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Joel Osteen - Yes Is In Your Future

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Yes Is In Your Future | December 27, 2025

Well, god bless you. it's
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Well, god bless you. it's always a joy to come into your
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Always a joy to come into your homes. if you're ever in our
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Homes. if you're ever in our area, i hope you'll stop by and
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Area, i hope you'll stop by and be a part of one of our
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Be a part of one of our services.
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Services. these are the finest people in
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These are the finest people in all of houston, texas right here
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All of houston, texas right here at lakewood. come out and be a
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At lakewood. come out and be a part. (applause)
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Part. (applause) but thanks for tuning in.
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But thanks for tuning in. thank you again for coming out
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Thank you again for coming out today.
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Today. i like to start with something
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about these
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Funny. i heard about these three people: a russian, an
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Three people: a russian, an american and a blonde.
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American and a blonde. (laughter)
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(laughter) they were talking one day.
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They were talking one day. the russian proudly said, "we
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The russian proudly said, "we were the first ones in space."
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Were the first ones in space." the american said, "well, we
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The american said, "well, we were the first ones on the
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Were the first ones on the moon."
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Moon." the blonde said, "that's
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The blonde said, "that's nothing. we're going to be the
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Nothing. we're going to be the first ones on the sun."
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First ones on the sun." (laughter)
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(laughter) the russian, the american,
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The russian, the american, they laughed. they said, "what
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They laughed. they said, "what are you talking about? you
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Are you talking about? you can't go to the sun. it's too
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Can't go to the sun. it's too hot. you would burn up."
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Hot. you would burn up." the blonde said, "we're not that
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The blonde said, "we're not that dumb. we're going to go at
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Dumb. we're going to go at night." (laughter/applause)
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Night." (laughter/applause) hold up your bible.
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can 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:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about how yes is in your
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About how yes is in your future.
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Future. when god laid out the plan for
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When god laid out the plan for your life he lined up the right
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Your life he lined up the right people, the right breaks, the
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People, the right breaks, the right open doors.
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Right open doors. he already has your yesses
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He already has your yesses planned out.
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Planned out. yes, to that promotion.
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Yes, to that promotion. yes, to that clean bill of
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Yes, to that clean bill of health.
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Health. yes, you will get married.
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Yes, you will get married. yes, you are accepted into that
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Yes, you are accepted into that college.
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College. you may have been told no a
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You may have been told no a thousand times but god has the
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Thousand times but god has the final say and he says, "yes is
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Final say and he says, "yes is coming your way."
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Coming your way." yes, you will accomplish your
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Yes, you will accomplish your dreams.
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Dreams. yes, you will overcome that
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Yes, you will overcome that addiction.
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Addiction. yes, your children will fulfill
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Yes, your children will fulfill their destiny.
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Their destiny. yesses are in your future.
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Yesses are in your future. now here's the key; on the way
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Now here's the key; on the way to your yes there will be no's.
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To your yes there will be no's. you have to go through the no's
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You have to go through the no's to get to your yesses.
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To get to your yesses. the mistake many people make is
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The mistake many people make is they get discouraged by the no's
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They get discouraged by the no's and they quit trying.
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And they quit trying. they worked hard but didn't get
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They worked hard but didn't get the promotion.
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The promotion. they prayed and believed but
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They prayed and believed but didn't qualify for the new home.
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Didn't qualify for the new home. they put time and energy into a
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They put time and energy into a relationship but it didn't work
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Relationship but it didn't work out. now they think it's never
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Out. now they think it's never going to happen.
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Going to happen. no, you have to go through your
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No, you have to go through your closed doors before you get to
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Closed doors before you get to your open doors.
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Your open doors. when you come to a no, instead
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When you come to a no, instead of being discouraged the right
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Of being discouraged the right attitude is, "i'm one step
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Attitude is, "i'm one step closer to my yes."
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Closer to my yes." i read a statistic. 90% of all
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I read a statistic. 90% of all first time businesses fail.
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First time businesses fail. 90% of all second time
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90% of all second time businesses succeed. but 80% of
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Businesses succeed. but 80% of people never try a second time.
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People never try a second time. what happened? they get stuck
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What happened? they get stuck on a no. they got discouraged
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On a no. they got discouraged and thought, "well, it didn't
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And thought, "well, it didn't happen last time. it's never
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Happen last time. it's never going to happen."
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Going to happen." they fail to realize they were
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They fail to realize they were one no away from seeing it
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One no away from seeing it succeed.
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Succeed. i wonder how many of us give up
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I wonder how many of us give up a few no's away from seeing a
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A few no's away from seeing a dream come to pass. what if you
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Dream come to pass. what if you knew you only had to go through
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Knew you only had to go through three more no's and then you
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Three more no's and then you would meet the right person?
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Would meet the right person? you would probably go out and
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You would probably go out and find people to meet just to tell
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Find people to meet just to tell them no. get them out of the
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Them no. get them out of the way. (laughter/applause)
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Way. (laughter/applause) i have a friend that wanted to
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I have a friend that wanted to start a new business. and it
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Start a new business. and it had worked. now he needed a
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Had worked. now he needed a bank to get behind him, loan
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Bank to get behind him, loan him the money to buy some ma jor
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Him the money to buy some ma jor equipment so he could really
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Equipment so he could really get it off the ground.
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Get it off the ground. he went to the bank that he had
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He went to the bank that he had used for many years and everyone
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Used for many years and everyone knew him. they loved his
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Knew him. they loved his business plan. he had proven
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Business plan. he had proven results on that small scale but
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Results on that small scale but money was very tight. they
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Money was very tight. they turned him down. the first no.
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Turned him down. the first no. he could have gotten discouraged
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He could have gotten discouraged and given up but he went to
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And given up but he went to another bank. the second bank
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Another bank. the second bank told him the same thing.
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Told him the same thing. "it's a great idea. it's just
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"it's a great idea. it's just not for us."
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Not for us." ten banks turned him down.
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Ten banks turned him down. twenty banks said no.
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Twenty banks said no. thirty banks said no.
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Thirty banks said no. you would think he would get the
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You would think he would get the message. "man, this is not
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Message. "man, this is not going to work. you're wasting
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Going to work. you're wasting your time."
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Your time." no, when god puts a dream in
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No, when god puts a dream in your heart, when he gives a
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Your heart, when he gives a promise on the inside and deep
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Promise on the inside and deep down you know that you know
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Down you know that you know you're going to succeed.
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You're going to succeed. you know your family is going to
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You know your family is going to be restored. you know you're
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Be restored. you know you're going to get well. then like
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Going to get well. then like this man, you realize every no
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This man, you realize every no simply means you're one step
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Simply means you're one step closer to your yes.
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Closer to your yes. thirty-one banks said no.
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Thirty-one banks said no. thirty-one banks said, "you're
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Thirty-one banks said, "you're not for us."
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Not for us." but bank number 32 came along
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But bank number 32 came along and said, "we really like it.
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And said, "we really like it. we'll take a chance. yes, we
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We'll take a chance. yes, we will do it." (applause)
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Will do it." (applause) god had his yes but he had to
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God had his yes but he had to go through 31 no's to get to
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Go through 31 no's to get to it.
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It. don't you dare get stuck
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Don't you dare get stuck on a no.
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On a no. keep believing. keep dreaming.
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Keep believing. keep dreaming. keep hoping. keep taking steps
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Keep hoping. keep taking steps of faith.
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Of faith. i heard zig ziglar talking about
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I heard zig ziglar talking about being persistent.
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Being persistent. zig is up in his 80's and still
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Zig is up in his 80's and still a great blessing to many people.
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A great blessing to many people. one day his flight was cancelled
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One day his flight was cancelled because of bad weather. he went
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Because of bad weather. he went to this hotel very late at
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To this hotel very late at night and said to the young
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Night and said to the young lady, "i need a room."
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Lady, "i need a room." she checked and checked and did
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She checked and checked and did all this research but she said,
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All this research but she said, "i'm so sorry, sir. all of our
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"i'm so sorry, sir. all of our rooms are occupied or either
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Rooms are occupied or either reserved for somebody coming
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Reserved for somebody coming tomorrow." the first no.
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Tomorrow." the first no. zig said, "oh, come on. i'm a
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Zig said, "oh, come on. i'm a good customer. i stay at your
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Good customer. i stay at your hotels all the time. you've got
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Hotels all the time. you've got to make an exception for me."
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To make an exception for me." she went back to work and tried
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She went back to work and tried her best but the second no.
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Her best but the second no. zig asked to speak to the
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Zig asked to speak to the manager. he came out and looked
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Manager. he came out and looked through some books and did some
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Through some books and did some other things but the third no.
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Other things but the third no. he said, "i'm sorry. we just
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He said, "i'm sorry. we just don't have any rooms."
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Don't have any rooms." zig thought about it a moment,
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Zig thought about it a moment, went back over to the manager
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Went back over to the manager and said, "let me ask you a
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And said, "let me ask you a question. if the president of
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Question. if the president of the united states showed up at
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The united states showed up at the hotel tonight would you
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The hotel tonight would you have a room for him?"
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Have a room for him?" the manager kind of laughed and
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The manager kind of laughed and said, "i'm sure we would."
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Said, "i'm sure we would." zig said, "well, i'm pretty sure
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Zig said, "well, i'm pretty sure he's not coming. let me have
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He's not coming. let me have his room." (laughter/applause)
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His room." (laughter/applause) after four no's zig got his
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After four no's zig got his yes. stay persistent.
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Yes. stay persistent. you may have seen the beautiful
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You may have seen the beautiful actress janine turner. she's
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Actress janine turner. she's been in our services. a very
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Been in our services. a very nice lady.
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Nice lady. she told how from the time she
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She told how from the time she was a little girl she had a
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Was a little girl she had a dream of becoming an actress.
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Dream of becoming an actress. she loved singing and
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She loved singing and performing, entertaining.
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Performing, entertaining. she got involved in modeling and
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She got involved in modeling and doing limited roles but nothing
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Doing limited roles but nothing like she had in her heart.
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Like she had in her heart. from the time she was fifteen to
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From the time she was fifteen to the age of 27 she went to up to
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The age of 27 she went to up to four auditions a day, every
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Four auditions a day, every week, month after month, even
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Week, month after month, even year after year, with no
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Year after year, with no success. nothing substantial,
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Success. nothing substantial, just limited roles, a commer-
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Just limited roles, a commer- cial here and there.
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Cial here and there. she calculated during those
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She calculated during those twelve years she had been told
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Twelve years she had been told no over 1,000 times.
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No over 1,000 times. "you're not what we're looking
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"you're not what we're looking for. there's not a role for
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For. there's not a role for you. this is not your
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You. this is not your strength."
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Strength." all this disappointment, this
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All this disappointment, this rejection.
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Rejection. most people would have gotten
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Most people would have gotten stuck on one of those no's but
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Stuck on one of those no's but not janine. her attitude was,
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Not janine. her attitude was, "that's just another no out of
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"that's just another no out of the way. now i'm closer to my
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The way. now i'm closer to my yes."
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Yes." she kept pursuing what god
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She kept pursuing what god placed in her heart. and one
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Placed in her heart. and one day when she had just a few
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Day when she had just a few dollars to her name, she didn't
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Dollars to her name, she didn't know what she was going to do
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Know what she was going to do next, the main producer from a
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Next, the main producer from a major network called.
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Major network called. he said, "we are starting a
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He said, "we are starting a brand new prime time drama.
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Brand new prime time drama. we think you would be the
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We think you would be the perfect lead actress. we're
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Perfect lead actress. we're going to call it 'northern
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Going to call it 'northern exposure.'" that show was a
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Exposure.'" that show was a huge hit. it was that big break
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Huge hit. it was that big break that launched her career.
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That launched her career. but she had to go through a
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But she had to go through a thousand no's to get to that
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Thousand no's to get to that one yes. you may struggle with
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One yes. you may struggle with an addiction, a bad habit.
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An addiction, a bad habit. you think, "joel, i have tried a
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You think, "joel, i have tried a thousand times to break this."
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Thousand times to break this." i'm asking you to try one more
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I'm asking you to try one more time. how do you know the next
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Time. how do you know the next time is not going to be your
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Time is not going to be your yes?
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Yes? you can't let the no's
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You can't let the no's discourage you.
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Discourage you. don't let the closed doors
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Don't let the closed doors convince you to give up, that
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Convince you to give up, that it's never going to happen.
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It's never going to happen. most likely we won't have to go
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Most likely we won't have to go through a thousand no's like
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Through a thousand no's like janine.
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Janine. my question is, "are you willing
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My question is, "are you willing to go through a dozen?"
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To go through a dozen?" will you keep trying if five
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Will you keep trying if five banks turn you down?
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Banks turn you down? will you stay in faith if the
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Will you stay in faith if the medical report is not good
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Medical report is not good three times?
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Three times? will you take a chance on
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Will you take a chance on meeting somebody new if a
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Meeting somebody new if a relationship didn't work out
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Relationship didn't work out twice before?
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Twice before? if you're going to keep moving
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If you're going to keep moving forward you have to keep this on
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Forward you have to keep this on the forefront of your mind,
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The forefront of your mind, "yes is in my future.
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"yes is in my future. yes, i will get married.
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Yes, i will get married. yes, i will be promoted.
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Yes, i will be promoted. yes, i will fulfill my destiny."
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Yes, i will fulfill my destiny." (applause)
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(applause) that's what a friend of mine
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That's what a friend of mine did. she and her husband had
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Did. she and her husband had been trying to have a baby for
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Been trying to have a baby for many years. they had been
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Many years. they had been through all of the fertility
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Through all of the fertility treatments, done everything
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Treatments, done everything they possibly could with no
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They possibly could with no success. this went on year
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Success. this went on year after year. at that time she
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After year. at that time she was the head of our children's
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Was the head of our children's ministry.
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Ministry. when my father went to be with
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When my father went to be with the lord and i stepped up to
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The lord and i stepped up to pastor the church back in 1999
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Pastor the church back in 1999 they had been trying to have
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They had been trying to have this baby already for more than
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This baby already for more than 20 years.
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20 years. think of all the no's she had
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Think of all the no's she had heard. every time she took the
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Heard. every time she took the pregnancy tests hoping that it
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Pregnancy tests hoping that it would come back positive but it
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Would come back positive but it didn't. the answer was no.
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Didn't. the answer was no. her medical doctor, "sorry,
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Her medical doctor, "sorry, you're not pregnant." the
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You're not pregnant." the fertility specialist, "no, it's
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Fertility specialist, "no, it's not working." she heard no
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Not working." she heard no again and again.
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Again and again. one day we were in a meeting
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One day we were in a meeting about the children's department.
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About the children's department. she made the comment, "i have a
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She made the comment, "i have a good assistant trained because
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Good assistant trained because when i have my baby i'm going to
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When i have my baby i'm going to have to be out for a little
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Have to be out for a little while."
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While." i thought i was missing
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I thought i was missing something. i didn't know that
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Something. i didn't know that she was pregnant. afterwards,
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She was pregnant. afterwards, i said to my sister lisa, she
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I said to my sister lisa, she was in the meeting, "i can't
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Was in the meeting, "i can't believe she's going to finally
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Believe she's going to finally have a baby!"
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Have a baby!" lisa said, "no, joel. she's not
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Lisa said, "no, joel. she's not pregnant. she just talks like
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Pregnant. she just talks like it and thinks like it and acts
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It and thinks like it and acts like it."
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Like it." me being the great man of faith
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Me being the great man of faith that i am...(laughter)...i
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That i am...(laughter)...i thought, "that's kind of far out
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Thought, "that's kind of far out to really believe you're going
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To really believe you're going to have a baby at your age."
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To have a baby at your age." then i remembered abraham and
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Then i remembered abraham and sarah. god gave sarah a baby at
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Sarah. god gave sarah a baby at 80 years old. (applause)
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80 years old. (applause) if god could do it for sarah,
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If god could do it for sarah, he could do it for my friend.
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He could do it for my friend. the good thing about having a
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The good thing about having a baby at that age is when they're
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Baby at that age is when they're teenagers you won't remember it.
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Teenagers you won't remember it. (laughter)
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(laughter) she didn't let the no's
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She didn't let the no's discourage her. twenty-nine
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Discourage her. twenty-nine years later she went to the
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Years later she went to the doctor for a routine checkup.
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Doctor for a routine checkup. he said, "congratulations.
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He said, "congratulations. you're pregnant. you're not
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You're pregnant. you're not going to have one baby. you're
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Going to have one baby. you're going to have twins."
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Going to have twins." they had a double portion.
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They had a double portion. (applause)
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(applause) god had the yes she needed but
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God had the yes she needed but it was 29 years down the road.
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It was 29 years down the road. most people won't go through
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Most people won't go through that many no's to get to their
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That many no's to get to their yes, not because they're not
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Yes, not because they're not determined enough, but they
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Determined enough, but they don't really believe that yes is
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Don't really believe that yes is there. they've heard the no's
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There. they've heard the no's so long it's convinced them
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So long it's convinced them that's the way it's always
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That's the way it's always going to be.
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Going to be. no, god wouldn't have put the
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No, god wouldn't have put the dream in your heart, he wouldn't
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Dream in your heart, he wouldn't have given you that promise if
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Have given you that promise if he didn't already have a plan to
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He didn't already have a plan to bring it to pass.
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Bring it to pass. god already has a baby in your
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God already has a baby in your future, promotion in your
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Future, promotion in your future, healing in your future,
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Future, healing in your future, the right person in your future.
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The right person in your future. my question is, "will you stay
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My question is, "will you stay in faith and not let your no's
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In faith and not let your no's talk you out of your yesses?"
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Talk you out of your yesses?" i've learned we have to go
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I've learned we have to go through the no's.
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Through the no's. i wish i could tell you if you
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I wish i could tell you if you prayed hard enough, if you came
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Prayed hard enough, if you came to church enough, if you stayed
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To church enough, if you stayed in faith then you wouldn't have
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In faith then you wouldn't have any closed doors. you wouldn't
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Any closed doors. you wouldn't have to go through any no's.
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Have to go through any no's. you would never have a setback.
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You would never have a setback. that's not the way god ordained
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That's not the way god ordained it. the no's are a test of our
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It. the no's are a test of our faith.
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Faith. if we're going to pass that test
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If we're going to pass that test we have to set our face like a
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We have to set our face like a flint and say, "i will not be
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Flint and say, "i will not be discouraged by any setbacks, by
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Discouraged by any setbacks, by how long it's taken, by what the
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How long it's taken, by what the medical report says, by people
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Medical report says, by people trying to talk me out of it.
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Trying to talk me out of it. i'm in it for the long haul.
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I'm in it for the long haul. i know yesses are in my future."
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I know yesses are in my future." (applause)
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(applause) i read where researchers put a
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I read where researchers put a barracuda and a spanish
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Barracuda and a spanish mackerel in the same fish tank.
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Mackerel in the same fish tank. normally the barracuda would
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Normally the barracuda would immediately devour the much
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Immediately devour the much smaller spanish mackerel.
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Smaller spanish mackerel. but in this experiment the
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But in this experiment the researchers put an invisible
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Researchers put an invisible glass partition between the two
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Glass partition between the two fish so when the barracuda saw
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Fish so when the barracuda saw the spanish mackerel and went in
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The spanish mackerel and went in for the kill he slammed in to
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For the kill he slammed in to that glass partition, bruised
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That glass partition, bruised his nose, again and again.
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His nose, again and again. eventually, the barracuda got
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Eventually, the barracuda got the message that he wasn't going
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The message that he wasn't going to be able to eat that other
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To be able to eat that other fish. he gave up and he quit
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Fish. he gave up and he quit trying. at that point the
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Trying. at that point the researchers quietly removed the
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Researchers quietly removed the glass partition. now nothing
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Glass partition. now nothing was separating the two fish.
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Was separating the two fish. what's interesting is the
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What's interesting is the barracuda never once harmed the
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Barracuda never once harmed the spanish mackerel.
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Spanish mackerel. they lived happily ever after,
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They lived happily ever after, side by side; (laughter)
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Side by side; (laughter) ...that same fish tank.
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...that same fish tank. what happened is the barracuda
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What happened is the barracuda became conditioned in his
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Became conditioned in his thinking that it would never
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Thinking that it would never work out. all he had heard was,
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Work out. all he had heard was, "no, no, no."
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"no, no, no." he didn't think there were any
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He didn't think there were any yesses in his future.
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Yesses in his future. he just had to try one more time
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He just had to try one more time and he would have come into his
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And he would have come into his yes. he would have had a nice
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Yes. he would have had a nice fish dinner. (laughter)
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Fish dinner. (laughter) what happened to the barracuda
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What happened to the barracuda happens to many of us. we've
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Happens to many of us. we've hit the wall so many times, so
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Hit the wall so many times, so to speak. in other words, we
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To speak. in other words, we tried to break the addiction
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Tried to break the addiction for years. it didn't work out.
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For years. it didn't work out. worked hard but didn't get the
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Worked hard but didn't get the promotion.
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Promotion. pursued a dream but the door
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Pursued a dream but the door closed.
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Closed. like that barracuda we've let
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Like that barracuda we've let this stronghold convince us that
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This stronghold convince us that it's never going to happen.
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It's never going to happen. but how do you know that god has
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But how do you know that god has not removed the glass partition
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Not removed the glass partition that was holding you back?
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That was holding you back? how do you know that the next
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How do you know that the next time you try is not going to be
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Time you try is not going to be your yes?
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Your yes? that partition may have been up
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That partition may have been up for 29 years but god can remove
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For 29 years but god can remove it in a split second.
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It in a split second. you'll never know unless you
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You'll never know unless you keep trying, you keep dreaming,
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Keep trying, you keep dreaming, you keep pursuing what god put
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You keep pursuing what god put in your heart. (applause)
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In your heart. (applause) in the scripture there was a
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In the scripture there was a great drought in the land.
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Great drought in the land. the prophet elijah went to the
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The prophet elijah went to the top of mount carmel. he prayed
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Top of mount carmel. he prayed and asked god to end the
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And asked god to end the drought.
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Drought. after he prayed he said to the
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After he prayed he said to the people, "i can hear the sound of
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People, "i can hear the sound of an abundance of rain."
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An abundance of rain." he was saying in effect,
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He was saying in effect, "there's a yes in our future.
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"there's a yes in our future. rain is coming."
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Rain is coming." he told his assistant to go look
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He told his assistant to go look on the other side of the
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On the other side of the mountain to see if they could
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Mountain to see if they could see any sign of rain.
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See any sign of rain. the assistant went out, came
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The assistant went out, came back a little later and said,
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Back a little later and said, "no, elijah. there's not a
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"no, elijah. there's not a cloud in the sky. it's
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Cloud in the sky. it's perfectly clear."
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Perfectly clear." elijah didn't get discouraged
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Elijah didn't get discouraged and think, "oh, man. i must
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And think, "oh, man. i must have heard god wrong. there's
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Have heard god wrong. there's not any rain coming. what are
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Not any rain coming. what are we going to do?"
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We going to do?" no, when he heard that, he said,
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No, when he heard that, he said, "alright. that's one no out of
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"alright. that's one no out of the way. now go back and look
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The way. now go back and look again."
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Again." the assistant went back out,
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The assistant went back out, came back with the same answer,
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Came back with the same answer, "elijah, no rain."
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"elijah, no rain." elijah said, "that's fine. two
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Elijah said, "that's fine. two no's out of the way. go back
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No's out of the way. go back and look again."
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And look again." three no's, four no's, five
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Three no's, four no's, five no's, six no's. on the seventh
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No's, six no's. on the seventh time the servant came back and
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Time the servant came back and said, "elijah, this time i saw
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Said, "elijah, this time i saw a small cloud in the sky.
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A small cloud in the sky. it wasn't much. just the size
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It wasn't much. just the size of a man's hand."
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Of a man's hand." elijah said, "you'd better get
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Elijah said, "you'd better get your raincoat. get your
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Your raincoat. get your umbrella. rain is coming our
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Umbrella. rain is coming our way."
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Way." see, it may be a small yes, a
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See, it may be a small yes, a faint yes, a barely see it yes
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Faint yes, a barely see it yes but when you're expecting things
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But when you're expecting things to change in your favor, when
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To change in your favor, when you know god has yes in your
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You know god has yes in your future it may be a small sign
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Future it may be a small sign but by faith you'll latch onto
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But by faith you'll latch onto it.
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It. "that's my yes. other people
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"that's my yes. other people may not see it. other people
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May not see it. other people may try to talk me out of it.
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May try to talk me out of it. other people may say i'm just
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Other people may say i'm just too positive, too hopeful.
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Too positive, too hopeful. that's okay. i'm a believer and
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That's okay. i'm a believer and not a doubter. i know that's my
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Not a doubter. i know that's my yes." (applause)
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Yes." (applause) it wasn't any time before the
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It wasn't any time before the heavens opened up and they saw
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Heavens opened up and they saw the abundance of rain. but had
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The abundance of rain. but had elijah given up on the first
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Elijah given up on the first no, the second no, the sixth
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No, the second no, the sixth no, it would have never
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No, it would have never happened.
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Happened. think about this. when elijah
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Think about this. when elijah sent his assistant out to look,
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Sent his assistant out to look, that was an act of his faith.
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That was an act of his faith. faith is what causes god to
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Faith is what causes god to move.
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Move. there are yesses in your future
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There are yesses in your future waiting for you to come looking
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Waiting for you to come looking for them. not once. not twice.
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For them. not once. not twice. not a few times.
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Not a few times. keep looking. keep expecting.
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Keep looking. keep expecting. keep dreaming.
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Keep dreaming. you've got to have a made up
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You've got to have a made up mind. you are in it to win it.
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Mind. you are in it to win it. you're not going to let people
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You're not going to let people talk you out of it. you're not
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Talk you out of it. you're not going to give up because it
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Going to give up because it didn't happen on your
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Didn't happen on your timetable. you're not going to
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Timetable. you're not going to settle for second best because
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Settle for second best because a few doors have closed.
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A few doors have closed. i was reading about thomas
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I was reading about thomas edison.
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Edison. when he was trying to invent the
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When he was trying to invent the light bulb he failed on his
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Light bulb he failed on his first 2,000 attempts.
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First 2,000 attempts. two thousand times he tried it
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Two thousand times he tried it and it didn't work out.
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And it didn't work out. two thousand times he was told
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Two thousand times he was told no.
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No. he could have given up and quit
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He could have given up and quit but he just kept looking for
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But he just kept looking for that one yes.
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That one yes. after he invented it a reporter
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After he invented it a reporter asked him about all of his
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Asked him about all of his failures, all those experiments
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Failures, all those experiments that didn't work. he said,
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That didn't work. he said, "listen, i never failed once.
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"listen, i never failed once. i just found 2,000 ways that
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I just found 2,000 ways that wouldn't work." (laughter)
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Wouldn't work." (laughter) you may have had some setbacks,
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You may have had some setbacks, disappointments, tried
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Disappointments, tried something that didn't work out.
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Something that didn't work out. that was not a waste of your
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That was not a waste of your time. everything you've been
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Time. everything you've been through has deposited something
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Through has deposited something on the inside. god doesn't
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On the inside. god doesn't waste anything. you are not
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Waste anything. you are not defined by your past. you are
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Defined by your past. you are prepared by your past.
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Prepared by your past. just because you've had some
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Just because you've had some no's that doesn't disqualify
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No's that doesn't disqualify you.
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You. yes is still in your future.
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Yes is still in your future. when you hit your big yes like
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When you hit your big yes like edison all the other no's are
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Edison all the other no's are going to become insignificant.
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Going to become insignificant. now don't go around feeling bad
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Now don't go around feeling bad about yourself because you're
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About yourself because you're not where you want to be.
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Not where you want to be. don't focus on the
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Don't focus on the disappointment, the failure, the
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Disappointment, the failure, the mistake. that was all a part of
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Mistake. that was all a part of god's plan. it's getting you
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God's plan. it's getting you prepared for your yes.
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Prepared for your yes. you keep moving forward, being
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You keep moving forward, being your best, honoring god,
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Your best, honoring god, determined, persistent and god
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Determined, persistent and god promises you're going to come
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Promises you're going to come into yes.
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Into yes. when i was growing up my mother
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When i was growing up my mother always wanted a swimming pool in
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Always wanted a swimming pool in our backyard. my father was
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Our backyard. my father was very generous. he would buy her
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Very generous. he would buy her practically anything but a
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Practically anything but a swimming pool was the one thing
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Swimming pool was the one thing that he did not want.
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That he did not want. he said, "dodie, a swimming pool
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He said, "dodie, a swimming pool is a lot of money. it's a lot of
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Is a lot of money. it's a lot of maintenance. it's dangerous."
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Maintenance. it's dangerous." on and on, he gave her this
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On and on, he gave her this resounding no.
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Resounding no. what's funny is that went in one
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What's funny is that went in one of my mother's ears and out the
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Of my mother's ears and out the other. it no more fazed her.
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Other. it no more fazed her. she acted like she didn't even
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She acted like she didn't even hear it.
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Hear it. about a month later my father
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About a month later my father and i were in the backyard
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And i were in the backyard playing baseball. my mother
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Playing baseball. my mother came out with a tape measure.
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Came out with a tape measure. she started measuring things,
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She started measuring things, putting down some markers.
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Putting down some markers. she said, "john, if we angle it
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She said, "john, if we angle it i think it will fit just right,
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I think it will fit just right, right here." (laughter)
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Right here." (laughter) he said, "dodie, what are you
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He said, "dodie, what are you talking about?"
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Talking about?" she said, "that swimming pool
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She said, "that swimming pool we're going to get. it would
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We're going to get. it would fit right here."
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Fit right here." he said, "i have told you a
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He said, "i have told you a thousand times we are not going
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Thousand times we are not going to get a swimming pool. you are
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To get a swimming pool. you are wasting your time."
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Wasting your time." just like elijah, my mother
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Just like elijah, my mother heard no after no after no.
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Heard no after no after no. she could have easily gotten
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She could have easily gotten stuck on one of those no's.
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Stuck on one of those no's. she didn't do it. she kept
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She didn't do it. she kept believing. she knew there was a
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Believing. she knew there was a yes in her future.
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Yes in her future. that summer we were in another
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That summer we were in another city. my father was speaking at
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City. my father was speaking at this big convention.
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This big convention. my parents were in the hotel
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My parents were in the hotel lobby. this businessman came up
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Lobby. this businessman came up and introduced himself.
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And introduced himself. during the conversation he said,
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During the conversation he said, "i build swimming pools for a
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"i build swimming pools for a living."
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Living." my mother's eyes got this big.
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My mother's eyes got this big. (laughter)
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(laughter) she said, "how you doing old
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She said, "how you doing old buddy, old pal? we've been
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Buddy, old pal? we've been waiting for you."
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Waiting for you." he said, "pastor, i would like
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He said, "pastor, i would like to build you a swimming pool."
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To build you a swimming pool." my dad said, "oh, sir. that's
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My dad said, "oh, sir. that's so kind of you but we really
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So kind of you but we really can't afford it. and we may not
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Can't afford it. and we may not have room in our backyard."
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Have room in our backyard." on and on.
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On and on. the whole time my mom was
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The whole time my mom was shaking her head yes.
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Shaking her head yes. he said, "pastor, i don't want
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He said, "pastor, i don't want you to pay for it. i want to
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You to pay for it. i want to give it to you. surely you'll
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Give it to you. surely you'll let me give you a swimming
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Let me give you a swimming pool."
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Pool." several months later while we
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Several months later while we were out of town he and his crew
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Were out of town he and his crew came in to the city. they put
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Came in to the city. they put this beautiful underground
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This beautiful underground swimming pool in our
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Swimming pool in our backyard. when we came home we
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Backyard. when we came home we couldn't wait to get in it.
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Couldn't wait to get in it. all of us kids ran and jumped
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All of us kids ran and jumped in it. my mother got in it and
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In it. my mother got in it and here came my father. i'll never
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Here came my father. i'll never forget. my mother said, "john,
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Forget. my mother said, "john, don't even think about getting
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Don't even think about getting in my swimming pool."
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In my swimming pool." (laughter)
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(laughter) there are yesses in your future
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There are yesses in your future but you've got to go through
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But you've got to go through the no's first.
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The no's first. i say this respectfully.
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I say this respectfully. sometimes the people closest to
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Sometimes the people closest to us, our friends, our family, can
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Us, our friends, our family, can be the least encouraging, the
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Be the least encouraging, the least enlarging. what happens
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Least enlarging. what happens is god puts dreams in our heart
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Is god puts dreams in our heart that are bigger than we can
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That are bigger than we can accomplish on our own.
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Accomplish on our own. it's going to take his hand of
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It's going to take his hand of favor.
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Favor. the people close to us, they
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The people close to us, they know us very well and so often
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Know us very well and so often they'll only look at you in your
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They'll only look at you in your natural ability, your strength,
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Natural ability, your strength, your talent, your finances.
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Your talent, your finances. they'll think, "that's too big.
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They'll think, "that's too big. you can't do that. that's way
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You can't do that. that's way over your head."
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Over your head." and of course we should always
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And of course we should always be respectful and take advice
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Be respectful and take advice but when god has put a dream in
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But when god has put a dream in your heart don't let anyone talk
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Your heart don't let anyone talk you out of it, not even somebody
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You out of it, not even somebody that's close to you. (applause)
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That's close to you. (applause) my father meant well. he was
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My father meant well. he was very generous but because
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Very generous but because he couldn't afford the swimming
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He couldn't afford the swimming pool he tried to put those
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Pool he tried to put those limitations on my mother.
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Limitations on my mother. he was looking at it in the
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He was looking at it in the natural but we serve a
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Natural but we serve a supernatural god.
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Supernatural god. there are yesses in your future
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There are yesses in your future that you won't have to pay for,
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That you won't have to pay for, yesses that you don't earn, you
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Yesses that you don't earn, you don't work for, you don't have
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Don't work for, you don't have to buy it. it's simply the
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To buy it. it's simply the favor of god. yesses chasing
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Favor of god. yesses chasing you down. like this man, the
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You down. like this man, the yes will come looking for you.
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Yes will come looking for you. now many of you, like my mother,
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Now many of you, like my mother, you've stayed in faith. you've
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You've stayed in faith. you've been determined. you've pressed
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Been determined. you've pressed through the no's. god is
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Through the no's. god is saying, "you're about to come
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Saying, "you're about to come into a yes."
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Into a yes." something big you've been
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Something big you've been praying about, a dream, a goal;
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Praying about, a dream, a goal; a relationship. it's about to
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A relationship. it's about to show up. new doors are going to
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Show up. new doors are going to open. the right people are
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Open. the right people are going to search you out.
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Going to search you out. favor, healing, promotion,
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Favor, healing, promotion, yesses are going to track you
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Yesses are going to track you down. now you may be in a no
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Down. now you may be in a no right now but don't get stuck
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Right now but don't get stuck there. keep looking for your
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There. keep looking for your yes.
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Yes. if you'll go out each day
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If you'll go out each day expecting yesses to come your
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Expecting yesses to come your way, then like elijah, i believe
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Way, then like elijah, i believe and declare you're going to come
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And declare you're going to come into the abundance of what god
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Into the abundance of what god has in store. (applause)
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Has in store. (applause) promises will come to pass,
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Promises will come to pass, favor released, breakthroughs
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Favor released, breakthroughs in your health, finances,
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In your health, finances, relationships. new levels of
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Relationships. new levels of god's goodness. yesses are
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God's goodness. yesses are coming your way. in jesus'
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Coming your way. in jesus' name.
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Name. if you receive it give the lord
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If you receive it give the lord a shout of praise today.
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A shout of praise today. amen? (applause)
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Amen? (applause) we never like to close our
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We never like to close our broadcast without giving you an
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Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord
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Pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Jesus, i repent of my sins. come into my heart. i make you
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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My lord and savior." if you prayed that simple prayer
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If you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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We believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church. god is going to take
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Church. god is going to take you places you've never
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You places you've never dreamed of.
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What if every plan you set,
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What if every plan you set, every habit you formed,
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Every habit you formed, and every decision you made
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And every decision you made became a pathway
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Became a pathway to see god move in your life?
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To see god move in your life? we all have hopes and dreams;
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We all have hopes and dreams; things we're believing for.
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Things we're believing for. when you start the year
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When you start the year in faith,
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In faith, expecting god's goodness,
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Expecting god's goodness, you are setting the tone
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You are setting the tone for a blessed new year.
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We'd love to send you our 2026
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We'd love to send you our 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. you can write down your dreams
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You can write down your dreams and goals,
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And goals, plus use it for your everyday
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Plus use it for your everyday activities and reminders.
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Activities and reminders. it's important
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It's important to feed your faith
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To feed your faith on a daily basis.
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On a daily basis. this planner, it's
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This planner, it's not just a calendar,
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Not just a calendar, it's filled with scriptures
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It's filled with scriptures and inspiration
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And inspiration to help you stay encouraged
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To help you stay encouraged and keep believing
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And keep believing for what god
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For what god has put in your heart.
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Has put in your heart. 2026 is your year
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2026 is your year to see the goodness of god
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To see the goodness of god in greater ways.
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In greater ways. let go of what
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Let go of what didn't work out and get ready
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Didn't work out and get ready for the new things
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For the new things god has in store.
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God has in store. 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 the 2026
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A copy of the 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. each month features
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Each month features a fresh theme of encouragement,
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A fresh theme of encouragement, a guiding scripture
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A guiding scripture to stand on.
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To stand on. room to write your goals,
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Room to write your goals, prayers, and vision.
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Prayers, and vision. space for faith steps,
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Space for faith steps, because faith isn't passive,
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Because faith isn't passive, it's active.
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It's active. a monthly qr code
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A monthly qr code linking to a message or video
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Linking to a message or video to keep your spirit lifted.
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To keep your spirit lifted. with the 2026
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With the 2026 faith for today planner,
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Faith for today planner, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that living by faith
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That living by faith makes room for god to do
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Makes room for god to do what only he can do.
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What only he can do. breakthrough in your business.
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Breakthrough in your business. god's healing touch.
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God's healing touch. loved ones returning to faith.
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Loved ones returning to faith. request your copy of the planner
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Request your copy of the planner and step into the new year
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And step into the new year with bold faith, fresh hope,
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With bold faith, fresh hope, and daily encouragement
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And daily encouragement to strengthen your spirit
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To strengthen your spirit and face every challenge
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And face every challenge with confidence.
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With confidence. no matter what's happening
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No matter what's happening around you,
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Around you, faith can rise up in you.
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Faith can rise up in you. keep believing
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Keep believing and expecting a blessed 2026.
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And expecting a blessed 2026. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thank you so much
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Thank you 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 around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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As we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end gift
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Making a special year-end gift to help
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To help keep the ministry strong.
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Keep the ministry strong. we so appreciate
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We so appreciate all the champion
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All the champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly support.
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For your monthly support. we wish you and your family
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We wish you and your family a very merry christmas.
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A very merry christmas. till we see you next time,
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Till we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of the 2026
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Your copy of the 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Joel Osteen - Yes Is In Your Future

December 27, 2025 | 29:55

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