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Joel Osteen - Your Faith

December 9, 2025 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Your Faith | December 9, 2025

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[music] >> joel osteen: well, god
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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Bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever in
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Homes, and if you're ever in our area, please stop by and
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Our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our
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Be a part of one of our services.
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Services. i promise you, we'll make you
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I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. but i like to start with
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But i like to start with something funny, and i heard
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Something funny, and i heard about this reporter.
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About this reporter. he was visiting churches
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He was visiting churches across the nation.
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Across the nation. while in the northeast, he
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While in the northeast, he saw this gold phone on the
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Saw this gold phone on the wall with a sign that said,
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Wall with a sign that said, "calls: $10,000 per minute."
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"calls: $10,000 per minute." he asked the pastor what it
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He asked the pastor what it meant.
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Meant. the pastor explained that
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The pastor explained that that was a direct line to
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That was a direct line to heaven.
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Heaven. if you were willing to pay
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If you were willing to pay the price, you could talk
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The price, you could talk directly to god.
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Directly to god. he continued visiting
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He continued visiting different churches, saw the
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Different churches, saw the same gold phone, the same
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Same gold phone, the same sign.
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Sign. when he finally made it to
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When he finally made it to texas, he saw the phone, but
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Texas, he saw the phone, but the sign said, "calls: 25
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The sign said, "calls: 25 cents per minute."
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Cents per minute." intrigued, he asked the
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Intrigued, he asked the pastor why it was so much
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Pastor why it was so much cheaper.
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Cheaper. the pastor said, "you're in
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The pastor said, "you're in texas.
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Texas. now it's a local call."
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Now it's a local call." say it like you mean it:
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Say it like you mean it: "this is my bible.
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert.
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Alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same, in
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I will never be the same, in jesus's name."
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Jesus's name." god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about "your faith."
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About "your faith." in mark chapter 5, there was
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In mark chapter 5, there was a lady that had a bleeding
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A lady that had a bleeding disorder for 12 years.
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Disorder for 12 years. she'd gone to many doctors,
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She'd gone to many doctors, spent all of her money, tried
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Spent all of her money, tried everything she could to get
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Everything she could to get well, but nothing helped.
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Well, but nothing helped. she continued to go downhill,
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She continued to go downhill, and one day, there was all
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And one day, there was all this commotion in her town.
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This commotion in her town. she found out that jesus was
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She found out that jesus was passing through.
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Passing through. she had heard the stories of
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She had heard the stories of how he had healed a crippled
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How he had healed a crippled man, and how he'd opened
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Man, and how he'd opened blind eyes, how he'd cured
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Blind eyes, how he'd cured someone with leprosy, and
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Someone with leprosy, and something came alive on the
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Something came alive on the inside.
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Inside. she thought, "he did it for
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She thought, "he did it for others.
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Others. he can do it for me."
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He can do it for me." she could have been
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She could have been discouraged, complaining,
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Discouraged, complaining, "life is not fair.
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"life is not fair. why did this happen?"
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Why did this happen?" instead, she said to herself,
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Instead, she said to herself, "if i can get to jesus and
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"if i can get to jesus and just touch the fringe of his
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Just touch the fringe of his robe, i know i will be
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Robe, i know i will be healed."
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Healed." the problem was, there was a
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The problem was, there was a great crowd surrounding
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Great crowd surrounding jesus, thousands of people
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Jesus, thousands of people all packed in.
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All packed in. it seemed impossible.
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It seemed impossible. most people would have given
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Most people would have given up and thought, "hey, it's
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Up and thought, "hey, it's not meant to be."
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Not meant to be." not this lady.
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Not this lady. she started making her way
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She started making her way through the crowd.
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Through the crowd. "excuse me, i need to get by.
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"excuse me, i need to get by. pardon me, i have to get up
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Pardon me, i have to get up front.
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Front. i don't mean to be rude, but
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I don't mean to be rude, but move out of my way."
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Move out of my way." people looked at her like,
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People looked at her like, "what's this lady's
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"what's this lady's problem?"
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Problem?" she was on a mission.
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She was on a mission. she had a made-up mind.
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She had a made-up mind. i'm sure she was weak.
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I'm sure she was weak. she had lost blood for years.
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She had lost blood for years. she didn't feel like it, but
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She didn't feel like it, but she fought her way through
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She fought her way through the crowd.
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The crowd. one version said, "she kept
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One version said, "she kept saying to herself, 'when i
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Saying to herself, 'when i get to jesus, i know i will
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Get to jesus, i know i will be well.'"
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Be well.'" she was saying, "i know
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She was saying, "i know healing is coming.
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Healing is coming. i know things are turning in
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I know things are turning in my favor.
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My favor. it's tough now.
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It's tough now. i'm tired, i'm weak, but i
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I'm tired, i'm weak, but i know i'm close to my
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Know i'm close to my breakthrough."
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Breakthrough." the reason she could keep
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The reason she could keep going is she kept the right
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Going is she kept the right thoughts playing in her mind,
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Thoughts playing in her mind, and i could imagine she was
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And i could imagine she was so exhausted, she finally
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So exhausted, she finally fell to the ground and had to
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Fell to the ground and had to crawl the last few feet.
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Crawl the last few feet. just at the right time, she
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Just at the right time, she reached out and touched the
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Reached out and touched the edge of jesus's robe.
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Edge of jesus's robe. all the sudden, jesus
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All the sudden, jesus stopped, said to his
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Stopped, said to his disciples, "who just touched
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Disciples, "who just touched me?", and they said, "what do
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Me?", and they said, "what do you mean?
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You mean? it's crowded out here.
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It's crowded out here. everybody's touching you."
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Everybody's touching you." he said, in effect, "no,
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He said, in effect, "no, everyone may be bumping into
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Everyone may be bumping into me, but somebody just touched
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Me, but somebody just touched me.
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Me. somebody drew the
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Somebody drew the miracle-working power out of
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Miracle-working power out of me.
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Me. they believed healing was
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They believed healing was coming.
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Coming. they believed their child was
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They believed their child was going to turn around.
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Going to turn around. they believed new doors were
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They believed new doors were going to open.
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Going to open. they touched me with
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They touched me with expectancy."
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Expectancy." about that time, jesus looked
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About that time, jesus looked at this woman.
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At this woman. their eyes met.
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Their eyes met. she was afraid, thought she'd
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She was afraid, thought she'd done something wrong.
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Done something wrong. jesus smiled and said,
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Jesus smiled and said, "daughter, your faith has
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"daughter, your faith has made you whole.
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Made you whole. go in peace.
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Go in peace. you are healed."
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You are healed." notice, the key was her
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Notice, the key was her faith.
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Faith. it was great that her parents
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It was great that her parents were praying.
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Were praying. her friends were encouraging
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Her friends were encouraging her.
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Her. her neighbors were cheering
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Her neighbors were cheering her on.
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Her on. that's all good, but there's
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That's all good, but there's nothing more powerful than
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Nothing more powerful than your faith.
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Your faith. when you believe, when you
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When you believe, when you expect things to change, when
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Expect things to change, when you keep saying to yourself,
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You keep saying to yourself, "i know the breakthrough is
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"i know the breakthrough is coming.
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Coming. i know healing is on the way.
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I know healing is on the way. i know the right person is in
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I know the right person is in my future.
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My future. i know what god started he's
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I know what god started he's going to finish."
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Going to finish." your faith can stop the
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Your faith can stop the creator of the universe.
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Creator of the universe. that's what activates his
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That's what activates his power.
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Power. there were other people in
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There were other people in the crowd that day that were
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The crowd that day that were sick, many people that had
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Sick, many people that had needs.
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Needs. no doubt, they'd bumped into
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No doubt, they'd bumped into jesus.
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Jesus. nothing happened, but this
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Nothing happened, but this lady touched him.
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Lady touched him. are you brushing up against
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Are you brushing up against him, or are you touching him?
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Him, or are you touching him? are you living with
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Are you living with expectancy, knowing that he's
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Expectancy, knowing that he's bigger than those problems,
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Bigger than those problems, greater than that sickness,
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Greater than that sickness, more powerful than that
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More powerful than that opposition?
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Opposition? or have you become
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Or have you become discouraged, thinking, "it's
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Discouraged, thinking, "it's never going to change"?
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Never going to change"? god is passing by.
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God is passing by. he has all power.
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He has all power. don't just brush up against
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Don't just brush up against him.
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Him. don't be passive and think
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Don't be passive and think you could never accomplish
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You could never accomplish your dreams, never meet the
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Your dreams, never meet the right person, never start
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Right person, never start your business.
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Your business. do like this lady.
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Do like this lady. reach out and touch him.
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Reach out and touch him. release your faith.
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Release your faith. believe that it will happen.
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Believe that it will happen. this lady was closest to her
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This lady was closest to her miracle when she faced the
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Miracle when she faced the greatest opposition.
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Greatest opposition. would have been easy if jesus
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Would have been easy if jesus would have come, just a few
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Would have come, just a few disciples.
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Disciples. she could have gone out and
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She could have gone out and touched him without the
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Touched him without the struggle, without all the
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Struggle, without all the people in the way, but she
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People in the way, but she had to fight through the
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Had to fight through the crowd.
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Crowd. the crowd represents broken
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The crowd represents broken dreams, things that didn't
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Dreams, things that didn't work out, thoughts telling
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Work out, thoughts telling you, "it's never going to get
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You, "it's never going to get better.
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Better. you'll never get well, never
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You'll never get well, never break the addiction."
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Break the addiction." the crowd can be negative
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The crowd can be negative words people have spoken over
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Words people have spoken over us.
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Us. "you're not that talented.
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"you're not that talented. you can't accomplish your
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You can't accomplish your dreams."
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Dreams." if you're going to reach your
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If you're going to reach your potential, you have to fight
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Potential, you have to fight through some things.
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Through some things. you can't have a weak, give
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You can't have a weak, give up, "this is too hard,"
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Up, "this is too hard," spirit.
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Spirit. you have to be more
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You have to be more determined than what's trying
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Determined than what's trying to stop you.
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To stop you. you may get knocked down,
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You may get knocked down, but you have to get back up
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But you have to get back up again.
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Again. you need to have a made-up
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You need to have a made-up mind, "this disappointment is
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Mind, "this disappointment is not going to stop me.
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Not going to stop me. i'm not going to let the
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I'm not going to let the mistakes i've made, the
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Mistakes i've made, the guilt, the regrets cause me
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Guilt, the regrets cause me to shrink back.
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To shrink back. i'm not going to allow the
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I'm not going to allow the bad breaks, the people that
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Bad breaks, the people that did me wrong, the rejection,
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Did me wrong, the rejection, the betrayal cause me to get
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The betrayal cause me to get bitter and stay where i am.
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Bitter and stay where i am. i'm going to fight through
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I'm going to fight through the crowd."
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The crowd." many of the miracles jesus
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Many of the miracles jesus performed, he laid his hands
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Performed, he laid his hands on people, and they were
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On people, and they were healed.
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Healed. but in this case, jesus
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But in this case, jesus didn't lay hands on the
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Didn't lay hands on the woman.
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Woman. the woman laid hands on
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The woman laid hands on jesus.
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Jesus. are you waiting for god to
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Are you waiting for god to lay hands on you, so to
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Lay hands on you, so to speak?
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Speak? "god, this problem's so big.
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"god, this problem's so big. when are you going to do
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When are you going to do something about it?"
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Something about it?" why don't you lay hands on
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Why don't you lay hands on him?
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Him? instead of complaining about
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Instead of complaining about the problem, "lord, i want to
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The problem, "lord, i want to thank you that things are
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Thank you that things are turning in my favor.
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Turning in my favor. thank you that no weapon
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Thank you that no weapon formed against me will
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Formed against me will prosper.
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Prosper. lord, thank you that you hold
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Lord, thank you that you hold victory in store for the
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Victory in store for the upright.
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Upright. i don't see a way, but, lord,
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I don't see a way, but, lord, i want to thank you i know
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I want to thank you i know you have a way."
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You have a way." when you do that, you're
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When you do that, you're laying hands on god.
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Laying hands on god. your faith can initiate the
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Your faith can initiate the healing.
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Healing. your faith can be the
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Your faith can be the catalyst for god to do
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Catalyst for god to do amazing things.
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Amazing things. acts chapter 14, the apostle
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Acts chapter 14, the apostle paul was teaching people.
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Paul was teaching people. he noticed a crippled man in
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He noticed a crippled man in the crowd.
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The crowd. he'd been that way since
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He'd been that way since birth and never walked.
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Birth and never walked. verse 9 says: "paul realized
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Verse 9 says: "paul realized the man had faith to be
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The man had faith to be healed."
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Healed." here, the man was just
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Here, the man was just sitting in the audience,
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Sitting in the audience, listening to paul, but he
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Listening to paul, but he must have had such
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Must have had such anticipation on his face.
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Anticipation on his face. paul must have seen something
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Paul must have seen something in his expression, an
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In his expression, an expectancy that something
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Expectancy that something good was going to happen,
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Good was going to happen, like a little child at a
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Like a little child at a candy store.
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Candy store. paul was so impressed, he
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Paul was so impressed, he stopped his message and said,
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Stopped his message and said, "sir, i can see you're ready
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"sir, i can see you're ready for your miracle, stand up."
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For your miracle, stand up." the man stood up, and
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The man stood up, and instantly, he was healed,
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Instantly, he was healed, began to walk for the first
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Began to walk for the first time.
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Time. like that man, we should live
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Like that man, we should live with this anticipation that
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With this anticipation that something good is going to
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Something good is going to happen.
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Happen. yes, we've all had
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Yes, we've all had difficulties.
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Difficulties. we all have a reason to be
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We all have a reason to be sour.
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Sour. don't let that talk you out
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Don't let that talk you out of what god has in store.
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Of what god has in store. you wouldn't be alive if
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You wouldn't be alive if there wasn't something
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There wasn't something amazing in your future.
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Amazing in your future. can your faith be seen?
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Can your faith be seen? can anyone notice that you're
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Can anyone notice that you're expecting to go to a new
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Expecting to go to a new level?
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Level? are you talking like it's
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Are you talking like it's going to happen, thinking
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Going to happen, thinking like it's going to happen,
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Like it's going to happen, believing like it's going to
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Believing like it's going to happen?
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Happen? god is passing by, but if
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God is passing by, but if you're negative, "i don't see
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You're negative, "i don't see how it'll work out.
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How it'll work out. i never get any good breaks.
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I never get any good breaks. i've been this way a long
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I've been this way a long time."
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Time." you may brush up against him,
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You may brush up against him, but you're not going to touch
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But you're not going to touch him.
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Him. you have to show god you're
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You have to show god you're ready to be healed, ready to
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Ready to be healed, ready to be free, ready to be blessed.
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Be free, ready to be blessed. there should be an
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There should be an expectancy, "it could happen
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Expectancy, "it could happen today."
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Today." you could meet the person of
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You could meet the person of your dreams this week.
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Your dreams this week. you could see your health
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You could see your health turn around this month.
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Turn around this month. this year could be your year
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This year could be your year to go to a new level where
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To go to a new level where things fall into place.
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Things fall into place. good breaks find you.
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Good breaks find you. promises you've been
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Promises you've been believing for suddenly come
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Believing for suddenly come to pass.
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To pass. the scripture says, "it is
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The scripture says, "it is impossible to please god
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Impossible to please god without faith."
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Without faith." that's a powerful statement.
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That's a powerful statement. that means you can be
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That means you can be obedient, and have a sour
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Obedient, and have a sour attitude and limited vision,
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Attitude and limited vision, and not please god.
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And not please god. you can give, serve, feed the
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You can give, serve, feed the poor, and that's all
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Poor, and that's all important.
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Important. we should do that.
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We should do that. but if you're not believing
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But if you're not believing for things bigger than you
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For things bigger than you can accomplish on your own,
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Can accomplish on your own, if you're not expecting
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If you're not expecting difficulties to turn around,
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Difficulties to turn around, if you're not anticipating
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If you're not anticipating new levels, thanking god that
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New levels, thanking god that he's bringing promises to
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He's bringing promises to pass, then you're not
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Pass, then you're not releasing your faith.
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Releasing your faith. you have to stir up what god
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You have to stir up what god put in you.
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Put in you. he's passing by.
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He's passing by. don't just sit back and
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Don't just sit back and watch, "well, i wish i could
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Watch, "well, i wish i could break the addiction.
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Break the addiction. i wish i could accomplish my
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I wish i could accomplish my dreams."
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Dreams." why don't you reach out and
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Why don't you reach out and touch him?
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Touch him? "lord, i want to thank you
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"lord, i want to thank you that you're opening doors no
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That you're opening doors no man can shut.
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Man can shut. thank you that you're taking
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Thank you that you're taking me where i could not go on my
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Me where i could not go on my own.
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Own. lord, i believe healing is on
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Lord, i believe healing is on the way.
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The way. freedom is on the way.
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Freedom is on the way. the right person is on the
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The right person is on the way.
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Way. abundance is on the way."
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Abundance is on the way." that's how we touch god today
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That's how we touch god today with our faith.
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With our faith. "well, joel, i'm waiting for
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"well, joel, i'm waiting for god to do something."
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God to do something." maybe god is waiting on you.
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Maybe god is waiting on you. this lady didn't wait for
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This lady didn't wait for jesus to lay hands on her.
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Jesus to lay hands on her. she laid hands on him, and i
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She laid hands on him, and i realize god has a perfect
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Realize god has a perfect time, but the scripture says,
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Time, but the scripture says, "now faith is."
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"now faith is." faith is always in the
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Faith is always in the present, and things may not
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Present, and things may not instantly change.
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Instantly change. we all have waiting periods,
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We all have waiting periods, but our faith should stay
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But our faith should stay active.
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Active. our normal attitude should
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Our normal attitude should be, "lord, i'm looking for
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Be, "lord, i'm looking for your goodness.
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Your goodness. not next week.
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Not next week. not next month.
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Not next month. not next year.
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Not next year. i'm looking for it today."
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I'm looking for it today." stay in the now.
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Stay in the now. live with the anticipation
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Live with the anticipation that it could happen today.
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That it could happen today. for several years, there's
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For several years, there's been something i've been
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Been something i've been believing for, ways that we
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Believing for, ways that we can expand the ministry, and
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Can expand the ministry, and every day, i did what i'm
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Every day, i did what i'm asking you to do.
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Asking you to do. "lord, i thank you that it's
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"lord, i thank you that it's on the way.
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On the way. i thank you that you're
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I thank you that you're making things happen that i
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Making things happen that i couldn't make happen."
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Couldn't make happen." didn't see any sign of it,
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Didn't see any sign of it, but each morning, i went out
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But each morning, i went out with expectancy, looking for
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With expectancy, looking for god's goodness, knowing it
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God's goodness, knowing it could happen at any moment.
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Could happen at any moment. this went on month after
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This went on month after month, even year after year,
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Month, even year after year, no sign.
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No sign. how badly do you want it?
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How badly do you want it? the lady in the scripture
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The lady in the scripture waited 12 years, but she
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Waited 12 years, but she wanted it so badly, she
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Wanted it so badly, she fought through the crowd.
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Fought through the crowd. every voice said to her,
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Every voice said to her, "stay home, it's too much
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"stay home, it's too much trouble.
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Trouble. there's so much opposition."
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There's so much opposition." her attitude was, "i've come
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Her attitude was, "i've come too far to stop now.
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Too far to stop now. i may be tired.
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I may be tired. i may be uncomfortable, but
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I may be uncomfortable, but i'm going to get to jesus."
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I'm going to get to jesus." talked to a lady that started
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Talked to a lady that started having problems with her
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Having problems with her legs.
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Legs. her muscles and joints were
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Her muscles and joints were causing her such pain.
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Causing her such pain. got to the point where she
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Got to the point where she couldn't walk.
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Couldn't walk. all the doctors could do was
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All the doctors could do was give her medicine for the
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Give her medicine for the pain.
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Pain. for several months, she
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For several months, she couldn't go to work.
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Couldn't go to work. she couldn't stand up.
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She couldn't stand up. she had to stay at home off
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She had to stay at home off of her feet.
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Of her feet. the prognosis didn't look
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The prognosis didn't look good.
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Good. she didn't know if she would
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She didn't know if she would ever walk again.
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Ever walk again. one saturday evening, she and
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One saturday evening, she and her husband were watching our
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Her husband were watching our services online.
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Services online. at the end, i always ask
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At the end, i always ask people to stand to receive
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People to stand to receive christ.
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Christ. well, her husband stood up
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Well, her husband stood up right there in the living
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Right there in the living room.
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Room. she smiled and was pleasantly
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She smiled and was pleasantly surprised.
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Surprised. he looked at her and said,
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He looked at her and said, "come on, honey.
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"come on, honey. stand up with me."
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Stand up with me." she was kind of confused,
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She was kind of confused, said, "what do you mean?
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Said, "what do you mean? you know i can't stand."
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You know i can't stand." he said, "sure you can," and
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He said, "sure you can," and took her by the hands and he
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Took her by the hands and he helped her up.
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Helped her up. he held her while we were
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He held her while we were praying, and i can imagine
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Praying, and i can imagine god seeing her there,
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God seeing her there, standing in great pain, being
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Standing in great pain, being held by her husband, but
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Held by her husband, but determined to take a step of
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Determined to take a step of faith.
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Faith. i said at this end, "write
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I said at this end, "write this day down.
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This day down. it's going to be a new day of
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It's going to be a new day of victory."
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Victory." that seed took root in her
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That seed took root in her heart.
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Heart. she believed it was a new
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She believed it was a new day.
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Day. in a few minutes, while she
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In a few minutes, while she was sitting on the couch, she
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Was sitting on the couch, she felt the bones in her legs
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Felt the bones in her legs begin to pop and crack, and
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Begin to pop and crack, and her muscles began to move.
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Her muscles began to move. she said, "i can't explain
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She said, "i can't explain it, but something unusual was
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It, but something unusual was happening."
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Happening." strength began to come back
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Strength began to come back into her legs.
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Into her legs. suddenly, all that pain was
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Suddenly, all that pain was gone.
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Gone. her husband had fallen
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Her husband had fallen asleep.
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Asleep. she stood up and walked into
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She stood up and walked into the bedroom.
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The bedroom. he couldn't believe it.
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He couldn't believe it. the next morning, they both
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The next morning, they both got up and went to church.
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Got up and went to church. she said, "joel, i don't know
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She said, "joel, i don't know what happened, but i've been
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What happened, but i've been walking normal ever since
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Walking normal ever since then."
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Then." what was that?
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What was that? her faith made her whole.
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Her faith made her whole. just like that lady fought
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Just like that lady fought her way through the crowd,
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Her way through the crowd, when god sees you releasing
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When god sees you releasing your faith, it gets his
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Your faith, it gets his attention.
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Attention. that's what activates his
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That's what activates his power.
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Power. she could have been
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She could have been discouraged, told her
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Discouraged, told her husband, "don't bother me.
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Husband, "don't bother me. you know i can't stand up."
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You know i can't stand up." but as an act of faith, even
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But as an act of faith, even though he had to hold her,
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Though he had to hold her, she stood up.
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She stood up. can god see your faith?
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Can god see your faith? are you doing anything that
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Are you doing anything that says, "i want to be well.
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Says, "i want to be well. i want to be free.
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I want to be free. i want to go to the next
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I want to go to the next level."
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Level." that's what a man did in mark
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That's what a man did in mark chapter 10.
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Chapter 10. his name was bartimaeus.
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His name was bartimaeus. he was a blind beggar sitting
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He was a blind beggar sitting on the side of the road.
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On the side of the road. jesus was leaving jericho and
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Jesus was leaving jericho and about to pass in front of
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About to pass in front of him, and when he found out it
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Him, and when he found out it was jesus, he started
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Was jesus, he started shouting.
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Shouting. "jesus, son of david, have
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"jesus, son of david, have mercy on me."
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Mercy on me." well, jesus technically
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Well, jesus technically wasn't the son of david.
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Wasn't the son of david. he was the son of joseph.
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He was the son of joseph. why did bartimaeus call him,
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Why did bartimaeus call him, "son of david"?
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"son of david"? he recognized he was the
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He recognized he was the messiah.
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Messiah. a few chapters earlier, the
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A few chapters earlier, the religious leaders didn't
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Religious leaders didn't recognize jesus.
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Recognize jesus. they thought he was a fraud.
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They thought he was a fraud. they were jealous,
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They were jealous, intimidated.
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Intimidated. it's interesting that this
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It's interesting that this blind man, a man that didn't
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Blind man, a man that didn't have physical sight, was one
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Have physical sight, was one of the first ones to
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Of the first ones to recognize jesus as the
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Recognize jesus as the messiah, and when he cried
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Messiah, and when he cried out, "jesus, son of david,"
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Out, "jesus, son of david," he was saying, "messiah,
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He was saying, "messiah, healer, deliverer, most high
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Healer, deliverer, most high god."
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God." jesus stopped in his tracks.
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Jesus stopped in his tracks. i can imagine jesus thinking,
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I can imagine jesus thinking, "here's someone that knows
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"here's someone that knows who i am.
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Who i am. he knows i am all powerful.
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He knows i am all powerful. he's expecting my goodness."
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He's expecting my goodness." when bartimaeus started
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When bartimaeus started shouting, people around him
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Shouting, people around him said, "bartimaeus, be quiet.
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Said, "bartimaeus, be quiet. you're causing a scene.
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You're causing a scene. he's going to get upset with
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He's going to get upset with you."
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You." people will try to talk you
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People will try to talk you out of your miracle.
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Out of your miracle. they'll tell you all the
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They'll tell you all the reasons why you can't get
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Reasons why you can't get well, why you won't break the
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Well, why you won't break the addiction, why you won't meet
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Addiction, why you won't meet the right person.
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The right person. it's because they don't know
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It's because they don't know what god put in you.
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What god put in you. they can't hear what you
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They can't hear what you hear.
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Hear. negative voices will try to
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Negative voices will try to discourage you, but when you
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Discourage you, but when you get quiet, you'll hear that
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Get quiet, you'll hear that still, small voice saying,
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Still, small voice saying, "this addiction is not your
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"this addiction is not your destiny.
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Destiny. you're better than this."
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You're better than this." "living in lack, not able to
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"living in lack, not able to get ahead, is not your lot in
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Get ahead, is not your lot in life.
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Life. abundance is on the way."
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Abundance is on the way." "being depressed, no passion,
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"being depressed, no passion, that is not who you are.
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That is not who you are. freedom is coming.
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Freedom is coming. joy is coming.
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Joy is coming. breakthroughs are coming."
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Breakthroughs are coming." god whispers in your spirit
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God whispers in your spirit dreams and promises, what you
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Dreams and promises, what you can become.
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Can become. the enemy will do his best to
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The enemy will do his best to drown that out.
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Drown that out. no matter how loud those
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No matter how loud those other voices are, don't let
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Other voices are, don't let them talk you out of what god
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Them talk you out of what god has whispered in your spirit.
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Has whispered in your spirit. the scripture talks about the
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The scripture talks about the secret petitions of our
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Secret petitions of our hearts.
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Hearts. that's the dreams god gave
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That's the dreams god gave you at night, the promise
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You at night, the promise that you haven't told anyone
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That you haven't told anyone about.
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About. it seems too far out, like it
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It seems too far out, like it could never happen.
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Could never happen. that's god speaking to you.
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That's god speaking to you. his dream for your life is
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His dream for your life is much bigger than your own.
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Much bigger than your own. but these people saw
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But these people saw bartimaeus as insignificant,
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Bartimaeus as insignificant, unimportant, "he's just a
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Unimportant, "he's just a blind beggar."
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Blind beggar." they told him to be quiet,
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They told him to be quiet, but bartimaeus shouted even
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But bartimaeus shouted even louder, and when jesus heard
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Louder, and when jesus heard him, he stopped and said,
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Him, he stopped and said, "let him come to me."
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"let him come to me." verse 50 says: "bartimaeus
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Verse 50 says: "bartimaeus threw off his coat."
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Threw off his coat." this was significant.
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This was significant. in those days, scholars tell
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In those days, scholars tell us when a person had a
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Us when a person had a legitimate disability, they
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Legitimate disability, they were given an official coat
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Were given an official coat from the government that gave
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From the government that gave them the right to beg.
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Them the right to beg. the beggar's coat was very
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The beggar's coat was very valuable.
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Valuable. that's how they made their
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That's how they made their living.
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Living. on the other hand, it labeled
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On the other hand, it labeled you as a beggar.
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You as a beggar. just as we recognize people
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Just as we recognize people by their uniforms, police
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By their uniforms, police officer, firefighter, a
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Officer, firefighter, a doctor, when you wore the
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Doctor, when you wore the beggar's coat, everywhere you
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Beggar's coat, everywhere you went, people knew you're at a
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Went, people knew you're at a disadvantage, you're not up
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Disadvantage, you're not up to par.
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To par. in a sense, that coat gave
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In a sense, that coat gave you the right to feel sorry
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You the right to feel sorry for yourself, the right to be
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For yourself, the right to be depressed, the right to sit
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Depressed, the right to sit around in self-pity.
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Around in self-pity. when bartimaeus heard jesus
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When bartimaeus heard jesus say, "come," the first thing
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Say, "come," the first thing he did was throw off his
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He did was throw off his coat.
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Coat. his attitude was, "this is a
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His attitude was, "this is a new day.
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New day. i am done feeling sorry for
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I am done feeling sorry for myself.
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Myself. i'm done wearing this label
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I'm done wearing this label that says, 'disadvantaged.'
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That says, 'disadvantaged.' i'm done begging.
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I'm done begging. i don't need this coat
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I don't need this coat anymore."
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Anymore." he changed his mind-set.
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He changed his mind-set. "i am not a victim.
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"i am not a victim. i am a victor.
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I am a victor. god is on the throne.
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God is on the throne. he's bigger than this
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He's bigger than this problem.
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Problem. he has beauty for these
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He has beauty for these ashes."
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Ashes." he got rid of the excuses.
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He got rid of the excuses. as long as you justify where
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As long as you justify where you are, making excuses as to
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You are, making excuses as to why you can't rise higher,
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Why you can't rise higher, why you're at a disadvantage,
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Why you're at a disadvantage, why you're bitter, then
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Why you're bitter, then you'll get stuck, and i
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You'll get stuck, and i wonder how many of us are
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Wonder how many of us are wearing that beggar's coat.
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Wearing that beggar's coat. "joel, i had a bad childhood.
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"joel, i had a bad childhood. i've got a good reason to be
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I've got a good reason to be bitter."
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Bitter." "somebody walked out of a
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"somebody walked out of a relationship."
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Relationship." "i lost a loved one."
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"i lost a loved one." "i came down with an illness.
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"i came down with an illness. that's why i'm negative.
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That's why i'm negative. that's why i'm sour."
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That's why i'm sour." before you can get well, you
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Before you can get well, you have to take off the beggar's
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Have to take off the beggar's coat.
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Coat. can i tell you, we all have a
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Can i tell you, we all have a reason to feel sorry for
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Reason to feel sorry for ourselves?
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Ourselves? everybody's been hurt.
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Everybody's been hurt. everybody's made mistakes.
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Everybody's made mistakes. everybody's had
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Everybody's had disappointments.
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Disappointments. get rid of the excuses.
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Get rid of the excuses. it may not have been fair,
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It may not have been fair, but god is fair.
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But god is fair. he's a god of justice.
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He's a god of justice. he wouldn't have allowed it
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He wouldn't have allowed it if it was going to keep you
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If it was going to keep you from your purpose, and i'm
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From your purpose, and i'm all for being compassionate,
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All for being compassionate, loving, kind, but i don't
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Loving, kind, but i don't believe in giving people the
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Believe in giving people the right to feel sorry for
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Right to feel sorry for themselves.
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Themselves. not because it wasn't fair,
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Not because it wasn't fair, not because life didn't throw
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Not because life didn't throw you a curve, but because it
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You a curve, but because it will keep you from seeing the
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Will keep you from seeing the beauty from ashes.
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Beauty from ashes. it will keep you from being
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It will keep you from being restored, healed, vindicated,
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Restored, healed, vindicated, promoted.
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Promoted. god wants to make the enemy
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God wants to make the enemy pay.
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Pay. he wants to bring you out
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He wants to bring you out better.
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Better. do your part.
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Do your part. take off the self-pity.
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Take off the self-pity. take off the hurts.
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Take off the hurts. take off the disappointments.
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Take off the disappointments. you can't reach your destiny
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You can't reach your destiny making excuses, and as long
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Making excuses, and as long as you're wearing the
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As you're wearing the beggar's coat, giving
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Beggar's coat, giving yourself a reason to be
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Yourself a reason to be bitter and feel
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Bitter and feel disadvantaged, feel less
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Disadvantaged, feel less than, it will keep you from
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Than, it will keep you from the new levels god has in
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The new levels god has in store.
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Store. when bartimaeus took off that
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When bartimaeus took off that coat, he was not only leaving
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Coat, he was not only leaving his livelihood, he was
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His livelihood, he was leaving the negative things
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Leaving the negative things of the past.
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Of the past. it was symbolic.
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It was symbolic. he was leaving the
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He was leaving the dysfunction, the bad breaks.
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Dysfunction, the bad breaks. you have to be willing to
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You have to be willing to leave some things if you're
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Leave some things if you're going to become all you were
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Going to become all you were created to be.
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Created to be. you may need to leave
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You may need to leave bitterness, leave a bad
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Bitterness, leave a bad attitude, leave compromise.
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Attitude, leave compromise. jesus told bartimaeus to
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Jesus told bartimaeus to come.
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Come. he couldn't see, but he
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He couldn't see, but he started walking toward jesus
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Started walking toward jesus based solely on what he
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Based solely on what he heard.
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Heard. you may not see healing yet,
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You may not see healing yet, but you have to go by what
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But you have to go by what you've heard.
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You've heard. "by his stripes i am
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"by his stripes i am healed."
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Healed." you don't see increase yet.
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You don't see increase yet. business is slow.
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Business is slow. go by what you've heard.
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Go by what you've heard. "i will lend and not
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"i will lend and not borrow."
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Borrow." your child's off course, no
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Your child's off course, no sign of him improving.
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Sign of him improving. "as for me and my house, we
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"as for me and my house, we will serve the lord."
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Will serve the lord." "walk by faith, and not by
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"walk by faith, and not by sight."
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Sight." jesus asked bartimaeus, "what
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Jesus asked bartimaeus, "what is it that you want me to do
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Is it that you want me to do for you?"
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For you?" he said, "lord, i want to
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He said, "lord, i want to see."
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See." jesus said, "your faith has
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Jesus said, "your faith has made you whole.
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Made you whole. go in peace.
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Go in peace. you are healed."
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You are healed." instantly, he could see.
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Instantly, he could see. god is saying to us what he
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God is saying to us what he said to him.
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Said to him. your faith is going to turn
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Your faith is going to turn things around.
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Things around. your faith is going to open
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Your faith is going to open the right doors.
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The right doors. your faith is going to bring
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Your faith is going to bring unusual favor.
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Unusual favor. it's going to happen sooner
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It's going to happen sooner than it looks.
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Than it looks. keep expecting it.
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Keep expecting it. keep talking like it's going
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Keep talking like it's going to happen.
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To happen. go out each morning looking
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Go out each morning looking for god's goodness.
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For god's goodness. he's passing by.
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He's passing by. don't just brush up against
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Don't just brush up against him.
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Him. do like this lady.
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Do like this lady. reach out and touch him.
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Reach out and touch him. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, like bartimaeus,
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And declare, like bartimaeus, your faith is going to make
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Your faith is going to make things happen that you could
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Things happen that you could never make happen.
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Never make happen. god is about to open
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God is about to open supernatural doors, turn
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Supernatural doors, turn impossible situations around,
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Impossible situations around, and take you to the fullness
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And take you to the fullness of your destiny, in jesus's
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Of your destiny, in jesus's name.
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Name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say, "amen," today?
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Say, "amen," today? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say: "lord jesus, i
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Just say: "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior."
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Savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Back to speak a blessing over you.
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What if every plan you set,
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What if every plan you set, every habit you formed,
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Every habit you formed, and every decision you made
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And every decision you made became a pathway
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Became a pathway to see god move in your life?
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To see god move in your life? we all have hopes and dreams;
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We all have hopes and dreams; things we're believing for.
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Things we're believing for. when you start the year
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When you start the year in faith,
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In faith, expecting god's goodness,
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Expecting god's goodness, you are setting the tone
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You are setting the tone for a blessed new year.
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We'd love to send you our 2026
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We'd love to send you our 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. you can write down your dreams
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You can write down your dreams and goals,
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And goals, plus use it for your everyday
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Plus use it for your everyday activities and reminders.
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Activities and reminders. it's important
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It's important to feed your faith
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To feed your faith on a daily basis.
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On a daily basis. this planner, it's
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This planner, it's not just a calendar,
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Not just a calendar, it's filled with scriptures
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It's filled with scriptures and inspiration
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And inspiration to help you stay encouraged
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To help you stay encouraged and keep believing
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And keep believing for what god
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For what god has put in your heart.
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Has put in your heart. 2026 is your year
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2026 is your year to see the goodness of god
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To see the goodness of god in greater ways.
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In greater ways. let go of what
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Let go of what didn't work out and get ready
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Didn't work out and get ready for the new things
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For the new things god has in store.
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God has in store. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of the 2026
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A copy of the 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. each month features
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Each month features a fresh theme of encouragement,
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A fresh theme of encouragement, a guiding scripture
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A guiding scripture to stand on.
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To stand on. room to write your goals,
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Room to write your goals, prayers, and vision.
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Prayers, and vision. space for faith steps,
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Space for faith steps, because faith isn't passive,
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Because faith isn't passive, it's active.
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It's active. a monthly qr code
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A monthly qr code linking to a message or video
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Linking to a message or video to keep your spirit lifted.
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To keep your spirit lifted. with the 2026
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With the 2026 faith for today planner,
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Faith for today planner, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that living by faith
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That living by faith makes room for god to do
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Makes room for god to do what only he can do.
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What only he can do. breakthrough in your business.
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Breakthrough in your business. god's healing touch.
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God's healing touch. loved ones returning to faith.
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Loved ones returning to faith. request your copy of the planner
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Request your copy of the planner and step into the new year
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And step into the new year with bold faith, fresh hope,
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With bold faith, fresh hope, and daily encouragement
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And daily encouragement to strengthen your spirit
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To strengthen your spirit and face every challenge
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And face every challenge with confidence.
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With confidence. no matter what's happening
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No matter what's happening around you,
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Around you, faith can rise up in you.
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Faith can rise up in you. keep believing
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Keep believing and expecting a blessed 2026.
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And expecting a blessed 2026. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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As we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end gift
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Making a special year-end gift to help
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To help keep the ministry strong.
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Keep the ministry strong. we so appreciate
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We so appreciate all the champion
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All the champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly support.
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For your monthly support. we wish you and your family
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We wish you and your family a very merry christmas.
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A very merry christmas. till we see you next time,
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Till we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Joel Osteen - Your Faith

December 9, 2025 | 29:55

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