Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Your Time To Shine

June 7, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Your Time To Shine | June 7, 2026

God bless you. it's great to
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God bless you. it's great to be with you today. i hope
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Be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected with us
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You'll stay connected with us during the week, through our
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During the week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Daily podcast, our youtube channel, social media. and
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Channel, social media. and you can come visit us in
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You can come visit us in person. we'd love to have you
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Person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of our
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Be a part of one of our services.
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Services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this man. he was on
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About this man. he was on vacation in jerusalem with
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Vacation in jerusalem with his family when his
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His family when his mother-in-law suddenly
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Mother-in-law suddenly passed. he went to make
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Passed. he went to make arrangements to get the body
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Arrangements to get the body back home. the consulate said
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Back home. the consulate said it would cost five thousand
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It would cost five thousand dollars to have the body
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Dollars to have the body shipped, but he could have
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Shipped, but he could have her buried right there in
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Her buried right there in jerusalem for just a hundred
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Jerusalem for just a hundred and fifty dollars. the man
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And fifty dollars. the man thought about it a moment and
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Thought about it a moment and said, “no i'd like to have
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Said, “no i'd like to have her shipped.” the consulate
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Her shipped.” the consulate said, “wow, you must have
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Said, “wow, you must have really loved your
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Really loved your mother-in-law.” he said, “no,
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Mother-in-law.” he said, “no, it's not so much that. i just
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It's not so much that. i just remember a case here years
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Remember a case here years ago when they buried someone
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Ago when they buried someone and on the third day they
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And on the third day they arose, and i can't take that
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Arose, and i can't take that chance.”
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Chance.” i must say i have an amazing
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I must say i have an amazing mother-in-law right here on
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Mother-in-law right here on the front row always. come
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The front row always. come on, say it like you mean it.
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On, say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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It 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. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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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 in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about your time to shine. god
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About your time to shine. god created you to leave your
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Created you to leave your mark. you're not supposed to
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Mark. you're not supposed to live and die, and nobody knew
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Live and die, and nobody knew you were here. you have
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You were here. you have greatness in you. but often
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Greatness in you. but often we don't recognize who we
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We don't recognize who we are. we see ourselves as
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Are. we see ourselves as ordinary. “i can't do
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Ordinary. “i can't do anything significant, i'm not
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Anything significant, i'm not that talented. i can't
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That talented. i can't accomplish my dream; i don't
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Accomplish my dream; i don't have the education. i can't
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Have the education. i can't defeat this giant, it's too
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Defeat this giant, it's too big.” we can all find an
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Big.” we can all find an excuse to shrink back and
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Excuse to shrink back and settle for mediocrity. but
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Settle for mediocrity. but psalm 45 says, “god himself
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Psalm 45 says, “god himself has blessed you. oh, mighty
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Has blessed you. oh, mighty warrior, you are glorious. go
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Warrior, you are glorious. go out and perform awe inspiring
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Out and perform awe inspiring deeds. your god has anointed
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Deeds. your god has anointed you.” the psalmist is saying,
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You.” the psalmist is saying, don't you realize who you
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Don't you realize who you are. you're not average. you
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Are. you're not average. you are glorious. you're not
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Are glorious. you're not weak. you're a mighty
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Weak. you're a mighty warrior. you're not supposed
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Warrior. you're not supposed to just make it through life,
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To just make it through life, survive another year, there
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Survive another year, there are awe inspiring deeds in
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Are awe inspiring deeds in you. things god has destined
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You. things god has destined you to accomplish that will
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You to accomplish that will boggle your mind. victories
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Boggle your mind. victories that will catapult your
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That will catapult your family forward, promotion
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Family forward, promotion that will thrust you to a new
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That will thrust you to a new level. giants you'll defeat
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Level. giants you'll defeat that will give you greater
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That will give you greater influence, greater respect.
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Influence, greater respect. he's saying what are you
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He's saying what are you doing shrinking back, living
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Doing shrinking back, living with an ordinary mindset when
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With an ordinary mindset when god says you're glorious.
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God says you're glorious. you're a mighty warrior. you
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You're a mighty warrior. you were created to do awe
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Were created to do awe inspiring deeds.
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Inspiring deeds. we know god is glorious. we
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We know god is glorious. we know he's all powerful. but
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Know he's all powerful. but do you realize you are
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Do you realize you are glorious. you were created in
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Glorious. you were created in the image of god. when he
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The image of god. when he made you, he put a part of
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Made you, he put a part of himself in you. you have the
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Himself in you. you have the dna of almighty god. you are
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Dna of almighty god. you are powerful. you are favored.
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Powerful. you are favored. you are blessed. you can do
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You are blessed. you can do awe-inspiring deeds. you can
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Awe-inspiring deeds. you can part red seas. you can defeat
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Part red seas. you can defeat goliaths. you can bring
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Goliaths. you can bring healing to the sick. you can
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Healing to the sick. you can start your business. you can
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Start your business. you can be the first one in your
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Be the first one in your family to get your degree.
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Family to get your degree. don't go through life
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Don't go through life thinking you're average, when
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Thinking you're average, when in fact there is greatness in
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In fact there is greatness in you. it takes faith to say,
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You. it takes faith to say, “i believe i'm glorious. i
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“i believe i'm glorious. i believe i'm a mighty warrior.
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Believe i'm a mighty warrior. i believe god himself has
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I believe god himself has blessed me.”
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Blessed me.” the scripture says, “the
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The scripture says, “the people who know their god
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People who know their god will be strong and do mighty
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Will be strong and do mighty exploits.” that's god's dream
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Exploits.” that's god's dream for you, not an average life,
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For you, not an average life, mighty exploits, awe
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Mighty exploits, awe inspiring deeds. no more
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Inspiring deeds. no more living intimidated, “i can't
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Living intimidated, “i can't do it, it's too big.” no,
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Do it, it's too big.” no, when you know who you are,
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When you know who you are, you won't run from the giant,
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You won't run from the giant, you'll run to the giant. god
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You'll run to the giant. god didn't say you would do
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Didn't say you would do exploits, he said mighty
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Exploits, he said mighty exploits. that means it's
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Exploits. that means it's going to be bigger than you
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Going to be bigger than you can accomplish on your own.
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Can accomplish on your own. you can't do this just in
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You can't do this just in your power, your ability; but
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Your power, your ability; but god himself has anointed you.
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God himself has anointed you. the most high is backing you
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The most high is backing you up. sometimes he'll let the
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Up. sometimes he'll let the odds be against you in a
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Odds be against you in a great way so it will be a
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Great way so it will be a mighty exploit. not just a
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Mighty exploit. not just a deed, but an awe-inspiring
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Deed, but an awe-inspiring deed. where people will say,
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Deed. where people will say, “how did you accomplish that
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“how did you accomplish that dream? i know your
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Dream? i know your background. how did you build
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Background. how did you build that business? you didn't
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That business? you didn't have the training. how did
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Have the training. how did you get well? i saw the
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You get well? i saw the medical report.” it's one of
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Medical report.” it's one of those mighty exploits, one of
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Those mighty exploits, one of those awe-inspiring deeds.
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Those awe-inspiring deeds. it's because you know your
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It's because you know your god and you know who he's
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God and you know who he's created you to be. you know
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Created you to be. you know you're glorious. you know
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You're glorious. you know you're a mighty warrior. you
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You're a mighty warrior. you know you're full of can-do
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Know you're full of can-do power. you know his favor
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Power. you know his favor surrounds you like a shield.
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Surrounds you like a shield. after jesus borrowed peter's
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After jesus borrowed peter's boat, he told him to go back
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Boat, he told him to go back in the lake and throw his
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In the lake and throw his nets out. they had fished all
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Nets out. they had fished all night and hadn't caught
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Night and hadn't caught anything, but this time they
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Anything, but this time they caught so many fish that his
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Caught so many fish that his nets began to break. he had
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Nets began to break. he had to call another boat over to
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To call another boat over to help. they were both so
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Help. they were both so loaded down, they began to
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Loaded down, they began to sink. the scripture says,
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Sink. the scripture says, “they were awestruck at the
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“they were awestruck at the size of their catch.” god is
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Size of their catch.” god is going to do some things that
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Going to do some things that leave you awestruck. he's
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Leave you awestruck. he's going to take you further
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Going to take you further than you've imagined. you're
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Than you've imagined. you're going to overcome obstacles
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Going to overcome obstacles that seemed permanent. this
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That seemed permanent. this is not the time to shrink
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Is not the time to shrink back, think, “i'm just
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Back, think, “i'm just ordinary.” no, stir your
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Ordinary.” no, stir your faith up. what is god calling
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Faith up. what is god calling you to do that would be an
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You to do that would be an awe -inspiring deed? what is
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Awe -inspiring deed? what is that dream he's placed in
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That dream he's placed in your heart that would be a
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Your heart that would be a mighty exploit? you don't see
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Mighty exploit? you don't see how in the natural. every
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How in the natural. every voice says there's no way.
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Voice says there's no way. but something on the inside
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But something on the inside says, “yes, this is for you.”
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Says, “yes, this is for you.” that's your destiny calling.
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That's your destiny calling. don't let fear hold you back.
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Don't let fear hold you back. intimidation, how you don't
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Intimidation, how you don't have the experience, you
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Have the experience, you don't know where the
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Don't know where the resources would come from.
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Resources would come from. have a new attitude. you are
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Have a new attitude. you are glorious. you are a mighty
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Glorious. you are a mighty warrior. god himself has
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Warrior. god himself has blessed you. he's raised you
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Blessed you. he's raised you up for such a time as this.
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Up for such a time as this. he wouldn't have given you
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He wouldn't have given you that dream, he wouldn't have
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That dream, he wouldn't have whispered to you that in the
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Whispered to you that in the night if he wasn't going to
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Night if he wasn't going to bring it to pass. now get in
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Bring it to pass. now get in agreement with him. don't
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Agreement with him. don't talk yourself out of it, talk
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Talk yourself out of it, talk yourself into it. pray bold
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Yourself into it. pray bold prayers. ask god for what
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Prayers. ask god for what you're dreaming about. dare
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You're dreaming about. dare to take steps of faith. go
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To take steps of faith. go out and perform awe inspiring
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Out and perform awe inspiring deeds.
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Deeds. this is what david did. he
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This is what david did. he was out in the shepherd's
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Was out in the shepherd's fields, seventeen years old,
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Fields, seventeen years old, taking care of his father's
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Taking care of his father's sheep. he came from a
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Sheep. he came from a low-income family. they
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Low-income family. they didn't have any influence or
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Didn't have any influence or connections to speak of. all
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Connections to speak of. all the circumstances said he was
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The circumstances said he was ordinary. no way he would
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Ordinary. no way he would ever do something
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Ever do something significant. thoughts would
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Significant. thoughts would tell him, “you're stuck out
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Tell him, “you're stuck out here. you're limited. nothing
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Here. you're limited. nothing good is in your future.” but
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Good is in your future.” but i can imagine out there at
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I can imagine out there at night, alone, sometimes he
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Night, alone, sometimes he would look up at the stars
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Would look up at the stars and he would hear something
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And he would hear something whisper, “david, you're a
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Whisper, “david, you're a mighty warrior. there's
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Mighty warrior. there's greatness in you. you are
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Greatness in you. you are destined to leave your mark.”
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Destined to leave your mark.” these two voices were vying
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These two voices were vying for his attention. the voice
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For his attention. the voice of doubt and voice of faith.
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Of doubt and voice of faith. you get to choose which voice
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You get to choose which voice becomes a reality. the voice
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Becomes a reality. the voice you dwell on, the thoughts
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You dwell on, the thoughts you believe that's going to
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You believe that's going to determine who you are. don't
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Determine who you are. don't let the voice of doubt take
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Let the voice of doubt take root telling you that you're
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Root telling you that you're weak, not able to, you come
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Weak, not able to, you come from the wrong family.
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From the wrong family. believe what god says about
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Believe what god says about you. listen to his voice. you
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You. listen to his voice. you are glorious. you are
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Are glorious. you are anointed. you are favored.
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Anointed. you are favored. you are a mighty warrior.
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You are a mighty warrior. one day, david took lunch to
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One day, david took lunch to his brothers; they were in
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His brothers; they were in another city. he saw goliath,
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Another city. he saw goliath, the champion of the
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The champion of the philistine army, taunting the
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Philistine army, taunting the israelites. they all ran and
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Israelites. they all ran and hid, but something rose up in
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Hid, but something rose up in david. he said, “who is this
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David. he said, “who is this man that he would defy the
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Man that he would defy the armies of the living god?”
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Armies of the living god?” goliath was twice david's
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Goliath was twice david's size. he was an experienced
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Size. he was an experienced soldier. he was wearing a
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Soldier. he was wearing a full set of armor. david had
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Full set of armor. david had none of that. he was a
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None of that. he was a shepherd. when he told king
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Shepherd. when he told king saul he wanted to face
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Saul he wanted to face goliath, saul said, “are you
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Goliath, saul said, “are you kidding? you're just a boy.”
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Kidding? you're just a boy.” all the odds were against
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All the odds were against david. logically speaking, he
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David. logically speaking, he didn't have a chance. but god
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Didn't have a chance. but god will put you in situations
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Will put you in situations where you're up against a
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Where you're up against a giant. it looks impossible.
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Giant. it looks impossible. the sickness too bad, the
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The sickness too bad, the problem too great, the dream
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Problem too great, the dream too big. it's easy to let
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Too big. it's easy to let fear and intimidation talk us
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Fear and intimidation talk us out of it. this is where you
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Out of it. this is where you have to remind yourself that
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Have to remind yourself that you were called to perform
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You were called to perform awe inspiring deeds. that
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Awe inspiring deeds. that giant is a setup. it's a
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Giant is a setup. it's a mighty exploit waiting to
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Mighty exploit waiting to happen.
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Happen. david went out with nothing,
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David went out with nothing, but a sling shot and a few
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But a sling shot and a few smooth stones. while goliath
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Smooth stones. while goliath was laughing, making fun,
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Was laughing, making fun, david slung that rock, it hit
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David slung that rock, it hit him in the forehead and
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Him in the forehead and knocked him to the ground.
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Knocked him to the ground. that one victory catapulted
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That one victory catapulted david into favor and
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David into favor and influence that he'd never
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Influence that he'd never imagined. god has some of
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Imagined. god has some of these awe-inspiring deeds in
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These awe-inspiring deeds in your future. there are mighty
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Your future. there are mighty exploits lined up for you.
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Exploits lined up for you. but you have to have this
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But you have to have this boldness, this confidence,
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Boldness, this confidence, knowing who you are. you're
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Knowing who you are. you're anointed. you're favored.
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Anointed. you're favored. you're glorious. you're a
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You're glorious. you're a mighty warrior. don't let
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Mighty warrior. don't let fear keep you from your
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Fear keep you from your greatness. don't let how you
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Greatness. don't let how you were raised, what others in
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Were raised, what others in your family won't do, cause
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Your family won't do, cause you to shrink back. david's
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You to shrink back. david's brothers wouldn't fight
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Brothers wouldn't fight goliath. they were too
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Goliath. they were too afraid. david's father didn't
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Afraid. david's father didn't believe in him. he didn't
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Believe in him. he didn't think david had what it
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Think david had what it takes. to be a giant killer,
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Takes. to be a giant killer, to perform awe inspiring
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To perform awe inspiring deeds, sometimes you have to
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Deeds, sometimes you have to do it alone. you have to
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Do it alone. you have to ignore the naysayers. tune
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Ignore the naysayers. tune out family members that are
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Out family members that are telling you what you can't
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Telling you what you can't do. they may not be able to
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Do. they may not be able to see it but you're a mighty
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See it but you're a mighty warrior. you're surrounded by
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Warrior. you're surrounded by favor. god himself has
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Favor. god himself has blessed you.
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Blessed you. isaiah said, “arise and shine
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Isaiah said, “arise and shine for the glory of the lord is
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For the glory of the lord is upon you.” it doesn't say the
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Upon you.” it doesn't say the glory is going to be there
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Glory is going to be there one day. sometime in the
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One day. sometime in the future, you're going to be
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Future, you're going to be blessed, you're going to be
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Blessed, you're going to be favored, anointed. no, the
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Favored, anointed. no, the glory of god is on you right
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Glory of god is on you right now. if you're going to see
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Now. if you're going to see it, you have to arise. you
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It, you have to arise. you won't shine like you should
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Won't shine like you should if you play it safe all the
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If you play it safe all the time. david was destined to
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Time. david was destined to defeat goliath, but he could
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Defeat goliath, but he could have reasoned it out, “i'm
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Have reasoned it out, “i'm too small, i don't have the
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Too small, i don't have the training, the odds are
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Training, the odds are against me.” if he didn't
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Against me.” if he didn't know the glory of god was on
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Know the glory of god was on him, if he didn't realize he
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Him, if he didn't realize he was a mighty warrior,
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Was a mighty warrior, favored, anointed, he would
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Favored, anointed, he would have never left the
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Have never left the shepherd's fields. he would
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Shepherd's fields. he would have missed his destiny. are
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Have missed his destiny. are you missing awe inspiring
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You missing awe inspiring deeds, favor, victory,
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Deeds, favor, victory, promotion, because of fear?
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Promotion, because of fear? “i'm not sure, joel, this
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“i'm not sure, joel, this giant is so big.” if you will
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Giant is so big.” if you will arise, you'll discover the
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Arise, you'll discover the glory of god is on you. his
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Glory of god is on you. his favor will cause doors to
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Favor will cause doors to open. you'll defeat giants
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Open. you'll defeat giants that are much bigger,
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That are much bigger, accomplish dreams that seem
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Accomplish dreams that seem impossible. what you have may
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Impossible. what you have may be less than what you're up
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Be less than what you're up against. but the anointing on
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Against. but the anointing on your sling shot will bring
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Your sling shot will bring down giants. it will defy the
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Down giants. it will defy the odds. you're not just a
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Odds. you're not just a warrior. you're a mighty
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Warrior. you're a mighty warrior. you're not just
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Warrior. you're not just called to do exploits, but
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Called to do exploits, but mighty exploits. not just
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Mighty exploits. not just deeds but how about some
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Deeds but how about some awe-inspiring deeds.
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Awe-inspiring deeds. when my father passed, i
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When my father passed, i stepped up to pastor the
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Stepped up to pastor the church, i had never
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Church, i had never ministered before. by the
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Ministered before. by the grace of god, the church was
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Grace of god, the church was growing, we needed a larger
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Growing, we needed a larger auditorium. a friend called
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Auditorium. a friend called and told me the rockets
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And told me the rockets basketball team was moving
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Basketball team was moving out of the compaq center,
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Out of the compaq center, this place. the city was
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This place. the city was going to sell the building;
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Going to sell the building; how we should try to get that
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How we should try to get that as our church. when he said
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As our church. when he said that something came alive on
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That something came alive on the inside. i felt it so
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The inside. i felt it so strongly. but i didn't have
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Strongly. but i didn't have any experience of buying a
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Any experience of buying a building, convincing city
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Building, convincing city council members to vote for
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Council members to vote for us, raising funds. in my mind
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Us, raising funds. in my mind it didn't make sense, but in
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It didn't make sense, but in my spirit there was this
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My spirit there was this faith that i can't explain.
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Faith that i can't explain. this knowing that it was
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This knowing that it was going to happen. the
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Going to happen. the scripture talks about the
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Scripture talks about the faith of god. sometimes it's
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Faith of god. sometimes it's not your faith, god puts the
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Not your faith, god puts the faith in you. he lights a
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Faith in you. he lights a fire in your spirit, for
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Fire in your spirit, for something you couldn't
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Something you couldn't normally believe in. that's
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Normally believe in. that's setting you up for an
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Setting you up for an awe-inspiring deed.
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Awe-inspiring deed. there were people that didn't
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There were people that didn't want us to have the building.
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Want us to have the building. one of the largest companies
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One of the largest companies in texas, they owned all the
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In texas, they owned all the land around the property.
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Land around the property. they wanted it, so of course,
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They wanted it, so of course, they were full force against
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They were full force against us. business leaders,
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Us. business leaders, influential people telling us
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Influential people telling us it would never happen.
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It would never happen. despite all that negative
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Despite all that negative chatter, people trying to
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Chatter, people trying to push us down, talk us out of
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Push us down, talk us out of it, deep down i could hear
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It, deep down i could hear god saying, “joel, i've got
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God saying, “joel, i've got this. i'm fighting this
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This. i'm fighting this battle. i myself have blessed
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Battle. i myself have blessed you. you are glorious. you
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You. you are glorious. you are favored. you are a mighty
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Are favored. you are a mighty warrior.” i felt this
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Warrior.” i felt this courage, this boldness to
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Courage, this boldness to take steps of faith. do
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Take steps of faith. do things where i didn't feel
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Things where i didn't feel qualified, where the odds
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Qualified, where the odds were against us, where i knew
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Were against us, where i knew i was over my head. but what
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I was over my head. but what i've found is it may be over
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I've found is it may be over your head but it's not over
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Your head but it's not over god's head. he's moved by
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God's head. he's moved by your faith. he sees you
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Your faith. he sees you stepping into the unknown,
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Stepping into the unknown, believing for what looks
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Believing for what looks impossible, standing in faith
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Impossible, standing in faith when all the voices are
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When all the voices are telling you it's never going
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Telling you it's never going to happen. god told the
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To happen. god told the israelites he was giving them
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Israelites he was giving them the promised land. but he
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The promised land. but he said, “you have to go possess
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Said, “you have to go possess the land.” just because god
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The land.” just because god gives you a dream, gives you
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Gives you a dream, gives you a promise, doesn't mean you
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A promise, doesn't mean you can sit back and be passive.
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Can sit back and be passive. you have to go possess it.
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You have to go possess it. you have to take steps of
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You have to take steps of faith. that's when you're
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Faith. that's when you're going to see god step in and
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Going to see god step in and do things that you could
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Do things that you could never do.
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Never do. we needed ten votes from the
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We needed ten votes from the city council members. after a
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City council members. after a year and a half, we had all
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Year and a half, we had all ten. but two days before the
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Ten. but two days before the vote, one of the council
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Vote, one of the council members decided to be out of
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Members decided to be out of town. he got so much pressure
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Town. he got so much pressure from the other side. him not
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From the other side. him not being there, meant we
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Being there, meant we wouldn't get the building.
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Wouldn't get the building. the day before the vote, i
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The day before the vote, i went to see a council member
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Went to see a council member that had been against us the
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That had been against us the whole time. a young jewish
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Whole time. a young jewish man. i had given him my best
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Man. i had given him my best speeches, i tried everything
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Speeches, i tried everything to persuade him, but nothing
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To persuade him, but nothing had worked. i didn't know
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Had worked. i didn't know what i was going to say this
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What i was going to say this time. i sat down in his
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Time. i sat down in his office, so nervous, knowing
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Office, so nervous, knowing everything was on the line.
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Everything was on the line. before i could say a word, he
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Before i could say a word, he said, “joel, i've changed my
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Said, “joel, i've changed my mind. i'm going to vote for
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Mind. i'm going to vote for you.” he told how an older
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You.” he told how an older jewish woman had called him
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Jewish woman had called him the day before. he hadn't
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The day before. he hadn't talked with her in over
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Talked with her in over twenty years. she was a
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Twenty years. she was a friend of his family. he
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Friend of his family. he always had great respect for
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Always had great respect for her. he said, “she told me in
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Her. he said, “she told me in no uncertain terms that i was
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No uncertain terms that i was to vote for lakewood having
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To vote for lakewood having the compaq center.” it was
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The compaq center.” it was that phone call that changed
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That phone call that changed his mind. what's interesting
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His mind. what's interesting is i don't know the lady,
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Is i don't know the lady, never met her, never asked
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Never met her, never asked her to call. but god controls
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Her to call. but god controls the universe. when you
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The universe. when you believe angels go to work,
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Believe angels go to work, when you take steps of faith
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When you take steps of faith the creator of the universe
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The creator of the universe arranges things in your
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Arranges things in your favor, changes people's
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Favor, changes people's minds, breaks chains that are
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Minds, breaks chains that are limiting you, opens doors
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Limiting you, opens doors that no person can shut. you
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That no person can shut. you are sitting in an
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Are sitting in an awe-inspiring deed. you are
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Awe-inspiring deed. you are sitting in the glory of god.
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Sitting in the glory of god. he's looking for people right
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He's looking for people right now to show himself strong in
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Now to show himself strong in their lives. he's looking for
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Their lives. he's looking for some david's, people that
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Some david's, people that will run to the giants. he's
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Will run to the giants. he's looking for some nehemiah's.
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Looking for some nehemiah's. he was a cup bearer to the
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He was a cup bearer to the king, in an ordinary
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King, in an ordinary position, when he heard the
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Position, when he heard the walls of jerusalem had been
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Walls of jerusalem had been torn down and the city was
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Torn down and the city was open for attack. god gave him
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Open for attack. god gave him a dream to go rebuild those
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A dream to go rebuild those walls. he was living a
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Walls. he was living a thousand miles away. he had
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Thousand miles away. he had no money, no supplies, no way
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No money, no supplies, no way in the natural. but he knew
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In the natural. but he knew the favor of god was on his
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The favor of god was on his life. he arose, and in just
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Life. he arose, and in just fifty-two days, he rebuilt
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Fifty-two days, he rebuilt those walls. an awe-inspiring
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Those walls. an awe-inspiring deed.
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Deed. god is looking for some
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God is looking for some esther's. she was an orphan,
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Esther's. she was an orphan, no parents to guide her. what
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No parents to guide her. what could she do? her uncle
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Could she do? her uncle entered her into a beauty
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Entered her into a beauty contest, whoever won would
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Contest, whoever won would get to meet the king. out of
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Get to meet the king. out of all the young women, she won
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All the young women, she won and became the queen. when
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And became the queen. when the israelites were on the
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The israelites were on the verge of being annihilated,
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Verge of being annihilated, the king had already writen a
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The king had already writen a decree that on a certain
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Decree that on a certain date, they would all be wiped
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Date, they would all be wiped out. esther, against
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Out. esther, against protocol, went into the
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Protocol, went into the king's chamber unannounced.
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King's chamber unannounced. she could have not only lost
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She could have not only lost her position but lost her
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Her position but lost her life. her attitude was, “i've
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Life. her attitude was, “i've been raised up for such a
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Been raised up for such a time as this. i'm not going
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Time as this. i'm not going to shrink back and think
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To shrink back and think about all the what ifs. what
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About all the what ifs. what if he gets upset, what if he
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If he gets upset, what if he says no, what if he puts my
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Says no, what if he puts my family out.” if it's going to
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Family out.” if it's going to be a mighty exploit, it's
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Be a mighty exploit, it's going to take faith. you're
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Going to take faith. you're going to have to take some
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Going to have to take some risks. where there are no
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Risks. where there are no risks, there won't be awe
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Risks, there won't be awe inspiring deeds. if you can
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Inspiring deeds. if you can do it in your own strength,
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Do it in your own strength, your own talent, convince the
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Your own talent, convince the people, make it happen.
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People, make it happen. that's fine, but that's not
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That's fine, but that's not awe inspiring. god has some
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Awe inspiring. god has some things that only he can do.
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Things that only he can do. the way you activate that
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The way you activate that faith is by arising, by
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Faith is by arising, by stepping out. knowing that
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Stepping out. knowing that you are glorious, that you
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You are glorious, that you are a mighty warrior, that
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Are a mighty warrior, that the most high god is backing
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The most high god is backing you up. because of esther,
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You up. because of esther, the king changed his mind,
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The king changed his mind, and the israelites were saved.
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And the israelites were saved. god's looking for some
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God's looking for some shadrach, meshach's and
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Shadrach, meshach's and abednego's. teenagers that
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Abednego's. teenagers that wouldn't bow down to the
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Wouldn't bow down to the king's golden idol. they
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King's golden idol. they refused to compromise and fit
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Refused to compromise and fit into a culture that didn't
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Into a culture that didn't honor god. they could have
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Honor god. they could have conformed, played it safe,
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Conformed, played it safe, did what everyone else was
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Did what everyone else was doing. after all, it was
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Doing. after all, it was dangerous. their life was on
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Dangerous. their life was on the line. but they said to
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The line. but they said to the king, “even if you throw
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The king, “even if you throw us into that furnace, we're
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Us into that furnace, we're still not going to bow down.”
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Still not going to bow down.” they threw these teenagers
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They threw these teenagers into the fire, thinking they
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Into the fire, thinking they were done with them, but god
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Were done with them, but god has the final say. when you
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Has the final say. when you refuse to compromise, you
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Refuse to compromise, you stay on the high road, honor
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Stay on the high road, honor god with your life, you may
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God with your life, you may get thrown into the fire. the
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Get thrown into the fire. the good news is god comes into
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Good news is god comes into the fire with you. he doesn't
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The fire with you. he doesn't always deliver you from the
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Always deliver you from the fire. sometimes he'll make
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Fire. sometimes he'll make you fireproof and bring you
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You fireproof and bring you through the fire.
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Through the fire. this king came back to check
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This king came back to check on the teenagers. he looked
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On the teenagers. he looked through the furnace window,
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Through the furnace window, said, “didn't we throw three
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Said, “didn't we throw three men in bound? i see four men
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Men in bound? i see four men loosed, and one looks like
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Loosed, and one looks like the son of the living god.”
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The son of the living god.” those teenagers walked out of
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Those teenagers walked out of the furnace. not a hair on
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The furnace. not a hair on their head was singed, and
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Their head was singed, and they didn't even have the
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They didn't even have the smell of smoke. an
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Smell of smoke. an awe-inspiring deed. the king
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Awe-inspiring deed. the king said, “from now on, we're all
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Said, “from now on, we're all going to worship the god of
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Going to worship the god of shadrach, meshach and
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Shadrach, meshach and abednego.”
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Abednego.” god has some of these
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God has some of these awe-inspiring deeds in your
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Awe-inspiring deeds in your future. he's going to show
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Future. he's going to show out, do things that you've
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Out, do things that you've never dreamed. like these
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Never dreamed. like these teenagers, because you honor
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Teenagers, because you honor him, he's going to make you
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Him, he's going to make you an example of his goodness.
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An example of his goodness. don't live in fear, shrinking
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Don't live in fear, shrinking back, thinking, “the odds are
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Back, thinking, “the odds are too big. the opposition too
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Too big. the opposition too strong. i can't accomplish my
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Strong. i can't accomplish my dream.” no arise and shine,
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Dream.” no arise and shine, the glory of god is on you.
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The glory of god is on you. you are a mighty warrior. go
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You are a mighty warrior. go out and perform these
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Out and perform these awe-inspiring deeds
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Awe-inspiring deeds isaiah went on to say,
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Isaiah went on to say, “darkness will cover the
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“darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the
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Earth, and thick darkness the people, but upon you the
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People, but upon you the glory of the lord will
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Glory of the lord will arise.” it's not a
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Arise.” it's not a coincidence that he said in
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Coincidence that he said in the middle of the darkness,
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The middle of the darkness, when people don't honor god,
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When people don't honor god, when there's strife,
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When there's strife, division, all kinds of evil,
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Division, all kinds of evil, that's when you need to arise
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That's when you need to arise and shine. that's when you'll
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And shine. that's when you'll see the glory of god. that's
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See the glory of god. that's when he'll bring you though
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When he'll bring you though the fire without the smell
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The fire without the smell of smoke. that's when you'll
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Of smoke. that's when you'll rebuild the walls, accomplish
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Rebuild the walls, accomplish great dreams, when the odds
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Great dreams, when the odds are against you. that's when
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Are against you. that's when god will change the king's
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God will change the king's mind, turn the decree around,
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Mind, turn the decree around, because you're an esther. you
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Because you're an esther. you had the boldness, the faith,
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Had the boldness, the faith, to believe that you're
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To believe that you're glorious, to know that god
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Glorious, to know that god himself has blessed you, that
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Himself has blessed you, that he's fighting battles, that
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He's fighting battles, that he's making ways where you
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He's making ways where you don't see a way.
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Don't see a way. we're coming into a time
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We're coming into a time where god is going to show
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Where god is going to show out in greater ways. there
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Out in greater ways. there are going to be mighty
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Are going to be mighty exploits. the scripture says,
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Exploits. the scripture says, “these signs will follow them
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“these signs will follow them that believe.” there are
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That believe.” there are going to be some signs
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Going to be some signs following you. not ordinary
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Following you. not ordinary things, not what you've seen
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Things, not what you've seen in the past, but
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In the past, but awe-inspiring deeds. the
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Awe-inspiring deeds. the apostle paul said, “you
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Apostle paul said, “you haven't seen, heard or
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Haven't seen, heard or imagined what god has in
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Imagined what god has in store for you.” he's going to
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Store for you.” he's going to put you in situations like
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Put you in situations like david, you face a goliath.
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David, you face a goliath. like nehemiah, a dream that
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Like nehemiah, a dream that seems impossible. like
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Seems impossible. like esther, a problem with huge
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Esther, a problem with huge consequences. you'll be
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Consequences. you'll be tempted to shrink back,
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Tempted to shrink back, let fear and intimidation
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Let fear and intimidation convince you to play it safe.
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Convince you to play it safe. think that you're stuck. god
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Think that you're stuck. god is saying, “if you'll arise,
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Is saying, “if you'll arise, i'll cause you to shine. if
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I'll cause you to shine. if you'll take steps of faith,
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You'll take steps of faith, i'll defeat your enemies.
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I'll defeat your enemies. i'll open the right doors.
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I'll open the right doors. i'll bring the right people,
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I'll bring the right people, i'll give you the wisdom, the
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I'll give you the wisdom, the creativity, the abundance.”
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Creativity, the abundance.” there are awe inspiring deeds
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There are awe inspiring deeds in your future. there are
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In your future. there are mighty exploits coming your
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Mighty exploits coming your way. you wouldn't be hearing
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Way. you wouldn't be hearing this if god wasn't about to
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This if god wasn't about to do something unusual,
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Do something unusual, uncommon. something that
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Uncommon. something that causes people to be
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Causes people to be awestruck. that puts you at
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Awestruck. that puts you at a new level of favor,
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A new level of favor, influence, and honor.
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Influence, and honor. there was a young man that
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There was a young man that grew up in africa in the
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Grew up in africa in the congo, one of the poorest
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Congo, one of the poorest nations. he was one of seven
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Nations. he was one of seven children. in their village,
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Children. in their village, there was so much sickness,
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There was so much sickness, all kinds of disease but
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All kinds of disease but there was no place to get
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There was no place to get care, not a hospital, not a
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Care, not a hospital, not a clinic within hundreds of
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Clinic within hundreds of miles. people were dying from
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Miles. people were dying from things that were easily
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Things that were easily treatable. as a young boy,
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Treatable. as a young boy, he couldn't stand seeing the
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He couldn't stand seeing the sadness and suffering of his
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Sadness and suffering of his people. god put a dream in
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People. god put a dream in his heart to build a hospital
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His heart to build a hospital in his village. in the
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In his village. in the natural, it was impossible.
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Natural, it was impossible. he was just as poor and under
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He was just as poor and under privileged as the others in
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Privileged as the others in his village. but there was
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His village. but there was something different about
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Something different about this young boy. he believed
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This young boy. he believed the favor of god was on his
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The favor of god was on his life. he didn't see himself
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Life. he didn't see himself as limited, at a
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As limited, at a disadvantage. he saw himself
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Disadvantage. he saw himself as glorious, as a mighty
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As glorious, as a mighty warrior, destined to do great
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Warrior, destined to do great things. you may be in a
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Things. you may be in a limited environment, but
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Limited environment, but don't let that environment
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Don't let that environment get in you. see yourself as
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Get in you. see yourself as a world changer, a history
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A world changer, a history maker. god is not limited by
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Maker. god is not limited by what you don't have. he said,
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What you don't have. he said, you're going to do mighty
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You're going to do mighty exploits. you're going to
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Exploits. you're going to perform awe inspiring deeds.
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Perform awe inspiring deeds. this little boy started to
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This little boy started to grow and grow. he ended up
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Grow and grow. he ended up seven feet two inches tall.
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Seven feet two inches tall. he graduated from the local
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He graduated from the local school. against all odds, he
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School. against all odds, he received an academic
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Received an academic scholarship to georgetown
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Scholarship to georgetown university here in the
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University here in the states. he went there to
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States. he went there to become a doctor so he could
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Become a doctor so he could come back and help his
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Come back and help his people. but during his second
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People. but during his second year, the basketball coach
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Year, the basketball coach noticed him and asked him to
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Noticed him and asked him to try out for the team. he not
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Try out for the team. he not only made the team, but he
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Only made the team, but he became a star player. he was
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Became a star player. he was later drafted to play
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Later drafted to play professional basketball. our
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Professional basketball. our friend, dikembe mutombo,
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Friend, dikembe mutombo, became one of the greatest
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Became one of the greatest players of our day. when he
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Players of our day. when he played for the rockets, i
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Played for the rockets, i would see him at our
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Would see him at our services. in 2007, he opened
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Services. in 2007, he opened a new thirty-million-dollar
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A new thirty-million-dollar hospital, that he and the
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Hospital, that he and the other players funded, in his
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Other players funded, in his small village in the congo.
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Small village in the congo. since then, they have treated
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Since then, they have treated over a million patients. who
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Over a million patients. who would have ever thought that
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Would have ever thought that little boy in the
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Little boy in the impoverished village would do
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Impoverished village would do such a mighty exploit, such
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Such a mighty exploit, such an awe-inspiring deed? that's
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An awe-inspiring deed? that's what god has in your future.
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What god has in your future. you're not limited by your
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You're not limited by your surroundings, how you were
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Surroundings, how you were raised, what you don't have.
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Raised, what you don't have. god controls the universe.
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God controls the universe. he's just looking for people
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He's just looking for people that recognize who they are.
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That recognize who they are. mighty warriors, glorious,
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Mighty warriors, glorious, favored, anointed,
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Favored, anointed, influential, powerful. that's
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Influential, powerful. that's who you are. god himself has
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Who you are. god himself has blessed you. people may come
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Blessed you. people may come against you but god himself
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Against you but god himself has favored you. the
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Has favored you. the opposition may be stronger,
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Opposition may be stronger, but god himself has empowered
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But god himself has empowered you. the giant looks too big;
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You. the giant looks too big; god himself is fighting for
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God himself is fighting for you. if you will arise,
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You. if you will arise, you're going to shine. you're
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You're going to shine. you're going to see the glory of god
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Going to see the glory of god in greater ways.
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In greater ways. when we look back over our
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When we look back over our lives, we should see some of
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Lives, we should see some of these times where there are
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These times where there are mighty exploits. something
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Mighty exploits. something that we've done that's out of
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That we've done that's out of the ordinary, that's beyond
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The ordinary, that's beyond your natural ability. “well
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Your natural ability. “well joel i don't see any of that
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Joel i don't see any of that for me. it must not work.”
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For me. it must not work.” get ready, it's coming. you
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Get ready, it's coming. you are marked for greatness. god
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Are marked for greatness. god is going to show out in your
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Is going to show out in your life. in these coming days,
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Life. in these coming days, as it gets darker around you,
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As it gets darker around you, you're going to shine
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You're going to shine brighter and brighter. you
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Brighter and brighter. you are destined to perform awe
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Are destined to perform awe inspiring deeds. now rise up
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Inspiring deeds. now rise up mighty warrior and possess
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Mighty warrior and possess the land. if you'll do this,
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The land. if you'll do this, i believe and declare, you're
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I believe and declare, you're going to do mighty exploits.
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Going to do mighty exploits. god's about to do something
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God's about to do something you've never seen. like
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You've never seen. like peter, you're going to be
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Peter, you're going to be awestruck. new doors opening,
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Awestruck. new doors opening, abundance, healing,
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Abundance, healing, breakthroughs, the fullness
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Breakthroughs, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus'
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Of your destiny, in jesus' name. and if you receive it,
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Name. and if you receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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Every day we can live:
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Every day we can live: discouraged, angry,
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Discouraged, angry, depressed, defeated.
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Depressed, defeated. is it possible
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Is it possible to turn these negatives
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To turn these negatives into an outlook
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Into an outlook filled with purpose,
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Filled with purpose, happiness and joy?
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Happiness and joy? every day we make choices.
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Every day we make choices. how we see ourselves,
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How we see ourselves, how we respond to challenges,
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How we respond to challenges, how we approach
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How we approach what's in front of us.
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What's in front of us. i've written
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A devotional called today
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A devotional called today i choose: devotions
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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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For a better life. it's designed to help
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It's designed to help you make those choices
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You make those choices on purpose, to choose
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On purpose, to choose faith over fear
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Faith over fear and peace
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And peace over frustration
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Over frustration and kindness over offense.
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And kindness over offense. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with scripture
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With scripture and practical encouragement
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And practical encouragement to help you live
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To help you live with confidence and victory.
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With confidence and victory. you can't wait to see
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You can't wait to see what kind of day
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What kind of day it's going to be.
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It's going to be. you have to decide
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You have to decide ahead of time.
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Ahead of time. when you do,
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When you do, you can step into
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You can step into a more blessed, fulfilled life.
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A more blessed, fulfilled life. i'd love to send you a copy.
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I'd love to send you a copy. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount,
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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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Every day begins with a choice,
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Every day begins with a choice, and this inspiring book
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And this inspiring book is packed
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Is packed with powerful devotional truths
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With powerful devotional truths that will help you
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That will help you in the specific challenges
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In the specific challenges you face in life,
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You face in life, including: today,
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Including: today, i choose to
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I choose to turn down the noise,
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Turn down the noise, to believe
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To believe what i cannot see,
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What i cannot see, to be happy,
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To be happy, to trust god's timing.
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They will transform
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They will transform your attitude, your outlook,
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Your attitude, your outlook, your entire day.
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Your entire day. when you make choices
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When you make choices based on what
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Based on what god says about you,
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God says about you, you're going to live happier,
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You're going to live happier, have more peace,
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Have more peace, and you'll be a bigger blessing
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And you'll be a bigger blessing to others.
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To others. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. we sure appreciate your prayer
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. and until we meet again,
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And until we meet again, may the lord bless
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Jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, lord jesus,
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Just say, lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior.
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I make you my lord and savior. if you prayed that
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If you prayed that simple prayer,
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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On the screen. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Joel Osteen - Your Time To Shine

June 7, 2026 | 27:29

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