Wants to stay with you today."
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Today." she whispered in his ear
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She whispered in his ear again, "remember the duck."
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Again, "remember the duck." julie went fishing, sam
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Julie went fishing, sam stayed and worked.
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Stayed and worked. after a couple of days of
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After a couple of days of doing both his and his
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Doing both his and his sister's chores, sam finally
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Sister's chores, sam finally had enough.
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Had enough. he went his grandmother,
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He went his grandmother, said, "grandmother, i have
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Said, "grandmother, i have to tell you something, i
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To tell you something, i accidentally killed your pet
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Accidentally killed your pet duck with my slingshot, and
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Duck with my slingshot, and i'm very sorry."
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I'm very sorry." the grandmother gave him a
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The grandmother gave him a big hug and said, "sam, i
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Big hug and said, "sam, i know you did, i was standing
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Know you did, i was standing at the window.
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At the window. i watched the whole thing
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I watched the whole thing happen.
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Happen. i know you didn't mean to.
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I know you didn't mean to. i already forgave you.
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I already forgave you. i was just waiting to see how
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I was just waiting to see how long you were going to let
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Long you were going to let julie make a slave of you."
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Julie make a slave of you." can i tell you, god is
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Can i tell you, god is standing at the window?
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Standing at the window? he's seen every mistake,
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He's seen every mistake, every failure, every
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Every failure, every weakness.
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Weakness. the good news is he's already
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The good news is he's already forgiven you.
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Forgiven you. he's not holding it against
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He's not holding it against you.
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You. he's just waiting to see how
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He's just waiting to see how long you're going to let the
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Long you're going to let the accuser make a slave of you.
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Accuser make a slave of you. how long are you going to
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How long are you going to live with that guilt,
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Live with that guilt, believing that you blown your
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Believing that you blown your future?
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Future? how long are you going to ask
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How long are you going to ask forgiveness for the same
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Forgiveness for the same things?
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Things? my declaration is no more.
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My declaration is no more. this is a new day.
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This is a new day. we're going to rise up like
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We're going to rise up like sam and say, "enough is
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Sam and say, "enough is enough.
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Enough. yes, i've made some mistakes,
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Yes, i've made some mistakes, but i'm not going to go
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But i'm not going to go through life condemned,
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Through life condemned, trying to pay a debt that's
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Trying to pay a debt that's already been paid, thinking
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Already been paid, thinking that i've missed my destiny,
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That i've missed my destiny, i'm going to arise."
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I'm going to arise." you can still become all you
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You can still become all you were created to be.
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Were created to be. no mistake you've made is too
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No mistake you've made is too much for the mercy of god,
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Much for the mercy of god, but you have to get back in
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But you have to get back in the game.
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The game. get your fire back.
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Get your fire back. get your passion back.
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Get your passion back. quit believing those lies
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Quit believing those lies that it's too late, you've
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That it's too late, you've made too many poor choices,
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Made too many poor choices, telling god everything you've
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Telling god everything you've done wrong.
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Done wrong. he's not listening to that.
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He's not listening to that. if you want to get god's
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If you want to get god's attention, go to him with
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Attention, go to him with boldness.
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Boldness. despite the mistakes you've
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Despite the mistakes you've made, dare to ask him for
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Made, dare to ask him for favor, dare to ask him to
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Favor, dare to ask him to open new doors, to take you
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Open new doors, to take you where you couldn't go on your
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Where you couldn't go on your own.
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Own. this is what jacob did in the
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This is what jacob did in the scripture.
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Scripture. he had lived his whole life
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He had lived his whole life being dishonest, cheating
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Being dishonest, cheating people.
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People. he tricked his brother out of
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He tricked his brother out of his birthright.
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His birthright. he finally got tired of
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He finally got tired of living that way.
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Living that way. one day, he went down to the
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One day, he went down to the brook by himself to get alone
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Brook by himself to get alone with god to make things
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With god to make things right.
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Right. an angel appeared in the form
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An angel appeared in the form of a man.
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Of a man. jacob started wrestling with
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Jacob started wrestling with him.
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Him. this went on all night.
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This went on all night. jacob finally realized it was
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Jacob finally realized it was an angel.
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An angel. he said to him, "i'm not
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He said to him, "i'm not going to let you leave until
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Going to let you leave until you bless me."
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You bless me." when the angel saw how
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When the angel saw how determined jacob was, how he
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Determined jacob was, how he wasn't going to give in, he
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Wasn't going to give in, he touched jacob and gave him
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Touched jacob and gave him the blessing.
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The blessing. that night, god changed his
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That night, god changed his name from jacob to israel.
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Name from jacob to israel. he left there a different
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He left there a different person.
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Person. but think of the nerve of
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But think of the nerve of jacob.
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Jacob. after all those years of
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After all those years of cheating people, making bad
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Cheating people, making bad choices.
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Choices. he should have been living
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He should have been living guilty, feeling unworthy,
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Guilty, feeling unworthy, but somehow, he had this
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But somehow, he had this boldness to not only ask for
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Boldness to not only ask for forgiveness, but he said,
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Forgiveness, but he said, "god, i'm asking you to bless
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"god, i'm asking you to bless me, despite what i've done
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Me, despite what i've done wrong."
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Wrong." you would think god would
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You would think god would say, "come on, jacob.
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Say, "come on, jacob. are you kidding?
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Are you kidding? you don't even deserve
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You don't even deserve forgiveness, much less to be
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Forgiveness, much less to be blessed."
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Blessed." but god said in effect,
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But god said in effect, "jacob, i like your boldness.
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"jacob, i like your boldness. i like the fact that you're
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I like the fact that you're not telling me how bad you
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Not telling me how bad you are, and how unworthy you
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Are, and how unworthy you feel, and what you don't
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Feel, and what you don't deserve, but you're asking me
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Deserve, but you're asking me to be good to you.
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To be good to you. jacob, if you're bold enough
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Jacob, if you're bold enough to ask, then i'm bold enough
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To ask, then i'm bold enough to do it."
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To do it." if god will bless jacob after
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If god will bless jacob after living that kind of life, why
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Living that kind of life, why are you believing the lies
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Are you believing the lies that god won't bless you,
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That god won't bless you, that you don't deserve it,
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That you don't deserve it, that you're not worthy?
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That you're not worthy? do yourself a favor, quit
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Do yourself a favor, quit telling god all about that
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Telling god all about that and go to him like jacob.
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And go to him like jacob. "father, i thank you that you
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"father, i thank you that you are full of mercy.
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Are full of mercy. i'm asking you to bless me,
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I'm asking you to bless me, not because of how good i am,
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Not because of how good i am, but because of how good you
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But because of how good you are."
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Are." that's what gets god's
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That's what gets god's attention.
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Attention. that's what he listens to.
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That's what he listens to. how much time are you
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How much time are you spending being down on
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Spending being down on yourself, guilty from past
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Yourself, guilty from past mistakes, telling god what
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Mistakes, telling god what you don't deserve?
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You don't deserve? that's a lot of emotional
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That's a lot of emotional energy that's not doing any
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Energy that's not doing any good.
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Good. yes, god hears you, he knows
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Yes, god hears you, he knows you're sincere, but he's not
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You're sincere, but he's not listening.
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Listening. god is not moved by our
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God is not moved by our guilt, he's moved by our
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Guilt, he's moved by our faith.
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Faith. it takes faith not to just
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It takes faith not to just believe for your dreams, it
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Believe for your dreams, it takes faith to believe you're
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Takes faith to believe you're forgiven, to believe that
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Forgiven, to believe that you're worthy.
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You're worthy. don't let the accuser deceive
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Don't let the accuser deceive you into going through life
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You into going through life with no passion, thinking
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With no passion, thinking you've blown it too many
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You've blown it too many times.
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Times. your record has been cleared.
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Your record has been cleared. those files have been
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Those files have been deleted.
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Deleted. now, do like jacob and come
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Now, do like jacob and come boldly to the throne.
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Boldly to the throne. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, god is about to
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And declare, god is about to show you favor that you
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Show you favor that you didn't deserve.
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Didn't deserve. new doors are about to open,
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New doors are about to open, the right people, promotion,
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The right people, promotion, breakthroughs, the fullness
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Breakthroughs, the fullness of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. in jesus's name, and if you
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In jesus's name, and if you receive it, can you say amen
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Receive it, can you say amen today?
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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.
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Church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i
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Victoria and i will be right back to
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Will be right back to speak a blessing over you.
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Each week, i stand on
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Each week, i stand on this stage
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This stage and remind you
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And remind you of what god says about you.
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Of what god says about you. because it's easy
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Because it's easy to be defined by
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To be defined by who people say we are,
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Who people say we are, or by our own
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Or by our own negative thoughts;
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Negative thoughts; that we're not talented,
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That we're not talented, our problems too big.
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Our problems too big. the key is to go back to
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The key is to go back to who god says you are.
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Your true identity. god says you're blessed.
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God says you're blessed. you're chosen. you're forgiven.
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You're chosen. you're forgiven. you have seeds of greatness.
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You have seeds of greatness. your future is bright.
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Your future is bright. when you get in agreement
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When you get in agreement with god and declare
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With god and declare his promises,
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His promises, you'll rise higher
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You'll rise higher and become
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And become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. 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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Faith reminders when you need them most.
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When you need them most. as you read and reflect,
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As you read and reflect, the story of your life, the way
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The story of your life, the way you see yourself,
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You see yourself, will radically change.
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You are everything god says about you
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God says about you within these pages,
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Victoria and i want you to know
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Joel Osteen - When God Doesn't Listen

May 28, 2025 | S25:E148

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