Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - You Are A No Lack Person

October 4, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - You Are A No Lack Person | October 4, 2025

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(applause) well, god bless you. it's a joy
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(applause) well, god bless you. it's a joy to come into your homes.
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Well, god bless you. it's a joy to come into your homes. we love you. if you're ever in
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To come into your homes. we love you. if you're ever in our area please stop by and be
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We love you. if you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Our area please stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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A part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thank
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thank you for tuning in today.
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Feel right at home. but thank you for tuning in today. thank you again for coming out.
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You for tuning in today. thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something
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Thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something funny.
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about this minister.
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Funny. i heard about this minister. he was walking down the street
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I heard about this minister. he was walking down the street and he came upon this group of
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He was walking down the street and he came upon this group of young boys that were surrounding
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And he came upon this group of young boys that were surrounding a small dog. he asked what they
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Young boys that were surrounding a small dog. he asked what they were doing. they explained they
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A small dog. he asked what they were doing. they explained they were having a contest and
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Were doing. they explained they were having a contest and whoever could tell the biggest
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Were having a contest and whoever could tell the biggest lie would get to keep the dog.
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Whoever could tell the biggest lie would get to keep the dog. the minister launched into a ten
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Lie would get to keep the dog. the minister launched into a ten minute sermon on lying, starting
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The minister launched into a ten minute sermon on lying, starting with, "don't you know lying is a
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Minute sermon on lying, starting with, "don't you know lying is a sin?" and ending with, "when i
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With, "don't you know lying is a sin?" and ending with, "when i was your age i never told a
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Sin?" and ending with, "when i was your age i never told a lie." (laughter)
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Was your age i never told a lie." (laughter) there was complete silence.
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Lie." (laughter) there was complete silence. just when he thought he had
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There was complete silence. just when he thought he had gotten through to them the
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Just when he thought he had gotten through to them the youngest boy spoke up and said,
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Gotten through to them the youngest boy spoke up and said, "alright, give him the dog."
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Youngest boy spoke up and said, "alright, give him the dog." (laughter)
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"alright, give him the dog." (laughter) hold up your bible and say it
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(laughter) hold up your bible and say it like you mean it.
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Hold up your bible and say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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Like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess:
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Of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today about how you are a no lack
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I want to talk to you today about how you are a no lack person. when god created you he
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About how you are a no lack person. when god created you he put in you everything you need
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Person. when god created you he put in you everything you need to fulfill your destiny.
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Put in you everything you need to fulfill your destiny. you have the talent, the
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To fulfill your destiny. you have the talent, the creativity, the ideas.
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You have the talent, the creativity, the ideas. you are full of discipline,
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Creativity, the ideas. you are full of discipline, focus, self-control. you have
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You are full of discipline, focus, self-control. you have strength, determination,
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Focus, self-control. you have strength, determination, resolve.
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Strength, determination, resolve. the creator of the universe has
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Resolve. the creator of the universe has crowned you with his favor.
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The creator of the universe has crowned you with his favor. if you're going to live a
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Crowned you with his favor. if you're going to live a victorious life you have to see
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If you're going to live a victorious life you have to see yourself as a no lack person.
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Victorious life you have to see yourself as a no lack person. how you see yourself will
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Yourself as a no lack person. how you see yourself will determine what kind of life
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How you see yourself will determine what kind of life you live.
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Determine what kind of life you live. if you go around thinking,
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You live. if you go around thinking, "i'll never get out of debt.
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If you go around thinking, "i'll never get out of debt. i'll never have enough,"
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"i'll never get out of debt. i'll never have enough," what you're really saying is,
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I'll never have enough," what you're really saying is, "i'm lacking talent.
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What you're really saying is, "i'm lacking talent. i'm lacking ability."
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"i'm lacking talent. i'm lacking ability." or, "i'll never lose this
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I'm lacking ability." or, "i'll never lose this weight. i'll never break this
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Or, "i'll never lose this weight. i'll never break this bad habit."
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Weight. i'll never break this bad habit." you're saying, "i'm lacking
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Bad habit." you're saying, "i'm lacking discipline. i'm lacking
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You're saying, "i'm lacking discipline. i'm lacking self-control. i don't have
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Discipline. i'm lacking self-control. i don't have enough." if you see yourself
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Self-control. i don't have enough." if you see yourself lacking it will set the limits
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Enough." if you see yourself lacking it will set the limits for your life.
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Lacking it will set the limits for your life. psalm 34:10 says, "those who
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For your life. psalm 34:10 says, "those who trust in the lord will never
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Psalm 34:10 says, "those who trust in the lord will never lack any good thing."
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Trust in the lord will never lack any good thing." deep down you have to know that
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Lack any good thing." deep down you have to know that you know because you trust in
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Deep down you have to know that you know because you trust in the lord you are a no lack
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You know because you trust in the lord you are a no lack person. almighty god breathed
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The lord you are a no lack person. almighty god breathed his life into you.
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Person. almighty god breathed his life into you. he has already equipped and
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His life into you. he has already equipped and empowered you.
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He has already equipped and empowered you. you may have difficulties but
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Empowered you. you may have difficulties but it's not a surprise to god.
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You may have difficulties but it's not a surprise to god. that dream is not too big.
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It's not a surprise to god. that dream is not too big. you have the talent, the
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That dream is not too big. you have the talent, the strength, the determination,
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You have the talent, the strength, the determination, the focus. you are well able to
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Strength, the determination, the focus. you are well able to fulfill your destiny.
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The focus. you are well able to fulfill your destiny. it's so important how you see
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Fulfill your destiny. it's so important how you see yourself.
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It's so important how you see yourself. you may be dealing with a
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Yourself. you may be dealing with a sickness but understand you are
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You may be dealing with a sickness but understand you are not a sick person trying to get
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Sickness but understand you are not a sick person trying to get well. you are a well person
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Not a sick person trying to get well. you are a well person fighting off sickness. health
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Well. you are a well person fighting off sickness. health is your normal state.
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Fighting off sickness. health is your normal state. you may be struggling in your
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Is your normal state. you may be struggling in your finances but you're not a poor
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You may be struggling in your finances but you're not a poor person trying to get ahead.
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Finances but you're not a poor person trying to get ahead. you're a successful person
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Person trying to get ahead. you're a successful person fighting off poverty. abundance
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You're a successful person fighting off poverty. abundance is your normal state.
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Fighting off poverty. abundance is your normal state. you may be struggling with an
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Is your normal state. you may be struggling with an addiction. you've had it many
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You may be struggling with an addiction. you've had it many years. don't see yourself as an
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Addiction. you've had it many years. don't see yourself as an addict. don't let that image
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Years. don't see yourself as an addict. don't let that image become ingrained on the inside.
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Addict. don't let that image become ingrained on the inside. you are not an addicted person
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Become ingrained on the inside. you are not an addicted person trying to get free. you are a
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You are not an addicted person trying to get free. you are a free person fighting off an
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Trying to get free. you are a free person fighting off an addiction. freedom is your
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Free person fighting off an addiction. freedom is your normal state.
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Addiction. freedom is your normal state. let me tell you, god didn't make
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Normal state. let me tell you, god didn't make anyone addicted, insecure,
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Let me tell you, god didn't make anyone addicted, insecure, depressed, mediocre.
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Anyone addicted, insecure, depressed, mediocre. that's not who you are.
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Depressed, mediocre. that's not who you are. god made you as a masterpiece.
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That's not who you are. god made you as a masterpiece. get a new image. start seeing
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God made you as a masterpiece. get a new image. start seeing yourself strong, healthy,
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Get a new image. start seeing yourself strong, healthy, accomplishing your dreams,
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Yourself strong, healthy, accomplishing your dreams, living his abundant life.
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Accomplishing your dreams, living his abundant life. this is what the people of
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Living his abundant life. this is what the people of israel had to do. they had
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This is what the people of israel had to do. they had spent years in slavery being
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Israel had to do. they had spent years in slavery being mistreated. all they had known
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Spent years in slavery being mistreated. all they had known was struggle, lack, oppression,
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Mistreated. all they had known was struggle, lack, oppression, defeat. but when god brought
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Was struggle, lack, oppression, defeat. but when god brought them out, as they were leaving,
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Defeat. but when god brought them out, as they were leaving, god caused their captors to
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Them out, as they were leaving, god caused their captors to give them their gold, their
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God caused their captors to give them their gold, their silver, their jewels.
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Give them their gold, their silver, their jewels. they didn't leave empty-handed.
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Silver, their jewels. they didn't leave empty-handed. they left loaded down.
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They didn't leave empty-handed. they left loaded down. what was god doing?
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They left loaded down. what was god doing? why did he want them to leave
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What was god doing? why did he want them to leave with all this treasure?
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Why did he want them to leave with all this treasure? they were going out into the
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With all this treasure? they were going out into the wilderness. there was no place
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They were going out into the wilderness. there was no place to spend it out there, no
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Wilderness. there was no place to spend it out there, no grocery stores, no malls.
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To spend it out there, no grocery stores, no malls. god was wanting to develop a new
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Grocery stores, no malls. god was wanting to develop a new image on the inside. god had
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God was wanting to develop a new image on the inside. god had these parents to put the gold
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Image on the inside. god had these parents to put the gold and the silver on their little
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These parents to put the gold and the silver on their little children. these children, all
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And the silver on their little children. these children, all they had ever seen was defeat.
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Children. these children, all they had ever seen was defeat. it was ingrained in their
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They had ever seen was defeat. it was ingrained in their thinking, "we're poor. we're
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It was ingrained in their thinking, "we're poor. we're second class. we'll never have
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Thinking, "we're poor. we're second class. we'll never have enough."
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Second class. we'll never have enough." one by one the parents would
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Enough." one by one the parents would call their little daughter over
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One by one the parents would call their little daughter over and put a beautiful gold
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Call their little daughter over and put a beautiful gold necklace around her neck.
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And put a beautiful gold necklace around her neck. the little girl would brighten
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Necklace around her neck. the little girl would brighten up. a new sparkle would come
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The little girl would brighten up. a new sparkle would come into her eye. she would see
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Up. a new sparkle would come into her eye. she would see herself valuable, important,
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Into her eye. she would see herself valuable, important, like a queen.
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Herself valuable, important, like a queen. the parents would call their
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Like a queen. the parents would call their little boy over and put a gold
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The parents would call their little boy over and put a gold ring on his finger. the little
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Little boy over and put a gold ring on his finger. the little boy would stare at that ring in
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Ring on his finger. the little boy would stare at that ring in amazement. i can imagine for
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Boy would stare at that ring in amazement. i can imagine for the first time these children
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Amazement. i can imagine for the first time these children put their shoulders back.
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The first time these children put their shoulders back. they stood up tall, carried
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Put their shoulders back. they stood up tall, carried themselves with a new
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They stood up tall, carried themselves with a new confidence, a new sense of
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Themselves with a new confidence, a new sense of value.
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Confidence, a new sense of value. they had been pushed down for
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Value. they had been pushed down for years and years, told they would
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They had been pushed down for years and years, told they would never amount to anything.
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Years and years, told they would never amount to anything. but now that image was beginning
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Never amount to anything. but now that image was beginning to change.
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But now that image was beginning to change. they got rid of a slave
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To change. they got rid of a slave mentality, a barely get by
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They got rid of a slave mentality, a barely get by mindset and they started seeing
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Mentality, a barely get by mindset and they started seeing themselves as the head and not
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Mindset and they started seeing themselves as the head and not the tail, as above and not
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Themselves as the head and not the tail, as above and not beneath.
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The tail, as above and not beneath. what's interesting is these
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Beneath. what's interesting is these parents, they never did make it
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What's interesting is these parents, they never did make it into their promised land.
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Parents, they never did make it into their promised land. they thought their giants were
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Into their promised land. they thought their giants were too big. they didn't think they
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They thought their giants were too big. they didn't think they could overcome their obstacles.
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Too big. they didn't think they could overcome their obstacles. but these children, the ones
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Could overcome their obstacles. but these children, the ones that had a different mindset,
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But these children, the ones that had a different mindset, the ones that knew they were no
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That had a different mindset, the ones that knew they were no lack people destined to do great
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The ones that knew they were no lack people destined to do great things, they were the ones that
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Lack people destined to do great things, they were the ones that went into the promised land.
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Things, they were the ones that went into the promised land. some of you today, if you would
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Went into the promised land. some of you today, if you would just change the way you see
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Some of you today, if you would just change the way you see yourself you would rise to a new
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Just change the way you see yourself you would rise to a new level.
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Yourself you would rise to a new level. maybe like them you come from a
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Level. maybe like them you come from a family of struggle, lack,
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Maybe like them you come from a family of struggle, lack, addictions, depression.
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Family of struggle, lack, addictions, depression. all you've seen modeled growing
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Addictions, depression. all you've seen modeled growing up was mediocrity. but if you
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All you've seen modeled growing up was mediocrity. but if you could just change that image
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Up was mediocrity. but if you could just change that image and start seeing yourself as a
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Could just change that image and start seeing yourself as a no lack person, strong,
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And start seeing yourself as a no lack person, strong, valuable, confident, talented,
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No lack person, strong, valuable, confident, talented, successful, then like these
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Valuable, confident, talented, successful, then like these children, because you have an
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Successful, then like these children, because you have an image of victory, an image of
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Children, because you have an image of victory, an image of abundance, god will take you
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Image of victory, an image of abundance, god will take you places that you've never dreamed
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Abundance, god will take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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Places that you've never dreamed of. i've learned you will never rise
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Of. i've learned you will never rise any higher than the image you
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I've learned you will never rise any higher than the image you have of yourself. start seeing
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Any higher than the image you have of yourself. start seeing yourself as a no lack person.
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Have of yourself. start seeing yourself as a no lack person. when i was a little boy my
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Yourself as a no lack person. when i was a little boy my father went out and bought a
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When i was a little boy my father went out and bought a brand new car. we were so
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Father went out and bought a brand new car. we were so excited. we couldn't wait for
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Brand new car. we were so excited. we couldn't wait for him to get home so we could see
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Excited. we couldn't wait for him to get home so we could see it. we were all standing at the
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Him to get home so we could see it. we were all standing at the end of the driveway looking
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It. we were all standing at the end of the driveway looking down the road, waiting for my
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End of the driveway looking down the road, waiting for my father. we finally saw him
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Down the road, waiting for my father. we finally saw him driving up in this new car.
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Father. we finally saw him driving up in this new car. as little kids we all jumped in
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Driving up in this new car. as little kids we all jumped in the car. we "ooh'd" and
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As little kids we all jumped in the car. we "ooh'd" and "ahh'd."
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The car. we "ooh'd" and "ahh'd." my dad drove us around the
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"ahh'd." my dad drove us around the neighborhood. daddy was so
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My dad drove us around the neighborhood. daddy was so proud of this new car.
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Neighborhood. daddy was so proud of this new car. he was just beaming with joy.
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Proud of this new car. he was just beaming with joy. later that night my father was
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He was just beaming with joy. later that night my father was watching television and a
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Later that night my father was watching television and a commercial for a car came on the
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Watching television and a commercial for a car came on the screen but the camera only
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Commercial for a car came on the screen but the camera only showed very tight shots so you
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Screen but the camera only showed very tight shots so you didn't know what kind of car it
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Showed very tight shots so you didn't know what kind of car it was advertising. it showed a
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Didn't know what kind of car it was advertising. it showed a close-up of the engine, talked
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Was advertising. it showed a close-up of the engine, talked about how it had the most
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Close-up of the engine, talked about how it had the most powerful, efficient engine
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About how it had the most powerful, efficient engine made. showed a close-up of the
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Powerful, efficient engine made. showed a close-up of the shocks, the suspension, talked
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Made. showed a close-up of the shocks, the suspension, talked about how it had the latest,
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Shocks, the suspension, talked about how it had the latest, greatest shocks, a smoother
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About how it had the latest, greatest shocks, a smoother ride than any other car.
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Greatest shocks, a smoother ride than any other car. the more my father watched the
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Ride than any other car. the more my father watched the more depressed he got.
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The more my father watched the more depressed he got. (laughter) he thought, "i bought
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More depressed he got. (laughter) he thought, "i bought the wrong stinking car. this
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(laughter) he thought, "i bought the wrong stinking car. this car can run circles around my
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The wrong stinking car. this car can run circles around my car."
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Car can run circles around my car." just when he was about to get
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Car." just when he was about to get sick to his stomach the camera
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Just when he was about to get sick to his stomach the camera pulled out wide and the car they
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Sick to his stomach the camera pulled out wide and the car they were advertising was the exact
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Pulled out wide and the car they were advertising was the exact car my father had just bought.
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Were advertising was the exact car my father had just bought. it was sitting in our driveway.
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Car my father had just bought. it was sitting in our driveway. what's my point? sometimes we
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It was sitting in our driveway. what's my point? sometimes we don't realize what we have.
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What's my point? sometimes we don't realize what we have. you're not average. you're not
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Don't realize what we have. you're not average. you're not ordinary. your maker is the
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You're not average. you're not ordinary. your maker is the creator of the universe.
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Ordinary. your maker is the creator of the universe. he didn't give you a weak engine
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Creator of the universe. he didn't give you a weak engine (applause) a cheap transmission,
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He didn't give you a weak engine (applause) a cheap transmission, a rough suspension,
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(applause) a cheap transmission, a rough suspension, a second-class paint job.
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A rough suspension, a second-class paint job. he put in you everything you
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A second-class paint job. he put in you everything you need to perform at your highest
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He put in you everything you need to perform at your highest level.
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Need to perform at your highest level. you have the talent, the looks,
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Level. you have the talent, the looks, the determination, the favor to
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You have the talent, the looks, the determination, the favor to overcome any obstacle, to
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The determination, the favor to overcome any obstacle, to accomplish every god-given
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Overcome any obstacle, to accomplish every god-given dream.
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Accomplish every god-given dream. now don't be like my father and
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Dream. now don't be like my father and not realize what you have.
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Now don't be like my father and not realize what you have. you're not lacking. you're not
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Not realize what you have. you're not lacking. you're not limited. you have everything
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You're not lacking. you're not limited. you have everything you need to live an overcoming
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Limited. you have everything you need to live an overcoming life, a blessed, prosperous,
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You need to live an overcoming life, a blessed, prosperous, faith-filled, abundant life.
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Life, a blessed, prosperous, faith-filled, abundant life. and yes, you may have some
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Faith-filled, abundant life. and yes, you may have some obstacles in your path but the
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And yes, you may have some obstacles in your path but the good news is the power that is
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Obstacles in your path but the good news is the power that is for you is greater than any
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Good news is the power that is for you is greater than any power that is trying to stop
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For you is greater than any power that is trying to stop you. now we've got to rise up
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Power that is trying to stop you. now we've got to rise up and say, "i'm not settling
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You. now we've got to rise up and say, "i'm not settling here. i know who i am-a child
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And say, "i'm not settling here. i know who i am-a child of the most high god. i'm going
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Here. i know who i am-a child of the most high god. i'm going to become everything that god
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Of the most high god. i'm going to become everything that god has created me to be."
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To become everything that god has created me to be." this is what david did. when he
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Has created me to be." this is what david did. when he saw goliath taunting the people
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This is what david did. when he saw goliath taunting the people of israel something rose up on
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Saw goliath taunting the people of israel something rose up on the inside and said, "david,
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Of israel something rose up on the inside and said, "david, this is your time. you were
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The inside and said, "david, this is your time. you were born to defeat goliath."
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This is your time. you were born to defeat goliath." he heard his destiny calling
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Born to defeat goliath." he heard his destiny calling out.
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He heard his destiny calling out. but david could have thought of
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Out. but david could have thought of a thousand reasons why he
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But david could have thought of a thousand reasons why he couldn't fight goliath. "god,
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A thousand reasons why he couldn't fight goliath. "god, i'm lacking the experience.
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Couldn't fight goliath. "god, i'm lacking the experience. i don't have the military
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I'm lacking the experience. i don't have the military training that goliath does.
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I don't have the military training that goliath does. god, i'm lacking the size.
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Training that goliath does. god, i'm lacking the size. he's four feet taller than me.
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God, i'm lacking the size. he's four feet taller than me. god, i'm lacking the equipment.
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He's four feet taller than me. god, i'm lacking the equipment. he's got a full set of armor, a
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God, i'm lacking the equipment. he's got a full set of armor, a big shield, a big sword."
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He's got a full set of armor, a big shield, a big sword." david could have talked himself
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Big shield, a big sword." david could have talked himself out of it and missed his
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David could have talked himself out of it and missed his destiny. no, david understood
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Out of it and missed his destiny. no, david understood this principle. he had the
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Destiny. no, david understood this principle. he had the right image on the inside. he
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This principle. he had the right image on the inside. he is the one that said,
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Right image on the inside. he is the one that said, "the lord is my shepherd.
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Is the one that said, "the lord is my shepherd. i shall not want."
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"the lord is my shepherd. i shall not want." he was saying in effect,
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I shall not want." he was saying in effect, "i know i'm a no lack person."
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He was saying in effect, "i know i'm a no lack person." even though goliath was much
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"i know i'm a no lack person." even though goliath was much bigger, in the natural he didn't
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Even though goliath was much bigger, in the natural he didn't have a chance, yet the scripture
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Bigger, in the natural he didn't have a chance, yet the scripture says, "david ran toward
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Have a chance, yet the scripture says, "david ran toward goliath."
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Says, "david ran toward goliath." most of us would have said,
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Goliath." most of us would have said, "alright, god. i'll do it.
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Most of us would have said, "alright, god. i'll do it. but give me a couple weeks to
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"alright, god. i'll do it. but give me a couple weeks to think about it." (laughter)
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But give me a couple weeks to think about it." (laughter) "god, let me come up with a
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Think about it." (laughter) "god, let me come up with a strategy at least to sneak up
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"god, let me come up with a strategy at least to sneak up on him and surprise him."
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Strategy at least to sneak up on him and surprise him." no, when you really understand
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On him and surprise him." no, when you really understand you're a no lack person and the
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No, when you really understand you're a no lack person and the greatest power in the universe
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You're a no lack person and the greatest power in the universe is backing you up you won't run
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Greatest power in the universe is backing you up you won't run from your enemies you will run
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Is backing you up you won't run from your enemies you will run to your enemies. in other
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From your enemies you will run to your enemies. in other words, you won't run away from
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To your enemies. in other words, you won't run away from college thinking it's too hard.
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Words, you won't run away from college thinking it's too hard. you'll run to it knowing that
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College thinking it's too hard. you'll run to it knowing that you are well able. you won't
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You'll run to it knowing that you are well able. you won't run away from that management
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You are well able. you won't run away from that management position thinking you're not
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Run away from that management position thinking you're not qualified. you'll run to it
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Position thinking you're not qualified. you'll run to it knowing that you are equipped.
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Qualified. you'll run to it knowing that you are equipped. this is what david did.
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Knowing that you are equipped. this is what david did. he ran toward goliath.
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This is what david did. he ran toward goliath. i can imagine the other soldiers
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He ran toward goliath. i can imagine the other soldiers were thinking, "where is david
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I can imagine the other soldiers were thinking, "where is david going in such a hurry? what's
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Were thinking, "where is david going in such a hurry? what's the big rush?"
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Going in such a hurry? what's the big rush?" they see david running straight
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The big rush?" they see david running straight toward goliath. they think,
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They see david running straight toward goliath. they think, "boy, david has lost his mind.
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Toward goliath. they think, "boy, david has lost his mind. he has been watching too much
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"boy, david has lost his mind. he has been watching too much hawaii five-o. he's going to
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He has been watching too much hawaii five-o. he's going to get crushed." (laughter)
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Hawaii five-o. he's going to get crushed." (laughter) no, when you dare take steps of
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Get crushed." (laughter) no, when you dare take steps of faith and you do what you know
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No, when you dare take steps of faith and you do what you know god is asking you to do you
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Faith and you do what you know god is asking you to do you don't go in your own strength.
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God is asking you to do you don't go in your own strength. you don't go by yourself. the
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Don't go in your own strength. you don't go by yourself. the creator of the universe is
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You don't go by yourself. the creator of the universe is right there beside you.
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Creator of the universe is right there beside you. (applause)
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Right there beside you. (applause) when goliath saw how small
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(applause) when goliath saw how small david was he began to laugh.
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When goliath saw how small david was he began to laugh. he said, "am i a dog that you
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David was he began to laugh. he said, "am i a dog that you would come at me with a stick?"
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He said, "am i a dog that you would come at me with a stick?" david said, "that's fine,
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Would come at me with a stick?" david said, "that's fine, goliath. you can laugh now but
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David said, "that's fine, goliath. you can laugh now but you're not going to be laughing
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Goliath. you can laugh now but you're not going to be laughing in a moment. i'm going to feed
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You're not going to be laughing in a moment. i'm going to feed your head to the birds of the
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In a moment. i'm going to feed your head to the birds of the air."
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Your head to the birds of the air." this young teenaged boy, david,
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Air." this young teenaged boy, david, with no experience defeated this
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This young teenaged boy, david, with no experience defeated this huge giant named goliath.
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With no experience defeated this huge giant named goliath. maybe today, like david, you're
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Huge giant named goliath. maybe today, like david, you're up against some big obstacles: a
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Maybe today, like david, you're up against some big obstacles: a legal battle, financial
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Up against some big obstacles: a legal battle, financial difficulty, an addiction,
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Legal battle, financial difficulty, an addiction, a sickness. it looks so much
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Difficulty, an addiction, a sickness. it looks so much bigger, so much more powerful.
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A sickness. it looks so much bigger, so much more powerful. in the natural you don't have a
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Bigger, so much more powerful. in the natural you don't have a chance. but you've got to do
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In the natural you don't have a chance. but you've got to do like david and remind yourself
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Chance. but you've got to do like david and remind yourself that you are a no lack person.
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Like david and remind yourself that you are a no lack person. you have the talent, the wisdom,
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That you are a no lack person. you have the talent, the wisdom, the favor, the determination to
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You have the talent, the wisdom, the favor, the determination to take down any enemy. when you
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The favor, the determination to take down any enemy. when you make a move and say, "no, this
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Take down any enemy. when you make a move and say, "no, this battle is not going to defeat
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Make a move and say, "no, this battle is not going to defeat me. this sickness is not going
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Battle is not going to defeat me. this sickness is not going to steal my joy."
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Me. this sickness is not going to steal my joy." when you run toward the enemy
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To steal my joy." when you run toward the enemy almighty god will be right there
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When you run toward the enemy almighty god will be right there to make a way where it looks
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Almighty god will be right there to make a way where it looks like there is no way. he will
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To make a way where it looks like there is no way. he will help you accomplish what you
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Like there is no way. he will help you accomplish what you could not accomplish on your
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Help you accomplish what you could not accomplish on your own.
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Could not accomplish on your own. now in the tough times don't
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Own. now in the tough times don't have a weak, defeated mentality.
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Now in the tough times don't have a weak, defeated mentality. be a warrior. you've been armed
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Have a weak, defeated mentality. be a warrior. you've been armed with strength for every battle.
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Be a warrior. you've been armed with strength for every battle. the size of your battle is an
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With strength for every battle. the size of your battle is an indication of the size of your
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The size of your battle is an indication of the size of your future. if you have a big
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Indication of the size of your future. if you have a big problem don't get all upset.
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Future. if you have a big problem don't get all upset. that just means you have a big
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Problem don't get all upset. that just means you have a big future. you know what made
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That just means you have a big future. you know what made david king? goliath.
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Future. you know what made david king? goliath. goliath was strategically placed
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David king? goliath. goliath was strategically placed in david's path not to defeat
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Goliath was strategically placed in david's path not to defeat him but to promote him.
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In david's path not to defeat him but to promote him. quit saying, "i can't take this
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Him but to promote him. quit saying, "i can't take this anymore. it's just too hard.
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Quit saying, "i can't take this anymore. it's just too hard. i don't know how i'm going to
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Anymore. it's just too hard. i don't know how i'm going to make it."
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I don't know how i'm going to make it." no, instead of falling apart, do
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Make it." no, instead of falling apart, do like clint eastwood, when you
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No, instead of falling apart, do like clint eastwood, when you face difficulties, "go ahead.
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Like clint eastwood, when you face difficulties, "go ahead. make my day." (laughter)
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Face difficulties, "go ahead. make my day." (laughter) "i know what's on the other
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Make my day." (laughter) "i know what's on the other side of this is promotion,
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"i know what's on the other side of this is promotion, increase, new levels of god's
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Side of this is promotion, increase, new levels of god's favor." (applause)
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Increase, new levels of god's favor." (applause) listen to how paul put it.
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Favor." (applause) listen to how paul put it. "i am ready for and equal to
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Listen to how paul put it. "i am ready for and equal to anything through christ
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"i am ready for and equal to anything through christ who infuses strength into me."
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Anything through christ who infuses strength into me." that should be our attitude.
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Who infuses strength into me." that should be our attitude. anything that comes our way,
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That should be our attitude. anything that comes our way, "i'm ready for it. i'm up to
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Anything that comes our way, "i'm ready for it. i'm up to it." any dream god puts in your
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"i'm ready for it. i'm up to it." any dream god puts in your heart, it may look impossible
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It." any dream god puts in your heart, it may look impossible but you are equal to it. there
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Heart, it may look impossible but you are equal to it. there is no obstacle too big for you,
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But you are equal to it. there is no obstacle too big for you, no dream too great.
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Is no obstacle too big for you, no dream too great. get this down in your spirit.
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No dream too great. get this down in your spirit. you are a no lack person.
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Get this down in your spirit. you are a no lack person. victory is in your dna.
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You are a no lack person. victory is in your dna. you have the genes of a winner.
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Victory is in your dna. you have the genes of a winner. almighty god has infused
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You have the genes of a winner. almighty god has infused strength, talent, value,
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Almighty god has infused strength, talent, value, confidence into each one of you.
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Strength, talent, value, confidence into each one of you. i have a friend that is taking
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Confidence into each one of you. i have a friend that is taking chemotherapy for the third time.
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I have a friend that is taking chemotherapy for the third time. he's lost most of his hair and
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Chemotherapy for the third time. he's lost most of his hair and he's a little bit thinner but he
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He's lost most of his hair and he's a little bit thinner but he is not a complainer. he is a
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He's a little bit thinner but he is not a complainer. he is a warrior. his attitude is, "this
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Is not a complainer. he is a warrior. his attitude is, "this sickness is not going to get
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Warrior. his attitude is, "this sickness is not going to get the best of me. i am ready for
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Sickness is not going to get the best of me. i am ready for and equal to anything that
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The best of me. i am ready for and equal to anything that comes my way."
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And equal to anything that comes my way." i love his attitude. (applause)
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Comes my way." i love his attitude. (applause) it says in corinthians,
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I love his attitude. (applause) it says in corinthians, "these light afflictions are
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It says in corinthians, "these light afflictions are but for a moment."
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"these light afflictions are but for a moment." every adversity we face we
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But for a moment." every adversity we face we should see it as only being
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Every adversity we face we should see it as only being light. now it may not feel
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Should see it as only being light. now it may not feel light. it may have been a big
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Light. now it may not feel light. it may have been a big disappointment, a major setback,
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Light. it may have been a big disappointment, a major setback, but when you look that trouble
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Disappointment, a major setback, but when you look that trouble in the eye and by faith say,
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But when you look that trouble in the eye and by faith say, "hey, it's no big deal. that
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In the eye and by faith say, "hey, it's no big deal. that person leaving me, that person
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"hey, it's no big deal. that person leaving me, that person that did me wrong, is not going
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Person leaving me, that person that did me wrong, is not going to ruin the rest of my life.
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That did me wrong, is not going to ruin the rest of my life. it's only a light affliction."
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To ruin the rest of my life. it's only a light affliction." when you do that all of heaven
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It's only a light affliction." when you do that all of heaven comes to attention. because
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When you do that all of heaven comes to attention. because most people get down,
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Comes to attention. because most people get down, discouraged, they live with a
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Most people get down, discouraged, they live with a chip on their shoulder. but
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Discouraged, they live with a chip on their shoulder. but when you shake it off and say,
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Chip on their shoulder. but when you shake it off and say, "no big deal. it's just a bump
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When you shake it off and say, "no big deal. it's just a bump in the road. i know god still
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"no big deal. it's just a bump in the road. i know god still has something awesome in my
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In the road. i know god still has something awesome in my future," then like david you'll
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Has something awesome in my future," then like david you'll not only come out but you'll
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Future," then like david you'll not only come out but you'll come out promoted. you'll come
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Not only come out but you'll come out promoted. you'll come out better off than you were
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Come out promoted. you'll come out better off than you were before. see every adversity as
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Out better off than you were before. see every adversity as being light.
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Before. see every adversity as being light. and then number two, see it as
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Being light. and then number two, see it as being temporary. the scripture
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And then number two, see it as being temporary. the scripture says, "it's but for a moment."
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Being temporary. the scripture says, "it's but for a moment." you may have had that same
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Says, "it's but for a moment." you may have had that same addiction for the last 20 years.
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You may have had that same addiction for the last 20 years. but don't make the mistake of
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Addiction for the last 20 years. but don't make the mistake of accepting it as the way it's
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But don't make the mistake of accepting it as the way it's always going to be. when you
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Accepting it as the way it's always going to be. when you get used to it you quit
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Always going to be. when you get used to it you quit stretching. you quit trying to
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Get used to it you quit stretching. you quit trying to change and that's what keeps us
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Stretching. you quit trying to change and that's what keeps us from god's best.
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Change and that's what keeps us from god's best. i know this couple; they were
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From god's best. i know this couple; they were believing to buy a new house.
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I know this couple; they were believing to buy a new house. they found one that they really
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Believing to buy a new house. they found one that they really liked but for some reason the
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They found one that they really liked but for some reason the financing didn't go through and
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Liked but for some reason the financing didn't go through and they got turned down. this
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Financing didn't go through and they got turned down. this happened three different times.
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They got turned down. this happened three different times. each time it was something very
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Happened three different times. each time it was something very odd but it stopped the whole
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Each time it was something very odd but it stopped the whole deal. they had been in their
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Odd but it stopped the whole deal. they had been in their apartment year after year.
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Deal. they had been in their apartment year after year. they have three children.
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Apartment year after year. they have three children. they were tempted to think,
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They have three children. they were tempted to think, "it's never going to change.
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They were tempted to think, "it's never going to change. what's the use of even trying?
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"it's never going to change. what's the use of even trying? this is just our lot in life."
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What's the use of even trying? this is just our lot in life." no, deep down they knew that it
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This is just our lot in life." no, deep down they knew that it was only temporary. they stayed
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No, deep down they knew that it was only temporary. they stayed in faith. last week they
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Was only temporary. they stayed in faith. last week they brought me a picture of their
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In faith. last week they brought me a picture of their brand new beautiful home that
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Brought me a picture of their brand new beautiful home that they just moved into.
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Brand new beautiful home that they just moved into. they said, "joel, this is god
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They just moved into. they said, "joel, this is god doing more than we could ever
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They said, "joel, this is god doing more than we could ever ask or think."
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Doing more than we could ever ask or think." along the way you may hit some
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Ask or think." along the way you may hit some setbacks but don't believe the
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Along the way you may hit some setbacks but don't believe the lies that are telling you, "it's
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Setbacks but don't believe the lies that are telling you, "it's never going to change. you're
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Lies that are telling you, "it's never going to change. you're never going to get the house
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Never going to change. you're never going to get the house you want. you're never going to
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Never going to get the house you want. you're never going to get well. never going to see
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You want. you're never going to get well. never going to see that breakthrough."
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Get well. never going to see that breakthrough." no, every day remind yourself,
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That breakthrough." no, every day remind yourself, "it's only temporary. it's not
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No, every day remind yourself, "it's only temporary. it's not going to last forever."
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"it's only temporary. it's not going to last forever." in fact, there is a scripture
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Going to last forever." in fact, there is a scripture that says, "the things that we
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In fact, there is a scripture that says, "the things that we see are subject to change."
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That says, "the things that we see are subject to change." you may have been turned down a
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See are subject to change." you may have been turned down a dozen times but the good news is
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You may have been turned down a dozen times but the good news is it's subject to change. god is
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Dozen times but the good news is it's subject to change. god is still on the throne. the next
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It's subject to change. god is still on the throne. the next time you apply could be the
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Still on the throne. the next time you apply could be the time it all works out.
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Time you apply could be the time it all works out. the next time you resist and
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Time it all works out. the next time you resist and don't give in to that addiction
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The next time you resist and don't give in to that addiction could be the time you break
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Don't give in to that addiction could be the time you break totally free.
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Could be the time you break totally free. the next person you meet could
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Totally free. the next person you meet could be the person of your dreams.
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The next person you meet could be the person of your dreams. keep believing. it's not
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Be the person of your dreams. keep believing. it's not permanent.
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Keep believing. it's not permanent. you may be facing situations
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Permanent. you may be facing situations right now that have been the
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You may be facing situations right now that have been the same way year after year.
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Right now that have been the same way year after year. it looks like it's never going
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Same way year after year. it looks like it's never going to change. no, god is saying,
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It looks like it's never going to change. no, god is saying, "i can still turn it around.
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To change. no, god is saying, "i can still turn it around. i can still bring that dream to
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"i can still turn it around. i can still bring that dream to pass. i can still bring the
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I can still bring that dream to pass. i can still bring the right people across your path.
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Pass. i can still bring the right people across your path. i can still heal your body,
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Right people across your path. i can still heal your body, restore the relationship."
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I can still heal your body, restore the relationship." (applause)
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Restore the relationship." (applause) i was at the mall years ago with
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(applause) i was at the mall years ago with a friend of mine and every other
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I was at the mall years ago with a friend of mine and every other word he would say, "i can't
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A friend of mine and every other word he would say, "i can't afford it." we were looking at
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Word he would say, "i can't afford it." we were looking at some sporting good equipment
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Afford it." we were looking at some sporting good equipment and he said, "i can't afford
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Some sporting good equipment and he said, "i can't afford it." looked at tennis shoes,
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And he said, "i can't afford it." looked at tennis shoes, "i can't afford it." looked at
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It." looked at tennis shoes, "i can't afford it." looked at this shirt, "i can't afford
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"i can't afford it." looked at this shirt, "i can't afford it." i finally said, "if you
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This shirt, "i can't afford it." i finally said, "if you keep saying that you're never
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It." i finally said, "if you keep saying that you're never going to be able to afford
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Keep saying that you're never going to be able to afford anything." he was setting the
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Going to be able to afford anything." he was setting the limits for his life with his
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Anything." he was setting the limits for his life with his own thinking. the truth is i
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Limits for his life with his own thinking. the truth is i couldn't afford half the stuff
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Own thinking. the truth is i couldn't afford half the stuff we were looking at either but
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Couldn't afford half the stuff we were looking at either but i've learned you don't have to
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We were looking at either but i've learned you don't have to announce it to the world.
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I've learned you don't have to announce it to the world. (laughter)
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Announce it to the world. (laughter) if you're going to use that
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(laughter) if you're going to use that phrase at least follow it up
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If you're going to use that phrase at least follow it up with two simple words, "i can't
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Phrase at least follow it up with two simple words, "i can't afford it right now."
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With two simple words, "i can't afford it right now." in other words, "it's just a
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Afford it right now." in other words, "it's just a matter of time. i know i'm a no
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In other words, "it's just a matter of time. i know i'm a no lack person." "at some point i
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Matter of time. i know i'm a no lack person." "at some point i will come into my abundance."
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Lack person." "at some point i will come into my abundance." (applause)
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Will come into my abundance." (applause) be careful what comes out of
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(applause) be careful what comes out of your mouth. don't go around
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Be careful what comes out of your mouth. don't go around talking about how high prices
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Your mouth. don't go around talking about how high prices are and how you're never going
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Talking about how high prices are and how you're never going to make it. if you talk lack
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Are and how you're never going to make it. if you talk lack you're going to have lack.
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To make it. if you talk lack you're going to have lack. i had this young couple one
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You're going to have lack. i had this young couple one time. they asked me if i would
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I had this young couple one time. they asked me if i would pray that this furniture that
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Time. they asked me if i would pray that this furniture that they liked would go on sale.
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Pray that this furniture that they liked would go on sale. (laughter) they had been
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They liked would go on sale. (laughter) they had been watching it a long time and they
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(laughter) they had been watching it a long time and they knew if it went on sale they
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Watching it a long time and they knew if it went on sale they would be able to buy it.
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Knew if it went on sale they would be able to buy it. after i thought about it a
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Would be able to buy it. after i thought about it a moment i said, "instead of
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After i thought about it a moment i said, "instead of praying that it will go on sale
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Moment i said, "instead of praying that it will go on sale i would rather pray that god
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Praying that it will go on sale i would rather pray that god will bless you in such a way
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I would rather pray that god will bless you in such a way that even if it doesn't go on
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Will bless you in such a way that even if it doesn't go on sale you'll still be able to buy
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That even if it doesn't go on sale you'll still be able to buy it."
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Sale you'll still be able to buy it." see, god owns it all.
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It." see, god owns it all. it's not about us trying to make
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See, god owns it all. it's not about us trying to make things come down so we can
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It's not about us trying to make things come down so we can afford it. it's about us
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Things come down so we can afford it. it's about us believing to come up higher to
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Afford it. it's about us believing to come up higher to where we're supposed to be.
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Believing to come up higher to where we're supposed to be. (applause)
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Where we're supposed to be. (applause) the same god that can cause it
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(applause) the same god that can cause it to go on sale can bless you in
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The same god that can cause it to go on sale can bless you in such a way that you don't
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To go on sale can bless you in such a way that you don't have to sit around and wait for
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Such a way that you don't have to sit around and wait for some kind of discount.
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Have to sit around and wait for some kind of discount. i'm all for getting good deals
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Some kind of discount. i'm all for getting good deals and getting things on sale but
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I'm all for getting good deals and getting things on sale but don't have a cheap, narrow,
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And getting things on sale but don't have a cheap, narrow, vision. that will limit what
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Don't have a cheap, narrow, vision. that will limit what god can do in your life.
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Vision. that will limit what god can do in your life. (applause) when i was eight
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God can do in your life. (applause) when i was eight years old i went to a department
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(applause) when i was eight years old i went to a department store with my father where he
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Years old i went to a department store with my father where he was buying a suit. the man
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Store with my father where he was buying a suit. the man waiting on us found out that my
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Was buying a suit. the man waiting on us found out that my dad was a minister. and he said
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Waiting on us found out that my dad was a minister. and he said in a very demeaning way, like
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Dad was a minister. and he said in a very demeaning way, like we were second-class, "well,
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In a very demeaning way, like we were second-class, "well, you know. if you can't afford
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We were second-class, "well, you know. if you can't afford it we can give you a minister's
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You know. if you can't afford it we can give you a minister's discount."
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It we can give you a minister's discount." well, my father was raised in
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Discount." well, my father was raised in extreme poverty. he came out of
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Well, my father was raised in extreme poverty. he came out of the great depression.
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Extreme poverty. he came out of the great depression. they didn't have enough food to
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The great depression. they didn't have enough food to eat growing up. daddy had to
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They didn't have enough food to eat growing up. daddy had to put cardboard in his shoes as a
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Eat growing up. daddy had to put cardboard in his shoes as a little boy because they had
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Put cardboard in his shoes as a little boy because they had holes in them. when this man
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Little boy because they had holes in them. when this man said, sarcastically, "we can
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Holes in them. when this man said, sarcastically, "we can give you this discount,"
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Said, sarcastically, "we can give you this discount," it rubbed my father the wrong
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Give you this discount," it rubbed my father the wrong way. i could see it in his
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It rubbed my father the wrong way. i could see it in his eyes. daddy thought to himself,
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Way. i could see it in his eyes. daddy thought to himself, "i am not a beggar. i don't
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Eyes. daddy thought to himself, "i am not a beggar. i don't need a handout. i'm a child of
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"i am not a beggar. i don't need a handout. i'm a child of the most high god." (applause)
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Need a handout. i'm a child of the most high god." (applause) it wasn't out of arrogance.
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The most high god." (applause) it wasn't out of arrogance. (applause) it wasn't out of
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It wasn't out of arrogance. (applause) it wasn't out of pride but more out of a
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(applause) it wasn't out of pride but more out of a confidence of who he was and who
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Pride but more out of a confidence of who he was and who he represented. he looked at
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Confidence of who he was and who he represented. he looked at that salesman in the eyes and
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He represented. he looked at that salesman in the eyes and he said, "no, sir. i don't take
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That salesman in the eyes and he said, "no, sir. i don't take a minister's discount. do you
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He said, "no, sir. i don't take a minister's discount. do you know who my father is?"
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A minister's discount. do you know who my father is?" that man stepped back like daddy
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Know who my father is?" that man stepped back like daddy came from some kind of
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That man stepped back like daddy came from some kind of influential, well-to-do family.
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Came from some kind of influential, well-to-do family. he didn't know daddy wasn't
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Influential, well-to-do family. he didn't know daddy wasn't talking about his earthly
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He didn't know daddy wasn't talking about his earthly father. he was talking about
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Talking about his earthly father. he was talking about his heavenly father. (applause)
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Father. he was talking about his heavenly father. (applause) he was saying in effect, "this
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His heavenly father. (applause) he was saying in effect, "this is a new day. i've stepped out
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He was saying in effect, "this is a new day. i've stepped out of poverty and lack. the god i
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Is a new day. i've stepped out of poverty and lack. the god i serve doesn't need a discount.
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Of poverty and lack. the god i serve doesn't need a discount. he is well able to take care of
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Serve doesn't need a discount. he is well able to take care of me. he is el shaddai; the god
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He is well able to take care of me. he is el shaddai; the god who is more than enough."
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Me. he is el shaddai; the god who is more than enough." (applause)
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Who is more than enough." (applause) friends, god doesn't want you
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(applause) friends, god doesn't want you to be dependent on a handout,
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Friends, god doesn't want you to be dependent on a handout, a discount, a blue light
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To be dependent on a handout, a discount, a blue light special, black friday, cyber
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A discount, a blue light special, black friday, cyber monday, left-over bread. hoping
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Special, black friday, cyber monday, left-over bread. hoping that things will come down so
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Monday, left-over bread. hoping that things will come down so you'll be able to afford it.
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That things will come down so you'll be able to afford it. that's not who you are.
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You'll be able to afford it. that's not who you are. have a bigger vision. god has
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That's not who you are. have a bigger vision. god has an abundance in front of each
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Have a bigger vision. god has an abundance in front of each one of you. he is the god of
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An abundance in front of each one of you. he is the god of more than enough. (applause)
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One of you. he is the god of more than enough. (applause) you may not be there just yet
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More than enough. (applause) you may not be there just yet but what i'm asking you to do
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You may not be there just yet but what i'm asking you to do is to not settle where you are.
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But what i'm asking you to do is to not settle where you are. it says in deuteronomy that god
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Is to not settle where you are. it says in deuteronomy that god gives you the power to get
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It says in deuteronomy that god gives you the power to get wealth.
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Gives you the power to get wealth. there are seeds in you right now
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Wealth. there are seeds in you right now that can bring an abundance:
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There are seeds in you right now that can bring an abundance: gifts, talents, skills, ideas,
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That can bring an abundance: gifts, talents, skills, ideas, creativity, favor.
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Gifts, talents, skills, ideas, creativity, favor. god didn't leave anybody out.
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Creativity, favor. god didn't leave anybody out. you've got to remind yourself
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God didn't leave anybody out. you've got to remind yourself you are a no lack person.
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You've got to remind yourself you are a no lack person. you are blessed.
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You are a no lack person. you are blessed. you are prosperous.
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You are blessed. you are prosperous. you are well able.
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You are prosperous. you are well able. and yes, you may be having to
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You are well able. and yes, you may be having to have some kind of assistance
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And yes, you may be having to have some kind of assistance right now but if you'll have
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Have some kind of assistance right now but if you'll have this attitude before long
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Right now but if you'll have this attitude before long instead of taking a handout
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This attitude before long instead of taking a handout you'll be giving a handout.
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Instead of taking a handout you'll be giving a handout. instead of borrowing you'll be
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You'll be giving a handout. instead of borrowing you'll be the lender. (applause)
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Instead of borrowing you'll be the lender. (applause) now i know today i am looking
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The lender. (applause) now i know today i am looking at no lack people. you are full
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Now i know today i am looking at no lack people. you are full of talent, creativity, courage,
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At no lack people. you are full of talent, creativity, courage, strength, ability. you have
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Of talent, creativity, courage, strength, ability. you have been anointed, accepted and
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Strength, ability. you have been anointed, accepted and approved by the creator of the
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Been anointed, accepted and approved by the creator of the universe. now get up every
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Approved by the creator of the universe. now get up every morning and remind yourself,
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Universe. now get up every morning and remind yourself, "i am a no lack person."
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Morning and remind yourself, "i am a no lack person." see yourself strong, healthy,
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"i am a no lack person." see yourself strong, healthy, accomplishing your dreams,
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See yourself strong, healthy, accomplishing your dreams, living the abundant life. keep
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Accomplishing your dreams, living the abundant life. keep the right image in front of
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Living the abundant life. keep the right image in front of you. when you face
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The right image in front of you. when you face difficulties, remember, you are
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You. when you face difficulties, remember, you are ready for and equal to anything
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Difficulties, remember, you are ready for and equal to anything that comes your way.
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Ready for and equal to anything that comes your way. it's temporary. it's light.
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That comes your way. it's temporary. it's light. almighty god has infused
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It's temporary. it's light. almighty god has infused strength into each one of you.
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Almighty god has infused strength into each one of you. if you will see yourself as this
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Strength into each one of you. if you will see yourself as this no lack person, then like david,
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If you will see yourself as this no lack person, then like david, you will defeat every giant.
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No lack person, then like david, you will defeat every giant. you will overcome every
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You will defeat every giant. you will overcome every obstacle, you will accomplish
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You will overcome every obstacle, you will accomplish every god-given dream.
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Obstacle, you will accomplish every god-given dream. i believe and declare you're
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Every god-given dream. i believe and declare you're going to live that life of
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I believe and declare you're going to live that life of abundance that god has in store.
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Going to live that life of abundance that god has in store. amen? do you receive it today?
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Abundance that god has in store. amen? do you receive it today? (applause)
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Amen? do you receive it today? (applause) we never like to close without
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(applause) we never like to close without giving you an opportunity to
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We never like to close without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your
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Giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me? say, "lord jesus,
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Life. would you pray with me? say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come in to my heart.
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I repent of my sins. come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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Come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based church. keep god
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Born again. get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place. he is going to
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Bible-based church. keep god first place. he is going to take you places that you've
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First place. he is going to take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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Are you in
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Are you in a situation where
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A situation where you feel lost?
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You feel lost? afraid? hopeless?
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Afraid? hopeless? where there seems to be
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Where there seems to be no solutions?
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No solutions? no answers?
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No answers? no way out?
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No way out? it's time for your turnaround.
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It's time for your turnaround. we all face situations
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We all face situations that look like
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That look like they'll never change.
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They'll never change. it's easy to get discouraged.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my book, turnaround:
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My book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from a setback to a comeback,
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From a setback to a comeback, where you'll discover
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Where you'll discover how god can turn sickness
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How god can turn sickness into health, lack
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Into health, lack into abundance, addictions
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Into abundance, addictions into freedom.
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Into freedom. it'll inspire you
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It'll inspire you to keep believing
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To keep believing and having expectancy
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And having expectancy for things
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For things to turn in your favor.
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To turn in your favor. recent weeks,
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Recent weeks, we've been celebrating
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We've been celebrating the incredible
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The incredible life of my mother.
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Life of my mother. her miraculous turnaround
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Her miraculous turnaround story of overcoming
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Story of overcoming terminal cancer
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Terminal cancer over 40 years ago.
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Over 40 years ago. it's a testimony of the power
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It's a testimony of the power of god's promises.
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Of god's promises. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see a way, doesn't mean
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A way, doesn't mean god doesn't have a way.
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God doesn't have a way. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. your turnaround is on the way.
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Your turnaround is on the way. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book, turnaround:
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Brand new book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. through biblical examples,
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Through biblical examples, real-life applications,
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Real-life applications, and practical encouragement,
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And practical encouragement, you'll learn to see challenges
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You'll learn to see challenges through a faith-filled
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Through a faith-filled perspective.
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Perspective. each section highlights
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Each section highlights a faith turnaround
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A faith turnaround point to help
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Point to help you see a positive change
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You see a positive change in your life.
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In your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on his promises,
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On his promises, you'll begin
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You'll begin to see your greatest challenges
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To see your greatest challenges turn around.
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Turn around. these power-packed,
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These power-packed, life-transforming stories
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Life-transforming stories will shift your mindset,
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You've been waiting for. god won't let you
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God won't let you get in a problem
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Get in a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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That he can't bring you out of. there are turnarounds
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family
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You and your family and we sure
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Until we see you next time,
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You next time, may the lord bless
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Joel Osteen - You Are A No Lack Person

October 4, 2025 | 29:56

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