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Joel Osteen - Your Father's World

October 7, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Your Father's World | October 7, 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. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny, and i heard
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Something funny, and i heard about this minister that was
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About this minister that was driving down the road when he
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Driving down the road when he got pulled over by a
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Got pulled over by a policeman.
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Policeman. the officer came to his
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The officer came to his window and smelled alcohol.
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Window and smelled alcohol. he saw a thermos and said,
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He saw a thermos and said, "sir, what are you drinking?"
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"sir, what are you drinking?" the minister said, "just
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The minister said, "just water, officer."
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Water, officer." he asked to see the thermos.
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He asked to see the thermos. he took one sniff and said,
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He took one sniff and said, "this smells like wine to
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"this smells like wine to me."
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Me." the minister said, "what do
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The minister said, "what do you know?
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You know? jesus did it again."
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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, my heart is receptive,
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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 father's world."
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About "your father's world." we knew this man, growing up,
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We knew this man, growing up, that was very successful,
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That was very successful, very wealthy.
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Very wealthy. he'd built a large business
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He'd built a large business with offices around the
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With offices around the world.
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World. his wife of many years had
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His wife of many years had died earlier.
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Died earlier. they'd never had any
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They'd never had any children.
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Children. he remarried a lady much
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He remarried a lady much younger than he was.
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Younger than he was. when he was 65, they found
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When he was 65, they found out that they were pregnant.
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Out that they were pregnant. he couldn't believe, at that
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He couldn't believe, at that age, he was going to have a
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Age, he was going to have a baby, his first child.
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Baby, his first child. while he was excited, he was
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While he was excited, he was a little conflicted.
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A little conflicted. they were used to traveling
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They were used to traveling the world and going whenever
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The world and going whenever they wanted, and now they
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They wanted, and now they were going to have this new
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Were going to have this new responsibility.
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Responsibility. he was looking forward to it,
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He was looking forward to it, of course, but, in the back
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Of course, but, in the back of his mind, thinking it was
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Of his mind, thinking it was going to cramp his style.
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Going to cramp his style. his wife went into labor.
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His wife went into labor. left an important meeting.
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Left an important meeting. rushed to the hospital.
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Rushed to the hospital. when she gave birth, the
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When she gave birth, the nurse handed him his son.
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Nurse handed him his son. he held that baby and felt
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He held that baby and felt something that he had never
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Something that he had never felt.
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Felt. he began to weep and weep.
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He began to weep and weep. he was so overcome with joy,
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He was so overcome with joy, so overwhelmed with
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So overwhelmed with gratitude.
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Gratitude. he looked him in the eyes and
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He looked him in the eyes and said, "i can't wait to give
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Said, "i can't wait to give you my world."
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You my world." he was so in love with this
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He was so in love with this baby, he took him wherever he
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Baby, he took him wherever he went, showed him off to
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Went, showed him off to friends.
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Friends. he was the proudest father
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He was the proudest father you could ever meet.
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You could ever meet. that's the way your heavenly
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That's the way your heavenly father feels about you.
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Father feels about you. he's been thinking about you
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He's been thinking about you a long time.
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A long time. before you were formed in
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Before you were formed in your mother's womb, he knew
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Your mother's womb, he knew you.
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You. he's already planned out your
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He's already planned out your days.
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Days. he didn't create you to be
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He didn't create you to be average, to be mediocre, to
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Average, to be mediocre, to get by in life.
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Get by in life. he's lined up amazing
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He's lined up amazing opportunities, good breaks,
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Opportunities, good breaks, the right people.
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The right people. he's saying to you, "i can't
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He's saying to you, "i can't wait to give you my world."
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Wait to give you my world." his world is big.
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His world is big. his world is abundant.
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His world is abundant. his world is full of favor.
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His world is full of favor. he's going to take you
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He's going to take you further than you've dreamed.
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Further than you've dreamed. he's going to open doors
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He's going to open doors bigger than you've imagined.
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Bigger than you've imagined. he's going to bring talent
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He's going to bring talent out that you didn't know you
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Out that you didn't know you had.
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Had. he's been waiting for you to
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He's been waiting for you to get here.
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Get here. paul talked about, in
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Paul talked about, in ephesians, "the great love
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Ephesians, "the great love wherewith god loved us."
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Wherewith god loved us." wasn't a little love, a
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Wasn't a little love, a get-by love, a
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Get-by love, a don't-bother-me love.
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Don't-bother-me love. god is madly in love with
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God is madly in love with you.
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You. what he has in store is going
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What he has in store is going to boggle your mind.
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To boggle your mind. we think natural.
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We think natural. god thinks supernatural.
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God thinks supernatural. we think, "let me have enough
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We think, "let me have enough to pay my bills."
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To pay my bills." god thinks, "let me give you
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God thinks, "let me give you overflow so you could help
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Overflow so you could help pay other people's bills."
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Pay other people's bills." we think, "let me learn to
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We think, "let me learn to live with this sickness."
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Live with this sickness." god thinks, "let me free you
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God thinks, "let me free you from that sickness."
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From that sickness." we think, "let's build a new
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We think, "let's build a new auditorium."
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Auditorium." god thinks, "let me give you
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God thinks, "let me give you one that's already built.
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One that's already built. let me bring you a compaq
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Let me bring you a compaq center."
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Center." god has things in your future
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God has things in your future that you've never dreamed of.
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That you've never dreamed of. i never dreamed i'd be a
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I never dreamed i'd be a minister, never dreamed we'd
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Minister, never dreamed we'd have the compaq center, never
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Have the compaq center, never dreamed i'd write books that
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Dreamed i'd write books that would go around the world.
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Would go around the world. i'm not bragging on me.
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I'm not bragging on me. i'm bragging on what god has
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I'm bragging on what god has done.
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Done. what he has planned is much
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What he has planned is much bigger than what we have in
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Bigger than what we have in mind.
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Mind. the good news is he can't
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The good news is he can't wait to give you his world.
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Wait to give you his world. isaiah said, "god is longing
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Isaiah said, "god is longing to be good to you."
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To be good to you." my question is "are you
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My question is "are you expecting to rise higher, to
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Expecting to rise higher, to set new standards for your
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Set new standards for your family, to break the
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Family, to break the addiction, to accomplish your
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Addiction, to accomplish your dream?"
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Dream?" it's easy to let people talk
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It's easy to let people talk us out of it, let setbacks,
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Us out of it, let setbacks, disappointments convince us
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Disappointments convince us it's not going to happen.
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It's not going to happen. you have to get your passion
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You have to get your passion back.
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Back. you may not see a way, but
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You may not see a way, but god has a way.
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God has a way. he is not limited by what you
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He is not limited by what you don't have, by your family,
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Don't have, by your family, by your education.
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By your education. his favor on your life will
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His favor on your life will open doors that you could not
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Open doors that you could not open.
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Open. his anointing will cause you
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His anointing will cause you to accomplish more with less
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To accomplish more with less talent.
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Talent. his blessing will bring
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His blessing will bring divine connections, people
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Divine connections, people that will use their influence
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That will use their influence to push you further ahead.
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To push you further ahead. you won't have to find them.
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You won't have to find them. they'll find you.
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They'll find you. genesis 18, abraham was
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Genesis 18, abraham was standing outside his tent
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Standing outside his tent when three men came traveling
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When three men came traveling by.
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By. one of them asked him where
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One of them asked him where his wife sarah was.
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His wife sarah was. abraham told him that she was
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Abraham told him that she was in the tent.
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In the tent. the man said, "about this
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The man said, "about this time next year, when i
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Time next year, when i return, your wife sarah is
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Return, your wife sarah is going to have a son."
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Going to have a son." well, god had promised
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Well, god had promised abraham and sarah some-20
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Abraham and sarah some-20 years earlier that they were
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Years earlier that they were going to have a son, but it
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Going to have a son, but it hadn't happened.
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Hadn't happened. now abraham was 99 years old.
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Now abraham was 99 years old. sarah was almost 80.
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Sarah was almost 80. it was impossible enough to
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It was impossible enough to believe back then, but this
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Believe back then, but this man was saying it was still
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Man was saying it was still going to happen.
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Going to happen. sarah was in the tent,
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Sarah was in the tent, listening.
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Listening. when she overheard him say
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When she overheard him say that she was going to have a
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That she was going to have a baby, verse 12 says, "sarah
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Baby, verse 12 says, "sarah laughed to herself and
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Laughed to herself and thought, 'how can a worn-out
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Thought, 'how can a worn-out lady like me have a baby,
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Lady like me have a baby, especially when my husband is
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Especially when my husband is so old?'"
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So old?'" she was saying, "god, it's
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She was saying, "god, it's not just me.
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Not just me. i admit i'm worn out, but
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I admit i'm worn out, but look at this old man i'm
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Look at this old man i'm married to."
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Married to." what god promised her seemed
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What god promised her seemed so impossible that it was
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So impossible that it was funny.
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Funny. sometimes god will put things
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Sometimes god will put things in your heart that seems so
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In your heart that seems so far out of reach, so beyond
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Far out of reach, so beyond what you think could happen,
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What you think could happen, that it's laughable.
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That it's laughable. when my father went to be
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When my father went to be with the lord and i heard
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With the lord and i heard that voice telling me to step
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That voice telling me to step up and pastor the church,
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After i got up off the
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After i got up off the ground, i said, "god, i've
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Ground, i said, "god, i've only ministered one time.
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Only ministered one time. never been to seminary.
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Never been to seminary. i don't have the
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I don't have the experience."
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Experience." so unusual that it was funny.
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So unusual that it was funny. when i met victoria for the
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When i met victoria for the first time in her mother's
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First time in her mother's jewelry store and saw how
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Jewelry store and saw how beautiful she is, something
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Beautiful she is, something said, "call her back and ask
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Said, "call her back and ask her out."
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Her out." first, i laughed.
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First, i laughed. "she's not going to have
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"she's not going to have anything to do with me."
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Anything to do with me." then i looked in the mirror
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Then i looked in the mirror and thought, "what am i
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And thought, "what am i thinking about?"
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I got my nerve up, called her
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I got my nerve up, called her back, and god is a god of
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Back, and god is a god of miracles.
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Miracles. we've been married 31 years
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We've been married 31 years now, but here's what i'm
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Now, but here's what i'm saying.
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Saying. don't be surprised when god
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Don't be surprised when god puts things in you that seem
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Puts things in you that seem laughable.
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Laughable. what's interesting, sarah
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What's interesting, sarah laughed, but abraham got in
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Laughed, but abraham got in trouble.
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Trouble. god said, "abraham, why did
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God said, "abraham, why did sarah laugh when i said she
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Sarah laugh when i said she was going to have a baby?
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Was going to have a baby? is there anything too hard
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Is there anything too hard for the lord?"
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For the lord?" i love the fact that, when
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I love the fact that, when god puts big things in our
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God puts big things in our hearts, even when we laugh,
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Hearts, even when we laugh, even when we think, "yeah,
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Even when we think, "yeah, right, there's no way," god
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Right, there's no way," god doesn't say, "all right,
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Doesn't say, "all right, you're done.
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You're done. you laughed.
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You laughed. i'm not going to give you my
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I'm not going to give you my world."
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World." god is so merciful.
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God is so merciful. he says, "all right, let me
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He says, "all right, let me give you something to really
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Give you something to really laugh about.
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Laugh about. let me show you what i can
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Let me show you what i can do."
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Do." a year later, at 80 years
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A year later, at 80 years old, sarah gave birth to a
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Old, sarah gave birth to a son.
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Son. they named him isaac.
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They named him isaac. "isaac" means "laughter."
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"isaac" means "laughter." every time she called his
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Every time she called his name, she was reminded, "god
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Name, she was reminded, "god brought to pass what i
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Brought to pass what i laughed at."
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Laughed at." you may be laughing now in
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You may be laughing now in disbelief, thinking how it
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Disbelief, thinking how it could never work out.
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Could never work out. one day, like her, you're
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One day, like her, you're going to be laughing in
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Going to be laughing in amazement, laughing with
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Amazement, laughing with gratitude, overwhelmed with
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Gratitude, overwhelmed with the greatness of our god.
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The greatness of our god. sarah held her little baby
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Sarah held her little baby that she'd waited for a
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That she'd waited for a lifetime, tears running down
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Lifetime, tears running down her cheeks.
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Her cheeks. i can hear god saying,
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I can hear god saying, "sarah, welcome to my world.
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"sarah, welcome to my world. in my world, i do the
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In my world, i do the impossible.
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Impossible. in my world, i bring dreams
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In my world, i bring dreams to pass.
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To pass. in my world, i take you
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In my world, i take you further than you've imagined.
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Sarah said, in chapter 21,
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Sarah said, in chapter 21, "god has brought me out with
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"god has brought me out with laughter.
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Laughter. all who hear about this will
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All who hear about this will laugh with me."
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Laugh with me." a little earlier, she was
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A little earlier, she was laughing in disbelief,
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Laughing in disbelief, saying, "i'm a worn-out old
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Saying, "i'm a worn-out old lady."
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Lady." now she's holding her baby,
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Now she's holding her baby, laughing in amazement.
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Laughing in amazement. the scripture says, "god will
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The scripture says, "god will fill your mouth with
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Fill your mouth with laughter."
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Laughter." some of this laughter is
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Some of this laughter is going to be from the amazing
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Going to be from the amazing things you see god do.
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Things you see god do. what you've been dreaming
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What you've been dreaming about, to start the business,
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About, to start the business, to get out of debt, to break
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To get out of debt, to break the addiction, to finish
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The addiction, to finish college, it may seem
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College, it may seem laughable.
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Laughable. the odds are against you,
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The odds are against you, but, like her, you're about
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But, like her, you're about to come into this second kind
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To come into this second kind of laughter.
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Of laughter. god is about to surprise you.
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God is about to surprise you. he's going to do something
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He's going to do something you didn't see coming, open a
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You didn't see coming, open a door that you couldn't open,
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Door that you couldn't open, cause your health to suddenly
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Cause your health to suddenly turn around, show you favor
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Turn around, show you favor that thrusts you to a new
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That thrusts you to a new level.
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Level. sarah told her friends, "who
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Sarah told her friends, "who would've ever thought i could
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Would've ever thought i could have a baby, and, yet i have
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Have a baby, and, yet i have given abraham a son in my old
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Given abraham a son in my old age?"
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Age?" god has some of these "who
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God has some of these "who would've ever thought?"
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Would've ever thought?" blessings in store for you.
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Blessings in store for you. who would've ever thought my
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Who would've ever thought my mother would still be alive
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Mother would still be alive after being diagnosed with
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After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, 37 years
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Terminal cancer, 37 years ago?
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Ago? who would've ever thought we
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Who would've ever thought we would be having church in the
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Would be having church in the former compaq center?
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Former compaq center? who would've ever thought you
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Who would've ever thought you would lead your company in
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Would lead your company in sales?
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Sales? who would've ever thought you
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Who would've ever thought you could pay your house off?
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Could pay your house off? who would've ever thought you
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Who would've ever thought you would break the addiction and
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Would break the addiction and now be helping others?
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Now be helping others? get ready for some of these
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Get ready for some of these "who would've ever thought?"
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"who would've ever thought?" blessings.
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"well, joel, this sounds
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"well, joel, this sounds good, but you don't know my
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Good, but you don't know my situation.
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Situation. i don't see how it can happen
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I don't see how it can happen for me."
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For me." look what god did for sarah.
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Look what god did for sarah. i bet you're not 80 years
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I bet you're not 80 years old, believing for a baby.
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Old, believing for a baby. if you are, we need to pray
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If you are, we need to pray for you.
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For you. god did it for her.
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God did it for her. he could do it for you.
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He could do it for you. "well, i don't have the
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"well, i don't have the connections.
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Connections. i don't know the right
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I don't know the right people."
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People." you may not, but god does.
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You may not, but god does. you have friends in high
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You have friends in high places.
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Places. "the medical report says i'm
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"the medical report says i'm not going to get well."
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Not going to get well." god has another report.
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God has another report. it says you will live and not
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It says you will live and not die.
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Die. you may be laughing now in
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You may be laughing now in disbelief, but god is up to
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Disbelief, but god is up to something.
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Something. there is a time coming where
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There is a time coming where you're going to be laughing
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You're going to be laughing in amazement.
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In amazement. psalm 126, says, "when god
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Psalm 126, says, "when god brought the israelites back
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Brought the israelites back to jerusalem, it was like a
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To jerusalem, it was like a dream.
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Dream. our mouth was filled with
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Our mouth was filled with laughter, and we sang for
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Laughter, and we sang for joy."
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Joy." the israelites had been in
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The israelites had been in slavery 400 years.
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Slavery 400 years. you can imagine someone, back
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You can imagine someone, back then, telling them, "there is
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Then, telling them, "there is a day coming you're going to
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A day coming you're going to be free, blessed, living in
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Be free, blessed, living in the promised land."
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The promised land." i'm sure they would've
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I'm sure they would've laughed and thought, "yeah,
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Laughed and thought, "yeah, right."
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Right." in this passage, they're
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In this passage, they're laughing in amazement.
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Laughing in amazement. they're saying, "it's like a
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They're saying, "it's like a dream.
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Dream. it's too good to be true."
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It's too good to be true." some of the things you've
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Some of the things you've given up on, you want to
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Given up on, you want to believe, but seems so
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Believe, but seems so unlikely.
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Unlikely. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. like them, you're going to
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Like them, you're going to come into that day where god
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Come into that day where god fills your mouth with
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Fills your mouth with laughter.
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Laughter. it's going to be like a dream
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It's going to be like a dream where you think, "who
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Where you think, "who would've ever thought i would
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Would've ever thought i would be where i am, promoted,
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Be where i am, promoted, healthy, out of debt,
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Healthy, out of debt, blessing others, seeing my
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Blessing others, seeing my children honor god?"
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Children honor god?" that's your father giving you
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That's your father giving you his world.
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His world. in the scripture, god gave
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In the scripture, god gave joseph a dream and showed him
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Joseph a dream and showed him how his brothers would bow
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How his brothers would bow down before him, how he would
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Down before him, how he would lead a nation.
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Lead a nation. didn't happen without
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Didn't happen without opposition.
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Opposition. those brothers were jealous
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Those brothers were jealous of him, and they threw him
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Of him, and they threw him into a pit.
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Into a pit. they ended up selling him
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They ended up selling him into slavery.
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Into slavery. joseph was falsely accused,
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Joseph was falsely accused, put in prison for something
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Put in prison for something that he didn't do.
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That he didn't do. i'm sure there were times he
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I'm sure there were times he laughed and thought, "so much
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Laughed and thought, "so much for my dream.
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For my dream. i must've heard god wrong."
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I must've heard god wrong." thirteen years later, he
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Thirteen years later, he interpreted a dream for the
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Interpreted a dream for the pharaoh.
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Pharaoh. he was so impressed, he
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He was so impressed, he brought joseph out of prison
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Brought joseph out of prison and made him the prime
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And made him the prime minister, second in command
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Minister, second in command only to the pharaoh, but what
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Joseph went through wasn't
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Joseph went through wasn't fair.
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Fair. he didn't do anything wrong,
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He didn't do anything wrong, yet he had to endure
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Yet he had to endure betrayals, lonely nights,
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Betrayals, lonely nights, disappointments.
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Disappointments. all those difficulties were a
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All those difficulties were a part of god's plan.
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Part of god's plan. it was to put joseph in a
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It was to put joseph in a strategic position, a place
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Strategic position, a place of great influence inside a
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Of great influence inside a foreign country so, during
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Foreign country so, during the famine, the israelites
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The famine, the israelites would be able to survive.
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Would be able to survive. some of what we go through
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Some of what we go through that we don't understand, the
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That we don't understand, the friend that walked away, the
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Friend that walked away, the closed door, the business
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Closed door, the business that didn't make it, it's not
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That didn't make it, it's not going to make sense right now
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Going to make sense right now because we can't see the big
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Because we can't see the big picture, but god knows what
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Picture, but god knows what he's doing.
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He's doing. he's positioning you so you
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He's positioning you so you can carry out your purpose.
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Can carry out your purpose. in the difficult times, you
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In the difficult times, you have to trust him, knowing
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Have to trust him, knowing that he is ordering your
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That he is ordering your steps.
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Steps. he would not have allowed it
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He would not have allowed it if he didn't have a purpose.
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If he didn't have a purpose. like joseph, god is going to
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Like joseph, god is going to send some of you into
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Send some of you into strategic positions of
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Strategic positions of influence, leadership,
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Influence, leadership, authority.
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Authority. we are not called to run away
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We are not called to run away from the world's system.
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From the world's system. we are called to infiltrate
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We are called to infiltrate the system.
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The system. god is raising up more
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God is raising up more josephs, godly people running
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Josephs, godly people running the television networks,
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The television networks, serving in the government,
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Serving in the government, leading the universities; in
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Leading the universities; in medicine, finding the cure
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Medicine, finding the cure for cancer, aids,
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For cancer, aids, alzheimer's; in the arts,
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Alzheimer's; in the arts, singing on broadway,
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Singing on broadway, producing award-winning
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Producing award-winning movies; leaders in
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Movies; leaders in technology, business, real
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Technology, business, real estate development.
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Estate development. our father's world is a big
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Our father's world is a big world.
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World. he is going to position you
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He is going to position you higher than you've dreamed.
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Higher than you've dreamed. it's because he knows he can
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It's because he knows he can trust you.
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Trust you. he knows you'll handle the
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He knows you'll handle the success, the influence, the
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Success, the influence, the resources, with humility.
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Resources, with humility. he knows you're a person of
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He knows you're a person of excellence and integrity.
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Excellence and integrity. friend of mine came to the
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Friend of mine came to the united states from europe
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United states from europe when he was a little boy, and
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When he was a little boy, and they didn't have anything.
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They didn't have anything. this young man excelled in
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This young man excelled in school.
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School. god opened the door for him
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God opened the door for him to go to college.
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To go to college. he attended law school and
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He attended law school and kept rising higher.
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Today he argues cases before
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Today he argues cases before the supreme court, the
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The supreme court, the highest level.
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Highest level. he's spoken at the united
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He's spoken at the united nations.
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Nations. didn't look like he had a
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Didn't look like he had a chance, but god strategically
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Chance, but god strategically positioned him there.
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Positioned him there. he's a joseph.
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He's a joseph. what am i saying?
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What am i saying? god knows how to get you to
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God knows how to get you to where you're supposed to be.
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Where you're supposed to be. he can open doors that no man
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He can open doors that no man can shut.
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Can shut. there may be obstacles in
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There may be obstacles in your path, things haven't
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Your path, things haven't worked out.
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Worked out. same way for this man.
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Same way for this man. that didn't stop god.
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That didn't stop god. he came from a low-income
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He came from a low-income family.
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Family. many of the great leaders in
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Many of the great leaders in the bible did not come from
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The bible did not come from prominence.
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Prominence. esther was an orphan, had no
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Esther was an orphan, had no parents, nobody guiding her,
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Parents, nobody guiding her, no income, yet god caused
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No income, yet god caused things to fall into place.
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Things to fall into place. she ended up becoming the
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She ended up becoming the queen, not just for her sake.
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Queen, not just for her sake. god strategically placed her
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God strategically placed her there to save the israelites.
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There to save the israelites. god is raising up a new
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God is raising up a new generation of esthers, of
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Generation of esthers, of josephs.
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Josephs. it's not just because of your
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It's not just because of your talent, your ability, your
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Talent, your ability, your skill.
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Skill. it's the divine purposes of
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It's the divine purposes of god.
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God. it's his favor on your life.
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It's his favor on your life. now do your part and honor
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Now do your part and honor god.
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God. keep him first place.
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Keep him first place. when you're being your best
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When you're being your best where you are, not
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Where you are, not compromising, faithful,
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Compromising, faithful, developing your skills,
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Developing your skills, helping other people, when
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Helping other people, when you show god that he can
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You show god that he can trust you, god will take you
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Trust you, god will take you to levels higher than you've
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To levels higher than you've imagined.
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Imagined. he'll make you an esther,
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He'll make you an esther, make you a joseph.
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Joseph was in charge of the
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Joseph was in charge of the food supply in egypt.
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Food supply in egypt. there came a great famine
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There came a great famine throughout the land.
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Throughout the land. joseph's father, jacob, sent
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Joseph's father, jacob, sent his ten sons into egypt to
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His ten sons into egypt to try to find food.
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Try to find food. these brothers showed up at
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These brothers showed up at the palace, the same ones
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The palace, the same ones that threw joseph into the
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That threw joseph into the pit, 13 years earlier.
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Pit, 13 years earlier. they didn't recognize joseph.
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They didn't recognize joseph. they had no idea he would
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They had no idea he would have that kind of position,
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Have that kind of position, especially after what they
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Especially after what they had done to him.
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Had done to him. instead of trying to get
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Instead of trying to get even, joseph was kind to
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Even, joseph was kind to them.
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Them. he not only gave them food,
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He not only gave them food, but he had them go get their
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But he had them go get their father and all of their
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Father and all of their families and come back and
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Families and come back and live with him.
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Live with him. here's my point: the brothers
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Here's my point: the brothers didn't recognize joseph, but
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Didn't recognize joseph, but joseph recognized them and
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Joseph recognized them and showed them favor.
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Showed them favor. god will put people in
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God will put people in positions of leadership so
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Positions of leadership so that, when you show up, they
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That, when you show up, they will recognize you.
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Will recognize you. you don't know them, but they
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You don't know them, but they will know you.
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Will know you. they will want to be good to
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They will want to be good to you, to open a door, to give
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You, to open a door, to give you the contract, to set up
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You the contract, to set up the meeting.
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The meeting. they're positioned to help
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They're positioned to help you rise higher.
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You rise higher. you couldn't have made it
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You couldn't have made it happen.
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Happen. it's the hand of god having
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It's the hand of god having them there for when you show
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Them there for when you show up.
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Up. david, as a teenager, was out
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David, as a teenager, was out in the shepherds' fields,
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In the shepherds' fields, taking care of his father's
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Taking care of his father's sheep, just another ordinary
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Sheep, just another ordinary day, nothing special, just
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Day, nothing special, just being faithful.
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Being faithful. he noticed, way off in the
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He noticed, way off in the distance, his father
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Distance, his father motioning for him to come.
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Motioning for him to come. he thought, "why's he calling
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He thought, "why's he calling me?
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Me? it's the middle of the
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It's the middle of the afternoon."
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Afternoon." he went home.
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He went home. all of his brothers were
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All of his brothers were there.
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There. neighbors had gathered
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Neighbors had gathered around.
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Around. it's because the prophet
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It's because the prophet samuel, this well-respected,
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Samuel, this well-respected, influential man had come to
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Influential man had come to their ordinary neighborhood.
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Their ordinary neighborhood. while everyone was watching,
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While everyone was watching, samuel pointed at david and
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Samuel pointed at david and said, "that's the next king
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Said, "that's the next king of israel."
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Of israel." david had never met samuel,
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David had never met samuel, never sent him a resume,
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Never sent him a resume, never followed him on social
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Never followed him on social media, yet samuel showed up
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Media, yet samuel showed up and anointed him king.
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And anointed him king. god has people in positions
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God has people in positions of influence.
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Of influence. you don't know them, but they
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You don't know them, but they know you.
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Know you. they are ordained to help you
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They are ordained to help you rise higher, to open a door,
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Rise higher, to open a door, to show you favor.
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To show you favor. a few years after i started
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A few years after i started ministering, i was at an
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Ministering, i was at an event in another state.
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Event in another state. there were several thousand
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There were several thousand people seated in the
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People seated in the auditorium.
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Auditorium. on the stage, there were four
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On the stage, there were four former presidents next to
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Former presidents next to each other.
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Each other. i was amazed seeing them up
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I was amazed seeing them up there.
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There. i was seated on about the
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I was seated on about the 20th row.
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20th row. at one point, during the
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At one point, during the program, one of the
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Program, one of the presidents looked at me and
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Presidents looked at me and started waving.
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Started waving. i thought, "he's not waving
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I thought, "he's not waving at me.
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At me. there's no way he knows who i
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There's no way he knows who i am."
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Am." i'd just been the pastor a
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I'd just been the pastor a couple of years.
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Couple of years. when he finished waving, i
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When he finished waving, i leaned to victoria and said,
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Leaned to victoria and said, "i think president so-and-so
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"i think president so-and-so just waved at me."
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Just waved at me." she looked at me like, "i
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She looked at me like, "i think you're imagining
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Think you're imagining things."
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Things." about that time, he started
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About that time, he started waving again, looking right
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Waving again, looking right at me.
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At me. well, i know from being up
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Well, i know from being up here, if i waved to somebody
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Here, if i waved to somebody in that section, it can look
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In that section, it can look like i'm waving to a hundred
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Like i'm waving to a hundred people, so, again, i
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People, so, again, i dismissed it.
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Dismissed it. he turned to the former
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He turned to the former president sitting next to
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President sitting next to him.
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Him. i could read his lips.
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I could read his lips. he pointed at me and said,
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He pointed at me and said, "that's joel sitting out
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"that's joel sitting out there."
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There." the other president looked at
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The other president looked at me and shook his head and
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Me and shook his head and said, "i don't know him."
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Said, "i don't know him." god left him out.
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God left him out. but after the program,
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But after the program, victoria and i were about to
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Victoria and i were about to leave when two security
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Leave when two security officers came and said, "the
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Officers came and said, "the president would like to say
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President would like to say hello."
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Hello." we went back there.
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We went back there. it was like we were old
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It was like we were old friends.
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Friends. "joel, victoria, we watch you
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"joel, victoria, we watch you every week.
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Every week. we love you."
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We love you." he said, "i'm going to send
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He said, "i'm going to send you an invitation to be a
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You an invitation to be a part of my program that helps
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Part of my program that helps people around the world."
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People around the world." he opened the door to all
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He opened the door to all kinds of influential
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Kinds of influential relationships.
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Relationships. a couple of years earlier, i
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A couple of years earlier, i was working behind the
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Was working behind the scenes.
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Scenes. i was running camera.
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I was running camera. i didn't see this coming, but
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I didn't see this coming, but our father's world is a big
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Our father's world is a big world.
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World. he's already lined up these
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He's already lined up these "who would've ever thought?"
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"who would've ever thought?" moments.
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Moments. people in positions of
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People in positions of influence you didn't even
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Influence you didn't even know they knew you, but
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Know they knew you, but they're going to show you
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They're going to show you favor.
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Favor. "well, joel, it's because you
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"well, joel, it's because you had that church.
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Had that church. it's because you're on
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It's because you're on television.
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Television. that's not going to happen
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That's not going to happen for me."
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For me." okay, sarah, you can talk
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Okay, sarah, you can talk yourself out of it.
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Yourself out of it. you all like that sarah?
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You all like that sarah? you can talk yourself out.
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You can talk yourself out. here's what i love.
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Here's what i love. even though sarah laughed,
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Even though sarah laughed, even though she didn't
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Even though she didn't believe, god still brought
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Believe, god still brought the promise to pass.
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The promise to pass. joseph's brothers did wrong.
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Joseph's brothers did wrong. they didn't deserve anyone to
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They didn't deserve anyone to show them favor, yet god had
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Show them favor, yet god had joseph not only recognize
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Joseph not only recognize them, but he was good to them
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Them, but he was good to them despite what they had done.
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Despite what they had done. that tells me, even if you
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That tells me, even if you don't deserve it, even if you
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Don't deserve it, even if you don't think it's going to
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Don't think it's going to happen, god is going to
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Happen, god is going to surprise you and do it
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Surprise you and do it anyway.
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Anyway. it's because your father
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It's because your father can't wait to give you his
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Can't wait to give you his world.
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World. why don't you take the limits
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Why don't you take the limits off of him?
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Off of him? quit thinking of all the
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Quit thinking of all the reasons you can't accomplish
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Reasons you can't accomplish your dreams.
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Your dreams. god breathed his life into
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God breathed his life into you.
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You. he's crowned you with favor.
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He's crowned you with favor. you have seeds of greatness.
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You have seeds of greatness. the prophet joel said, "wake
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The prophet joel said, "wake up the mighty men.
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Up the mighty men. wake up the mighty women."
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Wake up the mighty women." i am looking at mighty men,
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I am looking at mighty men, mighty women, right now.
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Mighty women, right now. i'm looking at josephs.
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I'm looking at josephs. i'm looking at esthers.
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I'm looking at esthers. now do you part.
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Now do you part. stir your faith up.
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Stir your faith up. believe big.
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Believe big. pray bold prayers.
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Pray bold prayers. have a god-size dream.
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Have a god-size dream. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare you're about to
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And declare you're about to see some of these "who
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See some of these "who would've ever thought?"
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Would've ever thought?" moments.
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Moments. god is going to open doors
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God is going to open doors bigger than you've imagined.
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Bigger than you've imagined. he's going to cause the right
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He's going to cause the right people to recognize you.
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People to recognize you. you're going to rise higher
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You're going to rise higher and reach the fullness of
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And reach the fullness of your destiny, in jesus's
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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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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." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church, and keep god first
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Church, and keep god first place.
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Place. victoria and i
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Will be right back to speak a blessing over you.
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Are you in
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Are you in a situation where
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A situation where you feel lost?
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You feel lost? afraid? hopeless?
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Afraid? hopeless? where there seems to be
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Where there seems to be no solutions?
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No solutions? no answers?
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No answers? no way out?
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No way out? it's time for your turnaround.
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It's time for your turnaround. we all face situations
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We all face situations that look like
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That look like they'll never change.
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They'll never change. it's easy to get discouraged.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my book, turnaround:
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My book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from a setback to a comeback,
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From a setback to a comeback, where you'll discover
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Where you'll discover how god can turn sickness
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How god can turn sickness into health, lack
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Into health, lack into abundance, addictions
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Into abundance, addictions into freedom.
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Into freedom. it'll inspire you
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It'll inspire you to keep believing
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To keep believing and having expectancy
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And having expectancy for things
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For things to turn in your favor.
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To turn in your favor. recent weeks,
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Recent weeks, we've been celebrating
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We've been celebrating the incredible
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The incredible life of my mother.
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Life of my mother. her miraculous turnaround
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Her miraculous turnaround story of overcoming
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Story of overcoming terminal cancer
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Terminal cancer over 40 years ago.
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Over 40 years ago. it's a testimony of the power
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It's a testimony of the power of god's promises.
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Of god's promises. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see a way, doesn't mean
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A way, doesn't mean god doesn't have a way.
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God doesn't have a way. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. your turnaround is on the way.
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Your turnaround is on the way. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book, turnaround:
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Brand new book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. through biblical examples,
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Through biblical examples, real-life applications,
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Real-life applications, and practical encouragement,
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And practical encouragement, you'll learn to see challenges
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You'll learn to see challenges through a faith-filled
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Through a faith-filled perspective.
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Perspective. each section highlights
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Each section highlights a faith turnaround
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A faith turnaround point to help
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Point to help you see a positive change
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You see a positive change in your life.
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In your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on his promises,
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On his promises, you'll begin
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You'll begin to see your greatest challenges
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To see your greatest challenges turn around.
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Turn around. these power-packed,
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These power-packed, life-transforming stories
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Life-transforming stories will shift your mindset,
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Will shift your mindset, strengthen your faith,
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Strengthen your faith, and turn your trials
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And turn your trials into triumphs.
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Into triumphs. request your copy today
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Request your copy today and see the turnaround
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And see the turnaround and breakthrough
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And breakthrough you've been waiting for.
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You've been waiting for. god won't let you
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God won't let you get in a problem
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Get in a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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That he can't bring you out of. there are turnarounds
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There are turnarounds in your future.
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In your future. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family
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You and your family and we sure
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And we sure appreciate your prayer
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Appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is helping
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Your generosity is helping bring hope to people
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Bring hope to people around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you
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Special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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Online every sunday morning, download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see
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Until we see you next time,
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You next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of turnaround:
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From setback to comeback. visit joelosteen.com
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It includes two turnaround books
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Two turnaround books and a beautiful set
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Joel Osteen - Your Father's World

October 7, 2025 | 29:56

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