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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Your Set Time For Favor | July 3, 2025
- >> joel osteen: may god bless
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- >> joel osteen: may god bless you, and thanks for letting
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- You, and thanks for letting us come into your homes
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- Us come into your homes today.
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- Today. and if you're ever in our
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- And if you're ever in our area, i hope you'll stop by
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- Area, i hope you'll stop by and be a part of one of our
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- And be a part of one of our services.
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- Services. these are the finest people
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- These are the finest people in all of houston, texas,
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- In all of houston, texas, right here at lakewood.
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- Right here at lakewood. but come on out whenever you
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- But come on out whenever you can.
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- Can. thanks for tuning in.
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- Thanks for tuning in. i like to start with
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- I like to start with something funny.
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- Something funny. and i heard about this
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- And i heard about this baptist man named bill.
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- Baptist man named bill. he liked to sneak out to the
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- He liked to sneak out to the horse races and bet.
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- Horse races and bet. and one day after losing
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- And one day after losing almost all of his money, he
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- Almost all of his money, he saw a catholic priest step
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- Saw a catholic priest step out onto the tracks and bless
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- Out onto the tracks and bless a horse.
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- A horse. sure enough, that horse won
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- Sure enough, that horse won first place.
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- First place. the next race, he blessed
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- The next race, he blessed another horse.
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- Another horse. that horse won again.
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- That horse won again. seeing this, bill went down
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- Seeing this, bill went down to the atm machine, took out
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- To the atm machine, took out all of his money.
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- All of his money. this time he saw the priest
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- This time he saw the priest not just touch the horse's
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- Not just touch the horse's forehead, but his eyes, his
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- Forehead, but his eyes, his ears, and all of his legs.
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- Ears, and all of his legs. and feeling confident, he bet
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- And feeling confident, he bet all of his money.
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- All of his money. but on the middle of that
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- But on the middle of that race, the horse fell down
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- Race, the horse fell down dead.
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- Dead. he couldn't believe it.
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- He couldn't believe it. he said to the priest, "what
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- He said to the priest, "what in the world happened?"
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- In the world happened?" he said, "that's the problem
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- He said, "that's the problem with you protestants, you
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- With you protestants, you don't know the difference
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- Don't know the difference between a blessing and the
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- Between a blessing and the last rites."
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- Last rites." say it like you mean it: this
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- Say it like you mean it: this is my bible; i am what it
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- Is my bible; i am what it says i am; i have what it
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- Says i am; i have what it says i have; i can do what it
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- Says i have; i can do what it says i can do.
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- Says i can 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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- Alert, my heart is receptive, i will never be the same.
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- I will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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- In jesus' 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 set time for
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- About "your set time for favor."
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- Favor." in the old testament, the
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- In the old testament, the israelites had several
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- Israelites had several different feasts that they
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- Different feasts that they had to observe each year.
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- Had to observe each year. and these feasts, like
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- And these feasts, like passover and the feast of
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- Passover and the feast of pentecost, were at set times
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- Pentecost, were at set times based on the cycle of the
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- Based on the cycle of the moon and certain other
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- Moon and certain other criteria.
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- Criteria. the times had been ordained
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- The times had been ordained by god and couldn't be
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- By god and couldn't be changed.
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- Changed. these were special times that
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- These were special times that god had set aside to bless
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- God had set aside to bless his people.
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- His people. he'd already established when
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- He'd already established when to show them favor.
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- To show them favor. and just like with them,
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- And just like with them, there are set times god has
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- There are set times god has already ordained to show out
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- Already ordained to show out in your life.
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- In your life. and we can all look back and
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- And we can all look back and see these times, where we got
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- See these times, where we got a break that we didn't
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- A break that we didn't deserve, things fell into
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- Deserve, things fell into place, maybe your career took
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- Place, maybe your career took off.
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- Off. after years of being routine,
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- After years of being routine, average, you came into a
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- Average, you came into a season of growth, a season of
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- Season of growth, a season of increase, a season of
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- Increase, a season of blessing.
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- Blessing. what was that?
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- What was that? a set time of favor.
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- A set time of favor. i talked to a man recently,
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- I talked to a man recently, for 8 years he's had back
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- For 8 years he's had back pain.
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- Pain. he had it playing football in
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- He had it playing football in college.
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- College. he'd had surgery, gone
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- He'd had surgery, gone through treatment, rehab,
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- Through treatment, rehab, taking pain pills.
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- Taking pain pills. nothing seemed to help.
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- Nothing seemed to help. and he'd already decided he'd
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- And he'd already decided he'd have to live with that pain
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- Have to live with that pain the rest of his life.
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- The rest of his life. but about 6 months ago, out
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- But about 6 months ago, out of the blue things started
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- Of the blue things started getting better and better.
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- Getting better and better. he said, "joel, i don't know
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- He said, "joel, i don't know what happened.
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- What happened. the doctors can't explain it,
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- The doctors can't explain it, but today i'm totally free
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- But today i'm totally free from this pain."
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- From this pain." like the israelites, he came
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- Like the israelites, he came in to one of his set times.
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- In to one of his set times. in psalms it talks about how
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- In psalms it talks about how god favor surrounds us like a
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- God favor surrounds us like a shield.
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- Shield. it doesn't come and go.
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- It doesn't come and go. favor is always with us, but
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- Favor is always with us, but there are set times where
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- There are set times where god's favor will show out.
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- God's favor will show out. set times where god will
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- Set times where god will thrust you from the
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- Thrust you from the background to the foreground.
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- Background to the foreground. set times where god will
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- Set times where god will accelerate your dreams and
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- Accelerate your dreams and make things happen faster
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- Make things happen faster than you thought.
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- Than you thought. set times, like my friend,
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- Set times, like my friend, when you'll get well even
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- When you'll get well even though the report says it's
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- Though the report says it's not going to happen, when the
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- Not going to happen, when the problem will unexpectedly
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- Problem will unexpectedly turn around even though it
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- Turn around even though it looked impossible.
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- Looked impossible. and you need to get ready.
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- And you need to get ready. i believe you've come in to
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- I believe you've come in to one of your set times of
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- One of your set times of favor.
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- Favor. maybe you've been struggling,
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- Maybe you've been struggling, everything's been uphill, but
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- Everything's been uphill, but you're going to see an
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- You're going to see an anointing of ease.
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- Anointing of ease. god is going before you.
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- God is going before you. he's going to cause things to
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- He's going to cause things to fall into place.
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- Fall into place. at work, you've been doing
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- At work, you've been doing your best, working hard, but
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- Your best, working hard, but not getting the credit you
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- Not getting the credit you deserve, people playing
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- Deserve, people playing politics.
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- Politics. don't worry.
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- Don't worry. in the set time god is going
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- In the set time god is going to promote you.
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- To promote you. he's going to push you up.
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- He's going to push you up. he's going to set you on high.
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- He's going to set you on high. or, perhaps, you've been
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- Or, perhaps, you've been through some relationships
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- Through some relationships that didn't work out, and now
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- That didn't work out, and now you think you'll always be
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- You think you'll always be lonely.
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- Lonely. no, in this set time god is
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- No, in this set time god is bringing a divine connection,
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- Bringing a divine connection, somebody better than you
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- Somebody better than you have imagined.
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- Have imagined. they're already ordained to
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- They're already ordained to come across your path.
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- Come across your path. now you may not see how this
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- Now you may not see how this is going to happen.
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- Is going to happen. your mind will tell you,
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- Your mind will tell you, "you'll never get well."
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- "you'll never get well." "you'll never meet the right
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- "you'll never meet the right person, never accomplish that
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- Person, never accomplish that dream."
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- Dream." don't believe those lies.
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- Don't believe those lies. the creator of the universe
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- The creator of the universe has already established your
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- Has already established your set times.
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- Set times. his power is greater than any
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- His power is greater than any force that's trying to come
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- Force that's trying to come against you.
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- Against you. now do your part: get in
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- Now do your part: get in agreement with god.
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- Agreement with god. "lord, i believe this is my
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- "lord, i believe this is my set time for favor.
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- Set time for favor. the medical report may not
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- The medical report may not look good, but i believe it's
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- Look good, but i believe it's my set time to get well."
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- My set time to get well." "my dream looks like it's
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- "my dream looks like it's going to take years, but
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- Going to take years, but lord, i want to thank you
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- Lord, i want to thank you that it's my set time for
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- That it's my set time for acceleration."
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- Acceleration." now you may have tried things
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- Now you may have tried things in the past, but it didn't
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- In the past, but it didn't work out.
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- Work out. the business wasn't
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- The business wasn't successful.
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- Successful. the loan didn't go through.
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- The loan didn't go through. the diet didn't work.
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- The diet didn't work. and now you're thinking--i
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- And now you're thinking--i just threw that one in.
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- Just threw that one in. you need to try it again.
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- You need to try it again. this is a new season.
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- This is a new season. a man in the lobby told me
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- A man in the lobby told me the other day how he had a
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- The other day how he had a dream to start his own
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- Dream to start his own business.
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- Business. and he got it going,
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- And he got it going, everything was fine, he was
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- Everything was fine, he was so excited, but he hit a
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- So excited, but he hit a series of setbacks.
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- Series of setbacks. unfortunately, it didn't make
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- Unfortunately, it didn't make it.
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- It. he thought he was done, that
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- He thought he was done, that it would never happen.
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- It would never happen. no, it just wasn't the right
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- No, it just wasn't the right time.
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- Time. don't give up on what god
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- Don't give up on what god promised you.
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- Promised you. don't let that dream die
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- Don't let that dream die stillborn.
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- Stillborn. it may not have happened in
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- It may not have happened in the past, but you've come in
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- The past, but you've come in to a set time.
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- To a set time. god has favor waiting for
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- God has favor waiting for you, ideas waiting for you,
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- You, ideas waiting for you, the right people waiting for
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- The right people waiting for you.
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- You. try it again.
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- Try it again. the scripture says, "a good
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- The scripture says, "a good man falls seven times, but
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- Man falls seven times, but the lord raises him back up."
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- The lord raises him back up." the loan didn't go through,
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- The loan didn't go through, you didn't qualify for that
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- You didn't qualify for that new house.
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- New house. try again.
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- Try again. you're in a set time of
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- You're in a set time of favor.
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- Favor. you tried to lose the weight,
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- You tried to lose the weight, tried to get back in shape,
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- Tried to get back in shape, it didn't work out.
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- It didn't work out. try it again.
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- Try it again. god is breathing in your life
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- God is breathing in your life in a new way.
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- In a new way. he's giving you ability,
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- He's giving you ability, determination, strength to do
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- Determination, strength to do what you couldn't before.
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- What you couldn't before. those obstacles in your
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- Those obstacles in your career, can't seem to get
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- Career, can't seem to get the break you need, can't get
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- The break you need, can't get over the hump, things are
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- Over the hump, things are about to change.
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- About to change. god is fighting your battles,
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- God is fighting your battles, causing you to stand out,
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- Causing you to stand out, bringing you from obscurity
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- Bringing you from obscurity to notoriety.
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- To notoriety. this is a set time for god to
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- This is a set time for god to thrust you where you could
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- Thrust you where you could not go on your own.
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- Not go on your own. i'm challenging you: don't
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- I'm challenging you: don't talk yourself out of it.
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- Talk yourself out of it. you may feel like you're in
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- You may feel like you're in verse 1 through 11 right now.
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- Verse 1 through 11 right now. like that man, you can come
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- Like that man, you can come up with good reasons why you
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- Up with good reasons why you won't get well, why you won't
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- Won't get well, why you won't be successful.
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- Be successful. "joel, i've got a lot of
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- "joel, i've got a lot of powerful people coming
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- Powerful people coming against me."
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- Against me." or, "i have this medical
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- Or, "i have this medical condition that looks
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- Condition that looks permanent."
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- Permanent." or, "i don't have the
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- Or, "i don't have the experience, the resources,
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- Experience, the resources, the connections to really be
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- The connections to really be successful."
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- Successful." that may all be true, but
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- That may all be true, but don't stop in verse 11.
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- Don't stop in verse 11. come on down to 12 and 13.
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- Come on down to 12 and 13. dare to say, "but you, o
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- Dare to say, "but you, o lord, are still on the
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- Lord, are still on the throne.
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- Throne. you have set this time to
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- You have set this time to favor me."
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- Favor me." what god lifts up, no person
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- What god lifts up, no person can push down.
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- Can push down. what god breathes life into,
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- What god breathes life into, sickness cannot take away.
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- Sickness cannot take away. what god blesses, all the
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- What god blesses, all the forces of darkness cannot
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- Forces of darkness cannot curse.
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- Curse. and our attitude should be,
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- And our attitude should be, "yes, this obstacle looks
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- "yes, this obstacle looks big, this sickness, this
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- Big, this sickness, this legal situation.
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- Legal situation. but i know a secret: god is
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- But i know a secret: god is still on the throne, and he
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- Still on the throne, and he has set this time for me to
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- Has set this time for me to overcome.
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- Overcome. this is my set time to break
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- This is my set time to break through.
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- Through. this is my set time to live
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- This is my set time to live in victory."
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- In victory." it says, "god will arise."
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- It says, "god will arise." let me tell you, when god
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- Let me tell you, when god gets up, the enemy trembles.
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- Gets up, the enemy trembles. and in your set time, god is
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- And in your set time, god is not going to sit idly by.
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- Not going to sit idly by. and yes, we all have seasons
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- And yes, we all have seasons of testing and trials, where
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- Of testing and trials, where we have to stand strong,
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- We have to stand strong, prove to god that we'll be
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- Prove to god that we'll be faithful.
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- Faithful. but in this set time of
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- But in this set time of favor, that's when god gets
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- Favor, that's when god gets up and says, "okay, that's
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- Up and says, "okay, that's enough.
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- Enough. let me go to work."
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- Let me go to work." he'll put a stop to what's
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- He'll put a stop to what's trying to stop you.
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- Trying to stop you. he said the trap the enemy
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- He said the trap the enemy set for you, they will fall
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- Set for you, they will fall in themselves.
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- In themselves. he said no weapon formed
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- He said no weapon formed against you will ever
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- Against you will ever prosper.
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- Prosper. don't be intimidated.
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- Don't be intimidated. you're not weak.
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- You're not weak. you're not lacking.
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- You're not lacking. the most high god has risen
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- The most high god has risen in your behalf.
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- In your behalf. he's got your back.
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- He's got your back. he's got you covered.
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- He's got you covered. he's saying, "it's your set
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- He's saying, "it's your set time for favor, your set time
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- Time for favor, your set time for healing, your set time
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- For healing, your set time for acceleration."
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- For acceleration." now you have to let this seed
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- Now you have to let this seed take root on the inside.
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- Take root on the inside. it's easy to think, "well,
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- It's easy to think, "well, that was a good message
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- That was a good message today.
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- Today. i enjoyed that," and 2 hours
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- I enjoyed that," and 2 hours later you don't really
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- Later you don't really remember it.
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- Remember it. it's not going to be
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- It's not going to be effective like that.
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- Effective like that. all through the week you need
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- All through the week you need to have this expectancy,
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- To have this expectancy, "lord, thank you that it's my
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- "lord, thank you that it's my set time for favor, that
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- Set time for favor, that you're giving me power to do
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- You're giving me power to do what i could not do before.
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- What i could not do before. lord, thank you that you're
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- Lord, thank you that you're causing me to stand out,
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- Causing me to stand out, drawing the right people to
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- Drawing the right people to me, that your blessings,
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- Me, that your blessings, favor is overtaking me."
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- Favor is overtaking me." "well, joel, i believe maybe
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- "well, joel, i believe maybe one day that will happen for
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- One day that will happen for me."
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- Me." no, i'm asking you to come
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- No, i'm asking you to come over into the now.
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- Over into the now. today is your set time for
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- Today is your set time for favor, not in 3 months, not 6
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- Favor, not in 3 months, not 6 years from now.
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- Years from now. god said the time to favor
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- God said the time to favor you has come.
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- You has come. the amplified version says,
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- The amplified version says, "the moment designated is
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- "the moment designated is here."
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- Here." there are moments god has
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- There are moments god has already designated to show
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- Already designated to show out in your life.
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- Out in your life. i believe this is one of your
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- I believe this is one of your moments.
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- Moments. you're living in a favor
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- You're living in a favor season, a growing season, an
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- Season, a growing season, an acceleration season.
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- Acceleration season. you're going to have a new
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- You're going to have a new confidence to do things that
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- Confidence to do things that you couldn't do before.
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- You couldn't do before. you're going to see your
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- You're going to see your gifts and talents come out in
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- Gifts and talents come out in a greater way.
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- A greater way. god is going to give you more
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- God is going to give you more influence, more notoriety, a
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- Influence, more notoriety, a bigger platform.
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- Bigger platform. his face is going to shine
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- His face is going to shine down on you and cause you to
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- Down on you and cause you to stand out.
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- Stand out. family members that have been
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- Family members that have been off course, seems like
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- Off course, seems like they'll always make poor
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- They'll always make poor choices.
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- Choices. no, those forces are being
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- No, those forces are being broken, things are about to
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- Broken, things are about to change.
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- Change. they're going to start making
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- They're going to start making good choices that honor god.
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- Good choices that honor god. people are going to think,
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- People are going to think, "how in the world did they
- 00:10:50.706 --> 00:10:51.674
- "how in the world did they turn around so quickly?"
- 00:10:51.741 --> 00:10:53.309
- Turn around so quickly?" here's how: you came in to a
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- Here's how: you came in to a set time of favor, a moment
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- Set time of favor, a moment already designated by the
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- Already designated by the creator of the universe.
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- Creator of the universe. think about a set time.
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- Think about a set time. sometimes at night you'll set
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- Sometimes at night you'll set your alarm for the morning.
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- Your alarm for the morning. you program your clock.
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- You program your clock. you say, "i want to get up at
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- You say, "i want to get up at 6:30," and you set the hour,
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- 6:30," and you set the hour, set the minute.
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- Set the minute. that's the set time.
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- That's the set time. or, maybe you're cooking
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- Or, maybe you're cooking something that takes an
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- Something that takes an hour-and-a-half.
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- Hour-and-a-half. you set the timer on the oven
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- You set the timer on the oven for 90 minutes.
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- For 90 minutes. you're waiting and waiting.
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- You're waiting and waiting. but when the alarm goes off,
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- But when the alarm goes off, you don't keep waiting.
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- You don't keep waiting. the set time has come.
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- The set time has come. you change your position, you
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- You change your position, you change your posture.
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- Change your posture. you take the food out, it's
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- You take the food out, it's done.
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- Done. you wake up, the morning has
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- You wake up, the morning has arrived.
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- Arrived. i believe god is saying to us
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- I believe god is saying to us the alarm is going off.
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- The alarm is going off. the set time has come.
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- The set time has come. change your position, change
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- Change your position, change your attitude from, "i don't
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- Your attitude from, "i don't think it's ever going to
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- Think it's ever going to happen," to, "lord, thank you
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- Happen," to, "lord, thank you that it's here.
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- That it's here. thank you that my set time
- 00:11:50.065 --> 00:11:51.467
- Thank you that my set time for favor has arrived."
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- For favor has arrived." start expecting god's
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- Start expecting god's goodness.
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- Goodness. see, life can get so routine
- 00:11:56.205 --> 00:11:58.440
- See, life can get so routine that we're not really
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- That we're not really releasing our faith.
- 00:11:59.308 --> 00:12:01.110
- Releasing our faith. we've been lulled into
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- We've been lulled into thinking, "oh, it's never
- 00:12:02.244 --> 00:12:03.312
- Thinking, "oh, it's never going to happen for me.
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- Going to happen for me. it's been so long.
- 00:12:04.313 --> 00:12:05.481
- It's been so long. i'll never get well."
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- I'll never get well." "i'll never meet the right
- 00:12:06.482 --> 00:12:07.049
- "i'll never meet the right person."
- 00:12:07.116 --> 00:12:08.083
- Person." no, every morning when you
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- No, every morning when you wake up, just imagine the
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- Wake up, just imagine the alarm is going off.
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- Alarm is going off. god is saying, "it's the set
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- God is saying, "it's the set time."
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- Time." our attitude should be, "this
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- Our attitude should be, "this is my day for favor.
- 00:12:17.359 --> 00:12:19.361
- Is my day for favor. this is my day for increase.
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- This is my day for increase. this is my day for divine
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- This is my day for divine connections."
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- Connections." not, "maybe one day it's
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- Not, "maybe one day it's going to happen."
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- Going to happen." no, "i know today is my day.
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- No, "i know today is my day. by faith i can hear the alarm
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- By faith i can hear the alarm going off.
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- Going off. it's favor time.
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- It's favor time. it's healing time.
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- It's healing time. it's acceleration time.
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- It's acceleration time. it's blessing time."
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- It's blessing time." some of you know what miller
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- Some of you know what miller time is.
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- Time is. i'm talking about
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- I'm talking about breakthrough time, victory
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- Breakthrough time, victory time, abundance time.
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- Time, abundance time. i've seen this set time of
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- I've seen this set time of favor in my own life, that's
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- Favor in my own life, that's why it's easy for me to
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- Why it's easy for me to encourage you.
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- Encourage you. i shouldn't be where i am.
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- I shouldn't be where i am. i didn't train to do this.
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- I didn't train to do this. i wasn't planning on being a
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- I wasn't planning on being a minister.
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- Minister. i never thought i could get
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- I never thought i could get up in front of people.
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- Up in front of people. when my father went to be
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- When my father went to be with the lord and i did step
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- With the lord and i did step up to pastor the church, we
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- Up to pastor the church, we never dreamed it would grow.
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- Never dreamed it would grow. we thought if we could
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- We thought if we could maintain what my parents had
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- Maintain what my parents had built, that that would be a
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- Built, that that would be a win.
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- Win. this is the sovereignty of
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- This is the sovereignty of god.
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- God. i came into a set time of
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- I came into a set time of favor that the creator of the
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- Favor that the creator of the universe had ordained for me
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- Universe had ordained for me before i was formed in my
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- Before i was formed in my mother's womb.
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- Mother's womb. god had already set aside,
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- God had already set aside, "that's the time i'm going to
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- "that's the time i'm going to show out in joel's life."
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- Show out in joel's life." i couldn't have made it
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- I couldn't have made it happen.
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- Happen. i couldn't have orchestrated
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- I couldn't have orchestrated this facility, the influence,
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- This facility, the influence, the growth in my own
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- The growth in my own strength.
- 00:13:37.706 --> 00:13:38.641
- Strength. it was the hand of god taking
- 00:13:38.707 --> 00:13:40.442
- It was the hand of god taking me where i could not go on my
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- Me where i could not go on my own.
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- Own. god set the time for us to
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- God set the time for us to have this building.
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- Have this building. he set the time for me to
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- He set the time for me to meet victoria, set the time
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- Meet victoria, set the time for my mother to be healed
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- For my mother to be healed from terminal cancer.
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- From terminal cancer. in the same way god has
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- In the same way god has already designated these
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- Already designated these moments of favor for you.
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- Moments of favor for you. he's already set the time.
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- He's already set the time. you're living in one of those
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- You're living in one of those right now: a set time of
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- Right now: a set time of acceleration, a set time of
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- Acceleration, a set time of greater influence, a set time
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- Greater influence, a set time where god wants to show out
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- Where god wants to show out in your life.
- 00:14:09.338 --> 00:14:10.806
- In your life. but if this is going to
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- But if this is going to happen, down in your spirit
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- Happen, down in your spirit you have to hear the alarm
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- You have to hear the alarm going off.
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- Going off. through your eyes of faith,
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- Through your eyes of faith, you have to see god arising,
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- You have to see god arising, fighting your battles, moving
- 00:14:19.348 --> 00:14:21.550
- Fighting your battles, moving obstacles out of your path,
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- Obstacles out of your path, preparing the way for you to
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- Preparing the way for you to step in to a new level of
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- Step in to a new level of your destiny.
- 00:14:26.455 --> 00:14:28.757
- Your destiny. i talked to a young lady that
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- I talked to a young lady that moved here from another
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- Moved here from another state.
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- State. she tried to get her
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- She tried to get her business started in the
- 00:14:33.228 --> 00:14:34.129
- Business started in the northeast, but things didn't
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- Northeast, but things didn't work out, and she felt like
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- Work out, and she felt like she was supposed to take a
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- She was supposed to take a step of faith and move down
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- Step of faith and move down here.
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- Here. for 13 hours, driving to
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- For 13 hours, driving to texas, she listened to my
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- Texas, she listened to my messages on sirius xm, said
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- Messages on sirius xm, said she never turned it off.
- 00:14:47.276 --> 00:14:49.044
- She never turned it off. thirteen hours, i'd get tired
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- Thirteen hours, i'd get tired of hearing myself.
- 00:14:50.646 --> 00:14:52.948
- Of hearing myself. she heard that message i
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- She heard that message i spoke at the first of the
- 00:14:53.949 --> 00:14:55.017
- Spoke at the first of the year about how god can
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- Year about how god can accelerate your dreams, and
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- Accelerate your dreams, and he can make things happen
- 00:14:58.520 --> 00:14:59.722
- He can make things happen faster than you thought.
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- Faster than you thought. and something came alive on
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- And something came alive on the inside.
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- The inside. she thought, "yes, that's for
- 00:15:03.792 --> 00:15:04.693
- She thought, "yes, that's for me."
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- Me." she started her new position.
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- She started her new position. she works in sales, and
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- She works in sales, and realistically she knew it
- 00:15:09.431 --> 00:15:11.133
- Realistically she knew it would take a while to build
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- Would take a while to build up a clientele and really get
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- Up a clientele and really get things going.
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- Things going. but she said this first month
- 00:15:16.105 --> 00:15:17.773
- But she said this first month here she sold more than she
- 00:15:17.840 --> 00:15:20.576
- Here she sold more than she sold in the whole year back
- 00:15:20.642 --> 00:15:22.211
- Sold in the whole year back at home.
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- At home. she was so excited.
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- She was so excited. she said, "joel, there are
- 00:15:24.546 --> 00:15:25.481
- She said, "joel, there are still 6 days left in this
- 00:15:25.547 --> 00:15:26.648
- Still 6 days left in this month.
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- Month. i'm going to sell even more."
- 00:15:27.683 --> 00:15:29.218
- I'm going to sell even more." what happened?
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- What happened? she came in to her set time
- 00:15:30.552 --> 00:15:32.921
- She came in to her set time of favor, her set time of
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- Of favor, her set time of acceleration.
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- Acceleration. but i wonder what would have
- 00:15:36.859 --> 00:15:37.993
- But i wonder what would have happened if she'd have
- 00:15:38.060 --> 00:15:39.128
- Happened if she'd have thought, "i'm never going to
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- Thought, "i'm never going to see favor.
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- See favor. i'm never going to see
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- I'm never going to see acceleration.
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- Acceleration. it's going to be rough
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- It's going to be rough getting started in a new
- 00:15:44.099 --> 00:15:45.000
- Getting started in a new city."
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- City." that would have limited her
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- That would have limited her destiny.
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- Destiny. god works where there's
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- God works where there's faith.
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- Faith. you may not see how it can
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- You may not see how it can happen in the natural.
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- Happen in the natural. that's okay, he's a
- 00:15:53.509 --> 00:15:54.510
- That's okay, he's a supernatural god.
- 00:15:54.576 --> 00:15:56.645
- Supernatural god. you don't have to figure it
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- You don't have to figure it all out.
- 00:15:57.713 --> 00:15:58.847
- All out. all you have to do is
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- All you have to do is believe.
- 00:15:59.815 --> 00:16:01.083
- Believe. take the limits off of god.
- 00:16:01.150 --> 00:16:02.951
- Take the limits off of god. dare to do like she did, and
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- Dare to do like she did, and say, "god, just like you
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- Say, "god, just like you promised in psalm 102, that
- 00:16:06.422 --> 00:16:08.924
- Promised in psalm 102, that it was the set time to favor
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- It was the set time to favor zion, god i know that i am
- 00:16:10.759 --> 00:16:12.494
- Zion, god i know that i am zion, i am the church, so i
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- Zion, i am the church, so i believe it's my set time for
- 00:16:15.230 --> 00:16:16.832
- Believe it's my set time for favor, set time for
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- Favor, set time for acceleration, set time to go
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- Acceleration, set time to go to a new level."
- 00:16:20.869 --> 00:16:23.072
- To a new level." a mother called the other day
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- A mother called the other day and told how she has an adult
- 00:16:24.540 --> 00:16:26.241
- And told how she has an adult child that's physically
- 00:16:26.308 --> 00:16:28.043
- Child that's physically challenged, and this child
- 00:16:28.110 --> 00:16:29.845
- Challenged, and this child recently had a stroke and
- 00:16:29.912 --> 00:16:31.880
- Recently had a stroke and needed constant care.
- 00:16:31.947 --> 00:16:33.715
- Needed constant care. and this mother is a widow
- 00:16:33.782 --> 00:16:35.017
- And this mother is a widow and couldn't afford to quit
- 00:16:35.084 --> 00:16:36.452
- And couldn't afford to quit her job.
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- Her job. and there was a
- 00:16:37.719 --> 00:16:38.487
- And there was a well-respected facility not
- 00:16:38.554 --> 00:16:40.556
- Well-respected facility not far from where she lived that
- 00:16:40.622 --> 00:16:42.157
- Far from where she lived that took care of disabled people.
- 00:16:42.224 --> 00:16:44.526
- Took care of disabled people. but when she inquired, she
- 00:16:44.593 --> 00:16:46.161
- But when she inquired, she was told that there was a
- 00:16:46.228 --> 00:16:47.729
- Was told that there was a 10-year waiting list to get
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- 10-year waiting list to get in.
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- In. she didn't know what she was
- 00:16:50.299 --> 00:16:51.133
- She didn't know what she was going to do.
- 00:16:51.200 --> 00:16:52.134
- Going to do. this mother wasn't raised in
- 00:16:52.201 --> 00:16:54.136
- This mother wasn't raised in church and she didn't have
- 00:16:54.203 --> 00:16:55.637
- Church and she didn't have any kind of spiritual
- 00:16:55.704 --> 00:16:56.638
- Any kind of spiritual background, but through
- 00:16:56.705 --> 00:16:58.107
- Background, but through watching us on television she
- 00:16:58.173 --> 00:16:59.408
- Watching us on television she had to know the lord.
- 00:16:59.475 --> 00:17:01.276
- Had to know the lord. she heard me talking about
- 00:17:01.343 --> 00:17:02.377
- She heard me talking about acceleration.
- 00:17:02.444 --> 00:17:04.046
- Acceleration. in her own simple way,
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- In her own simple way, with a childlike faith,
- 00:17:06.081 --> 00:17:07.649
- With a childlike faith, she said, "god, they said
- 00:17:07.716 --> 00:17:09.284
- She said, "god, they said it's going to take 10 years
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- It's going to take 10 years to get my child in.
- 00:17:10.686 --> 00:17:12.321
- To get my child in. but lord, i believe that you
- 00:17:12.387 --> 00:17:14.156
- But lord, i believe that you can make it happen sooner."
- 00:17:14.223 --> 00:17:15.958
- Can make it happen sooner." three weeks later the
- 00:17:16.024 --> 00:17:17.693
- Three weeks later the facility called back, and
- 00:17:17.759 --> 00:17:18.994
- Facility called back, and said, "we've had an opening
- 00:17:19.061 --> 00:17:20.596
- Said, "we've had an opening come up unexpectedly.
- 00:17:20.662 --> 00:17:22.531
- Come up unexpectedly. we'd love to have your
- 00:17:22.598 --> 00:17:23.298
- We'd love to have your child."
- 00:17:23.365 --> 00:17:24.600
- Child." what could have taken 10
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- What could have taken 10 years, god did in a fraction
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- Years, god did in a fraction of the time.
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- Of the time. a set time of favor.
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- A set time of favor. a moment god had already
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- A moment god had already designated.
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- Designated. the common denominator with
- 00:17:35.711 --> 00:17:37.646
- The common denominator with both of these ladies is they
- 00:17:37.713 --> 00:17:39.281
- Both of these ladies is they released their faith.
- 00:17:39.348 --> 00:17:41.116
- Released their faith. they had an expectancy.
- 00:17:41.183 --> 00:17:42.818
- They had an expectancy. if she would have thought,
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- If she would have thought, "oh, great.
- 00:17:43.752 --> 00:17:44.520
- "oh, great. ten years, just my luck.
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- Ten years, just my luck. what am i going to do?"
- 00:17:45.988 --> 00:17:47.122
- What am i going to do?" maybe the door wouldn't have
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- Maybe the door wouldn't have opened.
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- Opened. maybe the set time would have
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- Maybe the set time would have been delayed.
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- Been delayed. instead of being negative,
- 00:17:52.461 --> 00:17:54.429
- Instead of being negative, talking themselves out of it,
- 00:17:54.496 --> 00:17:56.098
- Talking themselves out of it, these two ladies acted like
- 00:17:56.165 --> 00:17:57.966
- These two ladies acted like the alarm was going off.
- 00:17:58.033 --> 00:17:59.801
- The alarm was going off. they changed their position,
- 00:17:59.868 --> 00:18:01.203
- They changed their position, changed their attitude.
- 00:18:01.270 --> 00:18:02.738
- Changed their attitude. they even dared to ask god
- 00:18:02.804 --> 00:18:04.907
- They even dared to ask god for what seemed impossible.
- 00:18:04.973 --> 00:18:06.875
- For what seemed impossible. and when that alarm is
- 00:18:06.942 --> 00:18:08.243
- And when that alarm is sounding, when it's your
- 00:18:08.310 --> 00:18:09.645
- Sounding, when it's your time, that's a window of
- 00:18:09.711 --> 00:18:11.747
- Time, that's a window of opportunity.
- 00:18:11.813 --> 00:18:13.282
- Opportunity. it's not going to last
- 00:18:13.348 --> 00:18:14.116
- It's not going to last forever.
- 00:18:14.183 --> 00:18:15.417
- Forever. don't let the negative voices
- 00:18:15.484 --> 00:18:16.752
- Don't let the negative voices convince you that you're
- 00:18:16.818 --> 00:18:18.053
- Convince you that you're never going to get well,
- 00:18:18.120 --> 00:18:19.354
- Never going to get well, never get out of debt, never
- 00:18:19.421 --> 00:18:20.856
- Never get out of debt, never get your child in, too many
- 00:18:20.923 --> 00:18:22.057
- Get your child in, too many people in front of you.
- 00:18:22.124 --> 00:18:23.325
- People in front of you. no, in this set time god
- 00:18:23.392 --> 00:18:25.494
- No, in this set time god knows how to take you from
- 00:18:25.561 --> 00:18:26.361
- Knows how to take you from the back to the front.
- 00:18:26.428 --> 00:18:28.096
- The back to the front. he can open doors that no man
- 00:18:28.163 --> 00:18:29.298
- He can open doors that no man can shut.
- 00:18:29.364 --> 00:18:30.566
- Can shut. he'll take you where you
- 00:18:30.632 --> 00:18:31.400
- He'll take you where you could not go on your own.
- 00:18:31.466 --> 00:18:34.736
- Could not go on your own. my father had a sister named
- 00:18:34.803 --> 00:18:35.938
- My father had a sister named mary, and for years she
- 00:18:36.004 --> 00:18:38.040
- Mary, and for years she struggled with a condition
- 00:18:38.106 --> 00:18:39.208
- Struggled with a condition that caused her to have
- 00:18:39.274 --> 00:18:40.642
- That caused her to have violent convulsions and
- 00:18:40.709 --> 00:18:42.244
- Violent convulsions and terrible headaches.
- 00:18:42.311 --> 00:18:44.079
- Terrible headaches. it was so bad that it was
- 00:18:44.146 --> 00:18:45.080
- It was so bad that it was crippling her life.
- 00:18:45.147 --> 00:18:47.115
- Crippling her life. and at one point she started
- 00:18:47.182 --> 00:18:48.317
- And at one point she started having these hallucinations
- 00:18:48.383 --> 00:18:50.252
- Having these hallucinations and her mind became unclear.
- 00:18:50.319 --> 00:18:52.721
- And her mind became unclear. she'd been in the hospital
- 00:18:52.788 --> 00:18:53.655
- She'd been in the hospital for a long time, and they
- 00:18:53.722 --> 00:18:55.324
- For a long time, and they finally sent her home.
- 00:18:55.390 --> 00:18:56.725
- Finally sent her home. she couldn't recognize
- 00:18:56.792 --> 00:18:57.960
- She couldn't recognize people, she couldn't feed
- 00:18:58.026 --> 00:18:59.127
- People, she couldn't feed herself.
- 00:18:59.194 --> 00:19:00.329
- Herself. she had to have 24-hour care.
- 00:19:00.395 --> 00:19:02.364
- She had to have 24-hour care. my father lived in a
- 00:19:02.431 --> 00:19:03.365
- My father lived in a different city and he
- 00:19:03.432 --> 00:19:05.067
- Different city and he traveled a lot, and didn't
- 00:19:05.133 --> 00:19:06.535
- Traveled a lot, and didn't realize how sick mary was.
- 00:19:06.602 --> 00:19:09.204
- Realize how sick mary was. one day his mother called
- 00:19:09.271 --> 00:19:10.405
- One day his mother called and told him about mary's
- 00:19:10.472 --> 00:19:12.174
- And told him about mary's condition.
- 00:19:12.241 --> 00:19:13.575
- Condition. he was scheduled to go out of
- 00:19:13.642 --> 00:19:14.676
- He was scheduled to go out of town the next morning, but
- 00:19:14.743 --> 00:19:16.511
- Town the next morning, but while he was praying he heard
- 00:19:16.578 --> 00:19:18.614
- While he was praying he heard god say to him, not out loud,
- 00:19:18.680 --> 00:19:20.949
- God say to him, not out loud, but this distinct phrase
- 00:19:21.016 --> 00:19:22.551
- But this distinct phrase right down in here,
- 00:19:22.618 --> 00:19:23.919
- Right down in here, "the hour of mary's
- 00:19:23.986 --> 00:19:25.887
- "the hour of mary's deliverance has come."
- 00:19:25.954 --> 00:19:28.156
- Deliverance has come." he heard what god said in
- 00:19:28.223 --> 00:19:29.358
- He heard what god said in psalm 102, "the set time for
- 00:19:29.424 --> 00:19:32.427
- Psalm 102, "the set time for mary's healing is here."
- 00:19:32.494 --> 00:19:34.963
- Mary's healing is here." instead of taking his planned
- 00:19:35.030 --> 00:19:36.231
- Instead of taking his planned trip, that morning he drove
- 00:19:36.298 --> 00:19:37.799
- Trip, that morning he drove from houston to dallas where
- 00:19:37.866 --> 00:19:39.434
- From houston to dallas where mary lived.
- 00:19:39.501 --> 00:19:40.802
- Mary lived. and when he went in her room,
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- And when he went in her room, it was dark.
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- It was dark. the shades were pulled.
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- The shades were pulled. very depressing.
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- Very depressing. mary didn't recognize him.
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- Mary didn't recognize him. her hair was matted.
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- Her hair was matted. her eyes glazed over.
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- Her eyes glazed over. something rose up in my
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- Something rose up in my father, not just a boldness,
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- Father, not just a boldness, but a holy anger.
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- But a holy anger. like the scripture says, "in
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- Like the scripture says, "in this set time , god won't sit
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- This set time , god won't sit idly by.
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- Idly by. he'll rise up against your
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- He'll rise up against your enemies."
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- Enemies." my father could feel that
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- My father could feel that power rising up through him.
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- Power rising up through him. he went over to mary's bed,
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- He went over to mary's bed, and after he prayed for her,
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- And after he prayed for her, he said forcefully, "mary, i
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- He said forcefully, "mary, i want you to get up out of
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- Want you to get up out of this bed."
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- This bed." all of a sudden, mary sat
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- All of a sudden, mary sat straight up.
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- Straight up. she had not walked in months,
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- She had not walked in months, but that moment she got out
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- But that moment she got out of the bed and was able to
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- Of the bed and was able to walk through the house.
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- Walk through the house. her mind cleared up.
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- Her mind cleared up. she was able to talk to my
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- She was able to talk to my father.
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- Father. that day she went to the
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- That day she went to the table and fed herself.
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- Table and fed herself. she no longer needed her
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- She no longer needed her medicine, no longer needed
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- Medicine, no longer needed the 24-hour care.
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- The 24-hour care. totally healed.
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- Totally healed. a moment of favor.
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- A moment of favor. my father asked her later,
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- My father asked her later, "mary, why did you get out of
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- "mary, why did you get out of bed so suddenly?"
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- Bed so suddenly?" she said, "because i heard
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- She said, "because i heard god tell me to get out."
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- God tell me to get out." he kind of laughed, and said,
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- He kind of laughed, and said, "no, mary, it was me.
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- "no, mary, it was me. i said it."
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- I said it." she said, "no, john, i heard
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- She said, "no, john, i heard the voice of god telling me
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- The voice of god telling me to get out of bed."
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- To get out of bed." he said, "mary, i was
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- He said, "mary, i was standing right there.
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- Standing right there. i'm telling you, i'm the one
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- I'm telling you, i'm the one that said it."
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- That said it." she said, "listen here, john,
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- She said, "listen here, john, i know what i heard.
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- I know what i heard. and i heard the creator of
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- And i heard the creator of the universe, the most high
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- The universe, the most high god, telling me to get out of
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- God, telling me to get out of bed.
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- Bed. and when i heard that, every
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- And when i heard that, every chain was broken off of me,
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- Chain was broken off of me, and every fiber of my being
- 00:21:18.700 --> 00:21:20.202
- And every fiber of my being came back to life."
- 00:21:20.268 --> 00:21:22.971
- Came back to life." friends, when it's your set
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- Friends, when it's your set time, all the forces of
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- Time, all the forces of darkness cannot hold you
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- Darkness cannot hold you back.
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- Back. our god is more powerful than
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- Our god is more powerful than any sickness, any addiction,
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- Any sickness, any addiction, any depression, any person,
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- Any depression, any person, any hater.
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- Any hater. every chain will be broken,
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- Every chain will be broken, every stronghold will come
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- Every stronghold will come down, every limitation will
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- Down, every limitation will be loosed.
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- Be loosed. the creator of the universe
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- The creator of the universe will make you come alive.
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- Will make you come alive. he'll push you into your
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- He'll push you into your destiny.
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- Destiny. and i believe right now god
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- And i believe right now god is rising up against your
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- Is rising up against your enemies, rising up against
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- Enemies, rising up against that sickness, that legal
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- That sickness, that legal problem, that spirit of lack
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- Problem, that spirit of lack and struggle.
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- And struggle. those forces are being broken.
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- Those forces are being broken. your destiny is being
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- Your destiny is being released.
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- Released. but sometimes when we've been
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- But sometimes when we've been waiting a long time, waiting
- 00:22:04.479 --> 00:22:06.481
- Waiting a long time, waiting for the miracle, waiting for
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- For the miracle, waiting for the healing, waiting for a
- 00:22:08.116 --> 00:22:09.251
- The healing, waiting for a dream to come to pass, it's
- 00:22:09.317 --> 00:22:10.886
- Dream to come to pass, it's easy to get into a wait mode
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- Easy to get into a wait mode where we're not expecting
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- Where we're not expecting anything.
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- Anything. god is saying, "the wait is
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- God is saying, "the wait is over.
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- Over. the alarm is going off.
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- The alarm is going off. victory is here.
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- Victory is here. healing is here.
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- Healing is here. favor is here.
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- Favor is here. the moment designated has
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- The moment designated has come."
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- Come." now you may not see it yet,
- 00:22:26.101 --> 00:22:27.602
- Now you may not see it yet, but here's the whole key: you
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- But here's the whole key: you have to walk by faith and not
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- Have to walk by faith and not by sight.
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- By sight. all through the week, "lord,
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- All through the week, "lord, i thank you that it's my set
- 00:22:33.508 --> 00:22:34.876
- I thank you that it's my set time for favor.
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- Time for favor. thank you that you're pushing
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- Thank you that you're pushing back the forces of darkness.
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- Back the forces of darkness. thank you that you're
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- Thank you that you're accelerating my dreams coming
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- Accelerating my dreams coming to pass."
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- To pass." "well, joel, i tried this,
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- "well, joel, i tried this, but my business didn't work
- 00:22:45.020 --> 00:22:46.321
- But my business didn't work out.
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- Out. i didn't break the addiction.
- 00:22:47.389 --> 00:22:48.356
- I didn't break the addiction. the loan didn't go through."
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- The loan didn't go through." i'm asking you to try it
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- I'm asking you to try it again.
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- Again. this is a new day.
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- This is a new day. in this set time of favor,
- 00:22:53.361 --> 00:22:55.397
- In this set time of favor, god is not going to sit idly
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- God is not going to sit idly by.
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- By. this time he's going to arise
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- This time he's going to arise and fight your battles.
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- And fight your battles. this time he said he'll get
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- This time he said he'll get off the throne and do what
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- Off the throne and do what you could not do.
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- You could not do. he's breathing in your
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- He's breathing in your direction in a new way right
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- Direction in a new way right now.
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- Now. it's your time to possess the
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- It's your time to possess the land.
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- Land. if you'll do this, i believe
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- If you'll do this, i believe and declare god is going
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- And declare god is going to show out in your life
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- To show out in your life in a new way.
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- In a new way. you're going to see new
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- You're going to see new levels of influence,
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- Levels of influence, notoriety, a bigger platform.
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- Notoriety, a bigger platform. like my father's sister,
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- Like my father's sister, healing from what looks
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- Healing from what looks permanent.
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- Permanent. like those two ladies, you're
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- Like those two ladies, you're going to accomplish more in a
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- Going to accomplish more in a fraction of the time.
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- Fraction of the time. you're going to see
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- You're going to see acceleration, where god
- 00:23:33.268 --> 00:23:34.603
- Acceleration, where god thrusts you into a new level
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- Thrusts you into a new level of your destiny.
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- Of your destiny. in jesus' name.
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- In jesus' name. and if you receive it, can
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- And if you receive it, can you say amen today.
- 00:23:40.509 --> 00:23:44.312
- You say amen today. we never like to close our
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- We never like to close our broadcast without giving you
- 00:23:45.347 --> 00:23:46.915
- Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus
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- An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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- The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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- Would you pray with me? just say, lord jesus, i
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- Just say, lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
- 00:23:54.756 --> 00:23:56.525
- Repent of my sins. come into my heart, i make
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- Come into my heart, i make you my lord and savior.
- 00:23:59.261 --> 00:24:01.630
- You my lord and savior. friends, if you prayed that
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- Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you
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- Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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- Got born again. get in a good bible-based
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- Get in a good bible-based church.
- 00:24:06.868 --> 00:24:07.769
- Church. keep god first place.
- 00:24:07.836 --> 00:24:09.070
- Keep god first place. he's going to take you places
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- He's going to take you places that you've never dreamed.
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- Sometimes in life,
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- Sometimes in life, people don't choose us.
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- People don't choose us. we've all felt overlooked
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- We've all felt overlooked and like we're not good enough.
- 00:24:16.378 --> 00:24:18.146
- And like we're not good enough. it's easy to live inferior,
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- It's easy to live inferior, thinking we don't measure up.
- 00:24:19.781 --> 00:24:21.716
- Thinking we don't measure up. people may have left you out.
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- People may have left you out. the good news is
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- The good news is god has chosen you.
- 00:24:24.419 --> 00:24:26.021
- God has chosen you. he's the one that matters.
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- And in my new book, chosen:
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- And in my new book, chosen: your life is marked
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- Your life is marked for distinction,
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- For distinction, you'll discover,
- 00:24:32.027 --> 00:24:32.861
- You'll discover, before you were born,
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- Before you were born, god not only knew you,
- 00:24:34.529 --> 00:24:35.864
- God not only knew you, but he handpicked you
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- But he handpicked you and placed
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- And placed a calling on your life.
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- A calling on your life. you are equipped and empowered
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- You are equipped and empowered to fulfill your destiny.
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- To fulfill your destiny. when you understand
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- When you understand that you're chosen,
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- That you're chosen, fear and doubt can't stay,
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- Fear and doubt can't stay, you'll live
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- You'll live with the boldness
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- With the boldness to step into the greatness
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- To step into the greatness god put in you.
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- God put in you. i'd love to send you
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- I'd love to send you my new book, chosen,
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- My new book, chosen, plus the chosen t-shirt
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- Plus the chosen t-shirt from our friends at copper fit.
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- As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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- For your gift of any amount this month,
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- This month, we would like to send you
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- We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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- A copy of joel's book, chosen:
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- Chosen: your life is marked
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- Your life is marked for distinction.
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- For distinction. in the scriptures,
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- In the scriptures, jesus encouraged us by saying,
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- Jesus encouraged us by saying, "you didn't choose me.
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- "you didn't choose me. i chose you."
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- I chose you." this powerful guide
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- This powerful guide will help
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- Will help you discover the abundant life
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- You discover the abundant life you were designed to live.
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- You were designed to live. as a child of god,
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- As a child of god, you have a calling,
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- You have a calling, a purpose,
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- A purpose, a destiny still
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- A destiny still to be fulfilled.
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- To be fulfilled. when you request your copy,
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- When you request your copy, we also want to send you
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- We also want to send you our exclusive chosen t-shirt
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- That will remind you that you've been chosen
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- That you've been chosen by almighty god
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- By almighty god every time you wear it.
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- Every time you wear it. please request these gifts today
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- Please request these gifts today and discover
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- And discover that god is moving
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- That god is moving on your behalf.
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- On your behalf. your next days
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- Your next days are going to be your best days.
- 00:25:46.267 --> 00:25:48.803
- Are going to be your best days. you're not average.
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- You're not average. you're not ordinary.
- 00:25:49.838 --> 00:25:50.839
- You're not ordinary. you've been chosen
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- You've been chosen by almighty god.
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- By almighty god. victoria and i want you to know
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- Victoria and i want you to know how much we love you.
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- How much we love you. we pray for
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- We pray for you and your family every day.
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- You and your family every day. and thanks so much
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- And thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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- For your prayer and support. your generosity
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- Your generosity is helping people
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- Is helping people all over the world.
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