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Joel Osteen - You've Been Chosen

March 23, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - You've Been Chosen | March 23, 2026

>joel: god bless you. it's
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel,
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can
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Social media. and you can come visit us in person.
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Come visit us in person. we'd love to have you be
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We'd love to have you be a part of one of our
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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 church, one sunday
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About this church, one sunday morning, everything was going
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Morning, everything was going great until a bolt of
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Great until a bolt of lightning hit the sanctuary.
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Lightning hit the sanctuary. when the smoke cleared, satan
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When the smoke cleared, satan himself was standing behind
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Himself was standing behind the podium. people panicked,
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The podium. people panicked, took off running as fast as
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Took off running as fast as they could. everyone that is,
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They could. everyone that is, except one lady. she sat on
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Except one lady. she sat on the front row as calm as can
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The front row as calm as can be. satan was appalled. he
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Be. satan was appalled. he said, “lady, do you know who
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Said, “lady, do you know who i am?” she said, “i sure do.”
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I am?” she said, “i sure do.” he said, “well, aren't you
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He said, “well, aren't you afraid of me?” she said, “not
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Afraid of me?” she said, “not in the least bit.” he said,
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In the least bit.” he said, “why not?” she said, “why
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“why not?” she said, “why should i be. i've been
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Should i be. i've been married to your brother for
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Married to your brother for thirty years.”
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Thirty years.” say it like you mean it. this
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. 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 you've been chosen. i
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About you've been chosen. i grew up playing basketball.
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Grew up playing basketball. from the time i was a little
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From the time i was a little boy i loved the game. when i
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Boy i loved the game. when i was twelve years old, we went
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Was twelve years old, we went to my grandparent's house to
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To my grandparent's house to spend the day. i took my ball
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Spend the day. i took my ball and walked to the park about
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And walked to the park about three blocks away. there were
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Three blocks away. there were all these guys playing. they
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All these guys playing. they were in their late teens,
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Were in their late teens, much bigger, stronger, and
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Much bigger, stronger, and better. it was very
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Better. it was very competitive. i was over
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Competitive. i was over shooting on a goal, making
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Shooting on a goal, making sure to stay out of the way.
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Sure to stay out of the way. when the game was over, the
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When the game was over, the two best players started to
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Two best players started to pick new teams. there were
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Pick new teams. there were about fifteen people waiting.
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About fifteen people waiting. this one captain looked
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This one captain looked around at all of his friends.
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Around at all of his friends. he knew everyone, all these
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He knew everyone, all these great players. then he looked
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Great players. then he looked over at me and said, “i
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Over at me and said, “i choose that guy.” i nearly
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Choose that guy.” i nearly passed out. he was a foot
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Passed out. he was a foot taller than me, a different
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Taller than me, a different nationality, twenty times
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Nationality, twenty times better. yet he bypassed all
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Better. yet he bypassed all the people he was supposed to
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The people he was supposed to pick, and he chose a
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Pick, and he chose a stranger. his friend said,
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Stranger. his friend said, “are you kidding? he's too
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“are you kidding? he's too small.” one said, “yes, plus
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Small.” one said, “yes, plus he's white.” that means he
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He's white.” that means he can't jump. another said,
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Can't jump. another said, “he's not one of us. you
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“he's not one of us. you don't even know him.” i never
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Don't even know him.” i never expected to be chosen. i
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Expected to be chosen. i didn't deserve it. i couldn't
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Didn't deserve it. i couldn't perform at their level.
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Perform at their level. i didn't come from their
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I didn't come from their background, but for some
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Background, but for some reason he picked me. i'll
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Reason he picked me. i'll never forget how that made me
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Never forget how that made me feel, valuable, approved,
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Feel, valuable, approved, confident. all because i had
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Confident. all because i had been chosen.
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Been chosen. that's what god did for us.
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That's what god did for us. we were all strangers. we
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We were all strangers. we couldn't measure up. we
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Couldn't measure up. we didn't deserve his love, his
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Didn't deserve his love, his mercy, his goodness. but the
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Mercy, his goodness. but the scripture says, “while we
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Scripture says, “while we were yet strangers, while we
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Were yet strangers, while we were far off, god brought us
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Were far off, god brought us near through the blood of
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Near through the blood of christ.” jesus said in john,
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Christ.” jesus said in john, “you didn't choose me, i
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“you didn't choose me, i chose you.” god handpicked
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Chose you.” god handpicked you. you may feel like i did
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You. you may feel like i did at the park. you don't fit
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At the park. you don't fit in, you weren't raised in
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In, you weren't raised in this, you come from a
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This, you come from a different background. none of
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Different background. none of that stops god. he still
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That stops god. he still chooses you.
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Chooses you. he told jeremiah, “before you
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He told jeremiah, “before you were formed in your mother's
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Were formed in your mother's womb, i knew you and approved
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Womb, i knew you and approved you. i've called you to speak
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You. i've called you to speak to nations.” before you were
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To nations.” before you were born, god not only chose you,
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Born, god not only chose you, but he put a calling on your
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But he put a calling on your life. he put greatness in
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Life. he put greatness in you. he's destined you to
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You. he's destined you to leave your mark. but the
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Leave your mark. but the enemy will work overtime to
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Enemy will work overtime to try to make you feel left
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Try to make you feel left out, like you don't matter.
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Out, like you don't matter. you're not smart enough. you
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You're not smart enough. you don't fit in. you're too
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Don't fit in. you're too different. don't believe
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Different. don't believe those lies. god specializes
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Those lies. god specializes in choosing strangers. he
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In choosing strangers. he chooses people that society
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Chooses people that society wouldn't expect.
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Wouldn't expect. he chose a shepherd boy named
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He chose a shepherd boy named david to become the king of
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David to become the king of israel. david didn't come
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Israel. david didn't come from royalty. they were poor,
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From royalty. they were poor, his family had no influence.
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His family had no influence. when he showed up at the
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When he showed up at the palace, they would have
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Palace, they would have thought, “who is this
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Thought, “who is this stranger. he's not
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Stranger. he's not qualified.” god chose moses
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Qualified.” god chose moses to lead the israelites out of
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To lead the israelites out of slavery. moses had made a
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Slavery. moses had made a mistake and took a man's
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Mistake and took a man's life. he had to spend forty
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Life. he had to spend forty years in hiding in the
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Years in hiding in the desert. he had a problem with
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Desert. he had a problem with his speech, he stuttered. god
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His speech, he stuttered. god could have found someone with
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Could have found someone with less baggage, more eloquent,
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Less baggage, more eloquent, but he chose a stranger.
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But he chose a stranger. jesus was traveling to
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Jesus was traveling to galilee. he told his
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Galilee. he told his disciples, “i must go through
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Disciples, “i must go through samaria.” that wasn't the
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Samaria.” that wasn't the normal route, that was the
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Normal route, that was the long way. he was at a well
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Long way. he was at a well waiting when a woman came to
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Waiting when a woman came to get water. he asked her for
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Get water. he asked her for something to drink. she said,
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Something to drink. she said, “sir, you're a jew, i'm a
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“sir, you're a jew, i'm a samaritan, you know we don't
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Samaritan, you know we don't get along, why are you
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Get along, why are you talking to me?” jesus said,
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Talking to me?” jesus said, “if you knew who i am, you
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“if you knew who i am, you would ask and i would give
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Would ask and i would give you living water.” jesus
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You living water.” jesus began to tell her all about
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Began to tell her all about her life. how she had five
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Her life. how she had five husbands, how she was living
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Husbands, how she was living with a sixth man. no doubt
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With a sixth man. no doubt she was the talk of the town.
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She was the talk of the town. people looked down on her,
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People looked down on her, made fun, “there's that lady.
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Made fun, “there's that lady. who's she with this week?”
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Who's she with this week?” she was so amazed that jesus
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She was so amazed that jesus knew everything about her.
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Knew everything about her. she said, “we know one day
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She said, “we know one day the messiah will come.” jesus
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The messiah will come.” jesus said to her, “i am the
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Said to her, “i am the messiah.” the first person
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Messiah.” the first person jesus ever told he was the
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Jesus ever told he was the messiah wasn't the head
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Messiah wasn't the head rabbi, wasn't the chief
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Rabbi, wasn't the chief priest, wasn't the mayor. it
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Priest, wasn't the mayor. it was this woman, a stranger.
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Was this woman, a stranger. someone that society had
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Someone that society had written off, “too many
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Written off, “too many mistakes, not worthy, she
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Mistakes, not worthy, she doesn't fit in.” god doesn't
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Doesn't fit in.” god doesn't choose the way we choose. he
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Choose the way we choose. he never writes you off. he
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Never writes you off. he never gives up on you. his
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Never gives up on you. his calling on your life is
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Calling on your life is irrevocable. that means he
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Irrevocable. that means he doesn't change his mind.
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Doesn't change his mind. when jesus chose his
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When jesus chose his disciples, he didn't go to
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Disciples, he didn't go to the synagogue to find the
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The synagogue to find the best candidates, with the
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Best candidates, with the best credentials. he didn't
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Best credentials. he didn't run an ad on zip recruiter to
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Run an ad on zip recruiter to get the most qualified. he
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Get the most qualified. he chose peter, a fisherman. he
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Chose peter, a fisherman. he didn't have any kind of
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Didn't have any kind of background of faith. he'd
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Background of faith. he'd never been to the temple. he
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Never been to the temple. he was hot tempered, cursed
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Was hot tempered, cursed people out. he chose matthew,
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People out. he chose matthew, a tax collector. they were
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A tax collector. they were known for being dishonest.
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Known for being dishonest. what if jesus would have
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What if jesus would have hired a consulting firm to
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Hired a consulting firm to review his choices. it would
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Review his choices. it would have come back something like
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Have come back something like this. “we've run a test on
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This. “we've run a test on all the men you've submitted,
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All the men you've submitted, and we're sorry, but none of
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And we're sorry, but none of them are qualified for a
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Them are qualified for a management position. peter is
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Management position. peter is emotionally unstable and
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Emotionally unstable and given to fits of rage. thomas
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Given to fits of rage. thomas has a doubting spirit that
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Has a doubting spirit that undermines morale. matthew
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Undermines morale. matthew has integrity issues and has
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Has integrity issues and has been blacklisted by the
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Been blacklisted by the jerusalem better business
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Jerusalem better business bureau.” here's what i'm
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Bureau.” here's what i'm saying, why are you
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Saying, why are you disqualifying yourself?
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Disqualifying yourself? thinking you have too many
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Thinking you have too many flaws, you don't fit in, you
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Flaws, you don't fit in, you don't come from the right
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Don't come from the right background, you've made too
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Background, you've made too many wrong choices. god knew
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Many wrong choices. god knew every mistake you would make.
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Every mistake you would make. he knew what you would
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He knew what you would struggle with. he knew the
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Struggle with. he knew the environment you'd be raised
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Environment you'd be raised in. and he still chooses you.
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In. and he still chooses you. when that young man picked me
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When that young man picked me to be on his team, even
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To be on his team, even though i was half his size
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Though i was half his size and not nearly as skilled as
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And not nearly as skilled as those other players. i'm
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Those other players. i'm either naïve or a little bit
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Either naïve or a little bit crazy, but that spirit of
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Crazy, but that spirit of lebron james came on me. i
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Lebron james came on me. i thought, “if you think i can
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Thought, “if you think i can play, if you have that much
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Play, if you have that much confidence in me, then i must
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Confidence in me, then i must be better than i thought.” i
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Be better than i thought.” i took that as a sign that it
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Took that as a sign that it was my time to shine. that he
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Was my time to shine. that he wouldn't have chosen me if he
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Wouldn't have chosen me if he thought i was going to fail.
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Thought i was going to fail. when opportunities come
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When opportunities come across your path that seem
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Across your path that seem too big, too much. don't
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Too big, too much. don't shrink back. “i can't take
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Shrink back. “i can't take the management position, i'm
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The management position, i'm not that qualified. i'll
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Not that qualified. i'll never get in that college,
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Never get in that college, i'm not that smart. i could
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I'm not that smart. i could never date that person,
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Never date that person, they're so out of my league.”
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They're so out of my league.” have a new perspective. god
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Have a new perspective. god has so much confidence in
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Has so much confidence in you. he wouldn't have put you
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You. he wouldn't have put you there if you were going to
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There if you were going to fall apart, be overwhelmed.
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Fall apart, be overwhelmed. the fact that he chose you
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The fact that he chose you means he's already equipped
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Means he's already equipped you, empowered you and
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You, empowered you and anointed you. this is your
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Anointed you. this is your time to shine. step into your
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Time to shine. step into your greatness. you've been raised
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Greatness. you've been raised up for such a time as this.
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Up for such a time as this. yes, it may be over your
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Yes, it may be over your head, but it's not over god's
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Head, but it's not over god's head. you and god are a
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Head. you and god are a majority. as you take a step
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Majority. as you take a step of faith, you'll discover
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Of faith, you'll discover courage, strength, ability
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Courage, strength, ability like you've never seen.
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Like you've never seen. imagine how david felt when
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Imagine how david felt when he was chosen to face
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He was chosen to face goliath. that didn't make
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Goliath. that didn't make sense. he could have thought,
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Sense. he could have thought, “this is not god choosing me,
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“this is not god choosing me, this is the devil trying to
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This is the devil trying to get me killed.” goliath was
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Get me killed.” goliath was twice his size. he had more
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Twice his size. he had more training, more armor, more
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Training, more armor, more experience. but god doesn't
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Experience. but god doesn't call you without equipping
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Call you without equipping you. what you have may seem
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You. what you have may seem small in comparison to what
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Small in comparison to what you're up against. just a
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You're up against. just a sling shot, a few stones, but
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Sling shot, a few stones, but when god breathes on it, it
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When god breathes on it, it will bring down giants. god's
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Will bring down giants. god's favor on your sling shot is
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Favor on your sling shot is more powerful than an army
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More powerful than an army coming against you. don't
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Coming against you. don't talk yourself out of your
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Talk yourself out of your dreams, talk yourself into
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Dreams, talk yourself into your dreams. “this giant may
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Your dreams. “this giant may look big, but i know i've
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Look big, but i know i've been chosen. god wouldn't
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Been chosen. god wouldn't have allowed it if i wasn't
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Have allowed it if i wasn't well able. i can do all
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Well able. i can do all things through christ.”
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Things through christ.” when jesus was on his way to
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When jesus was on his way to be crucified, the soldiers
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Be crucified, the soldiers forced him to carry his own
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Forced him to carry his own cross. he had been beaten,
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Cross. he had been beaten, mocked and ridiculed. his
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Mocked and ridiculed. his body was weak. his mind was
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Body was weak. his mind was tired. he was suffering from
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Tired. he was suffering from exhaustion. as he was
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Exhaustion. as he was carrying the cross, he fell
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Carrying the cross, he fell down. he couldn't take it
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Down. he couldn't take it anymore. the scripture says,
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Anymore. the scripture says, “there was a man coming in
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“there was a man coming in town from another country,
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Town from another country, simon of cyrene, the soldiers
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Simon of cyrene, the soldiers had him carry jesus' cross.”
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Had him carry jesus' cross.” it's significant that it
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It's significant that it tells us simon was from
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Tells us simon was from cyrene. cyrene was a city in
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Cyrene. cyrene was a city in north africa. he wasn't from
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North africa. he wasn't from jerusalem. he was a
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Jerusalem. he was a foreigner, a stranger. no
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Foreigner, a stranger. no doubt he didn't know who
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Doubt he didn't know who jesus was. he was just
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Jesus was. he was just traveling through and
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Traveling through and suddenly found himself
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Suddenly found himself carrying the cross. he didn't
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Carrying the cross. he didn't know he would be a part of
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Know he would be a part of history. simon never dreamed
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History. simon never dreamed we'd be talking about him
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We'd be talking about him today. god could have had one
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Today. god could have had one of the disciples close by to
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Of the disciples close by to carry the cross. after all,
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Carry the cross. after all, this was such a historic
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This was such a historic moment. he could have had
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Moment. he could have had blind bartimaeus, who jesus
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Blind bartimaeus, who jesus healed be there. or one of
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Healed be there. or one of the lepers that were
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The lepers that were cleansed. but of all the
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Cleansed. but of all the people jesus impacted, of all
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People jesus impacted, of all the ones he taught, fed,
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The ones he taught, fed, encouraged, healed, the one
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Encouraged, healed, the one who would be with him in his
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Who would be with him in his final, critical moments was a
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Final, critical moments was a stranger. simon didn't look
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Stranger. simon didn't look like jesus. he was a
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Like jesus. he was a different nationality. he
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Different nationality. he didn't worship in the temples
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Didn't worship in the temples like jesus. he wasn't jewish.
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Like jesus. he wasn't jewish. he was from another faith.
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He was from another faith. but god on purpose chooses
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But god on purpose chooses strangers. people that seem
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Strangers. people that seem unlikely, people that don't
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Unlikely, people that don't look like they belong.
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Look like they belong. sometimes we fight being
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Sometimes we fight being chosen. simon could have said
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Chosen. simon could have said to the soldiers, “no, not me.
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To the soldiers, “no, not me. find someone else. i don't
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Find someone else. i don't know this man. i'm not a
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Know this man. i'm not a religious person. i don't
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Religious person. i don't come from a family of faith.
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Come from a family of faith. can't you see, i'm a
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Can't you see, i'm a different nationality.” none
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Different nationality.” none of that matters to god. he
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Of that matters to god. he knew simon was a stranger. he
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Knew simon was a stranger. he knew there was no history
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Knew there was no history with jesus. he knew his
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With jesus. he knew his family was from a different
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Family was from a different background. he knew voices
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Background. he knew voices would whisper, “simon, you
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Would whisper, “simon, you can't do this. this doesn't
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Can't do this. this doesn't make sense. don't get
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Make sense. don't get involved. tell them you're
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Involved. tell them you're busy.” all these thoughts
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Busy.” all these thoughts trying to talk him out of it.
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Trying to talk him out of it. but deep down, he could hear
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But deep down, he could hear this voice whispering,
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This voice whispering, “you've been chosen. this is
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“you've been chosen. this is your moment. i know you're a
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Your moment. i know you're a stranger. i know this is not
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Stranger. i know this is not the environment you're used
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The environment you're used to, but i'm calling you.”
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To, but i'm calling you.” simon could have made
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Simon could have made excuses. he could have tried
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Excuses. he could have tried to turn away, but he accepted
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To turn away, but he accepted the calling. he stepped into
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The calling. he stepped into purpose and destiny greater
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Purpose and destiny greater than he ever dreamed.
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Than he ever dreamed. maybe today, like simon,
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Maybe today, like simon, you're fighting being chosen.
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You're fighting being chosen. you know god's calling is on
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You know god's calling is on you, but you're a stranger.
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You, but you're a stranger. you weren't raised in this.
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You weren't raised in this. you don't look like you fit.
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You don't look like you fit. you have weaknesses. you've
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You have weaknesses. you've made mistakes. the truth is
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Made mistakes. the truth is we were all strangers. we may
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We were all strangers. we may look like we have it all
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Look like we have it all together, but we've all
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Together, but we've all fallen short. this is the
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Fallen short. this is the beauty of our god. while we
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Beauty of our god. while we were yet strangers, while we
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Were yet strangers, while we were far off, god in his
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Were far off, god in his great mercy chose us. he
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Great mercy chose us. he didn't choose you based on
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Didn't choose you based on your performance; he chose
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Your performance; he chose you based on his love. simon
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You based on his love. simon didn't know jesus. he didn't
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Didn't know jesus. he didn't have any history with him,
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Have any history with him, but god had a divine purpose
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But god had a divine purpose for his life, something
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For his life, something bigger than he ever dreamed.
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Bigger than he ever dreamed. who knows where god will take
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Who knows where god will take you if you'll simply answer
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You if you'll simply answer the call.
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The call. sometimes we think to carry
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Sometimes we think to carry the cross, to accept that
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The cross, to accept that we've been chosen, we'll have
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We've been chosen, we'll have to give up so much, live a
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To give up so much, live a lame, boring life. the truth
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Lame, boring life. the truth is you'll gain so much more.
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Is you'll gain so much more. god's dream for your life is
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God's dream for your life is so much bigger. so much more
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So much bigger. so much more rewarding, more fulfilling.
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Rewarding, more fulfilling. yes, you will give up some
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Yes, you will give up some things. fear, insecurity,
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Things. fear, insecurity, addictions, depression,
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Addictions, depression, compromise. he's chosen you.
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Compromise. he's chosen you. my question is, will you
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My question is, will you choose him? don't go through
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Choose him? don't go through life, handpicked by the
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Life, handpicked by the creator, with seeds of
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Creator, with seeds of greatness, redeemed and
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Greatness, redeemed and forgiven, but never step up
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Forgiven, but never step up to who you were created to
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To who you were created to be. let today be the day, you
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Be. let today be the day, you say, “god, i believe i'm
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Say, “god, i believe i'm chosen. i believe i'm worthy.
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Chosen. i believe i'm worthy. i believe i'm valuable. i may
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I believe i'm valuable. i may be a stranger. this may be
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Be a stranger. this may be new to me, but i'm coming
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New to me, but i'm coming into the family. i'm going to
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Into the family. i'm going to live my life as a son, as a
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Live my life as a son, as a daughter of the most high
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Daughter of the most high god.”
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God.” there was this very wealthy
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There was this very wealthy lady that had passed. as far
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Lady that had passed. as far as they knew, she had never
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As they knew, she had never left a will. she had this
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Left a will. she had this huge house, filled with all
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Huge house, filled with all kinds of furniture, expensive
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Kinds of furniture, expensive antiques. she had beautiful
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Antiques. she had beautiful jewelry, a huge art
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Jewelry, a huge art collection, paintings from
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Collection, paintings from all over the world. millions
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All over the world. millions of dollars of worth. a
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Of dollars of worth. a company came in to auction
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Company came in to auction everything off. a couple
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Everything off. a couple hundred people were there.
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Hundred people were there. they started the auction in
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They started the auction in the foyer with a picture of
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The foyer with a picture of this lady's son. it was a
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This lady's son. it was a portrait hanging on the wall.
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Portrait hanging on the wall. it was nice but nobody wanted
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It was nice but nobody wanted that. they were waiting for
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That. they were waiting for all the other items. after a
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All the other items. after a couple of moments of silence,
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Couple of moments of silence, the lady's housekeeper bid
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The lady's housekeeper bid twenty dollars. she helped
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Twenty dollars. she helped raise the boy, loved him
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Raise the boy, loved him dearly. the auctioneer looked
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Dearly. the auctioneer looked around one more time, finally
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Around one more time, finally said, “going, going, gone.”
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Said, “going, going, gone.” the housekeeper took the
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The housekeeper took the painting down. on the back,
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Painting down. on the back, there was a handwritten note
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There was a handwritten note signed by the lady. it said,
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Signed by the lady. it said, “whoever chooses the son,
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“whoever chooses the son, gets it all.” the auction was
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Gets it all.” the auction was suddenly over. now the
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Suddenly over. now the housekeeper owned it all.
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Housekeeper owned it all. it's the same way today, when
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It's the same way today, when you choose the son, when you
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You choose the son, when you choose the risen savior, when
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Choose the risen savior, when you choose jesus, you get it
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You choose jesus, you get it all. abundant life, eternal
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All. abundant life, eternal life, joy, peace, strength,
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Life, joy, peace, strength, victory.
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Victory. my father was raised in a
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My father was raised in a family that didn't know
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Family that didn't know anything about god. they were
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Anything about god. they were very poor, and they lost
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Very poor, and they lost everything during the great
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Everything during the great depression. he had to drop
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Depression. he had to drop out of high school to work on
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Out of high school to work on the farm to help out. it
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The farm to help out. it looked like his life would be
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Looked like his life would be limited, no money, little
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Limited, no money, little education, no future to speak
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Education, no future to speak of. but my father had a
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Of. but my father had a friend named sam. he would
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Friend named sam. he would get to school early and write
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Get to school early and write scriptures on the chalk
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Scriptures on the chalk board. my dad was so
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Board. my dad was so embarrassed. he didn't want
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Embarrassed. he didn't want to have anything to do with
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To have anything to do with religion or faith. but at
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Religion or faith. but at seventeen years old, he was
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Seventeen years old, he was walking home from a nightclub
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Walking home from a nightclub at two o'clock in the
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At two o'clock in the morning. he looked up at the
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Morning. he looked up at the stars and for some reason, he
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Stars and for some reason, he began to think about god.
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Began to think about god. what he was going to do with
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What he was going to do with his life. the next morning my
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His life. the next morning my father went to church with
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Father went to church with sam and gave his life to
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Sam and gave his life to christ. that changed the
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Christ. that changed the whole trajectory of our
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Whole trajectory of our family.
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Family. my father was like simon, a
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My father was like simon, a stranger. there was no
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Stranger. there was no history of faith. nothing in
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History of faith. nothing in his background that said he
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His background that said he would believe. he was a
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Would believe. he was a teenager, partying, doing his
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Teenager, partying, doing his own thing. but god in his
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Own thing. but god in his mercy, chose my father before
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Mercy, chose my father before he could choose him. walking
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He could choose him. walking home from that night club
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Home from that night club that night that was god
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That night that was god drawing my father. like him,
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Drawing my father. like him, you may not have a background
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You may not have a background of faith. you don't think you
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Of faith. you don't think you could live up to the
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Could live up to the standards. you've had too
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Standards. you've had too much negative baggage. none
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Much negative baggage. none of that stops god. he loves
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Of that stops god. he loves to choose strangers and do
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To choose strangers and do something awesome with their
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Something awesome with their lives. don't make excuses. my
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Lives. don't make excuses. my father could have thought,
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Father could have thought, “god, i don't have much to
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“god, i don't have much to offer, i don't have much
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Offer, i don't have much education, i don't have any
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Education, i don't have any influence, i don't have a
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Influence, i don't have a family that's honored you.”
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Family that's honored you.” god's not looking at what you
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God's not looking at what you don't have. all he needs is
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Don't have. all he needs is what you do have. your
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What you do have. your willingness, your obedience,
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Willingness, your obedience, your courage, your faith. you
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Your courage, your faith. you can impact your family line
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Can impact your family line for generations to come. you
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For generations to come. you can be the one that breaks
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Can be the one that breaks the cycle of defeat,
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The cycle of defeat, mediocrity and starts the
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Mediocrity and starts the cycle of blessing, favor,
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Cycle of blessing, favor, honor, integrity. (applause)
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Honor, integrity. (applause) you may be a stranger, but
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You may be a stranger, but don't stay a stranger. you've
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Don't stay a stranger. you've been chosen. god's calling is
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Been chosen. god's calling is on your life. there is an
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On your life. there is an assignment for you to
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Assignment for you to accomplish. it's something
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Accomplish. it's something bigger than you've imagined.
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Bigger than you've imagined. you may not feel qualified.
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You may not feel qualified. you don't have the training.
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You don't have the training. the giant looks too big. but
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The giant looks too big. but when you step into that
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When you step into that calling, there is a
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Calling, there is a supernatural force that will
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Supernatural force that will push you into your destiny, a
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Push you into your destiny, a favor that will open doors no
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Favor that will open doors no person can shut, a power to
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Person can shut, a power to accomplish dreams you never
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Accomplish dreams you never thought possible.
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Thought possible. when jesus was on the cross,
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When jesus was on the cross, there were two thieves
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There were two thieves crucified on each side. one
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Crucified on each side. one mocked him, and said, “you
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Mocked him, and said, “you couldn't even save yourself.”
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Couldn't even save yourself.” the other said, “jesus, when
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The other said, “jesus, when you come into your kingdom,
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You come into your kingdom, please remember me.” he
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Please remember me.” he believed jesus was the
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Believed jesus was the messiah, that he was a king
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Messiah, that he was a king going into his kingdom. jesus
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Going into his kingdom. jesus didn't say, “i don't even
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Didn't say, “i don't even know you. you didn't follow
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Know you. you didn't follow me. you never came to the
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Me. you never came to the temple when i taught. you
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Temple when i taught. you never got baptized.” no,
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Never got baptized.” no, jesus said, “this day you
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Jesus said, “this day you will be with me in paradise.”
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Will be with me in paradise.” down to his last breath on
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Down to his last breath on this earth, god was showing
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This earth, god was showing us that he chooses strangers.
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Us that he chooses strangers. that our past doesn't
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That our past doesn't determine our future. that
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Determine our future. that when we're at our worst, god
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When we're at our worst, god is at his best. that's when
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Is at his best. that's when his mercy shows out. jesus
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His mercy shows out. jesus could have said to the man,
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Could have said to the man, “well, tell me, did you do
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“well, tell me, did you do any good works? how much time
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Any good works? how much time did you serve others? how
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Did you serve others? how were you raised, then i'll
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Were you raised, then i'll think about your request.”
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Think about your request.” no, the scripture says, “by
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No, the scripture says, “by grace are we saved, through
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Grace are we saved, through faith, not of works, it is a
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Faith, not of works, it is a gift from god.”
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Gift from god.” there was a man in the
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There was a man in the scripture named saul. he was
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Scripture named saul. he was the greatest enemy of the
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The greatest enemy of the church. he went around
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Church. he went around arresting believers, having
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Arresting believers, having them put in jail. you would
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Them put in jail. you would think god wouldn't have
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Think god wouldn't have anything to do with him. he's
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Anything to do with him. he's too far off course. don't
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Too far off course. don't ever write anyone off. the
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Ever write anyone off. the mercy of god is bigger than
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Mercy of god is bigger than any mistake you've made. it's
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Any mistake you've made. it's bigger than any force that's
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Bigger than any force that's trying to stop your children,
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Trying to stop your children, your loved ones. as saul was
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Your loved ones. as saul was traveling to damascus, with
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Traveling to damascus, with papers in hand to arrest
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Papers in hand to arrest believers, a bright light
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Believers, a bright light shined down from heaven and
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Shined down from heaven and knocked him off his horse. he
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Knocked him off his horse. he fell to the ground and
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Fell to the ground and couldn't see. a voice boomed
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Couldn't see. a voice boomed out, “saul, saul, why do you
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Out, “saul, saul, why do you persecute me?” saul was
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Persecute me?” saul was puzzled. he said, “who are
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Puzzled. he said, “who are you?” the voice answered, “i
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You?” the voice answered, “i am jesus.” of all the people
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Am jesus.” of all the people god could be dealing with,
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God could be dealing with, he's talking to this
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He's talking to this stranger, this man that's so
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Stranger, this man that's so against him. god told
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Against him. god told ananias, “go pray for saul,
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Ananias, “go pray for saul, for he's a chosen vessel to
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For he's a chosen vessel to bear my name.” here's the
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Bear my name.” here's the biggest enemy of the church
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Biggest enemy of the church and god is saying, “i chose
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And god is saying, “i chose him.”
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Him.” why are you believing those
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Why are you believing those lies that you've made too
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Lies that you've made too many mistakes, that god won't
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Many mistakes, that god won't have anything to do with you,
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Have anything to do with you, that you're stuck where you
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That you're stuck where you are. when in fact, god is
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Are. when in fact, god is saying, “you're a chosen
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Saying, “you're a chosen vessel.” your mistakes didn't
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Vessel.” your mistakes didn't cancel your destiny. god
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Cancel your destiny. god doesn't consult your past to
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Doesn't consult your past to determine your future. the
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Determine your future. the enemy would love to keep you
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Enemy would love to keep you condemned, feeling unworthy,
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Condemned, feeling unworthy, like you don't belong, you
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Like you don't belong, you don't measure up. that's why
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Don't measure up. that's why the scripture says, “while
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The scripture says, “while you were far off, while you
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You were far off, while you were a stranger, god brought
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Were a stranger, god brought you in through christ.”
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You in through christ.” in that one destiny moment,
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In that one destiny moment, saul's life was forever
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Saul's life was forever changed. he became the
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Changed. he became the apostle paul. he went from
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Apostle paul. he went from the greatest enemy of the
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The greatest enemy of the church, to the greatest asset
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Church, to the greatest asset of the church. he wrote over
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Of the church. he wrote over half of the books in the new
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Half of the books in the new testament. all that time,
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Testament. all that time, saul was wreaking havoc,
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Saul was wreaking havoc, causing trouble, that didn't
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Causing trouble, that didn't stop god's plan. god knew he
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Stop god's plan. god knew he was a chosen vessel. god
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Was a chosen vessel. god doesn't give up on you.
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Doesn't give up on you. people look at what you are,
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People look at what you are, but god sees what you can
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But god sees what you can become. it's no coincidence
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Become. it's no coincidence that paul wrote in ephesians,
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That paul wrote in ephesians, “you are no longer strangers,
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“you are no longer strangers, you are no longer foreigners,
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You are no longer foreigners, but you belong to the
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But you belong to the household of god.”
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Household of god.” get this down in your spirit.
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Get this down in your spirit. you've been chosen. you
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You've been chosen. you belong in god's family. the
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Belong in god's family. the creator of the universe
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Creator of the universe handpicked you. “not me,
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Handpicked you. “not me, joel. i've made too many
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Joel. i've made too many mistakes. you don't know what
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Mistakes. you don't know what i've done.” you're a saul.
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I've done.” you're a saul. you're a chosen vessel. “i
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You're a chosen vessel. “i don't come from a background
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Don't come from a background of faith. i wasn't raised
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Of faith. i wasn't raised like this. i don't fit in.”
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Like this. i don't fit in.” you're a simon. you're still
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You're a simon. you're still chosen. “i have flaws and
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Chosen. “i have flaws and weaknesses. i don't perform
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Weaknesses. i don't perform perfectly.” you're a peter.
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Perfectly.” you're a peter. god knew every shortcoming
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God knew every shortcoming and he still chose you. now
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And he still chose you. now the tragedy is to go through
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The tragedy is to go through life being chosen and never
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Life being chosen and never recognize it. you have to
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Recognize it. you have to accept that god has a calling
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Accept that god has a calling on your life. he's put seeds
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On your life. he's put seeds of greatness in you. he's
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Of greatness in you. he's given you a purpose, a divine
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Given you a purpose, a divine assignment. don't let fear,
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Assignment. don't let fear, guilt, insecurity, keep you
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Guilt, insecurity, keep you from stepping into your
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From stepping into your greatness. step up to who you
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Greatness. step up to who you were created to be. this is
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Were created to be. this is your time to shine. you've
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Your time to shine. you've been chosen to set a new
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Been chosen to set a new standard for your family.
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Standard for your family. you've been chosen to break a
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You've been chosen to break a cycle of dysfunction. you've
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Cycle of dysfunction. you've been chosen to live a life of
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Been chosen to live a life of excellence, integrity, an
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Excellence, integrity, an abundant, victorious life.
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Abundant, victorious life. when thoughts whisper, “no,
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When thoughts whisper, “no, no, no, you're unworthy,
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No, no, you're unworthy, you're unqualified. this is
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You're unqualified. this is not your background.” tune
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Not your background.” tune all that out. every morning.
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All that out. every morning. “father, thank you that i am
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“father, thank you that i am chosen.” let me tell you
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Chosen.” let me tell you again: you are worthy. you
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Again: you are worthy. you are valuable. you are
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Are valuable. you are favored. you are anointed.
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Favored. you are anointed. your past is forgiven. your
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Your past is forgiven. your future is bright. you are
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Future is bright. you are well able to fulfill your
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Well able to fulfill your purpose. i believe and
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Purpose. i believe and declare, like simon, you're
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Declare, like simon, you're about to step into some
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About to step into some destiny moments. things you
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Destiny moments. things you couldn't make happen, the
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Couldn't make happen, the favor of god is going to
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Favor of god is going to propel you ahead. like saul,
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Propel you ahead. like saul, god is going to free you from
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God is going to free you from every bondage, turn negative
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Every bondage, turn negative situations around. promotion
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Situations around. promotion is coming, healing is coming,
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Is coming, healing is coming, breakthroughs are coming, the
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Breakthroughs are coming, the fullness of your destiny, in
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Fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say amen?
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It, can you say amen? joel's message
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Joel's message resonated with me
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Resonated with me because i tried to listen
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Because i tried to listen to other people
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To other people and some of them
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And some of them were like hellfire
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Were like hellfire and brimstone.
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And brimstone. so i took what joel said
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So i took what joel said in the i am's and
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In the i am's and i physically replaced them with
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I physically replaced them with i am strong, i am worthy.
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I am strong, i am worthy. i started
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I started saying those over and over
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Saying those over and over and over throughout my day,
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And over throughout my day, and i said, you know,
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And i said, you know, i will do this for one year.
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I will do this for one year. and it actually changed
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And it actually changed my mindset
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My mindset from being a victim
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From being a victim to being a victor.
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To being a victor. what a powerful story.
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What a powerful story. one life changed by hope,
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One life changed by hope, by faith,
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By faith, by the goodness of god.
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By the goodness of god. this is the reason
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This is the reason we do what we do.
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We do what we do. every message,
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Every message, every broadcast, every prayer.
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Every broadcast, every prayer. it's about reaching people
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It's about reaching people right where they are,
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Right where they are, and reminding them
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And reminding them that god is not finished
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That god is not finished with them.
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With them. the truth is,
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The truth is, none of this happens
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None of this happens without you.
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Without you. this is the time of year
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This is the time of year when my team and i make plans
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When my team and i make plans for how we can impact
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For how we can impact as many people as possible
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As many people as possible over the next 12 months.
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Over the next 12 months. so thank you
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So thank you in advance for your generosity.
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In advance for your generosity. god sees your heart
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God sees your heart to help others
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To help others to make a difference
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To make a difference with your life.
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With your life. as our way of saying thank you,
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As our way of saying thank you, we want to send you
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And the abundant life god has promised.
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God has promised. whether you're walking
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Choose to trust god. he sees you.
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None of us like difficulties. but if you'll stay in faith,
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You won't come out the same. you'll come out with double.
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thank you for your prayers
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To make the ministry possible. until we see you again
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Until we see you again next week,
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Next week, may the lord bless
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Joel Osteen - You've Been Chosen

March 23, 2026 | 27:29

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