Joel Osteen

Victoria Osteen - Legacy In The Little Things

August 3, 2025 | 29:0

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Joel Osteen | Victoria Osteen - Legacy In The Little Things | August 3, 2025

Victoria: you were expecting
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Victoria: you were expecting to see joel up here, but you
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To see joel up here, but you got me today. is that okay?
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Got me today. is that okay? (applause) oh wow! thank you!
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(applause) oh wow! thank you! thank you so much! i
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Thank you so much! i appreciate that. thank you so
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Appreciate that. thank you so much.
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Much. you know, in the tradition of
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You know, in the tradition of joel's joke telling, i was
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Joel's joke telling, i was going to tell a joke. so, i
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Going to tell a joke. so, i was telling him, “i'm going
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To tell a joke joel.” he was
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To tell a joke joel.” he was like, “wait a minute, you
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Like, “wait a minute, you never get the punchlines
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Never get the punchlines right.” i said, “what?” he
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Right.” i said, “what?” he said, “you never get the
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Said, “you never get the punchlines right.” so, you
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Punchlines right.” so, you know what i thought; since
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Know what i thought; since mr. positive was so
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Mr. positive was so encouraging to me, i think
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Encouraging to me, i think i'll just tell a funny story
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I'll just tell a funny story about him. (laughter)
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About him. (laughter) when joel first started
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When joel first started ministering, one sunday,
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Ministering, one sunday, before he went up to go up
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Before he went up to go up and speak. i noticed that
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And speak. i noticed that some of his hair was sticking
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Some of his hair was sticking straight up in the back. i'm
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Straight up in the back. i'm telling you from the front,
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Telling you from the front, it looked like he had an
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It looked like he had an antenna. so, i leaned over
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Antenna. so, i leaned over and i whispered to him, i
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And i whispered to him, i said, “you need to push your
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Said, “you need to push your hair down. it's sticking
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Hair down. it's sticking straight up in the back.” he
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Straight up in the back.” he said, “i did, and it won't
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Said, “i did, and it won't stay down.” i said, “well go
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Stay down.” i said, “well go to the back in the bathroom,
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To the back in the bathroom, there is hairspray under the
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There is hairspray under the sink. if you take that
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Sink. if you take that hairspray and spray it really
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Hairspray and spray it really good and push it down, it
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Good and push it down, it will stay.” so he slipped out
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Will stay.” so he slipped out of service during the worship
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Of service during the worship service, and walked back, i
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Service, and walked back, i noticed when it was his time
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Noticed when it was his time to speak and he got up on the
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To speak and he got up on the platform, his hair was
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Platform, his hair was sticking up even worse; it
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Sticking up even worse; it was sticking straight up like
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Was sticking straight up like a peacock feather. after the
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A peacock feather. after the message, i said, “joel, that
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Message, i said, “joel, that was an amazing message, but
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Was an amazing message, but why didn't you spray your
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Why didn't you spray your hair?” he said, “i did spray
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Hair?” he said, “i did spray it, and it didn't work.” he
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It, and it didn't work.” he said, “that hair spray was no
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Said, “that hair spray was no good.” i said, “what did you
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Good.” i said, “what did you use?” i said, “show me.” so
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Use?” i said, “show me.” so we walked back, and he showed
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We walked back, and he showed me the can of hairspray. i
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Me the can of hairspray. i looked at it and i said,
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Looked at it and i said, “joel, this isn't hair spray,
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“joel, this isn't hair spray, this is air freshener.”
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This is air freshener.” (laughter) his hair was
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(laughter) his hair was sticking up, but he smelled
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Sticking up, but he smelled really good.
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Really good. let's hold up our bibles and
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Let's hold up our bibles and make our declaration. this is
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Make our declaration. this is my bible. i am what it says i
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My bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i
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Am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i
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Have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be
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Can do. today i will be taught the word of god. i
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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. amen.
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Jesus' name. amen. i want to share with you a
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I want to share with you a few minutes on legacy in the
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Few minutes on legacy in the little things. it's easy to
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Little things. it's easy to think we're not making much
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Think we're not making much of a difference. we're just
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Of a difference. we're just going to work, raising our
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Going to work, raising our children, helping a friend.
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Children, helping a friend. just our normal routine. the
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Just our normal routine. the truth is most of life is
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Truth is most of life is ordinary. we can never
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Ordinary. we can never underestimate the power of
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Underestimate the power of our everyday actions. jesus
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Our everyday actions. jesus said in matthew, “if you give
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Said in matthew, “if you give a cup of cold water to
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A cup of cold water to someone that's thirsty,
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Someone that's thirsty, you'll be rewarded.” he was
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You'll be rewarded.” he was talking about helping people,
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Talking about helping people, but the principle is,
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But the principle is, everything you do matters.
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Everything you do matters. not just the big things, but
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Not just the big things, but small acts of obedience.
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Small acts of obedience. every smile you give, every
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Every smile you give, every kind word you speak. when you
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Kind word you speak. when you go the extra mile at work and
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Go the extra mile at work and no one seems to notice. your
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No one seems to notice. your faithfulness, your
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Faithfulness, your generosity, the sacrifices
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Generosity, the sacrifices you make, god sees it all,
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You make, god sees it all, nothing goes unnoticed by
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Nothing goes unnoticed by him. he sees you getting up
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Him. he sees you getting up early making breakfast for
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Early making breakfast for your family, he sees you
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Your family, he sees you checking in on that friend
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Checking in on that friend who's been struggling.
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Who's been struggling. bringing your children to
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Bringing your children to church week after week. these
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Church week after week. these may seem ordinary. but
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May seem ordinary. but they're moments that are
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They're moments that are shaping your home, forming
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Shaping your home, forming your children; you're
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Your children; you're planting life producing seeds
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Planting life producing seeds that will impact generations
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That will impact generations to come. it's in the ordinary
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To come. it's in the ordinary obedience, when you're
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Obedience, when you're serving, giving, loving, that
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Serving, giving, loving, that you're creating legacy.
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You're creating legacy. you don't need to be in the
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You don't need to be in the spotlight or have a large
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Spotlight or have a large platform. if you do that's
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Platform. if you do that's great. but your impact is
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Great. but your impact is just as real, and it's just
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Just as real, and it's just as powerful. it's not always
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As powerful. it's not always the big moments that build
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The big moments that build legacy; it's the small steps
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Legacy; it's the small steps of daily faithfulness. the
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Of daily faithfulness. the things you do quietly, when
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Things you do quietly, when no one applauds. those
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No one applauds. those actions that seem small, god
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Actions that seem small, god is keeping the records. what
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Is keeping the records. what you do in secret, what nobody
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You do in secret, what nobody gives you credit for, god
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Gives you credit for, god said, he will reward you
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Said, he will reward you openly.
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Openly. there's something known as
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There's something known as the butterfly effect. a
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The butterfly effect. a mathematician and weather
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Mathematician and weather expert named edward lorenz,
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Expert named edward lorenz, came up with this theory,
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Came up with this theory, that a butterfly fluttering
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That a butterfly fluttering its wings in brazil could set
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Its wings in brazil could set off a chain reaction that
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Off a chain reaction that could create a hurricane in
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Could create a hurricane in texas. that small
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Texas. that small insignificant motion had the
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Insignificant motion had the power to set off a major
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Power to set off a major shift. of course, people
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Shift. of course, people thought it was ridiculous and
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Thought it was ridiculous and they discounted it. but he
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They discounted it. but he was able to prove
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Was able to prove scientifically how that
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Scientifically how that slight change in the
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Slight change in the atmosphere, created by a
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Atmosphere, created by a simple flutter of a
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Simple flutter of a butterfly's wings, could lead
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Butterfly's wings, could lead to this incredibly impactful
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To this incredibly impactful weather pattern.
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Weather pattern. the principle is small
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The principle is small ordinary actions can create a
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Ordinary actions can create a ripple effect that will cause
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Ripple effect that will cause much larger events to occur.
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Much larger events to occur. you say, “victoria, how does
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You say, “victoria, how does this apply to us?” when you
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This apply to us?” when you flutter your wings, you go
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Flutter your wings, you go about your routine each day,
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About your routine each day, it can seem ordinary, like
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It can seem ordinary, like not much is happening, but
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Not much is happening, but your obedience is setting in
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Your obedience is setting in motion things you can't see.
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Motion things you can't see. there's a ripple effect
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There's a ripple effect taking place. god is
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Taking place. god is orchestrating things that
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Orchestrating things that will have a greater impact
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Will have a greater impact and more significance than
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And more significance than you could ever imagine right
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You could ever imagine right now. that's why the enemy
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Now. that's why the enemy works so hard trying to make
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Works so hard trying to make us feel insignificant. but
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Us feel insignificant. but don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. your life is making a
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Your life is making a difference. people are
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Difference. people are watching you. your family,
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Watching you. your family, friends, coworkers they're
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Friends, coworkers they're being influenced.
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In john 6, there was a woman
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In john 6, there was a woman that had no idea how much she
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That had no idea how much she mattered, and how god was
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Mattered, and how god was going to use something
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Going to use something routine in her life to have
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Routine in her life to have such a tremendous impact on
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Such a tremendous impact on others. it was just an
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Others. it was just an ordinary morning. she woke up
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Ordinary morning. she woke up and started her day. her to
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And started her day. her to do list was as long as usual.
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Do list was as long as usual. but first, she had to make
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But first, she had to make lunch for her young son. she
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Lunch for her young son. she only had two small fish left
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Only had two small fish left over from dinner, and 5
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Over from dinner, and 5 loaves of bread. as she began
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Loaves of bread. as she began packing his lunch, doing what
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She always did, she never
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She always did, she never imagined what would happen
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Imagined what would happen later that day.
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Later that day. there was a huge crowd of
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There was a huge crowd of people listening to jesus
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People listening to jesus teach. it was late in the
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Day, so his disciples said,
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Day, so his disciples said, “jesus, should we dismiss the
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“jesus, should we dismiss the people so they can go find
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People so they can go find food?” but jesus said, “you
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Food?” but jesus said, “you feed them.” they looked
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Feed them.” they looked puzzled and said, “that's
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Puzzled and said, “that's impossible. we could never
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Impossible. we could never feed this many people.” jesus
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Asked, “what do you have?”
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Asked, “what do you have?” after searching the whole
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After searching the whole crowd, they came up with this
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Crowd, they came up with this the little boy's lunch his
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The little boy's lunch his mother had packed him earlier
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Mother had packed him earlier that day. five loaves and two
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That day. five loaves and two fish. they gave it to jesus,
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Fish. they gave it to jesus, he blessed the food, and it
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He blessed the food, and it multiplied and ended up
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Multiplied and ended up feeding over five thousand
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Feeding over five thousand people with twelve baskets
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People with twelve baskets left over.
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Left over. we hear a lot about the
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We hear a lot about the miracles of multiplying the
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Miracles of multiplying the food, and i'm sure you know
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Food, and i'm sure you know that story; but think about
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That story; but think about where it all started. a
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Where it all started. a mother, being faithful. she
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Mother, being faithful. she thought it was just an
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Thought it was just an ordinary routine day,
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Ordinary routine day, checking off her to do list.
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Checking off her to do list. but it was part of a bigger
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But it was part of a bigger plan, something she couldn't
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Plan, something she couldn't see right then, a divinely
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See right then, a divinely orchestrated moment that
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Orchestrated moment that years later would still be
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Years later would still be inspiring us. that's the
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Inspiring us. that's the butterfly effect. the
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Butterfly effect. the relationship between small
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Relationship between small movements and big events.
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This mother's ordinaryts.
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This mother's ordinaryts. sandwich making skills
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Sandwich making skills created an extraordinary
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Created an extraordinary effect. she was fluttering
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Effect. she was fluttering her wings, doing her best and
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Her wings, doing her best and god used it. how could
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Something as routine as
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Something as routine as taking care of your family
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Taking care of your family have that kind of effect?
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Have that kind of effect? going to work, being your
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Going to work, being your best, doing it all over
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Best, doing it all over again. it feels so normal. if
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Again. it feels so normal. if this mother were here, she
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This mother were here, she would tell you, “you never
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Would tell you, “you never know the impact of your
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Know the impact of your faithfulness.” keep honoring
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Faithfulness.” keep honoring god, being good to people,
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God, being good to people, going the extra mile. you're
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Going the extra mile. you're making a difference.
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Making a difference. i can imagine how this mother
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I can imagine how this mother felt when her son came flying
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Felt when her son came flying in the door that night with
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In the door that night with the news of what happened. he
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The news of what happened. he probably was talking ninety
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Probably was talking ninety miles an hour as he told her
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Miles an hour as he told her about his lunch. she thought,
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About his lunch. she thought, “you mean the five loaves,
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“you mean the five loaves, and two fish? that little
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And two fish? that little lunch i made you?” the
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Lunch i made you?” the scripture says, “don't
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Scripture says, “don't despise the day of small
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Despise the day of small beginnings.” god loves to
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Beginnings.” god loves to take our small and do big
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Take our small and do big things. he'll use what we
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Things. he'll use what we consider insignificant or
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Consider insignificant or ordinary to have a tremendous
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Ordinary to have a tremendous impact. just like the little
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Impact. just like the little boy's lunch. think about
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Boy's lunch. think about david's sling shot that he
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David's sling shot that he used to defeat goliath.
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Used to defeat goliath. moses' rod, that he held up
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Moses' rod, that he held up in obedience and god parted
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In obedience and god parted the red sea. or the widow
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The red sea. or the widow with her last bit of oil,
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With her last bit of oil, sacrificing it to make the
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Sacrificing it to make the prophet elijah dinner, and
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Prophet elijah dinner, and the oil never ran out. that's
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The oil never ran out. that's the butterfly effect. they
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The butterfly effect. they were all part of a bigger
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Were all part of a bigger plan. you are too. your steps
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Plan. you are too. your steps are being ordered by the
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Are being ordered by the lord. god has these destiny
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Lord. god has these destiny moments. it can seem
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Moments. it can seem ordinary, but you don't know
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Ordinary, but you don't know what god is up to. as you
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What god is up to. as you keep fluttering your wings,
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Keep fluttering your wings, things are happening behind
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Things are happening behind the scenes. it's not always
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The scenes. it's not always those big events; it's the
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Those big events; it's the small acts of obedience.
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Small acts of obedience. being faithful in your
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Being faithful in your everyday life is what god
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Everyday life is what god uses.
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Uses. in 1939, in a small east
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In 1939, in a small east texas town, a young man named
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Texas town, a young man named sam martin would go to high
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Sam martin would go to high school early each morning and
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School early each morning and write scriptures on the chalk
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Write scriptures on the chalk board. the other students
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Board. the other students thought it was a little odd,
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Thought it was a little odd, but that didn't stop sam. he
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But that didn't stop sam. he loved sharing his faith. it
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Loved sharing his faith. it became a routine part of his
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Became a routine part of his morning: he would go to
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Morning: he would go to school early and write
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School early and write scriptures on the black
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Scriptures on the black board. one night a student
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Board. one night a student that was in sam's class was
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That was in sam's class was home alone and thinking about
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Home alone and thinking about heaven, and if it was real.
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Heaven, and if it was real. he randomly opened a big
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He randomly opened a big bible that had sat on the
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Bible that had sat on the coffee table for as long as
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Coffee table for as long as he could remember. it fell
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He could remember. it fell open to a picture of jesus
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Open to a picture of jesus standing at a door knocking.
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Standing at a door knocking. the caption read, “if anyone
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The caption read, “if anyone opens the door, i will come
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Opens the door, i will come in.” this teenager's heart
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In.” this teenager's heart was stirred, and he began to
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Was stirred, and he began to think about those scriptures
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Think about those scriptures sam wrote on the black board.
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Sam wrote on the black board. the next day, he asked sam
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The next day, he asked sam about what he had seen in the
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About what he had seen in the bible and how it made him
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Bible and how it made him feel. sam explained to him,
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Feel. sam explained to him, that was god drawing you to
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That was god drawing you to himself. that sunday, sam was
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Himself. that sunday, sam was abe to take his classmate to
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Abe to take his classmate to church. and it was that day,
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Church. and it was that day, john osteen, joel's father,
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John osteen, joel's father, gave his life to christ.
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Gave his life to christ. (applause) if it wasn't for
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(applause) if it wasn't for sam martin, there might not
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Sam martin, there might not have been a john osteen or a
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Have been a john osteen or a joel osteen the way we know
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Joel osteen the way we know them today. john and sam,
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Them today. john and sam, they remained close friends,
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They remained close friends, and 50 years later sam martin
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And 50 years later sam martin wrote a book called “i
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Wrote a book called “i touched one, but he touched
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Touched one, but he touched millions”.
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Millions”. that's the butterfly effect
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That's the butterfly effect of sam martin's faith. don't
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Of sam martin's faith. don't ever underestimate the small
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Ever underestimate the small acts of obedience and those
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Acts of obedience and those times you honor god even when
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Times you honor god even when it seems ordinary. sam was a
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It seems ordinary. sam was a quiet high school kid, simply
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Quiet high school kid, simply shining his light, writing
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Shining his light, writing scriptures on the chalkboard
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Scriptures on the chalkboard each morning. it didn't seem
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Each morning. it didn't seem like it was making much of a
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Like it was making much of a difference. but in god's
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Difference. but in god's hands it had an incredible
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Hands it had an incredible ripple effect. i want to
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Ripple effect. i want to remind you your life is not
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Remind you your life is not ordinary. it may at times
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Ordinary. it may at times seem small or routine, but in
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Seem small or routine, but in the hands of god, you're
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The hands of god, you're extraordinary. you may not be
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Extraordinary. you may not be in the spotlight, but you
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In the spotlight, but you will be rewarded for every
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Will be rewarded for every good deed, every act of
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Good deed, every act of obedience, your generosity,
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Obedience, your generosity, and the people you encourage.
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And the people you encourage. your deeds are seeds. they're
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Your deeds are seeds. they're going to come back to you and
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Going to come back to you and spill over to future
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Spill over to future generations.
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When we read about the heroes
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When we read about the heroes of faith in the bible, it's
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Of faith in the bible, it's like seeing their “highlight
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Like seeing their “highlight reel.” we're amazed when
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Reel.” we're amazed when moses parted the red sea with
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Moses parted the red sea with his staff. and how impressive
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His staff. and how impressive it was when david killed
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It was when david killed goliath with just a sling
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Goliath with just a sling shot. but we don't know much
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Shot. but we don't know much about their ordinary days.
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About their ordinary days. the forty years moses spent
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The forty years moses spent in the wilderness. the time
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In the wilderness. the time that david spent just with
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That david spent just with sheep out in the shepherd's
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Sheep out in the shepherd's fields. the ordinary days
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Fields. the ordinary days were far more than the
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Were far more than the miraculous days. we can't
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Discount that time because in
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Discount that time because in the ordinary things were
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The ordinary things were changing. everything was
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Changing. everything was changing. the truth is, we're
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Changing. the truth is, we're going to have more ordinary
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Going to have more ordinary days than we do miraculous
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Days than we do miraculous ones. but that's okay,
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Ones. but that's okay, because those ordinary days
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Because those ordinary days have purpose. they're
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Have purpose. they're creating an atmosphere for
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Creating an atmosphere for god to work and setting the
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God to work and setting the stage for him to do
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Stage for him to do extraordinary things.
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Extraordinary things. a friend of mine discovered
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A friend of mine discovered this. she thought her job of
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This. she thought her job of writing letters for the
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Writing letters for the company she worked for was
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Company she worked for was mundane. she knew she had
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Mundane. she knew she had more in her, and this just
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More in her, and this just felt so insignificant. even
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Felt so insignificant. even though she was tempted to
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Though she was tempted to slack off, she continued to
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Slack off, she continued to have a good attitude and kept
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Have a good attitude and kept giving it her best. one day
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Giving it her best. one day she received a phone call
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She received a phone call from a man who had received
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From a man who had received one of those letters. he
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One of those letters. he specifically asked for her
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Specifically asked for her because she had signed her
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Because she had signed her name on behalf of the
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Name on behalf of the organization. he told her how
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Organization. he told her how much he appreciated the
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Much he appreciated the letter and how it brightened
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Letter and how it brightened his day, then she went on to
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His day, then she went on to help him with what he needed.
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Help him with what he needed. to my friend, this was just
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To my friend, this was just an ordinary call, but she had
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An ordinary call, but she had just walked into the
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Just walked into the extraordinary. she had a
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Extraordinary. she had a sister that had a serious
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Sister that had a serious liver condition and was in
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Liver condition and was in need of a transplant.
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Need of a transplant. typically, it takes a long
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Typically, it takes a long time to get on the list, and
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Time to get on the list, and it didn't look good. as they
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It didn't look good. as they talked, the man told her how
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Talked, the man told her how he worked for a medical
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He worked for a medical supply company and was
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Supply company and was connected to leading doctors
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Connected to leading doctors all over the community, even
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All over the community, even the country. when she
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Mentioned her sister's
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Mentioned her sister's condition, he said, “i know
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Condition, he said, “i know just the doctor who can
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Just the doctor who can help.” he went out of his way
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Help.” he went out of his way to introduce her to a
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To introduce her to a specialist. this doctor took
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Specialist. this doctor took her sister under his wings
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And made her a priority. it
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And made her a priority. it just so happened they found
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Just so happened they found the perfect match. they were
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The perfect match. they were able to give her the
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Able to give her the lifesaving transplant that
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Lifesaving transplant that she needed. and today, she's
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She needed. and today, she's perfectly healthy and whole.
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Perfectly healthy and whole. (applause) this all started
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(applause) this all started by being faithful in the
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By being faithful in the ordinary. what looked
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Ordinary. what looked routine, felt mundane, was
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Routine, felt mundane, was setting my friend up for a
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Setting my friend up for a divine appointment that saved
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Divine appointment that saved her sister's life and changed
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Her sister's life and changed their family forever.
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Their family forever. like my friend, you may know
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Like my friend, you may know there is more inside you, but
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There is more inside you, but you feel stuck in the
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You feel stuck in the ordinary. can i remind you?
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Ordinary. can i remind you? there is no ordinary in god.
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There is no ordinary in god. when you keep giving it your
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When you keep giving it your best each day, you have a
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Best each day, you have a good attitude, you go the
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Good attitude, you go the extra mile, you're showing
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Extra mile, you're showing god that you trust him, in
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God that you trust him, in the mundane and the
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The mundane and the magnificent, in the valley
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Magnificent, in the valley and on the mountain top.
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And on the mountain top. you're in the preparation
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You're in the preparation season; things are changing
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Season; things are changing that you can't see right now.
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That you can't see right now. that fluttering is creating
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That fluttering is creating ripple effects. god sees your
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Ripple effects. god sees your obedience, and your
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Obedience, and your sacrifice. it's only a matter
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Sacrifice. it's only a matter of time before you cross over
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Of time before you cross over from the ordinary to the
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From the ordinary to the extraordinary.
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Extraordinary. my friend not only saw a huge
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My friend not only saw a huge impact on her family, with
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Impact on her family, with her sister's life being
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Her sister's life being spared, but now my friend she
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Spared, but now my friend she owns her own business, and
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Owns her own business, and she's thriving in ways she
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She's thriving in ways she never could imagine. see,
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Never could imagine. see, that's god's favor; he has the
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That's god's favor; he has the right people, open doors. it
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Right people, open doors. it will seem like it happened
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Will seem like it happened suddenly, but in fact, it's
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Suddenly, but in fact, it's all those days of being
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All those days of being faithful in the ordinary,
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Faithful in the ordinary, being your best in the
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Being your best in the routine.
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Routine. there's a woman in the
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There's a woman in the scripture; her name is naomi.
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Scripture; her name is naomi. after losing her husband and
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After losing her husband and two grown sons, she was grief
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Two grown sons, she was grief stricken and decided to move
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Stricken and decided to move back to her hometown of
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Back to her hometown of bethlehem. years earlier, she
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Bethlehem. years earlier, she had left because of a famine,
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Had left because of a famine, but now it was time for her
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But now it was time for her to return. she told her two
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To return. she told her two daughters-in-law to go back
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Daughters-in-law to go back to their hometowns and build
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To their hometowns and build a new life for themselves.
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A new life for themselves. one of them did, orpah, she
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One of them did, orpah, she left and went back to her
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Left and went back to her people. but ruth, she didn't
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People. but ruth, she didn't leave naomi. she said,
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Leave naomi. she said, “naomi, where you go, i'll
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“naomi, where you go, i'll go. your god will be my god.”
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Go. your god will be my god.” she was loyal and she was
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She was loyal and she was kind and she took care of
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Kind and she took care of her. in bethlehem, they
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Her. in bethlehem, they didn't have any food or
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Didn't have any food or income. so, ruth would have
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Income. so, ruth would have to get up in the morning and
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To get up in the morning and go out in the fields and pick
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Go out in the fields and pick leftover grain that the
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Leftover grain that the workers had missed.
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Workers had missed. i'm sure she was
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I'm sure she was disappointed. at one time,
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Disappointed. at one time, she had big dreams, she was
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She had big dreams, she was going to do great things with
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Going to do great things with her husband, and have a child
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Her husband, and have a child one day, but now all that is
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One day, but now all that is gone. she could have been
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Gone. she could have been discouraged and thought. “i
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Discouraged and thought. “i don't want to go out in the
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Don't want to go out in the fields today. i'm tired of
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Fields today. i'm tired of having to be the sole
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Having to be the sole provider.” but she just kept
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Provider.” but she just kept doing the small thing.
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Doing the small thing. consistent even when it was
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Consistent even when it was difficult. what she didn't
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Difficult. what she didn't realize, was that her
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Realize, was that her kindness and faithfulness was
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Kindness and faithfulness was planting seeds. those small
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Planting seeds. those small acts of obedience don't go
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Acts of obedience don't go unnoticed by god. when you're
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Unnoticed by god. when you're faithful even when it's hard,
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Faithful even when it's hard, making sacrifices, doing the
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Making sacrifices, doing the right thing even if you don't
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Right thing even if you don't know if things will change.
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Know if things will change. it is setting you up to see
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It is setting you up to see the winds of change. god is
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The winds of change. god is working all things out for
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Working all things out for your good.
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One day while ruth was out in
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One day while ruth was out in the field, faithfully picking
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The field, faithfully picking up left over wheat, boaz the
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Up left over wheat, boaz the owner of the field noticed
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Owner of the field noticed her. he had heard about her
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Her. he had heard about her kindness and her loyalty and
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Kindness and her loyalty and how she cared for naomi day
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How she cared for naomi day after day. so, he told his
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After day. so, he told his workers, “leave handfuls of
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Workers, “leave handfuls of wheat on purpose for her.”
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Wheat on purpose for her.” now, she didn't have to work
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Now, she didn't have to work as hard. she had more than
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As hard. she had more than enough wheat, with less
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Enough wheat, with less effort. that's what it looks
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Like when god rewards you
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Like when god rewards you openly. that's the kind of
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Openly. that's the kind of blessing jesus spoke about
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Blessing jesus spoke about when he said, “if you give a
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When he said, “if you give a cup of cold water to someone
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Cup of cold water to someone in need you will be
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In need you will be rewarded.” when you make
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Rewarded.” when you make sacrifices to be good to your
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Sacrifices to be good to your family and take care of your
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Family and take care of your neighbor. you give that cup
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Neighbor. you give that cup of cold water, it matters
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More than you think. ruth
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More than you think. ruth thought being out in the
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Thought being out in the fields was her destiny.
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Fields was her destiny. that's the way it would
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That's the way it would always be. she couldn't see
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Always be. she couldn't see it at the time what god was
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It at the time what god was up to. you don't know the
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Ripple effects you're
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Ripple effects you're creating just by being
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Creating just by being faithful, and showing up,
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Faithful, and showing up, being your best when you
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Being your best when you could take the easy way out.
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Could take the easy way out. the owner of that field he
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The owner of that field he not only noticed ruth, he was
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Not only noticed ruth, he was not only good to her, but he
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Not only good to her, but he fell in love with her. they
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Fell in love with her. they ended up getting married.
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Ended up getting married. they had a baby they named
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They had a baby they named obed. ruth never dreamed she
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Obed. ruth never dreamed she would have a child. she was
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Would have a child. she was so excited. she not only had
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So excited. she not only had a son, but she also became
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A son, but she also became the great grandmother of king
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The great grandmother of king david. that meant she was in
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David. that meant she was in the family line of jesus
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The family line of jesus christ. her small, humble
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Christ. her small, humble acts of love and obedience,
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Acts of love and obedience, those quiet choices had life
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Those quiet choices had life changing affects, even
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Changing affects, even history shaping impact. what
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History shaping impact. what feels ordinary or routine is
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Feels ordinary or routine is producing extraordinary
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Producing extraordinary effects. being faithful even
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Effects. being faithful even when you feel like nothing is
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When you feel like nothing is changing. it's in those times
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Changing. it's in those times you are creating ripples that
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You are creating ripples that are going to affect not only
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Are going to affect not only you, but your family line,
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You, but your family line, and have a generational
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And have a generational impact.
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I have such fond memories of
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I have such fond memories of my grandmother. she was a
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My grandmother. she was a remarkable woman. she loved
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Remarkable woman. she loved god and she knew the power of
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God and she knew the power of prayer. when i was a little
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Prayer. when i was a little girl, we would visit my
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Girl, we would visit my grandmother's house. i would
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Grandmother's house. i would look out the window and see
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Look out the window and see her in the morning in her
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Her in the morning in her garden, on her knees, praying
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For her family. i can still
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For her family. i can still remember the smell of her
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Remember the smell of her homemade biscuits baking in
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Homemade biscuits baking in the oven. one of her many
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The oven. one of her many talents was designing
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Talents was designing clothing. she loved to make
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Clothing. she loved to make dresses for my mother. she
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Dresses for my mother. she would put unusual colors
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Would put unusual colors together and mixed patterns.
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Together and mixed patterns. when my mother was growing
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When my mother was growing up, every sunday she had a
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Up, every sunday she had a new dress hanging on the back
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New dress hanging on the back of her door to wear to
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Of her door to wear to church. it gave my
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Church. it gave my grandmother such joy to see
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Grandmother such joy to see my mother in those dresses.
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My mother in those dresses. my mother learned to love
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My mother learned to love fashion and design growing up
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Fashion and design growing up watching her mother, simply
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Watching her mother, simply using her gifts.
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Using her gifts. to my grandmother those
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To my grandmother those sewing projects may have
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Sewing projects may have seemed ordinary. she was just
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Seemed ordinary. she was just taking care of her children.
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Taking care of her children. little did she realize that
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Little did she realize that example and that labor of
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Example and that labor of love was planting seeds in
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Love was planting seeds in her daughter. years later,
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Her daughter. years later, with that same love of
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With that same love of design, my mother stepped out
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Design, my mother stepped out in faith and opened a fine
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In faith and opened a fine jewelry store. she was the
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Jewelry store. she was the first female independent
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First female independent jeweler in houston. she was
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Jeweler in houston. she was inspired so much by her
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Inspired so much by her mother in so many ways. and i
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Mother in so many ways. and i can truly say that my
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Can truly say that my mother's life has been an
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Mother's life has been an inspiration to me. because my
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Inspiration to me. because my grandmother did what she did
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Grandmother did what she did with excellence, i felt the
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With excellence, i felt the winds of change in my life
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Winds of change in my life many years later.
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Many years later. i worked in that jewelry
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I worked in that jewelry store as i grew up, i learned
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Store as i grew up, i learned the business. but i never
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The business. but i never dreamed one afternoon, in
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Dreamed one afternoon, in that very store, this tall,
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That very store, this tall, dark, and handsome young man
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Dark, and handsome young man would come in needing a
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Would come in needing a battery for his watch. with
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Battery for his watch. with my amazing sales ability, i
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My amazing sales ability, i ended up selling him a whole
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Ended up selling him a whole new watch. a few days later,
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New watch. a few days later, he called me and asked me out
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He called me and asked me out on a date. joel's story is
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On a date. joel's story is that i couldn't keep my hands
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That i couldn't keep my hands off of him, so we got
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Off of him, so we got married. the truth is, i was
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Married. the truth is, i was so fine he couldn't stand it.
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So fine he couldn't stand it. (applause) 38 years and we're
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(applause) 38 years and we're still going strong. you never
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Still going strong. you never know the effects you're
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Know the effects you're having by using your gifts
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Having by using your gifts and living as an example to
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And living as an example to your family.
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Your family. twelve years later, joel's
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Twelve years later, joel's father went to heaven, and we
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Father went to heaven, and we stepped up to pastor the
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Stepped up to pastor the church. today we have the
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Church. today we have the honor of bringing hope to
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Honor of bringing hope to people around the world.
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(applause) this all goes back
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(applause) this all goes back to my grandmother's
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To my grandmother's faithfulness and sam martin's
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Faithfulness and sam martin's obedience. that's the
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Obedience. that's the butterfly effect of their
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Butterfly effect of their faith. all those mornings my
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Faith. all those mornings my grandmother praying for her
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Grandmother praying for her family, making those dresses,
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Family, making those dresses, what she thought was
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What she thought was ordinary, was in fact
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Ordinary, was in fact planting life giving seeds,
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Planting life giving seeds, and affecting future
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And affecting future generations. she couldn't see
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Generations. she couldn't see it at the time, but god was
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It at the time, but god was using her as part of a bigger
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Using her as part of a bigger plan. every day you stay
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Plan. every day you stay faithful, pray for your
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Family, invest in those you
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Family, invest in those you love, take time to make those
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Love, take time to make those dresses, your fluttering
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Dresses, your fluttering wings are changing the
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Wings are changing the atmosphere. you're making a
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Atmosphere. you're making a difference. you may not see
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Difference. you may not see it now, but like my
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It now, but like my grandmother, like sam martin,
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Grandmother, like sam martin, you're influencing
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You're influencing generations to come.
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Generations to come. years ago, i was visiting my
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Years ago, i was visiting my cousin who lived in georgia.
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Cousin who lived in georgia. one morning, we decided to go
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One morning, we decided to go see my grandmother's house.
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See my grandmother's house. we were just going to drive
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We were just going to drive by and reminisce about old
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By and reminisce about old times. but when we pulled up,
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Times. but when we pulled up, we saw a lot of cars out
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We saw a lot of cars out front. as we got closer,
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Front. as we got closer, there was a sign on the front
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There was a sign on the front of the house. we couldn't
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Of the house. we couldn't believe it; they had turned
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Believe it; they had turned my grandmother's house into a
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Small church. we could hear a
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Small church. we could hear a the music, so we decided to
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The music, so we decided to go in and we sat in the back.
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Go in and we sat in the back. it was her main room, the one
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It was her main room, the one we remembered spending so
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We remembered spending so many christmases in. my
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Many christmases in. my cousin and i were so touched
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We began to weep. we could
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We began to weep. we could feel the presence of god. one
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Feel the presence of god. one of the members noticed us
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Of the members noticed us crying and came over and
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Crying and came over and asked us if we needed prayer.
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Asked us if we needed prayer. we told her how this was our
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We told her how this was our grandmother's house growing
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Grandmother's house growing up, and how she was a godly
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Up, and how she was a godly woman and loved to pray, and
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Woman and loved to pray, and how proud she would be to
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How proud she would be to know that her house has
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Know that her house has become a place of worship.
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Become a place of worship. after the service, we talked
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After the service, we talked to the pastor. when he was
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To the pastor. when he was looking for somewhere to
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Looking for somewhere to meet, he said, “the moment my
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Meet, he said, “the moment my wife and i found this place,
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Wife and i found this place, we could feel such peace. we
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We could feel such peace. we knew this was a house of
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Knew this was a house of prayer.”
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Prayer.” look at the ripple effect of
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Look at the ripple effect of one woman, my grandmother,
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One woman, my grandmother, being faithful in the
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Being faithful in the ordinary. she didn't have a
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Ordinary. she didn't have a big platform, she was never
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Big platform, she was never well known, but her life of
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Well known, but her life of kindness, sacrifice and
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Kindness, sacrifice and honoring god was still
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Honoring god was still impacting people long after
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Impacting people long after she was gone. there's legacy
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She was gone. there's legacy in the little things. every
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In the little things. every cup of cold water, every
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Cup of cold water, every prayer, providing for your
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Prayer, providing for your family, god sees that. many
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Family, god sees that. many of you, like my grandmother,
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Of you, like my grandmother, have been good to your
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Have been good to your family, faithful at work,
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Family, faithful at work, always serving, giving. but
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Always serving, giving. but maybe not getting much
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Maybe not getting much recognition. thoughts would
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Recognition. thoughts would whisper, “it doesn't matter.
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Whisper, “it doesn't matter. it's not making a
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It's not making a difference.” no, i believe
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Difference.” no, i believe your time is coming. you're
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Your time is coming. you're going to see the ripple
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Going to see the ripple effects of your ordinary
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Effects of your ordinary obedience, being faithful in
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Obedience, being faithful in the mundane. those seeds
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The mundane. those seeds you've sown are going to come
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You've sown are going to come back to you and your
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Back to you and your children. god is faithful;
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Children. god is faithful; he's keeping the records.
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He's keeping the records. what you've done in secret,
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What you've done in secret, he's going to reward you
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He's going to reward you openly. your labor, those
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Openly. your labor, those cups of cold water, they
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Cups of cold water, they didn't go unnoticed. he's
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Didn't go unnoticed. he's promised, you will surely be
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Promised, you will surely be rewarded. everything you do
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Rewarded. everything you do matters. keep being your best
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Matters. keep being your best each day. pouring into your
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Each day. pouring into your family, excelling in school,
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Family, excelling in school, stepping into those dreams
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Stepping into those dreams god has put in your heart.
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God has put in your heart. your small acts of obedience
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Your small acts of obedience are setting miracles into
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Are setting miracles into motion. winds of change are
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Motion. winds of change are happening. and because of
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Happening. and because of your faithfulness, you're not
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Your faithfulness, you're not only going to be a great
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Only going to be a great blessing, but you're going to
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Blessing, but you're going to be blessed in greater ways.
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Be blessed in greater ways. amen? (applause)
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It's easy to get stuck in life
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It's easy to get stuck in life because of fear
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Because of fear and lack of confidence,
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And lack of confidence, or we've been
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Or we've been through disappointments.
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Through disappointments. but i'm excited
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But i'm excited about victoria's new book,
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About victoria's new book, graced to go.
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Graced to go. it'll help you move past
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It'll help you move past what's holding you
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What's holding you back, and step into new levels
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Back, and step into new levels of your destiny.
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My heart for this book
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My heart for this book is that you will discover
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Is that you will discover the courage,
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The courage, the gifts, and the faith
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The gifts, and the faith that god has put in you
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That god has put in you so that you can see
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So that you can see your dreams come to pass.
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Your dreams come to pass. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. the obstacles are not too big.
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The obstacles are not too big. the grace of god equips
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The grace of god equips you to go beyond
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You to go beyond your comfort zone
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Your comfort zone and overcome
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And overcome what looks impossible.
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What looks impossible. you are stronger than you
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You are stronger than you think. you are not alone.
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Think. you are not alone. you are graced to go.
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You are graced to go. as our way of saying
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As our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month, we█ll send you
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This month, we█ll send you victoria osteen's
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Victoria osteen's brand new book,
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Brand new book, graced to go:
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Graced to go: step into the
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Step into the bigger, bolder life
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Bigger, bolder life that belongs to you.
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That belongs to you. this inspiring resource
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This inspiring resource will help
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Will help you break through
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You break through fear, insecurity,
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Fear, insecurity, or regret
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Or regret and activate the faith
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And activate the faith to move forward.
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To move forward. each chapter will stir
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Each chapter will stir your spirit,
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Your spirit, renew your perspective,
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Renew your perspective, and empower you to live boldly.
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And empower you to live boldly. you don't have to wait
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You don't have to wait for perfect conditions.
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For perfect conditions. god's grace meets you
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God's grace meets you where you are
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Where you are and propels you into a future
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And propels you into a future full of purpose and peace.
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Full of purpose and peace. with an additional gift,
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With an additional gift, we█ll send you the
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We█ll send you the graced to go bold bundle,
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Graced to go bold bundle, featuring graced to go
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Featuring graced to go by victoria osteen,
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By victoria osteen, and pray bold by joel osteen.
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And pray bold by joel osteen. these two powerful
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These two powerful books will stir
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Books will stir your faith,
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Your faith, break hesitation,
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Break hesitation, and help you believe big again.
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And help you believe big again. victoria and i are so grateful
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Victoria and i are so grateful to spend this time with you.
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To spend this time with 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 thank you so much
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And thank you 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 around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you to our
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Special thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday
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Online every sunday morning, download
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Morning, download our daily podcast,
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Our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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The new joel osteen network, social media,
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Social media, of course
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Of course listen on sirius xm 24/7.
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Listen on sirius xm 24/7. we█ll help
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We█ll help you stay encouraged
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You stay encouraged and inspired.
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And inspired. if you're a pastor,
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If you're a pastor, we'd like to invite you
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We'd like to invite you to our pastors gathering.
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To our pastors gathering. we'd be honored
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We'd be honored to spend the day
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To spend the day with you here at lakewood.
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With you here at lakewood. we'll share some of the things
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We'll share some of the things we've learned, insights,
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We've learned, insights, and behind the scenes.
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And behind the scenes. it█ll be a time of inspiration
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It█ll be a time of inspiration and encouragement.
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And encouragement. we'd love to meet you.
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Victoria Osteen - Legacy In The Little Things

August 3, 2025 | 29:0

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