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Joel Osteen - Windows of Grace

July 16, 2025 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Windows of Grace | July 16, 2025

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[music] >> joel osteen: well, god bless
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>> joel osteen: well, 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 our
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Homes and if you're ever in our area please stop by and be
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Area please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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A part of one of our services. i promise you we will make you
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I promise you we will make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. i like to start with something
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I like to start with something funny and i heard about this 92
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Funny and i heard about this 92 year old man.
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Year old man. he wasn't feeling up to par.
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He wasn't feeling up to par. so, he went to the doctor.
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So, he went to the doctor. a few days later the doctor saw
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A few days later the doctor saw him out in the park with this
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Him out in the park with this beautiful young lady by his side
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Beautiful young lady by his side and he seemed as happy as
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And he seemed as happy as can be.
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Can be. the doctor said, "wow, you sure
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The doctor said, "wow, you sure are feeling a lot better aren't
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Are feeling a lot better aren't you."
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You." he said, "yes, doctor, i'm just
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He said, "yes, doctor, i'm just following your orders.
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Following your orders. you said get a hot mama and stay
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You said get a hot mama and stay cheerful."
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Cheerful." the doctor "said, i didn't
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The doctor "said, i didn't say that.
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Say that. i said you got a heart murmur,
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I said you got a heart murmur, be careful."
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Be careful." he heard what he wanted to hear
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He heard what he wanted to hear but here we go.
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But here we go. 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 do.
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I can do what it says i can do. today, i will be taught the word
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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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
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I will never be the same in jesus's name.
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In 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 windows of grace.
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About windows of grace. there are times we're going
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There are times we're going along, minding our own business,
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Along, minding our own business, and suddenly we know something
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And suddenly we know something we're supposed to do.
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We're supposed to do. we feel it so strongly in our
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We feel it so strongly in our spirit.
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Spirit. this urging telling us
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This urging telling us to forgive the person that hurt
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To forgive the person that hurt us.
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Us. or we've struggled
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Or we've struggled with an addiction for years,
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With an addiction for years, but suddenly we have a new
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But suddenly we have a new desire to get free.
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Desire to get free. we've been dreaming
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We've been dreaming about starting our own business,
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About starting our own business, writing that book, all
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Writing that book, all of the sudden we know it's our
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Of the sudden we know it's our time.
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Time. those are not just nice
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Those are not just nice thoughts.
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Thoughts. that's god speaking to us.
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That's god speaking to us. he doesn't ask us to do
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He doesn't ask us to do something and then it doesn't
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Something and then it doesn't give us the ability to do it.
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Give us the ability to do it. with that urging you'll feel
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With that urging you'll feel faith rising up.
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Faith rising up. you'll have the favor,
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You'll have the favor, the determination, the strength
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The determination, the strength to do what you couldn't do
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To do what you couldn't do before.
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Before. but here's the key, it's
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But here's the key, it's a window of grace.
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A window of grace. it's not going to last forever.
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It's not going to last forever. too often we hear the still
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Too often we hear the still small voice, but we put it off.
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Small voice, but we put it off. i know i need to forgive
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I know i need to forgive but i'll do it later.
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But i'll do it later. i know i need to get in shape,
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I know i need to get in shape, take care of my health, i'll do
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Take care of my health, i'll do it soon.
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It soon. the scripture says today, if you
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The scripture says today, if you hear his voice harden not your
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Hear his voice harden not your heart.
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Heart. that's not just talking
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That's not just talking about salvation.
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About salvation. when you hear his voice telling
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When you hear his voice telling you to have a better attitude,
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You to have a better attitude, to treat your spouse more
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To treat your spouse more respectfully, to tithe your
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Respectfully, to tithe your income.
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Income. the reason it's so strong is god
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The reason it's so strong is god is opening a window of grace.
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Is opening a window of grace. that's the time to obey not
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That's the time to obey not tomorrow, not next week,
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Tomorrow, not next week, but right then.
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But right then. when that window opens you'll
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When that window opens you'll feel a divine empowerment.
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Feel a divine empowerment. god breathing on you in a
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God breathing on you in a new way.
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New way. you'll have the grace
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You'll have the grace to forgive, the confidence
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To forgive, the confidence to step up, the favor
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To step up, the favor to succeed.
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To succeed. a friend of mine struggled
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A friend of mine struggled with smoking since high school.
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With smoking since high school. he was in his forties and he
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He was in his forties and he didn't like to smoke.
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Didn't like to smoke. he had tried to stop many times,
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He had tried to stop many times, but wasn't able to.
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But wasn't able to. he finally had accepted it.
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He finally had accepted it. that was his lot in life.
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That was his lot in life. but one morning, he woke
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But one morning, he woke up and felt so strongly that
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Up and felt so strongly that this was his time to stop
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This was his time to stop smoking.
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Smoking. he had a new determination,
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He had a new determination, a new passion.
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A new passion. he said, "i've never felt faith
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He said, "i've never felt faith like this."
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Like this." he knew he was going to
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He knew he was going to break it.
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Break it. the problem is he kept putting
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The problem is he kept putting it off.
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It off. saying tomorrow i'm going to
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Saying tomorrow i'm going to get started.
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Get started. tomorrow would come he felt
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Tomorrow would come he felt it just as strongly.
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It just as strongly. later i'm going to get serious.
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Later i'm going to get serious. first week went by, didn't feel
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First week went by, didn't feel it quite as much.
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It quite as much. then a month went by still
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Then a month went by still hadn't done anything.
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Hadn't done anything. now, he barely had the desire
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Now, he barely had the desire to stop.
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To stop. a couple of months later, he was
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A couple of months later, he was back to thinking that he could
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Back to thinking that he could never break it.
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Never break it. he said, "i know i could've
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He said, "i know i could've stopped.
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Stopped. i know god was talking to me,
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I know god was talking to me, but i missed my season."
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But i missed my season." that window doesn't last
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That window doesn't last forever.
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Forever. there is a limited time god
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There is a limited time god gives you an opportunity to come
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Gives you an opportunity to come up higher.
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Up higher. when you have the faith for it
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When you have the faith for it that's the time to act.
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That's the time to act. don't make excuses.
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Don't make excuses. don't put it off.
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Don't put it off. later i'll get serious.
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Later i'll get serious. you're not always going to feel
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You're not always going to feel what you're feeling.
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What you're feeling. that grace is on you
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That grace is on you for a season to help you
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For a season to help you accomplish what god is asking
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Accomplish what god is asking you to do.
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You to do. today, when you hear his voice,
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Today, when you hear his voice, obey.
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Obey. step into that grace.
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Step into that grace. take advantage of what god is
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Take advantage of what god is offering you.
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Offering you. and if the window closes, yes,
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And if the window closes, yes, god will open another window.
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God will open another window. he's merciful, but you don't
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He's merciful, but you don't know how long it's going to be.
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Know how long it's going to be. you don't have time to waste
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You don't have time to waste goin' around the mountain again
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Goin' around the mountain again and again like the israelites.
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And again like the israelites. they turned an 11 day journey
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They turned an 11 day journey to the promised land into 40
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To the promised land into 40 years, because they kept
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Years, because they kept complaining, talkin' about how
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Complaining, talkin' about how big the obstacles were.
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Big the obstacles were. when god brings something
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When god brings something to light that you need to deal
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To light that you need to deal with, a bad attitude, jealousy,
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With, a bad attitude, jealousy, saying hurtful things.
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Saying hurtful things. you wouldn't feel that
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You wouldn't feel that conviction unless the window was
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Conviction unless the window was opening to change.
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Opening to change. god doesn't ask you to do better
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God doesn't ask you to do better and then not give you
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And then not give you the ability to do it but you
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Have to step into it.
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Have to step into it. dig down deep and be more
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Dig down deep and be more disciplined.
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Disciplined. bite your tongue when you feel
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Bite your tongue when you feel like being disrespectful.
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Like being disrespectful. keep a smile when you could be
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Keep a smile when you could be sour.
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Sour. the grace is there.
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The grace is there. now, as you tap into it you will
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Now, as you tap into it you will feel a force enabling you,
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Feel a force enabling you, empowering you, what is that?
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Empowering you, what is that? you're in a window of grace.
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You're in a window of grace. in the scripture, there's two
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In the scripture, there's two greek words used for time.
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Greek words used for time. one is chronos, it's where we
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One is chronos, it's where we get our word "chronological."
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Get our word "chronological." it deals with ordinary time,
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It deals with ordinary time, minutes, hours, and days.
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Minutes, hours, and days. the second greek word is kairos.
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The second greek word is kairos. it's defined as an opportune
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It's defined as an opportune moment, a passing instant where
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Moment, a passing instant where an opening appears.
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An opening appears. it has to do with an appointed
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It has to do with an appointed time, with a season of favor.
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Time, with a season of favor. now, god has already ordained
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Now, god has already ordained these kairos moments for you.
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These kairos moments for you. you're going to come
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You're going to come into opportunity that seems
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Into opportunity that seems over your head.
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Over your head. you'll be tempted to shrink
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You'll be tempted to shrink back, but god wouldn't have put
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Back, but god wouldn't have put you there if you couldn't do it.
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You there if you couldn't do it. it's a kairos moment.
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It's a kairos moment. it's a season of favor.
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It's a season of favor. all of the sudden you know you
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All of the sudden you know you can beat the depression.
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Can beat the depression. you know lack and struggle is
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You know lack and struggle is not your destiny.
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Not your destiny. you feel faith rising up.
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You feel faith rising up. those are not just encouraging
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Those are not just encouraging feelings.
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Feelings. that is a kairos moment.
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That is a kairos moment. a season of favor that god has
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A season of favor that god has specifically designed for you.
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Specifically designed for you. if you will step into it, doors
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If you will step into it, doors will open that you couldn't
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Will open that you couldn't open.
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Open. bad habits, addictions that have
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Bad habits, addictions that have held you back will be broken.
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Held you back will be broken. now, get ready for some kairos
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Now, get ready for some kairos moments.
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Moments. moments that are going to thrust
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Moments that are going to thrust you ahead and when they come
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You ahead and when they come don't be intimidated.
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Don't be intimidated. that obstacle may be big but our
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That obstacle may be big but our god is much bigger.
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God is much bigger. he would not have open that door
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He would not have open that door if you didn't have the favor
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If you didn't have the favor to walk through it.
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To walk through it. but it is a window of grace.
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But it is a window of grace. it is not going to last forever.
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It is not going to last forever. you can't keep putting it
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You can't keep putting it off and expect it to be there
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Off and expect it to be there in a year.
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In a year. when you feel it, you have
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When you feel it, you have to stir your faith up.
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To stir your faith up. father, thank you that this is
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Father, thank you that this is a new day.
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A new day. that i am stepping into new
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That i am stepping into new levels of favor, discipline,
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Levels of favor, discipline, anointing, creativity, strength,
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Anointing, creativity, strength, energy and that every force
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Energy and that every force that's trying to stop me is
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That's trying to stop me is being broken.
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Being broken. get in agreement with god.
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Get in agreement with god. he will open the window, but you
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He will open the window, but you have to take advantage of it.
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Have to take advantage of it. this is where the israelites
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This is where the israelites missed it.
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Missed it. they had been in slavery
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They had been in slavery for many years and god brought
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For many years and god brought them out and they were headed
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Them out and they were headed toward the promised land.
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Toward the promised land. they made it through the desert
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They made it through the desert and fought off enemies
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And fought off enemies along the way.
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Along the way. they finally came to the land
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They finally came to the land flowing with milk and honey.
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Flowing with milk and honey. they were camped next door
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They were camped next door to the promised land.
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To the promised land. this is what they had been
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This is what they had been dreaming about.
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Dreaming about. all they had to do was go
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All they had to do was go in and take the land god had
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In and take the land god had already promised them
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Already promised them the victory.
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The victory. this was one of their kairos
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This was one of their kairos moments.
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Moments. an incredible door was
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An incredible door was about to open, an opportunity
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About to open, an opportunity of a lifetime.
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Of a lifetime. and with those kairos moments
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And with those kairos moments comes the favor to accomplish,
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Comes the favor to accomplish, the power to overcome,
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The power to overcome, the strength to defeat
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The strength to defeat the opposition.
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The opposition. the problem is the israelites
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The problem is the israelites didn't recognize that they were
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Didn't recognize that they were in a window of grace.
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In a window of grace. they said, "moses, these people
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They said, "moses, these people are too big.
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Are too big. we'll never defeat them.
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We'll never defeat them. we feel like grasshoppers
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We feel like grasshoppers compared to them.
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Compared to them. let's go back to egypt."
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Let's go back to egypt." even though god promised to take
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Even though god promised to take them into the land.
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Them into the land. even though they were in this
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Even though they were in this kairos moment, where they had
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Kairos moment, where they had the favor, the power,
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The favor, the power, the strength.
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The strength. they turned around and headed
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They turned around and headed back into the desert.
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Back into the desert. they didn't understand that god
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They didn't understand that god doesn't give you the opportunity
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Doesn't give you the opportunity and then not give you the grace
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And then not give you the grace to do it.
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To do it. you may be facing big giants,
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You may be facing big giants, but the favor on your life is
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But the favor on your life is bigger than whatever's trying
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Bigger than whatever's trying to stop you.
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To stop you. god was so put out
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God was so put out with the israelites.
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With the israelites. he told moses that they were
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He told moses that they were never going to enter
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Never going to enter into the promised land.
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Into the promised land. moses told the people what god
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Moses told the people what god said.
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Said. how they were limiting their
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How they were limiting their destiny being weak
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Destiny being weak and intimidated.
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And intimidated. the scripture says they turned
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The scripture says they turned around and headed back toward
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Around and headed back toward the promised land.
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The promised land. they said, "moses, we realize
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They said, "moses, we realize we've made a mistake.
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We've made a mistake. now, we are ready to go
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Now, we are ready to go into the land god promised."
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Into the land god promised." you would think moses would say
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You would think moses would say good.
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Good. you finally changed your mind,
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You finally changed your mind, let's go in.
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Let's go in. moses said to them, "do not
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Moses said to them, "do not enter the land now or you will
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Enter the land now or you will be crushed by your enemies."
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Be crushed by your enemies." what happened?
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What happened? that window of grace closed.
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That window of grace closed. that kairos moment passed.
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That kairos moment passed. moses knew if they tried to go
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Moses knew if they tried to go in outside of god's timing when
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In outside of god's timing when that window of favor wasn't
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That window of favor wasn't open.
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Open. they would be defeated.
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They would be defeated. that's why it's so important
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That's why it's so important to not put off what you know god
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To not put off what you know god is telling you to do.
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Is telling you to do. when you feel the urging,
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When you feel the urging, the knowing, whether it's
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The knowing, whether it's to break a bad habit or to step
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To break a bad habit or to step into something that feels
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Into something that feels over your head.
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Over your head. if you keep delaying the window
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If you keep delaying the window is going to close.
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Is going to close. you may feel afraid.
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You may feel afraid. your thoughts will tell you all
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Your thoughts will tell you all the reasons it's not going
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The reasons it's not going to work out.
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To work out. you can't accomplish that dream,
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You can't accomplish that dream, it's too big.
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It's too big. you can't forgive that person.
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You can't forgive that person. they hurt you too badly.
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They hurt you too badly. you've always been negative,
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You've always been negative, critical, bitter.
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Critical, bitter. that's just who you are.
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That's just who you are. that is not who you are.
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That is not who you are. that's why you're hearing this.
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That's why you're hearing this. there is a kairos moment coming.
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There is a kairos moment coming. there is a window of grace
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There is a window of grace about to open.
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About to open. now, don't do like them.
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Now, don't do like them. put your shoulders back.
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Put your shoulders back. hold your head up high.
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Hold your head up high. and step into it.
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And step into it. god is about to take you
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God is about to take you to a new level.
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To a new level. things that have held you back
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Things that have held you back are being defeated.
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Are being defeated. new doors are about to open.
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New doors are about to open. giants are about to be defeated.
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Giants are about to be defeated. talent is about to come
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Talent is about to come out of you that you didn't know
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Out of you that you didn't know you had.
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You had. you are coming into a season
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You are coming into a season of special favor.
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Of special favor. yes, you always have favor,
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Yes, you always have favor, but there are moments when that
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But there are moments when that favor stands out.
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Favor stands out. you're going to see an opportune
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You're going to see an opportune moment where god thrusts you
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Moment where god thrusts you ahead.
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Ahead. now, do your part and start
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Now, do your part and start believing that you're favored.
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Believing that you're favored. start praying bold prayers.
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Start praying bold prayers. start speaking victory over
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Start speaking victory over your life.
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Your life. don't go around talking
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Don't go around talking about how big the giants are
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About how big the giants are and how you'll never get well,
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And how you'll never get well, never meet the right person,
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Never meet the right person, never start your own business.
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Never start your own business. zip that up and start declaring
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Zip that up and start declaring this is my time.
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This is my time. the favor of god is on my life
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The favor of god is on my life in a new way.
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In a new way. i have the grace to rise higher,
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I have the grace to rise higher, the grace to forgive this
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The grace to forgive this person, the grace to accomplish
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Person, the grace to accomplish my dream, the grace to break
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My dream, the grace to break this addiction.
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This addiction. be bold, be strong, the lord
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Be bold, be strong, the lord your god is with you.
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Your god is with you. this is what i had to do when my
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This is what i had to do when my father was 77 years old.
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Father was 77 years old. he was at my sister lisa's house
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He was at my sister lisa's house one monday evening to have
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One monday evening to have dinner with lisa and my mother.
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Dinner with lisa and my mother. lisa had just finished cooking
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Lisa had just finished cooking her favorite dish.
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Her favorite dish. right before she put those tv
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Right before she put those tv dinners on the table, my father
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Dinners on the table, my father said to them, "i'm going to call
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Said to them, "i'm going to call joel and see if he'll speak
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Joel and see if he'll speak for me this sunday" my mother
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For me this sunday" my mother laughed and said, "john, you are
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Laughed and said, "john, you are wasting your time.
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Wasting your time. joel is not a minister."
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Joel is not a minister." i had worked 17 years
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I had worked 17 years behind the scenes here
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Behind the scenes here at lakewood, doing
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At lakewood, doing the television production.
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The television production. my father tried to get me
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My father tried to get me up to speak many times,
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Up to speak many times, but always told him no.
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But always told him no. i didn't have any desire to be
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I didn't have any desire to be in front of people and plus my
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In front of people and plus my father was a great minister.
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Father was a great minister. thought who'd want to listen
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Thought who'd want to listen to me?
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To me? i don't know what to say.
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I don't know what to say. i've not been trained in this.
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I've not been trained in this. i was eating dinner that monday
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I was eating dinner that monday night when my father called.
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Night when my father called. he said, "joel, i just wanted
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He said, "joel, i just wanted to see if you would speak for me
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To see if you would speak for me this sunday."
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This sunday." i had told him no dozens
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I had told him no dozens of times.
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Of times. i said, "daddy, i'm always
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I said, "daddy, i'm always honored that you ask, that you
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Honored that you ask, that you have that much confidence in me,
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Have that much confidence in me, but i'm just not a minister."
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But i'm just not a minister." he never pressured me.
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He never pressured me. he encouraged us kids to follow
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He encouraged us kids to follow our own dreams.
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Our own dreams. we hung up the phone and i sat
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We hung up the phone and i sat down to finish eating dinner.
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Down to finish eating dinner. a couple of minutes later i felt
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A couple of minutes later i felt something so strongly
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Something so strongly on the inside telling me that
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On the inside telling me that i needed to do it.
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I needed to do it. i don't know how to explain it.
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I don't know how to explain it. i just knew that i knew that i
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I just knew that i knew that i knew i was supposed to do it.
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Knew i was supposed to do it. didn't make sense to my mind,
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Didn't make sense to my mind, but god doesn't speak to our
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But god doesn't speak to our mind.
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Mind. he speaks to our spirit.
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He speaks to our spirit. not out loud, but down in here.
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Not out loud, but down in here. it's a knowing.
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It's a knowing. it's an urging.
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It's an urging. you don't have to hear words,
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You don't have to hear words, you just know what to do.
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You just know what to do. many times we don't recognize
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Many times we don't recognize that's god talking to us.
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That's god talking to us. you know you're supposed
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You know you're supposed to break away from a friend
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To break away from a friend that's holding you back.
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That's holding you back. you know to go back to school
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You know to go back to school and improve your skill.
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And improve your skill. but we think ah, that's just me.
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But we think ah, that's just me. maybe i will, maybe i won't.
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Maybe i will, maybe i won't. no big deal.
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No big deal. that's not just you.
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That's not just you. that's god talking to you.
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That's god talking to you. that's god opening a window
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That's god opening a window of grace.
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Of grace. you're coming into a kairos
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You're coming into a kairos moment.
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Moment. a special season of favor to do
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A special season of favor to do what you couldn't do.
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What you couldn't do. to go where you couldn't go.
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To go where you couldn't go. the question is will you step
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The question is will you step into it or will you put it
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Into it or will you put it off and let the window close?
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Off and let the window close? time is of the essence.
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Time is of the essence. the longer you wait, the less
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The longer you wait, the less passionate you'll feel,
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Passionate you'll feel, and the less likely you'll be
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And the less likely you'll be to do it.
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To do it. don't put it off.
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Don't put it off. it's an opportune moment.
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It's an opportune moment. it's not months.
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It's not months. it's not years.
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It's not years. it's a passing opportunity
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It's a passing opportunity and unless you grab hold of it,
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And unless you grab hold of it, stretch your faith, make
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Stretch your faith, make the changes.
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The changes. you'll miss your moment.
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You'll miss your moment. five minutes later i called my
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Five minutes later i called my father back and told him that
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Father back and told him that i'd change my mind and i would
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I'd change my mind and i would speak for him that sunday.
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Speak for him that sunday. lisa and my mother nearly
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Lisa and my mother nearly passed out.
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Passed out. i was going to speak my first
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I was going to speak my first sermon in 36 years.
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Sermon in 36 years. i didn't want to do it but
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I didn't want to do it but i knew i was supposed to do it.
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I knew i was supposed to do it. the truth is that was the most
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The truth is that was the most miserable week of my life.
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Miserable week of my life. i so dreaded having to get
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I so dreaded having to get up in front of people.
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Up in front of people. no offense, but y'all were
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No offense, but y'all were very scary.
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Very scary. i told victoria, "please don't
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I told victoria, "please don't talk to me until sunday
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Talk to me until sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
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Afternoon at 1 o'clock. i'm going to do this one time.
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I'm going to do this one time. make my father proud and then
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Make my father proud and then i'm done."
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I'm done." you've heard that saying if you
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You've heard that saying if you want to make god laugh tell him
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Want to make god laugh tell him your plans.
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Your plans. i spoke that sunday never
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I spoke that sunday never dreaming it would be the last
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Dreaming it would be the last sunday of my father's life.
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Sunday of my father's life. i often wonder where i would be
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I often wonder where i would be if i would've said no.
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If i would've said no. if i would have ignored
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If i would have ignored that feeling.
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That feeling. that was a kairos moment.
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That was a kairos moment. something god ordained to thrust
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Something god ordained to thrust me into my destiny.
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Me into my destiny. it's not like i could've done it
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It's not like i could've done it a month later.
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A month later. my father would have been gone.
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My father would have been gone. it wouldn't have had the same
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It wouldn't have had the same impact.
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Impact. one reason i was able to step
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One reason i was able to step up and pastor the church is
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Up and pastor the church is i thought what are the chances
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I thought what are the chances of me speaking on the last
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Of me speaking on the last sunday of his life?
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Sunday of his life? i had told him no for 36 years,
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I had told him no for 36 years, but it just so happened that
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But it just so happened that last time i said yes.
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Last time i said yes. that's why i felt it
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That's why i felt it so strongly.
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So strongly. i knew i was supposed to do it.
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I knew i was supposed to do it. but here's my point i could've
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But here's my point i could've said no.
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Said no. i could have ignored it.
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I could have ignored it. i could have said i'll do it
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I could have said i'll do it later.
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Later. i don't feel qualified.
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I don't feel qualified. ask me again at this same time
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Ask me again at this same time next year.
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Next year. but by the grace of god
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But by the grace of god i stepped into it.
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I stepped into it. don't miss your kairos moments.
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Don't miss your kairos moments. you don't know where they're
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You don't know where they're taking you.
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Taking you. you don't know what doors are
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You don't know what doors are going to open.
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Going to open. you don't know what one good
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You don't know what one good decision, one step of faith, one
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Decision, one step of faith, one getting out of your comfort
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Getting out of your comfort zone, and obeying that still
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Zone, and obeying that still small voice.
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Small voice. how that's going to cause
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How that's going to cause a domino effect of awesome
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A domino effect of awesome things in your life.
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Things in your life. if i had not said yes to that
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If i had not said yes to that one speaking invitation, i don't
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One speaking invitation, i don't believe that i would be
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Believe that i would be a pastor.
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A pastor. we probably wouldn't have
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We probably wouldn't have the compaq center, the books,
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The compaq center, the books, nights of hope, sirius xm.
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Nights of hope, sirius xm. those things all followed
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Those things all followed one act of obedience.
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One act of obedience. well, joel, that's exciting
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Well, joel, that's exciting for you, but it's kind
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For you, but it's kind of depressing for me because
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Of depressing for me because i think i've already missed
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I think i've already missed my window.
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My window. you wouldn't be hearing this if
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You wouldn't be hearing this if god wasn't about to open another
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God wasn't about to open another window.
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Window. there is a kairos moment coming
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There is a kairos moment coming for you.
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For you. something that's going to thrust
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Something that's going to thrust you ahead.
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You ahead. a power that's going to free you
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A power that's going to free you from every addiction, a force
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From every addiction, a force that's going to break every
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That's going to break every chain that's held you back
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Chain that's held you back and release you into a future
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And release you into a future greater than you've ever
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Greater than you've ever imagined.
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Imagined. when it comes, step into it,
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When it comes, step into it, stretch your faith.
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Stretch your faith. pursue that dream.
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Pursue that dream. make the necessary changes.
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Make the necessary changes. don't let it pass you by.
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Don't let it pass you by. acts chapter 24, the apostle
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Acts chapter 24, the apostle paul was brought to caesarea
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Paul was brought to caesarea to go on trial for sharing
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To go on trial for sharing his faith.
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His faith. he was standing
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He was standing before the governor, a man named
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Before the governor, a man named felix, presenting his case.
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Felix, presenting his case. and felix was very intrigued
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And felix was very intrigued with paul.
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With paul. the main trial was going to take
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The main trial was going to take place later.
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Place later. so, he had paul taken
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So, he had paul taken into custody.
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Into custody. in a few days, felix and his
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In a few days, felix and his wife sent for paul to come visit
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Wife sent for paul to come visit with them.
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With them. paul discussed his faith
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Paul discussed his faith and the importance of living
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And the importance of living a godly life and having
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A godly life and having self control.
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Self control. felix began to feel convicted.
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Felix began to feel convicted. he had lived compromising.
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He had lived compromising. giving into his carnal desires.
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Giving into his carnal desires. he knew he needed to change.
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He knew he needed to change. this was one of his kairos
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This was one of his kairos moments, a window of grace.
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Moments, a window of grace. but he said to paul in verse 25,
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But he said to paul in verse 25, "go away for now.
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"go away for now. when a more convenient time
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When a more convenient time comes i'll call for you."
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Comes i'll call for you." he put it off.
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He put it off. he didn't want to deal
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He didn't want to deal with a conviction.
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With a conviction. two years later he was
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Two years later he was out of office.
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Out of office. we never read anymore
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We never read anymore about felix.
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About felix. i don't know if the more
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I don't know if the more convenient time ever came.
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Convenient time ever came. that's why the scripture says
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That's why the scripture says today when you hear his voice,
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Today when you hear his voice, obey.
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Obey. are you waiting for a more
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Are you waiting for a more convenient time?
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Convenient time? are you ignoring the still
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Are you ignoring the still small voice?
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Small voice? talking yourself out of taking
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Talking yourself out of taking that step of faith?
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That step of faith? you don't know how long that
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You don't know how long that window is going to be open.
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Window is going to be open. don't do like felix.
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Don't do like felix. keep making excuses.
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Keep making excuses. this is an opportunity to come
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This is an opportunity to come up higher, to see god's favor
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Up higher, to see god's favor in a greater way.
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In a greater way. when we acquired this place,
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When we acquired this place, the former compaq center, i was
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The former compaq center, i was told it was going to cost
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Told it was going to cost $100,000,000 to renovate.
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$100,000,000 to renovate. three years earlier i was
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Three years earlier i was running camera, editing my
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Running camera, editing my father's sermons, doing
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Father's sermons, doing the production.
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The production. do you know how much fundraising
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Do you know how much fundraising experience i had at that time?
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Experience i had at that time? zero.
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Zero. i thought god i am so far
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I thought god i am so far over my head, but lord, thank
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Over my head, but lord, thank you that this is not over
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You that this is not over your head.
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Your head. i had the faith, the courage,
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I had the faith, the courage, the confidence to do something
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The confidence to do something that didn't make sense.
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That didn't make sense. that was one of my kairos
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That was one of my kairos moments.
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Moments. what am i saying?
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What am i saying? when god asks you to do
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When god asks you to do something he will give you
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Something he will give you the faith and the favor
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The faith and the favor to do it.
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To do it. the scripture talks about having
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The scripture talks about having the faith of god.
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The faith of god. sometimes it's not even
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Sometimes it's not even our faith.
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Our faith. it's god putting his faith
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It's god putting his faith in us.
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In us. but you have to stay
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But you have to stay in the window.
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In the window. you can't think about it for six
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You can't think about it for six years and get 47 different
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Years and get 47 different opinions.
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Opinions. first off, you're going to be
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First off, you're going to be confused because people can't
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Confused because people can't hear what god's telling you.
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Hear what god's telling you. they can't feel what you feel
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They can't feel what you feel on the inside.
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On the inside. and secondly, that window is not
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And secondly, that window is not going to last forever.
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Going to last forever. if you keep putting it
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If you keep putting it off at some point, it's going
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Off at some point, it's going to close.
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To close. in the scripture god told jonah
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In the scripture god told jonah to go to the city of nineveh
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To go to the city of nineveh and tell the people they had 40
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And tell the people they had 40 days to repent or god was going
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Days to repent or god was going to destroy the city.
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To destroy the city. it's interesting that god put
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It's interesting that god put a time period on it.
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A time period on it. he didn't just say repent
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Sometime, whenever you feel
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Sometime, whenever you feel like it, as long as you do it
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Like it, as long as you do it no big deal.
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No big deal. he said, "you have 40 days
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He said, "you have 40 days to make things right."
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To make things right." when jonah told the people
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When jonah told the people the first thing they did was
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The first thing they did was fall on their knees.
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Fall on their knees. the king took off his royal
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The king took off his royal robe, put ashes on his head,
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Robe, put ashes on his head, and declared a citywide fast.
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They didn't wait a week.
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They didn't wait a week. they didn't wait 20 days.
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They didn't wait 20 days. immediately, they said, "god,
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Immediately, they said, "god, we're sorry for the way we've
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We're sorry for the way we've been living."
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Been living." and god spared the city.
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And god spared the city. i wonder if there's something
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I wonder if there's something you could change in the next 40
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You could change in the next 40 days and you would see god's
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Days and you would see god's favor in a new way.
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Maybe god is saying to you you
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Maybe god is saying to you you have 40 days to get your
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Have 40 days to get your priorities in order.
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Priorities in order. you have 40 days to forgive
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You have 40 days to forgive that person.
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That person. you have 40 days to pursue
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You have 40 days to pursue that dream.
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That dream. you have 40 days to get serious
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In your relationship with god.
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In your relationship with god. there is a window of grace.
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There is a window of grace. it was 40 days for the people
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It was 40 days for the people of nineveh.
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Of nineveh. i don't know what it is for you,
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I don't know what it is for you, but i do know when these kairos
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But i do know when these kairos moments come they have a time
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Moments come they have a time limitation.
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Limitation. they are not going to last
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They are not going to last forever.
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Forever. don't miss your moment.
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Don't miss your moment. listen to that still small
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Listen to that still small voice, that knowing
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Voice, that knowing on the inside, that's when
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On the inside, that's when you're going to feel a divine
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You're going to feel a divine empowerment, the favor to do
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Empowerment, the favor to do what god's asking you to do.
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What god's asking you to do. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare you're about to see
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And declare you're about to see some of these kairos moments,
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Some of these kairos moments, new doors are about to open,
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New doors are about to open, freedom from addictions,
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Freedom from addictions, restoration in relationships,
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Restoration in relationships, promotion, healing,
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Promotion, healing, breakthroughs.
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Breakthroughs. the fullness of your destiny
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The fullness of your destiny in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. and if you receive it can you
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And if you receive it can you say amen today?
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Say amen today? i'd like to give you
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, lord jesus, i repent
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Just say, lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior.
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I make you my lord and savior. if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer.
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Prayer. we believe you got born again.
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We believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based church
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Get in a good bible-based church and keep god first place.
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And keep god first place. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing
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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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Our exclusive chosen t-shirt from copper fit
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That will remind you that you've been chosen
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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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Be sure to request your copy of chosen:
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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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Chosen t-shirt from copper fit. visit joelosteen.com
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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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For an additional donation this month,
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This month, we are also offering
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We are also offering the nlt large
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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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Through your smartphone or tablet
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Or tablet to a vast, power-packed
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To a vast, power-packed array of study notes,
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Array of study notes, devotionals, interactive maps,
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Devotionals, interactive maps, videos, and worship music.
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You can request these inspiring resources
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Yes, god has chosen you for a reason, for a purpose.
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For a reason, for a purpose. request your copies today.
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Joel Osteen - Windows of Grace

July 16, 2025 | 30:0

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