Joel Osteen

Victoria Osteen - Don't Look Back, Press Forward

July 18, 2025 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Victoria Osteen - Don't Look Back, Press Forward | July 18, 2025

>> victoria: amen.
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>> victoria: amen. it is so good to have you in
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It is so good to have you in church today.
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Church today. you may be seated.
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You may be seated. praise god.
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Praise god. you know, i find it so
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You know, i find it so interesting to hear people
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Interesting to hear people give the secret to their
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Give the secret to their success.
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Success. you know, people will say,
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You know, people will say, "there's that one thing that
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"there's that one thing that i did," or you pick up a
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Magazine and you see, "what
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Magazine and you see, "what is the secrets to their
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Is the secrets to their success?"
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Success?" and they'll list them.
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And they'll list them. but you always want to know
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But you always want to know what's that first thing?
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What's that first thing? what's that one thing?
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What's that one thing? i always like to just kind of
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I always like to just kind of learn from people.
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Learn from people. i like to know what they're
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I like to know what they're doing.
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Doing. the bible says, "iron
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The bible says, "iron sharpens iron as one man
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Sharpens iron as one man sharpens another."
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Sharpens another." the apostle paul, who wrote
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The apostle paul, who wrote three quarters of the new
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Three quarters of the new testament, shared his secret.
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He said, "there's one thing
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He said, "there's one thing that i do."
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That i do." you can find it in
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You can find it in philippians 3:12.
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Philippians 3:12. he says, "the one thing i do
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He says, "the one thing i do is forgetting the things that
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Is forgetting the things that are behind and pressing
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Are behind and pressing towards what is in front of
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Towards what is in front of me."
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Me." see, the apostle paul knew
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When he was looking back, he
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When he was looking back, he couldn't press forward.
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Couldn't press forward. he said, "i let the things go
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He said, "i let the things go that are behind me.
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That are behind me. i don't look back."
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I don't look back." what he was saying was, "i
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What he was saying was, "i don't go back to my old
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Don't go back to my old mistakes.
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Mistakes. i don't relive my failures."
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I don't relive my failures." he said, "the most important
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He said, "the most important thing, the thing that has
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Thing, the thing that has helped me the very most is to
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Helped me the very most is to not look back."
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Not look back." "don't look back" would be
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"don't look back" would be his number one statement.
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His number one statement. joel and i used to play
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Joel and i used to play racquetball all the time.
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Racquetball all the time. we loved that game so much.
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We loved that game so much. it's a fast game and many of
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It's a fast game and many of you know the game of
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You know the game of racquetball.
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Racquetball. the court, it's like a room
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The court, it's like a room with four walls around it and
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With four walls around it and a ceiling.
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A ceiling. it's a great game, fast game.
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It's a great game, fast game. you play with a shorter
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You play with a shorter racquet and a really bouncy
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Racquet and a really bouncy ball.
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Ball. but there's one safety rule
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But there's one safety rule to this game that you must
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To this game that you must adhere to and that is, "don't
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Adhere to and that is, "don't look back at the ball."
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Look back at the ball." you cannot look back at the
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You cannot look back at the ball because that ball comes
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Ball because that ball comes with such furious speed from
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With such furious speed from the back wall that it can
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The back wall that it can literally smack you in the
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Literally smack you in the face and cause you injury.
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Face and cause you injury. a player was playing with
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A player was playing with racquetball and they looked
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Racquetball and they looked back and that ball smacked
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Back and that ball smacked them right in the eye and
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Them right in the eye and they lost their eyesight.
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They lost their eyesight. i was, like, freaked out.
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I was, like, freaked out. like, every time i got in the
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Like, every time i got in the court, i was like, "give me
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Court, i was like, "give me some goggles."
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Some goggles." i remember thinking,
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I remember thinking, "victoria, look forward.
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"victoria, look forward. don't look back.
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Don't look back. play the ball that's in front
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Play the ball that's in front of you.
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Of you. if it goes behind you, don't
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If it goes behind you, don't worry.
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Worry. you'll always get another
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You'll always get another chance to hit the ball."
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Chance to hit the ball." see, racquetball is a
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See, racquetball is a forward-facing game.
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Forward-facing game. no matter where you are on
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No matter where you are on the court, you just keep
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The court, you just keep looking forward.
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Looking forward. you just keep playing the
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You just keep playing the ball at hand.
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Ball at hand. you see, life is a little bit
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You see, life is a little bit like a racquetball game.
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Like a racquetball game. you can't look back at your
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You can't look back at your past failures, your past
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Past failures, your past mistakes.
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Mistakes. you can't live in, "i wish i
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You can't live in, "i wish i was, i wish it could have
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Was, i wish it could have been," because those past
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Been," because those past mistakes will hit you in
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Mistakes will hit you in the face.
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The face. just like that racquetball
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Just like that racquetball can cause you injury and
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Can cause you injury and damage, when you look back
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Damage, when you look back and live in the past, those
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And live in the past, those past mistakes can cause
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Past mistakes can cause damage.
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Damage. they can ruin your
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They can ruin your relationships.
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Relationships. they lower your self-esteem.
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They lower your self-esteem. they knock the confidence
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They knock the confidence right out of you.
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Right out of you. they will smack you in the
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They will smack you in the face and cause you to have
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Face and cause you to have distress on your job.
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Distress on your job. that past will not help you
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That past will not help you move forward in the future.
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Move forward in the future. see, i don't want my past
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See, i don't want my past smacking me in the face.
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Smacking me in the face. see, that sounds funny, but
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See, that sounds funny, but that's the truth.
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That's the truth. you cannot move forward if
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You cannot move forward if you're looking backwards.
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You're looking backwards. you cannot do anything about
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You cannot do anything about your past.
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Your past. no one can.
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No one can. but we can do something about
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But we can do something about our future.
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Our future. we can play the ball that's
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We can play the ball that's in front of us.
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In front of us. but the ball that's in back
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But the ball that's in back of us is not going to help us
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Of us is not going to help us any.
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Any. so i want to encourage you
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So i want to encourage you with what the apostle paul
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With what the apostle paul said.
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Said. don't look back.
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Don't look back. it's very simple.
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It's very simple. we cannot look back because
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We cannot look back because it's going to gain us
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It's going to gain us nothing.
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Nothing. the bible says that god will
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The bible says that god will turn your ashes into beauty.
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Turn your ashes into beauty. he says that he will make up
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He says that he will make up what the enemy meant for evil
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What the enemy meant for evil and he'll turn it around and
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And he'll turn it around and use it to your advantage.
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Use it to your advantage. god has a plan for your past,
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God has a plan for your past, but he can't work in your
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But he can't work in your past because god works in the
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Past because god works in the now.
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Now. he works right now.
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He works right now. so i encourage each and every
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So i encourage each and every one of us to train our self
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One of us to train our self in this game of life.
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In this game of life. don't be taken out by your
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Don't be taken out by your past.
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Past. don't be taken out by the
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Don't be taken out by the things that are behind you.
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Things that are behind you. don't allow them to cause you
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Don't allow them to cause you injury and defeat.
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Injury and defeat. don't look back at who you
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Don't look back at who you can blame, why this happened
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Can blame, why this happened to you because that really
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To you because that really doesn't matter.
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Doesn't matter. there's a ball in front of
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There's a ball in front of you right now, and if you'll
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You right now, and if you'll hit it and you'll swing at
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Hit it and you'll swing at it, you're going to make it.
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It, you're going to make it. you're going to make it.
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You're going to make it. i was talking to a man the
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I was talking to a man the other day and he was telling
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Other day and he was telling me his story.
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Me his story. now, it was a pretty sad
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Now, it was a pretty sad story.
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Story. it was his story, though.
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It was his story, though. he told how he had a horrible
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He told how he had a horrible upbringing.
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Upbringing. he saw his own brother be
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He saw his own brother be murdered.
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Murdered. his girlfriend, in the prime
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His girlfriend, in the prime of her life, died.
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Of her life, died. he said, "i was a young man
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He said, "i was a young man that had faced so many
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That had faced so many things, i was bitter."
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Things, i was bitter." he said, "i had suicidal
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He said, "i had suicidal tendencies."
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Tendencies." he said, "i was in a bad
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He said, "i was in a bad place because i couldn't
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Place because i couldn't leave what had happened to
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Leave what had happened to me.
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Me. i couldn't get past the past.
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I couldn't get past the past. i could not move forward."
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I could not move forward." he said, "but, somehow, one
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He said, "but, somehow, one day, i woke up and i began to
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Day, i woke up and i began to cry out to almighty god.
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Cry out to almighty god. i began to say, 'god, help me
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I began to say, 'god, help me move past where i am right
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Move past where i am right now,'" and he said something
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Now,'" and he said something on the inside of him just
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On the inside of him just gave him this desire to begin
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Gave him this desire to begin running.
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Running. he began to run.
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He began to run. so he would get up, put on
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So he would get up, put on his tennis shoes, put on his
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His tennis shoes, put on his jogging clothes, and he would
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Jogging clothes, and he would go out, and he'd begin to
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Go out, and he'd begin to run.
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Run. and he said, "when i would
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And he said, "when i would run, i would imagine myself
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Run, i would imagine myself shutting the door to the past
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Shutting the door to the past and running towards my
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And running towards my future."
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Future." he said, "it was every day
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He said, "it was every day with every run," he said, "i
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With every run," he said, "i saw god in front of me
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Saw god in front of me helping me."
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Helping me." now, that was his story.
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Now, that was his story. that was his way.
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That was his way. that's how he practiced
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That's how he practiced closing the door to his past.
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Closing the door to his past. he said, "as i would reach
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He said, "as i would reach and press," he said, "i was
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Able to accomplish things in
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Able to accomplish things in my life that i never thought
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My life that i never thought possible."
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Possible." then he began to tell me, "i
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Then he began to tell me, "i went back to school."
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Went back to school." he said, "i finished college.
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He said, "i finished college. i went on to medical school."
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I went on to medical school." he says, "now, i practice
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He says, "now, i practice medicine and through it all,
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Medicine and through it all, i have 35 employees at my
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I have 35 employees at my clinic."
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Clinic." see, he was able to press
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See, he was able to press past his upbringing, the
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Past his upbringing, the challenges that he faced.
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Challenges that he faced. but he called out to god, and
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But he called out to god, and you too can press past
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You too can press past anything that's trying to
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Anything that's trying to hold you captive.
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Hold you captive. anger, bitterness,
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Anger, bitterness, unforgiveness, if there's
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Unforgiveness, if there's anything that keeps causing
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Anything that keeps causing you trouble, i want to tell
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You trouble, i want to tell you today figure out how you
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You today figure out how you too can get past it because
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Too can get past it because your dreams can come true.
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Your dreams can come true. you can accomplish everything
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You can accomplish everything god has called you to
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God has called you to accomplish.
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Accomplish. but you've got to call out to
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But you've got to call out to god and say, "god, train me,
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God and say, "god, train me, help me move past it."
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Help me move past it." you know, maybe you just need
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You know, maybe you just need to quit talking about it.
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To quit talking about it. maybe you need to get away
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Maybe you need to get away from a few people that keep
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From a few people that keep bringing it up.
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Bringing it up. maybe there is something that
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Maybe there is something that god can lead you to do that
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God can lead you to do that will cause you to break
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Will cause you to break through and shut the door to
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Through and shut the door to that past.
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That past. see, today i think that's
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See, today i think that's incredible number one secret
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Incredible number one secret to any success and to
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To any success and to maintaining success and that
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Maintaining success and that is what the apostle paul told
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Is what the apostle paul told us in philippians, to don't
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Us in philippians, to don't look back but press forward
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Look back but press forward and you too can gain the
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And you too can gain the victory.
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Victory. amen?
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Amen? amen.
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Amen. he's an awesome god.
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[music]
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♪ from the depths of
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♪ from the depths of ♪ sin, your love came in
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♪ sin, your love came in ♪ lifting me
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♪ lifting me ♪ out of darkness.
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♪ out of darkness. ♪ seated high in
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♪ seated high in ♪ this heavenly place,
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♪ this heavenly place, ♪ forever charmed by
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♪ forever charmed by ♪ grace to lift my hands and
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♪ grace to lift my hands and ♪ raise my voice and lift up
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♪ raise my voice and lift up ♪ shouts of praise.
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♪ shouts of praise. ♪ and hallelujah,
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♪ and hallelujah, ♪ hallelujah,
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♪ hallelujah, ♪ your love is lifting me.
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♪ your love is lifting me. ♪ and hallelujah,
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♪ and hallelujah, ♪ hallelujah,
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♪ hallelujah, ♪ your love is lifting, is
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♪ your love is lifting, is ♪ lifting me.
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[music]
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♪ from the sacred cross,
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♪ from the sacred cross, ♪ the price you paid,
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♪ the price you paid, ♪ ransom my fallen soul.
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♪ ransom my fallen soul. ♪ now, i'm redeemed
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♪ now, i'm redeemed ♪ by your precious
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♪ by your precious ♪ blood, forever charmed
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♪ blood, forever charmed ♪ by love to lift my hands
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♪ by love to lift my hands ♪ and raise my voice and
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♪ and raise my voice and ♪ lift up shouts of praise.
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♪ lift up shouts of praise. ♪ hallelujah,
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♪ hallelujah, ♪ hallelujah, your
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♪ hallelujah, your ♪ love is lifting me.
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♪ love is lifting me. ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah,
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♪ hallelujah, hallelujah, ♪ your love is lifting,
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♪ your love is lifting, ♪ is lifting me.
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♪ is lifting me. ♪ hallelujah,
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♪ hallelujah, ♪ hallelujah, your
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♪ hallelujah, your ♪ love is lifting me.
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Sing that with us.
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Sing that with us. sing it.
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Sing it. ♪ hallelujah,
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♪ hallelujah, ♪ hallelujah, your
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♪ hallelujah, your ♪ love is lifting,
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♪ love is lifting, ♪ is lifting me.
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♪ is lifting me. ♪ back to life,
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♪ back to life, ♪ you've called me
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♪ you've called me ♪ out into your life.
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♪ out into your life. ♪ jesus, you lifted me
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♪ jesus, you lifted me ♪ back to life.
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♪ you called me
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♪ you called me ♪ out into your life.
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♪ out into your life. ♪ jesus, you lifted me.
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♪ hallelujah,
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♪ hallelujah, ♪ hallelujah, your
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♪ hallelujah, your ♪ love is lifting me.
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♪ love is lifting me. sing that out.
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Sing that out. sing it.
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Sing it. ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah,
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♪ hallelujah, hallelujah, ♪ your love is lifting,
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♪ your love is lifting, ♪ is lifting me.
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♪ is lifting me. ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah,
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♪ hallelujah, hallelujah, ♪ your love is lifting me.
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♪ your love is lifting me. ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah,
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♪ hallelujah, hallelujah, ♪ your love is lifting,
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♪ your love is lifting, ♪ is lifting me.
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♪ is lifting me. ♪ we praise you for
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♪ we praise you for ♪ your love, lord.
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♪ your love, lord. ♪ we thank you
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♪ we thank you ♪ for your love, lord.
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♪ for your love, lord. ♪ oh, whoa.
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♪ oh, whoa. ♪ your love is lifting me. ♪
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>> joel: lord god, we love
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>> joel: lord god, we love you today and, lord, we know
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You today and, lord, we know we can stand here redeemed,
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We can stand here redeemed, forgiven, covered by your
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Forgiven, covered by your love, covered by your mercy,
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Love, covered by your mercy, covered by your grace and,
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Covered by your grace and, lord, even though we've all
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Lord, even though we've all made mistakes, we've all
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Made mistakes, we've all taken wrong turns, lord, we
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Know your mercy is bigger
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Know your mercy is bigger than any mistake.
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Than any mistake. so, lord, we stand here today
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So, lord, we stand here today knowing that you are for us,
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Knowing that you are for us, that you are breathing in our
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That you are breathing in our direction right now.
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Direction right now. lord, i know you've got each
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Lord, i know you've got each one of us in the palm of your
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One of us in the palm of your hand, that you chose us
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Hand, that you chose us before we could choose you.
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Before we could choose you. lord, you not only chose us,
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Lord, you not only chose us, but you equipped us.
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But you equipped us. you empowered us.
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You empowered us. we are well-able to fulfill
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We are well-able to fulfill the destiny, the purpose you
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The destiny, the purpose you put before us, and, lord,
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Put before us, and, lord, today, we're stirring up the
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Today, we're stirring up the gifts on the inside.
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Gifts on the inside. and, lord, i thank you that
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And, lord, i thank you that all the potential that you
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All the potential that you put in us, that it will all
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Put in us, that it will all come out before we come to be
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Come out before we come to be with you, that we're growing
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With you, that we're growing stronger, bolder, more
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Stronger, bolder, more confident, that in 2016,
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Confident, that in 2016, we're going to step into a
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We're going to step into a new season, a new level of
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New season, a new level of our destiny.
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Our destiny. lord, i thank you that those
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Lord, i thank you that those gifts are coming out of us,
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Gifts are coming out of us, that you're accelerating our
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That you're accelerating our destiny.
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Destiny. lord, i thank you that every
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Lord, i thank you that every force that's trying to stop
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Force that's trying to stop us today, that those forces
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Us today, that those forces are broken right now.
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Are broken right now. whatever it is, lord,
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Whatever it is, lord, depression, anxiety, fear,
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Depression, anxiety, fear, people with medical issues,
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People with medical issues, financial difficulties,
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Financial difficulties, relationship problems, lord,
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Relationship problems, lord, we're calling out to you, the
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We're calling out to you, the true and the living god.
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True and the living god. we know the help is on the
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We know the help is on the way, the help is here, the
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Way, the help is here, the helper is arrived.
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Helper is arrived. so, lord, we thank you today
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So, lord, we thank you today that you're fighting our
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That you're fighting our battles, that every situation
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Battles, that every situation that's trying to stop us is
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That's trying to stop us is being broken, that situation
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Being broken, that situation is being turned around, and,
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Is being turned around, and, lord, i just ask you would
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Lord, i just ask you would rain down your healing upon
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Rain down your healing upon your people right now
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Your people right now physically, spiritually,
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Physically, spiritually, emotionally.
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Emotionally. lord, those that are tired or
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Lord, those that are tired or worn out, that are weary,
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Worn out, that are weary, lord, i thank you that you're
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Lord, i thank you that you're breathing strength and life
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Breathing strength and life and refreshment into them.
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And refreshment into them. lord, the dreams and goals,
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Lord, the dreams and goals, promises that we've given up
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Promises that we've given up on, i thank you that you're
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On, i thank you that you're resurrecting them right now,
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Resurrecting them right now, that we are stirring it up,
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That we are stirring it up, that we will still become who
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You've created us to be.
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You've created us to be. lord, i ask this week, help
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Lord, i ask this week, help us to make great decisions.
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Us to make great decisions. lord, help our spiritual ears
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Lord, help our spiritual ears and eyes to be open,
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And eyes to be open, sensitive, responsive to your
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Sensitive, responsive to your voice.
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Voice. lord, open the right doors.
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Lord, open the right doors. close the wrong doors.
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Close the wrong doors. bring the right people across
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Bring the right people across our path.
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Our path. weed out those that should
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Weed out those that should not be there.
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Not be there. lord, let us make decisions
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Lord, let us make decisions that honor you, that pushes
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That honor you, that pushes us toward our destiny.
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Us toward our destiny. lord, for the mistakes we've
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Lord, for the mistakes we've made, we ask for your
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Made, we ask for your forgiveness.
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Forgiveness. we receive your mercy.
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We receive your mercy. we don't go into a new week
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We don't go into a new week guilty, condemned, negative,
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Guilty, condemned, negative, discouraged.
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Discouraged. we shake it off knowing that
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We shake it off knowing that this is a week of victory in
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This is a week of victory in our lives.
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Our lives. it's another day that you
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It's another day that you have made.
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Have made. we're choosing to rejoice,
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We're choosing to rejoice, to be glad.
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To be glad. so, lord, i say it for all of
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So, lord, i say it for all of us.
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Us. we are blessed.
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We are blessed. we are prosperous, redeemed,
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We are prosperous, redeemed, forgiven, talented, creative,
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Forgiven, talented, creative, disciplined, focused,
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Disciplined, focused, confident, secure, prepared,
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Confident, secure, prepared, qualified, equipped,
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Qualified, equipped, empowered, anointed,
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Empowered, anointed, accepted, and approved, not
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Accepted, and approved, not average, not mediocre, but
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Average, not mediocre, but children of the most high
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Children of the most high god, victors, never victims.
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God, victors, never victims. in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. if you receive it today,
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If you receive it today, can you say "amen"?
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[applauding]
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[applauding] children of the most high
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Children of the most high god, not average, not
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God, not average, not mediocre.
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Mediocre. god handpicked you.
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God handpicked you. the scripture says before you
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The scripture says before you could choose god, god chose
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Could choose god, god chose you before you were formed in
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You before you were formed in your mother's womb.
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Your mother's womb. i don't know that i
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I don't know that i understand it all, but
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Understand it all, but i'm bold enough to believe
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That god handpicked
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That god handpicked each one of us.
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Each one of us. he put us here at this time
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He put us here at this time in destiny.
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In destiny. and here is the thing.
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And here is the thing. god didn't just put us here.
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God didn't just put us here. he equipped us with
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He equipped us with everything that we need.
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Everything that we need. anytime you have a dream,
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Anytime you have a dream, that desire on the inside
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That desire on the inside that, you know, that it's a
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That, you know, that it's a part of your destiny, god
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Part of your destiny, god wouldn't have given you that
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Wouldn't have given you that if he had not already
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If he had not already equipped and empowered you
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Equipped and empowered you with what you need.
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With what you need. now, you know, we don't
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Now, you know, we don't always feel it.
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Always feel it. i didn't think i could get up
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I didn't think i could get up in front of people, but i
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In front of people, but i knew that i was supposed to.
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Knew that i was supposed to. there were things in me that
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There were things in me that i didn't know i had and
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I didn't know i had and that's why it's easy for me
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That's why it's easy for me to tell you that god is going
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To tell you that god is going to take you to some new
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To take you to some new levels in 2016 because,
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Levels in 2016 because, you know, those gifts, those
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Talents are going to come out
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Talents are going to come out in a new way.
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In a new way. he's already put it in you.
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He's already put it in you. you know, paul told timothy,
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You know, paul told timothy, "timothy, stir up your
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"timothy, stir up your gifts."
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Gifts." i'm asking you to stir up
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I'm asking you to stir up what's already in you.
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What's already in you. you're well-able, not only
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You're well-able, not only that, not only the good
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That, not only the good things, but in the difficult
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Things, but in the difficult times, god said he has armed
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Times, god said he has armed you with strength for every
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You with strength for every battle.
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Battle. you wouldn't have that
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You wouldn't have that difficulty if you didn't have
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Difficulty if you didn't have what you need to
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What you need to make it through it.
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So an important thing is you
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So an important thing is you got to talk to yourself and
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Got to talk to yourself and not let yourself talk you out
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Not let yourself talk you out of your victory, you know,
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Of your victory, you know, because your, you know,
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Because your, you know, thoughts will tell you, "oh,
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Thoughts will tell you, "oh, man, this thing is too big,
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Man, this thing is too big, joel, this financial
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Joel, this financial difficulty."
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Difficulty." you know, it's easy to talk
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You know, it's easy to talk yourself out of it.
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Yourself out of it. but why don't you talk
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But why don't you talk yourself into your victory?
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Yourself into your victory? how do you do that?
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How do you do that? by saying what god says about
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By saying what god says about you, "i am blessed.
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You, "i am blessed. i am strong.
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I am strong. i am well-able.
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I am well-able. i am armed with strength for
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I am armed with strength for this battle."
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This battle." one more thing before we
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One more thing before we pray.
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Pray. the scripture says, "the
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The scripture says, "the steps of a good person are
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Steps of a good person are ordered by the lord."
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Ordered by the lord." i know that's you.
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I know that's you. god is directing your steps
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God is directing your steps today and, sometimes, we
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Today and, sometimes, we think, "well, joel, not me
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Think, "well, joel, not me because i'm in this difficult
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Because i'm in this difficult time.
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Time. you know, i'm having this
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You know, i'm having this situation at work or this
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Situation at work or this financial difficulty," but
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Financial difficulty," but the same god that's in
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The same god that's in control in the good times is
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Control in the good times is just as in control in the
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Just as in control in the tough times.
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Tough times. god wouldn't have allowed
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God wouldn't have allowed that difficulty if it was
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Going to keep you from your
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Going to keep you from your destiny.
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Destiny. you know, what real faith is
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You know, what real faith is all about is when you know
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All about is when you know you're supposed to be going
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You're supposed to be going that way, but you feel like
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That way, but you feel like you're going that way, the
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You're going that way, the wrong way.
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Wrong way. you just got to say, "god, i
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You just got to say, "god, i may not understand it right
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May not understand it right now, but i know you're still
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Now, but i know you're still on the throne.
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On the throne. you're still directing my
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You're still directing my steps and, somehow, god, i
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Know you can still get me to
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Know you can still get me to where i'm supposed to be."
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Where i'm supposed to be." let's be believers and not
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Let's be believers and not doubters.
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Doubters. let's know in 2016, god is
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Let's know in 2016, god is going to accelerate your
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Going to accelerate your dreams, accelerate things in
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Dreams, accelerate things in your life, make it happen
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Your life, make it happen faster than you thought.
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Faster than you thought. amen?
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Amen? well, we're going to take a
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Well, we're going to take a moment to pray today.
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Moment to pray today. if there is something you
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If there is something you would like us to pray with
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Would like us to pray with you about, it would be our
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You about, it would be our joy to do that.
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Joy to do that. during this next song, there
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During this next song, there will be prayer partners at
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Will be prayer partners at the front of your section all
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The front of your section all over the building.
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Over the building. if you need prayer, come on
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If you need prayer, come on down.
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Down. don't be embarrassed.
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Don't be embarrassed. the rest of you, you're
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The rest of you, you're welcome to be seated if you
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Welcome to be seated if you would like.
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Would like. those of you watching online,
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Those of you watching online, listening on sirius xm, we're
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Listening on sirius xm, we're going to be praying for you
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Going to be praying for you as well.
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As well. we love you and thanks for
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We love you and thanks for being with us.
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Being with us. but come on down if you need
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But come on down if you need prayer.
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Prayer. [music]
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♪ are you hurt and
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♪ are you hurt and ♪ broken within,
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♪ broken within, ♪ overwhelmed by
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♪ overwhelmed by ♪ the weight of the sin?
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♪ the weight of the sin? ♪ jesus is calling.
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♪ jesus is calling. ♪ have you come to
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♪ have you come to ♪ the end of yourself?
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♪ do you thirst for
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♪ do you thirst for ♪ a drink from the well?
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♪ a drink from the well? ♪ jesus is calling.
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♪ oh, come to the altar.
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♪ oh, come to the altar. ♪ the father's arms
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♪ the father's arms ♪ are open wide.
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♪ are open wide. ♪ forgiveness was bought
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♪ forgiveness was bought ♪ with the precious
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♪ with the precious ♪ blood of jesus christ.
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♪ leave behind your
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♪ leave behind your ♪ regrets and mistakes.
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♪ regrets and mistakes. ♪ come today.
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♪ come today. ♪ there's no reason to wait.
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♪ there's no reason to wait. ♪ jesus is calling.
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♪ jesus is calling. ♪ bring your sorrows
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♪ bring your sorrows ♪ and trade them for joy.
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♪ and trade them for joy. ♪ from the ashes
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♪ from the ashes ♪ a new life is born.
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♪ a new life is born. ♪ jesus is calling.
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♪ jesus is calling. ♪ oh, come to the altar.
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♪ oh, come to the altar. ♪ the father's arms
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♪ the father's arms ♪ are open wide.
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♪ are open wide. ♪ forgiveness was bought
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♪ forgiveness was bought ♪ with the precious
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♪ with the precious ♪ blood of jesus christ.
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♪ blood of jesus christ. ♪ oh, come to the altar.
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♪ oh, come to the altar. ♪ the father's arms
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♪ the father's arms ♪ are open wide.
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♪ are open wide. ♪ forgiveness was bought
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♪ forgiveness was bought ♪ with the precious
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♪ with the precious ♪ blood of jesus christ.
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♪ oh, what a savior.
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♪ oh, what a savior. ♪ what a savior.
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♪ what a savior. ♪ oh, what a savior.
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♪ oh, what a savior. ♪ isn't he wonderful?
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♪ isn't he wonderful? ♪ sing hallelujah.
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♪ sing hallelujah. ♪ christ is risen.
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♪ christ is risen. ♪ bow down before him
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♪ bow down before him ♪ for he is lord of all.
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♪ for he is lord of all. ♪ sing hallelujah.
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♪ sing hallelujah. ♪ christ is risen.
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♪ christ is risen. ♪ oh, what a savior.
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♪ oh, what a savior. ♪ isn't he wonderful?
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♪ isn't he wonderful? ♪ sing hallelujah.
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♪ sing hallelujah. ♪ christ is risen.
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♪ christ is risen. ♪ bow down before him
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♪ bow down before him ♪ for he is lord of all.
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♪ sing hallelujah.
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♪ sing hallelujah. ♪ christ is risen.
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♪ christ is risen. ♪ he is risen.
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♪ he is risen. ♪ oh, come to the altar.
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♪ oh, come to the altar. ♪ the father's arms
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♪ the father's arms ♪ are open wide.
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♪ are open wide. ♪ forgiveness was bought
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♪ forgiveness was bought ♪ with the precious blood
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♪ with the precious blood ♪ of jesus christ.
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♪ of jesus christ. ♪ oh, come to the altar.
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♪ oh, come to the altar. ♪ the father's arms
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♪ the father's arms ♪ are open wide.
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♪ forgiveness was bought
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♪ forgiveness was bought ♪ with the precious blood
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♪ with the precious blood ♪ of jesus christ.
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[music]
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♪ bear your cross
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♪ bear your cross ♪ as you wait
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♪ as you wait ♪ for your crown.
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♪ for your crown. ♪ tell the world of
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♪ tell the world of ♪ the treasure you found.
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♪ oh, come to the altar.
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♪ oh, come to the altar. ♪ the father's arms
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♪ the father's arms ♪ are open wide.
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♪ are open wide. ♪ forgiveness was bought
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♪ forgiveness was bought ♪ with the precious blood
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♪ with the precious blood ♪ of jesus christ.
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♪ oh, come to the altar.
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♪ oh, come to the altar. ♪ the father's arms
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♪ the father's arms ♪ are open wide.
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♪ are open wide. ♪ forgiveness was bought
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♪ forgiveness was bought ♪ with the precious blood
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♪ with the precious blood ♪ of jesus christ.
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Sometimes in life,
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Sometimes in life, people don't choose us.
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People don't choose us. we've all felt overlooked
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We've all felt overlooked and like we're not good enough.
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And like we're not good enough. it's easy to live inferior,
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It's easy to live inferior, thinking we don't measure up.
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Thinking we don't measure up. people may have left you out.
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People may have left you out. the good news is
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The good news is god has chosen you.
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God has chosen you. he's the one that matters.
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And in my new book, chosen:
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And in my new book, chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction,
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For distinction, you'll discover,
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You'll discover, before you were born,
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Before you were born, god not only knew you,
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God not only knew you, but he handpicked you
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But he handpicked you and placed
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And placed a calling on your life.
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A calling on your life. you are equipped and empowered
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You are equipped and empowered to fulfill your destiny.
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To fulfill your destiny. when you understand
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When you understand that you're chosen,
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That you're chosen, fear and doubt can't stay,
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Fear and doubt can't stay, you'll live
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You'll live with the boldness
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With the boldness to step into the greatness
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To step into the greatness god put in you.
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God put in you. i'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my new book, chosen,
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My new book, chosen, plus the chosen t-shirt
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Plus the chosen t-shirt from our friends at copper fit.
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From our friends at copper fit. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, chosen:
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Chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction.
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For distinction. in the scriptures,
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In the scriptures, jesus encouraged us by saying,
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Jesus encouraged us by saying, "you didn't choose me.
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"you didn't choose me. i chose you."
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I chose you." this powerful guide
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This powerful guide will help
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Will help you discover the abundant life
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You discover the abundant life you were designed to live.
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You were designed to live. as a child of god,
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As a child of god, you have a calling,
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You have a calling, a purpose,
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A purpose, a destiny still
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A destiny still to be fulfilled.
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To be fulfilled. when you request your copy,
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When you request your copy, we also want to send you
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We also want to send you our exclusive chosen t-shirt
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Our exclusive chosen t-shirt from copper fit
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From copper fit that will remind you
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That will remind you that you've been chosen
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That you've been chosen by almighty god
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By almighty god every time you wear it.
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Every time you wear it. please request these gifts today
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Please request these gifts today and discover
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And discover that god is moving
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That god is moving on your behalf.
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On your behalf. your next days
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Your next days are going to be your best days.
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Are going to be your best days. you're not average.
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You're not average. you're not ordinary.
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You're not ordinary. you've been chosen
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You've been chosen by almighty god.
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By almighty god. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know how much we love you.
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How much we love you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. and thanks so much
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And thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people all over the world.
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All over the world. and a special thank you
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And a special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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Victoria Osteen - Don't Look Back, Press Forward

July 18, 2025 | 30:0

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